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DAILY DOSE 22ND DEC CURRENT AFFAIRS

DAILY DOSE 22ND DEC CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) Know About: Grammy Awards

  • The Grammy Awards are presented by the Recording Academy of the USA.
  • The second Grammy Awards in 1959, was the first ceremony to be televised.
  • The 64th Grammy Awards ceremony was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022.
  • Top 3 american awards are the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater).
  • First awarded: 1959

 

2) Vadnagar town, Modhera Sun Temple added to UNESCO’s tentative list

  • The Union Ministry of Culture announced on 20 December 2022 that Vadnagar town, and Sun Temple Modhera, Gujarat have been added to the tentative list of UNESCO’s world heritage sites.
  • Rock Cut Sculptures and reliefs of the Unakoti,Tripura have also been added in the list.
  • With the addition of these three sites, UNESCO has 52 proposals in the tentative list of India.

 

3) A book ‘Fit At Any Age’ launched by Retd. Air Marshal PV lyer

  • Air Marshal PV lyer (retd.) launched his book ‘Fit At Any Age’ at India International Centre, New Delhi in December 2022.
  • He shared anecdotes from his life to explain how he became motivated to work out daily.
  • He also writes about why it’s important to work out and why one’s journey toward fitness should start early.
  • The book is published by Bloomsbury India.

 

4) UAE to host the 13th World Trade Organisation Ministerial Meet in 2024

  • The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the 13th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial meeting in February 2024.
  • The WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from June 12 to June 17, 2022.
  • The Ministerial Conference is the topmost decision-making body of the WTO and usually meets every two years.
  • Director General of WTO: Dr Ngozi
  • -Okonjo-Iweala

 

5) Nations adopt Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

  • The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) on Dec 19, 2022.
  • The framework has 23 targets that the world needs to achieve by 2030.
  • The countries will monitor and report every five years or less on a large set of indicators related to progress.
  • Signatories aim to ensure $200 billion per year for conservation initiatives.

 

6) Know About: Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA)

  • The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs is a central civil service training institute under Government of India.
  • It is for the central civil servants of the Indian Corporate Law Service cadre.
  • It is the sole institution in the country that has been authorised by Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India to run its flagship Graduate Insolvency Program.
  • HQ: Manesar, Gurugram
  • Founded: 2012

 

 

 


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