{"id":62474,"date":"2021-12-02T07:35:17","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T07:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=62474"},"modified":"2021-12-02T07:35:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T07:35:18","slug":"daily-current-affairs-2-december-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/daily-current-affairs-2-december-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Current Affairs \u2013 2 December 2021 | Gkseries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That\u2019s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 2 December 2021, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all important facts from National\/ International news that are useful for upcoming competitive examinations such as UPSC, SSC, Railway, State Govt. etc. Our gkseries team also provides\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/category\/daily-quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Daily Current Affairs Quiz<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for these exams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-orange-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-heading\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs 2 December 2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/download-2021-12-02T122043.776.jpg\" alt=\"The government collected Rs 1.31 lakh crores as GST for November\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The gross GST revenue collected in the month of November 2021 is Rs 1,31,526 crore of which CGST is Rs 23,978 crore, SGST is Rs 31,127 crore, IGST is Rs 66,815 crore (including Rs 32,165 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is Rs 9,606 crore (including Rs 653 crore collected on import of goods),\u201d the ministry said in a statement. The GST revenue collected for the month of November is 25% higher than the GST revenue of November 2020. And is 27% higher than GST revenue collected in November 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Previous months GST Collection<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>October 2021:\u00a0<\/strong>Rs 1.30 lakh crores<\/li><li><strong>September 2021:\u00a0<\/strong>Rs. 1,17,010 crores<\/li><li><strong>August 2021:<\/strong>\u00a0Rs. 1.12 lakh crores<\/li><li><strong>July 2021:<\/strong>\u00a0Rs. 1,16,393 crores<\/li><li><strong>June 2021:\u00a0<\/strong>Rs. 92,849 crores<\/li><li><strong>May 2021:<\/strong>\u00a0Rs. 1,02,709 crores<\/li><li><strong>April 2021:\u00a0<\/strong>Rs. 1.41 lakh crores (All time Highest)<\/li><li><strong>March 2021<\/strong>: Rs. 1.24 lakh crores<\/li><li><strong>February 2021:\u00a0<\/strong>Rs 1,13,143 crores<\/li><li><strong>January 2021<\/strong>: Rs. 1,19,847 crores<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/download-2021-12-02T122409.516.jpg\" alt=\"Venkaiah Naidu released a Book \u2018Democracy, Politics, and Governance\u2019\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Vice President of India,&nbsp;<strong>Venkaiah Naidu<\/strong>&nbsp;on the&nbsp;<strong>72nd anniversary<\/strong>&nbsp;of the adoption of the \u2018Constitution of India\u2019 released a book titled&nbsp;<strong>\u201cDemocracy, Politics and Governance\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;in English and&nbsp;<strong>\u2018Loktantr, Rajniti and Dharm\u2019<\/strong>&nbsp;in Hindi at an event in the Central Hall of Parliament, New Delhi. The book was written by&nbsp;<strong>Dr A. Surya Prakash<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This book is a collection of articles about the social, political, and economic issues that impacted India\u2019s politics and governance. Dr. A. Surya Prakash is a Vice Chairman, Executive Council of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, and also a veteran journalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/download-2021-12-02T122740.150-e1638428314971.jpg\" alt=\"1st Indian Young Water Professionals Programme launched\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The First Edition of the Indian Young Water Professionals Programme was launched on November 29, 2021, virtually. The program was taken up under National Hydrology Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The India Young Water Professional Programme is unique and different from typical capacity building and training programs. It focuses on the engaged Training and Learning Model. 70% of this program is focused on project-based learning by means of&nbsp;Situation Understanding and Improvement Projects (SUIP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also focuses on gender equality and diversity, since sustainable water management can only benefit from the skills and views of all members of society. For the 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0edition of the programme, about 20 participants have been selected, comprising of 10 men and 10 women, from central &amp; state implementing agencies of the National Hydrology Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/download-2021-12-02T123537.883.jpg\" alt=\"Kerala Tourism launched STREET project for experiential tourism\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kerala Tourism&nbsp;launched&nbsp;the \u2018Street\u2019 project&nbsp;to promote and deepen tourism in the interior and rural areas of Kerala. The project will help visitors to experience the diversity of offerings in these places. STREET is the abbreviation for&nbsp;Sustainable, Tangible, Responsible, Experiential, Ethnic, Tourism Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The STREET project aims to present the unique identity of the state of Kerala before to travelers. It also offers a huge potential for growth in the tourism sector and would