1. India’s Covid vaccination coverage has crossed 138 crore 26 lakh mark. Out of the total vaccination, more than 82 crore 82 lakh vaccine doses have been administered as first dose, while over 55 crore 43 lakh doses have been administered as second dose.
2. PM Modi to visit Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh today (21 Dec); to participate in programme that will be attended by over two lakh women. In this endeavour to support women, the PM will transfer an amount of Rs. 1000 crore in the bank account of Self Help Groups (SHGs), benefitting around 16 lakh women members of the SHGs.
3. The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021, that provides linking of electoral rolls with Aadhar number to check duplication was passed in the Lok Sabha.
4. The Bill provides linking of Aadhaar number with electoral rolls besides giving four opportunities to enrol in a calendar year as a voter upon attaining the age of 18. Besides, the Bill has provisions of gender neutrality in regard with service voters and to enable the requisition of any premises for election purposes.
5. Parliament has passed the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) (Amendment) Bill, 2021 with the Rajya Sabha approving it. The Lok Sabha has already passed the bill. The legislation seeks to replace the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021.
6. NADI UTSAV 2021: Started on December 16, 2021 and will conclude on December 23, 2021. Nadi Utsav 2021 is a pan India celebration. It is being organised collectively by Ministry of Jal Shakti, Ministry of Tradition, Ministry of Tourism and Nationwide Mission for Clear Ganga. Events are being held across 22 states and 170 districts in India.
7. DELHI: Delhi govt revokes ban on construction & demolition sites including entry of trucks in capital.
8. GOA Congress working president and MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco resigned from the party ahead of the State Assembly elections next year. Lourenco was to contest from his constituency Curtorim in the upcoming elections. As per reports, the ex-Congress MLA is likely to join Trinamool Congress (TMC).
9. J&K : The J&K Delimitation Commission has proposed to increase six assembly seats for the Jammu division and one for the Kashmir division. For the first time, in Jammu and Kashmir, nine seats are proposed to be allocated for Scheduled Tribes and Seven seats are proposed for Scheduled Castes.
10. KERALA : President Ram Nath Kovind will arrive in Kerala today on a four day visit to the state. The President is scheduled to reach Kannur Airport afternoon, and will proceed to Kasaragod, where he will participate in the fifth convocation of the Central University of Kerala.
11. NAGALAND passes resolution seeking roll-back of AFSPA. The Nagaland Legislative Assembly unanimously resolves to demand that the Govt of India repeal the AFSPA 1958 from the North East and specifically from Nagaland so as to strengthen the ongoing efforts to find a peaceful political settlement to the Naga political issue.
12. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, also known as AFSPA, is in force in Nagaland, Manipur, Assam, parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. It allows security forces to open fire on any person on suspicion, and arrest individuals and search premises without warrants, in designated disturbed areas.
13. The Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG), under Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions is celebrating ‘Good Governance Week 2021’ on December 20-25.
14. TELANGANA Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on 20 Dec organised state-wide protests against “anti-farmer policies” of the government.
15. UTTAR PRADESH : Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated Four National highways with total length of 146 kms built at a cost of Rs 3037 crore in Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh on 20 Dec. The minister also laid foundation stone for 3 national highway projects which will cover 86 kms with a total cost of Rs 1,123 crore in Jaunpur.
16. A prominent diamantaire has allegedly defaulted repaying loans worth Rs 16.72 crore to the government-backed private sector IDBI Bank Ltd, Mumbai.
17. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that banks have recovered Rs 13,109.17 crore from asset sale of fugitives like Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi as of July 2021 as per the information provided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
18. The State Bank of India is celebrating its centenary year in the UK with the launch of a new ‘Namaste UK’ account, aimed at benefitting Indian students and professionals on long-term visas to be able to set up their banking services in Britain before they set off from India.
19. The last date of filing income tax return (ITR) for FY 2020-21 is December 31, 2021. This deadline has already been extended twice – first from the usual deadline of July 31 to September 30, 2021, and then to the current deadline of December 31, 2021.
20. Banks have raised a red flag over the Reserve Bank of India’s plan to bring in a Central Bank Digital Currency. Banking stakeholders are concerned over the potential drop in deposits, disruption in the debt market, reduction in credit creation and impact on lending rates due to the retail CBDC.
21. Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan left the Enforcement Directorate’s Delhi offices Monday night after being questioned for over five hours in connection with alleged forex violations related to the ‘Panama Papers’.
22. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for questioning in a case linked to the 2016 ‘Panama Papers’ global tax leaks case.
23. The ED has been probing the case since 2016 when the global leaks came to light. It later issued notices to the Bachchan family asking them to explain their foreign remittances since 2004 under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) of the RBI.
24. New Bollywood Hindi Movies 2021 – upcoming hindi movies releases:
24 Dec 2021 *83*
24 Dec *Atrangi Re*
31 Dec *Jersey*
07 Jan 2022 *RRR*
25. Govind Ahuja (born 21 December 1963), known mononymously as Govinda, is an Indian film actor, dancer, and former politician known for his work in Hindi films. Govinda’s first film was 1986’s Ilzaam, and he has appeared in over 165 Hindi films.
26. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has signed a Rs 2,400 crores contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the development and supply of 20 types of systems for 83 LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) Tejas Mk1A fighter aircraft programme. The duration of the contract is 5 years i.e., from 2023 to 2028
27. The indigenously-developed light combat aircraft ‘Tejas’ is not being inducted as a replacement of MIG-21 fighter jet, the Defence Ministry said
28. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently launched Rashtriya Ekta Geet, which has been composed by the National Cadet Core cadets. Rashtriya Ekta Geet has been composed in 22 languages. It is based on the theme of national integration.
29. Army helping 700 Afghan personnel present in country on all fronts. The 700 Afghan personnel, who have around 100 dependents with them, were attending training courses at different Indian military academies and establishments when the Taliban took over their country in mid-August.
30. India was annually providing the fledgling Afghan National Army with around 1,000 vacancies in its various institutions, ranging from the Indian Military Academy at Dehradun, Officers’ Training Academy at Chennai and National Defence Academy at Khadakvasla to the Army War College and Infantry School at Mhow, School of Artillery at Deolali and College of Military Engineering at Pune. On December 11, for instance, 40 Afghan gentlemen cadets passed out of the IMA.
31. The Indian authorities are also facilitating ticketing via Iranian airlines Mahan Air to military personnel keen on returning home. “Nine Afghan personnel, for instance, were sent to Kabul on December 10.
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