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Human Rights Day
Parcham classes paid pdf download december,2023-The theme for Human Rights Day 2023 is “Freedom, Equality and Justice for All”.Human Rights Day is celebrated every year on December 10 to commemorate the day in 1948 when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was ratified by the UN General Assembly.
Indian-Origin Novelist Meira Chand Receives Singapore’s Highest Arts Award
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81-year-old Indian-origin writer Meira Chand was among the three Singaporeans conferred the Cultural Medallion, the citystate’s most prestigious arts accolade. — Meira Chand, fellow novelist Suchen Christine Lim and Malay dance veteran.
Osman Abdul Hamid received the award from President.
Her ‘The Painted Cage’ (1986) was longlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize.
Nirmala Sitharaman And Three Other Indians Secure Spots On Forbes’ “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” Of 2023
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-Forbes’ 2023 ‘World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’ includes India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (32nd), HCL’s Roshni Nadar Malhotra (60th), SAIL’s Soma Mondal (70th) and Biocon Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (76th).
–Politicians topped the list, occupying the first four spots, with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, at the number 1 position. She is followed by European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, US Vice President Kamala Harris and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
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Jay Shah Honoured With Sports Business Leader Of The Year Award
-The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah has won the Sports Business of the Year at the Sports Business Awards 2023, organized by Confederation of Indian Industry.
-Jay Shah is the first person in the indian sports administration to receive this honour. Jay Shah is currently the President of the Asian Cricket Council.
–Jay Shah played an important role in the establishment of Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. This stadium is now one of the largest cricket stadiums in the world.
# RBI keeps policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent. -The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent in its latest monetary review meeting. -This is for the fifth time in a row that the MPC has maintained the status quo. Standing Deposit
Facility rate remains at 6.25 percent and the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 6.75 percent.
-RBI Governor informed that, real GDP growth projection for the current year 2023-24 has been revised from earlier 6.5 per cent to 7 percent. -The Reserve Bank of India has recently announced that the limit of UPI payments related to healthcare and education will increase to 5 lakh from 1 lakh. Before this announcement the limit of these payments through UPI was 1 lakh.
Restriction Around Pashupatinath Temple:
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–The sale and consumption of meat, alcohol, and other intoxicants have be restricted around the Pashupatinath Temple area due to the Hindu festival of Bala Chaturdashi.
— Pashupatinath Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Pashupati, a form of Shiva.
–It is located on the bank of the Bagmati River on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal.
— In 1979, the temple was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
–The temple complex includes 518 temples, buildings, and Structures.
— The main temple is designed in the Nepalese pagoda style.
INS Vikramaditya & INS Vikrant to be deployed for Milan-2024
The Indian Navy will deploy its aircraft carriers INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant for Exercise Milan-2024 to be held in February.
–It is a biennial multinational naval exercise that was first conducted in 1995 and has grown to be the biggest exercise held in India.
–Location: Coast of Visakhapatnam, India.
–Participating Nations: US, Japan, Australia, France, Bangladesh,
South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
Japan Unveils JT-60SA, The World’s Largest Experimental Nuclear Fusion Reactor
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–The world’s largest and most advanced nuclear fusion reactor ‘JT-60SA’ started its official operations in Japan.
–JT-60SA is a joint initiative between the European Union and Japan
Notably, fusion differs from fission, the technique currently used in nuclear power plants. The process includes fusing two atomic nuclei instead of splitting one.
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–Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani has informed the Rajya Sabha that the Government has decided to implement the component of “Nari Adalat” in a phased manner under Mission Shakti.
–In the first phase, Assam and the Union Jammu and Kashmir have been selected by her Ministry to implement the component of Nari Adalat.
–The Central government is implementing ‘Mission Shakti’ as an umbrella scheme for the safety, security and empowerment of women.
–Outlay: The total approved outlay of ‘Mission Shakti’ for the 15th Finance Commission period is Rs. 20,989 crore, with Central Share of Rs. 15,761 crore and State Share of Rs 5,228 crore.
— Sub-schemes: It has two sub-schemes – ‘Sambal’ and ‘Samarthya’.
–“Sambal” is for the safety and security of women .
–It consists of erstwhile schemes of One Stop Centre (OSC), Women Helpline (WHL), Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) with a new component of Nari Adalats.
–The “Samarthya“ is for empowerment of women.
-The components of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), Palna, Shakti Sadan, Sakhi Niwas and Hub for Empowerment of Women are part of ‘Samarthya’ sub scheme.