Science & Technology
1. ISRO's Cryogenic engine successfully passes hot test for LVM3
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully tested the hot test on indigenously developed, cryogenic engine, at Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu.
- This engine will power the heaviest rocket of ISRO, the LVM-3 (Previously called as GSLV-Mk3).
- LVM-III went through the hot test at an uprated thrust level of 21.8 tonnes for the first time.
- Aim: To test that the engine can support a payload capability of up to 450 kg with additional propellant loading.
Sports
2. Uttar Pradesh to host 2023 Khelo India National University games
- The third edition of Khelo India National University Games (2023-24) will be held in four cities of Uttar Pradesh.
- These cities are Lucknow (main host city), Gorakhpur, Varanasi and Noida.
- Navneet Sehgal (UP’s Additional Chief Secretary) announced that around 4,500 athletes will represent 150 universities across the country.
- The inaugural edition of the Khelo India National University Games was held in Odisha (2020) while Karnataka was the host for the second edition.
Honours & Awards
3. NFDB awarded “India Agribusiness Awards 2022”
- National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Hyderabad was awarded India Agribusiness Awards 2022 at the 'AgroWorld 2022', held from 9th - 11th November 2022.
- Category: ‘Best Agribusiness Award under Fisheries Sector’
- NFDB comes under the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, GoI.
- While, Haryana has received the 'India Agribusiness Awards 2022' in the best state category for their contribution in the areas of agriculture.
National & International Appointments
4. Athlete, Neeraj Chopra becomes 'Friendship Ambassador' of Switzerland
- Olympic medalist, Neeraj Chopra has been appointed as the ‘Friendship Ambassador’ by Switzerland Tourism.
- Role: To showcase and promote the adventurous, sporty, and stunning outdoors of Switzerland to Indian travellers.
- He was also visited the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, where he donated his gold-winning javelin.
- With this he hopes to encourage more people to take up the sport.
- Since 2017, he has been travelling in Switzerland to participate in competitions.
Summits & Conferences
5. VP Jagdeep Dhankhar to attend 17th East Asia Summit
- VP Jagdeep Dhankhar will attend the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit and the 17th East Asia Summit, that will be organsied in Cambodia (current Chair of ASEAN)
- He will also have bilateral meetings with Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Sen and other dignitaries at Phnom Penh.
- External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar will also participate in the summit
- This year marks the 30th anniversary of ASEAN-India relations and is being celebrated as the ASEAN-India Friendship Year
Defense
6. Indian Army launches single window facility 'Veerangana Sewa Kendra'
- Indian Army has launched a single window facility named Veerangana Sewa Kendra (VSK) for welfare and grievances redressal of Veer Naris.
- The Indian Army has launched this facility with a motto of "Taking Care of Our Own, No Matter What”.
- The project was inaugurated by President Army Wives Welfare Association at the Directorate of Indian Army Veterans premises located at Delhi Cantt.
- The VSK will be available on www.indianarmyveterans.gov.in.
State Affairs
7. Odisha to be made slum-free by 2023-end
- Odisha CM, Naveen Patnaik has announced that Odisha will be made slum-free by December, 2023.
- He has also declared Hinjilih (his constituency) and Digapahandi town in Ganjam district as ‘slum free’ and dedicated 707 ‘Biju Adarsh Colonies’ in 33 urban areas of the state.
- He also declared that land rights will be given to 2.5 lakh families by next year.
- Slum dwellers are being given land rights for their houses in ‘Biju Adarsh Colonies’, being built across the state.
Banking & Finance
8. SBI report: CAD likely to be lower at 3% this fiscal
- State Bank of India has lowered the current account deficit (CAD) at 3% for this fiscal (2022-23) as against the minimum consensus of 3.5%.
- Reason: Rising software exports, remittances and a likely $5-billion jump in forex reserves via swap deals.
- CAD: The country is importing more goods and services than it is exporting
- The biggest impact on CAD is oil imports, which form as much as 30% of the country's import bills.
Banking & Finance
9. NPCI launched BHIM app open-source license model
- National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched the BHIM App open-source license model.
- Under the new model, the source code of the BHIM app will be licensed to regulated entities participating in the UPI ecosystem.
- Presently, a large number of banks do not have a mobile banking app and by licensing the source code of BHIM to such banks, NPCI bridge this gap by extending all available features of UPI to these entities.
- NPCI CEO: Dilip Asbe
Sports
10. Virat Kohli becomes first batter to score 4000 runs in T20Is
- Indian batsman, Virat Kohli has scripted history as he became the first batter in history to reach 4000 runs in T20 Internationals.
- He reached the landmark in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2022 against England in Adelaide, Australia.
- Earlier, he became the all-time leading run-scorer in the men's T20 World Cups against Bangladesh in Adelaide.
- He broke record of Mahela Jayawardene (1016 runs), which was set in 2014.
National Affairs
11. MoHUA launches ‘Transport4All Challenge Stage-2’
- Hardeep Singh Puri (MOHUA) has launched the ‘Transport4All Challenge Stage-2’.
- Under this, startups will be engaged to develop solutions to transport problems in 46 cities.
- Aim: To enhance mobility experience, focuses on digital innovation and invites cities, citizens and innovators to develop contextual solutions to improve formal as well as informal public transport
- The minister has also launched the ‘Citizen Perception Survey’ under the Ease of Living Index-2022.
Honours & Awards
12. Arfa Khanum Sherwani to receive 2022 Kuldip Nayar Patrakarita Samman Award
- The Gandhi Peace Foundation has announced that the prestigious Kuldip Nayar Patrakarita Samman for 2022 to Arfa Khanum Sherwani (The Wire’s senior editor) and Ajit Anjum (independent journalist and YouTuber).
- The announcement was made at a press conference held at New Delhi’s Press Club of India by the well-known academic and author, Ashis Nandy.
- Ravish Kumar was the first person who was honoured with this award in 2017, followed by Marathi journalist Nikhil Wagle.
National Affairs
13. MHA completes mother tongue survey of 576 languages
- The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has successfully completed a mother tongue survey with field videography of 576 languages and dialects across the country.
- According to the annual report of the Home Ministry for 2021-22, it has been planned to set up a web archive at NIC to preserve and analyse the original flavour of each indigenous mother tongue.
- The Linguistic Survey of India is a regular research activity in the country since the 6th Five Year Plan.
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