Current Affairs of December 2021

 Barbados got freedom from Britain, it is a Caribbean country in the Atlantic ocean it
was in the control of Britain since 1625. Sandra Manson was appointed as the first
president of this country.
 “Call your Cop” mobile app was launched by the Nagaland Police.
 Aharbal festival was first celebrated in Jammu and Kashmir near the Aharbal
waterfall.
 Tel Aviv is the most expensive city in the world. It is located in Israel. And
Damascus is the cheapest city in the world. This city is in Syria. This report was
released by the Economic international.
 Democracy Politics and Governance book written by Surya Parkash and it was
released by the vice President Venkaiah Naidu.
 27th CARAT naval Exercise between the USA and Bangladesh, it was conducted
virtually in the Bay of Bengal.
 40th International Trade Fair 2021 was organized at Pragati Maidan in Delhi it’s
was inaugurated by Piyush Goyal. Its theme was Vocal for Local. Bihar won the best
Trade award.
 SRESTHA scheme launched by the ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment of
the SC students for class 9 to 12. Financial support of 300 crore will be invested for
this scheme released on the 6 December on the Death anniversary of B.R
Ambedkar.
 “Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana” launched by the Ministry of Culture to preserve the
culture of Buddhists and Tibet people.
 Perseverance is declared the word of the year 2021 by Cambridge Dictionary.
 Oxford dictionary declared the Vax as the word of the year 2021.
 NFT (non fungal token) is declared the word of the year by the Collins dictionary.
 Merriam-Webster dictionary declared the Vaccine as the word of the year 2021.
 “Humar Apan Budget” web portal was released by the Jharkhand government for
the 2022-23 budget . in this people can give their suggestions.
 Anil Menon has been selected by NASA in the group of astronauts going to the
moon.
 Gujarat has displaced Maharashtra to become the largest manufacturing hub in
the country. According to the data released by the RBI.
 First CDS of India General Bipin Rawat died in the Chopper crash in Tamil
Nadu on 8th December 2021.
 Nirmala Sitharaman got the 37th Rank in the Forbes World 100 most powerful
women list. This list is topped by Machenzie scott and 2nd is Kamala Harris.
 PANEX-21 exercise will be hosted in Pune, Maharashtra for the BIMSTEC
countries.
 Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary located in Tamil Nadu delclared the 16th bird
sanctuary of Indiạ.
 Haiderpur Wetland in Uttar Pradesh is declared as the 47th wetland of India.
 Palki Ambulance launched in the Alipurduar hill Buxa, West Bengal.
 Ranjan Gogoi’s new book Justice for the Judge is released as his autobiography.
 NITI Aayog established 1000 Atal tinkering Labs in Jammu and Kashmir. It is a
science lab for children.
 PM Modi launched the 9802 crore Saryu Canal National Project in Balrampur,
Uttar Pradesh.
 To honor the martyrs of the 1857 war a memorial museum will be built by
the Haryana government in Ambala, with the investment of 300 crore.
 India successfully tested the SANT (stand-off Anti-Tank ) missile from Pokhram
ranges. Its range is 10km and it is tested by DRDO.
 Harnaaz Sandhu of Chandigarh became the Miss Universe 2021. After 21 years
the Miss Universe title was won by the Indian. This event was held in Israel.
 All the five central Asia countries Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan,
Tanzisktsin and Uzbeskistain will be the chief guest on the 2022 Republic Day.
 Maharashtra retains the top position on the India skills report 2022. Report was
released by the Wheebox and it was their 9th edition.
 NASA Parkar mission probe reaches the outer layer Corona of the Sun.
 Mithila Makhana got the GI tag from Bihar.
 “Unnati” is an e-learning platform developed by the Delhi Police for the Youth
under YUVA yojana.
 Pardhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana launched on 1st July 2015, Cabinet
has extended for next 5year till 2026.
 Durga Puja was put in the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list. It is the 14th
site of India listed from Kolkata.
 The Union Cabinet approved the women’s legal marriage age from 18 to 21 year.
This committee was led by Jaya Jaithly.
 Askot Wildlife Sanctuary located in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand will be declared
an eco sensitive zone to conserve the Musk Deer.
 Shashi Tharoor released his new book “Pride, Prejudice and Punditry.
 PM Narendra Modi was honoured by Bhutan with its highest civilian
award Ngadag Pel Gi Kharlo. For supporting Bhutan during the Covid Pandemic.
 Government approved for setting up the largest nuclear power generating site
in Maharashtra.
 West Bengal topped the Foundational Literacy Index and Bihar was at the
bottom. This report was released by The economic Advisory council.
 Raj Kapoor: The master of work book released by M. Venkaiah Naidu and this
book was written by Rahul Rawail.
 Tamil Nadu DMK Government declared the “Tamil Thai Vazhthu” as its State
Song.
 President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the landmark Kali Bari temple in Dhaka
Bangladesh, it was destroyed by the Pakistani forces in the war of 1971.
 SAHAY (Sports action toward harnessing aspiration of youth) scheme launched
in Jharkhand on 15 December 2021 for the youth belonging from the Naxal affected
district.
 The Monk who transformed Uttar Pradesh book authored by Shantanu Gupta.
This book is written on the CM of UP Yogi Yogi Adityanath.
 The Uttar Pradesh government has distributed the free smartphone and
Tablets to the 1 crore final year students.
 The Indian Air Force has deployed the 1st S-400 air Defence System which came
from Russia in the border of Punjab.
  “T-Setu” bridge over the Mahanadi river in Odisha was inaugurated by Naveen
Patnaik, it is the longest bridge of Odisha.
 James Webb Telescope will be launched by NASA on 24 December in place of the
Hubble Space Telescope.
 Krishna Balram Jagarnath Rath Yatra in Punjab declared the State festival.
 The World Press Freedom Index was released by the Reporter without Border in
which India Rank was 142 and the list was topped by Norway.
 India overtook the United Kingdom and ranked 3rd in the number of Unicorns
StartUp. After the USA and China.
 Chalo mobile application and smart card launch in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
 India first medical city to come up in Jammu and Kashmir, Medical college and
the multi-specialist hospital to be set up.
 The Turnover Wizard-Saviour of thousands is the autobiography of Anup Roy
Chaudhary.
 The Modi Gambit Decode 2.0 book authored by Sanju Verma.
 Apatani Textile made by the Apatani tribe of Arunachal Pradesh got the GI Tag.
 Telangana became the 1st large state to complete the 100% vaccination of
1st Dose.
 E.O. Wilsom passed away; he was known as the father of Biodiversity he
belonged from the USA.

