Daily Current Affairs  – 16 December 2022

In News India celebrates Vijay Diwas every year on 16th December to commemorate India’s victory over Pakistan in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war. 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war During the struggle for independence in East Pakistan, the war started on  December 3, 1971, and ended 13 days later on December 16 with India winning the war. In […]

In News India successfully test-fired nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-V . Key Features of Agni-V ballistic missile It is an ingeniously built advanced surface-to-surface ballistic missile developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). The missile has a three-stage solid-fuel engine and can strike targets with a high degree of precision at distances up to […]

In News  The soccer journalist Grant Wahl collapsed and died suddenly while covering the World Cup in Qatar.  The autopsy found that Wahl had an “ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm. About Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm An aneurysm is a localised weakening of the wall of a blood vessel, which causes the vessel to bulge in that area […]

In News Recently, the World bank (WB) released a report titled “Striving for Clean Air: Air Pollution and Public Health in South Asia”. Key Findings India:  India has six large airsheds, some of them shared with Pakistan, between which air pollutants move.  Even if Delhi National Capital Territory were to fully implement all air pollution […]

In News Recently, the Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) report was released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN-Water. Key Findings WASH:  The increasing frequency and intensity of climate-related extreme weather events continue to impact universal access to safe and sustainably managed water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Less than one-third […]

In News The National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) has formulated a draft National Cyber Security Strategy which looks at addressing the issue of security of national cyberspace.  The timeline for its implementation and other details are not yet mentioned. About National Cyber Security Strategy Headed by: Lt General Rajesh Pant. Aim: It proposes a separate […]

In News Recently, the Law Minister said that the States can enact laws on uniform civil code too.  More about the news States are empowered to enact personal laws that decide issues such as succession, marriage and divorce. Uttarakhand was the first state to set up a panel to explore the possibility of a common […]