Summits & Conferences
1. PM Modi inaugurates InFinity Forum virtually
- PM Modi has virtually inaugurated InFinity Forum, a thought leadership Forum on FinTech through video conference.
- Aim: to achieve financial empowerment of every single citizen of the country
- Hosted by: International Financial Services Centres Authority in collaboration with GIFT City and Bloomberg
- Partner countries in the first edition of the Forum: Indonesia, South Africa and U.K.
- InFinity Forum theme: ‘Beyond.’
- It will witness participation from over 70 countries.
National & International Appointments
2. Sambit Patra named as chairman of India Tourism Development Corporation
- BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra has been appointed as the Chairman of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
- Earlier, he had served as an independent Director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
- ACC has approved Tourism Ministry's proposal to split the post of chairman and managing director of ITDC into chairman, ITDC, and managing director (MD), ITDC.
- Managing Director of ITDC: GKV Rao.
Honours & Awards
3. Bihar wins gold award in 40th International Trade Fair held in Delhi
- Bihar has bagged gold medal in 40th India International Trade Fair (IITF) held at Pragati Maidan in Delhi for 'excellence in display' in state government/union territory pavilion category.
- Bihar Pavilion comprised of 41 stalls exhibiting the finest products from the state to reflect the traditional folk-art culture.
- Bihar’s resident commissioner Palka Sahni and director of Upendra Maharathi Craft Research Institute, Ashok Sinha received the award.
National Affairs
4. Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates Competence Examination for Seafarers
- Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has virtually inaugurated Remote Competence Examination for Seafarers in New Delhi.
- It is a fully digital Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning powered online exam system which uses remote proctoring and powerful security and surveillance tools for fair, transparent and secure examination system
- It is first ever written examination for certificate of competency using Remote Digital Proctoring mechanism.
Honours & Awards
5. Indira Gandhi International Airport adjudged ‘Best Airport in India'
- Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi has been adjudged as the ‘Best Airport in India and Central Asia’ this year by Skytrax.
- Delhi airport along with the others in Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Bengaluru feature in the World To 100 airports list published by Skytrax.
- Rs 36,000 crores worth investments are being planned to develop new greenfield airports across the country under Public-Private Partnership mode.
National & International Organizations
6. EIU releases Worldwide Cost of Living Index 2021
- Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has released Worldwide Cost of Living Index, that list world’s most expensive cities to live in 2021.
- The 2021 index explored cost of living in 173 cities, 40 more than last year.
- Most expensive cities: Tel Aviv, followed by Paris, Singapore, Zurich, and Hong Kong
- Paris was the most expensive city according to the 2020 index.
- Lowest rankings: Africa, Middle East and less wealthier parts of Asia.
National Affairs
7. Union Minister inaugurates Earth Station of Doordarshan Kendra Gorakhpur
- Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurates Earth Station of Doordarshan Kendra Gorakhpur
- Apart from this, 3 FM stations of All India Radio will also be inaugurated virtually.
- It will be the second earth station of Doordarshan in UP and it is being built at a cost of Rs. 7 crores
- It will enable programmes generated at the local level to be telecast live
- It will be a boon to local Bhojpuri artists
Schemes
8. Govt to launch SRESHTA scheme for development of SC students
- Government will launch Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SRESHTA) for socio economics upliftment and overall development of Scheduled Castes students.
- It will be launched on 6th December on Mahaparinirvan Diwas of Dr B R Ambedkar.
- It will enable bright SC students to have a better future by getting a high-quality education.
- It will also aid in controlling dropout rates of SC students from class 9th to 12th.
National Affairs
9. Shashi Shekhar Vempati flags off fleet of 23 Electric Vehicles in New Delhi
- Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati Shashi Shekhar Vempati and Director General All India Radio N Venudhar Reddy has flagged off fleet of 23 Electric Vehicles at Akashwani Bhawan in New Delhi
- It is second largest Electric Fleet in national capital Delhi and electric vehicles will be brought in for other stations of All India Radio
- All India Radio (AIR) has hired all the Electric Vehicles on wet-lease basis from Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL)
Agreement
10. India and EU to set-up Clean Energy and Climate Partnership
- India and European Union (EU) have agreed to step up Clean Energy and Climate Partnership at India-EU Energy Panel met
- The meet was co-chaired by Reenat Sandhu from India and Mechthild Wörsdörfer from European Commission.
- They jointly agreed on a detailed work programme until 2023 to implement the 2016 India-EU Clean Energy and Climate Partnership.
- They agreed on increased technical cooperation in energy efficiency, renewable energy, green hydrogen, etc
Summits & Conferences
11. Mahendra Nath Pandey to be Chief Guest at Round Table Conference 2021
- Union Minister of Heavy Industries, Mahendra Nath Pandey will be the Chief Guest at the Round Table Conference, that will be held on 4th December, 2021 at Goa.
- Aim: to work out strategies to promote adoption of EVs in India and attract investment in manufacturing of EVs, batteries and high technology automotive components in India
- Automobile sector is a key driver of India’s economic growth
- It contributes to nearly 6.4% of India’s GDP and 35% of manufacturing GDP
Summits & Conferences
12. DARPG organizes Regional Conference on Good Governance
- Dept of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) in collaboration with Govt of Odisha is organizing Regional Conference on the theme: Replication of Good Governance Practices, on 3rd and 4th Dec 2021 at Bhubaneswar
- Aim: to bring national and state level public administration organizations on the same platform to share experiences and innovations in public administration, for improving quality of life, e-Governance and Digital Governance, etc.
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