Current Affairs News December- 2023 which is important for students

Current Affairs

Current Affairs Let us have a brief outlook on certain recent affairs that have relevance to the candidates aspiring to get a government job

LAUNCH AND EVENT

PM Modi launches Developed India Youth Workshop:- The “Developed India@2047: voice of youth” scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 11 December.

• This scheme aims to transform India into an advanced nation one hundred years after the achievement of Indian sovereignty.
• Across the country, workshops will take place and enable youth participation in realizing this objective.
• India needs to attain four measures if it is to be considered among the developed countries.
• Such indicators as Gross National Income (GNI), Per capita income, Gross domestic production, and HDI.
• The UN had named 126 states of the world as developing until 2020.
• The UN list of developed countries included 36 such countries until 2020.

Games

Khelo India Para Games 2023′ in Delhi:- On the 11th of December, Anurag Thakur, the Union Sports Minister launched ‘Khelo India para games’ at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall in the national capital of Delhi. (Current Affairs )

• These games have 1450 para-athletes drawn from 32 states, union territories, and service sports boards.
• Khelo India Para Games 2023 is scheduled between 10th Dec – 17th Dec, at three locations in Delhi.
• They are being staged at IG Stadium, Tughlakabad shooting range, and JLN Stadium respectively.
• Seven sports competitions will be held under ‘Khelo India Para Games 2023’
• These include para athletics, para shooting, para archery, para football, para badminton, para table tennis, and para weightlifting.
• They have held the Khelo India Games on eleven occasions since 2018.
• They include five Khelo India Youth Games, three Khelo India University Games, and three Khelo India Winter Games.

National

Government bans onion:- On 8th December, the Federal Government directed that exportation of the onions was not allowed until 31st March 2024. This is because of the high demand and higher prices for onion.

• The government has requested NCCFI and NAFED to buy 60,000 tons of onion this season.
• The above figure translates into the purchase of 5.10 lakh tonnes of onion.
• A year later, at a conference in Nairobi, Kenya, the United Nations declared October 29, 2023, as World Food Day.
• The Central Government introduced a 40% export duty on onions in August 2023 and will continue till the end of December 2023.
• The government was not levying export duties on the Bengaluru Rose variety in that period.
• The name of this onion was recognized as geographic indication (GI) by the Indian government just two years ago, i.e., in 2015.