- The HC observed that it has been a very bad year for elephants in Odisha. “We’re reacting to a situation all the time, but not preventing anything from happening. So, what’re the preventive measures we’ve to put in place and how quickly can we ensure it as this has been a very bad year for elephants in Odisha.
- New Zealand (NZ) Tuesday passed into law a unique plan to phase out tobacco smoking by imposing a lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes. The law states that tobacco can't ever be sold to anybody born on or after Jan 1, 2009.
- Chinese troops tried to ‘unilaterally’ change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Yangtse area of Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang sector last week but the Indian Army compelled them to retreat by its ‘firm and resolute’ response, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Parliament Tuesday.
- Nearly 47.57 crore Jan Dhan accounts have been opened in the country of which 38.19 crore are operative while 10.79 lakh are duplicate, Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad told the Rajya Sabha Tuesday.
- Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Tuesday informed the Rajya Sabha that the capacity of Paradip Port will be more than 500 (million metric tonne) MMT per annum by 2047.
- Higher Education Minister Rohit Pujari Tuesday said the department has decided to introduce a startup policy for Plus III and PG students to further strengthen the startup ecosystem of the state.
- Parameswaran Iyer, CEO NITI Aayog, visited the PVTG-dominated Juang Village in Ghungi village of Banspal block, during his visit to Keonjhar district Tuesday. He also paid a visit to the Gonasika Girls Tribal Education Complex in the same block.
- Of 60,202 postgraduate (PG) medical seats available for 2021-2022, 3,744 remained vacant after counselling, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed the Rajya Sabha Tuesday.
- The Kerala Assembly proceedings Tuesday saw high drama as it passed the Bill to replace the Governor as the Chancellor of universities in the State and appoint eminent academicians in the top post, while the opposition UDF boycotted the House over non-acceptance of its suggestions regarding the bill.
- Supreme Court judge Bela M Trivedi Tuesday recused herself from hearing a plea filed by Bilkis Bano, who was gangraped and seven members of her family killed during the 2002 Gujarat riots, challenging the remission of sentence of 11 convicts in the case by the state government.
- A statement uploaded on the apex court website said: "The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 13 December 2022 has resolved to recommend elevation of the following Chief Justices/ Judges of the High Courts, as Judges in the Supreme Court: Justice Pankaj Mithal, Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court (parent high court (PHC): Allahabad); Justice Sanjay Karol, Chief Justice, Patna High Court (PHC: Himachal Pradesh); Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar, Chief Justice, Manipur High Court (PHC: Telangana); Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Judge, Patna High Court; and Justice Manoj Misra, Judge, Allahabad High Court"
- Of the 7,064 POCSO judgments between 2016 and 2020 from Assam, Maharashtra, and West Bengal, 1,715 cases (24.3 per cent) involved “romantic relationships”, according to a new analysis.
- Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh minister Raja Pateria was arrested Tuesday morning for his controversial 'be ready to kill Modi to save the Constitution' remark about the prime minister.
- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday dropped further hints that he was looking forward to passing on the mantle to his young deputy Tejashwi Yadav, leaders emerging from a meeting of legislators of the ruling 'Mahagathbandhan' said.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be holding his annual year-end marathon news conference this month amid the war in Ukraine, a break in the long-held tradition that observers have attributed to the Kremlin's uneasiness about a string of battlefield setbacks.
- The Indian rupee has witnessed a depreciation of 6.9 per cent in the current financial year till November 30, the Parliament was told Tuesday.
- Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) has been honoured with FICCI CSR Special Commendation Award for its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.
- Union Bank of India which is the 5th largest public sector bank in the country was awarded the First Regional Rajbhasha Award of Ministry of Home Affairs for excellent performance in official language implantation in “C” region for FY 2020-21.
- Jammu and Kashmir Congress President Vikar Rasool hit out at former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad for fabricating allegations against the Congress party.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the de-escalation of tensions along the India-China border, days after troops of the two countries clashed in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh.
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