Current Affairs One-Liner: 7th December 2021

Current Context: As per RBI data, Gujarat has become India’s leading manufacturing hub. The state has left behind Maharashtra to become the leading manufacturing hub. Gujarat’s Gross Value Addition (GVA) in manufacturing grew by 15.9% annually between FY12 to FY20 and is at a value of Rs 5.11 lakh crore.

Static Part:

CM of Gujarat: Bhupendrabhai Patel
Governor of Gujarat: Acharya Devvrat

‘Perseverance’: It was named as Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2021
Important Days and Themes:

(a) 7th Dec 2021: International Civil Aviation Day
Theme: ‘Advancing Innovation for Global Aviation Development’
(b) 7th Dec 2021: National Armed Forces Day or National flag day of India

Awards and Recognition:

(a) Nikhil Srivastava (Indian-American mathematician) is selected for Ciprian Foias Prize for the ‘highly original work’ in Operator Theory by the American Mathematical Society (AMS). Along with him, the two others namely Adam Marcus and Daniel Spielman are also selected for the award
(b) ESAF Small Finance Bank Limited: It has received an Honorable mention in the Global SME Finance Awards 2021 which is constituted by the US-based SME Finance Forum. The bank is honored in Best Bank for Women Entrepreneurs category.