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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Unemployment price rises to three-month excessive at 8% in November 2022: CMIEAs per the information by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), India’s unemployment price elevated to a three-month excessive at 8% throughout November 2022.

• The unemployment price in city India was greater at 8.96% as in comparison with 7.21% in October 2022.
• On the opposite hand, rural unemployment price slipped to 7.55% from 8.04% in October 2022.
• India’s unemployment price in October 2022 was at 7.77% whereas in September 2022, it was at a low of 6.43%.

Key Points:
i.Among the states, Haryana continued to have the very best unemployment price in November at 30.6%,. It is adopted by Rajasthan at 24.5%, Jammu and Kashmir at 23.9%, Bihar at 17.3% and Tripura at 14.5%.
ii.The states that witnessed the least unemployment price within the earlier month are Chhattisgarh at 0.1%, Uttarakhand 1.2%, Odisha at 1.6%, Karnataka 1.8%, and Meghalaya at 2.1%.
About Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE):
Managing Director– Mahesh Vyas
Headquartered– Mumbai, Maharashtra

Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act Amendment Bill will get President nod

The President of India Draupadi Murmu authorised the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act Amendment Bill. This modification will pave the best way for redevelopment of harmful or dilapidated Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) owned residential buildings, or Cess buildings.
Key Points:
i.With this, MHADA has been empowered to instantly take over such cess buildings, the place redevelopment is stalled, and redevelop them.

• Redevelopment of a number of buildings will get stalled as a consequence of disputes between tenants and landowners.

ii.If any cess constructing is said dilapidated by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the proprietor of the constructing is given an opportunity to submit a redevelopment proposal inside six months.

• If the proprietor fails to take action, the residents are given one other six months’ time to submit a redevelopment proposal, and if this isn’t finished both, MHADA can take possession of the constructing for redevelopment.
• In such a case, the proprietor is supplied compensation of a sure portion of worth of the built-up space by prepared reckoner price.

iii.Presently, there are 56 cess buildings in Mumbai metropolis, the place redevelopment has been stalled or is incomplete.
iv.In 2020, the Maharashtra authorities had handed the invoice amending the MHADA Act 1976, and it had been awaiting the ultimate nod from the President.

GoI Revises Scheme for Intellectual Property Protection to Upgrade Professional Charges of FacilitatorsThe Government of India (GoI) has revised the scheme for supporting Start-Ups Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP), considerably elevating the facilitation charges by at the least 100%.

• The revision was supposed to encourage mental property (IP) facilitators to supply high quality providers to startups as a way to increase the variety of IP functions filed by startups.
• The up to date scheme is efficient from December 2, 2022.

Revised Fees Structure

 Start-Ups Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP)
i.SIPP was launched in 2016 to guard and promote Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of Startups, whereas encouraging innovation and creativity.

• The scheme aided startups in submitting and processing patent, design, or trademark functions with the help of IP Facilitators.

ii.The price for IP facilitators was borne by the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trademarks, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry (MoC&I).
iii.Upon its profitable implementation, the scheme was prolonged for 3 years, till March 31, 2023.
Key Points:
i.Startups obtain a 50% price rebate for trademark functions and an 80% price rebate for patent functions. There are additionally provisions for expedited examination of patent functions.

• The variety of patent functions filed by Start-Ups climbed from 179 in 2016–17 to 1500 in 2021–22.
• The variety of trademark functions filed by start-ups has climbed from 4 in 2016–17 to eight,649 in 2021–22.

ii.A complete of 28,749 trademark functions and seven,430 patent functions have been filed by startups between 2016–17 and October 2022.
iii.As of September 30, 2022, Rs. 380.81 lakhs had been disbursed as charges to the facilitators supporting startups with IP filings.

Civil Aviation Ministry Notifies Operational Guidelines for Drone PLI SchemeThe operational tips for the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for drones and drone elements has been notified by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), after session with stakeholders, together with business representatives.

