6th December 2023 Daily Current Affairs

Important Dates

Maharashtra govt declares ‘Mahaparinirvan Din’ a public holiday in Mumbai.
Mahaparinirvan Diwas pays tribute to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on his death anniversary.
This day has been declared as a public holiday in Mumbai and its suburbs as per official notification which states that government and non-government institutions will remain closed on account of Mahaparinirvan Diwas.

Obituaries

Former Mr Universe bodybuilder Shaun Davis has died at the age of 57.
In his bodybuilding career, he won a string of titles including Mr Britain and Mr Europe before being named Mr Universe in 1996.
Mr. Davis hailed from Derbyshire(England) weighed a whopping 334lbs (151 kg) at the height of his Mr. Universe success and earned the title of ‘Dinosaur’.

Sports

FIVB ( Fédération Internationale de Volleyball) Men’s Volleyball Club World Championship 2023 commenced at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru.
This is the first time that the prestigious tournament will be held in India. The five-day tournament will see six teams compete for the top honours.
Prime Volleyball League Season 2 champions, Ahmedabad Defenders, will become the first Indian team to feature in the competition.

National Affairs

The government has introduced Face recognition and Aadhaar identification based eKYC of farmers to ensure transparency in the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme (PM-Kisan).
In the scheme, an amount of six thousand rupees is transferred annually in three equal installments of two thousand rupees directly into the bank accounts of the farmers.
The Government of India has disbursed over 2.60 Lakhs Crore rupees to more than 11 Crore farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme.

National & International Appointments

United Arab Emirates’ Mohammed Al Ramsi has been appointed Chairman of World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC 23).
The event is being held in Dubai, UAE, from November 20th to December 15th, 2023.
WRC is organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) every four years to revise the global use of radio-frequency spectrum, geostationary – satellite and non-geostationary-satellite orbits.

State Affairs

The 5th Nagaland Honey Bee Day was celebrated under the theme- ‘Bee & Honey Trials’ at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama.
Under the guidance of the Nagaland Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM) , traditional beekeeping has transformed into a sustainable source of income for many in the state, contributing to economic sustainability.
Nagaland currently has over one lakh beekeepers and total honey production in the state stands at 440 Metric Tonnes per annum.
Announced this after virtually inaugurating a footwear manufacturing facility set up at an investment of Rs 400 crore by JR One Footwear Pvt Ltd at Eraiyur in Perambalur district, about 250-km south of Chennai.