11th & 12th December Daily Current Affairs 2022: Today GK Updates for Bank Exam

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11th & 12th December Daily Current Affairs 2022 are incorporated with the important news that made the current affairs headlines for banking or other competitive exams. Daily Current Affairs is the complete bag of important news that is held all day long. One should have complete knowledge about banking terms, current affairs news, etc. So, here is the GK update for 11th & 12th December 2022 to help you prepare the Current affairs part. After reading this section, you can successfully attempt Current Affairs Quiz.

Here is the Daily Current Affairs of the 11th & 12th December 2022 covering the following news headlines: Cochin International Airport, Himachal Pradesh, IND-INDO CORPAT, Hurun Global 500 rankings, International Mountain Day.

Top 16 Daily Current Affairs: National & International News:

Here is providing below the top 16 important Daily General Knowledge 2022 updates with national & international news.

National News

1.India’s First Carbon Neutral Farm Inaugurated In Kerala

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan declared a seed farm, located in Aluva, as the first carbon neutral farm in the country.
The total amount of carbon emission from the farm, located at Thuruthu in Aluva, in the last one year was 43 tons but its overall procurement was 213 ton.
Compared to the emission rate, as many as 170 tons of more carbon have been procured at the farm, which helped it to be declared as the first carbon neutral seed farm in the country.

2.Country’s Largest Business Jet Terminal Commissioned at Cochin International Airport

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the country’s first chartered gateway, and a business jet terminal at the Cochin International Airport.
With this, Cochin airport has become the fourth airport in the country to operate a private jet terminal.
With two majestic domestic and international travel terminals, Cochin International Airport Limited(CIAL) is now home to the country’s biggest Business Jet Terminal.
The new facility at the airport will boost tourism as well as the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) sector in the state.

International News

3.US prints first banknotes with women’s signatures

The U.S. The Treasury (United States of America’s Finance Ministry) has printed the first US banknotes (currency notes) with two women’s signatures.
The new currency notes of $1 and $5 value carry the signature of the Secretary of Treasury (American Finance Minister) Janet Yellen and Lynn Malerba. The United States currency notes are popularly called as Greenback.
In the United States the currency notes are printed by the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the Federal Reserve decides how much currency notes will be printed. The Treasury Department’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing has note printing facilities at Fort Worth, Texas and another in Washington.

States News

4. Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh

Congress leader Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has took oath as the New Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh at historic ridge ground in Shimla.
Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri also took oath with him. Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath to both.
On December 8, the Congress made a comeback in Himachal Pradesh, by winning 40 seats in the high-stakes electoral contest for the 68-member Legislative Assembly.

5. Tamil Nadu Becomes First State To Launch Its Own Climate Change Mission

Tamil Nadu is set to become the first state to launch its own Climate Change Mission.
It had launched the Green Tamil Nadu Mission last September and the Tamil Nadu Wetlands Mission this August.
A Special Purpose Vehicle–the Tamil Nadu Green Climate Company (TNGCC)–will implement the State Climate Action Plan.

Defence News

6. 39th Edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol Is Underway

The 39^th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy is being conducted from 08 – 19 December 2022.
Indian Naval Ship (INS) Karmuk, an indigenously built Missile Corvette participated in the pre-deployment briefing at Belawan, Indonesia.
The CORPAT will be executed along the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) from 15 to 16 December 2022 and will conclude with a debrief at Port Blair.
The 39^th edition of IND-INDO CORPAT seeks to bolster the maritime cooperation between the two navies and forge strong bonds of friendship between India and Indonesia.

Business News

7. Hindustan Unilever Acquires D2C Brands OZiva And Wellbeing Nutrition

Hindustan Unilever’s (HUL) acquisition of two digital first brands — OZiva and Wellbeing Nutrition — is in line with the premiumisation trend with an increasing number of FMCG players foraying in the high growth wellness and nutrition category, which has gained prominence amongst consumers in the post-pandemic world.
The move would be line with the trend of bigger FMCG players investing in direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands in India, as companies do not want to miss out the growing online shoppers market.
A fast growing category, H&W has a potential market size of Rs 30,000 crore over the next four to five years.

Ranks and Reports News

8. Hurun Global 500 rankings: India ranked 5th in the list of valuable companies

India, with 20 of the most valuable companies in the world, has moved into the fifth position among countries that are home to the world’s top 500 firms.
Last year, it ranked ninth with eight companies. The US continued to top the charts, according to the 2022 Hurun Global 500 list.
The list, released by the Hurun Research Institute, is a compilation of the 500 most valuable non-state-controlled companies in the world. Companies were ranked according to their market capitalisation (for listed companies) and valuations for non-listed companies.

