2 nd Dec 2023 Current

Affairs
National Pollution Control Day
u This day is observed on 2nd December
every year in remembrance of the people
who passed away in the Bhopal Gas
Tragedy, 1984.

u The Bhopal Gas Tragedy took place in

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on 2nd and 3rd
December, 1984. This devastating chemical
leak was said to be one of the worst
industrial disasters of all time.

u Approximately 45 tons of methyl isocyanate

escaped from an insecticide plant from the
Union Carbide Corporation’s Indian
subsidiary.
u Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016
u E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016
u The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010
u Environment Protection Act, 1986
u Air Prevention and Control of Pollution Act, 1981
u Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act of 1974
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
u The theme for this year's
International Day for the Abolition
of Slavery is - Fighting slavery's
legacy of racism through
transformative education.

u On December 2, 1949, The

Convention for the Suppression of
the Traffic in Persons and the
Exploitation of the Prostitution of
Others was passed by the
Assembly.
World Computer Literacy Day
u World Computer Literacy Day was
launched by Indian computer company
National Institute of Information
Technology (NIIT) to mark its 20th
anniversary in 2001
Arshia Sattar Conferred With French Honour/अ"श$या स)ार को
-ांसीसी स0मान से स0मा4नत 6कया गया
u Renowned author and translator Arshia Sattar has added another feather to her
cap, being honored with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the
French government.

u Notable among her works are translations of epics like

the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, as well as tales from Kathasaritsagara.

u “The Mahabharata for Children” earning her the Sahitya Akademi Prize for
Children’s Literature in 2022.

u Previous recipients of the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters include
luminaries like Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Richa Chadha, Raghu Rai,
Ebrahim Alkazi, Habib Tanveer, and Upamanyu Chatterjee.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Henry Kissinger passed
away/नोबेल शां4त परु <कार =वजेता हे नरA 6क"संजर का
4नधन हो गया
Henry Kissinger, former United States
Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize
winner, died aged 100.

Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace

Prize in 1973 for his role in the Paris Peace
Accords.

Kissinger was appointed National Security

Advisor in 1969, and he became Secretary of
State in 1973. He held this position until 1977.

The opening of relations with China

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar to inaugurate the 5th Global
Ayurveda Festival at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala/उपरा%&प'त
जगद-प धनखड़ केरल के 'त5वनंतपरु म म: 5व: वैि>वक आयव
ु Aद महोDसव का
उFघाटन कर: गे
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will
inaugurate the 5th edition of the Global
Ayurveda Festival in Thiruvananthapuram
in Kerala.

The Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF) 2023

will be held in the state capital of Kerala
from December 1-5, with the theme
‘Emerging Challenges in Healthcare and
a Resurgent Ayurveda’.
Amrit Brikshya Andolan: Assam govt creates nine
Guinness World Records/अमत ृ बDृ आंदोलन: असम
सरकार ने नौ Iगनीज वJड$ Lरकॉड$ बनाए
u The Amrit Brikshya Andolan launched by the state government
received fitting recognition, with the state creating nine Guinness
World Records in as many categories.

u The following are the records that were created in September

this year:
u Longest line of Potted Saplings (September 9) (approx. 22km line)
u Largest number of saplings distributed at one venue in 24 hours
(September 10)
u Most trees planted by a team in 24 hours (September 13-14)
u Most trees planted by a team in 1 hour (September 15)
u Largest potted saplings mosaic (September 16)
u Most people planting trees simultaneously (September 17)
u Most viewers of an environmental sustainability lesson livestream
on YouTube (September 11)
u Largest photo album of people planting trees-online (September
9-17)
u Most pledges received for an environmental sustainability
campaign in 1 month (September 9-17)
HDFC Life’s ‘Insure India’ Campaign Sets Guinness
World Record/एचडीएफसी लाइफ के 'इंSयोर इंTडया'
अ"भयान ने Iगनीज वJड$ Lरकॉड$ बनाया
u HDFC Life, one of India’s leading insurers, has officially set a new
Guinness World Records title for creating the largest online selfie
mosaic made from 19,097 photos clicked by individuals for the
‘Insure India’ campaign.

u HDFC Life launched the ‘Insure India’ campaign with the aim of
raising awareness about the significance of life insurance
among the Indian population.

u HDFC Life’s larger industry vision, aiming to ensure ‘Life insurance

for all‘ by the year 2047.
Modi Govt Plans 7 New Bills For Winter Session
Narendra Modi government planning to introduce seven new
Bills alongside addressing 11 pending bills.

