Current Affairs

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December - 14

• Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud  virtually inaugurated 10 district court digitisation hubs (DCDH) in Odisha, and said that modernisation of judiciary is the need of the hour.

• The Meghalaya government, which has adopted a ‘Jan Andolan’ (people’s movement) against Tuberculosis received an award for best practices in controlling the disease that affects 2.6 million people in India every year.

• The Forest department in association with Noolpuzha grama panchayat has launched the ‘Vanikaran’ (afforestation) project.

• Senior cardiologist from Hyderabad, Dr PC Rath, was formally elected president of the Cardiological Society of India (CSI) for the year 2023-24, in an annual meeting held in Chennai.

• World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Dr Jeremy Farrar will become its new Chief Scientist.

• The wholesale price-based inflation declined to a 21-month low of 5.85 per cent in November on easing prices of food, fuel and manufactured items.

• State-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) said it plans to sell its majority stake in Nainital Bank.

• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted a joint hypersonic vehicle trial along with the Headquarters, Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS).

• Karnataka shooter Divya T.S has secured her first women’s 10m air pistol national title at the 65th National Shooting Championship Competitions in Pistol events held in Bhopal.