Daily Current Affairs – 2 December 2021 | Gkseries
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Daily Current Affairs 2 December 2021
The gross GST revenue collected in the month of November 2021 is Rs 1,31,526 crore of which CGST is Rs 23,978 crore, SGST is Rs 31,127 crore, IGST is Rs 66,815 crore (including Rs 32,165 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is Rs 9,606 crore (including Rs 653 crore collected on import of goods),” the ministry said in a statement. The GST revenue collected for the month of November is 25% higher than the GST revenue of November 2020. And is 27% higher than GST revenue collected in November 2019.
Previous months GST Collection
- October 2021: Rs 1.30 lakh crores
- September 2021: Rs. 1,17,010 crores
- August 2021: Rs. 1.12 lakh crores
- July 2021: Rs. 1,16,393 crores
- June 2021: Rs. 92,849 crores
- May 2021: Rs. 1,02,709 crores
- April 2021: Rs. 1.41 lakh crores (All time Highest)
- March 2021: Rs. 1.24 lakh crores
- February 2021: Rs 1,13,143 crores
- January 2021: Rs. 1,19,847 crores
Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu on the 72nd anniversary of the adoption of the ‘Constitution of India’ released a book titled “Democracy, Politics and Governance” in English and ‘Loktantr, Rajniti and Dharm’ in Hindi at an event in the Central Hall of Parliament, New Delhi. The book was written by Dr A. Surya Prakash.
This book is a collection of articles about the social, political, and economic issues that impacted India’s politics and governance. Dr. A. Surya Prakash is a Vice Chairman, Executive Council of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, and also a veteran journalist.
The First Edition of the Indian Young Water Professionals Programme was launched on November 29, 2021, virtually. The program was taken up under National Hydrology Project.
The India Young Water Professional Programme is unique and different from typical capacity building and training programs. It focuses on the engaged Training and Learning Model. 70% of this program is focused on project-based learning by means of Situation Understanding and Improvement Projects (SUIP).
It also focuses on gender equality and diversity, since sustainable water management can only benefit from the skills and views of all members of society. For the 1st edition of the programme, about 20 participants have been selected, comprising of 10 men and 10 women, from central & state implementing agencies of the National Hydrology Project.
Kerala Tourism launched the ‘Street’ project to promote and deepen tourism in the interior and rural areas of Kerala. The project will help visitors to experience the diversity of offerings in these places. STREET is the abbreviation for Sustainable, Tangible, Responsible, Experiential, Ethnic, Tourism Centre.
The STREET project aims to present the unique identity of the state of Kerala before to travelers. It also offers a huge potential for growth in the tourism sector and would bring in significant changes. The project will foster mutually beneficial organic relationships between tourism development and the ordinary lives of people in the state of Kerala.
The project, conceived by the Responsible Tourism Mission, is inspired by the ‘Tourism for Inclusive Growth’ slogan of The United Nations World Tourism Organization.
Static/Current Takeaways Important For All Exam 2021:
Kerala Capital: Thiruvananthapuram;
Kerala Governor: Arif Mohammad Khan;
Kerala Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan.
Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or for a seventh time after being named as the best player in 2021 by France Football.
Messi scored 41 goals and registered 17 assists in 56 appearances in all competitions for club and country and led Argentina to a long-awaited Copa America win in the summer.
Ballon d’Or 2021 Winners:
Ballon d’Or (Men): Lionel Messi (PSG/Argentina)
Club of the year: Chelsea Football Club
Yashin Trophy for best goalkeeper: Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG/Italy)
Ballon d’Or (Women): Alexia Putellas (Barcelona/Spain)
Striker of the year: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich/Poland)
Kopa Trophy for best young male player: Pedri (Barcelona/Spain)
Every year on 2 December, National Pollution Control Day is observed in India to commemorate the thousands of people who lost their lives in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy in 1984 and raise awareness about the problems of increasing pollution. The main objective of this day is to educate the people and to make them aware of pollution control acts and industrial disasters. This year will be marked as the 37th national pollution control day.
History of National Pollution Control Day:
The day is observed in the memory of people who lost their lives in the Bhopal gas disaster. The industrial accident occurred in 1984 when the gas Methyl Isocyanate leaked on the night of December 2–3 and killed thousands.
World Computer Literacy Day is observed on December 2 every year. The day aims to promote awareness about computers and to encourage people to use them efficiently. It intends to encourage digital literacy in under-resourced communities worldwide. The day promotes technological skills, especially in children and women, and aims to inspire them to learn more and make their work easier by the use of computers.
The International Day for the Abolition of Slaveryinternational day is a yearly event on December 2, organized since 1986 by the United Nations General Assembly.
The focus of this day is to raise awareness about slavery and put an end to all kinds of slavery existing in the present-day world such as trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation, the worst forms of child labour, forced marriage, and the forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict.
History of the day:
The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December, marks the date of the adoption, by the General Assembly, of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (resolution 317(IV) of 2 December 1949).
The rating agency, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) expects India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Second Quarter of Financial Year-2022 (Q2 FY22) at 3%and in FY22 at 9.4%.
Workplace mobility in Q1 FY22 was 26% lower than the baseline and 16% lower year-on-year than the baseline at The government’s capital expenditure (capex) grew 51.9% in Q2 FY22 as against 26.3% in Q2 FY21.