1. India’s COVID vaccination coverage has crossed 144 crore 45 lakh landmark milestone.
2. Health Ministry says, country has been reporting 10000 daily cases since Dec 26 & highlights the need for heightened vigil in view of sharp increase in cases. Ministry said, 961 Omicron variant cases reported in India till date. Out of this, 320 recoveries have been reported.
3. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is organizing a series of events under the clarion call of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Independence. The Ministry is organizing 28 iconic and impactful pre-events from 1st to 31st January next year.
4. These events will culminate in a grand finale at the ‘Smart Cities, Smart Urbanization’ event in Surat on the 4th and 5th of February. The pre-events and main event which will be conducted from 1st January until 5th February will reflect five themes. These are Freedom Struggle, Actions@75, Achievements@75, Ideas@75 and Resolve@75. The events are designed to bring the nation together through activities that celebrate the spirit, strength and aspirations of citizens in urban India.
5. PM Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stone of 23 projects worth 17,500 crore rupees at Haldwani in Uttarakhand. 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.
6. The projects included laying the foundation stone of AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) in Haldwani, Lakhwar Multipurpose, a hydropower facility in Pithoragarh, multiple road projects across the state under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna and strategically important Tanakpur-Pithoragarh Road project to improve the connectivity of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, among others. Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of Aroma Park at Kashipur and Plastic Industrial Park at Sitarganj.
More than 700 artisans, craftsmen participated in 35th edition of Hunar Haat in New Delhi with the theme Vocal for Local and ‘Swadeshi Se Swavlamban’.
A High Level Committee under the chairmanship of Home Minister Amit Shah has approved over 3,063 crore rupees of Additional Central Assistance to six states. Assam, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal will get funds for floods, landslides and cyclones that occurred during this year.
7. KERALA : Night Curfew imposed in view of rising Omicron cases with effect from 30 Dec. Night regulations will be in place from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. until Jan 2.
8. NAGALAND : The Union Home Ministry on Thursday, December 30, 2021, extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in the whole of Nagaland for another six months. The last time such an extension was made was on June 30.
9. Central government is of the opinion that the area comprising the whole of the State of Nagaland is in such a disturbed and dangerous condition that the use of armed forces in aid of the civil power is necessary. The State has erupted in protests since December 4 when 13 civilians were killed in a botched operation by the Army near Oting in Mon district.
10. MANIPUR govt on 08 Dec issued a notification to extend the AFSPA in the State, excluding the municipal areas of Imphal, for another year. The order said “the Governor of Manipur is of the opinion that due to violent activities of various extremist/insurgent groups, the entire State of Manipur is in such a disturbed condition that the use of Armed Forces in aid of civil power is necessary.”
11. TAMIL NADU Chennai rains: Red alert issued for 4 districts, 3 rain-related deaths reported.
12. UTTAR PRADESH: The Election Commission reviewed poll preparedness for assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and assured that free and fair elections will be conducted in the State with strict adherence to the Covid guidelines. The full Election Commission led by Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra.
13. The GST annual filing deadline has been extended by the CBIC to February 28, 2022, and it is likely to help business owners who are yet to file the GST returns
14. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the pre-budget consultations with the Finance Ministers of States and Union Territories for Union Budget 2022-23 in New Delhi. The meeting was attended by Union Minister of State for Finance, Chief Ministers, Deputy Chief Ministers, Finance Ministers, Ministers and Senior Officers from the States and Union Territories and the Union Govt.
15. The GST Council will meet and one of the agenda of the meeting is to discuss the report of the panel of State Ministers on Rate Rationalisation. This will be a meeting in-person, which will also discuss correction in duty inversion in certain goods. The Group of Ministers on Rate Rationalisation will submit report to the Council.
16. Finance Ministry has decided to extend the benefit of reduced performance security of 3% till 31st March 2023 for all Central Government’s tenders and contracts. Ministry has reduced quantum of Performance Security from five to 10% to 3% of value of contract.
17. The year 2021 was better than last year for the film industry. Halted film shoots started opening up, and so did the theatres. This year, we were gifted with many films that created a niche in our hearts. While biopics like 83 made us shed happy tears, war films like Shershaah surprised us with great content, performances and songs. Before 2021 comes to an end, we bring to you the best Hindi films of the year going by
18. Sahitya Akademi has announced its annual Sahitya Akademi Awards in 20 languages. Seven books of poetry, two novels, five short stories, two plays, one biography, one autobiography, one critique and one Epic Poetry have won the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2021.
19. Assamese writers Anuradha Sarma Pujari and Namita Gokhale have won the award in the novel category. Awardees for Poetry category include Mwdai Gahai in Bodo, Sanjiv Verenkar in Konkani, Hrushikesh Mallick in Odia and Vindeshwari Prasad in Telegu.
20. Eminent playwright and Education Minister of West Bengal Bratya Basu wins this year’s Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali language for his book ‘Mirjafar o Onyanyo Natok’ in the category play.
21. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday (December 28) virtually inaugurated 24 bridges and three roads constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in four States and two Union Territories of the country. He also commended BRO for achieving the feat despite the challenges of sub-zero temperatures and high altitudes
22. Three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants, including a Pakistani national, were gunned down during an overnight encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir.
23. Pakistan has acquired a full squadron of 25 Chinese multirole J-10C fighter jets in response to India’s purchase of Rafale aircraft
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UPSC NDA 2022 Eligibility for Female Candidates: UPSC NDA (1) 2022 Registration is being held from 22nd Dec 2021 to 11th Jan 2022 at its official website – upsconline.nic.in for both male & female candidates. NDA & NA (1) 2022 Exam will be conducted by Union Public Service Commission to fill 400 Vacancies (35 Vacancies for female candidates in Indian Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA for the 149th Course, and for the 111th Indian Naval cademy Course (INAC). UPSC NDA & NA Exam (1) 2021 Exam will be held on 10th April 2022.
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