National

National Disaster Response Fund

• Centre has approved financial assistance of over 338 crore rupees to Gujarat and 634 crore rupees for Himachal Pradesh from National Disaster Response Fund.

Jute Mark India

• Ministry of Textiles has introduced certification of authenticity for Jute Products with the unveiling of Jute Mark India Logo.
• Jute Mark India provides collective identity and assurance on origin and quality for traditional jute & jute diversified products.

International

Tropical cyclone Jasper hit Australia

• Tropical cyclone Jasper hit the northeast part of Australia.

Jaffna International Cinema Festival

• Ninth edition of Jaffna International Cinema Festival will begin at the Jaffna Cultural Centre.
• Indian films that will be premiered at the festival include Bhagwan Bharose, Whispers of Fire and Water, Faded Memories, Main Hoon Lallu Singh and Chhaad.

 Net Zero by 2050

• In Dubai, nations reached for a landmark agreement, the 'UAE Consensus' that calls for a transition away from fossil fuels to achieve net zero by 2050.

689m loan for Bangladesh

• International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the release of $689 million in the second tranche of the $4.7 billion loan package allocated for Bangladesh.

Economy

India and ADB sign $200 million loan

• India and ADB signed $200 million loan for Uttarakhand climate resilient power system development project.

Defence

INS TARMUGLI

• Indian Navy will be inducting a Fast Attack Craft, INS Tarmugli in a ceremonial commissioning ceremony at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.

Sports

Khelo India Para Games 2023

• Pranav Soorma of Haryana clinched gold in F51 category men’s club throw.
• Vijay Singh Kuntal, representing Rajasthan in the SH2 category, won the 10 metres air rifle gold.
• In 10 metres Air Rifle Standing Women SH-1, Rajasthan's Mona Agarwal claimed the Gold medal.
• In Women's 10 metres Air Pistol Standing SH-1, Madhya Pradesh's Rubina Francis picked up the Gold medal.
• In the Para powerlifting 61 kg elite category, Seema Rani of Punjab won gold with a lift of 88kg.

International Tennis Hall of Fame

• Leander Paes, along with Vijay Amritraj, has made it into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Awards & Honours

National Energy Conservation Awards 2023

• President Droupadi Murmu will confer to winners of the National Energy Conservation Awards 2023, National Energy Efficiency Innovation Awards 2023, and National Painting Competition on Energy Conservation 2023, in New Delhi.
• The awards are being felicitated by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, under the Ministry of Power, which regulates and promotes energy efficiency and its conservation in the country.

Arjuna Award

• Pacer Mohammed Shami has been nominated for this year’s Arjuna Award.

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award

• Men’s doubles badminton pair of Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were nominated for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.

 Miscellaneous

National Energy Conservation Day

• National Energy Conservation Day is celebrated on December 14 every year, in order to spread the message on the importance of conserving energy and to showcase the achievements of the nation in energy efficiency and conservation.

 ‘Mission Antarctica’

• Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt flagged-in a team of Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling that carried out ‘Mission Antarctica’.
• The expedition, which commenced in 2021, was undertaken by a team of three trekkers, led by Group Captain Jai Kishan.
• The team enters Asia Book of Records for hoisting 7,500 sq ft & 75 kg National Flag atop Mt Rhenock in Sikkim Himalayas.
• The team also displayed the Tri-colour over Mount Vinson Peak, the highest peak of South Pole.