NATIONAL UPDATES:
1. India' MMR declines to 97 per lakh live
births in 2018-20: According to
the Special Bulletin released by the Registrar General of India, Maternal
Mortality Ratio(MMR) of India has been declined from 130 in 2014-16
to 97 per lakh live births in 2018-20. MMR: The number of maternal deaths
during a given time period per one lakh live births. With this, the
country has accomplished the National Health Policy target for MMR of
less than 100 per lakh live births. Target: SDG target of MMR of less than
70 per lakh live births by 2030.
The number of states which have achieved the Sustainable
Development Goal target has now risen from six to eight leading with Kerala,
followed by Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.
Reacting to a new milestone in MMR, Union Health Minister Dr. Mnasukh
Mandaviya credited it to the various healthcare initiatives of
government to ensure quality maternal and reproductive care.
2. Gautam Adani tops Forbes India rich list 2022: As per the Forbes India Rich
List 2022, the combined wealth of India’s 100 richest has been increased
by $25 billion to $800 billion. The top 10 richest Indians are worth a
cumulative $385 billion. Adani Group chairman, Gautam Adani has
bagged the top spot on the list with a net worth of $150 billion. He is also
the third richest billionaire globally. After Adani, Mukesh Ambani
($88 billion) placed second, followed by Radhakishan Damani, Cyrus
Poonawalla, and Shiv Nadar.
The world economy may be slowing but India’s richest have
grown even richer this year. The Forbes India India Rich List 2022 is finally
here, according to which, the combined wealth of India’s 100 richest grew by
$25 billion to touch a colossal $800 billion. The top 10 richest Indians are worth
a cumulative $385 billion.
3. Meghalaya cabinet approved mental health and social
care policy: Meghalaya has
become the first state in the Northeast to pass the first-ever Mental
Health and Social Care Policy.
Objective – To promote overall mental health and well-being
and facilitate appropriate access and care pathways.
After Kerala and Karnataka, Meghalaya becomes the third state
in India to have such a policy. This policy will ensure that proper attention
is given to mental health, particularly for our youth and adolescents.
About
Meghalaya :
Capital – Shillong
Chief Minister – Conrad Kongkal Sangma
Governor – D. Mishra (additional charge)
4. International Lusophone Festival to be held in Goa: International
Lusophone Festival is being held from 3 to 6 December 2022 in. The
Ministry of External Affairs is organizing the festival in partnership with the
Indian Council of Cultural Relations and the Goa government. The festival seeks
to further India’s connection with the Lusophone world. Goa has had historical
linkages with the Lusophone world. This has been nurtured through the
presence of Portuguese cultural institutions like the Orient Foundation and the
Camoes Institute which promote the Portuguese language and culture in India.
About
Goa
Capital – Panaji
Chief Minister – Pramod Sawant
Governor – S. Sreedharan Pillai
5. Nagaland celebrates 60th statehood day: Nagaland has
observed its 60th Statehood day on 1st Dec 2022. It became
the 16th State of the Union of India on 1st December 1963. On the
occasion, the Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio has launched 'SAHYOG project' of
Nagaland Police and also flagged off Nagaland Police Special Operation
Group Vehicles.Nagaland has also hosted the 23rd Hornbill Festival 2022 at
Naga Heritage Village Kisama from 1st-10th December 2022.
Chief guest of this festival(2022): VP Jagdeep Dhankhar
INTERNATIONALUPDATES:
1. Gaslighting’ named Merriam-Webster’s word of the
year for 2022: US
dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster has announced “Gaslighting”, as
the word of the year for 2022. Gaslighting — behavior that’s
mind-manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful. Merriam-Webster has
defined Gaslighting, “The act or practice of grossly misleading someone,
especially for one’s own advantage”. Interest in the term was up by 1,740% over
the previous year according to searches of the online dictionary.
Other popular words 2022- Oligarch, Omicron, Codify, Queen
Consort, Raid. Permacrisis is Collins Dictionary’s Word of The Year 2022.
Cambridge Dictionary announced ‘Homer’ as Word of the Year 2022.
2. UNESCO recommended Great Barrier Reef to be put ‘in
danger’ list site:
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) released has recommended Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
(GBR) on a list of world heritage sites in danger. The UNESCO report
found the acidity of the Great Barrier Reef water has increased 26 percent
while water quality targets have not been met.
It recommends urgent action to stop sediment runoff, a ban on
destructive gill net fishing and a reduction in runoff from banana and
sugarcane farming. Spanning nearly 133,000 square miles and home to more than
1,500 species of fish and over 400 species of hard corals, the Great Barrier
Reef is an extremely critical marine ecosystem on Earth. It is the world’s
biggest coral reef ecosystem. UNESCO classifies 52 such sites as in danger in
order to encourage action to protect them.