• The PLI scheme, with a funding of Rs. 120 crore, has been licensed by the Government of India (GoI), and it could be carried out in the course of the 2022-23 to 2024-25 interval.

Key Guidelines:
i.The PLI will probably be prolonged solely to corporations in India that manufacture drones and drone elements.

• The complete PLI for every producer is Rs 30 crore, or 25% of the overall monetary outlay of Rs 120 crore.

ii.The scheme is open to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and startups in India that manufacture drones and have an annual gross sales turnover of Rs. 2 crore.

• The eligibility threshold for producers of drone elements will probably be Rs. 0.5 crore.

iii.In order to assert PLIs, Indian non-MSMEs that manufacture drones should have an annual gross sales turnover of Rs. 4 crore.

• The minimal stage for non-MSME drone element makers will probably be Rs 1 crore.

iv.Developers of software program for drones and drone elements may also be eligible for PLI, topic to regulation.
v.Any extra incentives given to an applicant (for any trigger, reminiscent of a gross sales return within the subsequent 12 months or another cause) will probably be adjusted from the incentives payable the next 12 months (s).

• If there are not any incentives payable within the subsequent 12 months(s), the applicant should return the motivation together with curiosity computed on the 3-year SBI Marginal Cost of Lending Rate (MCLR) in impact as of the disbursement date, compounded yearly, for the variety of days holding the surplus incentive.

vi.The functions will probably be evaluated by the Project Management Agency (PMA), which has been designated by the GoI.

• The functions as really helpful by the PMA will probably be examined by a committee chaired by the Civil Aviation Secretary.

vii.In addition, the scheme will probably be monitored by an Empowered Group of Secretaries chaired by the Cabinet Secretary.

• They will take the required steps to make sure that the expenditure stays inside the outlay authorised by the Union Cabinet.

The Indian Constitution is a Feminist Document: CJI Dr Justice D.Y. ChandrachudOn 2nd December 2022, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dr Justice D.Y. Chandrachud delivered on the eighth Dr L M Singhvi Memorial Lecture that the Constitution of India is a ‘feminist document and a product of true Indian imagination‘.

• The 8th Dr L M Singhvi Memorial Lecture was hosted by the OP Jindal Global University (JGU), on the theme ‘Universal Adult Franchise: Translating India’s Political Transformation right into a Social Transformation‘.

Jagdeep Dhankhar, Vice President of India, was the chief guest at the event.
Key Points:
i. The Lecture commemorated the life and work of L M Singhvi(1931-2007), a diplomat, jurist, lawyer, and Parliamentarian.
ii. At the same event, CJI D.Y. Chandrachud further stated that every form of “elite knowledge” of the democratic process that educated people are better decision-makers must be rejected.
iii. Dr Abhishek M. Singhvi, leading advocate, author and legal luminary, reminisced about his father Dr L M Singhvi.

• He recently established a Rs 2 crore endowment at OP Jindal Global University to provide access to a world-class education for disadvantaged young people.

Supreme Court launches Online RTI Portal: 
On 1st December 2022, the Supreme Court of India launched an online portal that will help citizens file and access applications under the Right to Information (RTI) Act in matters related to the court.
Online RTI Portal:
i. The online RTI portal has been initiated to make it convenient for people to access information about the Supreme Court.
ii. Until now, RTI applications at the Supreme Court could only be submitted by mail.
iii. Several public interest litigations (PILs) had been filed before the Supreme Court, requesting that the Supreme Court seek an online RTI portal.

Tribal Development Report 2022: Adivasis at the bottom of India’s Development Pyramid

According to the Tribal Development Report 2022 launched by the Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF), the Tribal communities(Adivasis) are on the backside of India’s improvement pyramid.

• The Tribal Development Report, launched in 2 volumes, is the primary of its form report launched since 1947.
• This provides a standing report on the general macroeconomic state of affairs, agriculture, land, power, and water use, particularly groundwater administration.
• Goal of the report: To inform the stakeholders (policymakers, practitioners, activists, and teachers) to assist perceive the scope of tribal points.
• The report deal with the overarching theme of livelihoods for tribal communities from central India.

