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PERSONS IN NEWS 19. Gita Gopinath, has been appointed the

1. New director-general of "National Disaster first deputy managing director of the

Response Force" - Atul Karwal International Monetary Fund (IMF)

2. Rihanna has been named as the national

hero of - Barbados AWARDS
3. PM of Czech Republic - Petr Fiala 1. Miss Universe 2021 -Harnaaz Sandhu
4. 1st woman president of the Indian #1st Miss Universe – Sushmita Sen (1994)
Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) - 2. "Booker Prize" 2021 won by - Damon
Harshwanti Bisht Galgut from South Africa for his book ‘The
5. Secretary-general of Rajya Sabha - P C Modi Promise’
6. Chief of Naval Staff - R. Hari Kumar 3. Konkani writer Damodar Mauzo was
7. Sweden's first female Prime Minister awarded the 57th Jnanpith award.
Magdalena Andersson 4. Prof S Sivadas, a prolific writer of
8. President of the International Automobile children's books, has won the Big Little
Federation (FIA) – Mohammed Ben Sulayem Book Award
9. Catherine M. Russell will succeed 5. Winner of "the Tata Literature Live! Lifetime
Henrietta H. Fore as UNICEF Executive Achievement Award" - Anita Desai
Director 6. Sahitya Akademi Award given to 20
10. Director-General of CISF - Sheel Vardhan members (estd. 1954)
Singh #Bratya Basu – Bengali
11. Chef de Mission of the country’s contingent #Namita Gokhale – English (Things to leave
for 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing – Ice Behind)
hockey secretary Harjinder Singh #Daya Prakash Sinha - Hindi
12. Padma Shri awardee Jagdish Lal Ahuja, 7. The Peace Prize of German Book Trade
popularly known as 'Langar Baba' passed 2021 given to Tsitsi Dangarembga (1st
away Black Women) for ‘New Enlightenment’
13. Olaf Scholz sworn in as Germany's new 8. Balkrishna Doshi honoured with the Royal
Chancellor. Gold Medal 2022, the world's
14. CDS General Bipin Rawat passed away in a highest honour for architecture
helicopter crash near Coonoor in TN 9. Beryl Thanga has received the 12th
15. Praveen Sinha has been elected as Manipur State Award for Literature 2020
Delegate for Asia on the "Executive for his book "Ei Amadi Adungeigi Ithat"
Committee" of INTERPOL 10. President Kovind presents President's
16. President of FICCI – Sanjiv Mehta Standard to the 22nd Missile Vessel
17. Centre has appointed Alka Upadhyaya as Squadron in Mumbai
chairperson of National Highways 11. Dr. S K Sohan Roy become the first Indian
Authority of India (NHAI) to award the honorary title of 'Knight of
18. CEO of Twitter – Parag Aggarwal Parte Guelfa' in Italy

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12. Rajendra Pal Gautam, Delhi Social Welfare scheduled bank by the Reserve Bank of
Minister was honoured with the Lord India (RBI)
Buddha India Peace & Tourism Mitra 8. HSBC India on Thursday launched India's
Award 2021 first credit card made from recycled PVC
13. Sports Journalists Federation of India plastic
(SJFI) decided to confer the prestigious 9. Indian Railways has launched its first "pod
‘SJFI Medal’ to Sunil Gavaskar. hotel" at - Mumbai Central station
14. Dinyar Patel was awarded the Kamaladevi 10. PM Modi layed foundation stone of Maa
Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2021 for Umiya Dham Development Project in
Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism Gujarat
(Biography) 11. Bangladesh visa application centre
15. Indian-American mathematician Nikhil inaugurated in Kolkata
Srivastava is one of the 3 winners of The 12. India's first green hydrogen microgrid
Cipriani Foyce Prize project to come up in Vizag
13. A 'Samajik Adhikarita Shivir' for
SCHEMES AND LAUNCHES distribution of aids and assistive devices to

1. Delhi govt. has launched the "Shramik 'Divyangjan' launched by Ministry of Social

Mitra" scheme to provide benefits to Justice and Empowerment.

construction workers 14. Jharkhand CM launched 'Hamar Apan

2. PM Modi has launched the "One Sun, One Budget' Web Portal

World, One Grid" Initiative at COP26 15. Road Safety Initiative initiative 'Rakshak'

Glasgow, UK has been launched by the Odisha

3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will government

inaugurate the Rs 9,802 crore Saryu Canal

National project in Uttar Pradesh's NATIONAL & STATE
Balrampur district 1. FCI in Tamil Nadu launched "First Food
4. Haryana has launched the "Uttam Beej Museum" at Tanjavur.
portal" for providing quality seeds with 2. Amit Shah has laid foundation stone for
transparency setting up of "Rani Gaidinliu Tribal
5. Centre has launch SRESHTA scheme for freedom fighters Museum" in Imphal.
socio-economic upliftment and overall # Heraka religious movement
development of Scheduled Castes students 3. Andhra Pradesh state government
by providing quality residential education withdraws controversial three capital laws
6. Online platform 'Trade Emerge' for 4. Delhi has launched "anti-open burning
exporters and importers across India by campaign"
ICICI Bank 5. Indian Army establishes Quantum
7. Airtel Payments Bank has announced Laboratory in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh
that it has been granted the status of a 6. UNESCO inscribes ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’

