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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 14 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\u00a0Daily Current Affairs Quiz<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for these exams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Current Affairs 14 December 2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\tHimachal Govt constitutes \u2018Samanya Varg Aayog\u2019<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Himachal Pradesh govt announced setting up a Commission for upper castes, on the lines of Madhya Pradesh. The Commission, to be named as \u2018Samanya Varg Aayog\u2019, will be formalized through a legislative enactment in three months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A\u00a0Scheduled Caste Commission\u00a0is already in operation in\u00a0Himachal Pradesh\u00a0and is chaired by former\u00a0Shimla MP Virendra Kashyap. The Commission is being formed considering the long-pending demand of the people belonging to the general category for a body to redress their grievances, Thakur said.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\tSaudi Arabia bans Tablighi Jamaat, calls it \u2018gate of terror\u2019<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Saudi Arabia has banned the Tablighi Jamaat, terming it a \u201cdanger to society\u201d and \u201cone of the gates of terrorism\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The country\u2019s Minister of Islamic Affairs made an announcement on social media directing the mosques to warn people against associating with them. The government\u00a0has also warned people against associating with the\u00a0Tablighi Jamaat\u00a0which has been banned in Saudi Arabia. Saudi government also asked mosques to inform people about the danger that\u00a0Tablighi Jamaat\u00a0pose to society.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\tADB approves Rs 2,645-crore loan to improve urban services in India<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Asian Development Bank said it has approved a Rs 2,644.85 crore (USD 350 million) loan for India to help improve its urban services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The loan supports the policies established by the\u00a0Ministry of Housing and\u00a0Urban Affairs\u00a0to accelerate universal coverage of piped water supply and improved sanitation. This is part of the recently launched national programme\u00a0AMRUT 2.0\u00a0and to provide affordable housing to all, including poor, urban migrant and industrial workers, under\u00a0Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\tNITI Aayog and Bharti Foundation announce the launch of \u2018Convoke 2021-22\u2019<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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NITI Aayog<\/strong> in partnership with Bharti Foundation,<\/strong> the philanthropic arm of Bharti Enterprises, launched Convoke 2021-22.<\/strong> Convoke is a National research Symposium that aims at addressing challenges in imparting education and strengthening its quality with a special focus on all teachers, educationists, heads of schools across India. Through Convoke they can now share their micro research papers. These research papers will be analyzed by a panel of Educationists. The shortlisted Research Papers will be presented during the \u2018National Research Symposium\u2019 scheduled in January 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event was chaired by Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog and attended by Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, Dr. Prem Singh, Adviser (Education), NITI Aayog, Shri Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Co-Chairman, Bharti Foundation and Ms. Mamta Saikia, CEO, Bharti Foundation and also virtually attended by representatives of Ministry of Education, NIEPA, Officials of Education Departments\/ SCERTs of all States\/UTs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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