3. India extends financial assistance of 100 million
US dollars to Maldives: India has provided financial assistance of 100 million US
dollars to the Maldives. The assistance is in the form of budgetary
support to tide over the difficult economic situation in the archipelago
nation. The assistance is being extended without any conditions and
Maldives is free to use it in its economic recovery as it deems fit. The
financial assistance has extended by India to showcase the resilience and
reliability of the India-Maldives relationship.
4. Global Prime Cities Index by Knight Frank: Mumbai ranked 22nd: According to
the Knight Frank report released Mumbai was ranked at 22nd rank
in ‘Prime Global Cities Index Q3 (July-September) 2022. The three Indian
cities; Mumbai, Bengaluru, and New Delhi registered an increase in average
annual prices in the third quarter of 2022. Bengaluru’s rank also moved up to
27th as against 41st, while New Delhi’s position improved to 36th rank
from 38th rank. Dubai recorded the fastest rise in prime prices in 2022.
Wellington was the weakest-performing market.
5. World AIDS Day 2022: 1st December 2022: World AIDS Day is observed annually
on December 1 to raise awareness and encourages progress in
HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment and care. Theme 2022: 'Equalize' Focus
of theme: To highlight the particular inequalities faced by HIV patients
and to press for the actions needed to address them. WHO has founded this day
on December 1 in 1988. In August 1988, James W. Bunn and Thomas
Netter have conveyed the idea of AIDS day to the Director of AIDS Global
Program.
OTHER UPDATES:
BANKING AND FINANCE
1. YES BANK partners Turtlefin to create tech platform
‘EasyNsure’:
TurtleFin (India's insurtech platform) has collaborated with YES
BANK to develop 'EasyNsure', a complete technological platform.
Turtlefin’s innovative API will enable the platform to provide a slew of
holistic insurance solutions at the push of a button. EasyNsure: It
is a first-of-its-kind proposition for YES BANK, that will bring multiple
insurance partners onto a single platform.
Yes Bank:
CEO: Prashant Kumar
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
2. India to receive over record $100 billion in
remittances in 2022:
According to the World Bank's Migration and Development
brief, remittance flows to India are predicted to increase by 12% to $100
billion in 2022. While the Mexico is placed second, followed by China, and
the Philippines. Remittances to India were enhanced by wage hikes and a
strong labor market in the United States and other OECD countries. Remittances
to low and middle-income countries increased by about 5 percent to over
$626 billion in 2022.
India is on course to maintain its position as the top
recipient of remittances, with migrant workers who are on track to send home a
record amount of money this year. According to the World Bank's Migration and
Development brief, remittance flows to India are predicted to increase by 12
percent and hit $100 billion for the first time this year, way ahead of Mexico,
China, and the Philippines. This will help India maintain its top spot.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
1. Manthan Platform wins the Best Tech Initiative
Award: The Manthan
platform won NSEIT the Best Tech Initiative of the Year at the Dun
& Bradstreet Business Excellence Awards 2022. Reason: For building the
technology infrastructure to support Manthan. Manthan is a platform that
promotes collaboration at scale between industry and the scientific research
and development ecosystem. The development of the platform was conceptualized
andimplemented by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA), GoI.
The Manthan platform won NSEIT the Best Tech Initiative of the Year at the Dun & Bradstreet Business Excellence
Awards 2022 on 29th November 2022 during an event in Mumbai. The award was
presented for building the technology infrastructure to support Manthan, a
platform that promotes collaboration at scale between industry and the scientific
research and development ecosystem. The development of the platform was
conceptualized and implemented by the Office of the Principal Scientific
Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India. The award was received by Dr. Sapna
Poti, Director of Strategic Alliances Division, Office of Principal Scientific
Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India and Shri. Anantharaman Sreenivasan, MD
& CEO, NSEIT.
OBITUARIES
1. Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin passes away: Former leader of China, Jiang
Zemin, who came to power after the Tiananmen Square protests, has
been passed away at 96 due to leukaemia and multiple organ failure.
He was the Communist Party general secretary for 13 years. As the general
secretary, he has guided China's rise to global economic power as he
welcomed capitalists into the Communist Party. He had also helped pulling
in foreign investment after China joined the WTO. Former President of
China Jiang Zemin, who supported economic reforms leading years of growth in
the country, has died at the age of 96. Jiang Zemin crushed the pro-democracy
protests in Tiananmen Square. He died from leukemia and multiple organ failure
in Shanghai at 12:13 pm today.
DEFENCE
1. Army’s Sudarshan Chakra Corps
conducts 'EX Sudarshan Prahar': Sudarshan Chakra Corps of Indian Army has
conducted Exercise Sudarshan Prahar in the deserts
of Rajasthan on 30th November 2022. Focus: On the synergised
application of combat power through the integration of force multipliers &
practising new battle techniques. The exercise was attended by Lt Gen AK
Singh, Goc-in-C, Southern Command.
About India Army:
Headquarters: New Delhi
Motto: Service Before Self
Chief: General, Manoj Pande
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