Current Affairs - December 21, 2022 Current Affairs

India Jumps 8 Spots in Global Download Speeds Index from 113th in October to 105th in November.

Bhutan entered into an agreement with PTC India Ltd, for the purchase of power from the Indian power market during winter.

The Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, has received an A grade after obtaining 3.85 points in the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) grading, making it the first university in India to do so.

The Argentina legend, Lionel Messi has now become the new record holder as the professional football player with the most appearances in FIFA World Cup, according to the Statista report. Messi has appeared in 26 matches across all FIFA Men's World Cups since 1930. For the long, the record was held by Lothar Matthaus.

Sethrichem Sangtam was awarded the first Rohini Nayyar prize for outstanding contribution to rural development.

Wipro signed an agreement to buy Kerala Food Brand Nirapara.

Martyn Pawelski of Poland beat top seed Sasikumar Mukund to clinch USD 15,000 ITF men's tennis tournament in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

Indian men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reached a career-best world No. 5 in their Badminton Career.

Reigning World champion Nikhat Zareen and World Championships bronze medallist Simranjit Kaur win on the opening day of National women's boxing in Bhopal.

Indian scientist Professor Thalappil Pradeep received VinFuture special prize 2022.

Steel Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia unveiled KALYANI FeRRESTA, India's first green steel brand, in New Delhi on December 21, 2022.

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot announces 12 gas cylinders a year at Rs 500 each for poor families.

The 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) held in Montreal in December 2022 adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). The GBF includes four goals and 23 targets to address the loss of biodiversity and restore natural ecosystems by 2030.

Puducherry, Lakshadweep and Goa emerged as the best-performing states on the Social Progress Index (SPI).

Indian PhD student - Rishi Rajpopa - has solved the Panini code. He released a thesis titled "In Panini, We Trust: Discovering the Algorithm for Rule Conflict Resolution in the Astadhyayi".

In a major shift from the long-time post-war pacific approach, Japan unveiled a 320 billion USD plan for a military build-up - the largest since the Second World War.

Nominated Rajya Sabha member P.T. Usha joined Vice-Chairman's panel and become the first nominated member to be on the panel in the history of the Rajya Sabha.

Taliban authorities ordered a nationwide ban on university education for girls.

NASA has launched the newest Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft to track nearly all the water on the surface of the Earth. It was launched atop a SpaceX rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at California's Vandenberg Space Force Base.

The first ship of the ASW SWC Project, INS Arnala was launched on December 20, 2022, at Kattupalli, Chennai, by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, GRSE for the Indian Navy.