14 December 2022  Current Affairs by WestBengalJob.in

 14 December 2022  Current Affairs by WestBengalJob.in

1) Jammu and Kashmir has been awarded first prize in the category for Ayushman Bharat health account ID generation and second prize in the category for Teleconsultation conducted during the celebration of Universal Health Coverage Day 2022.

Jammu and Kashmir :-

➨L. Governor of J&K - Manoj Sinha
➨Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Hirapora Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Dachigam National Park
➨Salim Ali National Park
➨Annual Youth Festival "Sonzal-2022"

2) Arun Kumar Singh, former chairman of oil refining and marketing company BPCL, has been appointed chairman and managing director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).

3) Indian-origin Sushmita Shukla has been appointed as the First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank in New York.

4) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu took oath as the 15th chief minister of Himachal Pradesh along with his deputy Mukesh Agnhotri in a ceremony held at the historic Ridge Maidan in Shimla.

 Himachal Pradesh :-

➠Kinnaura tribe , Lahaule Tribe, Gaddi Tribe and Gujjar Tribe
➠Sankat Mochan Temple.
➠Tara Devi Temple
➠Great Himalayan National Park
➠Pin Valley National Park
➠Simbalbara National Park
➠Inderkilla National Park

5) World champion American hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis won the 'World Athlete of the Year' awards.

6) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of the greenfield international airport at Mopa in North Goa.

7) The 39th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy is being conducted from 08 – 19 December 2022.

➨Indian Naval Warship (INS) Karmuk participated in the pre-deployment briefing at Belawan, Indonesia.

8) Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu defeated Olympic champion Hou Zhihua to win silver medal at the 2022 Weightlifting World Championships.
➨ This is Mirabai's second medal at the event, having won gold in 2017.

9) Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the sixth Vande Bharat Express that will run between Maharashtra’s Nagpur and Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur.

 Maharashtra :-

➨ Sanjay Gandhi (Borivali) National Park
➨ Tadoba National Park
➨Nawegaon National Park
➨Gugamal National Park
➨Chandoli National Park

10) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of National Institute for One Health and inaugurate the Center for Research, Management and Control of Hemoglobinopathies at Nagpur.

11) The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, organized an opening ceremony for the International Year of Millets – 2023 (IYM2023) in Rome, Italy.

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) :-

Headquarters - Rome, Italy
Founded - 16 October 1945
Director-General - Qu Dongyu
Parent organization - United Nations

12) The Ministry of Tribal Affairs successfully hosted a free One-Day Mega Health Camp - "Abua Bugin Hodmo" (Our Better Health), in Jharkhand.

➨This is the second successful mega health camp to offer improved healthcare services to tribals of Jharkhand.

Jharkhand :-

Baidyanath Temple
Parasnath wildlife sanctuary  
Dalma wildlife sanctuary   Palamau wildlife sanctuary
Koderma wildlife sanctuary  
Udhwa Lake Bird sanctuary  
Palkot wildlife sanctuary  
Mahuadanr wildlife sanctuary

13) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Mopa International Airport in Goa, which has been named after former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. 

14) The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare organized a two-day convention on the theme "Universal Health Coverage Day (UHC) 2022" in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh :-

Governor - Smt. Anandiben Patel
➨Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Dudhwa National Park
➨National Chambal Sanctuary
➨Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar Lake
➨Kashi Vishwanath Temple
➨Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary
➨School Chalo Abhiyan
➨Sant Kabir Academy and Research Centre and Swadesh Darshan Yojana
➨Parivar Kalyan card scheme
➨Mathrubhumi Yojana Portal

15) The National Energy Conservation Day is observed every year on December 14 to spread awareness about the importance of energy efficiency and conservation.
➨ The National Energy Conservation Day has been celebrated every year since 1991.