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Filmmaker Shyam Benegal has died. The country’s first digital museum built with the stones of Jaisalmer. Union Minister Prahlad Joshi launched ‘Jago Grahak Jago App’.
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Appointment
1. Appointment of new Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand High Court: On December 23, Justice GS Sandhawalia was appointed to the Himachal Pradesh High Court, while Justice Narendra G Was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court. Justice Sandhawalia is currently a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, while Justice Narendra G. He is a judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
File photo of Justice Sandhawalia (left) and Justice Narendra Ji (right).
The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the name of Justice Narendra ji on September 24. At the same time, on September 17, the collegium had recommended the name of Justice Sandhawalia. The post of Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court was vacant after the retirement of Justice Rajiv Shakdhar on October 18, Justice Sandhawalia will now replace him. ,Narendraji. The Acting Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court will replace Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari. There is a fixed process for selecting judges of the High Court and 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.
DEATH
2. Filmmaker Shyam Benegal Passes Away: Famous film director, writer and producer Shyam Benegal passed away on December 23. He breathed his last at 6:38 p.m. at Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai Central. Shyam had been suffering from kidney disease for a long time. Two years ago, both of his kidneys failed. Since then, he has been on dialysis.
Shyam Benegal holds the record for the most number of national awards. He received this award for 8 films. Shyam Sundar Benegal was born on December 14, 1934 in a Brahmin family in Hyderabad. He specialized in economics. Later he took up photography. He is also considered the father of art cinema in Bollywood. At just 12 years old, he started photography under the guidance of his photographer father Shridhar B. The first film was made with the camera donated by Benegal. Shyam Benegal’s films have given great actors to Indian cinema, including Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Amrish Puri, Anant Nag, Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil and cinematographer Govind Nihalani. And apart from making documentaries on Satyajit Ray, he has written serials ‘Yatra’, ‘Katha Sagar’ and ‘Bharat Ek Khoj’ for Doordarshan. Shyam has also directed 24 films, 45 documentaries and 15 ad films. He has directed dozens of excellent films like Zubaida, The Making of the Mahatma, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero, Mandi, Aarohan, Welcome to Sajjanpur For his. contribution to the film industry, he was awarded Padma Shri in 1976 and Padma Bhushan in 1991. Apart from this, He has 8 national awards in his account. Shyam holds the record for the most number of national awards. Benegal also received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest honor in Indian cinema, in 2005. Shyam Benegal made his first film Ankur in 1974. In this film, he raised the issues of the farmers of Andhra Pradesh while ‘Mujib – The Making of a Nation” was his last film. This film was based on the life of Mujibur Rahman.
MISCELLANEOUS
3. The country’s first digital museum built with the stones of Jaisalmer: India’s first digital museum has opened its doors to visitors from all over the world. Built in the Parwadi area on the Mumbai-Pune highway, this museum took 12 years to prepare and cost around Rs 400 crore.
Stones from Jaisalmer have been used in the preparation of this “Abhay Prabhavana” museum.
In the premises of this museum there is a large replica of the Chittorgarh Fort made using stones from Jaisalmer. This museum is based on the history and philosophy of Jainism. Situated on the banks of the Indrayani River and close to the 2,200-year-old Yellow Jain Caves, this museum is spread over 3.5 lakh square feet and has 30 specially designed viewing galleries. There are more than 350 artifacts, sculptures and replicas here. A thousand-year-old Jainist manuscript has also been installed in the gallery. These are the specialties – Built on 50 acres near 2,200 year old Pale Jain caves, a glimpse of the relevance of the saga and messages of 24 Jain Tirthankaras will be seen. Jaisalmer weighing 4185 tonnes. A 100 feet Manastambha is made of special stone of Jainism. A manuscript more than a thousand years old has been preserved for those unfamiliar with Jainism. There will be an interactive show using audiovisual technology. Artists from Orissa and Gujarat worked and a children’s play area was built under construction.
Sport
4. Complete schedule for Champions Trophy 2024 released: On December 24, the International Cricket Council (ICC) released the full schedule for the Champions Trophy 2025 to be hosted by Pakistan next year. The tournament which will take place according to the hybrid model will take place from February 19 to March 9. 15 matches will be played in 19 days. A reserve day was also reserved for the second semi-final and the final.
The group match between India and Pakistan will take place in Dubai on February 23.
India will play all their matches in Dubai only, Bangladesh and New Zealand are also part of the team group. A semi-final will also be played in Dubai itself. If India reaches the final, this match will also take place in Dubai. While the remaining 10 matches of the tournament will be played in Pakistan, India is in Group A. The team group consists of Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand. The other group is made up of Australia, England, South Africa and Afghanistan. There will be two semi-finals on March 4 and 5, while the final will be played on March 9. Teams of India and Pakistan will not play cricket in each other’s field. All of India’s matches in the Champions Trophy 2025 will be played on neutral grounds. sites. The Pakistani team will also not come to India for any tournament before 2027. Their matches will also be played at neutral venues. Pakistan are the reigning champions of the tournament, the team won the title in 2017 by defeating India in the final.
LAUNCH & EVENT
5. Union Minister Prahlad Joshi launches ‘Jaago Grahak Jago App’: On the occasion of National Consumer Day, Union Consumer Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi launched the app Jaago Grahak Jago, Jagriti app and Jagriti dashboard. Its objective is to identify any irregularities such as dark patterns, i.e. fraud on e-commerce platforms, and to protect consumers.
National Consumer Day is celebrated every year on December 24 to highlight the importance of consumer activities in the country. This year’s theme is “Virtual Hearing and Digital Access to Consumer Justice”.
The “E-Map” portal for all legal metrology services has also been launched. It is a unified digital platform, which aims to transform the legal metrology portals of all states into a single national system, the AI-based “National Consumer Helpline 2.0”, which has also been launched . The Bureau of Indian Standards will adopt smart standards starting in 2025. Traditionally, standards are written in word processing documents. These standards are easy to read but difficult for computers to understand. Smart standards have been developed to be easily understood by both humans and machines.
TODAY’S STORY
History of December 24: On this day in 1924, the famous singer Mohammad Rafi was born. Rafi was born on December 24, 1924 in Punjab. Rafi has sung in all genres ranging from patriotic songs to romantic songs, qawwali, ghazal and classical songs. He has received four Filmfare Awards and a National Award. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1976. In 2001, Stardust magazine chose Rafi as the “Best Singer of the Millennium”.
In 2013, Rafi was voted the best voice in Hindi cinema in a CNN-IBN poll.
In 2014, it was announced that Bharat Ratna would be awarded to Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Madan Mohan Malviya. In 1989, the country’s first amusement park, ‘Essel World’, was opened in Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra. In 1986, the Lotus Temple was opened to the public. ordinary people. Actress Preeti Sapru was born in 1962. Preeti, who started acting at the age of just 13, worked in films like Laawaris, Nazrana, Avtaar, Nimmo, Aaj Ka Arjun. Actor Anil Kapoor was born in 1956. Born into a film family, Anil Kapoor has directed films like Woh Saat Din, Mashaal, Meri Jung, Beta, Karma, 1942 A Love Story. Anil is still active in cinema. Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama, who discovered the sea route from Europe to India in 1524, died in Kochi, Kerala.
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