Current Affairs 2 December 2021 Pdf Download

Current Affairs 2 December 2021 Pdf Download

1) Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh took over as the flag officer commanding–in-chief (FOC-in-C) of the Western Naval Command (WNC) from Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar at a ceremonial parade held at INS Shikra. ▪️Ministry of Defence :-

➨Headquarters – New Delhi

➨Founded – 15 August 1947

➨Chief of Defence Staff (CDS):- General Bipin Rawat

➨ Chief of the Navy Staff – Admiral Karambir Singh

Current Affairs 2 December 2021 Pdf Download

2) The first edition of the India Young Water Professional Programme was launched virtually in the presence of Mr. Manpreet Vohra, Indian High Commissioner to Australia, Barry O’ Farrell, Australian High Commissioner to India. ➨This program has been taken up under National Hydrology Project, a Central Scheme of DOWR, and RD & GR and supported by the Australian Water Partnership.

3) The Haryana government appointed senior IAS officer Sanjeev Kaushal as the state’s new chief secretary. ➨Kaushal replaces Vijai Vardhan, who retired on September 30. He will be the 35th chief secretary of Haryana since it was carved out as a separate state in 1966.

4)Grameen Foundation India (GFI) launched a special initiative ‘Catalyst Award’ under its MANDI (Market Enabled Access through Digital Innovation) project to support and develop the farmer producer organizations (FPOs) in Uttar Pradesh.

▪️Uttar Pradesh :- Uttar Pradesh

Chief Minister – Yogi Adityanath

Governor – Smt. Anandiben Patel

➨Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary

➨Dudhwa National Park

➨National Chambal Sanctuary

➨Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar Lake

➨Kashi Vishwanath Temple

5) The International Press Institute (IPI) India Award for Excellence in Journalism-2021 has been awarded jointly to Sreenivasan Jain and Mariyam Alavi of NDTV, and Lakshmi Subramanian and Bhanu Praksh Chandra of The Week.

6) Lionel Messi won the men’s Ballon d’Or for a record-extending seventh time, ending the year in style after a brilliant final season with Barcelona and earning his first major international trophy with Argentina.

7) India-born Parag Agrawal has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Twitter. This comes after Jack Dorsey stepped down as the CEO of the microblogging site.

➨Agrawal is currently the Chief Technology Officer at Twitter.

➨ He has a doctorate in computer science from Stanford University and an undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.

8) A Kerala-based medical technology startup Sascan Meditech has been adjudged the winner of Startup India Grand Challenge 2021 in the medical device category.

9) Amid growing concerns over the COVID-19 Omicron variant, the Sikkim government stopped issuing permits to foreign nationals visiting the state.

▪️ Sikkim :- CM – Prem Singh Tamang

Governor – Ganga Prasad

Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary

Barsey Rhododendron Wildlife Sanctuary

Khangchendzonga National Park

Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary

10) Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh launched a “unique” face recognition technology that would act as a proof of ‘life certificate’ for pensioners and ensure ease of living for the retired and elderly citizens.

11) Tel Aviv has been named as the most expensive city in the world to live in, as soaring inflation and supply-chain problems push up prices globally.

➨The Israeli city came top for the first time in a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), climbing from fifth place last year and pushing Paris down to joint second with Singapore.

➨Damascus, in war-torn Syria, retained its place as the cheapest in the world.

12) IT industry’s apex body Nasscom, in partnership with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and government of Andhra Pradesh launched a centre of excellence (CoE) focussed on internet of things and artificial intelligence at Andhra University Campus, Visakhapatnam, aimed at promoting innovation in emerging technologie.

▪️Andhra Pradesh :- ➨CM – Jaganmohan Reddy

➨Governor – Biswabhusan Harichandan

➨ Venkateswara Temple

➨Sri Bhramramma Mallikarjuna Temple 

13) Nagaland Police launched a mobile application named ‘Call Your Cop’ to enhance communication between the police and citizens.

▪️Nagaland :- CM – Neiphiu Rio Governor – Jagdish Mukhi Shilloi Lake, Meluri Kohima War Cemetery Tokhu Emong Festival Naknyulem Festival Hornbill Festival