Page-18 of Current Affairs - December, 2021

Parliament passes HC & SC Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021

Parliament passed the “High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021” on December 13, 2021. Key Points Bill was passed with the Rajya Sabha returning it to the Lok Sabha following the discussion. Bill ..

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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: December 14, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for December 14, 2021 INDIA – Parliament passes High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021 – Lok Sabha passes Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) ..

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Five Central Asian countries to be chief guest at Republic Day

India has invited the five central Asian countries namely Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, as the chief guest for Republic Day celebrations, 2022. Highlights This is for the first-time that representatives of all five Central Asian countries would be ..

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Max Verstappen wins Formula One world title

Max Verstappen have won his first “Formula One (F1) world title”, leaving behind Lewis Hamilton, at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Who is Max Verstappen? Max Emilian Verstappen is a Belgian-Dutch racing driver, who is currently competing in Formula One with ..

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India’s Harnaaz Sandhu crowned Miss Universe 2021

21 years after Lara Dutta won the title of Miss Universe, Harnaaz Sandhu from India has become the new Miss Universe 2021, on December 12. Key Facts The 70th Miss Universe 2021 was held in Eilat, Israel. India was represented ..

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Update of IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

As per an update of IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the destruction of wetlands is causing the decline of dragonflies across the world. Highlights Number of species at risk of extinction in the Red List of IUCN has exceeded ..

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OSCAR 1 (Orbiting Satellites Carrying Amateur Radio) – Key Facts

December 12, 2021 marked the launch date of first amateur radio satellite called OSCAR 1, which stands for “Orbiting Satellites Carrying Amateur Radio”. About OSCAR 1 OSCAR 1 is the first amateur radio satellite launched by Project OSCAR. It was ..

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India signs Air bubble agreement with Australia

Indian government has signed an air bubble agreement with Australia, under which all eligible passengers will be allowed to travel between both the countries. What is Air Bubble mechanism? A bilateral air bubble is a mechanism, under which countries resume ..

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Israeli PM’s first official visit to UAE

On December 12, 2021, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett started the first official visit by an Israeli leader to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on order to strengthen Gulf ties at a time of heightened regional tension, as global powers try ..

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‘Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code’ in the News

On December 10, 2021, Central government noted in Lok Sabha that there is no proposal under its consideration to do away with the sedition law. Highlights As per a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Union Law Minister ..

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