Daily Current Affairs News & GK Update: 26th December 2021

By Stuti Mishra|Updated : December 27th, 2021

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Union Home Minister release Good Governance Index 2021, HDFC Bank wins CII award for 'Most Innovative Best Practice, Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu passes away etc. The current affairs and GK updates of 26th December 2021 are important for bank exams and other competitive exams.

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 Sports News

1. UP crowned 11th Hockey India junior national championship winner

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  • Uttar Pradesh has been crowned as the winners of 11th Junior National Men’s Championship following a 3-1 victory over Chandigarh in the final, held at Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu.
  • UP maintained its 100 percent record in the tournament.
  • Top scorer of tournament: Sharda Nand Tiwari.
  • Hockey Association of Odisha edged out Haryana by 3 - 2 in a closely contested affair to clinch 3rd place in the Championship.

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 National Affairs News

2. Union Home Minister release Good Governance Index 2021

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  • Union Home Affairs Minister, Amit Shah has released Good Governance Index (GGI) 2021 on Good Governance Day
  • It is prepared by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) 
  • GGI framework covered ten sectors and 58 indicators
  • Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa top the composite rank score covering 10 sectors
  • UP secured top position in Commerce & Industry sector and has also shown increase in Social Welfare & Development.

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 Banking & Finance

3. HDFC Bank wins CII award for 'Most Innovative Best Practice'

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  • HDFC Bank has been conferred with 'Most Innovative Best Practice' for financial inclusion at the coveted CII Digital Transformation Award 2021.
  • It has been conferred due to HDFC Bank's efforts in furthering financial inclusion through partnership with Government of India's Common Service Centres (CSC)
  • CII instituted digital transformation award to recognize excellence in Digital Transformation in India.
  • CEO of HDFC Bank: Sashidhar Jagdishan.

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 National Affairs News

4. NITI Aayog to release The Healthy States, Progressive India

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  • NITI Aayog to release fourth edition of ‘The Healthy States, Progressive India’, ranking States performance
  • As a part of cooperative & competitive federalism, NITI Aayog and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) work to continuously nudge states/UTs towards improvements in health outcomes.
  • NITI Aayog in collaboration with Ministry of Health and World Bank initiated an annual Health Index for tracking Overall Performance and Incremental Performance on health 

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 National & International Organizations

5. India to regain its place as the world's sixth biggest economy in 2023

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  • Indian economy is all set to become 6th largest economy in the world leaving French and British economy, as per British Consultancy Cybr report
  • The report says that Indian economy will exceed French economy in 2022 whereas it will trump British economy in 2023.
  • China will take time for the Mandarins to become world's top economy in dollar terms in 2030
  • Russia could become a Top 10 economy by 2036 and Indonesia looks on track for ninth place in 2034

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 Obituaries News

6. Anti-apartheid campaigner Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu passes away

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  • Anti-apartheid campaigner Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu (90 years) passed away in Cape Town, South Africa.
  • He was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist.
  • He was the bishop of Johannesburg and archbishop of Cape Town.
  • He won the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize.
  • He became president of All Africa Conference of Churches in 1986.

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 Defense News

7. Defence Minister lays foundation stone for Defence Technology, Test Centre

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  • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has laid foundation stone for Defence Technology and Test Centre (DTTC) and BRAHMOS Manufacturing Centre, established by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) in Lucknow.
  • BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile system is to act as a deterrent and reflects the technical cooperation between India and Russia, but also the long-standing cultural, political and diplomatic ties
  • DTTC spread over approximately 22 acres is being set up

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 National Affairs News

8. BJP launches micro-donation campaign on Atal ji’s birth anniversary

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  • Minister and Senior BJP leader Amit Shah has launched micro-donation campaign, where people can donate any amount ranging from five rupees to one thousand rupees.
  • In this, people can contribute their donation through NaMo App.
  • He also appealed to all the BJP workers and supporters to donate and inspire others for the same.
  • Campaign will continue till 11th February, the Death Anniversary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya.

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 National Affairs news

9. National Book Trust announces results of the all-India contest

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  • National Book Trust has announced the results of the all-India contest organized on the theme ‘National Movement of India’ under PM-YUVA Mentorship Scheme.
  • As per the Scheme, 75 Authors were to be selected for a Scholarship-cum-Mentorship Scheme for young authors below the age of 30 years.
  • All-India Contest was organized from 1st June to 31st July through MyGov and National Book Trust platforms.
  • Selected authors will undergo six-months of Mentorship.

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 National Affairs News

10. New CRC for Skill Development, Empowerment of PwDs inaugurated 

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  • Union Minister, Sushree Pratima Bhoumik will inaugurate new Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development, Rehabilitation and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in Imphal, Manipur.
  • Camp for distribution of aids & assistive devices to Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) will also be inaugurated
  • For this, Social Welfare Department, Government of Manipur has extended a rent free temporary infrastructure of around 3115 Sqft. 

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 National Affairs News

11. NMCG and TERI launch Centre of Excellence on Water Reuse

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  • Director General of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has launched Centre of Excellence, CoE on Water Reuse in New Delhi.
  • It is the first of its kind to be established in the country through a collaboration between NMCG and TERI.
  • It will be setup to design and foster research and innovation including identification of knowledge gaps for research 

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