Daily Current Affairs 14th December 2022

National News

Grievance redressal index list

• Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) topped the grievance redressal index in November, for the fourth month in the index.
• The report was published by the Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances Department (DARPG) which includes all Group A Ministries, Departments, and Autonomous Bodies for the resolution of public grievances.
  • The Electronics and Information Technology Ministry stated that UIDAI has moved towards a centralized grievance handling mechanism through its Open-Source customer relationship management system.

India Will Be First To Hold Satellite Spectrum Auction

• India will be the first country to auction spectrum for satellite communication, and it should be designed to attract investments in the sector, telecom regulator said by the TRAI chairman.
• TRAI chairman said any system that we will be bringing is to actually encourage and promote investment in the sector, and not increase any burden so the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will soon make recommendations to make permissions required for satellite communications.

International news

New Zealand has introduced the new smoking law for Youngsters

• Youngsters smoking are permanently banned in New Zealand. Also, there is an age limit for buying cigarettes.
• A new bill has been tabled in Parliament to reduce the country’s addiction to smoking and according to the new bill; smoking has been banned among the youth.
• According to the new law, people born after January 1, 2009 have been banned from buying cigarettes.

State news

“India in Pixels” published Per capita income

• The ‘India in Pixels’ organization has published a report on per capita income for the year 2019-2020. In this, the per capita income statistics have been arranged according to Indian states and districts.
• Tiruvallur district tops the list of Tamil Nadu’s highest earners, in that district each of whom earns at least Rs 3.84 lakh per annum. Coimbatore district is ranked 2nd and Erode district is ranked 3rd.

“NAMATHU CLINIC” scheme to be opened in Karnataka

• Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will inaugurate ‘NAMATHU CLINIC’ dispensaries in all districts for the benefit of the urban poor people on December 14, 2022.
• Also the government plans to open 438 of our clinics across the state, and 114 clinics will be opened initially and the rest are slated to open by the end of January, 2023.

Zika virus detected in Karnataka

• Zika virus has been detected for the first time in Karnataka. A 5-year-old girl from Raichur district has been confirmed to be infected with the Zika virus, said by the state government.
• The Zika virus was discovered in 1947 in the East African country of Uganda. According to the World Health Organization, the Zika virus is transmitted to humans by Aedes mosquitoes.

450 types of medical tests provided free in Delhi

• From January 1 the state government has announced that 450 types of medical tests will be provided free of charge at hospitals and primary health centers in Delhi.
• At present, the number of free medical check-ups conducted by the Delhi government is 212, in which case, on behalf of the Delhi Chief Minister’s Health Department, it is planned to provide 238 more free medical check-ups and tests in hospitals and government primary health centers in the state.

IIT Madras Launches IDDD Programme on Quantitative Finance

• The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has launched a new Interdisciplinary Dual Degree (IDDD) programme on Quantitative Finance.
• The new programme would be jointly offered by the Departments of Management Studies, Computer Science and Engineering and Mathematics for students belonging to B.Tech dual degree.

Sarada Math and Ramakrishna Sarada Mission’s chairman passed away

• Pravrajika Bhaktiprana has been the head of Saradha Math and Ramakrishna Sarada Mission since 2009, a spiritual organization based in West Bengal’s capital Kolkata.
• 102-year-old Pravrajika fell ill last week due to fever, after which she was admitted to a hospital in Kolkata and she passed away on 11/12/2022 noon.

Archaeological studies

3500 year old inscriptions discovered

• The research conducted by the archaeological team in the Nattarasankottai area near Sivagangai, stone carvings, old people’s tombs and remains of iron smelters were found.
• Our ancestors made great efforts to preserve the bodies and remains of those who died during the Paleolithic Age by placing stone slabs. Those inscriptions are made of available stone types there.

800 year old inscription found near Thiruvadanai

• An 800-year-old Pandya era stone inscription at Oriyur near Thiruvadanai has been discovered for the first time in the district.
• In Ramanathapuram Archaeological Survey, for the first time in Ramanathapuram district, a stele with a Pandya period inscription has been found at Oriyur. A black stone 2 feet high and 1½ feet wide has an inscription of 10 lines on one side and a trident on the other side.

Science and Technology

NASA’s spacecraft returned to Earth from the Moon

• After the Apollo space program, NASA developed this project called ‘Artemis-1’ to send humans to the moon for the first time.
• After the successful completion of the mission, the spacecraft returned to Earth and entered the atmosphere at 32 times the speed of sound, causing a temperature of 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

Sports news

National Shooting Championship 2022

• Manu Bhaker bagged a gold medal in the 10 meter pistol junior women’s event at the National Shooting Championship held in Bhopal.
• In the 65th edition of the National Shooting Championship, Haryana’s Manu Bhaker beat Telangana’s Esha Singh in the final and becomes top and qualified with 583 points

World Junior Wushu Championship Series 2022

• World Junior Wushu Championship Series held in Indonesia.
• Ayeera Chishti from Jammu and Kashmir won the bronze medal in this series. She became the first Kashmiri player to win a medal in the first World Junior Vishu Championship series.

Important day

Ministry of power to celebrate the National Energy Conservation Day 2022

• National Energy Conservation Day is celebrated on 14th December every year; the purpose of this day is to highlight the country’s achievements in energy efficiency and conservation.
• President Mrs. Draupadi Murmu will be the Chief Guest at this year’s event. Also an app and website called “E.V.YATRA” has been launched in the event.

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