CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 16th DECEMBER 2021
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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.
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Odisha government has decided to establish 11 new cybercrime and economic offence Police stations.
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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.
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IndiGO airlines in partnership with kotak Mahindra Bank has launched a co-branded Credit Card.
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UNESCO has announced that the Durga Puja in Kolkata has been inscribed on the agency’s list of ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.”
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Malta has become the first Country in European Union to legalize Cannabis at home and for personal use.
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The Cabinet has approved the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Gov. of India and Republic of Poland.
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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.
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PM Narendra Modi inaugurated and addressed the all India Mayor’s Conference in Varanasi via video conferencing on 16 December 2021.
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Indian-origin Leena Nair has been named as the global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the French fashion group chanel.
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‘Swarnim Vijay Gatha’ was organized at Victoria Memorial, Kolkata on 16 December.
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National Payments Corporation of India’s (NPCI) International Payments Limited (NIPL) has signed an MoU with Western Union.
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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.
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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.
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Dr. Rekha Chaudhari’s book “India’s Ancient Legacy of Wellness” was launched on 15 December.
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Uttarakhand’s Askot wildlife Sanctuary declared Eco-sensitive Zone.
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India inducts 148 athletes in list of Tops athletes for 2024 Olympics.
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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.