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GK Update

Sun 15 Dec, 2024

State Special

Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana

  • Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal announced the launch of the Delhi government’s Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana, under which the monthly stipend for women aged 18 and above has been hiked to ₹2,100 from ₹1,000 proposed earlier.

About New Delhi

  • Became Capital: 1911
  • Became Union Territory: 1956
  • Union Territory with Legislature
  • Lt. Governor: Vinai Kumar Saxena
  • 69th CAA 1991: NCT Delhi Act and Legislative Assembly constituted

Science and Tech

MoU between AIIMS and Wipro

  • The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Wipro GE Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., to establish an AI Health Innovations Hub at the Centre, to enhance healthcare delivery and outcomes through more precise diagnosis, innovative treatment protocols etc.

About AIIMS

The AIIMS was finally created in 1956,as an autonomous institution through an Act of Parliament ,to serve as a nucleus for nurturing excellence in all aspects of health care.

Economy and Banking

MFN Clause

  • Switzerland has announced to suspend the most favoured nation (MFN) clause in its double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) with India, starting from January 1, 2025.

What is MFN Clause?

It is a principle found in international treaties, including tax agreements, that ensures equal treatment for all parties involved. If one country offers favourable tax rates or conditions to another, it must extend those same benefits to all other countries covered by the treaty.

Environment and Biodiversity

Ratapani Tiger Reserve

  • Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated the state’s eighth tiger reserve, the ‘Ratapani Tiger Reserve’.

National Parks in Madhya Pradesh

  • Bandhavgarh National Park
  • Kanha National Park
  • Dinosaur Fossil National Park
  • Ghughua Fossil National Park
  • Kuno National Park
  • Madhav National Park
  • Panna National Park
  • Pench National Park
  • Sanjay National Park
  • Satpura National Park
  • Van Vihar National Park

Defence

2nd LAND FORCES SUMMIT

  • Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi participated virtually in the 2nd LAND FORCES SUMMIT held in Japan.

Chiefs of Defence Forces

Army Chief: Gen Upendra Dwivedi Navy Chief: Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi Air Force Chief: Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh

Sports

11th Commonwealth Karate Championships 2024

  • Indian para-athlete Kartikeya Goel of Delhi won two gold medals at the 11th Commonwealth Karate Championships 2024, held in Durban, South Africa.

Major Appointments

Mikheil Kavelashvili

  • Mikheil Kavelashvili has been elected as the next president of Georgia.

About Georgia

Capital: Tbilisi Currency: Lari

Manish Jain

  • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the appointment of Manish Jain as executive director (whole-time director) of YES Bank for a period of three years, effective from December 11, 2024, to December 10, 2027.

About Yes Bank

Estb: 2004 HQ: Mumbai MD & CEO: Prashant Kumar

Awards and Honours

Time magazine Person of the Year for 2024

  • Time magazine has named President-elect Donald Trump as its Person of the Year for 2024, marking his second recognition after 2016.

The Kumbaya Story

  • Indian film "The Kumbaya Story" has bagged a trophy at the 13th Global Sustainability Film Awards (GSFA) in the Transforming Society Short Film category.

Adapt Achievement Award at ADAPT Fest 2024

  • Sumit Agarwal was awarded the prestigious Adapt Achievement Award at ADAPT Fest 2024, held in Mumbai.

Person in News

Yoon Suk Yeol

  • The South Korean parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration earlier this month.

About South Korea

Capital: Seoul Currency: South Korean won

Neeraj Chopra

  • Neeraj Chopra’s t-shirt, he wore at the Paris Olympic Games 2024 has been inducted into the World Athletics Heritage Collection, currently on display in the online 3D platform of the Museum of World Athletics (MOWA).

Achievements of Neeraj Chopra

  • Commonwealth Games 2018: Gold Medal
  • Asian Games 2022: Gold Medal
  • Tokyo Olympics 2021: Gold Medal
  • Paris Olympics 2024: Silver Medal
  • 2018: Conferred with the Arjuna Award
  • 2020: Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) for his excellence in sports.

Raj Kapoor

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tribute to legendary actor Raj Kapoor on his 100th birth anniversary on 14th December.

Awards conferred on Raj Kapoor

Padma Bhushan: 1971 Dadasaheb Phalke Award: 1988 Brampton Walk of Fame: 2011

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

  • The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi paid tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his death anniversary on 15th December.

About Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

  • Known as the Iron Man of India.
  • 1st Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of India.
  • Bharat Ratna Award posthumously in 1991.
  • World's tallest statue, the 'Statue of Unity,' is dedicated to Sardar Patel.
  • Led the Bardoli Satyagraha, a non-violent peasant movement in 1928.

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