Indian Careers Current Affairs in Brief: December 22, 2022

Indian Careers Current Affairs in Brief

Indian Careers: The BF.7 strain appears to be leading to the current outbreak of COVID-19 in China. “Covid is not over yet,” Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said during a review meeting on the Covid situation.

Oscars 2023: RRR’s song “Naatu Naatu” shortlisted in the Best Song category at the Oscars 2023

• The RR filmmakers are very excited as the Oscars approach.
• The infectiously popular song ‘Naatu Naatu’ from the hit Telugu film has been nominated for an Oscar in 2023.
• As a result, Naatu Naatu became the first Indian song to be nominated for an Academy Award.

PT Usha, Former Athlete Nominated for Vice President of Panel in Rajya Sabha

• Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar nominated prominent ex-athletes and MP PT Usha to the Upper House Vice-President’s panel.
• Dhankhar told the House that this is the first time a nominated member has been selected for the vice-chairing panel.
• YSRC MP Vijay Sai Reddy has been nominated along with him.

Judge Hemant Gupta Appointed the New Director of the New Delhi Center for International Arbitration

• According to a notification from the Ministry of Personnel, former Supreme Court Justice Hemant Gupta has been appointed as the director of the New Delhi International Arbitration Center (NDIAC).
• The NDIAC was formed to develop an independent and autonomous framework for institutional arbitration.
• According to the order, the Cabinet Nominations Committee nominated Judge Hemant Gupta (ret.) as NDIAC chairman, Ganesh Chandru, and Ananth Vijay Palli as part-time members.

What is BF.7? A new variant of Kovid emerging in China

• Ministry of Health officials confirmed seven examples of the BF.7 on December 21, 2022.
• The BF.7 strain appears to be leading to the current outbreak of COVID-19 in China.
• “Covid is not over yet,” Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said during a review meeting on the Covid situation.
• According to studies, this variety can infect even people fully vaccinated against the virus.
• The variant is thought to have reproductive value, suggesting that people infected with BF are believed to transmit the virus to others.

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