NATIONAL NEWS | Justice Datta | 13 DEC | RAS | PRE | MAINS
National News
- Justice Dipankar Datta takes oath as Supreme Court Judge.
- The Number of Judge in the apex Court has now increased to 28.
The sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court is 34 including CJI. (1+33)
- Justice Datta, will have a tenure till February 8, 2030.
- Person in News – Sulochana Chavan
- Veteran Lavani singer Sulochana Chavan passed away at 92, in Mumbai.
- She was known as ‘Lavani Samradnyi (Queen of Lavani)’ for her singing contribution to the Art.
- She was Awarded the Padma Shri in March 2022
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award – 2012
- Lata Mangeshkar Award in MH – 2010
- Indian origin, Nihar Malaviya has been named interim CEO of international Publishing group Penguin Random House and will assume the role from January 1, 2023.
sports
- Viktor Axelsen has won his eighth title for Men’s single BWF World Tour Finals 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand.
- Women’s singles winner – Tai Tzu Ying
- World No.3 Sukant Kadam won a gold Medal at the Peru Para-Badminton International Championship in Lima.
- Three Medicinal Plant species (Meizotropis Pellita, Fritilloria Cirrhosa, Dactylorhiza hatagirea) have been listed in the IUCN Red list.
- These species are found in the Himalayan Region spread across Nepal, India, China, Sikkim.
- Meizotropis – ‘criticallly endangered’
- Fritilloria cirrhosa – ‘vulnerable’
- Dactylorhiza hatagiarea – ‘endangered’
- Meghalaya Awarded for TB Control Programme.
- 27th Edition of the International Film Festival – Kerela
- Japan’s space launches World’s First Commercial Moon lander, HAKUTO-R.
