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Today's Current Affairs 13th December 2023

INTERNATIONAL

Ban Ki-moon Honored With 2023 Diwali ‘Power of One’ Award at UN

• Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, along with three distinguished diplomats, was honored at the annual ‘Diwali Power of One Awards.’
• Ban Ki-moon, the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, received the esteemed Lifetime Achievement Award.
• Also included Mirsada Colakovic, Ambassador Kim Sook, and Miroslav Lajcak.

Myanmar Surpasses Afghanistan as World’s Leading Opium Source in 2023: UN Report

• Myanmar has emerged as the world’s largest source of opium in 2023, surpassing Afghanistan.

About Myanmar:

Capital: Naypyidaw

Currency: Myanmar Kyat

Official language: Burmese

About Afghanistan:

Capital: Kabul

Currency: Afghan Afghani

Official languages: Pashto, Dari

 NATIONAL

India Joins UN’s ‘Race to Resilience’ at COP28

• India join the United Nations’ ‘Race to Resilience‘global campaign. This decision, announced during the recently concluded COP28 event in Dubai.

India Launches Forest Certification Scheme for Sustainable Management

• The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has introduced the Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme.

 SPORTS

Asad Shafiq Announces Retirement from All Forms of Cricket

• Pakistani batter Asad Shafiq, the middle-order batter, announces his retirement from all forms of the game at the age of 37.

SUMMIT'S & MOU's

PM Modi Launches AI Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi

• The annual Global Partnership for Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit commenced at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on December 12.
• Paytm’s CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, shed light on the challenges faced by Indian farmers.

Youth for Unnati and Vikas with AI (YUVAi) at GPAI Summit 2023

• YUVAi-Youth for Unnati and Vikas with AI,” a collaborative initiative of the National e-Governance Division (NeGD).
• Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, and Intel India.

India Postpones Quad Summit Meeting amidst Strained Relations and Scheduling Issues

• India has decided to defer the Quad summit meeting, originally scheduled for January 2024.
• India’s Republic Day celebrations, US President Joe Biden is unlikely to attend the Quad Summit.

 AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Javed Akhtar to Receive Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award at Ajanta-Ellora Film Festival

• The veteran lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar is set to be honored with the Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming Ajanta-Ellora Film Festival.
• The award ceremony will be held at the Rukmini Auditorium, MGM University campus, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

 BANKING AND ECONOMY

Lok Sabha Approves Additional Spending of ₹58,378 Crore in Current Fiscal

• Lok Sabha has given its approval for a net additional spending of ₹58,378 crore in the ongoing fiscal year, set to conclude in March 2024.
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the government’s commitment to fiscal prudence.