bring in significant changes. The project will foster mutually beneficial organic relationships between tourism development and the ordinary lives of people in the state of Kerala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project, conceived by the Responsible Tourism Mission, is inspired by the \u2018Tourism for Inclusive Growth\u2019 slogan of The United Nations World Tourism Organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Static\/Current Takeaways Important For All Exam 2021:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kerala Capital: Thiruvananthapuram;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kerala Governor: Arif Mohammad Khan;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kerala Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/download-2021-12-02T123832.655.jpg\" alt=\"Lionel Messi Wins A Seventh Ballon d\u2019Or\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lionel Messi&nbsp;has won the&nbsp;Ballon d\u2019Or&nbsp;for a seventh time after being named as the&nbsp;best player&nbsp;in&nbsp;2021 by France Football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Messi scored 41 goals and registered 17 assists in 56 appearances in all competitions for club and country and led Argentina to a long-awaited Copa America win in the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ballon d\u2019Or 2021 Winners:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ballon d\u2019Or (Men):&nbsp;Lionel Messi (PSG\/Argentina)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Club of the year:&nbsp;Chelsea Football Club<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yashin Trophy for best goalkeeper:&nbsp;Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG\/Italy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ballon d\u2019Or (Women):&nbsp;Alexia Putellas (Barcelona\/Spain)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Striker of the year:&nbsp;Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich\/Poland)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kopa Trophy for best young male player:\u00a0Pedri (Barcelona\/Spain)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/download-2021-12-02T124105.883-e1638429101725.jpg\" alt=\"National Pollution Control Day 2021\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year on 2 December, National Pollution Control Day is observed in India to commemorate the thousands of people who lost their lives in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy in 1984 and raise awareness about the problems of increasing pollution. The main objective of this day is to educate the people and to make them aware of pollution control acts and industrial disasters. This year will be marked as the&nbsp;<strong>37th<\/strong>&nbsp;national pollution control day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>History of National Pollution Control Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The day is observed in the memory of people who lost their lives in the\u00a0<strong>Bhopal gas disaster.<\/strong>\u00a0The industrial accident occurred in\u00a0<strong>1984<\/strong>\u00a0when the\u00a0<strong>gas Methyl Isocyanate<\/strong>\u00a0leaked on the night of December 2\u20133 and killed thousands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/download-2021-12-02T124408.945.jpg\" alt=\"World Computer Literacy Day 2021\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>World Computer Literacy Day<\/strong>\u00a0is observed on December 2 every year. The day aims to promote awareness about computers and to encourage people to use them efficiently. It\u00a0intends\u00a0to encourage digital literacy in under-resourced\u00a0communities worldwide. The day promotes technological skills, especially in children and women, and aims to inspire them to learn more and make their work easier by the use of computers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/download-2021-12-02T124646.839-e1638429446455.jpg\" alt=\"International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: 2 December\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>International Day for the Abolition of Slavery<\/strong>international day&nbsp;is a yearly event on December 2, organized since 1986 by the&nbsp;United Nations General Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The focus of this day is to raise awareness about slavery and put an end to all kinds of slavery existing in the present-day world such as trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation, the worst forms of child labour, forced marriage, and the forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>History of the day:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December, marks the date of the adoption, by the General Assembly, of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others\u00a0<strong>(resolution 317(IV) of 2 December 1949).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/download-2021-12-02T124907.881.jpg\" alt=\"Ind-Ra projected India\u2019s GDP 9.4% in FY22\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The rating agency,&nbsp;<strong>India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra)<\/strong>&nbsp;expects&nbsp;<strong>India\u2019s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)<\/strong>&nbsp;in the Second Quarter of Financial Year-2022 (Q2 FY22) at 3%and in FY22 at&nbsp;<strong>9.4%.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Workplace mobility in Q1 FY22 was 26% lower than the baseline and 16% lower year-on-year than the baseline at The government\u2019s capital expenditure (capex) grew 51.9% in Q2 FY22 as against 26.3% in Q2 FY21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. 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