Current Affairs-December 2, 2023
INDIA
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address at COP-28, offered to host the 33rd edition of the annual summit due in 2028 in India.
- Supreme Court said the Tamil Nadu Governor cannot refer re-enacted Bills to President.
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin unveiled a statue of late anti-caste activist Iyothee Thass Pandithar.
- World Bank recalls its paper on decline in toilet usage in India.
- India co-hosts with UAE the Global Green Credit Initiative at COP-28.
- India and Sweden co-host the Phase-II of Leadership Group for Industry Transition at COP-28
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) shows Manufacturing sector activity rebounded slightly in November.
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Bank of England (BoE) agree to exchange information on Clearing Corporation of India Ltd.
- India’s gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues grew 15.1% in November to hit nearly ₹1.68 lakh crore.
WORLD
- World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 with the theme of “Let Communities Lead”.
- The UAE, host of the 28th Conference of Parties (COP-28), announced a $30-billion commitment to an investment fund called ALTÉRRA.
- Philippines inaugurated a new coast guard monitoring base on an island occupied by Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea.
- China and Vietnam are working on a possible significant upgrade of their underdeveloped rail links.
SPORTS
- R Vaishali becomes India’s third female chess Grandmaster, after Koneru Humpy and D Harika.
- Jaipal Singh knocked out Commonwealth Games silver medallist Sagar Ahlawat to claim the +92kg crown in the National boxing championships.
