Current Affairs | Daily GK Update | 9 December 2023

National

• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s wax statue unveiled at Jaipur Wax Museum, Nahargarh Fort. The height of the statue is 5 feet 11 inches and weighs approximately 38 kg.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the second edition of the Infinity Forum scheduled on December 9, 2023. The event is organized by International Financial Services Centers Authority (IFSCA) and GIFT City.

• Prashant Agarwal has been awarded the National Award for ‘Best Personality- Empowerment Of Differently-Abled’ by President Draupadi Murmu.

• The Indian government has banned the production of ethanol from sugarcane.

• Revanth Reddy has taken oath as the chief minister of Telangana state.

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Economics

• The Maharashtra government has introduced a bill in the Legislative Assembly to levy 28% GST on casinos and online gaming.

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has canceled the license of the Urban Cooperative Bank (UCB) located in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh.

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Technology

• Indian Oil Corporation Limited (Indian Oil) and EKI Energy Services have partnered to promote “Surya Nutan“, an indoor solar cooking system developed by Indian Oil.

• Recently IIT Mandi won the prestigious ‘Green University Award’ at COP-28.

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Sports

• Shraddha Chopde has won gold medal in 52 kg weight category in international judo competition.

• Recently Suresh Raina has been appointed as Youth Voter Awareness Ambassador for Jammu and Kashmir.

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Awards

• Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi will take charge as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff on January 4.

• Max Life Insurance has appointed Rajeev Anand as its Chairman.

• Anand Kripalu has taken over as Chairman and Independent Director of Swiggy.

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Other

• The 5th Nagaland Bee Day has been celebrated with great enthusiasm at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama.

• SAARC Charter Day is observed on 8th December every year as an important milestone in the history of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).