PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen won Syed Modi Title 2024. Trump appointed Indian-origin Kash Patel as FBI director. At the same time, the first Indo-Cambodian military exercise 'CINBAX-I' started in Maharashtra.
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1. Mahakumbh Mela becomes 76th district of Uttar Pradesh: The Uttar Pradesh government declared the Mahakumbh area of ​​Prayagraj as a new district on December 1. It will be known as 'Maha Kumbh Mela District'. Till now there were a total of 75 districts in UP, but now there are 76 districts. The 76th district was formed on Sunday by carving out the boundaries of Prayagraj district.
The notification for the formation of Mahakumbh Mela district was issued by Prayagraj DM Ravindra Kumar Mandad. According to the order, the district has been formed with immediate effect.
According to the notification issued by DM Prayagraj, there will be a total of 67 villages in this district consisting of 4 tehsils. The 4 tehsils include Sadar, Soraon, Phulpur and Karchana tehsil. Till now these tehsils came under Prayagraj district. Similarly, this district will also have its own police. The head of this police will be Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) and two or three additional SPs and circle-wise CO will be deployed under him. Always at the time of Mahakumbh, while declaring this new city as a district, apart from the District Magistrate, a separate Sub-District Magistrate and Tehsildars are appointed. Similarly, a separate SSP is also appointed for this district. In such a situation, in view of the Mahakumbh to be held in January 2025, a new district has been formed. Has gone.
2. Madhav National Park will be the 8th tiger reserve of MP: Madhav National Park in Shivpuri district will be the 8th tiger reserve of Madhya Pradesh. On December 1, the technical committee of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) approved the proposal to notify the park as a tiger reserve. It has also been decided to release one male and one female tigress in the tiger reserve.
The proposal to declare Madhav National Park as a tiger reserve was sent to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) on the instructions of Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav.
Located near Shivpuri town, this park got the status of a national park in 1958. It was the hunting ground of the Mughal emperors and Maharajas. The forest is home to Nilgai, Chinkara and Chausingha and deer like chital, sambar and barking deer. Leopards, wolves, Animals like jackal, fox, wild dog, wild boar, porcupine, python etc. are also seen in the park. Before Madhav National Park, in Madhya Pradesh There are seven tiger reserves. These tiger reserves are Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Pench, Panna, Satpura, Sanjay Dubri, Nauradehi. Madhya Pradesh has got the status of Tiger State. According to the census of the year 2022, there are 785 tigers here. In the year 2018, this number was 526. Due to increase in the number of tigers in Madhya Pradesh, the habitat of wild animals is increasing rapidly.
International
3. Trump appointed Indian-origin Kash Patel as FBI director: America's newly elected President Donald Trump on December 1 announced the name of 'Kashyap Kash Patel' as the next director of the investigating agency 'Federal Bureau of Investigation' i.e. FBI. He replaces Christopher Wray, who was appointed by Trump in 2017. Kash Patel became a member of the House Parliament Select Committee on Intelligence in 2017.
Patel (left) has also served as the former 'Chief of Staff' to Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller.
Kash Patel's parents fled to the United States via Canada in the 1970s, fearing Ugandan ruler Idi Amin's order to leave the country. Patel was born in New York. After earning a law degree in 2004, Patel When he did not get a job in a big law firm, he started working as a government lawyer. Then in 2013, Patel joined the Justice Department in Washington. In 2016, Patel was arrested in an intelligence case. Appointed as an employee in a standing committee associated with. The chief of this department was David Nunes, who was an ally of Trump. Kash Patel has worked as a senior advisor to the Director of National Intelligence. After Trump left the post, Kash Patel has been trying to advance the agenda of the former President. . Kash has written a book named 'Government Gangsters: The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy'. Kash Patel also wrote a book 'The Plot Against the King' to make Trump popular among children. Is.
4. Vikrant Massey announced his retirement from acting: Bollywood actor Vikrant Massey announced his decision to take a break from acting on the morning of December 2. He gave this information through a post on the social media platform Instagram.
Vikrant Massey started his career with the TV show 'Dhoom Machao Dhoom'.
Vikrant gained popularity with the serial Balika Vadhu in 2009. Vikrant started his film career with Lootera (2013). After this, he appeared in the lead role for the first time in A Death in the Gunj (2017). Vikrant did films like Haseen Dilruba and 12th Fail. Did. Apart from this, he made headlines with Sector 36 and the recently released The Sabarmati Report. Vikrant's last film is The Sabarmati Report, which was released on 15 November. This film is based on the Godhra incident and the subsequent Gujarat riots. The film had come into controversies ever since its trailer was released. His upcoming films include 'Yaar Jigri' and 'Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan'.
Defense
5. First Indo-Cambodian military exercise 'CINBAX-I' begins in Maharashtra: The first edition of 'CINBAX', the joint table top exercise between the Indian Army and the Cambodian Army, began on December 1. Exercise CINBAX is a planning exercise aimed at conducting joint counter-terrorism (CT) operations. It is being organized at Foreign Training Node, Pune.
The 'CINBAX' exercise will continue till December 8, 2024 in Pune, Maharashtra.
