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1.Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit India on 6th December for India Russia Summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Russian President Vladimir Putin is coming to India on an official visit on 6 December . He will attend the 21st India Russia Annual Summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi . The two leaders will review bilateral ties and discuss ways to further strengthen the strategic partnership. The last India-Russia summit was held in Russia in September 2019. The meeting could not take place in 2020 due to the Kovid epidemic. The first two-plus-two dialogue between India and Russia will be held on December 6. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Dr. Jaishankar will represent India in this dialogue, while Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defense Minister will represent Russia.Sergei Soigu will participate.

2.Nirmala Sitharaman launches Tejaswini and Hausala schemes

Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman by girls aged 18-35 years to start their own business to Jammu and Kashmir Bank ‘s Tejaswini and encouragement scheme ( Tejasvini & Hausala Schemes ) launched two programs called ” of and Jammu and Kashmir (J & K) for the development of tourism in Punjab National Bank (PNB) ‘the peak and Shikara ( Shikhar & Shikara)’ schemes have been launched. Launched Tejaswini scheme during credit outreach program in Jammu. The scheme aims to provide financial assistance up to Rs 5 lakh to young women to set up profitable self-employment ventures suited to their expertise, aptitude and local conditions. Tejaswini Yojana focuses on providing financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to women between 18-35 years of age to start their own business. Also launched Hausla scheme under J&K Trade Promotion Organisation, to empower existing women entrepreneurs as role models in their respective fields. It not only provides capacity improvement, but also provides credit score support, advertising support and counseling. The Shikhar scheme focuses on meeting the loan requirements of up to Rs 2 crore for the hotel, tour and tourism industry. ‘hunting’ It aims to provide finance for purchase of new Shikaras and repair and maintenance of Shikaras and houseboats through collateral-free term loans with convenient repayment under EMI mode in seven years. Under the Shikara scheme, an assistance of Rs.15 lakh will be provided for the purchase/repair of poachers in the Kashmir Valley.

3.Mysore Declaration of Service Delivery signed by Panchayats

On November 22, held 2021 ” Citizen’s Charter and the delivery of services by the Panchayats during a national consultation workshop on” 16 states participants of the ” Mysore Declaration ” ( Mysuru Declaration signed). Under this, these states have implemented Common Minimum Service Delivery by Panchayats in India with effect from 1st April, 2022.Decided to start. The Mysore Declaration aims to recognize citizen centric services as “centres of governance”. This manifesto provides important information on various aspects of service delivery, which are either directly provided by Panchayats or by services of other departments facilitated by Panchayats. As a part of this declaration, the participating states have committed to the following:

  • Enhancing the availability of citizen services at the grassroots level in an effective and time bound manner.
  • To enforce the highest standards of professional integrity and accountability for timely delivery of public services.

4.Signing of Legal Agreements for a $250 Million Loan for the “SALT Project”

The Government of Andhra Pradesh , the Central Government and the World Bank have signed legal agreements for a $250 million loan for “ Supporting Andhra’s Learning Transformation (SALT) Project ” . The SALT project aims to improve the quality of learning for over 50 lakh students in the state of Andhra Pradesh. This project was undertaken with the aim of covering the following:

  1. 40 lakh students in the age group of 6 to 14 in 45,000 government schools
  2. 10 lakh children in the age group of three to six years enrolled in Anganwadis
  3. 1,90,000 teachers
  4. Over 50,000 Anganwadi workers

Under this project, one year preschool level curriculum will be started in 3,500 schools in tribal blocks. The project has been taken up with a limit of 5 years, starting from 2021-22.

5.New variant of corona virus in African countries, World Health Organization named it Omicron

Many countries concerned about the new form of the corona virus have imposed travel restrictions on South Africa . The new virus type B.1.1.529 was first detected in South Africa and so far its infection has been confirmed in Botswana, Belgium, Israel and Hong Kong . The World Health Organization has named the new corona virus Omicron . According to the organization, this virus is much more contagious like Delta virus . In view of this, apart from the European Union, America, Canada, Britain, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Singapore have banned travelers coming from South Africa.

6.Magdalena Andersson, Sweden’s first female prime minister, had to resign hours after her appointment as prime minister

Magdalena Andersson, Sweden ‘s first female prime minister, had to resign just hours after her appointment as prime minister, following defeat on a budget proposal in parliament. His coalition partner The Green Party has also split from the minority government of the two parties. The government’s own budget proposal was defeated by 143 votes to the opposition’s 154. Magdalena Andershon, the leader of the Social Democratic Party, decided to resign just 7 hours after taking office. After accepting his resignation, the Swedish parliament speaker said he would discuss the situation with the leaders of the country’s eight parties and announce the next decision.

