Daily Current Affairs 25th December 2022

2022-12-24

The Indian Science Congress will be held in Nagpur in January 2023 with the participation of leading scientists, researchers and educators in India.
The conference will be held from 3rd January to 7th January 2023. Nobel laureate scientists are expected to participate in this conference which is held to promote involvement in the field of science and technology.
- Congress to be held under the theme “Science and Technology for Sustainable Development with Empowerment of Women”.

Forbes’ has announced the annual list of the highest-paid female athletes in the world.
In that list Japan’s Naomi Osaka ranked 1st place, U.S.s’ Serena Williams ranked 2nd place, China’s Eileen Gu ranked 3rd place, Britains’ Emma Raducanu ranked 4th place, Poland’s Iga Swiatek ranked 5th place and India’s P.V.Sindhu ranked 12th place in the list.

For the first time in Tamil Nadu, ‘block chain’ technology has been introduced in the idol’s anti-trafficking department.
A new website has been created for this technology, through this website the public can file a complaint about idol smuggling, theft, hoarding, and one’s complaint can be seen on the website only by the concerned officer, and it has been informed that this information will be kept confidential.

Ladakh is celebrating Losar Festival on December 24, to mark the Ladakhi New Year. Ladakhi New Year is the major socio-religious festival of Ladakh celebrated in winter.
Losar Festival is also one of the major attractions for tourists in the winter season, as the festival is largely celebrated with several ritual performances and traditional events of songs and dances.

Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has launched Khelo India’s new Dashboard, The Dashboard is inclusive of all the statistical data related to the Khelo India Scheme and the Khelo India events.
It will be updated in real-time and it aims to be a unique one-stop platform for the citizens to access all the information regarding various offerings of the Khelo India Scheme.

The 10th Edition of the North East Festival began at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on December 23.The festival aims to promote the North East region’s diverse life, culture, traditions, and tourism.
Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Narayan Rane inaugurated the MSME Exhibition at the North East Festival, The festival will provide an opportunity to entrepreneurs from North East regions especially women and SC/ST entrepreneurs to showcase their skills, products and create new opportunities for growth.

President Biden has nominated Indian-American Richard R. Verma to be the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources.
He was experienced as US Ambassador to India during the former US President Obama administration and also served as Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs.

Former army Chief Sitiveni Rabuka was elected Prime Minister of Fiji on 24 December 2022.
74-year-old Sitiveni Rabuka was elected against Bainimarama in a secret ballot voting system in Parliament.

NHPC Limited has been awarded as the winner of the ‘Best Globally Competitive Power Company of India-Hydropower and Renewable Energy Sector’ at PRAKASHmay 15th Enertia Awards 2022. The event was held at the New Delhi Institute of Management, New Delhi on 22nd December 2022.
The Award has been conferred to NHPC in recognition of its leadership in the hydropower sector with a gross asset class renewable energy capacity of more than 7000 MW.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has bagged a top data security award for best practices in the government sector.
The award was given to UIDAI during DSCI’s three-day Annual Information Security Summit (AISS) in New Delhi for its significant role in securing national critical Aadhaar infrastructure that provides digital identity-based welfare services to residents.
- Data Security Council of India (DSCI), a not-for-profit, industry body on data protection in India.

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur will inaugurate the National level Kabaddi championship in Udupi in Karnataka, December 24, 2022.
The National level Kabaddi tournament will be held under MGM grounds where 12 teams from different states will take part. The winner will get the Atal trophy and prize money of one lakh rupees.

Hockey India has announced the 18-member team to represent India at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 to be held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13 to 29, 2023.
The Indian team is grouped in pool D along with England, Spain, and Wales,And Harmanpreet Singh has been named the Captain of the squad with Amit Rohidas as the Vice Captain.
India will begin their World Cup campaign against Spain on 13th January in the newly built Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium at Rourkela.

The International Football Confederation has published a new ranking list of football teams.
Brazil is at the top of this ranking list, while Argentina is at the 2nd position, and France is ranked 3rd and India is ranked 106th in this ranking list.

Junior International Badminton Championship title was won by Geto Sora Arena in the below 9 years old category, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Friday, December 23, 2022.
He won the championship title after beating Malaysia’s second seed Jaryl Teh, This is Sora’s second international badminton title within two months.

Good Governance Day is observed annually on 25 December in India and is to commemorate the birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
The Good Governance Day was established in 2014 to pay tribute to the former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee to raise awareness about accountability in governance among the people of India. He died at the age of 93 on 16 August 2018.