Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: December 11, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for December 11, 2021

– PM Modi addresses the Summit for Democracy hosted by US President via video conferencing

– NITI Aayog releases two comprehensive reports on emergency and injury care in India

– India airlifts 110 stranded Indian citizens, Afghan nationals from Kabul in Operation Devi Shakti

– Indian Mathematician Neena Gupta wins 2021 DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries

– Indian architect Balakrishna Doshi wins Royal Gold Medal 2022 given by Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

– Indian researcher Sonali Garg awarded Harvard University’s Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship for discovering 50 frog species

– NITI Aayog and Bharti Foundation launch Convoke 2021-22 which aims at addressing challenges in imparting education

– India’s foreign exchange reserves decline to USD 635.905 billion for the week ended December 3

– RBI makes Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) mandatory for cross-border transactions of Rs 50 crore and above

– Govt to distribute LED bulbs at highly subsidised rate at Rs. 10 in 5 states on the occasion of National Energy Conservation Day (Dec 14)

– Star Health and Allied Insurance Company (Star Health) lists at discount to its issue price after Rs 7,250-crore IPO

– ISRO signs deal with smartphone maker OPPO for development of NavIC messaging service

– India Mobile Congress organised by DoT (Department of Telecom) and COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India) from Dec 8 to 10

– Google extends Play Store billing policy deadline in India to October 2022 giving developers 7 more months to integrate the company’s billing system in their apps

– Pharma company Lupin launches diagnostics arm Lupin Diagnostics

– Industrial production grows 3.2% in October: Govt data

– UN celebrates Human Rights Day on Dec 10; theme: ‘EQUALITY – Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights’

– IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species updated; number of species at risk of extinction exceeds 40,000

– Nicaragua recognises China, breaks diplomatic ties with Taiwan

– UNGA grants Observer Status to International Solar Alliance

– Terrorist attack on convoy of United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) kills seven UN peacekeepers

– New Zealand to ban cigarette sales for future generations

– Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent: India’s Jhilli Dalabehera wins gold in women’s 49kg category