Key Points:
i.The report focuses on the standing of tribal communities at an all-India stage, significantly in central India(which homes round 80% of India’s complete tribal communities), regarding livelihoods, agriculture, pure assets, economic system, migration, governance, human improvement, gender, well being, schooling, artwork, and tradition.
ii.Accoring to the 2011 Census, tribal communities throughout India account for round 8.6% of the overall inhabitants.
Key Findings of the Report:
i.The report states that the indigenous communities of India had been moved additional away from alluvial plains and fertile river basins into the harshest ecological areas like hills, forests and drylands.
ii.Out of the 257 Scheduled Tribe districts, 90% – 230 are positioned in both forested or hilly or dry areas. They account for round 80% of India’s tribal inhabitants.
iii.The report additionally highlights that the Adivasi sub-districts belong to a bigger contiguous backward area or Adivasi belt, which is past the frozen administrative classes of state, district and sub-district.
iv.Following the enactment of the Forest Conservation Act in 1980, the battle got here to be seen as between environmental safety and the wants of native Adivasi communities, driving a wedge between individuals and forests.
v.For the primary time, the National Forest Policy of 1988 recognised the home necessities of native individuals. The coverage additionally targeted on safeguarding their customary rights and intently associating Adivasis with the safety of forests.
vi.The report combines knowledge from authorities sources, case research, archival analysis, and interviews on essential dimensions of tribal lives and livelihoods.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

 UNDP Report: Number of People Forcibly Displaced Crossed 100 Million in 2022According to the report “Turning the Tide on Internal Displacement: A Development Approach to Solutions,” greater than 100 million individuals had been forcibly displaced in 2022 for the primary time, the vast majority of whom had been forcibly displaced inside their very own international locations.

• The report was created by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
• The IDMC gathered the information from January 2021 to January 2022.

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) could endure for years with out correct entry to primary providers, social safety, and respectable work, rendering them unable to train their full citizenship rights and function brokers of progress of their communities.
i.Due to battle, violence, disasters, and local weather change, greater than 59 million individuals had been forcefully displaced inside their very own international locations on the finish of 2021.
ii.It was the very best world determine ever recorded and greater than double the quantity reported 10 years in the past.
iii.It was additionally earlier than the 2022 Russia-Ukraine warfare, wherein an estimated 6.5 million individuals had been internally displaced.
About the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP):
Administrator – Achim Steiner
Headquarters – New York, United States (US)
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BANKING & FINANCE

RBI launches ‘Digital Rupee – Retail segment (e-R)‘ in Four Cities; Issues Rs 1.71cri.On December 1, 2022, the Reserve bank of India (RBI) launched its pilot on retail digital currency/ rupee called ‘Digital Rupee – Retail segment (e-R)’, a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) which is an digital type of sovereign forex.

• In this regard, RBI issued Rs 1.71 crore to 4 collaborating banks based mostly on their indents.

ii.In the retail pilot of the digital rupee, 8 banks have been recognized for phase-wise participation in 4 cities of Mumbai (Maharashtra), New Delhi (Delhi), Bengaluru (Karnataka), and Bhubaneswar (Odisha).
iii.It will cowl choose places in closed person teams (CUG) which is able to embody each the purchasers and retailers.
iv.In the primary part, 4 banks together with State Bank of India (SBI), ICICI Bank, YES Bank, and IDFC First Bank will participate.
About Reserve Bank of India (RBI):
Established– 1st April 1935
Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra
Governor– Shaktikanta Das
Deputy Governors– Mahesh Kumar Jain, Michael Debabrata Patra, M. Rajeshwar Rao, T. Rabi Sankar
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NPCI extends deadline to Levy 30% Cap on Digital Payment Transactions until Dec 31, 2024The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has prolonged the deadline for limiting quantity cap to 30% for Third Party Payment Application Providers (TPAP) in Unified Payments Interface (UPI) by two years until December 31, 2024.

