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Top 5 Morning News: 23rd December
- Women’s Rights Champion Dr. Mohini Giri Passes Away at 86.
- NASA tested innovative 3D-printed rotating detonation rocket engine.
- Sukrita Paul Kumar won 6th Rabindranath Tagore literary prize.
- “IIM Kashipur and Zenith Academy launch rail management programme.
- First-ever kidney transplant successfully conducted at SKIMS in J-K
Today’s History: 23rd December
- 1912: Rash Behari Bose attempted to assassinate the Viceroy of India, Lord Hardinge.
- 1921: Rabindranath Tagore founded the Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, West Bengal.
- 1954: first human kidney transplant was performed by Dr Joseph E. Murray at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 2002: first combat engagement between a drone and a fighter plane took place.
1) Women’s rights champion Dr. Mohini Giri passed away at 86.
- Mohini Giri, a women’s rights activist who served as Chair of the National Commission for Women has passed away at the age of 86.
- She founded the War Widows Association in 1972, drawing national and international attention to the often overlooked issues faced by widows.
- Her multifaceted contributions and relentless pursuit of women’s empowerment earned her the Padma Bhushan in 2007.
2) NASA tested innovative 3D-printed rotating detonation rocket engine.
- NASA successful test of the 3D-printed RDRE at its Marshall Space Flight Center.
- The RDRE, an advancement in propulsion technology, completed a ‘hot fire test’ with a 251-second burn, generating more than 5800 pounds of thrust.
- The RDRE’s first hot fire test in 2022 was in collaboration with In Space LLC and Purdue University, and involved the generation of over 4000 pounds of thrust.
3) New Indian high commissioner Santosh Jha assumed office in Sri Lanka.
- He has commenced his official duties and presented his credentials to President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
- Jha succeeds Gopal Baglay as High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, following Baglay’s new appointment as the High Commissioner of India to Australia.
- Prior to his post in Sri Lanka, Jha was a senior diplomat serving as India’s Ambassador to the European Union, Belgium & Luxembourg.
4) Vita Dani, first Indian to join ITTF foundation’s governing board.
- ITTF welcomes Dani, praising her passion for the sport and her vision for its growth and impact on the community. Dani’s objective is to make table tennis accessible to everyone.
- Dani and her organization, the Dani Foundation, have majorly contributed to the recent upliftment of Indian table tennis.
- She also co-owns the Chennaiyin Football Club in the Indian Super League.
5) Union Minister inaugurated tribal orientation programme, Adi Vyakhyan.
- Arjun Munda, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, inaugurates a two-day tribal orientation programme, Adi Vyakhyan, in New Delhi.
- The event is organized by the National Tribal Research Institute aiming for understanding tribal traditions and challenges.
- Adi Vyakhyan aims to provide insights into statistical frameworks and Constitutional safeguards shaping tribal governance and land rights.
6) Naveen Patnaik given first ticket for ultimate kho kho league.
- The league which is set to commence on Dec 24, will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack, with 145 of India’s top players participating, including 33 young talents aged between 16 to 18.
- The championship will witness competitions in six franchises including Odisha Juggernauts, Chennai Quick Guns, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Khiladis, Rajasthan Warriors, and Telugu Yoddhas.
7) Haryana gears up for comprehensive city gas distribution policy.
- Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal announced the upcoming introduction of a comprehensive City Gas Distribution Policy.
- It underlines speedy and efficient permissions for CNG/PNG pipeline installation, facilitating state’s transition to a gas-based economy.
- 8 established companies drive the infrastructure expansion across multiple districts, including Adani Total Gas Limited, BPCL, and others.
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