7.Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan laid the foundation stone of a solar power park of 1500 MW capacity, started energy literacy campaign

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Vidayut and New and Renewable Energy Minister R. 0 0 Singh said shajapur and Neemuch district 15 hundred MW solar energy park laid the foundations. The cost of this project will be five thousand 250 crores . On this occasion, the Prime Minister signed contracts with private investors for Kusum Yojana . Energy Literacy Campaign was also started with the objective of spreading awareness for energy conservation .

8.About 20 thousand government schools will be rejuvenated under the Mission School of Excellence program in Gujarat

In Gujarat, in the next five years , about 20 thousand government schools will be rejuvenated under the Mission School of Excellence program . The World Bank Mission team is on a four-day visit to Gujarat for the action plan for this project . World Bank representatives met State Education Minister Jitubhai Vaghani in Gandhinagar . This team will also visit Banaskantha and Mehsana districts. Under this project, an amount of eight thousand crore rupees will be provided through the World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Development Bank-AIDB . 90 percent students studying in government schools will be benefited by this project.

9.Indira Gandhi International Airport to become completely zero carbon emission airport by 2030

Delhi ‘s Indira Gandhi International Airport will become a completely zero carbon emission airport by 2030 . This target will be met before the deadline set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change by 2050. Delhi International Airport Limited, DIAL CEO Videh Kumar Jaypuriar the COP -26 was announced in a video message to a program during. Delhi Airport 1st airport in Asia Pacific to get certification under ACI’s Airport Carbon CertificationIs. DIAL has implemented various programs like use of renewable energy at airports, development of green airport infrastructure, multiple passenger connectivity networks, energy conservation and efficiency improvement and stakeholder participation programmes. In addition, DIAL has also taken several initiatives such as technologically advanced electric vehicles and taxibots. The Taxibot , a semi-robotic vehicle, is used at Indira Gandhi International Airport as a means of transporting aircraft to the runway. This is the first airport in the world to take such an initiative. This has resulted in a significant reduction in fuel consumption by aircraft for ground movement.

10.Andhra Pradesh passed a bill to repeal the ‘3 Rajdhani’ Act

Andhra Pradesh government has AP decentralization and revoking inclusive Development Act all areas and NCR Development Authority (CRDA) Repeal Act 2020 passed legislation. The bill was introduced by the Minister of Finance and Legislative Affairs, Bugna Rajendranath Reddy . The two Acts were repealed following various petitions filed by farmers in the state high court. Andhra Pradesh had notified the AP Decentralization and Inclusive Development of All Regions Act, 2020 and AP Capital Region Development Authority (Repeal) Act, 2020 in July 2020 to introduce 3 capitals for the state . There are 3 capitals,

  1. Amaravati – Legislative Capital
  2. Visakhapatnam – Executive Capital
  3. Kurnool – Judicial Capital

The present government has decided to repeal the previous government’s decision to build an ambitious world-class capital city in Amaravati, which lies between Vijayawada and Guntur. The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh has announced to reintroduce a uniform law for the formation of 3-capitals, making necessary changes in the old law.

11.Minister of State for AYUSH Munjpara Mahendrabhai virtual inaugurates Ayurveda Parv

Central AYUSH Mos Munjpara Mahendrabhai by New Delhi in Ayurveda Festival -2021 inaugurated the virtual medium. This three-day festival has been organized to promote Ayurveda. 40 stalls have been set up in the program, where exhibitions have been organized by pharmaceutical companies. This festival is being done with the aim of promoting health care through Ayurvedic system and with the aim of coordinating and better use of Ayurvedic research, education and medicines.

12.Online course on Indian Constitution started in New Delhi

As part of the Amrit Mahotsav of Azadi, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju launched an online course on the Indian Constitution in New Delhi . This course has been started by the Department of Legal Affairs , Ministry of Law and Justice in collaboration with National Academy of Legal Studies and Research and Law University .

13.UNICEF and Odisha Water Resources Department sign LoA for water management

Water Resources Department (DoWR), Orissa and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) by the Department of Communication and policy initiatives signed (LoA) a MoU to cooperate on. The objective of the LoA is to develop high-impact communication materials and water policies that help ensure behavioral change for children and women on sustainable water use and conservation. To engage with the community on sustainable water management, judicious water use, equity in water distribution, water conservation, women as key stakeholders in water governance and participatory irrigation management. The ‘ Youth4Water ‘ website has been launched to conserve water through greater community engagement in water governance, water conservation and water conservation . ‘ Youth4Water ‘ and ‘ Mo River ‘The campaign to rethink state water policy is one of the key features of the collaboration with UNICEF for the development of the Water and Land Management Institute (WALMI) as a Center of Excellence.

