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1.India ranked 142 in the World Press Freedom Index 2021

Reporters Without Borders, RSF , according to a new report by China , in terms of arrests of journalists at the forefront of the world is. At least 127 reporters are currently in Chinese custody. In the ranking of RSF, he was ranked one hundred and 77th out of one hundred 80 countries in the World Press Freedom Index 2021 . According to this report by the Paris- based RSF, China has been justifying the arrest of journalists by accusing them of inciting violence. It also said that China has increased press restrictions during the epidemic than before. In the 2021 World Press Freedom Index, the RSF ranked China 177 out of 180, just two places above North Korea. India 142nd is in place. Significantly, India was ranked 142 in this index last year as well. At the same time, Norway tops the list of ‘World Press Freedom Index-2021’ . Finland and Denmark ranks after Norway in this index. Eritrea is at the bottom of the ‘World Press Freedom Index-2021’. Whereas if India’s neighbors are talked about, then China in the ‘World Press Freedom Index-2021’ has 177th place. Apart from this, Nepal is ranked 106th, Sri Lanka 127th, Myanmar 140th, Pakistan 145th and Bangladesh 152nd. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is an international non-governmental, non-profit organization based in Paris that advocates freedom of the press. Reporters Without Borders is also known as Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF). It was established in 1985 and is headquartered in Paris.

2.World Inequality Report 2022

France -based World Inequality Lab ‘s ” global inequality Report 2022 ” ( World Inequality Report published) report titled. This report was written by Lucas Chancel , co-director of the World Inequality Lab. It was coordinated by the famous French economist Thomas Piketty . According to this report, the top 1% of India’s population has a fifth of the total national income in 2021 . Half the population earns only 13.1 per cent . According to this report, most of the top 1% have benefited from the economic reforms and liberalization that India has adopted. The report identifies India as a poor and unequal country with an affluent elite. in IndiaThe 1 per cent of the richest people account for 22% of the total national income in 2021 , while the top 10% account for 57 per cent of the income . The average national income of the Indian adult population in 2021 on the basis of purchasing power parity is Rs 2,04,200.

3.SIPRI releases new data on arms sales

Business global arms ‘ tracking Stockholm International Peace Research Institute “( SIPRI according to a report), three Indian companies in terms of sales of combined arms in 2020 to join the world’s top 100 companies are. These three Indian companies- ‘Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’ (HAL), ‘Indian Ordnance Factories’ and ‘Bharat Electronics Limited’ (BEL)Huh. In the year 2019 also, these three were ranked in the top 100 in terms of arms sales. According to SIPRI data, despite lockdown measures, general economic slowdown and uncertain supply chains due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the arms industry has not been affected much. In 2020, sales of weapons and military services by the arms industry’s 100 largest companies amounted to $531 billion. This sales increased by 1.3% compared to 2019. According to SIPRI, 2020 marks the sixth consecutive year of growth in arms sales by the arms industry’s 100 largest companies. According to SIPRI, America has the largest number of companies in the top 100 in arms sales.is in. Weapons sales of 41 US companies amounted to $285 billion. It has increased by 1.9 percent as compared to 2019. The US is followed by Chinese firms with combined sales estimated at $66.8 billion in 2020. This was 1.5 percent more than in 2019. According to the SIPRI report, 26 European arms companies are included in the top 100 and they account for 21% of the total arms sales. 7 British companies sold arms worth $37.5 billion.

4.Asia Power Index 2021: India ranks fourth

According to the Lowy Institute Asia Power Index 2021 , India has been ranked as the fourth most powerful country in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of comprehensive power with an overall score of 37.7 out of 100 among 26 countries . India’s overall score has declined by 2 points as compared to 2020. India has fallen short of the key power limit again in 2021. India is one of the 18 countries in Asia that is trending downward in its overall score in 2021. The top 10 countries for overall power in the Asia-Pacific are the US, China, Japan, India, Russia, Australia, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand .

