Current Affairs-December 15, 2022
INDIA
- Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurates the 7th India Water Impact Summit (IWIS 2022) in New Delhi.
- Supreme Court gives Centre three months to constitute T.N.-Karnataka water disputes tribunal
- Geographical Indication tag sought for Kerala’s legendary Beypore Uru (Boat)
- Indo-Kazakhstan Joint Military Exercise ‘Kazind – 2022’ commences at Umroi, Meghalaya.
- Parliament passes New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2022
- Suspected hooch tragedy claims 21 lives in Bihar.
- India offers to set up permanent secretariat for No Money for Terror Ministerial Conference
- Nine new items have been given GI tag, including gamocha of Assam, Tandur red gram of Telangana, Raktsey Karpo apricot of Ladakh, and Alibag white onion of Maharashtra. Total number of GI tags in India comes to 432.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- India’s Wholesale price inflation falls to 5.85% in November from 8.4% in October.
- Government approves revival package of Rs 1.64 lakh crore for BSNL
- Report: India has 350 mn digital payment users, count set to double by 2030
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) kept its forecast for India’s economic growth unchanged at 7 percent for FY23.
- OPEC: India’s recovery momentum might Slow In the coming year.
- Ministry Of Heavy Industries Allocates Rs 1000 Crore for Development Of Charging Infrastructure
WORLD
- UK, France, and UAE extend support for India’s permanent membership at UNSC
- G-7 approves USD 15.5 billion deal with Vietnam to help cutting climate-damaging pollution
- US: Wildlife officials declare ‘Nevada wildflower’ as endangered species
- New Zealand passes law banning cigarettes for future generations
SPORTS
- FIFA World Cup: France beat Morocco to play final with Argentina.
- Women’s FIH Nations Cup 2022: Indian hockey team wins 2-0 over South Africa and enters semi-finals
