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CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 12th DECEMBER 2022

Editor1 Dec 14 2022 Current Affairs

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF  12th DECEMBER 2022

  1. International Universal Health Coverage Day is celebrated annually on 12 December. The theme of International Universal Health Coverage Day 2022 is “Build the world we want: A healthy future for all”.  
  2. International Day of Neutrality is commemorated on 12 December.  
  3. On 9 December 2022, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted a joint hypersonic vehicle trial along with the Headquarters of Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS).  
  4. Meghalaya received an award for ‘Best Practice in Tuberculosis (TB) Advocacy Communication and Social Mobilization (ACSM)’ at the National Workshop on ACSM to end TB in India, held in New Delhi from 7-8 December, 2022.  
  5. New Delhi has got its first transgender councillor after Bobby Kinnar has won the series polls from Sultanpuri A-ward.  
  6. Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin launched the Sanitation Workers Development Scheme in Madurai. He also launched a mobile app ‘SHWAS’ (Sanitation Workers Health Welfare and Safety).  
  7. According to the ‘2022 Hurun Global 500’ list, India with 20 of the most valuable companies in the world, has moved into the fifth position among countries that are home to the world’s top 500 firms.  
  8. The ‘dream crew’ for the first civilian mission to the moon has been announced and it includes Indian actor Dev Joshi.  
  9. The U.S. The Treasury (United States of America’s Finance Ministry) has printed the first US banknotes (currency notes) with two women’s signatures. The new currency notes of $1 and $5 value carry the signature of the Secretary of Treasury (American Finance Minister) Janet Yellen and Lynn Malerba. 
  10. Tamil Nadu is set to become the first state in India to launch its own Climate Change Mission. 
  11. The first G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies (FCBD) meeting is going on from 13-15 December, 2022 in Bengaluru.  
  12. The 39th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy is being conducted from 8 – 19 December, 2022.
  13. Leading truck and bus maker Ashok Leyland has announced the appointment of Shenu Agarwal as its MD & CEO with immediate effect. 
  14. Jammu and Kashmir has been awarded first prize in the category for Ayushman Bharat health account ID generation and second prize in the category for Teleconsultation conducted during the celebration of Universal Health Coverage Day 2022.  
  15. England’s T20 World Cup-winning captain Jos Buttler and Pakistan’s opening batter Sidra Ameen were named ICC men’s and women’s Players of the Month for November respectively.  
  16. Highly-regarded American soccer journalist Grant Wahl passed away while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands in Qatar. 

 

 

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