The Winter Session of Parliament begins on December 4 and will

continue till December 22.

The proposed legislations cover a diverse range of topics, from

establishing a Central Tribal University in Telangana to providing
women’s quota in Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry
Assemblies.

Central University (Amendment) Bill, 2023.

This move reflects the government’s commitment to education

and inclusivity.
u Another noteworthy initiative is The Jammu and Kashmir
Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which seeks to
implement a 33% quota for women in the Jammu and Kashmir
Assembly

u The government also plans to bring a bill to increase the strength

of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly from 107 to 114.

u The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2023, aims

to provide a 33% women’s quota in the Puducherry Assembly.
The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions)
Second Amendment Bill, 2023, seeks to extend the validity of
existing laws, offering protection against punitive action for
certain forms of unauthorized development in the national
capital.

In an effort to enhance safety regulations, the Boilers Bill, 2023, will

revisit a 1923 law related to the safety of life and property.

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha

Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill that seek to replace the
Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the
Indian Evidence Act respectively have also been listed for
consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha.
'Jal Itihas Utsav’ Organized at Jahaz Mahal in Delhi/VदJलA के
जहाज महल मW 'जल इ4तहास उYसव' का आयोजन
u Jal Shakti Ministry has organized 'Jal Itihas
Utsav' on December 01, 2023 at Shamsi
Talab, Jahaz Mahal, Mehrauli, Delhi.

u The objective of this program is to

increase public awareness towards
conservation of water heritage sites

u Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain- 2023

was launched by the President of India
Draupadi Murmu on 4 March 2023. he
theme of Catch the Rain- 2023 was
“Source Sustainability for Drinking Water”.
Three Anti-Submarine Warfare Ships For Indian Navy Launched
At Cochin Shipyard/भारतीय नौसेना के "लए तीन पनडुZबी रोधी
य[
ु धपोत कोचीन "शपयाड$ मW लॉ\च 6कए गए
u CSL, Kochi, launched the first three ships of the Indian Navy's
ASW Shallow Water Craft project – Mahe, Malva, and Mangrol.

u The ships were launched with invocations of the Atharvaveda.

u The contract for the construction of eight ASW SWC ships

between the Ministry of Defense and Cochin Shipyard Limited
was signed on 30 April 2019.
u The ASW SWC ships are 78 meters long and have a
displacement of approximately 900 tonnes with a maximum
speed of 25 knots.

u The simultaneous launch of three ships of the same class

highlights Indian progress in indigenous shipbuilding towards
'Atmanirbhar Bharat'.
Blod+: India’s First On-Demand Blood Platform/Zलॉड+: भारत का
पहला ऑन-Tडमांड Zलड `लेटफ़ॉम$
u Blod.in launches Blod+, India's first on-demand blood
logistics platform for hospitals and blood banks, addressing
the alarming issue of blood wastage in healthcare facilities
across the country.

u Blod+ transforms India’s healthcare, addressing blood

management challenges.

u Blod+ surpasses industry norms, reducing the average

sourcing time for blood from 6 hours to an average of 2
hours and 7 minutes.

u About 6.5 lakh (650,000) units of blood are wasted annually

in India
Saudi Arabia wins bid for 2030 world fair/सऊद- अरब ने
2030 Oव>व मेले के Pलए बोल- जीती

Riyadh, the capital of the Gulf country

Saudi Arabia, has won the right to host
the Expo 2030 world fair.

This will be a big event to be held in the

Gulf countries after the Football World
Cup in Qatar last year.

This expo will be organized in Riyadh

between October 2030 and March 2031.
Bengaluru to Get India’s Largest Circular Railway: 287-km
Network to Connect Key Towns/बWगलc ु को भारत का सबसे बड़ा सकु$लर
रे लवे "मलेगा: eमख
ु शहरg को जोड़ने के "लए 287 6कलोमीटर का नेटवक$
u Bengaluru plans to establish a 287-km circular railway, with the
aim of becoming the country's largest suburban network by
potentially surpassing Chennai's 235.5-km circular railway.

u Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw disclosed this ambitious

project

u Vaishnaw also highlighted the significance of the Bengaluru

suburban project, which is being implemented by the Rail
Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Ltd. (K-RIDE),
a joint venture established by the Karnataka government (51
percent share) and the Ministry of Railways (49 percent).
Fattah 2 : Hypersonic Weapon
Iran recently unveiled its new and improved hypersonic
weapon, the Fattah-2.

