NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS 13 DEC | RAS

Published on December 13, 2022 by Abhishek Shekhawat |
Last Updated on March 15, 2023 by Just Prep Raj

NATIONAL NEWS | 13 DEC | RAS | PRE | MAINS

National News

1. Justice Dipankar Datta takes oath as Supreme Court Judge.

• The Number of Judge in the apex Court has now increased to 28.

• Justice Datta, will have a tenure till February 8, 2030.

2. 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

3. 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.

1. Meizotropis – ‘criticallly endangered’
2. Fritilloria cirrhosa – ‘vulnerable’
3. Dactylorhiza hatagiarea – ‘endangered’
4. Meghalaya Awarded for TB Control Programme.
5. 27^th Edition of the International Film Festival – Kerela
6. Japan’s space launches World’s First Commercial Moon lander, HAKUTO-R.