India News Get – Career Justice Manmohan became a Supreme Court judge; The King of Bhutan arrived in India for a two-day visit; The “Proba 3” mission was successfully launched
Viacom18 gets domain from Jio-Hotstar. The Delhi Assembly Speaker has announced his retirement from politics. Scottish artist Jasleen has been awarded the Turner Prize.
Information on some major news, important for students preparing for government jobs
NATIONAL
1. King of Bhutan arrived in India for a two-day visit: King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck arrived in India on December 5 for a two-day visit. He was also accompanied by Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuk and senior officials. On reaching New Delhi, Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar welcomed him.
The King of Bhutan met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
Around 50,000 Indian citizens are employed in many projects, including construction and education in Bhutan. Some workers travel daily from India to Bhutan’s border towns to find work. In recent years, the India-Bhutan partnership has grown in areas such as hydropower, digital infrastructure, education and space technology. After Singapore, Bhutan is the first to launch the BHIM UPI app. This is the second country to use. A memorandum of understanding was signed to increase cooperation in supply of petroleum products to India and food security in Bhutan. The two countries signed an agreement on energy savings. A memorandum of understanding was signed. India has allocated Rs 2,068 million to Bhutan for the year 2024-25 under its ‘Neighborhood First’ policy. Bhutan is a country located between India and China. Its capital is Thimphu. Bhutan became a democracy in 2008 after the country’s first democratic elections were held. The King of Bhutan is the head of state. The official name of Bhutan is “Kingdom of Bhutan”, which is called “Druk Gyal Khap” in Bhutanese language, which means “Land of Thunder Dragon”. The longest river is “Manas”. , whose length is more than 376 kilometers. This river forms the border between southern Bhutan and India, at the foot of the Himalayas.
Appointment
2. Justice Manmohan became a judge of the Supreme Court: On December 5, Justice Manmohan became a judge of the Supreme Court. He was sworn in by CJI Sanjeev Khanna. Previously, he was the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.
On December 3, the central government had approved the appointment of Delhi High Court Chief Justice Manmohan as a Supreme Court judge.
After Justice Manmohan took oath, the number of judges in the Supreme Court increased to 33. The total number of judges approved in the Supreme Court is 34. The Collegium had recommended Justice Manmohan’s name on November 28. This was the first collegial meeting of Supreme Court Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna. In addition to the chief justice, the College includes the judge. BR Gavai, Justice Surya Kant, Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice AS Oka walk towards Justice Manmohan, Appointed additional judge of the Delhi High Court in 2008 and promoted to permanent judge in December 2009. He became Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court on November 9, 2023 and was appointed as the Chief Justice on September 29, 2024. High Court And there is a fixed process for selecting the judges of the Supreme Court, called the Supreme Court Collegium. It includes the longest-serving justice of the Supreme Court. The Center accepts his recommendations and appoints the new CJI and other judges. According to tradition, the most senior judge becomes chief justice based on his experience in the Supreme Court. This is done within the framework of a memorandum called MoP, i.e. “Memorandum of Procedure for the Appointment of Judges of the Supreme Court”, which was first prepared in 1999.
BUSINESS
3. Viacom18 Gets Jio-Hotstar Domain: Viacom18 Media Private Limited, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, has now officially become the owner of the jiohotstar.com domain. Viacom18 got this domain after the merger of telecom company Reliance Jio and Disney+ Hotstar.
The domain jiohotstar.com was registered by a developer from Delhi. The developer had purchased this domain in 2023, during which negotiations for the Jio Cinema-Hotstar merger had begun.
Last month, the merger of Disney Star India and Viacom18 took place, which also includes Disney Hotstar and Jio Cinema. After this merger, it became the largest entertainment network in the country now has 2, namely OTT. platforms. And with 120 channels, there are a total of 75 crore viewers. The merger deal was concluded for Rs 70,352 crore of Reliance’s presence in the company. 63.16% and Disney holds 36.84% of the capital. The president of this new company is Nita Ambani. The vice-president is Uday Shankar, who will provide strategic direction to the company. This joint venture will be led by three CEOs and all three will be in charge. responsibilities of different verticals. Kevin Vaz will lead the entertainment organization. Kiran Mani will take charge of the digital organization. At the same time, Sanjog Gupta will head the sports organization. Reliance is one of the largest private sector companies in India and its market capitalization is over Rs 17 lakh crore. Reliance is currently involved in oil refining and marketing, petrochemicals and renewable energy. (solar and hydrogen), Works in the digital services and retail sector.
THE STATE IN THE NEWS
4. Delhi Assembly Speaker announced his retirement from politics: Delhi Assembly Speaker and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ram Niwas Goel announced his retirement from politics on December 5 . Goyal, 76, is an MLA from Shahdara assembly seat in Delhi.
Goyal announced his retirement by writing a letter to Aam Aadmi Party national in-charge Arvind Kejriwal.
Citing his age, the Assembly Speaker said he would not contest the parliamentary elections again. He had joined the Aam Aadmi Party in 2015, the party had fielded him from Shahdara seat. Goyal had won the same seat each time, in 2015 and. 2020. Ram Niwas Goyal had also been a BJP MP in 1993 before joining the Aam Aadmi Party.
Price
5. Scottish artist Jasleen receives Turner Prize: This time, Glasgow-born artist of Indian origin Jasleen Kaur has been awarded the prestigious British Turner Prize. He received a prize of Rs 26.84 lakh for his exhibition ‘Alter Alter’ at a function on December 4.
Jasleen’s exhibition is inspired by her life in the Sikh community in Scotland.
This prize is named after the painter JMW Turner (1775-1851). The Turner Prize was established in 1984. This prize is awarded each year to a British artist for their work. British Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor is also among the winners.
SCIENCE AND TECHNIQUES
6. Successful launch of ‘Proba-3’ mission: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) today, December 5, successfully launched the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ‘Proba-3’ . Proba-3 is the world’s first precision formation flying satellite. This means that not one but two satellites will be launched here, the total weight of which will be 550 kg. Proba-3 (Project for Onboard Anatomy) has two satellites – Coronagraph (310 kg) and Occulter (240 kg).
Proba-3 was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
Proba-3 was launched with the help of ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C59. C59 is actually the code for the rocket. This was the 61st flight of the PSLV and the 26th flight of the XL variant. This rocket is 145.99 feet tall and this four-stage rocket weighed 320 tons at the time of launch. By flying together, they will study the corona, the outer atmosphere of the Sun, not only providing new information about the Sun, but also paving the way for future advances in space technology. PSLV was chosen due to its accuracy and low cost. The ESA Proba-3 mission was launched in collaboration with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of ISRO has already launched 2 Proba missions and both missions have made it. The Proba-1 mission was successfully launched in 2001. The Proba-2 mission was launched in 2009.
TODAY’S STORY
History of December 5: On this day in 1958, the Subscriber Trunk Dialing service, i.e. the STD service, was launched in Bristol, England. For the first time, this service was launched for 18,000 Bristol residents. With his help, long distance calls became possible. However, the STD call feature was available to the Queen in England even before that. MST service in India started in 1960.
For the first time in India, calls were made between Lucknow and Kanpur via STD.
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha died in 2016. Nelson Mandela died in Johannesburg in 2013. Ireland’s Rosanna Dasnan won the Miss World pageant first held in China in 2003. In 1989, Mulayam Singh Yadav from Uttar Pradesh won for the first time. Became Chief Minister In 1971, India recognized Bangladesh as a country. In 1950, Sikkim became a protected state of India.
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