Current affairs 07 December 2023

Lionel Messi named Time Magazine’s 2023 athlete of the year.

Lionel Messi has been named Time Magazine's Athlete of the Year for 2023 after his move to the United States to join Major League Soccer side Inter Miami.
Messi joins the likes of Simone Biles, Michael Phelps, LeBron James and the Untied States women's national team to win the award.
New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge won the award in 2022.

81-year-old Indian-origin writer Meira Chand was among the three Singaporeans conferred the Cultural Medallion, the city-state's most prestigious arts accolade, in recognition of their artistic excellence and contribution to enriching the country's arts and culture scene.
The award comes with an SGD 80,000 grant for each recipient to support their artistic pursuits.

Business magazine Forbes has released its annual list of the World's Most Powerful Women for 2023, and it features four Indians.
To determine the rank, Forbes had four metrics: money, media, impact and spheres of influence.
Nirmala Sitharaman (ranked 32), Roshni Nadar Malhotra (ranked 60), Soma Mondal (ranked 70), Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (ranked 76).

Delhi Government has introduced the Delhi Motor Vehicle Aggregator and Delivery Service Provider Scheme.
The scheme mandates a complete transition to electric vehicles (EVs) for all cab aggregators and delivery service providers by 2030.
The policy applies to all aggregators offering passenger transport services in Delhi.
It also includes those engaged in delivery services, including e-commerce vehicles.

Dr Akshata Krishnamurthy is the first Indian citizen to operate the Mars Perseverance rover and currently works for NASA as the mission science phase lead for the NASA-ISRO Synthetic.
The scientist had travelled to the US 13 years ago for higher studies and faced numerous challenges as she carved out a space for herself.
The rocket scientist obtained her Masters from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign before pursing a Doctorate at MIT.