Appointment in the Month of December 2021

 Magdalen Anderson appointed as the first female prime Minister of Sweden. She
belongs to the Social democratic party.
 Sanjay Dutta appointed as the Brand Ambassador for the tourism of Arunachal
Pradesh.
 Gita Gopinath to take on a new role at IMF as first deputy managing director.
Managing director is Kristalina Georgieva. In 2018 she worked as the Economic
advisor of the IMF.
 Sambit Patra was appointed as chairperson of the Indian Tourism Development
Corporation for 3 years. Tourism Day is observed on the 27 of September. G.
Krishna Reddy is the tourism minister.
 Alka Upadhyay was appointed as the chairperson of the National Highway
authority of India. NHAI was formed in 1988 and is headquartered in Delhi.
 Sanjiv Mehta appointed as the Chairman of FICCI.
 Catherine Russell was appointed as the head of UNICEF by the secretary general
of the UN, Antonio Guterres.
 Gabriel Boric is elected as the Youngest president of Chile which is located in
South America.
 Rishabh Pant was appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Uttarakhand to promote
its culture.
 Atul Dinkar Rane appointed as the CEO and MD of BrahMos Aerospace limited.
 Vikaram Misri appointed as India’s new deputy National Security Advisor in the
National Security Council Secretariat.
 Atul Kumar Goel appointed as the MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank he will
serve the post from 1st February 2022.
Important Days of December as their themes
 World AIDS Day is celebrated on the 1st of December and its theme was “ End
inequality End AIDS. It started to be celebrated from 1988.
 BSF celebrated 57th raising day on 1st of December. It was formed on 1
December 1965. It is the largest Border force in the world. Pankaj Kumar is the
Director general of BSF.
 National Pollution Control Day is observed on the 2nd December in the memory
of Bhopal Gas tragedy on 2-3 December 1984 in which Methyl Isocyanide gas was
leaked and many people died of this.
 India Navy Day is observed on the 4th of December. On this day Operation Trident
was launched by the Indian Navy against Pakistan in 1971.
 World soil day was observed in 5thDecember.
 Armed forces Flag Day is observed on 7th December. On this day a Donation fund
is collected by the Armed forces for their welfare.
 World Human Right Day is observed on the 10th December. Theme was
“Equality, Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights“. Head of the national
human rights commission is Arun Kumar.
 Vijay Diwas was celebrated on 16 December. This day is celebrated in
remembrance of the victory of India over Pakistan on 16 December 1971 for war
freedom of Bangladesh. It was the 50th edition as Bangladesh completed 50 year of
freedom.
 National Mathematic Day is celebrated on 22 December on the birth anniversary
of Srinivasa Ramanujan.
 National Farmer Day is observed on the 23rd December on the birth anniversary of
Chudhary Charn Singh.
 National Consumer Right Day is observed on the 24th December by the ministry
of commerce.
 Good Governance Day is observed on the 25th December. In 2021 Gujarat top to
good governance Index report released by the NITI Aayog.