• At current, there isn’t any quantity cap.
• The cap will keep away from focus threat, and shield the UPI ecosystem.

Key Points:
i.This extension will present aid to the UPI gamers like Google Pay and PhonePe, which account for a market share of about 80%.
ii.UPI facilitates peer-to-peer cash switch on-line by way of cell apps.
iii.TPAP is to be calculated on the idea of the quantity of transactions processed in the course of the previous three months.
iv.As per newest NPCI knowledge, PhonePe had 47% market share by way of the quantity of UPI transactions in October, whereas Google Pay had 34% share and Paytm round 15%.
v.A cap is the very best stage to which one thing can go.

ADB & ABIS Signs USD 16 Million Agreement to Support Fish Farming in IndiaThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) and ABIS Exports India Private Limited (ABIS) entered into an settlement on sustainability-linked and blue-debt facility, a non-convertible debenture value USD 16 million(in equal Indian rupee).

• This is to reinforce meals safety in India by supporting the development of a micro fish feed plant and by coaching as much as 6,000 farmers in climate-resilient fish farming practices in addition to monetary literacy.

Key factors:
i.This is ADB’s first non-public sector sustainability-linked financing, with changes in pricing when pre-defined sustainability targets are met.

• Targets embody emissions reductions, water conservation, and farmer coaching. The sustainability-linked financing acquired an impartial second-party opinion, in step with business ideas.

ii.Through the partnership, each ADB and ABIS commits in direction of local weather change mitigation and adaptation, water conservation, ocean well being, and the promotion of farmers’ capability constructing.
About the ability:
i.The Specialised micro fish feed is a brand new product within the Indian market and is smaller in dimension than normal fish feed and additionally it is appropriate for extra species of fish.

• It floats on the water floor for longer, enabling the feed to be fully consumed by the fish reasonably than sink and get wasted, which inturn will increase feed effectivity and reduces water air pollution.

ii.It contains coaching in climate-smart fish farming practices and monetary literacy by way of a grant of USD 500000 technical help (TA) which is able to improve the local weather resilience of fish farmers.

• The TA may also handle gaps in entry of girls farmers to aquacultural data and coaching.

Note – Recently, ADB supplied at round USD 14 billion for 2022–2025 to ease a worsening meals disaster in Asia and the Pacific and for enhancing long-term meals safety.
About ABIS Exports India Private Limited (ABIS):
ABIS is the flagship working firm of the Indian Broiler group, which additionally has operations in poultry, poultry-feed, dairy, edible oil and hospitality.

• It is dedicated in direction of decreasing carbon emissions, enhancing water conservation, and offering elevated farmer extension providers.

About Asian Development Bank (ADB):
President – Masatsugu Asakawa
Establishment – 1966
Headquarters – Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Members – 68 members (49 from Asian and the Pacific and 19 exterior)

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS   

The Earthshot Prize 2022: UK’s Prince William Unveils 5 Winners of 2nd Annual Earthshot Prize AwardsWilliam, Prince of Wales, introduced the winners of the Earthshot Prize 2022, the 2nd version of the annual awards, on the awards ceremony held on the MGM Music Hall in Boston, the United States of America(USA).
Categories: 
The Earthshot Prize is concentrated on 5 earthshorts objectives,

• to Protect and Restore Nature
• to Clean Our Air
• to Revive Our Oceans
• to Build A Waste-Free World
• to Fix Our Climate

Note: 
i.Each winner of the Earthshot Prize will obtain 1 million Pound sterling (USD 1.2 Million) to develop their innovation.
ii.The 5 winners of the 2022 awards had been chosen from the record of 15 finalists. The choice panel contains Prince William, Sir David Attenborough, actress Cate Blanchett, footballer Dani Alves, Fijian activist Ernest Gibson and singer Shakira.
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Canara Bank Wins Banker’s Bank of the Year Award 2022 for India at Global Banking SummitCanara Bank acquired the Banker’s Bank of the Year Award 2022 for the India phase (Under Asia Pacific Region) on the Global Banking Summit, held in London, United Kingdom (UK) from twenty ninth November 2022 to 1st December 2022.