5.Britain, Canada and Australia also announced diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

Britain, Canada and Australia have joined the US in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 . All these countries violate human rights in ChinaAre boycotting the Beijing Olympics. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that no British government minister would attend the Winter Olympics. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that many countries of the world are concerned about the continuing human rights violations by the Chinese government. He told reporters that no diplomatic representative from Canada would go to the Beijing Olympics. Earlier, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Games is in Australia’s national interest. The US had already announced a diplomatic boycott. New Zealand is also not sending its delegation but it has attributed the reason to the Corona epidemic. However, he has also expressed concern about human rights violations in China. However, players from these countries will participate in the games to be held from February 4 to February 20 next year. will participate. The head of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, has said he is pleased to see athletes continue to participate in the Olympic Games despite the diplomatic boycott.

6.Kazuveli Wetland declared as 16th Bird Sanctuary of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu ‘s Villupuram (Villupuram) located in the district Kajhuveli Wetland (Kazhuveli wetland) Environment Forests and Climate Change Environment and Forest Secretary, Ministry Surpia Sahu by 16th bird sanctuary has been declared. The declaration was made under sub-section (1) of section 18 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. The Kazuveli Wetland is known as the second largest brackish water lake in South India after Pulicat lake . The sanctuary is located along the eastern coast of Tamil Nadu near the Bay of Bengal. Kazuveli is a wetland of international importance which is spread over 670 sq km in the eastern coast of Tamil Nadu. Note- Wetlands The southern part of the state was declared a reserved land in the year 2001.

7.Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the G-20 Seminar on “Recover Together, Recover Stronger”

The Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the G20 International Seminar organized by G20 President, Indonesia in Bali virtually from New Delhi. In his address on the G20 theme for this year, “ Recover Together, Recover Stronger ”, the Finance Minister emphasized the need for collective action of all countries to regain the status of a strong, stable, balanced and inclusive global economy. It is imperative to ensure progress. He said that the role of multilateralism and collective action is important to achieve this goal. Smt Sitharaman also underlined the importance of inclusion, investment, innovation and institutions in achieving a better position again at the global level.

8.The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly completed 75 years

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 9, on the occasion of 75 years of the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly, underlined its importance and urged the youth to know about the proceedings of the Assembly and the eminent personalities who attended it. In a series of tweets, he told the youth that by doing this they would get to know a lot. It may be noted that the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held on 9 December 1946 . The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was presided over by Dr. Satchidanand Sinha , the senior most member of the Constituent Assembly and the proceedings were conducted by Acharya Kriplani .

9.Nagaland demands removal of AFSPA

Nagaland ‘s Mon district in security forces firing of 14 civilians killed after the National People’s Party MP Agatha Sangma by Parliament in AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) to demand the repeal of. Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio also demanded repeal of AFSPA. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) was enacted in 1958, it is used in areas declared as disturbed. Through this act, due to the dispute between religious, racial, linguistic and communities in any area, it can be declared disturbed by the state or central government.

10.world malaria report 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Dec. 6, 2021 to the World Malaria Report ( Report World Malaria ) released in 2021. In this report, WHOIt has been said that ‘global efforts to combat malaria suffered due to the coronavirus disease in 2020. The report further warns that, if appropriate action is not taken, malaria could re-spread the world, particularly in Africa. In 2020, an estimated 6,27,000 deaths were caused by malaria. The number of deaths has increased by 12% as compared to 2019. Of the additional 69,000 deaths, nearly 47,000 were linked to disruptions in the provision of malaria diagnosis, treatment and prevention amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the increase in the number of cases was recorded from countries in the WHO African region. India accounts for 83% of cases in the WHO South-East Asia region. Sri Lanka was certified malaria-free in the year 2016 and remains malaria-free.

