CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 1st DECERMBER 2021
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The Border Security Force (BSF) is celebrating its 57th Raising Day on 01 December 2021. BSF has been termed as the First Line of Defence of Indian Territories.
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World AIDS Day is observed across the globe on 1st December every year since 1988. This year the theme of World AIDS Day is “End inequalities. End AIDS and End Pandemics’.
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Nagaland DGP T. John Longkumer officially launched the ‘Call your Cop’ mobile App at Police Headquarters in Kohima.
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Varanasi, a city in Uttar Pradesh is all set to become the first Indian city to start ropeway service as a mode of public transport in order to ease the traffic congestion.
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Kerala Tourism launched the ‘STREET’ project to promote and take tourism deep into the interiors and rural hinterland of Kerala. The STREET is an acronym for Sustainable, Tangible, Responsible, Experiential, Ethnic, Tourism hubs. The project would help visitors experience the diversity of offerings in these locales.
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Drinking Water Supply Scheme worth Rs 1,810 crore were approved for Rajasthan in the State-Level Scheme Sanctioning Committee (SLSSC) meeting held on 29 November 2021.
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The First Edition of the Indian Young Water Professionals Programme was launched virtually. The programme was taken up under National Hydrology Project.
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All India Radio has decided to begin a new programme called AIRNxt to offer youth a platform to air their voices as part of the ongoing ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations.
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formed a three-member committee for 10% reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in educational institutions and government jobs. Former Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey will head the committee.
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Lt. Gen Manoj Kumar Mago has taken over as the 34th Commandant of National Defence College (NDC), New Delhi.
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The renowned National Award-winning choreographer and actor, Shiva Shankar Master passed away in Hyderabad, Telangana. He has awarded the ‘Padma Shri’ in 2019.
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Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu on the 72nd anniversary of the adoption of the ‘Constitution of India’ released a book titled “Democracy, Politics and Governance” in English and ‘Loktantra, Rajniti and Dharm’ in Hindi at an event in the Central Hall of Parliament, New Delhi. The book was authored by Dr A. Surya Prakash.
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Barbados has become the World’s newest Republic, around 400 years after it became a British colony. Dame Sandra Prunella Mason has become the first President of the country.
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Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or for a seventh time after being named as the best player in 2021 by France Football.