• The financial institution has been adjudged because the ‘Best Bank in India for 2022’.
• The award was acquired by the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Canara Bank, L V Prabhakar.

About the award:
i.The Bankers’ Bank of the 12 months awards are thought of to be on par with Oscar awards for the banking sector.
ii.The winners of the award are judged on their capacity to ship returns, technique, innovation, know-how and product and providers of their respective geographies within the final 12 months.
Note – The Banker’s journal, a British based mostly world monetary day by day newspaper from the Financial Times (FT) group, is a premier world banking and finance useful resource for greater than 180 international locations the world over.

• It was established in 1888 and is the main enterprise/monetary newspaper on this planet.

Other Winners:
Global – BBVA has been awarded the Global Bank of the Year 2022.
Asia-Pacific – Standard Chartered Bangladesh (SC Bangladesh) bagged the 2022 Bank of the Year award
Click right here for the entire record of 2022 winners
About Canara Bank:
Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer(CEO) – L V Prabhakar
Headquarters – Bengaluru, Karnataka
Establishment – 1906

Farmkart Founder Atul Patidar Wins ‘Pride of Central India 2022’ AwardOn 1st December 2022, Atul Patidar, founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Farmkart Online Services Private Limited (central India’s first agritech innovation startup) was awarded the distinguished ‘Pride of Central India 2022’ award for reworking the lives of rural farmers.

• Union Minister of Civil Aviation of India Jyotiraditya Scindia handed over the award to Farmkart CEO Atul Patidar at a ceremony held in New Delhi, Delhi.
• Dainik Bhaskar’s ‘Pride of Central India’ honours individuals with distinctive and inspirational work in schooling, well being, artwork, enterprise, and social work.

About Atul Patidar:
i.Atul Patidar from Madhya Pradesh had labored in a Fortune 500 multinational in Canada.
ii.He has accomplished 4 post-graduation levels from the highest universities of the world together with Cornell University, Queen’s University, and University of Toronto, after whom he collaborated with Canadian Indians to ascertain ‘Farmkart’.
About Farmkart Online Services Private Limited:
i.Farmkart designs modern know-how options for farmers who’ve little or zero data of contemporary know-how.

• The know-how options embody UIC, U2U, agri-nidan, and rent4farm which simplifies on a regular basis lives of rural farmers and lead them in direction of worthwhile agriculture.

ii.The know-how options additionally create an entire ecosystem by serving to farmers get consultancy and gear on lease all through the method of agriculture.
Note – Farmkart was additionally chosen by Startup Grind, powered by Google for Entrepreneurs, as one of many Top 50 Global Innovative Startups in 2018.
Founder and CEO – Atul Patidar
Establishment – 2017     

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS  

India to Assume Chairmanship of Wassenaar Arrangement on 1st January

India will assume the chairmanship of the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA), a multilateral know-how management settlement, on 1st January 2023, for a interval of one 12 months.

• Ireland’s ambassador Eoin O’Leary handed over the chairmanship to India’s ambassador Jaideep Mazumdar, everlasting consultant to the UN and worldwide organisations in Vienna on the twenty sixth annual plenary of the WA held in Vienna between thirtieth November and 1st December 2022.

About Wassenaar Arrangement (WA):
i.The WA is a multilateral export management regime established in 1996, screens the transfers of standard weapons and dual-use items. It has 42 members and operates on a voluntary foundation, the place choices are made by consensus.
ii.The main aim of the organisation is to limit entry to delicate applied sciences for terrorist outfits.
iii.According to the Arms Control Association, each six months, members change data on deliveries of standard arms to non-Wassenaar members that fall beneath eight weapon classes.

