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CURRENT AFFAIRS OF DECEMBER 2023
Awards
The Indian poet and critic who has been awarded the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize for her
book Salt and Pepper: Selected Poems – Sukrita Paul Kumar
The well-known Palestine activist and music conductor who have been awarded the Indira
Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2023 – Ali Abu Awwad and Daniel
Barenboim
The noted Hindi writer who has been chosen to be awarded the 33rd Vyas Samman 2023 by KK
Birla Foundation for her memoir Yadein, Yadein aur Yadein – Ms Pushpa Bharti
The scientist from Indian Space Research Organisation who has been conferred with the Legion
d'Honneur of France for promoting Indo-French space cooperation – Ms. V R Lalithambika
Defence
The Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyer which was commissioned into the Indian Navy
by the Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai is named – INS Imphal
The 4th edition of joint military exercise conducted by India and Vietnam at Hanoi from 11
December to 21 December 2023 is named – VINBAX-2023
Persons
The former Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog who has been appointed the Chairman of the newly
constituted 16th Finance Commission – Dr Arvind Panagariya
The Indian politician and actor, recipient of highest award of Tamil Nadu, Kalaimani and
founder of political party DMDK who passed away on 28 December 2023 – Vijayakanth
(Narayanan Vijayaraj Alagarswami)
The American singer and song-writer who has been chosen as the Time Person of the Year 2023
– Taylor Swift
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New Chief Ministers
The leader of Bhartiya Janata Party who has been chosen to the new Chief Minister of Madhya
Pradesh – Shri Mohan Yadav
The leader of Bhartiya Janata Party who has been chosen to the new Chief Minister of
Rajasthan – Shri Bhajan Lal Sharma
The leader of Bhartiya Janata Party who has been chosen to be the 4th Chief Minister of
Chhattisgarh – Shri Vishnu Deo Sai
The leader of Zoram's Peoples Movement who has been sworn as the new Chief Minister of
Mizoram – Shri Lalduhoma
The leader of Indian National Congress who has been sworn in as the new Chief Minister of
Telangana – Shri Revanth Reddy
Sports
The team which has won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023 defeating Rajasthan in the finals played
in Rajkot – Haryana
The Indian tennis players who have been inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame – Vijay
Amritraj and Leander Paes
The Argentinian footballer who has been chosen as the Athlete of the Year 2023 by Time
magazine – Lionel Messi
Places
The African nation which has announced its decision to quit the Organisation of Petroleum
Exporting Countries – Angola
The country with which India has signed the Migration and Mobility Agreement under which
seasonal and non-seasonal workers from India would get a reserved quota – Italy
The venue of International Gita Mahotsav held from 07 Dec to 24 December 2023 –
Kurukshetra, Haryana
The airport in Gujarat which has been declared by the Union Cabinet to be an international
airport – Surat
The state in which Samakka Saralakka Central Tribal University has been approved to be set up
by the Parliament – Telangana
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The place in Jharkhand where the 10,000th Jan Ausadhi kendra was inaugurated by the Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modi – Deoghar
The venue of the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC held from
30 November to 12 December 2023 (COP-28) – Dubai, UAE
Miscellaneous
The United Nations Organisation has declared 2024 as the International Year of – Camelids
The severe gangrenous disease of the mouth and face which has been added by the World
Health Organization (WHO) to its official list of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) – noma
(cancrum oris)
The new subvariant of COVID-19 which has been detected in the state of Kerala – JN.1
The multimodal large language AI model developed by Google DeepMind, a subsidiary of
Google is named – Gemini
The Bay of Bengal cyclone which hit the eastern coast of India causing heavy rainfall and
