12 Dec (Tuesday)
Vedic Ritu/ Sharad Ritu
Drik Ritu : Hemant Ritu
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Kartika 29 (Amanta) Agrahayana 15, (Purnimanta)
Nakshatr : Anuradha (up to 11:56 am)
Jyeshta
Tithi : Amavasya/
Pratipada
Rahu 02:59 PM – 04:18 PM
Yamaganda : 09:41 AM – 11:00 AM
TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. Parliament has passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 with Rajya Sabha approving it today. The Bill was passed in Lok Sabha last week.
2. External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar, reacting to the Supreme Court’s verdict on the abrogation of Article 370, said that the judgment portends a brighter future for people in Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) and Ladakh.
3. ISRO’s workhorse rocket, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) has been picked to deploy the European Space Agency’s (ESA) experimental Project for On-Board Autonomy-3 (PROBA-3) mission in mid 2024. The PROBA-3 mission consists of two elements flying in tandem to study the Sun.
4. Over 29 crore unorganized workers have been registered on the eShram portal so far and an eShram card has been issued to these workers.
5. PM Modi to inaugurate Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi today.
6. The Government has said that 58 Airports in the country have been covered under the Krishi Udan Scheme. The Scheme was launched in 2020 on international and national routes to assist farmers in transporting agricultural products to help improve their value realization. Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr V K Singh said this in a written reply.
7. Viksit Bharat Sanklap Yatra is in full swing and continues to captivate the hearts and minds of the residents of district Pulwama in south Kashmir. The Yatra marks its triumphant 17th day.
8. Telangana Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan addressed Vice chancellors as part of the Viksit Bharat 2047 workshop.
9. Senior BJP leader Dr Mohan Yadav unanimously elected as Madhya Pradesh CM in BJP Legislature Party meeting. CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan tenders his resignation to Governor Mangubhai C. Patel at Raj Bhavan in Bhopal.
Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda to be the Deputy Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh.
10. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurated India’s largest state-of-the-art Sports Science Centre at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
11. Week-long “Winter Festival” was set into motion at Assam Rifles Ground- Lammual – in the heart of Aizawl city. The festival was inaugurated by Tourism Minister Pi Lalrinpuii.
12. Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya addresses the Pre Vibrant Gujarat Seminar on ‘Biotechnology: The Path of Innovation and Wellness for Viksit Bharat virtually at Science City in Ahmedabad.
13. Centre extends free food-grains scheme under National Food Security Act for 5 years till 31st of December, 2028.
14. Govt to procure two lakh tonnes of onion during Kharif season 2023.
15. As the suspense over the selection of the chief minister continues in Rajasthan, Bharatiya Janata Party chief JP Nadda called former state CM Vasundhara Raje on Sunday and advised her to not meet party MLAs and let the top brass decide on the CM face.
Raje urged Nadda to make her CM for one year. The former CM refused Nadda’s proposal to become Lok Sabha speaker.
Former chief minister Vasundhara Raje and Union ministers Arjun Ram Meghwal, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Ashwini Vaishnaw are said to be in the running for the CM’s post in Rajasthan, one of three states that the BJP won in the recent elections.
16. Congress party demands immediate polls in J-K, restoration of statehood.
17. Former Chief Minister & TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu visits ex-Telangana Chief Minister KCR to check on his well-being at hospital,
KCR recently underwent hip replacement surgery at Yashoda Hospital in Hyderabad, who is recovering from surgery.
18. Jharkhand governor CP Radhakrishnan conferred Dinamani’s ‘Mahakavi Bharathiyar Award’ to Y Manikandan for his contribution and research about Tamil poet Bharathiyar and his works.
19. Season’s lowest: Gurgaon at 8.3°C, Delhi 6.5°C; winds to add to chill.
20. Tiriyani Block in Telangana’s Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district achieved the top spot in NITI Aayog’s inaugural delta rankings, disclosed in a virtual event hosted by NITI Aayog.
21. JNU Bans Protests On Campus, Students May Face Expulsion For Flouting Restrictions. Jawaharlal Nehru University can lead to a fine of up to Rs 20,000 or expulsion while any “anti-national” act will attract a Rs 10,000 fine, according to a new manual.
22. Former President Shri Ramnath Kovind graced the launch of ‘Naye Bharat ka Samaveda,’ a seminal collection spotlighting PM Modi’s impactful speeches.
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LEGAL REPORT
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
#International Court Of Justice Prz. : Joan Donoghue
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1. In a significant move, Supreme Court has upheld the validity of Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution of India, which granted special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
2. The Supreme Court backed the Centre’s move to scrap special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution and ordered elections next year.Article 370 was a temporary provision to ease Jammu and Kashmir’s merger with India, said Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud.
3. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Monday lashed out at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan by accusing the Marxist veteran of ‘conspiring’ to hurt him physically.
