Current Affairs

Human Rights Day

Human Rights Day is celebrated every year on December 10 to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948

Indian Army conducted a Table-Top Exercise

The Indian Army conducted a Table-Top Exercise (TTX) at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi from December 4 to 8

Climate Change Performance Index

India ranked 7 in the 2023 Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)

International Anti-Corruption Champion

Indian social activist Nikhil Dey was named the International Anti-Corruption Champion for 2023 by the US State Department

NewChief Minister of Chattisgarh

Former Union Minister Vishnu Deo Sai (59) will be the next Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh

International Anti-Corruption Day

International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) or International Day Against Corruption is observed every year on December 9 to raise awareness among the general public on the impact of the prevailing malice in many countries

UNICEFs

UNICEFs Generation Unlimited, in collaboration with Indias Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, introduced the Green Rising initiative at COP28 on 8 December 2023

Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Telecommunications Consultants India Limited

The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL) on 8 December 2023 to boost Indias digital armed forces

Telangana government launched the Maha Lakshmi scheme

The Telangana government launched the Maha Lakshmi scheme which provides free travel for women, girls, and transgender persons on 9 December 2023

List of ministers portfolios

Telanganas Chief Minister Revanth Reddy submitted the list of ministers portfolios to Governor Tamilsai Soundararajan on 9 December 2023

Union Bank of India

Union Bank of India (UBI) is collaborating with Accenture to design and develop a scalable and secure enterprise data lake platform with advanced analytics and reporting capabilities

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd and EKI Energy Services

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd and EKI Energy Services have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote “Surya Nutan”

Rajiv Anand

Rajiv Anand was appointed as the Chairman of the Max Financial Services

Chief Minister of Mizoram

Zoram Peoples Movement (ZPM) leader Lalduhoma took oath as the Chief Minister of Mizoram on 8 December 2023

Indian Art, Architecture Design Biennale

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Indian Art, Architecture Design Biennale (IAADB) 2023 being held at Red Fort on 8 December 2023

International Civil Aviation Day

International Civil Aviation Day is observed every year on December 7

National Award

Prashant Agrawal was honored with the prestigious National Award for Best Personality- Empowerment of Differently-abled.

Life Insurance Corporation of India

According to the S& P Global Market Intelligence, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is the fourth largest insurer in the world with a total reserves of $503.7 billion

BBC chairman

The UK government named India-born Dr. Samir Shah (71) as the BBC chairman

Chief Minister of Telangana

Anumula Revanth Reddy was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Telangana on 7 December 2023 at the Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hyderabad

Mahaparinirvan Diwas

Mahaparinirvan Diwas is observed every year on December 6 to commemorate the death anniversary of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar.

Ravi Bishnoi

Indian leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi ranked No. 1 in the ICC T20I bowling chart on 6 December 2023.

Gram Manchitra

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj had launched the Geographic Information System (GIS) application “Gram Manchitra” (https://grammanchitra.gov.in) on 5 December 2023.

Meira Chand

Indian-origin writer Meira Chand (81) was conferred the Cultural Medallion, Singapores most prestigious arts accolade on 5 December 2023.

International Volunteer Day

International Volunteer Day (IVD) is celebrated every year on December 5

World Soil Day

World Soil Day (WSD) is observed every year on December 5 to highlight the significance of maintaining healthy soil and advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources

Crime in India 2022 report

According to the National Crime Records Bureaus (NCRB) Crime in India 2022 report, Kolkata emerged as the safest city in India for the third consecutive year

Nifty 50 Net Total Return Index

NSE Indices Limited launched a new variant of the Nifty 50 index named the Nifty 50 Net Total Return (NTR) Index on 5 December 2023

President of the Advertising Agencies Association of India

Prasanth Kumar was re-elected as President of the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) for 2023 24 at the Annual General Meeting of AAAI held on December 1

IBA Junior World Boxing Championship

On 5 December 2023, India bagged three gold, five silver, and one bronze medals in the IBA Junior World Boxing Championship 2023 at Yerevan, Armenia

First women medical officer

Captian Geetika Koul created history by becoming the first women medical officer of the Indian Army to be deployed at Siachen on 5 December 2023

Indian Navy Day

Indian Navy Day is celebrated every year on December 4 to recognize the role and achievements of the Indian Navy

Largest-ever survey vessel to be built in the country INS Sandhayak

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd delivered the largest-ever survey vessel to be built in the country INS Sandhayak to the Indian Navy on 4 December 2023

Word of the Year 2023

Oxford University Press has unveiled “Rizz” as its Word of the Year 2023

Bharatiya Janata Party won elections

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won elections in three of four states

Worlds first portable hospital, Aarogya Maitri Aid Cube

The Worlds first portable hospital, Aarogya Maitri Aid Cube was unveiled in Gurugram on 2nd December 2023

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is observed every year on December 3

AM Khanwilkar

Ministry of Youth Affairs Sports announced that Retired Supreme Court judge Justice AM Khanwilkar will chair Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Arjuna, Dronacharya award selection committee

Vaishali Rameshbabu

Vaishali Rameshbabu (22) became Indias 84th grandmaster after surpassing 2500 rating during the 2023 IV Elllobregat Open on 2 December 2023

Kanchan Devi

Kanchan Devi was appointed as the Director General (DG) of the Indian Council of Forestry Research Education (ICFRE)

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observed every year on December 2

Narayan Seshadri

Former KPMG managing partner Narayan Seshadri was appointed as Chairman of the India Debt Resolution Co Ltd (IDRCL)

Memorandum of Understanding

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Bank of England (BoE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the exchange of information related to the Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (CCIL)

Jal Itihas Utsav

Ministry of Jal Shakti was organized Jal Itihas Utsav at Shamsi Talab, Jahaz Mahal situated in Mehrauli, Delhi on 1st December, 2023

The gross GST revenue collected in the month of November

The gross GST revenue collected in the month of November, 2023

Raising Day

Border Security Force Raising Day is observed every year on December 1

World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day is observed every year on December 1

Hornbill Festival

The 24th Edition of the Hornbill Festival was started at the Naga Heritage Village Kisama on 1st December 2023

Annual UN climate meeting

The annual UN climate meeting, COP28 (Conference of Parties-28) was inaugurated in Dubai