Today’s Top News – 21 December 2023

Ashwini Vashnav

21 Dec (Thursday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant Ritu
Drik Ritu : Hemant Ritu
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Agrahayana 09(Amanta)
Agrahayana 24, (Purnimanta)

Nakshatr :Revati (up to 10:09 pm)
Ashwini

Tithi : Navami (up to 9:37 am)Dashami
Rahu 01:44 PM – 03:03 PM
Yamaganda : 07:07 AM – 08:26 AM

TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. Parliament has passed the Central Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill, 2023 with Rajya Sabha returning it to Lok Sabha.

2. President Smt. Droupadi Murmu said the development of the Education and Health sectors play a key role in making the country a developed one by 2047.

3. Indian Space Research Organization ISRO is at the forefront of offering One Day Free Online Certificate Course, providing individuals with the opportunity to enhance their knowledge and skills in various domains. These courses cover a wide range of topics, including cybersecurity, remote sensing, geographical information systems (GIS), and global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).

4. Union Minister of AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal marked the first foundation day of the All India Institute of Ayurveda AIIA, Goa by releasing a commemorative postal stamp in New Delhi.

5. The Government has said that the country will be able to attain installed nuclear power capacity of 22,480 Mega Watt by 2031-32 from the present capacity of 7480 MW.

6. The Lok Sabha resumed discussion on the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023.

7. Manipur, the State Health Welfare Minister Dr. Sapam Ranjan Singh today launched the Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully (SAANS) Campaign 2023-24 at Imphal.

8. Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said a total of 1309 railway stations have been taken up for development under the Amrit Bharat Station scheme.

9. Under the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) Project, yet another milestone has been achieved with the breakthrough of 3,209 meter-long Tunnel T-1 between Katra – Reasi Stations which is the first block section of Katra – Banihal section.

10. Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi launched the 9th round of Commercial Coal Mine Auctions in New Delhi.

11. Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya chained a high-level meeting to review the COVID-19 situation in India and preparedness of public health system for surveillance, containment and management of COVID-19 in view of the recent spike in cases of COVID-19 in some States.

12. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee met PM Modi in New Delhi to discuss pending central funds for the state.

13. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and senior party leader Sonia Gandhi received invitations from a delegation on behalf of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust for the Pran Pratishtha or consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on 22 January.

14. Original IDs ‘mandatory’ for free bus travel for women in TSRTC buses.

15. Senior IPS officer Maheshwar Dayal officially assumed the role of Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services.

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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. Two more opposition members in Lok Sabha were suspended on Wednesday for displaying placards, taking the total number of members of the lower House against whom such action has been taken to 97.

2. Congress President and Leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has said the party’s protest will continue until the suspension of os position MPs is revoked.

3. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on an interim plea by Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra seeking to restrain BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai from posting or circulating any alleged fake and defamatory content against her.

4. The central government will bring an amendment to the criminal law in the future to exempt doctors from criminal prosecution in cases of medical negligence, Union Home Minister Amit Shah told Lok Sabha.

5. Reports of fugitive terrorist Dawood Ibrahim being poisoned in Pakistan are fake and have been peddled by Pakistani authorities, sources in the Indian intelligence network said.

6. Enforcement Directorate has summoned Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav and his father and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav for questioning in the railways land-for-jobs money laundering case probe.

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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 ₹ 83.20
💷 GBP ₹ 105.11
€ Euro : ₹ 91.01
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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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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. SALAAR PART 1: CEASEFIRE movie to not make any compromise with their film and settle for a UA certificate the Central Board of Film Certification. While makers of such big-budget projects would aim to bring in all sets of audiences to theatres, Hombale Films will be missing out on family audiences and kids as the film is certified for adults only.

2. Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan revealed his ownership of the Mumbai team in the upcoming Indian Street Premier League (ISPL).

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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. France Submits Bid For Selling 26 Naval Rafale Fighters to India.

2. The successful test of SWiFT, a prototype of the upcoming Ghatak stealth combat drone, is a major milestone for India as militaries globally adapt to new-age warfare.

3. TATA Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL) has delivered the 250th fuselage for the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter from its state-of-the-art facility in Hyderabad.The company said that these fuselages are manufactured for customers around the world, including the US.

4. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar is leading a three-member Indian Naval delegation for the 8th edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Conclave of Chiefs (CoC). The IONS Conclave of Chiefs (CoC) is being hosted by the Royal Thai Navy in Thailand’s Bangkok from December 19-22.

5. India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Tuesday discussed avenues for EU-India Strategic Security and Defence Cooperation with Chair of the European Parliament Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) Nathalie Loiseau.

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ODISHA = Bhubaneswar
Before was
Orissa Province
Formation : 01 April 1936;
Districts : 30 (3 divisions)
Governor : Raghubar Das
CM : Naveen Patnaik (BJD)
STATE SYMBOLS
BIRD : Indian roller
Fish : Mahanadi mahseer
Flower : Asoka
Mammal : Sambar
Tree : Sacred Fig
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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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