DAILY DOSE 24TH DEC CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) Aloke Singh appointed head of Air India’s low cost airline business
- Aloke Singh appointed as the chief of Air India’s low-cost airline business from January 1, 2023.
- The Low Cost Carrier (LCC) business will comprise AirAsia India and Air India Express.
- AirAsia India was launched in 2014 while Air India Express started operations in 2005.
- Currently, four airlines are part of the Tata group.
- They are Air India, Air India Express, AirAsia India and Vistara.
2) PUMA India appointed Anushka Sharma as its new brand ambassador
- Puma India has roped in Bollywood actor and entrepreneur Anushka Sharma as its new brand ambassador in December 2022.
- The association is intended to “accelerate Puma’s strong commitment towards the women consumer segment”
- The brand’s other ambassadors in India include Kareena Kapoor Khan, MC Mary Kom, Yuvraj Singh, Sunil Chhetri, and most recently Harrdy Sandhu.
3) National Farmer’s Day: 23 December
- Kisan Divas or Farmer’s Day in India or National Farmer’s Day is celebrated on 23 December every year.
- The day is celebrated to mark the anniversary of our India’s fifth Prime Minister Choudhry Charan Singh.
- He played an important part in the enactment and drafting of numerous agricultural reform bills.
- The theme for 2022 is: “Igniting Young Minds By Innovative Farmers”
4) Know About: IITF
- The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the governing body for all national table tennis associations.
- The World Table Tennis Championships was started in 1926.
- The first World Table Tennis Championships was held in December 1926 in London.
- Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
- Founded: 1926
- CEO: Steve Dainton (Jul 2017-)
- Founders: Ivor Montagu, William Henry Lawes
5) Know About: United World Wrestling
- United World Wrestling (UWW) is the international governing body for the sport of wrestling.
- It host different forms of werestling including Greco-Roman wrestling, Freestyle wrestling, Grappling.
- Headquarters: Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland
- Founded: 1912
- Motto: Welcome to the New World of Wrestling
- President: Nenad Lalović
- Members: 176 national federations
6) Country’s first Infantry Museum opens for public in Indore, MP
- The country’s first Infantry Museum has been opened for public at Mhow, Indore, Madhya Pradesh in December 2022.
- It will showcase Infantry Corps’ history from 1747 to 2020, in which the sacrifice of valour and valiant soldiers have been preserved in statues, murals and photo galleries.
- It is the first in the country and second in the world.
- Before this, such a museum was built in the USA.
7) Goa to host 1st ever World Table Tennis series event in February 2023
- Goa will host India’s first ever World Table Tennis (WTT) series event from 27 Feb to 5 March 2023 at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium, Goa.
- WTT Series is the official professional table tennis series of events.
- It will be hosted by Stupa Analytics Company, in association with the Goa govt and the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI).
- TTFI Founded: 1926
- TTFI President: Rahul Balot
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