21st December 2022

National Energy Conservation Day 2022: 14 December.

The National Energy Conservation Day is celebrated every year on 14th December 2022. The purpose is to showcase the achievements of the nation in energy efficiency and conservation. This occasion has been celebrated since 1991 when is led by the Ministry of power. This day is celebrated to raise awareness regarding the conservation of energy as it is the best way to have a greener and brighter future.

The National Energy Conservation Day is celebrated every year on _______ 2022.

Supreme Court Collegium recommends 5 names to Centre as apex court judges.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended to the Centre the names of five high court judges for appointment as apex court judges. The recommendation came after the meeting of the six-member Collegium, led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud. After the elevation of justice Dipankar Datta, former chief justice of Bombay High Court, SC’s current bench strength is 28 as against the sanctioned strength of 34. If the five names recommended by the Supreme Court collegium are notified by the central government, then the bench strength of the court will become 33.

1. Justice Pankaj Mithal, Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court;
2. Justice Sanjay Karol, Chief Justice, Patna High Court;
3. Justice PV Sanjay Kumar, Chief Justice, Manipur High Court;
4. Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Judge, Patna High Court;
5. Justice Manoj Misra, Judge, Allahabad High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended to the Centre the names of five high court judges for appointment as apex court judges. Which of the following is not included in the list?

Prime Minister Launched Projects Worth Rs 75,000 Cr in Maharashtra.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lay the foundation stone and inaugurate projects worth Rs 75,000 crores in Maharashtra. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, PM Modi inaugurated Phase-I of Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, covering a distance of 520 Kms and connecting Nagpur and Shirdi.

The 701 Km expressway – being built at a cost of about Rs 55,000 crore – is one of India’s longest expressways, passing through Maharashtra’s 10 districts and prominent urban regions of Amravati, Aurangabad and Nashik. The expressway will also help improve the connectivity of adjoining 14 other districts, thus helping in the development of about 24 districts of the state including the regions of Vidarbha, Marathwada and North Maharashtra.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lay the foundation stone and inaugurate projects worth Rs 75,000 crores in which state?

In November, Retail inflation eased below 6% for the first time in 2022.

Retail inflation of India has been eased to 5.88% in November 2022 from 6.77% in October. It is the first time in this Financial Year when the inflation rate came within the tolerance band of RBI i.e. 2 to 6%. Food prices, which account for nearly 40% of the CPI basket, eased to 4.67% in November, compared with 7.01% in October.

Retail inflation of India has eased to how much percent in November 2022 from 6.77% in the previous month?

Ex-Vice President Venkaiah Naidu receives SIES award for public leadership.

Former vice president Venkaiah Naidu has been conferred with the 25th Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi National Eminence Award (SIES). The award was presented during the event held at Shanmukhananda auditorium, King’s Circle in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The awards are given in the fields of public leadership, community leadership, science and technology, and social thinkers who have made outstanding contributions in their respective fields. The SIES was set up in 1932 by M. V. Venkateshwaran in Mumbai.

Who among the following has been conferred with the 25th Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi National Eminence Award (SIES)?

PM Participated in a Programme Commemorating Sri Aurobindo’s 150th Birth Anniversary.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in a programme commemorating Sri Aurobindo’s 150th birth anniversary, on 13th December, 2022. The programme, being held in Kamban Kalai Sangam, Puducherry, under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, witnessed the Prime Minister releasing a commemorative coin and postal stamp in honour of Sri Aurobindo.

PM Modi participated in a programme commemorating Sri Aurobindo’s ______ birth anniversary.

Chief Justice of India Inaugurates Digitisation Hubs in 10 districts of Odisha.

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.

With this inauguration, a total of 15 DCDHs have now become functional in the state, with each catering to a neighbouring district, thus covering all 30 district courts.

• The hubs at Angul, Bhadrak, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh and Sonepur, will take care of digitisation work of all 30 districts of the state.
• Each DCDH will be assigned the task of digitizing the surrounding districts.
• Initially, four District Court Digitization Centres (DCDC) were set up on a pilot basis in Cuttack, Ganjam, Sambalpur and Balasore districts on April 30, 2021.

Chief Justice of India inaugurates digitisation hubs in _____ districts of Odisha.

Forest department launched Project ‘Vanikaran’ in Kerala.

The Forest department in association with Noolpuzha grama panchayat has launched the ‘Vanikaran’ (afforestation) project to root out invasive plants, especially Senna spectabilis, and restore natural forests. The project was being executed on 30 hectares of forestland under the SulthanBathery forest range of the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, where exotic invasive plants, including Senna spectabilis, Eupatorium, Mikania micrantha, and Lantana camara, were posing a serious threat to the local species of trees, S. Ranjith Kumar, Assistant Wildlife Warden of the sanctuary.

Which state forest department has launched ‘Vanikaran’ project to restore natural vegetation?

WHO names Sir Jeremy Farrar as its new chief scientist.

World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Dr Jeremy Farrar will become its new Chief Scientist. Currently, Director of the Wellcome Trust, Dr Farrar will join WHO in the second quarter of 2023. As WHO’s Chief Scientist, Dr Farrar will oversee the Science Division, bringing together the best brains in science and innovation from around the world to develop and deliver high quality health services to the people who need them most, no matter who they are and where they live.

World Health Organization (WHO) announced that _______ will become its new Chief Scientist.

Meghalaya health department awarded for Best Practice in Tuberculosis ACSM.

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 award for Best Practice in Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilisation (ACSM) in Tuberculosis control was presented to representatives of the health department at a national workshop, aimed at ending TB infections, in the national capital.

Which state has been awarded for its initiative ‘Jan Andolan (people’s movement) against Tuberculosis at a national workshop on ASCM to end TB in India?