CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 27th DECEMBER 2022

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF  27^th DECEMBER 2022

1. International Day of Epidemic Preparedness is annually observed on 27 December across the globe to raise awareness of the importance of prevention of, preparedness for, and collaboration against epidemics. 
2. West Bengal’s first Vande Bharat Express from Howrah to New Jalpaiguri to be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 30 December. 
3. SBI Funds Management Limited (SBIFML), a joint venture between State Bank of India (SBI) and Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, appointed Shamsher Singh as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. 
4. The Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize has been jointly won by Sudeep Sen for his genre and formbender ‘Anthropocene: Climate Change, Contagion, Consolation’ (Pippa Rann Books & Media, 2021) and Shobhana Kumar for her haibun collection ‘A Sky Full of Bucket Lists’ (Red River, 2021). 
5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in a program marking the first ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, Delhi on 26 December, 2022.
6. Sitiveni Rabuka, was confirmed as Fiji’s next Prime Minister replacing Frank Bainimarama, more than two decades after the former military commander first held the office in a term lasting nearly seven years. 
7. On 23 December 2022, International cyclist Swasti Singh hailing from Odisha has been honoured with the 30^th Ekalabya Puraskar for the year 2022 during a programme organized by Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT), the charitable wing of IMFA. 
8. The Union Defence Ministry approved a proposal on 25 December, 2022 to buy around 120 ‘Pralay’ballistic missiles to be deployed along the China and Pakistan borders. 
9. Researchers at IIT Kanpur have developed an artificial heart, which would be helpful to people suffering from acute cardiac problems. 
10. Indian archers dominated the Asia Cup 2022 stage 3 held in Sharjah from 20 to 25 December and topped the medals tally at the continental meet with 10 medals – five golds, three silvers and two bronze. 
11. North Korea fired a test satellite in an important final-stage test for the development of its first spy satellite, a key military capability coveted by its leader Kim Jong Un along with other high-tech weapons systems. 
12. According to the 77^th round of the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households in the rural areas of India, Meghalaya tops the list of average monthly income per agricultural household. 
13. Atal Incubation Centre (AIC) at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) signed agreements with MSMEs for incubation of newer technologies into commercial products.
14. IDFC FIRST Bank has declared ZERO Fee Banking on savings accounts and waived fees on multiple banking services, including Passbook charges, NEFT charges.
15. Indian Billionaire Gautam Adani is to control 64.71% of New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) as the founders have decided to sell most of the shares. 
16. Harmanpreet Singh was named the captain of the 18-member Indian squad for the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023.