01 December, 2024
GK Update
Mon 27 Nov, 2023
National
Ayushman Arogya Mandir
- Central government has renamed Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres as Ayushman Arogya Mandir with the tagline Arogyam Paramam Dhanam.
Union Health Minister | Dr Mansukh Mandaviya |
World Climate Action Summit
- PM Narendra Modi will visit UAE to attend World Climate Action Summit.
- The Summit is the High-Level Segment of the 28th Conference of Parties, COP-28 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC.
UNFCCC | HQ: Bonn, Germany |
International
Malaysia: Visa-free entry to Indian citizens
- Malaysia will scrap entry visa requirements for Indian citizens visiting the nation beginning the 1st of December this year.
Malaysia | Capital: Kuala Lumpur | PM: Anwar Ibrahim |
India-Iran
- India and Iran reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral relationship, including connectivity projects such as Chabahar port, and political engagements during the Foreign Office Consultations held in Tehran.
Iran | Capital: Tehran |
Sports
World 6 Red Women Championships
- Vidya Pillai clinched the World 6 Red Women Championships title at Doha.
Khelo India Para Games
- First-ever Khelo India Para Games 2023 logo and mascot Ujjwala was launched in New Delhi by Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur.
- ‘Ujjwala’- a sparrow, was unveiled as the official mascot of Khelo India – Para Games 2023.
Abu Dhabi GP
- Max Verstappen clinched 19th win of F1 season at the Abu Dhabi GP.
Awards & Honour
Booker Prize
- Irish writer Paul Lynch has won the 2023 Booker Prize for his novel 'Prophet Song'.
'PRSI National Awards 2023'
- NHPC has won the 2nd prize under the 'Annual Report' category of 'PRSI National Awards 2023'.
- The award recognizes the overall high-quality, layout and design of NHPC Annual Report 2022-23.
Miscellaneous
Guru Nanak Jayanti
- Guru Nanak Jayanti marks the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev Ji, who laid the foundation of Sikhism.
- This year marks the 554th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
- Guru Nanak Dev was born in 1469 in the village of Talvandi in the Punjab region of present-day Pakistan, now known as Nankana Sahib.
Night Sky Sanctuary
- Ladakh will soon have South East Asia's first Night Sky Sanctuary as per Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh.
- The Sanctuary is being set up with the help of Indian Institute of Astrophysics Bengaluru.
- The Dark Sky Reserve will be located at Hanle village in Eastern Ladakh as a part of Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary.
- It will boost Astro-tourism in India and will be one of the world’s highest-located sites for optical, infra-red, and gamma-ray telescopes.
Floating re-fueling CNG station for boats
- Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri inaugurated floating Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Mobile Refueling Unit (MRU) station at Ravidas Ghat, Varanasi.
'Mabella' Vaccine
- Indian Immunologicals launched the measles and rubella vaccine 'Mabella' for children.
- The vaccine has been developed in partnership with Polyvac Institute of Vietnam.