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By admin: Dec. 7, 2021

Armed Forces Flag Day

Tags: Important Days

Since 1949, 7th December is observed as the Armed Forces Flag Day throughout the country to honour the martyrs and the men in uniform who valiantly fought & continue to fight on our borders to safeguard the country's honour.

7 December: International Civil Aviation Day

Tags: Important Days

The theme for International Civil Aviation Day 2021 is “Advancing Innovation for Global Aviation Development.” 

The first celebration of International Civil Aviation was held in the year 1994

Russian President Visit to India

Tags: National News

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited India for the 21st  India – Russia Annual summit with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.

This will be the first in-person meeting between Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi after their meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Brasilia in November 2019.

Since the outbreak of the COVID Pandemic this is the second time that the Russian President has left Russia. Once to meet the U.S president Joe Biden on 16 June 2021 in Geneva ,Switzerland and he came to Delhi to meet P.M modi . This reflects the importance Russia attaches to its ties with India .

After their meeting in New Delhi both the country issued a Joint Declaration titled “India-Russia: Partnership for Peace, Progress and Prosperity”

The two countries signed 28 agreements, including 9 government-to-government agreements and those that spanned areas of defence, space, finance, power, culture, scientific research, education and health among others.

At the 20th  India Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC) meeting between the Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh and Russian Defence minister  Gen. Sergey Shoigu four agreements. Important agreement are as follows: 

•  The  India Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC) was extended by 10 years till 2031.
• The deal for 6.1 lakh Ak-203 assault rifles is estimated at over ₹5,000 crore and will be manufactured by a joint venture, Indo-Russian Rifles Private Ltd (IRRPL) at Korwa, Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. IRRPL was set up jointly between the erstwhile OFB [now Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Ltd.] and Munitions India Ltd. of India and Rosoboronexport (RoE) and Kalashnikov of Russia.
• The two sides also signed a pact on amending the agreement on cooperation in the field of manufacturing of the Kalashnikov series of small arms that was originally sealed in February 2019.

   Trade and Business deal

• Both countries have set a target to boost their bilateral trade to $30 billion by 2025 . Last Year the bilateral trade was $ 9.1billion.
• Russian oil company Rosneft said it signed a contract with Indian Oil to supply up to 2 million tonnes of oil to India by the end of 2022.
• The countries also signed a memorandum of understanding for Russia to send an uninterrupted supply of coal to India to support its steel production, 

Russia will  continue to supply the S-400 missile systems under the  2018  agreement 

The next India -Russia annual meeting 2022  will be held in Russia .

First India-Russia 2+2 meeting 

India and Russia held first 2+2 meeting  during the visit of Russian President Putin Visit 

2+2 refers to the meeting of the Defence and Froeign affairs ministers of both the countries to deepen and strengthen strategic ties between two countries .

The Russian Defence minister  Gen. Sergey Shoigu held a meeting with his Indian counterpart, Defence minister Rajnath Singh  and the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov  held talks with Indian External Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar.

At present India has 2+2 meetings with Japan, Australia and the United States. 

Maitri Diwas

Tags: National News

India and Bangladesh celebrate 6 December as  Maitri diwas to commemorate the recognition of the day when India recognised Bangladesh as an Independent country.

The war to liberate Bangladesh began on December 3, 1971 and ended with the signing of the Instrument of Surrender by Pakistani General A.A.K. Niazi on December 16. 

Three days after the beginning of the war on 6 December , the Government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi recognised Bangladesh as an independent nation.

India Crosses Covid Vaccination Milestone

Tags: National News

• Half of the eligible population(18 Years and above ) in the country is now fully vaccinated against COVID. 
• In total, 85% of the eligible adult population has now received the first dose, while 50.35% are fully vaccinated.
• The milestone was achieved in 11 months since the drive began on 16 January 2021.
• Himachal Pradesh is the first state in India to achieve 100% vaccination  in India.
• The first person to receive the Covid vaccine was Manish Kumar, an employee of AIIMS, Delhi.

Government has constituted Tribal Advisory Council in all states having Scheduled Areas

Tags: National News

Tribes Advisory Council (TAC) have been constituted in 10(Ten) states having Scheduled Areas there in namely Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Rajasthan. 

According to the provisions of Paragraph 4, under Article 244(1) of Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India, the Tribes Advisory Councils (TAC) shall be established in each State having Scheduled Areas therein and, if the President so directs, also in any State having Scheduled Tribes but not Scheduled Areas therein.

Tribes Advisory Council shall consist of not more than 20 members of whom, as nearly as may be, three-fourths shall be representatives of Scheduled Tribes in State Legislative Assembly provided that if number of representatives of STs in State Assembly is less than number of seats in TAC to be filled by such representatives, remaining seats shall be filled by other members of those tribes.

The main function  of the Tribes Advisory Council  is to advise on such matters pertaining to the welfare and advancement of the Scheduled Tribes in the State as may be referred to them by the Governor.

Suu Kyi sentenced to four years in prison

Tags: International News

The military junta ruling Myanmar has sentenced the deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi  for four years for incitement against the military and breaching COVID-19 rules,

Ms. Suu Kyi, 76, has been detained since the Generals staged a coup and ousted her Government on February 1, ending the Southeast Asian country’s brief period of democracy. 

U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Monday denounced a four-year jail term handed down to Myanmar’s ousted leader Suu Kyi after a “sham trial” and called for her immediate release.

Western countries have demanded Ms. Suu Kyi’s release and condemned the violence since the coup in which some 1,300 people have been killed,

Myanmar was earlier called Burma.

Capital : Naypyidaw

Currency : Myanmar Kyat

President : Military leader  Min Aung Hlaing

Contribution of Manufacturing of MSME sector

Tags: Economics/Business

In a statement to the Rajya Sabha the  Union Minister for Micro Small and Medium Enterprise(MSME) Narayan Rane gave information about the contribution of the MSME sector in Indian Economy 

The  share of the MSME manufacturing in All India manufacturing gross value output during the year 2018-19 and 2019-20 were 36.9% and 36.9% respectively.

The share of export of specified MSME related products to All India exports during 2019-20 and 2020-21 was 49.8% and 49.4% respectively.

India win the Test Series against New Zealand

Tags: Sports News

India defeated New Zealand in the second test  by a record 372 runs to win the series 1-0

This is the biggest ever victory margin of India in a Test match by runs . The Previous record was a 337 runs victory against South Africa at Delhi,in 2015.

The second test match was held at Wankhede stadium, Mumbai.

The First Test match was held at Green Park Stadium, Kanpur which ended in a draw.

Man of the series : Ravichandran Ashwin for his all round performance .

He took 14 wickets in the two tests and scored 70 runs.

• In the First Test Match Indian team captain was Ajinkya Rahane  while New Zealand Captain was Kane Williamson.
• In the second test match Indian team was captained by Virat Kohli while the New Zealand team was captained by Tom Latham .

Russia wins Davis Cup

Tags: Sports News

The Russian Tennis Federation defeated Croatia in the final  held at Madrid, Spain.

Davis Cup is a men’s team championship .18 teams were competing in the tournament which was held from 25 november to 5 December 2021 at Innsbruck, Austria, Madrid, Spain and Turin, Italy. 

Note :  In accordance with the ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a December 2020 decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the team from Russia was not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem; it participated in the 2021 Davis Cup Finals as the team of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF), and used the flag of the RTF.

Lewis Hamilton wins Saudi Grand Prix

Tags: Sports News

Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes team won the Saudi Arabia Formula 1 racing title at Jeddah. He is from Great Britain.

Saudi Arabia hosted the Formula 1 race for the first time.