- The International Press Institute (IPI) India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2021 was jointly awarded to Sreenivasan Jain and Mariyam Alavi of NDTV, and Lakshmi Subramanian and Bhanu Prakash Chandra ‘The Week’.
- The RBI has approved LIC to raise its stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank to 9.99% from 4.96%.
- ‘Vaccine’: It was selected as 2021 Word of the Year by American publishing company Merriam-Webster.
- Important Days and Themes: 1st Dec 2021: World AIDS Day
- 1st Dec 2021: 57th Raising Day of Border Security Force (BSF)
- The 1st Aharbal Festival was held at Kulgam in Jammu and Kashmir with an aim to promote tourism in Kashmir most particularly at the Aharbal waterfall. It was organized by the Kulgam district administration and the Department of Tourism of J&K.
- Static Part:
- Lieutenant Governor of J&K: Manoj Sinha.
- ‘Zwitch’: It is an industry-first no code embedded finance platform launched by Open Financial Technologies Pvt Ltd, which is a Neo banking startup. The platform will enable fintech, brands, and enterprises to launch and use innovative fintech services by using Do-It-Yourself (DIY) drag and drop interfaces.
- Varanasi will soon become the first city in India to start ropeway service as a mode of public transport. The will help to reduce traffic congestion. The ropeway will be constructed between Cantt Railway Station (Varanasi Junction) to Church Square (Godauliya) with an outlay of Rs 4000 crore.
- 6th BRICS Film Festival Awards
- 1st India Young Water Professional Programme
- ‘Call your Cop’ Mobile App
- ADB approved Loan for Uttarakhand Water Supply and Sanitation Projects
- India’s GDP to be at 8.3% for Q2 FY22—Ind-Ra
Question:
Q.1 Which word was selected as 2021 Word of the Year by American publishing company Merriam-Webster?
a. Vaccine
b. NEFT
c. Immunity
d. Bid
a. Vaccine
b. NEFT
c. Immunity
d. Bid
