News Headlines : 21st December 2022

  • Lok Sabha today passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2022. The Bill will amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, for the inclusion of the thirteen communities, in the list of Scheduled Tribes in relation to the State of Chhattisgarh.
  • Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya reviews COVID-19 preparedness in the country.
  • Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya has asked Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to ensure that COVID-19 rules are followed during Bharat Jodo Yatra, or suspend it in the national interest.
  • Union Home Minister Amit Shah asks States to form district-level committees to fight menace of drug abuse.
  • The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has kickstarted the ground survey of Pey Jal Survekshan from the 15th of this month.
  • Parliament passes Maritime Anti Piracy Bill 2022, to act against piracy beyond Exclusive Economic Zone.
  • Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said that whosoever would be found part of the “terror ecosystem” he will face action as per the law. He said it is the prime duty of police and security agencies to trace such people.
  • In Kashmir valley, temperatures dip below freezing point.
  • Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan alleged that false information was being spread in the name of eco-sensitive zones (ESZ) or the buffer zones, in the State.
  • And in Cricket, second and final test between India and Bangladesh to begin in Dhaka tomorrow.
  • The Asian Wrestling Championships 2023 will take place between March 28 to April 2nd in New Delhi, announced United World Wrestling. The Championship will feature men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle, and men’s Greco-Roman divisions.