Today’s Top News – 14 December 2023

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14 Dec (Thursday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant Ritu
Drik Ritu : Hemant Ritu
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Agrahayana 02(Amanta)
Agrahayana 17, (Purnimanta)

Nakshatr : Moola (up to 9:47 am)Purva Ashadha

Tithi : Dwitiya/
Tritiya
Rahu 01:40 PM – 03:00 PM
Yamaganda : 07:03 AM – 08:22 AM

RICE WATER BENEFITS https://youtu.be/KyzesgphyCM?si=fz9RshcV70CPOJmY

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TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. National Energy Conservation Day is observed in India on December 14 every year to celebrate the country’s strides in energy efficiency and conservation.

2. The Central Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill, 2023 was introduced in the Lok Sabha.

3. Lok Sabha Reviews Post Office Bill, 2023 Seeking Indian Post Office Act Repeal. It was passed by Lok Sabha during the Monsoon session this year.

4. Parliament passes Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2023 paving way for establishing Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University in Telangana. Rajya Sabha passed the bill yesterday, whereas Lok Sabha had passed the Bill last week.

5. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla held an all-party meeting in the wake of the security breach in the Lower House when two unidentified men jumped into the chamber when proceedings were underway.

6. More than 63 lakh people have availed benefits of health camps under the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY) campaign.

7. Centre approves financial assistance of over 338 crore rupees to Gujarat and 634 crore rupees for Himachal Pradesh from National Disaster Response Fund.

8. Health Minister Mansukh Mandviya
inaugurates six new health care units in AIIMS, New Delhi.

9. The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has introduced the Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme. This voluntary national certification initiative aims to encourage sustainable forest management and agroforestry practices in India.

10. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy appoints Kothakota Srinivas Reddy, a distinguished leader, as the new Hyderabad Police Commissioner & Avinash Mohanty, a seasoned officer from the 2005 batch, is appointed as the Cyberabad Police Commissioner.

11. In Telangana G. Prasad Kumar unanimously elected as Speaker. The Congress nominee receives support of 111 of the 119 member assembly.

12. Karnataka mulls renaming Hubballi & Belagavi airports after Sangolli Rayanna, Kittur Chennamma Rani Chennamma (1778–1829) was the queen of erstwhile princely state of Kittur in Belagavi district while Sangolli Rayanna (1798-1831) was the army chief of the erstwhile Kittur Kingdom ruled by Rani Chennamma.

13. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is charting a bold course towards lunar exploration, with the aim of landing the first Indian astronaut on the moon by 2040.

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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. Lok Sabha yesterday witnessed a security breach as two unidentified persons jumped inside the chamber of the House from the visitors’ gallery.

2. Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday ordered a probe into the Parliament security breach incident following a request from the Lok Sabha Secretariat.

3. Centre will issue a revised Sustainable Sand Mining Guidelines to check sand mining without the consent of the Gram Sabha of the villages.

4. Gujarat cyber crime department arrested Congress’s Scheduled Caste (SC) cell President Hitendra Pithadiya for allegedly posting a fake photo of a priest of the Ayodhya temple.

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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 ₹ 83.27
💷 GBP ₹ 105.12
€ Euro : ₹ 90.63
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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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1. India’s industrial production growth rose to a 16-month high of 11.7 percent in October against a contraction of 4.1 per cent in the same period last year.

2. Poonawalla Housing Finance undergoes a significant makeover, becoming Grihum Housing Finance post the acquisition by TPG Capital Asia, holding a 99.02% equity stake.

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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 veteran lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar is set to be honored with the Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming Ajanta-Ellora Film Festival. This recognition celebrates his remarkable contributions to the Indian film industry, including iconic works like ‘Zanjeer,’ ‘Deewar,’ ‘Sholay,’ ‘Don,’ ‘Kala Patthar,’ and ‘Mr India.’

The award ceremony will take place on 03 January 2024, marking the opening day of the ninth edition of the festival.

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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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Raksha Rajya Mantri Ajay Bhatt flagged-in a team of Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling that carried out Mission Antarctica in Delhi. The expedition which commenced in 2021 was undertaken by a team of three trekkers, led by Group Captain Jai Kishan.

2. Mazagon Dockyard Ltd submits bid for over Rs 20,000 crore project to build 3 new Kalvari class submarines. India had already inducted 5 Kalavari class submarines known scorpene class in 2005. Project 75 for Additional submarines was approved by govt in July 2023.

3. Four test pilots from the Indian Air Force have been selected as Astronaut-Designates for 2024 Moon mission.

4. The Indian Navy will be inducting a Fast Attack Craft, INS Tarmugli on 14 Dec 2023 in a ceremonial commissioning ceremony at Naval Dockyard, Vishakhapatnam. The ship has a unique distinction of having served under the flag of two nations with three names during her distinguished service till date.

Commissioned in the Indian Navy as INS Tillanchang, a Trinkat Class ship, she was in active service till 2006, and thereafter gifted to the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) by the Govt of India, as part of diplomatic outreach in the IOR.

The ship was commissioned into MNDF as MCGS Huravee on 16 April 2006, and served there till its decommissioning in May 2023.

5. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be the chief guest and reviewing officer of the combined graduation parade of 212 officers course at Air Force Academy, Dundigal, on December 17. The parade is to be held to mark the successful completion of pre-commissioning training of flight cadets from various IAF branches.

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MEGHALAYA : SHILLONG
Before was
Part of Assam
Formation
(as a state) : 21 Jan 1972
District : 12
Governor : Phagu Chauhan
CM : Conrad Sangma
State Symbols
“””‘””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””
Bird : Hill myna
Flower : Lady’s Slipper Orchid
Mammal : Clouded leopard
Tree : Gamhar
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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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