Today’s Current Affairs: 16th Dec 2023 for SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc:
Ghatak : successful flight trial
- The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has achieved a significant breakthrough with the successful flight trial of the Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator.
India Successfully Flight Tests Indigenous High-Speed Flying-Wing UAV:
- The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) recently achieved a significant milestone by successfully conducting a flight trial of the Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator, an indigenous high-speed flying-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
Trade Deficit Narrows to Nearly $21 Billion in November:
- India’s economic landscape in November 2023 witnessed a decline in merchandise exports by 2.83%, totaling $33.90 billion, compared to $34.89 billion in the corresponding month the previous year.
Establishment of the Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University in Telangana.:
- The Indian Parliament has given its nod to the establishment of the Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University in Telangana.
- The approval comes in the form of The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2023,
China Launches Deepest Lab On Earth:
- China has achieved a significant milestone in the field of physics with the operationalization of the world’s deepest and largest underground laboratory.
MoEF&CC launched the Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme:
- The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has launched the Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme (IFWCS) to encourage sustainable forest management and agroforestry in India by offering voluntary third-party certification.
NITI Aayog, IFPRI sign SoI to Strengthen Policy Frameworks for Agricultural Transformation:
- National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) have signed a 5-year long Statement of Intent (SoI) to strengthen the policy and programme frameworks that will contribute to the development of India.
India’s Women Voters to Surpass Male Voters from 2029 General Election: SBI’s ERD Repor
- The State Bank of India’s (SBI) Economic Research Department (ERD) released a report titled ‘Women Empowerment & Ladli Behna_Dec23‘ which states that women voters in India will surpass male voters from the 2029 General Election onwards.
DPIIT Released Report on “Logistics Costs in India: Assessment and Long-Term Framework”:
- The Logistics Division of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has launched a report titled “Logistics Cost in India: Assessment and Long-Term Framework” in New Delhi, Delhi.
- The Report was prepared by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), along with Asian Development Bank (ADB) experts and task force members.
WHO’s 5th Global Status Reports on Road Safety 2023:
- The World Health Organisation (WHO) launched the report titled “Global Status Reports on Road Safety 2023”, which shows that the annual number of road traffic deaths across the world has slightly decreased to 1.19 million from 1.25 million, marking a 5% decrease in 10 years between 2010 and 2021.
RIL & DBS Bank India Collaborates to Promote CBG Plants Across India:
- Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and DBS Bank India have collaborated to introduce a customised supply chain financing program meet the requirements of compressed biogas (CBG) project initiated by RIL.
- This initiative is a part of RIL’s net zero emissios roadmap.
