current affairs 04 December 2022

French baguette is added to UNESCO's "intangible cultural heritage" list.

• Baguette, the staple French bread was inscribed into the UN’s list of intangible cultural heritage (ICH).
• UNESCO is a international body which aims at promoting peace and cooperation among nations through education, arts, sciences and culture.
• The baguette is a long and thin loaf made of flour, water, salt and yeast, and is consumed as a staple in France.
• In March 2021, France nominated the baguette as its candidate for consideration within the UNESCO ICH list.

India's Greenhouse-in-a-Box startup Kheyti wins 2022 Earthshot Prize.

• A Greenhouse-in-a-Box sustainable solution for small farmers Earthshot Prize 2022.
• The solution has been devised by Telangana startup Kheyti.
• The 1 million pounds Earthshot Prize has been founded by Britain's Prince William and dubbed the Eco Oscars'.
• Kheyti, one of the five winners at a gala green carpet awards ceremony in Boston, won the prize in the Protect and Restore Nature category.
• Kheyti offers shelter from unpredictable elements and destructive pests.

India to assume chairmanship of Wassenaar Arrangement on 1 Jan.

• India will assume the chairmanship of the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) on 1 January 2023, for a period of one year.
• Wassenaar Arrangement is a multilateral technology control agreement.
• The primary goal of the organisation is to restrict access to sensitive technologies for terrorist outfits.
• The Wassenaar Arrangement came into being in 1996 and has 42 members.
• India joined the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) in 2017 and became its 42nd member.

Amara Raja Batteries to set up lithium-ion battery unit in Telangana.

• Amara Raja Batteries Ltd will be setting up a state-of-the-art research and manufacturing facility for lithium-ion batteries in Mahbubnagar district, Telangana.
• It intends to invest over ₹9,500 crore over the next 10 years in the lithium cell giga factory.
• The facility will be set up with an ultimate capacity up to 16 GWh and a battery pack assembly unit up to 5 GWh.
• The upcoming facilities are expected to provide employment opportunities to about 4,000 people.

Canara Bank wins Banker’s Bank of the Year Award at Global Banking Summit.

• Green start-up of Kerala, Tree Tag has won Climathon-2022 prize, under the category Life On Land.
• This hackathon was organized by the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) in collaboration with EY Global Delivery Services, UNDP, Startup India,
• Global Shapers Kochi, NASSCOM and TiE Kerala.
• The winners has received a prize money of Rs 5 lakh.
• Climathon-2022 has focussed on climate change with the theme of securing a sustainable and climate-resilient future.