• The classes embody battle tanks, armoured fight automobiles (ACVs), large-calibre artillery, navy plane/unmanned aerial automobiles, navy and assault helicopters, warships, missiles or missile techniques, and small arms and lightweight weapons.

iv.The WA additionally maintains lists of applied sciences that are of curiosity. It contains tier 1 that denotes an inventory of primary objects whereas tier 2 denotes delicate or very delicate applied sciences.
Members:
The United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK), Japan, South Korea, France, Germany and Australia are some key members of the WA and different non-members embody China and Israel.

• India joined the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) in 2017 and have become its forty second member.

Mahua Acharya resigns as MD & CEO of state-owned CESL

Mahua Acharya, MD and CEO of state-owned Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) has resigned from the highest publish.

According to Mahua Acharya’s resignation letter, thirteenth January 2023 will probably be her final day within the place.

• She additionally likes to retire from the corporate’s board of administrators and has requested that an applicable decision be handed on this regard.         

SPORTS

Vijay Hazare Trophy Final 2022 Highlights: Saurashtra beats Maharashtra 

On 2nd December 2022, Saurashtra gained the Vijay Hazare Trophy Final 2022- 2023 title by defeating Maharashtra by 5 wickets (249/5 & 248/9) within the ultimate at Narendra Modi Stadium Ground ‘A’, Motera, Ahmedabad (Gujarat).

• It is the 2nd Vijay Hazare Trophy victory for Saurashtra.
• Saurashtra gained its 1st Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2007-2008 in opposition to Bengal by 6 wickets.

Captains:

• Jaydev Unadkat – Saurashtra (profitable)
• Ruturaj Gaikwad- Maharashtra (dropping)

Records: 
i. Sheldon Jackson scored an unbroken 133 runs off 136 balls, which helped Saurashtra defeat Maharashtra within the ultimate.
ii. Ruturaj Gaikwad set a milestone by turning into the first cricketer to attain 4 centuries in a single Vijay Hazare Trophy season twice.

• It was his third consecutive century, following a double century and a high quality 168 within the knockouts.
• In the Vijay Hazare Trophy ultimate, Ruturaj Gaikwad smashed an excellent century (108) in opposition to Saurashtra.

Most runs- Narayan Jagadeesan (Tamil Nadu)
Most wickets- Vasuki Koushik (Karnataka)
iii. Narayan Jagadeesan, a Tamil Nadu batter, broke the world report for the very best particular person rating in males’s List A cricket by hammering 277 off 141 balls in opposition to Arunachal Pradesh within the Vijay Hazare Trophy on the Chinnaswamy in Bangalore.
Brief Scores:

• Maharashtra 248/9; 50 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 108, Azim Kazi 37; Chirag Jani 3/43).
• Saurashtra 249/5; 46.3 overs (Sheldon Jackson 133, Harvik Desai 50; Mukesh Chaudhary 2/38, Vicky Ostwal 2/20).

Key Points:
i. Man of the Match- Sheldon Jackson helped Saurashtra defeat Maharashtra within the ultimate with an unbeaten 133 runs off 136 balls.
ii. Manof the Tournament- Ruturaj Gaikwad, Maharashtra captain, was awarded for his distinctive performances within the match.

• He scored 3 centuries within the final 4 matches together with a record-breaking 220 not out in opposition to Uttar Pradesh within the quarter-finals.

About the Vijay Hazare Trophy: 
The Vijay Hazare Trophy, (formally often known as Mastercard Vijay Hazare trophy for sponsorship causes) also called the Ranji One-Day Trophy, was began in 2002-03 as a limited-overs cricket home competitors involving state groups from the Ranji Trophy plates organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

• It is known as after the legendary Indian cricketer Vijay Hazare.

Note: Tamil Nadu is probably the most profitable crew having gained the trophy 5 instances.

OBITUARY

Veteran Odia Actress Jharana Das Passes Away

On 1st December 2022, Veteran Odia movie actress Jharana Das handed away in Cuttack, Odisha on the age of 77.

