19 December 2022 Current affairs by Westbengaljob.in

1) India successfully test fired Agni-5, a nuclear-capable inter-continental ballistic missile. 

➨Agni-5 is a strategic missile with a maximum range of 5500 km, and can cover the whole Chinese mainland.

➨The missile test firing was conducted from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.

▪️Odisha

 CM - Naveen Patnaik
➨ Governor - Ganeshi Lal
➨ Similipal Tiger Reserve
➨ Satkosia Tiger Reserve
➨ Bhitarkanika Mangroves
➨ Nalabana Bird Sanctuary
➨ Tikarpada Wildlife Sanctuary
➨ Chilika Wildlife Sanctuary, Puri
➨ Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary

2) Ministry of culture in collaboration with Prasiddha foundation organised Delhi International Arts Festival at Kartavya Path with the tagline - "Where Bharat Meets India".

3) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin launched the Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission to protect the natural resources in the state besides restore them on a long-term basis.

▪️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 scheme

4) SS Rajamouli-directed period movie 'RRR' has been nominated in two categories at the Golden Globe Awards to be held in January 2023.

5) Minority Rights Day is observed every year on December 18 to promote the rights of Minority communities in India.
➨ The theme of Minority Rights Day 2022 is "All in 4 Minority Rights".

6) The 17th Asia Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) was held in Singapore.
➨ The meeting concluded with the launch of the ‘Singapore Statement’.

7) Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has once again awarded first rank amongst all Group A Ministries, Departments and Autonomous Bodies for resolution of public grievances in the rankings report published by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) for November 2022.

8) Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur unveiled the Hockey World Cup trophy in New Delhi.

9) Ministry of Culture has set up seven Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) with headquarters at Patiala, Nagpur, Udaipur, Prayagraj, Kolkata, Dimapur and Thanjavur to conserve and develop art, culture and crafts across the country.

10) World Health Organization (WHO) named Dr Jeremy Farrar as its new Chief Scientist.
➨He will oversee the Science Division, bringing together the best brains in science and innovation from around the world.

11) India now ranks at Number 5 as 20 Indian companies feature in 500 most valuable ones in the world, as per the 2022 Hurun Global list.

➨India rose from the 9th rank to 5th rank with 20 companies featured in the list.

12) National Miner NMDC won the coveted IEI (Institution of Engineers, India) Industry Excellence Award 2022 in Chennai.

➨The largest producer of the iron ore in the country was felicitated at the 37th Indian Engineering Congress for its outstanding performance and high level of business excellence.

13) The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced that Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek have been named 2022 ITF World Champions, following impressive seasons in which both players won two Grand Slam singles titles.