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on the Representative List of Intangible wearing leather coats
Cultural Heritage of Humanity. 6. Rank of India in "Climate Change
# Total 14 Indian elements are included in Performance Index" 2022 released by
UNESCO's list of “Intangible Cultural Germanwatch – 10th
Heritage of Humanity” 7. Rank of India in the 1st edition of "the
Global Drug Policy Index" 2021 – 18th out
PLACES IN NEWS of 30

1. Live "Symphony orchestra" was conducted 8. As per the "Cost of Living Index" 2021

by the Air Force Band of the Indian Air ▪ Cheapest city Damascus, Syria &

Force (IAF) at Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, ▪ Most Expensive City Tel Aviv, Israel

Telangana. 9. "Bangabandhu - Bapu digital exhibition"

2. "Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project" has open in Rajshahi, Bangladesh

inaugurated on Marusudar River a 10. India and Bangladesh decided to

tributary of Chenab River in J&K commemorate 6th December as Maitri

3. Amit Shah has laid the foundation stone of Diwas, as it was on this day in 1971 that

"Maa Shakumbhari Vishwavidyalaya" India recognized Bangladesh

in Saharanpur, UP 11. "The Summit for Democracy" 2021 was

4. IBM Corporation has launched a client hosted by USA

innovation centre in – Mysuru 12. Indian Air Force has received two "Mirage

5. India's first river interlinking project 2000 fighters’ aircraft" from – France

(Ken- Betwa), connecting Ken river in 13. As per the 2020 World Air Quality Report

Madhya Pradesh with Betwa in Uttar Most polluted regional city in India –

Pradesh, got the approval from the Union Ghaziabad second in world after Hotan city

cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra of China.

Modi 14. India has been elected to the "UNESCO

World Heritage Committee" for next 4
years i.e., 2021-25
INTERNATIONAL
15. South Korea has to get the world’s first
1. Dubai has become the world's first
floating city by 2025 off the coast of Busan
government to turn 100% paperless
16. The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative
2. Exercise EKUVERIN between India &
Limited (IFFCO) has been ranked 'number
Maldives at Kadhdhoo Island, Maldives
one Cooperative' among the top 300
3. India overtook France to become world's 6th
cooperatives in the world
biggest economy
17. Singapore has been removed from India's
4. Bhutan conferred its highest civilian award
'at-risk' nations list.
“Order of the Druk Gyalpo(Dragon King)"
18. India evacuated a total of 565 people,
also known as Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo on PM
including 438 Indians, from Afghanistan
Narendra Modi.
under 'Operation Devi Shakti'
5. North Korea has banned citizens from

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SPORTS 4. Joint exercise conducted by Indian Army

1. Indian athlete Anju Bobby George won along with Indian Air Force (IAF) Dakshin

the Woman of the Year Award by World Shakti exercise began in Jaisalmer.

Athletics 5. Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)

2. China & Britain along with US and Mission launched by NASA

Australia announced diplomatic boycott of 6. Omicron was first detected in - South

"Winter Olympics" 2022 in Beijing citing Africa

concerns on China's Human Rights abuse 7. 'Nano-chocolates' that store hydrogen

on Uyghur women. 8. The Indian Navy launched 'Sandhayak',

3. The Time magazine named gymnast survey vessels, in Kolkata

Simone Biles as its Athlete of the Year for

2021. BOOKS
4. New Chairman of the ICC Men's Cricket ➢ Cooking to save your life – Abhijit
Committee - Sourav Ganguly Baneerjee
5. Tamil Nadu has won "the Syed Mushtaq ➢ Bachelor Dad – Tushar Kapoor
Ali Trophy" ➢ Pride, Prejudice and Punditry – Shashi
6. Russia beats Croatia to win the Davis Cup Tharoor
after a 15-year wait ➢ The Midway Battle – Gautam Chintamani
7. India’s Hansini Mathan Rajan becomes the ➢ The Monk who transformed UP –
youngest athlete to win the ITTF title Shantanu Gupta
8. New Zealand's Ajaz Patel took 10 wickets ➢ 1971 charge of the Gorkhas – Rachna
in an innings, 3rd bowler to do so after Jim Bisht Rawat
Laker(England), Anil Kumble
9. Argentina has won the FIH Men's Junior
Hockey World Cup 2021
10. India announces ICC U19 World Cup
squad, Yash Dhull named captain
#U19 – 2022 ‘West Indies’

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. India has set up three research stations in
Antartica, the first being 'Dakshin
Gangotri' in 1984, then Maitri and the
latest one is Bharati
2. "Cyclone Jawad" has been occurred in
Andhra Coast LIKE SHARE SUBSCRIBE
3. "Earth Station of Doordarshan Kendra"
inaugurated in Gorakhpur, UP

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