14.India and UK discuss green energy cooperation

The Union Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh held an online meeting with George Freeman , the Science Minister of the United Kingdom on November 25, 2021 . In this meeting, the two ministers discussed green energy cooperation between the two countries, among other issues.discussed on India-UK science and technology cooperation is growing rapidly, while the joint research program of the two countries has grown from zero base to £300-400 million now. According to the Indian Minister, the UK has emerged as India’s second largest international research and innovation partner. Calling for greater India-UK cooperation in clean and green energy sectors, the Hon’ble Minister said, four technology value chains contribute nearly half of carbon dioxide savings: to widely electrify power consuming areas for technologies (such as advanced batteries); Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS); hydrogen and hydrogen based fuels; and bioenergy.

15.Inauguration of the second edition of Global Chemicals and Petrochemicals Manufacturing Hub

Inaugurated the second edition of the Global Chemicals and Petrochemicals Manufacturing Hub (GCPMH) . During the inaugural session, the Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers said that the hard work and perseverance of the government will help transform India into a global chemical and petro-chemical manufacturing hub. The summit on the global chemical and petrochemicals manufacturing hub is being organized in a hybrid format by the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers in collaboration with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

16.₹10,000 crore allocated for MGNREGA scheme

On November 25, 2021, the central government has allocated Rs 10,000 crore for the MNREGA scheme .allocated more than While allocating the funds, the central government said that Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGA) is a demand based scheme. The government also clarified that so far more than 240 crore person-days have been generated during the financial year 2021-2022. In addition, over Rs 68,568 crore was released to implement the scheme in the States and UTs. The central government has increased the fund allocation for the financial year 2021-22 by 18% as per the budget estimate as compared to the previous financial year. The ministry had so far allocated an additional amount of Rs 50,000 crore for the MGNREGA scheme over and above the budget estimate. Recently, the Finance Ministry allocated an additional amount of Rs 10,000 crore for the scheme as an interim measure.

17.99% POCSO cases pending in courts in 2020

Praja Foundation ‘s Posco Affairs published its report. The report pointed out that, despite a decrease in crimes against children, 99 percent of cases under the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offenses (POCSO ) are still pending trial as of December 2020. Was. In 2020, 94% of the total 1,197 cases were girls. Of these cases, 721 were rape cases while 376 were sexual assault cases. Of the total rape cases, 42% were against children below the age of 18 in 2020, compared to 47% in 2018 and 45% in 2019. The highest number of rape victims (620 out of 721 in 2020) were in the age group of 12 to 18 years. In 95% of the total rape cases, the perpetrators were known to the victims. Of the 67 cases against boys under the POCSO Act, 93% were unnatural offences.

18.NBFID will start functioning soon

National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NBFID) is going to start its lending operations with 190-200 big infrastructure projects in roads, railways and power sector. This announcement was made by the newly appointed chairman of NBFID, K.V. Kamath did it. The central government appointed KV as the chairman of the newly established NBFID. Kamath’s appointment was announced. NBFID was set up with the objective of catalyzing investment in the fund crunch infrastructure sector in India. Under the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), there are 193 projects worth over Rs 1,000 crore. With an ambition of USD 1.5 trillion, the NIP covers key sectors such as roads, metros, railways and energy. It also includes some social projects like irrigation projects.

19.Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup postponed in South Africa after new variant of corona virus found in African countries

The Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup in South Africa has been postponed after a new variant of the corona virus was found in African countries . The tournament was to be held from December 5 to 16. 16 top teams of the world were to participate in this World Cup. Earlier in the year 2016, Argentina won the World Cup.

20.national milk day

The birthday of Dr. Verghese Kurien , the father of India’s White Revolution , is being celebrated as National Milk Day from 26 November 2014 . This is the birth centenary year of Dr. Kurien, known as the Milkman of India and the father of the world’s largest agricultural program Operation Flood. is also. Dr. Kurien was instrumental in the establishment and success of the popular dairy brand Amul, apart from setting up several institutions run by various farmers and workers. India is the world’s largest milk producer with 22 percent of the global production. It is followed by the United States, China, Pakistan and Brazil. This year, in connection with the Amrit Mahotsav of Azadi, the Central Government is celebrating National Milk Day by distributing the National Gopal Ratna Award by organizing a function in the National Dairy Development Board premises in Anand.

21.Indian Constitution Day 2021

In India, the country’s anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution every year to mark the Nvanbr 26 as Constitution Day (Constitution Day) is observed. In India, 26 November is celebrated as Constitution Day or Constitution Day. On this day in 1949, the Constitution was adopted which came into force on 26 January 1950, marking the beginning of a new era in the history of India. The purpose of this day is to spread the importance of the Constitution and the father of the Indian Constitution, BR Ambedkar.To spread ideas and suggestions. On 19 November 2015, during the year-long celebration of the 125th birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar, the Government of India declared 26 November as Constitution Day. Earlier this day was celebrated as Law Day. 26 November was chosen to spread the importance of the Constitution and to spread the ideas and suggestions of Ambedkar.