Important Weekly Current Affairs PDF Download (Dec 16th to 22nd Dec 2021)

Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of Dec 16th to Dec 22nd 2021. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBI Clerk 2021 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

• To commemorate its victory over Pakistan during the 1971 war, India celebrates Vijay Diwas on December 16 every year as a tribute to the success of the Indian army.
• Every year On December 17 is Observed as the International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers.
• Globally World Arabic Language Day is observed on 18 December every year with the Theme of 2021 is Arabic Language, a bridge between civilisations” reflects the role of Arabic as a connector between civilisations and its role in building peace and enhancing dialogue.
• The National Minorities Rights Day is observed in India, every year on December 18, to safeguard the Constitutionally guaranteed rights of religious minorities in the country.
• Every year, December 18, is celebrated as International Migrants Day with the theme of ‘Harnessing the potential of human mobility’& the day was designated by the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 4, 2000
• Goa Liberation Day is observed on December 19 every year in India, and it marks the day Indian armed forces freed Goa in 1961 following 450 years of Portuguese rule.
• International Human Solidarity Day, observed on December 20, is an international annual Unity Day of the United Nations and its member states

 CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

• NTPC has awarded a project of “Standalone Fuel-Cell based Micro-grid with hydrogen production using electrolyser in NTPC Guest House at Simhadri (near Visakhapatnam)”.
• As part of the ongoing ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), in association with the State Bank of India (SBI) and the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA), organised a one-day workshop, in hybrid mode, on the subject titled “Committee of Creditors: An Institution of Public Faith”.
• Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has chaired India Global Forum Healthcare Roundtable in Dubai. Mr Mandaviy, he discussed various issues related to healthcare.
• Ministry of Women and Child Development has invited all the stakeholders on the draft ‘Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021’.
• The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Government of the Republic of India and the Republic of Poland.
• The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved an incentive scheme to promote Rupay Debit cards and low-value [up to Rs. 2,000) BHIM-UPI transactions (Person-to-Merchant (P2M)] in the country.
• The Union Cabinet chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the comprehensive program for the development of sustainable semiconductor and display ecosystem in the country.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved implementation of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) for 2021-26 with an outlay of Rs.93,068 crore.
• The Cabinet has approved a programme for Development of Semiconductors and Display Manufacturing Ecosystem in the country.
• Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar has virtually inaugurated ‘Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’for distribution of aids and assistive devices to ‘Divyangjan’ under the ADIP Scheme and to Senior Citizens under the ‘Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana’ of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India in District
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Ganga Expressway in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh on 18 December 2021.
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed farmers at the National Conclave on Natural Farming through a video conference.
• The National e-Governance Division under the Ministry of Electronics, and Information Technology (MeitY) is conducting a six-day deep dive training program for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and frontline IT officials from various Ministries & Departments, Government & Semi-Government organisations from Central and State Governments, PSUs, banks, among others.
• Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the National Parliamentary Conference on Tuberculosis among Women in the presence of Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Smt. Smriti Z. Irani, Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare and Shri Munjapara Mahendrabhai, Minister of State for Women and Child Development.
• The National Anti-Doping Bill, 2021, The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021 and The Chartered Accountants, the Cost and Works Accountants and the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Bill, 2021 are scheduled to be introduced in the Lok Sabha.
• Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh launched the Management Information System (MIS) portal for rankings of States and Union Territories in Land Acquisition Projects.
• The Ministry of External Affairs will be organizing the second Atal Bihari Vajpayee Lecture on 24 December 2021.
• India’s Ashok Leyland and the combat vehicles research and development establishment (CVRDE) have partnered to develop and manufacture the 600hp indigenous engine for combat vehicles.
• The union cabinet approved the proposal to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years old.
• A programme to support India-US S&T-based entrepreneurial initiatives that address the development and implementation of next-generation clean and renewable energy, energy storage, and carbon sequestration has been announced to tackle climate and clean energy challenges.
• As a part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Shri Nagendra Nath Sinha, Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development will launch the overdraft facility of Rs. 5,000 to verified women SHG members under DAY-NRLM, on 18th December 2021.
• The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has launched the Unified Logistics Interface Platform’s (ULIP) Hackathon – ‘LogiXtics’ in order to crowdsource more ideas which will benefit the logistics industry.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has participated in the Goa Liberation Day celebrations at Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Stadium in Taligao & He also inaugurated and laid the foundation  stone of several development projects worth over 650 crore rupees in the state.
• As a part of the Capacity Building initiative of the Government of India, National Institute of Defence Estates Management one of the premier Central Training Institutes has established a  Centre of Excellence in Land Survey.
• The GIS Based ‘Automatic Water Supply System’ for citizens of Cantonment Boards has been launched recently by Raksha Mantri Shri. Rajnath Singh on the occasion of Defence Estates Day 2021.
• The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions in collaboration with Ministry of External Affairs,  Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Department of Personnel & Training,  Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare and Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Rural  Development is celebrating Good Governance Week on 20-25th December as part of Azadi Ka  Amrit Mahotsav celebration.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ranked 8th on the list of the world’s top 20 most admired men, in a survey carried out by data analytics company YouGov.
• Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal inaugurated the Packaged Drinking Water Test Facility at National  Test House (NTH), Ghaziabad
• The Indian economy is all set for a strong rebound in the current fiscal posting a growth rate of 9- 10 per cent, says a CEOs poll conducted among the members of the CII National Council.
• As the Nation is celebrating 75 years of Independence as ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj is undertaking several activities and initiatives to uphold the Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ in the light of the fact that the vision of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ could only be achieved if the Panchayati Raj Institutions of the country become self-dependent in all aspects, Sunil Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
• NITI Aayog signed a Statement of Intent with United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on 20th December 2021.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• Accenture, Dubai Cares, Microsoft and UNICEF has announced the launch of a global, digital learning platform for young people.
• Australia and South Korea signed a $720 million defence deal as South Korean President Moon Jae-in became the first foreign leader to visit Australia since the pandemic began.
• The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka where he was received by Mr Mohammad Abdul Hamid, the President of Bangladesh himself.
• UNESCO inscribes ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
• Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, ISRO has signed six agreements with four countries for launching foreign satellites during 2021-2023.
• A Bilateral meeting is scheduled to be held between the Ministry of Communications, Government of India and the Ministry of Information and Communications, Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi to strengthen collaboration in the Telecommunications and Postal Sector.
• Russian president Vladimir Putin has pledged to attend the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

 CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS 

• Drinking water supply schemes of Rs 56.7 Crore were approved under Jal Jeevan Mission by Uttarakhand in the State-level scheme sanctioning committee (SLSSC) meeting held on 13th December, 2021.
• North East Cane And Bamboo Development Council(NECBDC) Guwahati organised a Two-Day Youth Conclave organized by Chandra Prabha Saikiani Centre for Women Studies Tezpur University (A Central University),
• Haryana Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Sandeep Singh had started ‘Khel Nursery Scheme 2022-23’ to promote sports in the state.
• Mission mode approach being adopted in the State of Rajasthan for providing tap water supply supply to every rural household of the State under Jal Jeevan Mission, the flagship programme of the Union Government. 
• Central Silk Board and the Assam Forest and Environment Department sign a MoU to support forest-based families dealing in Sericulture.
• The Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren has launched the scheme titled Sports Action toward Harnessing Aspiration of Youth (SAHAY).
• Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has laid Foundation stone and Inaugurated 232 km of National Highways at a cost of Rs.4160 Crore in Jaunpur and Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh in presence of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Adityanath.
• In Madhya Pradesh, the first drone fair in the country was organised at Gwalior. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Madhya Pradesh will be made a leading state by using drone technology
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address the farmers during the valedictory session of the National Summit on Agro and Food Processing in Anand, Gujarat via video conferencing.
• Odisha has signed an agreement with United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) to launch “Mission Shakti Living Lab” for the financial empowerment of women.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Maa Umiya Dham Development Project in Gujarat is a perfect example of the notion of ‘Sabka Prayas’ as this auspicious project will be fulfilled with the efforts of all.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the exhibition of defence products of Bharat Electronics Limited in Kotdwar, Uttarakhand through virtual medium.
• Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the seventh edition of India International Science Festival (IISF- 2021) at Panaji, Goa.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chaired the All-India Mayors’ Conference in Varanasi via video conferencing.
• The Haryana government has started the Khel Nursery Scheme to promote sports in the state. This was stated by Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Sandeep Singh.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BUSINESS NEWS

• Wholesale price inflation, WPI, rose to 12-year high of 14.23 percent in the month of November.
• The country’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grew 3.2 percent in October.
• Retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index, CPI, has risen to a three-month high of 4.91 percent in November this year.
• SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc has increased its stake in IIFL Finance from 2473 per cent to 5.1863 per cent through open market.
• Power sector Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) have registered 45 per cent growth in Capital Expenditure Investment over previous year.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING AND ECONOMY

