20 Dec (Wednesday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant Ritu
Drik Ritu : Hemant Ritu
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Agrahayana 08(Amanta)
Agrahayana 23, (Purnimanta)
Nakshatr :Uttara Bhadrapada (up to 10:58 pm)Revati
Tithi : Ashtami (up to 11:14 am)Navami
Rahu 12:24 PM – 01:43 PM
Yamaganda : 08:26 AM – 09:45 AM
TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. The Lok Sabha has taken up the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023 for consideration and passing.
2. The Lok Sabha has passed the Central Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill, 2023.
3. Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill 2023′ will replace the existing ‘Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995’ and a draft has been prepared in this regard.
4. PM Modi has invited people to share their ideas and suggestions for his Mann ki Baat programme on Akashvani which will be broadcast on the 31st of this month.
5. NHAI has introduced the ERS Mobile App to optimize dispatch information to on-road units, ensuring swift responses to emergency calls for prompt assistance.
6. The government has said that 23 crore 58 lakh soil health cards have been distributed to the farmers so far.
7. The Jammu and Kashmir administration has taken a significant step towards fulfilling a long-standing demand of the Sikh community by implementing the Anand Marriage Act. This act provides statutory recognition to Sikh marriage rituals, allowing Sikh couples to register their marriages under specific regulations instead of the Hindu Marriage Act.
8. In Gujrat: Congress MLA Chirag Patel resigns as member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly. With this, the strength of Congress MLAs in the 182-member assembly has come down to 16.
9. More than ten lakh incidents of financial frauds have been registered on ‘Citizen Financial Cyber Frauds Reporting and Management System’ (CFCFRMS) so far this year. Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ajay Kumar Mishra said.
10. A meeting of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A.) was held in New Delhi.
11. West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday proposed Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s name as the prime ministerial candidate of opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A.
However, the veteran Congress leader said it is important to win first and everything else can be decided later.
12. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi launched National Geoscience Data Repository, NGDR and a Roadshow on Critical Minerals in New Delhi.
13. Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav launched the report on ‘A Green and Sustainable Growth Agenda for the Global Economy’ in New Delhi in the presence of G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant and NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery.
14. In Telangana, Former DGP Anjani Kumar has been appointed as the Chairman of Road Safety Authority, while former Commissioner of Hyderabad City Police C V Anand is posted as Director-General of Anti-Corruption Bureau. While Anjani Kumar was suspended by the Election Commission of India for greeting Revanth Reddy even as the counting was going on, Anand was transferred out and kept waiting by the ECI.
15. Unprecedented rains that battered south Tamil Nadu claimed 10 lives and brought the region to a standstill, leaving individuals, families, and a trainload of people stranded for days.
16. Vishva Hindu Parishad working president Alok Kumar on Tuesday said he has invited Bharatiya Janata Party veterans LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi to attend the consecration ceremony at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya next month.
17. A special session of the state legislature will be held in February 2024, if necessary, to provide reservation to the Maratha community after reviewing a report of the Backward Class Commission, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde told.
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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. Four persons were arrested and many others booked on Tuesday as the police launched a major drive to identify those providing shelter to the illegally settled Rohingya immigrants in different districts of Jammu region,
2. 49 more opposition lawmakers were suspended from Lok Sabha on Tuesday for unruly behaviour, taking the total number of MPs facing action in both Houses of Parliament to 141, a day after 78 opposition members were suspended from Parliament.
3. The Delhi High Court has deferred the hearing in a plea by expelled Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra against cancellation of her government accommodation because it wanted to wait for the Supreme Court order on another lawsuit challenging her ouster on January 3.
4. The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to “meticulously and expeditiously” look into the allegations of over-invoicing by power companies belonging to the Adani Group, Essar Group and others.