4. A four-foot deep and wide pit was found adjacent to the boundary wall of the strategically important Hindon airbase in Gaziabad, raising an alert, with the local police saying the possibility of an infiltration attempt.
5. A team of Ferozepur police led by Randhir Kumar, Superintendent of Police (Detective) arrested Surinder Bansal, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Ferozepur city Monday evening on corruption charges.
6. Kerala government has toughened its stance on waste management violations. According to the new amendments announced by Minister for Local Self-Governments M B Rajesh, offenders could now face hefty penalties up to Rs 50,000 and possible jail time of one year for violations like dumping, burning and careless handling of garbage.
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FINANCE
#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank :
Ajay Banga
#IMF MD:
Kristalina Georgieva
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💰 USD ₹ 83.34
💷 GBP ₹ 104.63
€ Euro : ₹ 89.72
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GDP rate (2023 ) : 6.5% ( $3.75 trillion)
India is the fifth largest economy in the world.
Inflation rate : 4.7%
Population : 141.81 cr
(17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 7.8%
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BSE Sensex
69,928.53 +102.93 (0.15%)🌲
NIFTY
20,997.10 +27.70 (0.13%)🌲
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Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai
GOLD : ₹ 62,130/10gm (24 krt)
SILVER : ₹ 75,800/KG
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⛽ FUEL in DELHI
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PETROL : ₹ 97/Ltr
DIESEL : ₹ 90/Ltr
CNG : ₹ 74/Ltr
LPG : ₹ 903/14.2 Kg
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⛽ FUEL in MUMBAI
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PETROL : ₹ 106/Ltr
DIESEL : 95/Ltr
Auto Gas : ₹ 60/Ltr
CNG : 76/Kg
LPG : ₹ 903/14.2 Kg
1. RBI cautioned the public not to fall prey to misleading advertisements related to loan waiver offers in print and on social media platforms.
2. Now, Infosys Co Founder Narayana Murthy’s Deepfake Video Goes Viral. The morphed video shows Narayana Murthy speaking about ‘Quantum AI.’
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
#Chairman of The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) :
R Madhavan
#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
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1. The makers of Rajinikanth’s highly-anticipated film, presently referred to as ‘Thalaivar 170’, have a special surprise in store for fans on the occasion of his birthday (December 12). They will unveil the official title of the movie and release a special birthday teaser at 5 pm.
2. Animal Movie box office collection day 11: Ranbir Kapoor film stands at ₹443 cr in India
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DEFENCE
#Supreme Commander of Armed Forces: The President
#Def Minister: Rajnath Singh
#Def Minister of State :
Ajay Bhatt
#Union Home : Amit Shah
#National Security Advisor : Ajit Doval
#Chief of Defence Staff:
Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM
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1. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is undergoing a transformation as it seeks to become the Indian Air and Space Force (IASF) and expand its capabilities in the aerospace domain.
2. IAF plans to replace vintage MIG-21s with Tejas MK-1a at Nal Air base in the Bikaner district of Rajasthan near Pakistan.
3. The Indian Armed Forces contingent, comprising 45 personnel arrived in Vietnam’s Hanoi on Monday to take part in the fourth edition of Joint Military Exercise VINBAX-2023 (11 Dec to 21 Dec).
4. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Sunday night left for Japan on an official visit. This visit aims to enhance the strong defence ties between the two nations, underscoring the growing importance of India-Japan Defence Cooperation.
5. Indian Naval Ship Sumedha arrived at Port Lamu in Kenya on Saturday as part of India’s ongoing long-range deployment to Africa in resonance with the SAGAR vision.
6. The Indian Coast Guard is hosting the 15th edition of ‘Capacity Building Senior Officers’ Meeting (CBSOM-2023) with the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) from December 11-15 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat to combat maritime piracy.
7. Indian defence companies including Kalyani Strategic Systems, Larsen and Toubro Ltd, and Hindustan Aeronautics are looking to sell their military platforms to the Philippines.
8. A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashed in South Korea on Monday while on a training flight and the pilot has ejected.
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MAHARASHTRA : MUMBAI
Winter Capital : Nagpur
District : 36
State of Bombay : 1950-1960
Formation : 01 May 1960
Governor : Ramesh Bais
Chief Minister : Eknath Shinde
State Symbols
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Bird : Yellow footed Green pigeon
Fish : Silver Pomfret
Flower : Jarul
Tree : Mango tree
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In Bharat there are 28 states and 8 Union territories.
Population of Bharat:
142 cr (2023)
President of Bharat ,
Smt Droupadi Murmu
Vice President
Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar
Prime Minister : Shri Narendra Modi
Speaker Lok Sabha :
Shri Om Birla (BJP)
Rajyasabha Seats : 245 (233 Elected + 12 Nominated)
Loksabha : 550 members (530 States + 20 Union Territories)
Chief Election Commissioner:
Shri Rajiv Kumar
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