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Page-4 of Current Affairs - December, 2023

Notre Dame Stained Glass Controversy

The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris suffered severe damage from a devastating fire in April 2019. As restoration plans progress, a controversy has erupted over a proposal backed...

December 27, 2023

Hu Zhongming : China Appoints New Navy Chief Amid Rising Regional Tensions

On December 25th, China announced Rear Admiral Hu Zhongming as the new commander of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), replacing Admiral Dong Jun. The change in leadership...

December 27, 2023

MeitY Issues Second Advisory to Social Media Platforms on Deepfakes

Deepfakes are fake digital content in the form of images, videos or audios. They are created using high-end artificial intelligence tools and deep learning technology. Deep learning is...

December 26, 2023

India Identifies 22 Critical Mineral Blocks for Future Mining

Critical minerals refer to specialized metals and non-metals crucial for high-tech industries, clean energy technologies, defense, aerospace, and electronics. Securing steady supplies of such scarce minerals is vital...

December 26, 2023

Bharatiya Space Station / Bharatiya Antariksha Station

India aims to establish its own permanent space station called ‘Bharatiya Space Station’ over the next 25 years. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has set a target...

December 26, 2023

Commissioning of INS Imphal

On December 26, 2023, INS Imphal (Pennant D68), the third vessel of the Visakhapatnam class stealth-guided missile destroyers, is scheduled to be commissioned into the Indian Navy. As...

December 26, 2023

Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Conclave of Chiefs (CoC) 2023

The 8th edition of the IONS Conclave of Chiefs took place in Bangkok, Thailand, from December 19 to 22, 2023. Chiefs of Navies and senior delegates from 27...

December 26, 2023

What is Cold Moon?

The Cold Moon, also known as the Long Nights Moon, refers to the full moon occurring in December each year. It gets its name from the long, cold...

December 26, 2023

Omicron Subvariant JN.1

Researchers at the University of Tokyo predict that the omicron subvariant JN.1 (BA.2.86.1.1) is poised to become the dominant lineage of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. This variant, distinguished...

December 25, 2023

First In Situ Discovery of Megalodon Tooth in Deep Sea

A small team of oceanographers, in collaboration with a zoologist from Germany’s SNSB-Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, has made a groundbreaking discovery—the first in situ fossilized megalodon tooth...

December 23, 2023

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