1. India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 143 crore 75 lakh mark. According to Union Health Ministry, Out of the total vaccination, more than 84 crore 13 lakh vaccine doses have been given as first dose, while over 59 crore 61 lakh doses have been administered as second dose.
2. 781 cases of Omicron reported in country so far; Several States impose Night curfew and other restrictions. Union Health Ministry said, till now, two hundred 41 people have recovered from the infection.
3. Centre has issued a fresh directive to States and Union Territories to treat persons on election duty in poll-bound states as frontline workers, eligible for precaution dose.
4. Doctors from various states including Mumbai, Bhopal and Jaipur held demonstrations expressing solidarity with resident doctors in Delhi protesting over the NEET-PG counselling delay. The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) called for “complete withdrawal” of all healthcare services across India from Wednesday. Several doctors also condemned recent police action in Delhi
5. PM Modi inaugurates section of Kanpur Metro Rail and Bina-Panki multi-product pipeline. The entire length of the Metro Rail Project in Kanpur is 32 kilometres and is being built at a cost of over 11,000 crore rupees. The Bina-Panki Multi-product Pipeline Project is a 356 Km long project with a capacity of around 3.45 million metric tonnes per annum. Extending from Bina refinery in Madhya Pradesh to Panki in Kanpur.
6. PM to release 10th installment of PM-KISAN on 1st of January; More than 20,000 crore rupees to be transferred in accounts of over 10 crore beneficiary farmers.
7. MAHARASHTRA: NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede’s legal team on Tuesday told Caste Vigilance Committee that Wankhede is not in possession of his caste validity certificate. The next hearing in the matter is on 18th January now.
8. Four employees of an engineering college were electrocuted to death when they were painting its newly-constructed entrance gate in the Amravati district of Maharashtra on Wednesday. The incident occurred after the iron ladder they were using came in contact with an overhead electric cable. All of them died on the spot.
9. The State of TELANGANA has become India’s first state to compete 100% 1st dose Covid-19 vaccination.
10. Centre to buy 15% more paddy from Telangana: The department of food and public distribution under the Union ministry on Tuesday wrote to the state government to conveying the approval.
11. Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday appealed to pro-Kannada organisations not to go ahead with the state-wide bandh called by them on December 31, demanding a complete ban on the activities of the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samithi (MES).
12. Amid Omicron threat, RAJASTHAN govt on 29 Dec said only fully-vaccinated persons will be allowed at public places from January 31, 2022. While a night curfew from 11 pm-5 am remains imposed, a relaxation of two hours will be given on December 31. Further, the govt allowed 24 hours delivery of food. A maximum of 200 people are allowed at weddings.
13. PUDUCHERRY: Madras High Court has ordered a ban on sale of liquor in Puducherry for three hours on New Year’s Eve in the wake of the pandemic situation. The ban will be effective from 10 pm on December 31 to 1 am on January 1. Only fully vaccinated people will be allowed in public places after 7 pm on December 31.
14. UTTAR PRADESH ‘s Jhansi Railway Station renamed as Veerangana Lakshmibai Railway Station.
15. UTTARAKHAND : PM Modi to inaugurate and lay foundation stone of 23 projects worth over 17,500 crore rupees in Uttarakhand today. These projects cover a wide array of sectors and areas across the state including irrigation, road, housing, health infrastructure, industry, sanitation, and drinking water supply.
16. WEST BENGAL : Amid rising COVID-19 cases, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asked officials to review the pandemic situation in the state. At a meeting, she said the government may consider closing down schools and colleges for some time.
17. 5G telecom services will be rolled out in cities like Gurugram, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chandigarh, Ahmadabad, Jamnagar, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Lucknow, and Gandhinagar. Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio have established 5G trials sites across the mentioned cities. The fifth generation (5G service) is the latest upgrade to long-term evolution (LTE) mobile broadband networks.
18. Accepting the request of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), the Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia advised airlines in India to play Indian music on their flights and at airports in India.
19. India’s real gross domestic product (GDP) is likely to maintain growth at 9% in financial year (FY) 2022-23 amid rising Omicron cases in India, according to a report by ICRA Limited. Fresh curbs being imposed by governments due to rising Omicron cases may temporarily interrupt economic recovery in Q4 of FY2021-22, ICRA Chief Economist Aditi Nayar said .
20. Filmmaker SS Rajamouli on Wednesday said that his film ‘RRR’, starring Jr NTR and Ram Charan, will be released in theatres on January 7, 2022 despite the spike in COVID-19 cases. This comes a day after Shahid Kapoor made the announcement that the release of his upcoming film ‘Jersey’ has been postponed due to the new COVID-19 guidelines.
21. Actor Arjun Kapoor has contracted COVID-19 for the second time. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday sealed the actor’s residence after he and his sister Anshula reportedly tested positive. However, Arjun has not issued any statement regarding the diagnosis yet. He had earlier battled COVID-19 in September 2020.
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22. Indian Army establishes Quantum Laboratory in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh: The Army is making steady, yet significant strides in the field of emerging technology domains. The Army, with support from the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) has recently established the Quantum Lab at Military College of Telecommunication Engineering, Mhow in Madhya Pradesh to spearhead research and training in this key developing field. Army Chief Gen M M Naravane was briefed on the facility during his recent visit to Mhow.
23. Defence ministry restricts import of 351 more items for ‘Make in India’ push: The list of 351 items that face import curbs from December 2022 is the third such list issued by the defence ministry in 16 months as part of efforts to make India a hub for developing and manufacturing military hardware.
24. Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on 27 Dec began a four-day visit to the Republic of Korea with an aim to further bolster bilateral military ties.
25. Indian military’s ambitious plan of creating theatre commands — tipped to be the biggest reform in defence — will have to wait for another two to three years as modalities are still being worked out
26. A man has been arrested in the Deolali Cantonment area of Maharashtra’s Nashik for allegedly posing as a Major of the Indian Army and duping people on the pretext of getting them recruited into the army. The imposter was dressed in the combat uniform of the rank of Major in the Indian Army, and was duping people of money on the pretext of getting them recruited in the ongoing recruitment rally at Artillery Centre, Nashik.
27. Sardar Bahadur Ishar Singh VC, OBI (30 December 1895 – 2 December 1963) was a soldier in the British Indian Army and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Born in Nainwa, he was the first Sikh to receive the Victoria Cross.
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Indian Air Force will end the registration process for IAF AFCAT 2021 on December 30, 2021. Candidates who want to apply for Air Force Common Admission Test, AFCAT can apply online through the official site of IAF AFCAT on afcat.cdac.in. The age limit of the candidate for theflying branch is between 20 to 24 years and for Ground Duty branches is between 20 to 26 years.
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