“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers…

An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

The Knowledge Library

Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 18.12.2023

National News

  • PM Modi Launches Varanasi Development Projects
  • Special Drives Fill 4,445 Faculty Positions in Central Higher Education
  • The Tourism Ministry today said that till the 31st of October this year, the Country has registered a footfall of 70 lakh 24 thousand Foreign Tourists.
  • Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw introduced Telecommunications Bill, 2023 in Lok Sabha
  • 05 Crore Rupees Paid in Compensation to PMJDY, RuPay Holders
  • The Centre today informed that in 2022 a total of 112 deaths took place in the country due to tiger attacks.
  • The Government today said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had constituted a working group on digital lending including lending through online platforms and mobile apps.
  • PM Modi inaugurates SwarVed Mahamandir at Umaraha in Varanasi; Calls upon people to inculcate nine habits in life including water conservation
  • Union Minister Parshottam Rupala addresses inaugural session of Animal Health Conclave; Says, India must become world leader in field of animal husbandry
  • Indian doctors of Army Hospital successfully conducts India’s first Bone Marrow Transplant
  • Space Startups in India attract investment worth over 1000 crore rupees during last nine months in current fiscal year
  • Prez Droupadi Murmu on 6-day visit to West Bengal, Telangana, and Rajasthan; to attend 69th convocation of IIT Kharagpur
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Diamond Bourse & New Integrated Terminal Building of Surat Airport; To also inaugurate 2nd Edition of Kashi Tamil Sangamam 2023 at Namo Ghat in Varanasi
  • External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday emphasised on the need to reform the United Nations Organisation.

 International News

  • In the US, a large swath of residents along the Eastern Seaboard are under flood and wind alerts as the storm system that inundated the South moves north, bringing the same threats with it.
  • The World Health Organization has urged nations to maintain strict surveillance and sequence sharing amid the increasing number of Covid cases.
  • North Korea launches long-range ballistic missile toward waters between Korean Peninsula and Japan
  • US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has decided to temporarily halt operations at the international railway crossing bridges in Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas, due to an increase in migrant border crossings.
  • Argentina: At least 14 people killed and many injured in powerful storm in southwestern port city of Bahía Blanca

 Sports News

  • The first-ever Khelo India Para Games (KIPG) concluded in New Delhi with Haryana winning the inaugural title by securing 105 medals including 40 gold, 39 silver, and 26 bronze.
  • In Men’s Cricket, India defeated hosts South Africa by eight wickets in the opening ODI of the three-match series in Johannesburg last night.

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