Important Awards given in December 2021

 Praveen Rao won the 7th Dr M.S Swaminathan Award for the period of 2017-
2019, he belongs to Telangana. This award was given by the Indian council of
Agriculture and Research.
 Anju Bobby Geroge named as the world Athletics woman of the year award
2021. She belongs to Kerala. She was a long jumper.
 Ratan Tata to be honored with the Assam’s highest Civilian Award “Assam
Baibhav” Contribution Towards Cancer Care
 Nilmani Phookan from Assam won the 56th Jnanpith Award for the Assamese
language and Damodar Meuzo won the 57th Jnanpith award for the Konkani
Language.
 Indian Architect Balkrishna Doshi wins the Royal Gold medal 2022, it is the
highest award in the field of architecture given by Britain.
  Neena Gupta was given the Ramanujan prize which is given in the field of
mathematics.
 Steel Authority of India limited (SAIL) received the Golden Peacock environment
management award for controlling the emission of Carbon dioxide.
 Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pendnekar named the PETA India’s most beautiful
vegetarian celebrities 2021 award.
 Emma Raducanu related to the Tennis awarded BBC sport personality of the year
2021 award.
 Dr. Anil Prakash Joshi was conferred with Mother Teresa memorial award for
social Justice 2021.
 Alia Bhatt named PETA India’s 2021 Person of the year award for her company
Phool which produces leather from the flower used in Temple.

Sport Current Affairs of the December 2021

 Ajaz Patel of New Zealand cricket team took 10 wickets against Indian Cricket team
in the single Inning of his International Debut.
 Junior Hockey men World Cup won by the Argentina defeating Germany. India
was at 4th place .It was held in Kalinga stadium Odisha.
 Davis Cup 2021 won by the Russian Tennis team. This is known as the world cup
of the Tennis.
 PV Sindhu won the silver medal at the BWF world tour final in 2021.
 Sanket Mahadev Sagar Won the gold medal by creating the new national record in
Commonwealth weightlifting.
 Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the title of FIDE world Chess championship in
Dubai.
 Simone Biles named Athlete of the year 2021 by Times Magazine. She is a
gymnast from the USA.
 The Sport Journalists Federation of India has decided to honor former Indian
Cricketer and Commentator Sunil Gavaskar with SJFI Medal 2021 in Guwahati,
Assam.
 Lakshya Sen won the bronze medal and Srikanth Kidambi won the silver medal in
the BWF world Championship (Badminton tournament).
 Avani Lekhara a Indian Paraolymicpic got best female debut award won the two
medal in shooting fivent by the International Olympic committee.
 The Indian Men’s hockey team won the Bronze medal beating Pakistan in Asian
Championship in Dhaka.
 Vijay Hazare Trophy won by Himachal Pradesh for the first time defeating Tamil
Nadu.
 Uttar Pradesh won the 11th Junior National Men’s Hockey tournament defeating
Chandigarh.

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