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Awards News

9. J&K Awarded 1st Prize in Category For Ayushman Bharat Health Account ID Generation

Jammu and Kashmir has been awarded 1st prize in the category for Ayushman Bharat health account ID generation and 2nd prize in the category for Teleconsultation conducted during the celebration of Universal Health Coverage Day 2022.
Universal Health Coverage Day is celebrated every year to commemorate the significance of Universal health coverage which aims to ensure quality healthcare closer to the people without any financial hardships.
The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) aims to develop the backbone necessary to support the integrated digital health infrastructure of the country. It will bridge the existing gap amongst different stakeholders of Healthcare ecosystem through digital highways.

Important Days

10. UNICEF Day observed on 11 December

Every year UNICEF Day is celebrated on December 11 every year.
The word UNICEF stands for United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund and the purpose served by the organisation is to save children’s lives by providing them with humanitarian aid across the world.
The main purpose of the organization is to provide humanitarian aid to children around the world. It was originally intended as a relief fund to help children after World War II.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

UNICEF Founded: 1946;
UNICEF Headquarters: New York City, USA;
UNICEF Director General: Catherine M. Russell;
UNICEF Membership: 192.

11. International Mountain Day 2022: 11 December

International Mountain Day is celebrated annually on December 11 to increase public awareness of the value of mountains to both life and climate.
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) established International Mountain Day to recognise the importance of mountains.
The theme of this year’s International Mountain Day (IMD) is ‘Women Move Mountains.’
International Mountains Day has played an important role in addressing the issue of mountain ecology. It also has an impact on mountain tourism. Mountain tourism has grown in popularity over the years. People express a desire to visit the mountains rather than the lowlands.

12. International Universal Health Coverage Day 2022: 12th December

International Universal Health Coverage Day is celebrated annually on 12th December.
The day is marked to promote the importance of building robust, resilient, world-class healthcare systems globally.
International Universal Health Coverage Day aims to raise awareness of the need for strong and resilient health systems and universal health coverage with multi-stakeholder partners.
The United Nations declared December 12th as International Universal Health Coverage Day in 2017.
According to the UN, this year’s theme, “Build the world we want: A healthy future for all,”.

13. International Day of Neutrality observed on 12 December

International Day of Neutrality is commemorated on December 12. It is a day when people look at the possibility of a world free of armed and other types of conflicts.
Its focus was on advocating and campaigning for intra-state peaceful relations. Switzerland serves as the perfect example of neutrality.
The International Day of Neutrality is a reminder of how important neutrality truly is, especially for humanitarian reasons. During armed conflicts, it is neutrality that NGOs and other humanitarian agencies are able to care for casualties in a proper way.

Obituaries News

14. Padma Shri awardee & Veteran Lavani Singer Sulochana Chavan passes away at 92

Renowned Marathi Lavani singer Sulochana Chavan has passed away at the age of 92.
Earlier this year, Chavan was awarded the Padma Shri and also conferred the title of ‘Lavani Samradnyi’ (Queen of Lavani) for her contribution to the traditional Maharashtrian musical genre of Lavani, associated with the folk theatre of Tamasha.
Aunda Lagin Karachain, Kasan Kay Patil Baran Hi Ka’, ‘Kalidar Kapuri Paan’, ‘Khelatan Rang Bai Holicha’, ‘Padarawarti Zartarichi Mor Nachra Hawa’ and many more of Chavan’s songs are popular even today.

15. Veteran US sports journalist Grant Wahl dies in Qatar during FIFA World Cup

Highly-regarded American soccer journalist Grant Wahl passed away covering the ld Cup in Qatar. He was passed away while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands in Qatar.
This was the 8th World Cup for Wahl, who has been covering football continuously since 1996. Wahl was detained a day earlier in Qatar for wearing a rainbow shirt in support of the LGBTQ community.

Miscellaneous News

16. Indian TV artist Dev Joshi to accompany Yusaku Maezawa for a trip around Moon

The ‘dream crew’ for the first civilian mission to the moon has been announced and it includes Indian actor Dev Joshi.
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has informed that Indian actor Dev Joshi, K-Pop star T.O.P. will be among the eight people who will join him on a flyby around the moon on a SpaceX spaceship next year.
The rocket that has been developed by Elon Musk‘s SpaceX will make a week-long journey to the moon and back next year. Maezawa had in 2018 purchased all the eight seats aboard this rocket ship.
Maezawa started taking application for the trip in March 2021. This will be Maezawa’s second space journey after his 12-day trip to the International Space Station on the Soyuz Russian spaceship last year.