Current Affairs December 2021

World Soil Day observed on 5 December

World Soil Day observed on 5 December

World Soil Day (WSD) is held annually on December 5 as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources. World Soil Day 2021 (#WorldSoilDay) and its campaign “Halt soil salinization, boost soil productivity” aims to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems […]

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PhonePe offers health insurance for first-time buyers

PhonePe offers health insurance for first-time buyers

Digital payments major PhonePe has launched a health insurance plan, Health@999, for first-time health insurance buyers. The product has a three-step process requiring users to share information such as name, age, gender, and email ID to buy the policy. The plan will cover expenses including in-patient and ICU hospitalization, daycare procedures, Ayush treatment, and ambulance charges.

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India's Ananya Bansal wins Silver at Asia Youth Paralympic Games in Bahrain

India’s Ananya Bansal wins Silver at Asia Youth Paralympic Games in Bahrain

India’s Ananya Bansal won the country’s first silver medal in shotput in the F-20 category at the Asia Youth Paralympic Games in Manama, Bahrain. Ananya Bansal is an athlete with an intellectual impairment. Deepa Malik, the President of the Paralympic Committee of India lauded Ananya for her performance in the showpiece event.

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Ratan Tata to get Assam's highest civilian award

Ratan Tata to get Assam’s highest civilian award

Assam government will confer its highest civilian award ‘Assam Baibhav’ on Tata Trusts’ chairman Ratan Tata for his contribution towards building cancer treatment facilities in the state. Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that the state government has decided to confer Assam Baibhav, Assam Saurav and Assam Gaurav Awards, 2021 to 19 personalities and the award

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ADB approves $500-million loan to improve quality of school education

ADB approves $500-million loan to improve quality of school education

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $500-million loan to India to help improve the quality of school education and to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 on students’ learning. The loan supports the Integrated Scheme for School Education (Samagra Shiksha) and the new Exemplar School Initiative of the Ministry of Education (MOE) to improve education quality by focussing on

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