This article provides a brief outline of daily events on December 3, 2021, in order to assist you in preparing for the next Kerala PSC, UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railways, and other competitive examinations.
Current Affairs
December 3, 2021
- International Day of Persons with disabilities.
- Theme: Leadership and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible, and sustainable post-COVID 19 world.
- Which state received the national 'best state' award for disability welfare in 2021 in conjunction with International Day of Persons with Disabilities? Tamil Nadu.
- New Chairman of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) - Sambit Patra.
- Headquarters - New Delhi.
- Who is appointed as the First Deputy Managing Director of IMF? Gita Gopinath.
- Formed on - 1945 December 27.
- Headquarters - Washington, D.C.
- 190 member nations.
- First Woman Chairperson of Walt Disney in its 98 years history - Susan Arnold.
- How much growth does the richest 1% accomplish globally since the mid-nineties, according to the World Inequality Report 2022? 38%.
- Which Indian state reported the first two cases of Omicron? Karnataka (Dec 2, 2021).
- Omicron, a Sars Cov-2 variant was first reported in - South Africa (Nov 24, 2021).
- Epithet of Omicron - 'Variant of Concern.'
- What is the name of the forum established by the Government of India to investigate and monitor genome sequencing and viral variation of circulating strains of COVID-19 in India? INSACOG (Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genetics Consortium).
- Formed on - December 25, 2020.
- under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- India’s first needle-free COVID-19 vaccine - ZyCoV-D.
- First Covid Vaccine for Children Aged 12+ in India - ZyCoV-D (3 dose vaccine).
- Dam Safety Bill, 2019 was passed by Rajya Sabha on - 2021 December 2.
- Introduced in Lok Sabha - 2019 July 19.
- Passed in Lok Sabha - 2019 August 2.
- Which festival is known as the "Festival of festivals"? Hornbill Festival of Nagaland.
- 22nd edition celebrated in Naga Heritage village Kisama.
- Capital - Kohima.
- Chief Minister - Neiphiu Rio.
- Formed on - 1963 Dec 1.
- Article 371 A.
- Official language - English.
- Where was the venue of the 40th edition of the India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2021? New Delhi.
- To promote "Vocal for Local."
- Organized by India Trade Promotion Organisation in association with ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat.’
- Which state won the Gold medal at the 40th edition of the India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2021? Bihar.
- Capital - Patna.
- Chief Minister - Nitish Kumar.
- Which social media network has imposed a prohibition on the sharing of private information, such as photographs and videos, without the consent of the people shown in those images as of December 2021? Twitter.
- CEO of Twitter - Parag Agrawal.
- Twitter Founders - Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone & Evan Williams (2006).
- CEO's of Indian Origin in International Organizations -
- Google - Sundar Pichai.
- Microsoft - Satya Nadella.
- IBM - Arvind Krishna.
- Adobe - Shantanu Narayen.
- VMWare - Raghu Raghuram.
- What is the name of the annual bilateral maritime exercise in the Bay of Bengal between the United States and Bangladesh? CARAT (Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training).
- Other participating nations - Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka & Thailand.
- Which international organization approved a $250 million loan for India to support the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme? Asian Development Bank (ADB).
- Headquarters - Philippines.
- Founded on - 1966 December 19.
- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) also approved a loan to boost school education quality (Samagra Shiksha) and lessen the impact of the Covid-19 on the Ministry of Education. How much money has been granted for the loan? $500 million.
- Pilot States - Assam, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, and Uttarakhand.
- Minister of Education - Dharmendra Pradhan.
- Federal Bank launched a new exclusive scheme for women empowerment. Name the scheme - Mahila Mitra Plus.
- Which bank collaborated with Adani Capital as a co-lender to give loans to farmers in the country? SBI.
- The Govt. of India decided to implement a scheme to provide deserving SC students with quality residential education at reputable private institutions with residential amenities. Name the scheme - SHRESHTA (Scheme for Residential. Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas).
- What is the motto that has been designed to be utilised in various programmes to boost higher education in Kerala? ജ്ഞാനകേരളം ക്ഷേമകേരളം.
- Minister for Higher Education in Kerala - Dr. R. Bindhu.
- What is the name of the scheme that grants pensions to athletes after retirement? Sports Fund for Pension to the Meritorious.
- Pension amount - 12,000 to 20,000, after 30 years of age or retirement.
- Union Minister of Sports - Anurag Thakur.
- No. of athletes who receive pensions after retirement under the 'Sports Fund for Pension to the Meritorious' scheme? 821.
- In which airports will India's first biometric boarding system based on face recognition technology go online in March 2022? Varanasi, Pune, Kolkata, and Vijayawada airports.
- The union ministry of culture decided to include which historic incident as a 'case study' in the curriculum of the Class VIII history textbook of NCERT? 1817 Paika rebellion of Odisha.
- Centre Govt. rejected Odisha's demand to declare the Paika rebellion of 1817 as the First War of Indian Independence.
- Union Minister of Culture & Tourism - G. Kishan Reddy.
- What is Starlink? A growing network of orbit satellites (which is called constellations) operated by SpaceX that provides satellite Internet connectivity to the majority of the Earth.
- Starlink has 1900 satellites in its constellations so far.
- Name the two Earth Observation satellites that SpaceX launched on December 3rd, capable of providing images of any area of the globe (remote sensing microsats) - Blacksky Global.
- SpaceX launched 50 satellites in this mission on the Falcon 9 rocket.
- Where was the 5th International Ambedkar Conclave was inaugurated? New Delhi.
- Which historic monument in India has received two UNESCO awards, Special Recognition for Sustainable Award and Award of Excellence for the conservation efforts? Nizamuddin Basti Project.
- It is a 14th-century mausoleum of the revered Sufi saint, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, surrounded by 20 ancient structures, including the Humayun Tomb and the Batashewala Tomb, as well as the tomb of a 16th-century poet Rahim (Khan I Khanan).
- Who is selected as Miss Kerala 2021? Gopika Suresh.
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