CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 6th DECEMBER 2021

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 6th DECEMBER 2021

1. World Soil Day is celebrated every year on December 5 to raise awareness of the importance of soil quality for human well-being, food security and ecosystems.
2. India observes December 6 as Mahaparinirvan Divas every year to mark the death anniversary of Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, who fought for the economic and social empowerment of Dalits in the country.
3. Jharkhand Chief Minister, Hemant Soren has launched a web portal named ‘Hamar Apan Budget’ and a mobile application prepared by the state finance Department from the Chief Minister’s residential office in Ranchi.
4. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has launched ‘Sandhayak’, the “First of class” Indigenous survey vessel.
5. The Odisha government on 4^th December signed an agreement with the Swimming Federation of India (SFI) to develop, promote and expand the swimming ecosystem in the state and country.
6. Former Governor of Tamil Nadu and former Chief Minister of the unified State of Andhra Pradesh, Konijeti Rosaiah (89-years) passed away.
7. IPO-bound hospitality unicorn Oyo Hotels and Homes (OYO) has appointed Rajnish Kumar, former Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) as Strategic Group Advisor.
8. Nizamuddin Revival Project, India’s project on the holistic urban revitalisation of the historic Nizamuddin Basti community, in New Delhi has won the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation 2021.
9. Genesys International has launched its pan India program to make the Digital Twin of the entire Urban India. The launch programme was inaugurated by Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog.
10. India and European Union (EU) have agreed to step up their Clean Energy and Climate Partnership. They jointly agreed on a detailed work program until 2023 to implement the 2016 India-EU Clean Energy and Climate Partnership.
11. Cambridge Dictionary names ‘Perseverance’ Word of the Year 2021.  ‘Perseverance’, a word that captures the undaunted will of people across the world to never give up, despite the many challenges of the last 12 months, is Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2021.
12. The 11^th edition of Exercise EKUVERIN between India and Maldives has been conducted at Kadhdhoo Island, Maldives from 6 December 2021.
13. For attending the 21^st India Russia Annual summit at New Delhi Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India on December 6, 2021.
14. New Zealand’s Ajaz Patel became the third cricketer to scalp all 10 wickets in an innings.