World’s 100 Most Powerful
Union Minister
Women 2023
Top 3 Rank:
1. Ursula von der Leyen, Germany,
Politics & Policy
2. Christine Lagarde, France,
Politics & Policy
3. Kamala Harris, USA, Politics &
Policy
QS World University
Rankings: Sustainability 2024
Top 3 Rank:
1. University of Toronto, Canada
2. University of California,
Berkeley (UCB), USA
3. University of Manchester, UK
World Malaria Report 2023 Released
by
Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax), a
protzoal parasite, contributed to
almost 46% of cases in the region.
Around 249 million malaria
cases have been reported
around the world(in 85
malaria endemic countries
and areas)
Total of 4 Indian women.
Nirmala Sitharaman, Ministry of Finance and
Corporate Affairs is ranked 32nd on the list.
➢ Other 3 Indians => Roshni Nadar Malhotra
(rank 60), Chairperson of HCLTech; Soma
Mondal (rank 70), former Chairperson of
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (rank 76),
Founder and Executive Chairperson of
Biocon India Private Limited.
2nd edition of the list published by
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a global higher
education analyst, the University of Delhi
(DU), ranked 220th (globally), has topped
among the 56 Indian Universities featured
on the list.
➢ DU => 30th rank among Asian
Universities. 2024 ranking features a
total of 1,397 institutions
representing 95 countries and
territories.
World Health Organization (WHO),
➢ India constituted 66% of malaria cases
in the WHO’s South-East Asia region in
2022. Despite an overall decrease of
11.9% in estimated cases between 2021
and 2022 in the region, Bangladesh,
Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand
recorded an increases in cases.
 Asian Infrastructure United Nations To promote sustainable
Investment Bank Development infrastructure development
(AIIB) Programme (UNDP) and address development
challenges in Asia and
beyond.

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a
Navratna Public Sector Undertaking
(PSU)
Receives orders worth Rs. 3,915 Crore for
the supply of various defense equipment.
➢ It received an order worth Rs 580
crore from the Indian Army for
supplying an artificial magnetic
conductor (AMC) of radars.

Projected the India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Confederation of Indian
to grow at 6.8 % in Financial Year 2023-24 (FY24)
Industry (CII)
supported by infrastructure development and
promotion of ease of doing business.
➢ CII also projected that the growth will
further accelerate to 7% in FY25.

Rex Karmaveer Global Fellowship (RKGF) 2023-24 and the most prestigious and inclusive
Karmaveer Chakra Medal were presented to people who have innovative ideas which may
make a difference to the world. The awards are instituted by the International Confederation
of Non-Governmental Organisation (iCONGO) in association with the United Nations (UN).
i.The awards were presented during the 12th Edition of the annual REX CONCLiVE and
Karmaveer Chakra Award event at Shri Nadar School, Faridabad, Haryana.

10 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Members of Parliament (MPs) including Union Minister
Narendra Singh Tomar, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW) and Minister
of State (MoS) Prahlad Singh Patel, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), have
resigned from the Parliament after winning the respective state assembly elections.

The government of India has proposed to sell 8% stake in Ircon International Limited (IRCON),
a Navratna Central Public Sector Unit (CPSU) under the Ministry of Railways (MoR), through
an offer for sale (OFS). As of September 2023, the government holds 73.18% stake in IRCON.
i.Initially, the government will sell 3.76 crore shares at Rs.2 per share (representing a 4%
stake) through the OFS and the additional 4% will be sold if the offer is oversubscribed.

Adani Group-owned Ambuja Cements Limited (ACL) completed the acquisition of Gujarat-
based Sanghi Industries Limited (SIL) at an enterprise value of Rs 5,185 crore by holding a
controlling stake of 54.51%. The acquisition will be fully funded through internal accruals.
i.The deal will boost Ambuja Cements’ capacity to 74.6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA)
from 68.5 MTPA.

Enemy property shares worth Rs 2709 crore were sold by the Government of India as part of
its initiative to dispose the enemy properties in India. The enemy properties are the assets left
behind by people who have taken citizenship of Pakistan and China, mostly between 1947
and 1962.

Google launched its largest and most capable multimodal Artificial intelligence (AI) model,
‘Gemini’, which comes in three sizes: Gemini Ultra, Gemini Pro, and Gemini Nano.
➢ Gemini Ultra: The largest and most capable model for highly complex tasks
➢ Gemini Pro: The best model for scaling across a wide range of tasks
➢ Gemini Nano: The most efficient model for on-device tasks

December 7, 2023 United Nations (UN) International Civil Aviation Day is

annually observed across the globe to create awareness
about the importance of international civil aviation and its
role in the social and economic development of a country.
➢ The 2023 theme of International Civil Aviation Day
is “Advancing Innovation for Global Aviation
Development”.

Armed Forces Flag Day (AFFD) is annually observed

December 7, 2023
across India to honour the martyrs, men, and women in
the armed forces who bravely fought and continue to fight
on the borders to safeguard the country’s honour.
➢ Flag Day emphasise the dedication to looking after
the war-disabled soldiers, Veer Naris, and the
families of Martyrs who have sacrificed their lives
for the country.

Launched Chief Minister (CM) of Odisha Naveen Patnaik for

“AMA Bank” scheme
by providing banking services through Customer
Service Point (CSP) Plus banking outlets in 4373
unbanked Gram Panchayats (GPs) in Odisha.
➢ Ama Bank model is the first-of-its-kind
financial inclusion programme in India.

For the advancement of airports in

Civil Aviation Airport
Gujarat. AAI will advance the
Department of Authority of
establishment of 11 proposed greenfield
the Government India (AAI)
airports, and evaluate their technical
of Gujarat
feasibility and the availability of land.