National

Advocates Amendment Bill

• Parliament passed the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
• The Bill amends the Advocates Act, 1961.

'Global Bio-India 2023'

• Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 3rd 'Global Bio-India 2023' in New Delhi.

Economy

Advanced Economy by 2047

• Government has set the goal of becoming an advanced economy by 2047.

Defence

Navy Day

• Navy Day in India is observed on 4 December every year.
• The Day is marked to commemorate the success of Operation Trident which took place during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

INS SUMEDHA

• As part of Indian Navy’s Long Range Mission Based Deployment, Indian Naval Ship Sumedha is undertaking port call at Antsiranana, Madagascar from 04 to 06 December 2023.
• INS Sumedha is third of the indigenously constructed Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel (NOPV) of Saryu class.

Sandhayak (Yard 3025)

• Sandhayak (Yard 3025), the first of four Survey Vessel (Large) ships, being built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, was delivered to the Indian Navy.
• Sandhayak has an indigenous content of over 80% by cost.

Sports

IBA Junior World Boxing Championship 2023

• India bagged 3 gold, 5 silver and 1 bronze medals in IBA Junior World Boxing Championship in Yerevan, Armenia.

Hero World Challenge

• Scheffler clinched title at Hero World Challenge.

 Awards & Honours

“ISSA Vision Zero 2023” Award

• Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) bagged the “ISSA Vision Zero 2023” Award in the recently held 23rd World Congress on Safety and Health at Work in Sydney, Australia.
• International Social Security Association (ISSA) is the principal international institution bringing together social security agencies and organizations of the world.

Miscellaneous

India Internet Governance Forum

• India Internet Governance Forum IIGF’23 will be held in New Delhi.
• India Internet Governance Forum is an initiative associated with the UN Internet Governance Forum (UN IGF).

U.S. approves Granules

• Granules has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its generic version of Viatris Specialty’s Revatiopulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) treatment.

ReNew signs pact with ADB

• ReNew Energy Global signed a pact worth more than $5.3 billion with Asian Development Bank to collaborate on projects to tackling climate change.
• The MoU was signed at the COP28 conference in Dubai.