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DAILY DOSE 27TH DEC CURRENT AFFAIRS

DAILY DOSE 27TH DEC CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) Know About: National Youth Festival

  • The National Youth day is also referred to as Swami Vivekanand Jayanti.
  • It was designated as the National Youth Day in 1984.
  • Swami Vivekananda is considered a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the western world.
  • The National Youth Day is observed every year on 12 January to mark the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

 

2) Arunachal becomes first state to ‘humanise’ its prisons

  • Arunachal Pradesh is the largest of the Seven Sister States of Northeast India by area.
  • The main tribes of the state are Adi, Nyshi, Singpho, Galo, Tagin, Apatani.
  • It shares international borders with Bhutan in the west, Myanmar in the east, and China in the north.
  • Founded: 20 February 1987
  • Capital: Itanagar
  • Governor: B. D. Mishra
  • Chief minister: Pema Khandu
  • Population: 12.6 lakhs

 

3) Sahitya Akademi Awards 2022: 1

  • The Sahitya Akademi announced the winners of Sahitya Akademi Awards 2022 in 24 Indian languages(including English) on 22 Dec’22.
  • Novelist Anuradha Roy, Tamil author M. Rajendran were among 23 litterateurs awarded the Sahitya Akademi Awards for 2022.
  • The winners include 7 books of poetry, 6 novel, 2 short stories, 3 dramas/plays, 2 literary criticism and 1 each under autobiographical essays.

 

4) Sahitya Akademi Awards 2022: II

  • The award has been given by the union govt for the best literature of every year.
  • It was established in 1954.
  • Writer M. Rajendran from Tamil Nadu was awarded for his novel ‘Kala Pani!
  • Some other winners include:
  • Manoj Kumar Goswami: Bhool Satya(Assamese)
  • Anuradha Roy: All The Lives We Never Lived (English)
  • Badri Narayan: Tumadi Ke Shabd(Hindi)
  • Anis Ashfaq: Khwab Saraab(Urdu)

 

5) PV Sindhu among top 25 highest-paid female athletes in Forbes’ list

  • India’s badminton star PV Sindhu is the only Indian sportsperson to feature in the top 25 of Forbes’ annual list of the world’s highest-paid female athletes.
  • She is ranked 12th on the list.
  • For the third year in a row, Osaka topped Forbes’ annual list of the world’s highest-paid female athletes.
  • She won the singles gold and doubles silver at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022.

 

6) Union Minister Piyush Goyal unveils ‘right to repair’ portal

  • Union Minister Piyush Goyal launched the Right to Repair portal in New Delhi on 24 December 2022.
  • On the portal, manufacturers will share the manual of product details with customers so that they can either repair by self, by third parties.
  • In July 2022, the Department of Consumer Affairs had set up a committee headed by Nidhi Khare to develop a comprehensive framework on ‘Right to Repair!

 

7) Union Min Jitendra Singh launched revamped probity portal ‘e-HRMS 2.0’

  • Union Minister of State Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh has launched a revamped Probity Portal, e-HRMS 2.0 Portal on 25 December 2022.
  • He also launched an e-Books on major Initiatives/Achievements of the Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions.
  • The Revamped Probity Portal was launched for central government employees in 2017.
  • It provided limited HR-related services to the employees.

 

8) Good Governance Day: 25 December

  • Every year 25 December is observed as Good Governance Day to mark the birth anniversary of the 10th Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
  • It is observed to increase public access to government programs and services via good governance.
  • It was established with the slogan “Good Governance through e-Governance.”
  • It was started in 2014 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

 

9) Pushpa Dahal ‘Prachanda’ appointed Nepal’s new Prime Minister

  • President Bidya Devi Bhandari of Nepal appointed Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ as the new prime minister of Nepal on 25 December 2022.
  • He will become the prime minister for the third time.
  • He has formed a coalition government with the support of other parties.
  • He will replace Sher Bahadur Deuba of the Nepali Congress party as the PM.
  • The parliament of Nepal is called Sanghiya Sansad.

 

10) Know About: Forbes Magazine

  • Forbes is an American business magazine owned by Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family.
  • Published eight times a year, it features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing. topics.
  • The motto of Forbes magazine is “Change the World”!
  • Editor: Randall Lane
  • First issue: September 15, 1917
  • Frequency: Twice quarterly
  • Headquarters: New Jersey, USA

 

11) Know About: World Bank

  • The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to the governments of low- and middle-income countries.
  • It was established at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference.
  • The U.S., Japan, China, Germany and the U.K. have the most voting power.
  • President: David Malpass
  • Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
  • Founded: July 1944
  • Founders: John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White

 

12) IMF decreases FY23 India’s GDP growth forecast to 6.8%

  • The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reduced India’s growth prediction for FY 23 from 7.4% forecasted in July to 6.8%.
  • India’s growth projection for FY23 has undergone three decreases, starting from 9% in January of this year.
  • According to the World Economic Outlook (WEO), which was published in Washington, DC, India’s growth is predicted to further decelerate in FY 24, reaching 6.1%.

 

 


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