Current Affairs 17 December 2023

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Top Current Affairs 17 December 2023

India's First Bone Marrow Transplant (Health)

Indian doctors of Army Hospital in Delhi Cant successfully conducts India's first Bone Marrow Transplant on December 17, 2023.
A life-saving Bone Marrow Transplant for a child diagnosed with a rare primary immunodeficiency disorder.
The patient, a 7 years old boy, was diagnosed with ARPC1b, a very rare form of immunodeficiency at one year of age.
The Army Hospital conducted a Matched Unrelated Donor transplant within six months of being referred to the hospital.
The procedure aimed to replace the defective immune cells with healthy ones.

Genrobotics Ranks Top 3 in Global AI Summit

Genrobotics, a Kerala-based startup, has emerged as a frontrunner in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for social change on December 17, 2023.
The company achieved significant recognition by being adjudged among the top three AI startups in India at the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit 2023.
Genrobotics clinched the ‘AI Game Changers‘ award at the summit for its groundbreaking G-gaiter Robotic Technology.
G Gaiter is tailored for individuals contending with mobility challenges stemming from conditions like stroke, spinal injury, accidents, Parkinson’s disease, etc.

Vice-President Inaugurated Atal Health Fair (Health)

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated the two-day-long Atal Health Fair at the PNT Ground in Rajajipuram, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on December 17, 2023.
Atal Health Fair organised in the memory of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak and Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha Dr Dinesh Sharma also graced the occasion.
Akashvani Correspondent reports that 48 Government and private hospitals are holding medical camps at the fair.

Khelo India Para Games Concluded (Athletics)

The first-ever Khelo India Para Games (KIPG) concluded in New Delhi on December 17, 2023 with Haryana winning the inaugural title.
Haryana won 105 medals included 40 gold, 39 silver, and 26 bronze medals.
KIPG 2023, which began on December 10 (2023), witnessed the participation of around 1,450 para-athletes from across the country.
Uttar Pradesh came second with 62 medals including 25 gold, 23 silver, and 14 bronze, while Tamil Nadu finished third with 20 gold, 8 silver, and 14 bronze medals.
Athletes from 32 states and Union Territories participated in the Games.

Khelo India Games to be Held in Tamil Nadu (Sports News)

It is announced on December 17, 2023 that Khelo India Games will be held in Tamil Nadu in January next year (2024).
The State Government said that the games will be held in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai and Trichy from 19th to 31st January, 2024.
More than 5500 sports persons and over 1600 coaches are expected to participate in the event and for the first time, squash will be included in Khelo India games.
More than 1000 referees and 1200 volunteers will be part of the sporting event in which 27 types of sport will be played.

Surat Diamond Bourse Inaugurated

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB), touted as the world’s largest office space in a single project, on December 17, 2023.
Located in Gujarat, the 15 floors complex surpasses the US Pentagon in capacity, boasting 4200 diamond trading offices.
SDB aims to shift and expand the diamond trading business from Mumbai to Surat, known for diamond cutting and polishing.
The bourse, built at DREAM (Diamond Research and Mercantile) city, covers an area of 66 lakh square feet, costing ₹3200 crore.

2nd Phase of Kashi Tamil Sangamam 2023 Inaugurated

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the second edition of Kashi Tamil Sangamam 2023 at Namo Ghat in Varanasi on December 17, 2023.
Apart from launching many development projects worth around ₹20000 crore, he flaged off another Vande Bharat express train from Varanasi.
The first batch of Tamil delegation named after the sacred river ‘Ganga’ reached the holy city of Kashi (Varanasi) to attend the 15-day-long second phase of Kashi Tamil Sangamam.
Prime Minister also flagged off the Kanyakumari - Varanasi Tamil Sangamam train on the occasion.