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to put in place a prompt corrective action (PCA) framework for troubled non-banking finance companies to restore their financial health.
• IndiGo, a leading carrier, and Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMBL), a leading private sector lender has launched the travel credit card ‘Ka-ching’.
• Debt-laden Vodafone Idea has paid ₹1,500 crore to IDFC First Bank along with ₹110 crore interest.
• Pine Labs, a merchant commerce platform, has partnered with AU Small Finance Bank, the country’s largest small finance bank.
• Scheduled payments banks and scheduled small finance banks will be eligible to conduct Government agency business, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
• SBI has renewed its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Army to offer benefits to all serving as well as retired Army Personnel and their families through its Defence Salary Package (DSP)Scheme.
• Tata Motors has partnered with Bandhan Bank to sign a retail finance MoU, offering finance options to all its passenger vehicle customers.
• Axis Bank is integrating different digitisation initiatives by government bodies and service providers to extend an end-to-end service to business clients.
• The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved the $150 million ‘Chennai City Partnership: Sustainable Urban Services Programme’ that seeks to strengthen institutions and improve the quality and financial sustainability of selected urban services in Chennai.
• India has registered the highest ever annual Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow of 81.97 billion dollar in 2020-21.
• Home First Finance Company India Ltd (HomeFirst) has entered into a strategic co-lending partnership with Union Bank of India (UBI) to offer home loans to customers.
• Digital payments platform PhonePe has announced that it has tokenised cards on all three major payment networks – Visa, Mastercard and Rupay.
• ICICI Prudential Life Insurance (IPRULIFE) has become the first Indian insurance company to sign the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI), demonstrating its commitment towards the environment, social and governance (ESG) issues.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently Directions, 2021 dated September 24, 2021 replaced the existing instructions on the matter of sale/transfer of loan exposures by lending institutions.
• Ahead of the deadline for card tokenisation, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has joined hands with brands and aggregators such as bigbasket, Goibibo, MakeMyTrip, JioPay, Juspay, Paytm, and PhonePe to introduce a tokenisation facility supported by the recently launched NPCI Tokenisation System (NTS).
• In a major blow, the capital and commodity market regulator SEBI has banned futures and  options trading in a host of agriculture commodities including chana, mustardseed, soya bean  and its derivatives, crude palm oil, moong, paddy (Basmati) and wheat for a period of one year.
• Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, one of the leading private general insurers of India, has  announced the launch of its unique ‘Health Prime’ rider.
• The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $112 million loan to set up a skill university in Assam that will strengthen industry-aligned and flexible skills education and training system in the state.
• The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $350 million policy-based loan to improve access to urban services in India by accelerating policy actions and reforms to enhance service delivery and promote performance-based central fiscal transfers to urban local bodies (ULBs).
• The Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $150 million loan to provide access to inclusive, resilient, and sustainable housing for the urban poor in the state of Tamil Nadu.
• The Bellari-headquartered Karnataka Gramin Bank (KGB), sponsored by Canara Bank, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Care Health Insurance Ltd to market health insurance products for customers of the bank across 22 districts of Karnataka.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATION

• Mandiant Inc, a Nasdaq-listed cyber security solutions company, has appointed Balaji Rao as the new country manager for India and SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) markets.
• Arvind Kumar, has been appointed as the director-general of the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI).
• The government has appointed General MM Naravane, Chief of Army Staff, as the Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee (Chairman, CoSC).
• Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) Unsoo Kim has been appointed as the new Managing Director effective January 1.
• The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) its executive committee has elected Vinod Aggarwal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles (VECV) as its new Vice President for the current year 2021-22.
• The Cloud Computing Innovation Council of India (CCICI) appointed Piyush Somani, Chairman and Managing Director of ESDS Software Solution, as its President.
• Mohit Jain of The Economic Times was elected as president of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) president at its 82nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) held through video conference & he succeeded Lakshmipathy Adimoolam of Health & The Antiseptic.
• Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced that Indian wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the state.
• On Dec 19, 2021, Leftist candidate 35-year-old Gabriel Boric won Chile’s presidential election to become the country’s youngest ever leader.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOUR

• Seven times Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton received his knighthood from Prince Charles at Windsor Castle for his services to motorsport at Windsor Castle, London.
• On the occasion of 114th National Day of Bhutan (Dec 17, 2021) Prime Minister Narendra Modihas been conferred with the highest civilian award of Bhutan, Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo or Order of the Druk Gyalpo &He is the first foreign head of government to receive Bhutan’s highest civilian award.
• The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) based out of Silicon Valley awarded the Global Entrepreneur of the Year Award- Business Transformation to Mr Kumar Mangalam Birla, the Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group.
• The United States gymnast Simone Biles has been chosen as the TIME magazine’s 2021 Athlete of the Year.
• The Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), under the Ministry of Steel has been awarded with the prestigious Golden Peacock Environment Management Award for the year 2021 in the Steel  Sector by the Institute of Directors (IoD).
• Indian shooter Avani Lekhara won the “Best Female Debut” honor at the 2021 Paralympic Awards for her record-breaking gold medal at the Tokyo Games.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT

