CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 16th DECEMBER 2021

Editor1 Dec 17 2021 Current Affairs

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 16th DECEMBER 2021

  1. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh handed over five DRDO developed product to the armed force and other security agencies at an event held at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi on December 14.
  2. Odisha government has decided to establish 11 new cybercrime and economic offence Police stations.
  3. Scientists at the University of Cambridge, UK, on 14 December began a clinical trial of the first needle – free air – Powered vaccine, which is expected to help combat future variants of COVID – 19.
  4. IndiGO airlines in partnership with kotak Mahindra Bank has launched a co-branded Credit Card.
  5. UNESCO has announced that the Durga Puja in Kolkata has been inscribed on the agency’s list of ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.”
  6. Malta has become the first Country in European Union to legalize Cannabis at home and for personal use.
  7. The Cabinet has approved the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Gov. of India and Republic of Poland.
  8. Vijay Diwas is observed every year on 16 December. The day celebrates India’s operation Vijay’s historic military victory against Pakistan in the 1971 war; which also liberated Bangladesh from Pakistan.
  9. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated and addressed the all India Mayor’s Conference in Varanasi via video conferencing on 16 December 2021.
  10. Indian-origin Leena Nair has been named as the global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the French fashion group chanel.
  11. ‘Swarnim Vijay Gatha’ was organized at Victoria Memorial, Kolkata on 16 December.
  12. National Payments Corporation of India’s (NPCI) International Payments Limited (NIPL) has signed an MoU with Western Union.
  13. Army Chief General M. M. Naravane has assumed the Charge as the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee that Comprises the three service chiefs.
  14. Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung, Minister of Information and Communication, Government of Vietnam on 16 December.
  15. Dr. Rekha Chaudhari’s book “India’s Ancient Legacy of Wellness” was launched on 15 December.
  16. Uttarakhand’s Askot wildlife Sanctuary declared Eco-sensitive Zone.
  17. India inducts 148 athletes in list of Tops athletes for 2024 Olympics.
  18. Indian weightlifters Punam Yadav, Arockiya Alish and Vikas Thakur have added three more medals to the Country’s tally at the ongoing Commonwealth weightlifting Championships 2021 in Taskent; Uzbekistan.

 

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