Fattah 2 means conqueror in Farsi, is a hypersonic ballistic

missile.

It was developed by Iran. It is a new version of its first

domestically made hypersonic ballistic missile named
‘Fattah’.

It uses a liquid-fuel rocket propellant.

The precision-guided two-stage missile can hit targets

within a range of 1500 kilometres with a velocity of Mach
15 (fifteen times the speed of sound i.e., 18522 km/hr).
u It can make quick turns to avoid defence systems.

u Hypersonic Missile is a weapon system that flies at least at the

speed of Mac 5, i.e., five times the speed of sound.

u These missiles are extremely fast and far harder for surface-to-air
missile defence systems to target.
Golan Heights : India vote In UN General Assembly
India has voted in favour of a draft
resolution in the UN General
Assembly that expressed deep
concern over Israel not withdrawing
from the Golan Heights.

The draft resolution ‘The Syrian

Golan‘ was put to vote at the UN
General Assembly, under the
agenda item ‘The situation in the
Middle East’.

Voting on resolution: The resolution,

presented by Egypt
u Syrian Golan Region:
u It is a region in southwest Syria that was
occupied by Israeli forces on June 5,
1967.

u It is bounded by the Jordan River and

the Sea of Galilee on the west, Mount
Hermon on the north, the seasonal
Wadi Al-Ruqqād River on the east,
and the Yarmūk River on the south.

u There are more than 30 Israeli

settlements in the Golan. The
settlements are considered illegal
under international law, although Israel
disputes this.
Short News
u Kashi Tamil Sangamam Phase 2 to be held from December 17 to
30, 2023, In this regard, the registration portal was launched by IIT
Madras.

u India will build 10,000 more houses in the plantation areas of Sri
Lanka in an extension of its housing project in the country.

u Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates a two-day

International Seminar on Mahima Cult in Bhubaneswar.

u India invite bids for 20 critical mineral blocks, including lithium and
graphite for the first time.
Ans:d

u How long has the government decided to extend the

PMGKAY scheme?
u (a) Two years
u (b) Three years
u (c) Four years
u (d) Five years
Ans:c

u What is the total outlay approved for the Pradhan Mantri

Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN)?
u (a) Rs 18,532 crore
u (b) Rs 22,456 crore
u (c) Rs 24,104 crore
u (d) Rs 20,678 crore
Ans:c

u How many Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)

have been identified under the PM-JANMAN?
u (a) 20
u (b) 50
u (c) 75
u (d) 100
Ans:A

u Which Country Will Host Ceremony To Present 2023

Nansen Refugee Award
u A. Switzerland
u B. Kenya
u C. India
u D. Norway
Ans:D

u Who Is Awarded With Nansen Refugee Award 2023

u A. Abdullah Habib
u B. Sahat Zia Hero
u C. Salim Khan
u D. Abdullahi Mire
Ans:C

u Which South Asian Country Became 1st To Formally

Register A Case Of Same sex Marriage
u A. India
u B. Pakistan
u C. Nepal
u D. Bangladesh
Ans:C

u The Primary Purpose Of The Central University

(Amendment) Bill, 2023
u A. Implementing Gender Quotas In Education
u B. Reforming The Central University Structure
u C. Establishing A Central Tribal University In Telangana
u D. Promoting Vocational Training In Universities
Ans:A

u ‘Mahima Cult’ Is Religious Movement, Originated In

Which State
u A. Odisha
u B. Telangana
u C. Karnataka
u D. West Bengal
Ans:C

u Kangla Palace is a historical and archaeological site of

which state?
u [A] Assam
u [B] Odisha
u [C] Manipur
u [D] Meghalaya
Ans:C
u Which Asian country has launched e-auction of 20
critical mineral blocks, including lithium and graphite?
u [A] Sri Lanka
u [B] Indonesia
u [C] India
u [D] Bangladesh
Question of the day
Ex ‘DESERT EAGLE’ conducted b/w India &
A. Qatar
B. Oman
C. UAE
D. Maldives

Anti-Submarine Warfare School Is Located At

A. Lonavala
B. Coimbatore
C. Ezhimala
D. Kochi
Thank You