Page-16 of Current Affairs - December, 2022

Centre Approves PADMA as Self-Regulatory Body

December 6, 2022

The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has recently approved the Print and Digital Media Association (PADMA) as a self-regulatory body for publishers of news and current affairs across India. What is PADMA? The Print and Digital Media Association (PADMA) ..

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IIT-M Ocean Wave Energy Converter

December 6, 2022

Researchers in IIT Madras have developed and deployed a system called Sindhuja-I that is capable of generating electricity using energy from sea waves. It was recently deployed some 6 km from the coast of Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, where the ..

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Meta-Airtel Partnership to Extend 2Africa Pearls Subsea Cable

December 6, 2022

Bharti Airtel and Meta have decided to jointly invest in global connectivity infrastructure project that would extend the 2Africa Pearls (a subsea cable) to India. What is 2Africa Pearls? The 2Africa Pearls is one of the largest subsea cable systems ..

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PAN Number to be Unique Identifier for Business to Access NSWS Clearance

December 6, 2022

Union Minister of Commerce Piyush Goyal recently announced the Central Government is mulling allowing businesses to use their permanent account number (PAN) as a unique identifier for accessing the national single window system (NSWS) to receive different clearances and approvals ..

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What is ChatGPT?

December 5, 2022

OpenAI has unveiled a chatbot called ChatGPT that is available for public testing for free. About ChatGPT ChatGPT is a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence that can be used to ask queries. This chatbot is designed in such a way ..

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2022 New Energy Outlook Report

December 5, 2022

2022 New Energy Outlook Report was released by the global, clean energy research provider BloombergNEF. The report analysed the Net Zero scenarios or pathways that limit global warming to 1.77°C above pre-industrial levels by 2050 with 67 percent assurance. What ..

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RBI Framework on Indian Banks’ Foreign Businesses

December 5, 2022

On December 1, the Reserve Bank of India has unveiled a framework allowing overseas subsidiaries and branches of Indian banks and financial institutions to undertake activities that are not specifically permitted in the Indian domestic market. This framework has been ..

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The Future of Food and Agriculture — Drivers and Triggers for Transformation

December 5, 2022

The report titled “The Future of Food and Agriculture — Drivers and triggers for transformation” was released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on December 2. This report analysed the current and emerging drivers of agrifood systems and their ..

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