5. The Allahabad high court dismissed Tuesday petitions filed by Anjuman Intezamia Masajid (AIM) and the UP Sunni Central Waqf Board challenging a bunch of civil suits by Hindu litigants seeking the right to worship at the Gyanvapi complex and “restoration” of a temple, while claiming that the 17th-century mosque in Varanasi was constructed over a pre-existing structure of a temple. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal clarified that the Places of Worship Act, 1991 does not bar these civil suits, and emphasised the “national importance” of the dispute.
6. Authorities in Manipur’s Churachandpur district reimposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the criminal procedure code and shut down mobile internet after nearly 30 people were injured in clashes between two groups on Monday.
7. The Delhi High Court closed the proceedings in a petition by the Delhi Waqf Board anticipating demolition of a 150-year-old mosque at the Sunehri Bagh Road roundabout after the city’s civic body said the petitioner has not reason to harbour such an apprehension.
8. Twenty-five schools in Manipur have lost their CBSE affiliation after the state government flagged to the central board that it had not given no-objection certificates to the schools.
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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 ₹ 83.11
💷 GBP ₹ 105.75
€ Euro : ₹ 91.18
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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
71,437.19 +122.09 (0.17%)🌲
NIFTY
21,453.10 +34.45 (0.16%)🌲
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Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai
GOLD : ₹ 62,510/10gm (24 krt)
SILVER : ₹ 75,800/KG
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⛽ FUEL in DELHI
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PETROL : ₹ 97/Ltr
DIESEL : ₹ 90/Ltr
CNG : ₹ 76/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. The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently solidified their collaboration with the signing of a $250 million policy-based loan on December 15, 2023. This financial support, part of the Industrial Corridor Development Programme (Subprogramme 2), aims to enhance manufacturing competitiveness, fortify national supply chains, and integrate with global value chains.
2. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called India a ‘star performer’, growing at a robust rate due to prudent macroeconomic policies and economic reforms in key sectors like digitisation and infrastructure.
3. Parliament gives approval to net additional spending of 58 thousand 378 crore rupees in current fiscal ending March 2024
Parliament.
4. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted ban on payment aggregators Razorpay and Cashfree after almost a year.
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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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Shah Rukh Khan’s Dunki distributors refuse to share screens with Prabhas’ Salaar: Shah Rukh Khan’s Dunki and Prabhas-starrer Salaar are arriving over the Christmas weekend, which means showcasing chaos for exhibitors.
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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. Recently the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has reportedly approved the purchase and integration of two technological kinds for T-90 tanks: the Digital Ballistic Computer (DBC) and Automatic Target Tracker (ATT), both of which are a component of the fire control system.
As of now, T-90 tanks are positioned manually to hit targets. The T-72 tanks will be gradually replaced by 1,700 Future Ready Combat Vehicles (FRCV), which the Indian Army is currently procuring. Battlefield Management System equipment will be installed on the FRCVs (BMS).
2. According to the exchange filing, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited signed Shipbuilding Contracts with the European client to construct three units of 7,500 DWT Multi-Purpose Hybrid Powered Vessels on December 14, 2023, for a value. of approx. 42 million USD.
3. A parliamentary panel has suggested the Indian Navy implement a standard tender document, conduct annual reviews of X-Engine stock levels, and initiate processes for procurement, maintenance, reuse, and decommissioning of X-Engines used in SS class ships.
4. After Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, issued an order pardoning a number of prisoners four days ahead of Qatar’s National Day on December 18, India is awaiting formal confirmation on whether the eight Indian naval veterans are part of the list. The wives of the eight veterans are in Doha at present, hoping to hear the news in person and bring back their husbands.
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NAGALAND : KOHIMA
It was Part of Assam Formation : 1 Dec 1963
Districts : 16
Largest city : DIMAPUR
Governor :La. Ganesan
CM : Neiphiu Rio (NDPP)
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STATE SYMBOLS
Bird : Blyth’s tragopan
Flower : Rhododendron
Mammal : Mithun
Tree : Alder
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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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