• An MoU was signed between the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) to collaborate in furtherance of their mutual objectives of sustainably improving the livestock sector to support India’s food security and economic development agendas.
• A formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and Financial Intelligence Unit-India, Ministry of Finance for data exchange between the two organizations.
• Tata Steel has entered into a long-term agreement with Angul Sukinda Railway (ASRL) to invest ₹400 crore for construction, operation, and maintenance of additional rail line to meet the logistic needs of its Kalinganagar Steel plant.
• Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Maharashtra government to support setting up a registered vehicle scrapping facility.
• Prasar Bharati and Indian Council for Cultural Relations signed a Memorandum of Understanding for promoting Indian culture.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SUMMITS AND SCHEMES

• The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formulated a scheme “SMILE – Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise”, which includes a sub-scheme – ‘Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of Begging’.
• India hosted the 8th Edition of the Indian Ocean Dialogue virtually & the Theme of the edition: ‘Post Pandemic Indian Ocean: Leveraging Digital Technologies for Health, Education, Development and Trade in IORA Member States’.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

• On Dec 17, 2021, The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has secured an order for manufacturing, assembly, integration, testing and supply of High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) System known as ABHYAS from the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) wing of the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO).
• On the occasion of Goa Liberation Day (Dec 19, 2021) Mormugao, the Indian Navy’s second indigenous stealth destroyer of the P15B class, proceeded on her maiden sea sortie & It is the Indian Navy’s second indigenous stealth destroyer of the P15B class, planned to be commissioned in mid-2022.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves acquisition of shareholding in Air India Limited, Air India Express Limited and Air India SATS Airport Services Private Limited by Talace Private Limited.
• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves acquisition up to 16.94% equity share capital of IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited by Bricklayers Investment Pte. Ltd. under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.
• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves acquisition of controlling stake in Forbes Enviro Solutions Limited by Lunolux Limited under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 

• On Dec 18, 2021, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired the new generation nuclear-capable ballistic missile ‘Agni Prime’ from APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha in Balasore.
• On December 18, 2021, Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra conducted a flight demonstration of Controlled Aerial Delivery System of 500 kg capacity  (CADS-500).
• Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh stated, ISRO is developing a Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) with private participation to be launched in 1^st quarter of 2022.
• On Dec 18, 2021, A SpaceX rocket carried 52 Starlink internet satellites into orbit from California.
• Truecaller has launched its fifth edition of the annual report titled 2021 Global Spam & Scam Report India has moved up in rankings from ninth to the fourth spot this year in the tally of top 20 countries affected by spam calls owing to a significant increase in sales and telemarketing calls.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING & INDEX 

• Maharashtra has topped the list of states with the maximum number of beneficiaries under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY), with 6,49,560 new employes in 17,524 (Estts), Beneficial amount of 4,09,72,34,366 & It is followed by Tamil Nadu 5,35,615 new employees and Gujarat 4,44,741.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ENVIRONMENT

• The Endangered Bryde’s Whale carcass was found near the Puri Border and Ganjam Districts of Odisha.
• According to an update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, The destruction of wetlands is leading to the decline of dragonflies worldwide & the number of species at risk of extinction on the Red List has exceeded 40,000 for the first time.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BOOKS & AUTHORS 

• Former union minister and Lok Sabha MP Dr Shashi Tharoor’s 23rd book, ‘Pride, Prejudice and Punditry’, was launched in
• The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu released the book ‘Gandhitopi Governor’ by the Chairman, Official Language Commission, Andhra Pradesh, Shri Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad at Upa Rashtrapati Nivas, New Delhi.
• The former adviser at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Shri S.S. Oberoi authored a Book titled Rewinding of First 25 years of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
• Shantanu Gupta authored a Book Titled The Monk Who Transformed Uttar Pradesh: How Yogi Aditynath Changed UP Waala Bhaiya’ abuse to a Badge of Honour.
• On the Occasion of World Digital Day Celebration a book titled “India’s Ancient Legacy of Wellness” authored by Dr Rekha Chaudhari.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

• The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced Australia opener David Warner and West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews were voted the ICC Players of the Month for November 2021.
• On Dec 15, 2021, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated the first edition of Khelo India U21 Women’s Hockey League at the iconic Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi.
• The central government has identified a total of 148 athletes, including 20 new inductees, in seven Olympic disciplines and six Paralympic disciplines for support under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme(TOPS) at a meeting of the Mission Olympic Cell of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
• India ended the Commonwealth championships with 16 medals – four gold, seven silver, and five bronze in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
• Kidambi Srikanth became the first Indian male shuttler to win silver in men’s singles event at the BWF World Championships 2021.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES

• On Dec 17, 2021, Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister R.L. Jalappa passed away at the age of 96.

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