04 December 2022 Current Affairs by WestBengaljob.in

 1) Former Union Minister Hansraj Gangaram Ahir assumed charge as Chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).

:black_small_square:National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) :-
➨ Formed - 14 August 1993
➨ Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment - Virendra Kumar Khatik
➨ Headquarters - New Delhi

2) The Meghalaya cabinet has approved a policy aimed at addressing issues of mental health and social care through collaborative engagement with communities.

:black_small_square:Meghalaya :-
➨Governor - Satya Pal Malik
➨CM - Conrad Kongkal Sangma
➨Umiam Lake
➨Balpakram National Park
➨Baghmara Reserve Forest
➨Siju Bird Sanctuary
➨Nartiang Durga Temple
➨Khasi, Garo and Jaintia hills
➨Nokrek National Park

3) Avani Lekhara, who won two medals at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, has been recognized as the Para Sports Person of the Year, while Shrey Kadyan has been recognized as the Special Sportsperson of the Year.

4) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a four-tiered regulatory framework for categorization of Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs).
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Reserve Bank of India:-

➨Headquarters:- Mumbai, Maharashtra, 
➨Established:- 1 April 1935, 1934 Act.
➨Hilton Young Commission
➨ First Governor - Sir Osborne Smith
➨ First Indian Governor - Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh
➨Present Governor:- Shaktikanta Das

5) The Central government launched its facial recognition system Digi Yatra at Delhi, Bangalore and Varanasi airports, which will allow domestic passengers to seamlessly travel without an identification card.

6) The Karnataka branch of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) has appointed D Lakshmi Venkatesh as its president.

7) The World Health Organization announced that Monkeypox is to be renamed mpox, in a bid to avoid stigmatisation stemming from the existing name.
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World Health Organization :-
Headquarters - Geneva, Switzerland
Founded - 7 April 1948
Director-general - Tedros Adhanom

8) The troops of the Indian Army carried out the Sudarshan Prahar exercise in the deserts of Rajasthan.
➨ The exercise was conducted at Shahbaaz Division of Sudarshan Chakra Corps.
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Rajasthan:-
Governor - Kalraj Mishra
➭Amber Palace
➭Hawa Mahal
➭Ranthambore National Park
➭City Palace
➭Keoladeo Ghana National Park
➭Sariska National Park.
➭ Kumbhalgarh Fort

9) Niti Aayog launched the carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) policy framework and its Deployment Mechanism in India.

:black_small_square:NITI Aayog :- National Institution for Transforming India

➨Formed - 1 January 2015
➨Preceding - Planning Commission
➨Headquarters -New Delhi
➨Chairperson:- Narendra Modi,
➨Vice Chairperson - Suman Bery
➨CEO - Parameswaran Iyer

10) Union civil aviation minister, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, inaugurated multiple flights operated by Indigo and Alliance Air to expand the connectivity to the northeastern region.

11) Saurashtra beat Maharashtra by 5 wickets in the final to win the Vijay Hazare Trophy at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

12) India formally assumed the Presidency of G-20 grouping for the period of one year.
➨ The Group of 20 is a premier forum comprising world's advanced and developing economies, as well as the European Union, which meets every year to discuss global issues.

13) Historian, activist and writer Shekhar Pathak has won the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2022 for his book 'The Chipko Movement'.
➨ The book was originally written in Hindi and translated into English by Manisha Chaudhry.

14) IAS officer Sanjay Kumar took charge as Secretary of the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education.
➨ Sanjay Kumar, a 1990-batch Bihar cadre IAS officer, was a former Secretary, Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

15) Veteran Odia film actress Jharana Das, a winner of the state government's prestigious "Jaydev Puraskar" for her lifetime contribution to Odia film industry, passed away at the age of 77.
➨ She had also worked as an assistant station director of Doordarshan in Cuttack.