CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 4th DECEMBER 2022

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 4^th DECEMBER 2022

1. Navy Day in India is observed annually on 4 December to recognise the contributions and accomplishments of Indian Naval forces.
2. International Day of Banks is celebrated on 4 December to recognise the importance of multilateral and international development banks in financing sustainable developments.
3. The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 3.0 and its component, Recognition of Prior Learning for upskilling of artisans and weavers of Kashmir will help in preserving and reviving the Namda craft of Kashmir.
4. Udaipur will host the G-20 Sherpa Meeting from 4 to 7 December, 2022. The meeting will be presided over by the Indian Sherpa Amitabh Kant.  
5. In Jammu and Kashmir, the Administrative Council headed by the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the installation of Roof Top Solar power plants on residential buildings across the state.
6. Iqbal S Bains, the current Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary, has been granted an extension of six months.
7. Haryana’s Sarabjot Singh won double gold at the 65^th National Shooting Championship Competitions on 2 December, 2022.
8. Australian spinner Nathan Lyon surpassed South Africa’s Dale Steyn to become the 9^th-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket on 3 December, 2022.
9. Indian shooter Rudrankksh Patil won the gold at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) President’s Cup held in Cairo, Egypt on 3 December, 2022.
10. Veteran documentarian and Oscar awardee, Julia Reichert passed away at the age of 76 on 3 December, 2022.
11. The National Anti-Doping Agency of India (NADA) is developing Apps to assist athletes to verify medicines with prohibited substances.
12. Gita Jayanti is the day when Lord Shri Krishna explained the Gita Gyan to Arjuna. It is observed on Ekadashi tithi (11^th day) of Shukla Paksha in the month of Margashirsha. In 2022, Gita Jayanti is celebrated on 3 December, 2022.
13. Three Indian-origin women are among 60 scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians who have been selected as Australia’s Superstars of STEM.
14. Rakesh Bhalla has been elected as the vice-president of the Institute of cost Accountants of India for 2022-23.
15. Government of India had appointed Rajeeva Laxman Karandikar, Professor Emeritus at Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI), as the part-time chairperson of the National Statistical Commission (NSC) of India for a period of three years.
16. British writer Katherine Rundell’s biography “Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne” was named winner of the 50,000 pound ($59,000) Baillie Gifford Prize at a ceremony in London.
17. Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia has flagged off a direct international flight from Pune to Singapore by Vistara aviation on 2 December, 2022.