This article presents a quick overview of everyday events on December 16, 2021, in the form of GK one-liners to help you prepare for the upcoming Kerala PSC, UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railways, and other competitive examinations.
Current Affairs
December 16, 2021
Important Days & Events
- Vijay Diwas.
- 50th.
- To honor Indian victory in Indo-Pak war of 1971.
New Appointments
- New Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee – General Manoj Mukund Naravane (Army Chief).
- Newly appointed Head of NFDC, films division, and CFSI – Ravinder Bhakar.
- CEO of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) – Ravinder Bhakar.
National & International
- The Central Government has approved raising the legal marriage age for women in India from 18 to 21. Who led the four-person task force behind this decision? Jaya Jaitly (taskforce constituted in June 2020).
- Bill to amend – Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006.
- Venue of 7th edition of India International Science festival – Panaji.
- Theme – 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: Celebrating Creativity, Science, Technology, and Innovation for a prosperous India.'
- The Central Government recently allocated funding to strengthen the semiconductor manufacturing and display industries, therefore positioning India as a worldwide center for electronic system design and manufacture. How much money has been set aside for this purpose? Rs. 76,000 cr.
- Where is 'Askot Wildlife Sanctuary' which is now declared as Eco-Sensitive Zone located? Uttarakhand.
- Also known as Musk Deer Park.
- Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change – Bhupender Yadav.
- A rare variety of Assam tea was auctioned off for an exorbitant Rs 99,999 per kg. Name the variety – Manohari Gold Tea.
- Dikom Tea Estate in Dibrugarh, Assam, produces this handcrafted tea..
- In a public auction, this was the highest sum ever paid for tea.
- Name the newly launched portal for rating states and union territories in land acquisition projects. – MIS (Management Information System).
- Developed by – Department of Land Resources.
- Union Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj – Giriraj Singh.
- Which Indian state has partnered with UNCDF to develop the 'Mission Shakti Living Lab'?Odisha.
- UNCDF – United Nations Capital Development Fund.
- Founded in – 1966.
- Headquarters – New York.
- Mission Shakti
- Launched in – 2001.
- New EdTech Platform launched by Paytm – Paytm Wealth Academy.
- Founded in – 2010.
- Headquarters – Noida (Uttar Pradesh).
Kerala
- First school in Kerala to introduce gender-neutral (unisex) uniform – GGHSS, Balussery (Kozhikode).
- First police station in Alappuzha district to bag the ISO certification – Mararikulam police station.
- ISO – International Organisation for Standardisation.
- First police station in Kerala to bag the ISO certification – Kozhikode Town Police Station.
- The market intervention programme launched by the Kerala govt to curb tomato prices from climbing up – Tomato vans (തക്കാളി വണ്ടി).
- The new scheme introduced by Kerala police that aims to prevent drug trafficking, sand smuggling, smuggling, and gang violence and to identify and prosecute those behind it – Operation Kaval (ഓപ്പറേഷന് കാവല്).
- The bottled water brand of the Kerala Irrigation Infrastructure Development Corporation (KIIDC) – Hilly Aqua.
- Plants at – Thodupuzha & Aruvikkara.
- Identify the microorganism responsible for the Green Sea fire/Sea sparkle occurrence, which occurs in the sea waves off the coasts of Thiruvananthapuram, Alappuzha, and Kozhikode.– Noctiluca scintillance.
- This green color is caused by Pedinomonas noctiluca, a single-celled alga found in their body of Noctiluca scintillance, a type of marine planktonic organism.
- The ‘Thanka Anki procession is associated with – Sabarimala pilgrimage.
- The ‘Thanka Anki' for the procession was offered to the Sabarimala Ayyappan temple by – Sree Chithira Thirunaal Balarama Varma (1973).
Sports
- Name the internationally acclaimed auto racer who was recently knighted – Lewis Hamilton.
- 4th F1 driver to be knighted.
- The only F1 driver to be knighted during his career.
- 7 times Formula One (F1) champion.
- Holds the record of most race wins (103).
Today in History
- 1773 – Boston Tea Party.
- 1971 – India defeated Pakistan in Bangladesh War.
- 1991 – Independence of Kazakhstan, the last Soviet republic.
- 2012 – Nirbhaya gang-rape case which shook the nation.