6th December Daily Current Affairs – English

‘Make in India’ initiative:

• Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised the ‘Make in India’ initiative, which aims to boost manufacturing and attract foreign investment, and said it is playing a key role in strengthening India’s position in the global economy.
• The ‘Make in India’ initiative is playing a key role in strengthening India’s position in the global economy. India has created ‘stable environments’ for small and medium enterprises.
• The Make in India initiative was launched on September 25, 2014.
• It was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• It was launched during the 12th Five Year Plan in India.
• The initiative plays a key role in promoting domestic manufacturing, encouraging innovation, improving skill development and encouraging foreign investment.

PSLV C-59 launched:

• To study the outer space of the Sun, India’s PSLV C-59 took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, along with twin satellites called Proba-3.
• Foreign satellites are being launched commercially through the ‘Newspace India Limited’, a part of the Indian Space Research Organization.
• In that regard, a contract was signed to launch the twin satellite called Proba-3, designed by the European Space Agency, into space using India’s PSLV rocket.
• The two satellites of the ESA company called ‘Proba-3’ will be placed in an orbit 60,500 km from Earth using the PSLV C-59 rocket. The outer space rays of the Sun will be studied by placing them in an orbit at a distance of 60,500 km.

Civil Aviation Bill:

• The new Civil Aviation Bill (Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak) to replace the 90-year-old Civil Aviation Act was passed in Parliament.
• The Bill will come into force after the President’s assent.
• The Civil Aviation Act, 1934, has been amended 21 times so far.
• This new bill has been passed to remove the shortcomings in it, attract investments in the civil aviation sector and promote ease of doing business.
• The ‘UDAN’ scheme was launched to make air services available to everyone.
• It has become necessary to establish domestic airports to provide air services to more passengers.
• In the last 8 years, the UDAN scheme has been implemented on 609 routes.

Anna Chakra Scheme: Award for Tamil Nadu

• 12 states that have successfully implemented the Anna Chakra scheme in improving the food public distribution chain have saved Rs. 130 crore.
• Of this, Tamil Nadu has saved Rs. 29 lakhs were saved and 12 states including Tamil Nadu were awarded by the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs and Food Public Distribution, Pralhad Joshi.
• The Central Government has introduced the ‘Anna Chakra’ system to improve the efficiency of the public supply chain for fair price shops.
• The ‘Anna Chakra’ scheme is to reduce the transportation costs of food items provided under the Public Distribution Scheme of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan.
• The Anna Chakra scheme was jointly developed by the UN World Food Programme, the Institute for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT), and IIT Delhi.

December 6: B.R. Ambedkar’s Death Anniversary (Mahapari Nirvan Diwas)

• R. Ambedkar died on December 6, 1956.
• This day is observed to remember his unforgettable contribution to society and his achievements.

Important Facts:

1. The 15th VTB Russia Investment Call was held in Moscow.
2. On July 3, 2015, the Digital India initiative was launched with the aim of digitally empowering every citizen of the country.
3. Ooti Budruk village in Latur district of Maharashtra has won the National Panchayat Award 2024.
4. The World Bank has approved a loan of $188.28 million to Maharashtra, which will be used to boost the state’s economic growth.
5. The central government plans to increase the number of Passport Seva Kendras operating through post offices from the current 442 to 600 in the next five years.
6. The International Day of Persons with Disabilities has been observed on December 3 every year since 1998 for the past 23 years.
7. Bangladesh is replacing image of its founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on banknotes with designs commemorating the July student-led uprising.
8. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched a project to provide services to the differently-abled through vehicles.
9. Australia defeated India in the women’s one-day cricket match.