TITBITS:
- Union Home Minister
and Minister of Cooperation inaugurated 10,000 newly established
Multipurpose Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (MPACS), along with
Dairy and Fisheries Cooperative Societies.
- India has been
witnessing a surge in healthcare cost inflation ever since COVID-19 making
assured and standardised healthcare unviable for several sections of the
society and boosting health insurance premiums.
- A study by the
University of New Mexico found that bacteria can thrive in fish brains,
challenging the belief that brains are sterile. This discovery raises the
possibility of a brain microbiome in humans and other vertebrates,
potentially influencing brain processes.
- Boxing Day
originated in Victorian England as a charitable holiday, where gifts were
given to workers and the poor. It has since evolved into a major day for
sports, especially football and cricket, with traditions like the Boxing
Day Test in Australia
- Good Governance Day is observed on December 25 to honor former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, promoting awareness of government accountability and good governance practices. The 2024 theme focuses on empowering citizens through good governance and digitalisation for a developed India.