CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 8th DECEMBER 2021
1.Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), has been elected as President of the world LPG Association(WLPGA).
2.Microsoft on 7 December 2021 launched a first of its kind cyber security skilling programme that aims to skill over 1 lakh learners by 2022.
3.DRDO successfully test fired the vertically launched short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
4. The National Commission for Women (NCW) of 7 December 2021 launched a pan India Capacity building programme, ‘She is a changemaker.’
5. Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India Sunil Arora has joined the Board of Advisors for International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA).
6. The United Aram Emirates has announced to change its existing five-day work week to a four and a half day starting January 1,2021.
7. Sanket Mahadev Sargar won a gold medal in the Men’s 55kg snatch category at the on going Commonwealth weightlifting Championships 2021 in Tashkent on 7 December,2021.
8. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Charter Day is observed every year on 8 December.
9. President Ram Nath Kovind the President’s standard to the 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on 8 December 2021.
10. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) headed by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das kept the repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent for the ninth consecutive time while maintaining an ‘accommodative stance’ as long as necessary.
11. Paytm, a leading digital ecosystem for consumers and merchants has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer Paytm Startup Toolkit with exclusive payment services to early-stage Indian startups.
12. The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) announce that Sanjiv Mehta, the Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), will be appointed as its President.
13. The Davis Cup 2021 was won by the Russian Tennis Federation by a 2-0 lead over Croatia in the Davis Cup final in Madrid.
14. Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan Jr won the 56th Jnanpith Award and Konkani novelist Damodar Mauzo won the 57th Jnanpith Award.
15. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has passed away in a helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu.
16. Padma Bhushan Dr Mamballaikalathil Sarada Menon, India’s 1st woman Psychiatrist and the longest-serving head of the Institute of Mental Health has passed away.