Daily Current Affairs With Video Lecture 16 December 2022 [DOWNLOAD PDF]

Prateek Mattoo
December 16, 2022
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In today’s current affairs for 16th December 2022, we are going to see the latest national and international current affairs news. These important current affairs will be very helpful for your upcoming NDA, CDS, CDS OTA, AFCAT, TA, Agniveer Army, Agniveer Navy, Agniveer Air Force, Women Military Police, INET, MNS, ACC exams, SCO, PCSL, CAPF, and SSB interviews, and direct entries for Army, Navy, and Air Force like SSC Tech, TGC, JAG, NCC, TES, 10+2 Cadet. Download a PDF file about current events at the end of this article.

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 16 December 2022

RRR Bags Two Golden Globe Award Nominations

RRR Has Been Nominated In 2 Categories At The Golden Globe Awards To Be Held In January 2023.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) Has Nominated ‘RRR’ In The Best Picture: Non- English Language And Best Original Song Naatu Naatu.
Director SS Rajamouli Has Also Received The New York Film Critics Circle Best Director Award For The Film.
RRR Follows A Pre-independence Story Drawing Around 2 Real-life Indian Revolutionaries: Alluri Sitarama Raju And Komaram Bheem, In The 1920s.

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Namami Gange Project Among World’s Top 10 Initiatives

According To A Report Released During The UN Biodiversity Conference, India’s Namami Gange- River Ganga Rejuvenation Project- Has Been Recognised As One Among World’s 10 Most “Ground-breaking” Initiatives For Restoration Of Natural Ecosystems.
National Mission For Clean Ganga Has Won The “Public Water Agency Of The Year” Award At The Global Water Awards, 2019 – Global Water Intelligence.
G Ashok Kumar, Director General, Namami Gange Received The Award At The 15^th Conference Of The Convention On Biodiversity (CBD) In Montreal (Canada).
They Were Selected Under The Banner Of The United Nations Decade On Ecosystem Restoration, A Global Movement Coordinated By The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) And The United Nations Food And Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Namami Gange Initiative Will Now BeEligible To Receive UN Support, Funding, Etc.
Namami Gange Project:
It Was Launched To Serve The Objectives Of Subsiding Pollution And Conservation And Restoration Of The National River Ganga.
In June 2014, It Was Approved As A ‘Flagship Programme’ By The Central Government.
Ministry: Ministry of Water Resources

Indian Swimmer Chahat Arora Set A National Record

In Melbourne, Australia On 14 December, Indian Swimmer Chahat Arora Set A National Record In The Women’s 100-metre Breaststroke At The FINA World Swimming Championships 2022.
FINA World Swimming Championships 2022, The 16^th Edition Of The Competition, Will Conclude On 18 December.
Chahat Arora Completed The 100-metre Breaststroke Race In 1 Minute, 13.13 Seconds.
Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte, Topped The Event In 1 Minute, 3.81 Seconds. Lara Van Niekerk Of South Africa Came 2^nd In 1 Minute 3.93 Seconds, While Lilly King Of The USA Came 3^rd In 1 Minute 3.94 Seconds.
Federation Internationale De Natation (FINA):
FINA Is The International Federation Recognised By The International Olympic Committee For Administering International Competitions In Water Sports.
Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland,
President: Husain Al- musallam,
Founded: 19 July 1908

Lok Sabha Passes Constitution (ST) Order (2nd Amendment) Bill 2022

The Lok Sabha On15^th December Passed The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022.
The Bill Includes Narikoravan, Kurivikkaran Communities In The List Of Scheduled Tribes In Tamil Nadu & Hattee Community Of Trans Giri Area Of Sirmour (Himachal Pradesh).
Gond Community In Chandauli, Kushinagar, Sant Kabir Nagar And Sant Ravidas Nagar Districts Of Uttar Pradesh From Scheduled Caste To Scheduled Tribe.
The Bill Will Amend The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, With Respect To Its Application To Tamil Nadu.

Peru Government Announces Nationwide Emergency

On 14 December, The Peruvian Government Declared A Nationwide State Of Emergency Amid Raging Protests.
Peru Has Gone Through Years Of Political Turmoil That Have Observed Corruption, Repeated Impeachment Attempts On Several Leaders And Curtailment Of Presidential Terms.
Peru’s Defense Minister Removed President Pedro Castillo From Office On 7 December By Impeaching Him.
Due To Which Protests Are Going On In The Country.
Dina Boluarte, Peru’s First Female President, Pledges To Heal Nation’s Wounds.
About Peru:
President: Dina Boluarte
Currency : Nuevo Sol
Capital: Lima
Peru Is The Third Largest Country In South America, After Brazil And Argentina.
That Is Home To A Section Of Amazon Rainforest, Andes Mountains And Machu Picchu.

Statue Of Mahakavi Subramanian Bharathiyar

On 11th December, Tamil Nadu CM M.K.Stalin Inaugurated The Statue Of Mahakavi Subramanian Bharathiyar At The Renovated House Of Bharathiyar At Varanasi Via Video Conference.
Bharathiyar’s 141st Birth Anniversary Celebrates On The Behalf Of State Government In Various Places In The State.
He Was A Tamil Writer, Poet, Journalist, Indian Independence Activist, Social Reformer And Polyglot.
Bharathiyar Fought For The Freedom Of Women, Against Child Marriage, Opposed The Caste System.
Kuyil Pattu, Panchali Sapatham And Kannan Pattu Were Composed During 1912 By Him.

UK, France & UAE Support For India’s Permanent Membership For UNSC

On 14 December, The UK, France And UAE Extended Support For India’s Permanent Membership At The United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
India Being The Largest Democracy And 2^nd Most Populous Country In The World, Is The Primary Reason For Granting It Permanent Membership In The UNSC.
Other Regions Are Either Underrepresented (Like Asia) By UNSC Or Not Represented At All (Africa, Latin America And The Small Island Developing States).
Veto Power Is Used By The P-5 Countries To Serve Their Own And Their Allies’ Strategic Interests.
United Nations Security Council (UNSC):
It Was Established In 1945 By The United Nations Charter.
It Has 5 Permanent Members – China, France, Russia, The United Kingdom, And The United States.
India Is Currently A Non-permanent Member Of The UNSC For A 2-year Term, Which Expires In December.
Headquarters – New York.