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2022 Global Food Security Index (GFSI) Report

The 2022 Global Food Security Index (GFSI) report was released by the British weekly The Economist.

In 2022, 8 of the top 10 performing countries are in Europe, with Finland topping the list with a score of 83.7.

India ranked 68th out of 113 countries with an overall score of 58.9.

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Mette Frederiksen has been re-elected as Denmark’s PM.

Mette Frederiksen has been re-elected as Denmark’s Prime Minister.

Mette Frederiksen was forced to call an early election in October.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's "red bloc" of parties secured the required 90 seats to form a government.

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Iran expelled from UN women's commission; India abstains on resolution

Twenty-nine members of the UN’s Economic and Social Council voted in favor of a resolution proposed by the United States to “remove with immediate effect the Islamic Republic of Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women for the remainder of its 2022-2026 term.”

Iran's term, which began this year, was to have run through 2026.

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There are 54-members in UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

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Ayush Ministry’s Professor Ayushman comic series to get Portuguese language edition after agreement with Brazil

An informative comic series titled ‘Professor Ayushman’ brought out by National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) functioning under the Union Ayush Ministry is set to come out in Portuguese after India entered into an agreement with Brazil.

Debut series came out in September 2019 with the aim of spreading knowledge on medicinal plants among children.

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Indian PhD student at Cambridge University solves 2,500-year-old Sanskrit puzzle

A grammatical problem which has defeated Sanskrit scholars since the 5th Century BC has finally been solved by Rishi Rajpopat.

He made the breakthrough by decoding a rule taught by Panini, known as the father of linguistics, and is now encapsulated in his thesis entitled ‘In Panini, We Trust: Discovering the Algorithm for Rule Conflict Resolution in the Astadhyayi’.

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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur unveils Hockey World Cup trophy

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur unveiled Hockey World Cup trophy in New Delhi.

The Federation of Indian Hockey, FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar - Rourkela Trophy arrived at Major Dhyanchand National Stadium in the national capital after which it was unveiled to the hockey fans.

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FIH Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 will begin from 13th of January,2023.

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CCI, TEXPROCIL sign MoU to brand India's Kasturi cotton

Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) and the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council of India (TEXPROCIL) have signed an MoU on branding, traceability, and certification of Indian Kasturi cotton.

Union minister of textiles, Piyush Goyal, also announced the creation of an advisory group on ‘man-made fibre’ on the lines of cotton group.

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India’s employable talent rises, women workforce increases: India skills report

India’s employable talent has risen in the past one year, according to The Wheebox India Skills Report 2023.

India’s employable workforce has increased from 46.2% to 50.3% which means that 50.3% people were found to be employable as compared to last year’s data.

Percentage of women who were found to be employable has increased to 52.8% compared to 47.2% for men.

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Ireda inks ₹4,445 cr loan pact with SJVN Green Energy for 1,000 MW solar project

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (Ireda) has inked a loan agreement with SJVN Green Energy,a subsidiary of SJVN Ltd, for financing ₹4,444.71 crore for a 1,000 MW solar power project at Bikaner, Rajasthan.

Ireda-funded project will connect to 400/220 KV substation Bikaner-II.

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Centre to set borrowing limit for states at 3.5% of GSDP in FY24

Centre will set the borrowing limit for states in FY24 at 3.5% of gross state domestic product (GSDP), including 50 basis points linked to power sector reforms. This is in sync with the fiscal path recommended by the 15th Finance Commission(FC)

For states, the FC had recommended a fiscal deficit limit of 4% for FY22, 3.5% in FY23 and 3% during FY24-26.

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Haryana charts out 15-point strategy to reduce road accidents by 20% in a year

The Haryana government has decided to opt for a 15-point strategy to reduce road accidents by 20% in a year which includes fixing of illegal road cuts on highways made by dhaba and petrol pump owners and keeping a watch on illegal liquor vends on roads.

This year till November, as many as 9,951 road accidents occurred in Haryana.

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Iga Swiatek, Rafael Nadal crowned ITF World Champions 2022

Polish star Iga Swiatek and Spanish legend Rafael Nadal were crowned as ITF World Champions 2022 by International Tennis Federation for clinching two Grand Slam titles during this season.

ITF determines its awards based on criteria that include all events and give special weightage to 4 major championships and 2 team events, which are Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup.

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Tata Steel officially partners FIH Men's World Cup 2023 in Odisha

Tata Steel Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hockey India to become an official partner of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela.

The FIH Men's World Cup is the 15th edition of the prestigious event and will take place in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13 to January 29, 2023.

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FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup will be the India's fourth time hosting.