Current Affairs December 2023

Here are the top current affairs of December 2023 that are important for competitive exam preparation.

These current affairs are useful for Govt. exams, including SSC, PSC, Rail, Bank, and state-level exams.

Important Current Affairs December 2023

2 New Amrit Bharat and 6 New Vande Bharat Express trains were inaugurated in Ayodhya by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Two routes of the New Amrit Bharat Express

Darbhanga to Anand Vihar Terminal, Delhi, via Ayodhya
Malda Town to Bengaluru (Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal)

Six routes of the New Vande Bharat Express

Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra – New Delhi
Amritsar – Delhi Junction
Coimbatore – Bengaluru
Jalna – Mumbai (CSMT)
Ayodhya – Anand Vihar Terminal, Delhi
Mangaluru – Madgaon Goa

The Sahitya Akademi Awards 2023 was announced in 24 languages. Here are the categories and no. of winners of the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2023.

Poetry Books – 9
Novels – 6
Short Stories – 5
Essays -3
Literature Study – 1

Like every year on December 22, Srinivasa Ramanujan, the great mathematician, remembered on National Mathematics Day 2023

The Indian Parliament passed the Post Office Bill 2023, which replaces the 125-Year Old Indian Post Office Act 1898. Here are the key provisions of the Bill:

1. Enhanced PowersforNational Security

2. Immunity for Post Office Employees

3. Interception Authority

4. Duty Evasion and Prohibited Items

5. Liability Exemption

6. Recovery of Sums

7. Exclusive Privilege and Standards

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognised 4 Indian projects for their outstanding contributions to cultural heritage.

Shri Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj and Shri Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty, for your outstanding performance in Hockey, are the recipients of the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023.

American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift was named Time Magazine’s Person Of The Year 2023.

Nirmala Sitharaman Secure the 32 rank Spots on Forbes’ “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” of 2023.

Argentina’s football star, Lionel Messi, became Time Magazine’s ‘Athlete of the Year’ for 2023.

Tiriyani Block of Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district, Telangana, clinched the top spot in NITI Aayog’s Inaugural Delta Rankings.

Google releases its annual top search trends. Here are the Google’s top search trends in 2023.

1. Chandrayaan-3

2. Karnataka Election Results

3. Israel News

4. Satish Kaushik

5. Budget 2023

6. Turkey Earthquake

7. Atiq Ahmed