current affairs 31 December 2022

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurates new Zuari bridge in Goa.

Nitin Gadkari (Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways) has inaugurated the phase 1 of Zuari bridge in Goa, that connects North and South Goa.
It is located on the Zuari river at Cortalim village on Margao-Panaji National Highway
Under this phase, the 4 Lane Right Hand Side Corridor of the 8 Lane Stayed Cable bridge has been inaugurated.
This new bridge approaches from Bambolim to Verna and has a total project length of 13.20 KM.

HM Amit Shah has launched the Mobile App Prahari and Manual of Border Security Force in New Delhi.
This app will provide personal information and information related to accommodation, Ayushman CAPF and leaves on their mobiles to jawans.
It will also connect jawans with the portal of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
He has also launched revised version of manuals which will increase the understanding of operations, administration and training.
BSF DG: Pankaj Kumar

GM Magnus Carlsen (Norway) has secured his fourth title of 2022 World Rapid Championship, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Vincent Keymer (Germany) has settled for silver and Fabiano Caruana (America) has secured bronze.
While, Tan Zhongyi (China) has won gold in 2022 Women's World Rapid Champion.
Indian chess player, B Savitha Shri has won bronze medal in women's event and became third Indian after Viswanathan Anand and Humpy to win a medal at the world rapid championship.

PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated railway projects worth over Rs 5,800 crore in West Bengal through video-conferencing.
The projects include Joka-Taratala stretch of the Joka-Esplanade Metro Project (Purple Line) and Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express.
Joka-Taratala project is 6.5-km stretch having six stations has been constructed at a cost of more than Rs 2,475 crore.
He has also laid the foundation stone for redevelopment of New Jalpaiguri Railway Station.

The Ministry of Science and Technology has notified the National Geospatial Policy, 2022 to promote country's geospatial data industry and develop a national framework to use such data for improving citizen services, and more.
Aim: To develop high resolution topographical survey and mapping, and high-accuracy digital elevation model by 2030.
The government will also look to improve availability and access of better location data for companies by 2025.