NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS 15 DEC | RAS

Published on December 15, 2022 by Abhishek Shekhawat |
Last Updated on March 15, 2023 by Just Prep Raj

NATIONAL NEWS | 15 DEC | RAS | PRE | MAINS

National News

1. Jeremy Farrer (74) has been appointed as a new chief scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO).

• He will join WHO in the second quarter of 2023.
• He has replaced Soumya Swaminathan, who had served as chief scientist from 2019 to 2022.

2. Polish Tennis Player, Iga Swiatek (World No. 1) has been selected for the 2022 WTA player of the year by the Woman’s Tennis Association.
3. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced a new train- ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’ between Kashi in UP and TamilNadu to Commemorate the incredible cultural bond between Kashi and TamilNadu.

• Kashi Tamil Sangamam is a month long programme organized by the Ministry of Education, as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

4. Kerala Forest Department has launched ‘Vanikaran’ project to restore natural Vegetation.
5. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh 150^th Birth Anniversary:- Dec 13, 2022, PM will release a Commemorative Coin and postal stamp in honor of Sri Aurobindo.
6. Indian International Science 8^th edition will be held in Bhopal. It is an initiative of Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Science of GOI.
7. New Zealand has passed a new Anti- Smoking laws, which banned the future generation of NZ from purchasing Tobacco.