Current Affairs December 2021

NASA picks Indian origin doctor for future astronauts mission

Indian-origin physician Anil Menon (45) has been selected by NASA along with nine others to be astronauts for future missions. Menon, 45, was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Ukrainian and Indian immigrants. Menon was SpaceX’s first flight surgeon, helping to launch the company’s first humans to space during Nasa’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission. Till now, Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma is […]

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Sanket Mahadev Sargar wins gold medal in Men’s 55 kg snatch category

Sanket Mahadev Sargar yesterday won the gold medal in the Men’s 55kg snatch category at the ongoing Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2021 in Tashkent. For the top-podium finish, the Indian lifted the weight of 113kg. With this lift, Sargar also created the new snatch national record. The Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2021 is currently being held concurrently

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India successfully test-fires Short Range Surface to Air Missile for Navy

India successfully test-fired Short Range Surface to Air Missile from integrated test range, Chandipur, Odisha. Defense Research and Development Organisation, DRDO said, the launch was conducted from a vertical launcher against an electronic target at a very low altitude. The first trial was conducted on the 22nd of February this year and this is a confirmatory trial

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Ujjivan Small Finance Bank named Ittira Davis as MD & CEO

The Board of directors of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank appointed Ittira Davis In form of MD & CEO Of the bank Davis has been appointed as MD and CEO for a period of 3 years from the date of approval of RBI or for such other period as may be approved by RBI. Davis was the MD and CEO of Ujjivan Financial

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‘She is a Changemaker’ programme launched by National Commission for Women

National Commission for Women (NCW) has launched a pan-India capacity building programme, ‘She is a Changemaker’ for women representatives at all levels, gram panchayats to parliament members and political workers including office bearers of National/State political parties. “She is a Changemaker” program was launched for women in Politics. The Launch of training programs for the “She is a

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Nilmani Phookan Jr and Damodar Mauzo receive Jnanpith Award

Assamese Poet Nilmani Phookan and Damodar Mauzo, a Konkani novelist, received the 56th and 57th Jnanpith Awards for their contributions to Indian literature. The 56th Jnanpith Award went to eminent Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan Jr., while the 57th Jnanpith Award went to Konkani novelist Damodar Mauzo. The country’s highest literary award, the Jnanpith is bestowed on writers for “their outstanding contribution to literature”. Jnanpith Award is a

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Daily Current Affairs – 8 December 2021 | Gkseries

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India’s 1st Woman Psychiatrist Sarada Menon passes away

Sarada Menon, head of the Institute of Mental Health, and pioneer in India’s mental health space, died on Sunday at the age of 98, in Chennai. She was born in a Malayali family in Mangaluru, Karnataka. She was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1992 for social works. Some facts about Dr Sarada Menon: Dr Menon joined the

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“Public Service Ethics” book by Prabhat Kumar

“Public Service Ethics” book by Prabhat Kumar – The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu has released a new book titled “Public Service Ethics- A Quest for Naitik Bharat”. the book was authored by Prabhat Kumar, published by IC Centre for Governance, at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas, New Delhi. It highlights the multiple dimensions element of human character,

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A new book titled “1971: Charge of the Gorkhas and Other Stories” released

A new book titled “1971: Charge of the Gorkhas and Other Stories” has been released and was written by Rachna Bisht Rawat. The book includes, from the story of the flight lieutenant who went missing after his plane crashed inside Pakistan to the ‘last khukri attack’ in modern military history. Rachna Bisht Rawat is the

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