CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 15th DECEMBER 2022
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 72nd death anniversary was observed on 15 December, 2022.
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Indian swimmer Siva Sridhar broke the national record in the men’s 200m individual medley heats at the Short Course World Championships in Melbourne on 13 December, 2022.
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The seventh edition of the India Water Impact summit commenced on 15 December, 2022.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in a program commemorating Sri Aurobindo’s 150th birth anniversary, on 13 December, 2022.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the inaugural function of the Pramukh Swami Maharaj Shatabdi Mahotsav in Ahmedabad on 14 December.
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India secured the top rank at the 19th International Junior Science Olympiad 2022 held in Bogota, Colombia by winning 6 gold medals.
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The first meeting of the Development Working Group of the G-20 is being held in Mumbai from 13-16 December, 2022.
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Union Agri Minister Narendra Singh Tomar chaired the 32nd meeting of the Board of Directors of the National Horticulture Board on December, 2022.
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The armies of India and Kazakhstan are jointly conducting the training exercise KAZIND at Umroi in Meghalaya.
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Union MoS for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar inaugurated the National Maternal Health Workshop in New Delhi on 14 December, 2022.
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Indian swimmer Chahat Arora set a national record in the women’s 100-metre breaststroke at the FINA World Swimming Championships 2022 in Melbourne, Australia on 14 December, 2022.
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Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) acquired the two digital first brands – Oziva and Wellbeing Nutrition in December, 2022.
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NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and UNDP India on 15 December, 2022 launched the 5th edition of ‘Youth Co: Lab’ to support young social entrepreneurs.
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The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) Limited and TEXPROCIL have signed an MoU on branding, traceability and certification of ‘Kasturi Cotton India’.
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The central government has renamed the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Ko Kaam Karyakram (PMKKK) as Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) Scheme on 15 December, 2022.
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The 16th edition of Indo-Nepal joint training exercise ‘Ex-Surya Kiran’ is conducting at Nepal Army Battle School, Saljhandi, Nepal from 16-29 December, 2022.
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The New Zealand government has passed a law to completely end tobacco smoking by banning youth from buying cigarettes for life.