destruction in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh was named – Cyclone Michaung
The folk-dance form from Gujarat which has been included in the UNESCO's list of intangible
cultural heritage – Garba
Sahitya Akademi Awards 2023
# Language Work Author
1. Assamese Dr. Pranavjyoti Dekar Srestha Galpa (Short Pranavjyoti Deka
stories)
2. Bengali Jaler Upar Pani (Novel) Swapnamay Chakrabarti
3. Bodo Jiu-Safarni Dakhwn (Short Stories) Nandeswar Daimari
4. Dogri Daun Sadiyan Ek Seer (Poetry-Ghazal) Vijay Verma
5. English Requiem in Raga Janki (Novel) Neelum Saran Gour
6. Gujarati Sairandhree (Epic Poetry) Vinod Joshi
7. Hindi Mujhe Pahachaano (Novel) Sanjeev
8. Kannada Mahabharatha Anusandhanada Bharathayatre Lakshmisha Tolpadi
Essays)
9. Kashmiri Yeth Waweh Halay Tsong Kous Zalay (Poetry) Manshoor Banihali
10. Konkani Varsal (Short Stories) Prakash S. Parienkar
11. Maithili Bodha Sanketan (Essays) Basukinath Jha
12. Malayalam Malayala Novelinte Deshakalangal (Literary E.V. Ramakrishnan
Study)
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13. Manipuri Yachangba Nang Hallo (Poetry) Sorokkhaibam Gambhini
14. Marathi Ringan (Novel) Krishnat Khot
15. Nepali Nepali Loksahitya Ra Loksanskritiko Parichaya Judhabir Rana
Essays)
16. Odia Aprastuta Mrutyu (Poetry) Ashutosh Parida
17. Punjabi Mann Di Chip (Poetry) Swarnjit Savi
18. Rajasthani Palakati Preet (Poetry) Gaje Singh Rajpurohit
19. Sanskrit Shunye Meghganam (Poetry) Arun Ranjan Mishra
20. Santhali Jaba Baha (Short Stories) Taraceen Baskey
21. Sindhi Hathu Pakidijain (Poetry-Ghazal) Vinod Asudani
22. Tamil Neeervazhi Paduvum (Novel) Rajasekaran
(Dvibharathi)
23. Telugu Rameshwaram Kaakulu Marikonni Kathalu T. Patanjali Sastry
(Short tories)
24. Urdu Rajdev Ki Amrai (Novel) Sadiqua Nawab Saher
Important Days of December
World AIDS Day: 01 December 2023
Designated by: World Health Organisation
Theme: Let Communities Lead
First Observed in: 1988
International Day of Persons with Disabilities: 03 December 2023
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 1992
International Volunteer Day: 05 December 2023
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
Theme: The power of collective action: if everyone did
First Observed in: 1986
World Soil Day: 05 December 2023
First launched by: International Union of Soil Sciences (2002)
Endorsed by: Food and Agricultural Organisation (Jun 2013)
Accepted by: United Nations General Assembly (Dec 2013)
Theme: Soil and Water: A Source of Life
International Civil Aviation Day: 07 December 2023
Established by: International Civil Aviation Organisation (1994)
Adopted by: United Nations General Assembly (1996)
Theme (upto 2023): Advancing Innovation for Global Aviation Development
International Anti-Corruption Day: 09 December 2023
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2003
Theme: Uniting the World against Corruption
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United Nations Human Rights Day: 10 December 2023
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Freedom, Equality and Justice for All
First Observed in: 1948
International Mountains Day: 11 December 2023
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2003
International Universal Health Coverage Day: 12 December 2023
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Health for All: Time for Action
First Observed in: 2017
International Migrants Day: 18 December 2023
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2000
International Human Solidarity Day: 20 December 2023
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2006
International Hockey Federation (FIH) Awards 2023
The following players have been awarded by the International Hockey Federation for the year
2023.
• Player of the Year (Female): Xan de Waard (Netherlands)
• Player of the Year (Male): Hardik Singh (India)
• Goalkeeper of the Year (Female): Savita (India)
• Goalkeeper of the Year (Male): Pirmin Blaak (Netherlands)
Khelo India Para Games 2023
Venue: Delhi
Held from 10 December to 17 December 2023
Medals Tally
# State Gold Silver Bronze Total
1. Haryana 40 39 26 105
2. Uttar Pradesh 25 23 14 62
3. Tamil Nadu 20 08 14 42
4. Gujarat 15 22 20 57
5. Maharashtra 12 07 16 35
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