Current Affairs- December 1, 2023

 

INDIA

• The Union government approved defence acquisition projects at ₹2.23 lakh crore that included procurement of 97 Tejas light combat aircraft and 156 Prachand combat helicopters.
• Three anti-submarine warfare ships for Indian Navy were launched.
• Indian Space Research Organisation has announced a plan to launch its first X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat).
• Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys, K P Singh, chairman emeritus at DLF, and Nikhil Kamath, co-founder of Zerodha, have been named on the 17th edition of Forbes Asia’s Heroes of Philanthropy list.
• Nagaland celebrates its Statehood Day on December 1.
• Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated the 5th edition of Global Ayurveda Festival in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

• India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at 7.6% in the July-September 2023 quarter, as per initial estimates from the National Statistical Office.
• Cab aggregator Uber announced the launch of its global flagship electric vehicle service Uber Green in Bengaluru.
• The government’s fiscal deficit at the end of October stood at ₹8.03 lakh crore, or 45% of the full-year budget estimate.
• Ministry of Textiles will host the plenary meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) in Mumbai from December 2 to 5.

WORLD

• On the first day of the 28th Conference of Parties or COP-28 here, member countries agreed to make operational a Loss and Damage (L&D) Fund.
• International Labor Organization (ILO) Report: Employment is fast evolving as a major cause of death, especially among men.
• New Zealand’s new government will scrap the country’s world-leading law to ban smoking for future generations to help pay for tax cuts.
• Nepal becomes the first South Asian country to officially register same-sex marriage.
• The US government has successfully concluded a pilot project for issuing paperless visas.
• The 193-member UN General Assembly cast their vote over Israel’s control of Syria’s Golan Heights, India voted in favour.

SPORTS

• Olympian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar has won the 35th Jimmy George Foundation award for the best sportsperson of Kerala.
• Cricket: Uganda qualifies for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.