11.Cabinet approves Ken-Betwa river linking project

Cabinet before the election, the major north Indian states project to add Ken-Betwa river ( Ken-Betwa River Interlinking Project approved). The Ken-Betwa river linking project is worth Rs 44,605 ​​crore . This project will try to solve the issue of water scarcity in Bundelkhand region spread over Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh . Many poverty affected areas of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh are expected to benefit from this project. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon formally lay the foundation stone of this project. Out of total Rs 44,605 ​​crore, the central government will provide assistance of Rs 39,317 crore for this project . in this36,290 crore as grant and Rs 3,027 crore loan . The Ken-Betwa River Interlinking Project aims to transfer surplus water from Ken River in Madhya Pradesh to Betwa River in Uttar Pradesh to irrigate the drought-prone Bundelkhand region. The Bundelkhand region is spread over the districts of two states:

  1. Banda, Jhansi, Lalitpur and Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh.
  2. Tikamgarh, Panna and Chhatarpur districts in Madhya Pradesh.

12.City Union Bank and NPCI launch ‘on-the-go’ wearable keychain

City Union Bank (CUB) by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and its manufacturing partner Seshsai (Seshaasai) coupled to its debit card customers with RuPay on-the-go contactless Vierebl Keychain (On-the-Go contactless wearable keychain ) has been announced to launch. This bunch of contactless wearable keychains will be a part of their daily lifestyle and enable customers to tap securely and make cashless payments. This on-the-go solution allows the bank’s customers to carry the payment card on their keychain, enabling fast and convenient payments up to Rs.5,000 without entering a PIN across all RuPay-enabled point of sale devices (POS). Is.

13.RBI imposed restrictions on Nagar Urban Co-operative Bank

The Reserve Bank of India has imposed several restrictions on Nagar Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd. , Ahmednagar, Maharashtra , including a ban on withdrawals up to Rs 10,000 for customers . RBI has issued directions in exercise of the powers vested under sub-section (1) of section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 for a period of six months. The Bank shall not, without the prior approval of the Reserve Bank of India, grant or renew any loans and advances, make any investments, undertake any obligations, disburse, transfer or otherwise dispose of any property or assets . The Bank will continue to do banking business with restrictions till its financial position improves.

14.PayPhi Launches Tokenization Service Supporting RuPay Card

Fei Commerce API (Application Programming Interface) is the first digital payments platform, Pefi (PayPhi) for NTS RuPay card of ToknaijeshnIt has become the first authenticated tokenization service to support . Merchants will have the option to store card details in the form of tokenization of cards. NPCI’s NTS platform enables PayFi tokenization service to provide TROF to partner merchants and aggregators. Token Reference On File (TROF) Turns sensitive cardholder data into a randomly generated 16-digit number called a “token”, which has no meaningful value if violated. In line with the guidelines issued by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in September 2021 regarding tokenization of cards during online transactions, NPCI announced the launch of NPCI Tokenization System (NTS).

15.Shivalik SFB in association with IndiaGold launches Loan Against Digital Gold

Shivalik Small Finance Bank (SSFB) the digital gold instead of launching the first loan of India Fintech firm, to Indiagold (Indiagold) have signed a partnership agreement with. The agreement will enable customers to use their digital gold balance to avail instant and digital loans up to Rs 60,000 as well as access to gold loans starting at a monthly interest of just 1%. To provide access to secure and affordable loans to customers looking for quick liquidity against their gold assets.

16.Fitch Ratings cuts India’s FY22 GDP growth forecast to 8.4%

Fitch Ratings has reduced India’s economic growth forecast to 8.4 percent in the financial year 2021-22 (FY22) .and raised the growth forecast for FY23 to 10.3 per cent as compared to the rating estimates of 8.7 per cent (FY22) and 10 per cent (FY23) for October 2021. India’s GDP grew by 11.4 per cent in the second quarter of FY22 on a seasonally adjusted basis in the April-June quarter of FY22. The economy has contracted by 4 per cent in the fourth quarter of FY2023 in the April-June quarter of FY2022. The Indian economy contracted by 7.3 per cent in FY21 due to COVID-19. The rating agency expects headline inflation to average 4.9 per cent in 2022 and 4.2 per cent in 2023, up from 5 per cent in 2021. In India, less than a third of the population has been fully vaccinated and the new Omicron variant poses a new risk of recovery.

