Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: December 3, 2021

December 3, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for December 3, 2021:

Cyclone Jawad: IMD issues red alert in 4 districts of Odisha; advises fishermen not to venture into sea from Dec 3 to 5
President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates 5th International Ambedkar Conclave in New Delhi
The 1817 Paika rebellion of Odisha to be included as ‘case study’ in history textbook: Union Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy

Dam Safety Bill, 2019 passed by Parliament; National Committee on Dam Safety will be set up
ADB approves Rs 3,752 cr loan for enhancing school education
India, European Union decide to expand clean energy cooperation
46 lakh unorganised workers registered under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan (PM-SYM) pension scheme
Over 10 crore unorganised sector workers registered on e-Shram portal
Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy hands over cheques and sanction letters to first lot of stakeholders under LGSCATSS (Loan Guarantee Scheme for COVID-Affected Tourism Sector Services)
India hits target of 40% power generation capacity from non-fossil sources
IFFCO (Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited) ranks first among top 300 cooperatives in the world, retains position
Minister of State for Communications, Devusinh Chauhan releases commemorative postage stamp on the Mahindra group to mark 75 years of the company

Taliban, Myanmar Military junta fail to secure seats at United Nations
Richest 1% have 38% of wealth growth globally: World Inequality Report
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) approves global prohibition on use of chemical weapons as tools of law enforcement
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery observed on Dec 2