15 December 2022 Current Affairs by Westbengaljob.in

1) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the country's largest Business Jet Terminal at Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL).

Kerala :-

➠Anamudi Shola National Park
➠Eravikulam National Park
➠Silent Valley National Park
➠Cherai Beach
➠Idukki Dam on Periyar River
➠Pamba River
➠Kumarakom National Park

2) Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced a new train – Kashi Tamil Sangamam between Kashi in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

3) Former vice president Venkaiah Naidu has been conferred with the 25th Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi National Eminence Award (SIES).

4) Justice Dipankar Datta took oath as a judge of the Supreme Court after nearly 14 years as a judge of the Calcutta High Court and last two-and-a-half years as chief justice of Bombay HC.

5) Indian U/18 girls team won the silver medal losing to UAE 26-5 in the final at the recently concluded U18 Asia Rugby Sevens held at Kathmandu in Nepal.

6) The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the winners of the ICC Player of the Month awards for November 2022.
➨ England’s T20 captain Jos Buttler has been named the ICC Player of the Month for Nov 2022.
➨ Pakistan’s Sidra Amin became Pakistan’s second consecutive winner of the Women’s Player of the Month award.



7) The Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region (MoDoNER) has in collaboration with North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC) under the department of space has developed a project-monitoring mobile application.

8) Meghalaya government has been awarded for its initiative "Jan Andolan" against Tuberculosis at a national workshop on ACSM to end TB in India.

Meghalaya :-

➨Governor - Satya Pal Malik
➨CM - Conrad Kongkal Sangma
➨Umiam Lake
➨Nartiang Durga Temple
➨Khasi, Garo and Jaintia hills
➨Nokrek National Park
➨Balpakram National Park
➨Baghmara Reserve Forest
➨Siju Bird Sanctuary

9) Three medicinal plant species found in the Himalayas have made it to IUCN Red List of Threatened Species following a recent assessment.
➨ Meizotropis pellita has been assessed as 'critically endangered', Fritilloria cirrhosa as 'vulnerable', and Dactylorhiza hatagirea as 'endangered'.

10) The 39th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy is being conducted.
➨ Indian Navy is engaging with various countries in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) to enhance regional maritime security, as part of India's vision SAGAR (Security And Growth for All in the Region).

11) World Bank launched a "Toolkit on Enabling Gender Responsive Urban Mobility and Public Spaces in India" with the aim of suggesting ways to make public transport in Indian cities more inclusive of women's travelling requirements.

12) Aam Aadmi Party candidate Bobby Kinnar won the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), to become the first transgender councilor of the civic body.

13) Kerala Forest department in association with Noolpuzha grama panchayat has launched the "Vanikaran" (afforestation) project to root out invasive plants, especially Senna spectabilis, and restore natural forests.

14) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin inaugurated the statue of Mahakavi Subramanian Bharathiyar at the renovated house of Bharathiyar at Varanasi.

Tamil Nadu :-

➨ CM - M K Stalin
➨ Guindy National Park
➨ Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park
➨Sathyamangalam tiger reserve (STR)
➨Mudumalai National Park
➨Mukurthi National Park
➨ Indira Gandhi (Anamalai) National Park
➨Kalakkad Mundanthurai tiger reserve (KMTR)
➨ Meendum Manjappai Scheme
➨ Naan Mudhalvan scheme
➨ Chief minister's breakfast scheme
➨ Ennum Ezhuthum schem