17.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ranked 37th in Forbes’ 2021 World’s 100 Most Powerful Women

India’s Finance Minister (FM), Nirmala Sitharaman the Forbes World’s 100 Most Powerful Women of 2021 list at 37th place or Forbes’ World’s 100 Most Powerful Women List 18 th editionplaced in. He has been included in the list for the third consecutive year. She ranked 41st on the list in 2020 and 34th in 2019. India’s seventh female billionaire and richest self-made billionaire, Falguni Nayar, Founder and CEO, was ranked 88th on the Nykaa list. Only 4 Indian women have been ranked in the Forbes 2021 list of the world’s 100 most powerful women. Roshni Nadar Malhotra, chairperson of HCL Technology, was ranked 52nd on the list, the first woman to lead a listed IT company in India. In this list, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, executive chairman and founder of Biocon, is at 72nd place. He established India’s largest listed biopharmaceutical firm in India in 1978.

18.India’s Jhili Dalabehera wins gold medal in Commonwealth Weightlifting Competition

India’s Jhili Dalabehera has won the gold medal in the women’s 49kg category at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship in Tashkent , Uzbekistan . Jhili won the gold medal by lifting a total of 167 kg with a weight of 73 kg in snatch and 94 kg in clean and jerk. Earlier Sanket Mahadev Sargar won gold in men’s 55kg category.

19.Hornbill Festival

‘ Hornbill Festival ‘ is organized every year in Nagaland to preserve, preserve and revive the uniqueness and richness of the Naga heritage . The festival is named after the Hornbill bird and was started in the year 2000. The festival is dedicated to the bird ( hornbill ), which is known for its magnificence and alertness. Hornbill is the state bird of Arunachal Pradesh and Kerala . It is found in the Indian continent and South-East Asia. It is included in the Vulnerable category in the IUCN Red List .

20.International Anti-Corruption Day

International Anti-Corruption Day is observed on 9th December to bring awareness about corruption and ways to deal with it around the world . Corruption is one of the biggest obstacles to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The theme of this year’s International Anti-Corruption Day is ‘ Your Right, Your Role: Say No to Corruption ‘. The United Nations says that the day seeks to draw attention to the rights and responsibilities of all in combating corruption, including states, government officials, civil servants, media representatives, the private sector, civil society, academia, the public and youth. The day is celebrated since the passing of the United Nations Convention against Corruption on 31 October 2003.

21.International Day for the Prevention of Genocide and Commemoration of the Victims: 9 December

The International Day of Commemoration and Honor of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and the Prevention of this Crime is observed annually on 9 December . The day aims to raise awareness of the Genocide Convention and its role in combating and preventing the crime of genocide, as defined in the Convention, and to commemorate and honor its victims.

22.Padma Shri awardee Nand Kishore Prusty passes away

Padma Shri awardee , who is a renowned teacher from Odisha , Nand Kishore Prusty (Nanda Sir) passed away. On 9 November 2021 , he was awarded the Padma Shri award for his contribution in the field of education . He was a resident of Kantira village in Jajpur district of Odisha . Nand Kishore Prusty, Class 7 pass has dedicated several decades of his life in providing free education to children and adults in Jajpur and thus is known for his selfless dedication towards eradicating illiteracy in Odisha.

23.Uttarakhand government announces three days of state mourning on the death of General Bipin Rawat

The Uttarakhand government has declared three days of state mourning on the death of General Bipin Rawat . Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the soil of Uttarakhand will always be proud of this son. He said that General Bipin Rawat made a great contribution towards the security of the country and the nation will always remember his courageous decisions. General Rawat belonged to Saina village in Paudhi Garhwal district of Uttarakhand .

24.World’s oldest Test cricketer Ilene Ashe passes away

The world’s oldest Test cricketer , Eileen Ashe (Eng) passed away at the age of 110 . The right-arm seamer made his national team debut in 1937 against Australia, and in a career that lasted until 1949, he took 10 wickets in the seven matches he played. Her career was interrupted by World War II – she was transferred to the UK intelligence service MI6 – and retired from the sport in 1949. Eileen Ashe was given the honor of ringing the bell in the final of the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup at Lord’s, where hosts England defeated India in a thrilling final to be crowned champions.