15th December 2023 Daily Current Affairs

Defense

INS Tarmugli, a Fast Attack Craft has been commissioned into the Navy at a ceremony held at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.
Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani, AVSM, VSM, Chief of Materiel, Indian Navy commissioned the Trinkat Class FAC which was gifted to the Maldivian Naval Defence Forces (MNDF) in 2006 by India.
The ship returned in May this year and post extensive restoration work by the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam, was reincarnated in its present avatar.

National & International Appointments

BJP legislature party leader Bhajan Lal Sharma sworn-in as Chief Minister of Rajasthan at Albert Hall in Jaipur.
Governor Kalraj Mishra administered the oath to Mr Sharma and his two deputies – Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa.
Mr. Sharma was elected as an MLA from the Sanganer Assembly constituency.
Vasudev Devnani has been named the state assembly speaker.

Honours & Awards

The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2023 has been jointly awarded to Daniel Barenboim and Ali Abu Awwad for their efforts in bringing together the youth and peoples of Israel and the Arab World for a non-violent resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
The International Jury of the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development chaired by former Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur.

Sports

Indian wrestler Antim Panghal (19-years) has been named the Rising Star of the Year among women by the United World Wrestling (UWW), the sport’s global governing body.
She is Two-time World under-20 champion and senior Worlds bronze medallist Antim Panghal (53kg).

Banking & Finance

The State Bank of India’s (SBI) has hiked its marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR) and base rate.
The new rates are effective from December 15, 2023, according to the SBI website.
The MCLR is the lowest interest rate at which a bank can make a loan to a customer.

Sports

India’s former cricket captain, MS Dhoni, will have his iconic No. 7 jersey retired by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as a tribute to his contribution to the sport.
Dhoni retired from international cricket in 2020 but continues to play in franchise cricket.
While wearing the No. 7, Dhoni led India to three white-ball ICC titles: the T20 World Cup in 2007, the ODI World Cup in 2011, and the Champions Trophy in 2013.

Obituaries

Andre Braugher, the Emmy-winning actor best known for his roles on the series Homicide: Life on The Street and Brooklyn 99, died at age 61.
The Chicago-born actor had his breakthrough role in 1989’s Glory, starring alongside Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington.
He won an Oscar for the film about an all-Black army regiment during the the Civil War.