20 soldiers from the Cambodian Army contingent and 20 soldiers from an infantry brigade from the Indian Army are also participating. There will be discussions related to starting a Joint Training Task Force for intelligence, surveillance and investigation in the exercise. During this Operations will also be planned in a counter terrorism (CT) environment and war games will be conducted on different scenarios. The exercise will include information operations, cyber warfare, Warfare), Hybrid Warfare, Logistics and Casualty Management as well as Disaster Relief Operations (HADR Operations) etc. will also be discussed. The exercise will be conducted in three phases. Phase-I will prepare participants for counter-terrorism (CT) operations during UN peacekeeping missions. Phase-II will involve conducting Table Top Exercises and Phase-III will involve finalization and review of plans.
Sport
6. PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen win Syed Modi Title 2024: Badminton players PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen won the women's and men's singles titles respectively at the Syed Modi International 2024 badminton tournament on December 1. At the same time, women's doubles pair Trisha Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also won the Syed Modi International title.
While Sindhu won the title for the third time by defeating Wu Luo Yu of China in the final match of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super 300 tournament, Lakshya Sen won the men's singles title by defeating Jia Heng Jason Teh of Singapore.
In the women's singles final match, PV Sindhu, ranked 18th in the world badminton rankings, defeated 119th ranked player Wu Luo Yu of the People's Republic of China 21-14, 21-16 in straight games. Earlier in 2017 and 2022, she India's Lakshya Sen defeated Singapore's Jia Heng Jason in the final of the men's singles category. Won the title by defeating Teoh in straight games 21-6, 21-7. Trisha Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won the title by defeating China's Bao Li Jin and Li Qian 21-18, 21-11 in the final match. At the same time, in the mixed doubles title match, Paris 2024 Olympians Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila were defeated by Dechapol of Thailand. The Indian pair lost 21-18, 14-21, 8-21 to Puwaranukroh and Supisara Pevasampran and missed out on the title. List of winners of Syed Modi International 2024 Badminton Tournament –
Men's Singles – Lakshya Sen (India)Women's Singles – PV Sindhu (India)Men's Doubles – Huang Di and Liu Yang (China)Women's Doubles – Gayatri Gopichand and Trisha Jolly (India)Mixed Doubles – Dechapol Puwaranukroh and Supisara Pewsampran (Thailand)
Appointment
7. Jay Shah took over as ICC Chairman: Jai Shah, Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), took over as the Chairman of the International Cricket Council i.e. ICC on 1 December. With this, 36-year-old Jay Shah has become the youngest chairman of ICC.
Jay Shah has replaced Greg Barclay of New Zealand.
The tenure of ICC Chairman Greg Barclay ended on 30 November. He was in this post since 2020. The ICC had informed on August 20, 2024 that Barkley would not seek a third term. After this, applications were invited for the new chairman. Apart from Jai, no one else had filed nomination for the post till the last date of filing nominations, Tuesday, August 27. In such a situation, the election was not held and Jai Shah was elected unopposed. Jai Shah He turned 36 on September 22 this year and is the youngest chairman of ICC. All the 15 chairmen appointed before him were above 55 years of age. South Africa in 2006 K Percy Son became the youngest President at the age of 56. Jay Shah is 20 years younger than him. Jay Shah became a member of the executive board of the Central Cricket Board of Ahmedabad in 2009. In September 2013, he became the joint secretary of Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA). In 2015, he became a member of the Finance Committee of BCCI. .Became the Secretary of BCCI for the first time in 2019. After that, he was again elected Secretary of BCCI in 2022. Shah became the President of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in 2021. In January 2024, he was again elected ACC President. In 2022, he was appointed Chairman of the Finance and Commercial Affairs Committee of the International Cricket Council. He was also made a member of the ICC Olympic Working Group for the Olympic Games.
TODAY'S HISTORY
History of 2 December: On this day in 1982, for the first time in the world, an artificial heart was implanted in a patient. Dr. Bernie Clark, an American dentist, was fitted with an artificial heart for the first time. Dr. Clark was suffering from serious heart disease. Doctors had given up on his illness, but then Dr. William C. DeVris's team at the University of Utah performed a heart transplant on Dr. Clark. This operation lasted for 7 and a half hours.
Dr. Clark and Dr. William C. DeVris.
In 1999, private sector investment in the insurance sector was approved in India. In 1989, Vishwanath Pratap Singh became the 7th Prime Minister of the country. In 1982, the music video of Michael Jackson's famous song Thriller was broadcast on MTV. In 1981, Britney Spears Was born. In 1971, 6 regions of the Arabian Peninsula together established the United Arab Emirates. A 7th region was also included in these in February 1972. In 1976, Fidel Castro became the President of Cuba. In 1942, Sri Aurobindo Ashram School was established in Pondicherry (now Puducherry), later known as Sri Aurobindo International Center of Education. In 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned as Emperor of France.
1. Current Affairs 30 November: Masato Kanda becomes President of Asian Development Bank; Gujarati Handicraft 'Gharchola' gets GI tag, 59th conference of DGP-IG begins
2. Current Affairs 29 November: Naval agreement signed between India and Britain; Vikrant becomes Film-Personality of the Year, India joins UN Peace-keeping Commission
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