Daily Current Affairs – 23 December, 2022

In News Recently, the RBI Deputy Governor stressed on the need for regulated entities to assess climate-linked financial risks along with a demand for a formal definition of green finance. About What is Environmental, social, and governance (ESG)? These investments are types of socially responsible investing that consider the impact on the environment, its stakeholders, […]

In News The current surge in Covid-19 infections in China is believed to be driven by the BF.7 sub-variant of Omicron that is circulating in that country. What is Mutation? Like any other organism, the Covid-19 is also constantly mutating, with some changes in its genetic structure happening in every replication cycle. The RNA strand […]

In News Recently, the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry introduced the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022 in the Lok Sabha. The Bill promotes ease of doing business by decriminalising minor offences in 42 Acts administered by 19 ministries. What’s in Jan Vishwas Bill 2022? Aim:  It proposes to decriminalise many minor offences […]

In News Lalbazaar village in West Bengal is an art hub and moving towards becoming a centre for dhokra art. Dhokra Art About: It is a metalcraft popular in Bengal. An Ancient Tradition: Its documented history is about 5,000 years old.  In its original form, no painting or polishing is done. Most Dhokra artefacts are […]

In News Sahitya Akademi, an organisation founded in 1954 for promotion of literature,announced various Awards for 2022. About Sahitya Akademi recognizes 24 Indian languages which includes Rajasthani ,English and 22 languages recognized under the 8th Schedule of the Indian constitution. Sahitya Akademi Award is given to the most outstanding books of literary merit published in […]

In News The Kerala government will inaugurate a palm-leaf manuscript museum with modern audio-visual technology at the Central Archives, Fort, in Thiruvananthapuram. About the museum  It is set up by the Archives Department. Cost would be ?3-crore. The museum has eight theme-based galleries where select manuscripts from one of the biggest palm-leaf collections in the […]

In News India is planning to explore deep sea resources with its Samudrayaan mission which is expected to be realised by year 2026. The Indian Government launched the Samudrayaan mission in 2021.  About Samudrayaan Mission About the mission: India will send three personnel to 6,000 metre depth in a vehicle called Matsya 6000 for the […]

In News Recently, various companies such as HDFC Ergo, ICICI Lombard, Bajaj Allianz, and Tata AIG and public sector companies such as New India Assurance have launched its unmanned aircraft system insurance. Drone market in India India’s potential: Drones and allied component industries can boost India’s manufacturing potential by approximately $23 billion by 2030. Market […]

In News Recently, the Union Government has claimed that the ambitious scheme of the One Nation-One Ration Card across the country has brought a lot of relief to the poor. About Background:  The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana launched to: Ameliorate the hardships faced by the poor due to economic disruption caused by the […]

In News Recently, the 17th round of Corps Commander-level talks was held between India and China. More about the news Location of the talks: The talks were held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side. Key highlights: During the talks both sides agreed to continue dialogue through military and diplomatic channels and […]