• In 1997, Jharana Das acquired the state authorities’s prestigious ‘Jaydev Puraskar‘ for her lifelong contribution to the Odia cinema industry.
• She was born in 1945 and started her acting career in the 1960s and worked as a child artist and announcer with the All India Radio (AIR), Cuttack
• She won several accolades for her brilliant performance in films like ‘Shree Jagannath’, ‘Nari’, ‘Adinamegha’, ‘Hisabnikas’, ‘Pujafula’, ‘Amadabata’, ‘Abhinetri’, ‘Malajanha’ and ‘Heera Nella’.

IMPORTANT DAYS

International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022- December 3United Nations (UN)’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) or International Day of Disabled Persons is yearly noticed throughout the globe on December 3 to lift consciousness in regards to the state of affairs of individuals with disabilities in all elements of political, social, financial, and cultural life.

• The day goals to advertise the rights and well-being of individuals with disabilities in any respect ranges.

The theme of International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022 is ‘Transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fueling an accessible and equitable world’.
i. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the decision A/RES/47/3 on 14th October 1992 and declared December 3 of yearly as International Day of Disabled Persons.

• The 1st observance of International Day of Disabled Persons was on third December 1992.

ii. On 18 December 2007, the UN renamed the International Day of Disabled Persons because the International Day of Persons with Disabilities beneath the ‘Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities(CRPD) [A/RES/62/127]’.
iii. The 1st observance of the brand new identify, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, was on third December 2008.
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STATE NEWS

GoI Names 21 Uninhabited A&N Islands after Decorated SoldiersThe Government of India (GoI) has named 21 uninhabited islands within the union territory (UT) of Andaman & Nicobar (A&N) after recipients of Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest wartime gallantry award with the help of Andaman administration and the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

• Out of the 21 islands, 16 are positioned in North and Middle Andaman district, whereas the remaining 5 islands are in South Andaman.
• Among the islands, some fall beneath reserved forest whereas others have nice potential for water sports activities, creek tourism and fishing.

Key highlights:
i.The first uninhabited island numbered ‘INAN370’ in North and Middle Andaman was named after Major Somnath Sharma and henceforth it will likely be often known as ‘Somnath Dweep’.

• He was the primary recipient of the Param Vir Chakra. He misplaced his life within the line of obligation in 1947 whereas dealing with Pakistani infiltrators close to Srinagar Airport.
• He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his gallantry and sacrifice in the course of the Battle of Badgam.

ii.Another uninhabited island numbered ‘INAN308’ has been named after Subedar and Honorary Captain Karam Singh as ‘Karam Singh Dweep’.

• He fought within the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 and has been awarded the Param Vir Chakra for saving a ahead publish at Richmar Gali, south of Tithwal (a small border-village in Jammu and Kashmir).

Other awardees:
Other recipients of the award who had been honoured by naming islands of their identify embody Major Rama Raghoba Rane, Naik Jadunath Singh, Company Havildar Major Piru Singh Shekhawat, Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria, Lieutenant Colonel Dhan Singh Thapa Magar, Subedar Joginder Singh Sahnan, Major Shaitan Singh Bhati, Company Quartermaster Havildar Abdul Hamid, Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore, Lance Naik Albert Ekka, Colonel Hoshiar Singh Dahiya, Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran, Captain Bana Singh, Captain Vikram Batra, Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey and Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar.

Tamil Nadu points NFT as 1st ‘Digital Medals’ to Idol Wing Team

On 1st December 2022, Tamil Nadu (TN) police introduced a 5-member crew with non-transferable digital property within the type of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) minted with work of photos of the idols seized throughout a raid carried out by the TN Idol Wing content material identifier (CID) on 18th November 2022.

• The Tamil Nadu police’s Idol Wing is the first police unit on this planet to mint SBTs, a non-transferable type of NFT, as “Digital Medals” to encourage officers within the wing to make distinctive contributions and the 2nd on this planet to subject NFTs.
• The Dubai police gave away NFTs to the general public to symbolise innovation throughout GITEX 2022.

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