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Daily Current Affairs 13th December 2023 Check Here
Updated On : December 20, 2023
Today's Current Affairs 13th December 2023
INTERNATIONAL
Ban Ki-moon Honored With 2023 Diwali ‘Power of One’ Award at UN
- Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, along with three distinguished diplomats, was honored at the annual ‘Diwali Power of One Awards.’
- Ban Ki-moon, the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, received the esteemed Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Also included Mirsada Colakovic, Ambassador Kim Sook, and Miroslav Lajcak.
Myanmar Surpasses Afghanistan as World’s Leading Opium Source in 2023: UN Report
- Myanmar has emerged as the world’s largest source of opium in 2023, surpassing Afghanistan.
About Myanmar:
Capital: Naypyidaw
Currency: Myanmar Kyat
Official language: Burmese
About Afghanistan:
Capital: Kabul
Currency: Afghan Afghani
Official languages: Pashto, Dari
NATIONAL
India Joins UN’s ‘Race to Resilience’ at COP28
- India join the United Nations’ ‘Race to Resilience‘global campaign. This decision, announced during the recently concluded COP28 event in Dubai.
India Launches Forest Certification Scheme for Sustainable Management
- The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has introduced the Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme.
SPORTS
Asad Shafiq Announces Retirement from All Forms of Cricket
- Pakistani batter Asad Shafiq, the middle-order batter, announces his retirement from all forms of the game at the age of 37.
SUMMIT'S & MOU's
PM Modi Launches AI Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi
- The annual Global Partnership for Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit commenced at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on December 12.
- Paytm’s CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, shed light on the challenges faced by Indian farmers.
Youth for Unnati and Vikas with AI (YUVAi) at GPAI Summit 2023
- YUVAi-Youth for Unnati and Vikas with AI,” a collaborative initiative of the National e-Governance Division (NeGD).
- Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, and Intel India.
India Postpones Quad Summit Meeting amidst Strained Relations and Scheduling Issues
- India has decided to defer the Quad summit meeting, originally scheduled for January 2024.
- India’s Republic Day celebrations, US President Joe Biden is unlikely to attend the Quad Summit.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Javed Akhtar to Receive Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award at Ajanta-Ellora Film Festival
- The veteran lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar is set to be honored with the Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming Ajanta-Ellora Film Festival.
- The award ceremony will be held at the Rukmini Auditorium, MGM University campus, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
BANKING AND ECONOMY
Lok Sabha Approves Additional Spending of ₹58,378 Crore in Current Fiscal
- Lok Sabha has given its approval for a net additional spending of ₹58,378 crore in the ongoing fiscal year, set to conclude in March 2024.
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the government’s commitment to fiscal prudence.
Daily Current Affairs 13th December 2023 Check Here
December 20, 2023
Today's Current Affairs 13th December 2023
INTERNATIONAL
Ban Ki-moon Honored With 2023 Diwali ‘Power of One’ Award at UN
- Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, along with three distinguished diplomats, was honored at the annual ‘Diwali Power of One Awards.’
- Ban Ki-moon, the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, received the esteemed Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Also included Mirsada Colakovic, Ambassador Kim Sook, and Miroslav Lajcak.
Myanmar Surpasses Afghanistan as World’s Leading Opium Source in 2023: UN Report
- Myanmar has emerged as the world’s largest source of opium in 2023, surpassing Afghanistan.
About Myanmar:
Capital: Naypyidaw
Currency: Myanmar Kyat
Official language: Burmese
About Afghanistan:
Capital: Kabul
Currency: Afghan Afghani
Official languages: Pashto, Dari
NATIONAL
India Joins UN’s ‘Race to Resilience’ at COP28
- India join the United Nations’ ‘Race to Resilience‘global campaign. This decision, announced during the recently concluded COP28 event in Dubai.
India Launches Forest Certification Scheme for Sustainable Management
- The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has introduced the Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme.
SPORTS
Asad Shafiq Announces Retirement from All Forms of Cricket
- Pakistani batter Asad Shafiq, the middle-order batter, announces his retirement from all forms of the game at the age of 37.
SUMMIT'S & MOU's
PM Modi Launches AI Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi
- The annual Global Partnership for Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit commenced at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on December 12.
- Paytm’s CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, shed light on the challenges faced by Indian farmers.
Youth for Unnati and Vikas with AI (YUVAi) at GPAI Summit 2023
- YUVAi-Youth for Unnati and Vikas with AI,” a collaborative initiative of the National e-Governance Division (NeGD).
- Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, and Intel India.
India Postpones Quad Summit Meeting amidst Strained Relations and Scheduling Issues
- India has decided to defer the Quad summit meeting, originally scheduled for January 2024.
- India’s Republic Day celebrations, US President Joe Biden is unlikely to attend the Quad Summit.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Javed Akhtar to Receive Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award at Ajanta-Ellora Film Festival
- The veteran lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar is set to be honored with the Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming Ajanta-Ellora Film Festival.
- The award ceremony will be held at the Rukmini Auditorium, MGM University campus, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
BANKING AND ECONOMY
Lok Sabha Approves Additional Spending of ₹58,378 Crore in Current Fiscal
- Lok Sabha has given its approval for a net additional spending of ₹58,378 crore in the ongoing fiscal year, set to conclude in March 2024.
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the government’s commitment to fiscal prudence.
