News Headlines : 12th December 2022

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in a programme commemorating Sri Aurobindo’s 150th birth anniversary tomorrow through video conferencing.
  • Justice Dipankar Datta takes oath as the Judge of Supreme Court of India. Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud administered the oath of office.
  • Bhupendra Patel-led new government takes oath in Gujarat; Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, energetic team to take the state to newer heights of progress.
  • Inclusion of Yoga in the treatment of breast cancer patients is highly beneficial said in Study by Tata Cancer Hospital. Tata Memorial’s Largest Randomized Trial Testing Effect of Yoga In Breast Cancer Improves Quality Of Life And Suggests Lesser Chance Of Recurrence And Death.
  • Parliament passes Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 with Rajya Sabha approving it today. Lok Sabha has already passed the Bill.
  • Bill seeks to amend the Energy Conservation Act, 2001. It promotes energy efficiency and conservation. The Bill empowers the Centre to specify a carbon credit trading scheme.
  • Two important G20 meetings under India’s Presidency to begin tomorrow; Mumbai to host Development Working Group meeting while Bengaluru to hold Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting.
  • Under the NGC programme, more than 1 lakh Eco-clubs have been formed in schools and colleges to educate students and to spread awareness on environmental issues.
  • Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia visits Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi to resolve issue of congestion.
  • Information and Broadcasting Ministry has blocked Pakistan-based OTT Platform Vidly TV and four social media accounts for displaying anti-India content. It has also blocked Pakistan Based website and two mobile applications.
  • Retail inflation eases to 11-month low of 5.88 per cent in November.
  • Former England skipper Joe Root became only the third cricketer in history to score 10000 runs and pick up 50 wickets in Test cricket and the second player after Jacques Kallis to have registered the triple of 10,000 runs, 50 wickets, and 150 catches in the format.
  • Indian Hockey team continued its winning run in the Women’s FIH Nations Cup 2022 with a 2-1 victory over Asian champions Japan in its second match of Pool B in Valencia, Spain.