Daily Current Affairs – 7 December 2021 | Gkseries
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Daily Current Affairs 7 December 2021
Alka Upadhyaya appointed as chairperson of NHAI: The Centre has appointed Alka Upadhyaya as chairperson of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Upadhyaya is a 1990-batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre and is serving as Additional Secretary, Department of Rural Development.
Other appointments:
- The Additional Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Sanjay Bandopadhyay has been appointed as chairman of Inland Waterways Authority of India.
- Sundeep Kumar Nayak has been appointed as Director-General, National Productivity Council, and Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade.
Global travel technology platform OYO announced the appointment of Rajnish Kumar, former Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI), as its strategic group advisor.
In his role, Kumar will advise Oyo’s management on short-term and long-term strategy, regulatory and stakeholder engagement, and enhancing the brand of the company globally the company said in a statement. He is currently a part of the boards of HSBC Asia Pacific, L&T infotech, Hero Motocorp, and BharatPe.
Wall Street brokerage, Goldman Sachs has estimated India’s GDP growth at 9.1 % in 2022.
After India’s economy contracted by a sharp 7% in 2020, Goldman Sachs pegged the economy to grow at 8% in 2021 and 9.1% in 2022. It earlier estimated India’s economic growth to 11.1% in the fiscal year to March 31, 2022.
Genesys International has launched its pan India program to make the Digital Twin of the entire Urban India. The launch program was inaugurated by Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog, Government of India.
The creation of this very accurate 3D data will mean a host of applications would open up in high-definition mapping, which was hitherto not possible, for smart cars, e-commerce, logistics, gaming, utilities planning for next-generation networks in telecom, renewable energy, and in disaster management and emergency response. Moreover, with all the smart city components, the digital twin of cities will put India on the map with advanced cities that are now using this geospatial technology.
Genesys has a constellation of advanced sensors in India, consisting of aerial mobile and terrestrial systems capable of imaging at very high speeds and resolution. Genesys has also filed for patents in unique Geocoding for addressing 3D data as well as automated capture of features from 3D Street map imagery.
IDFC First Bank announced the launch of First Private Infinite, the country’s first-ever standalone metal debit card, in partnership with Visa, the global leader in digital payments.FIRST Private Infinite is a lifetime free card designed specifically for customers who are part of the bank’s FIRST Private program, premium savings, and wealth offering. The FIRST Private program offers an unrivaled banking and investment experience to customers and comes with a range of exceptional investment, banking, lifestyle, and wellness benefits.
IDFC FIRST Bank offers a comprehensive digital savings account solution that includes a seamless online account opening process, video KYC, and a new-age digital platform for mobile and net banking with an easy-to-navigate user interface. The Bank’s digital wealth management solutions are available to customers on the mobile app and net banking platform which offer unique features such as a ‘Consolidated Investment Dashboard’.
The 11th edition of Exercise EKUVERIN between India and Maldives will be conducted at Kadhdhoo Island, Maldives. It will conclude on the 19th of this month.
The exercise will enhance synergy and inter-operability between the Armed Forces of both the nations conducting Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency Operations. They will share best military practices and experiences. The joint military exercise will also include cultural and sports activities to enhance defense cooperation and bilateral relations.
The book titled ‘Public Service Ethics’ has been authored by Prabhat Kumar, former Governor of Jharkhand. The book was released by VP M Venkaiah Naidu. The book is published by IC Centre for Governance.
It deals with ethics in governance and public service and proposes a collective quest for ethical India. It doesn’t just talk about the problems and the crisis of ethics – it gives practical and positive solutions and tells you how to head in the right direction.
Indian-American mathematician Nikhil Srivastava has been jointly selected for the inaugural $5,000 Ciprian Foias Prize. They were selected for the “highly original work” in Operator Theory by the American Mathematical Society (AMS).
Other winners are Adam Marcus and Daniel Spielman. The award recognizes their “highly original work” that introduced and developed methods for understanding the characteristic polynomial of matrices.
Lautaro Domene struck a hat-trick as a determined Argentina stunned six-time champions Germany 4-2 to clinch their second FIH Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup title at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. Argentina sealed their second men’s Junior World Cup title when Franco Agostini fired into an empty net in the final minute
France has defeated India to claim the 3rd place in the tournament. France captain Timothée Clément was named Player of the Match.
Malaysia has won the men’s final of the Asian team squash championships in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia defeated Indian in the final by 2-1. India had lost in the summit clash before in 1981 and 2012 also. Malaysia has also won the women’s final of the Asian team squash championships defeating Hong Kong 2-1 in the final. The last time Malaysian men’s and women’s teams won was in the 2008 championships in Kuwait.
The world number one Viktor Axelsen has won the 2021 BWF World Tour Finals in men’s category in Bali, Indonesia.
The defending Olympic champion defeated Vitidsern 21-12, 21-8 in just 43 minutes to clinch the men’s singles title. It was tough in the beginning but the Danish shuttler, who was on a mission, won the first game of the men’s singles final 21-12. He closed the opener in 21 minutes. South Korea’s An Seyoung has won BWF World Tour Finals in women’s category by defeating India’s PV Sindu.
Earlier in men’s doubles, Japan’s Hoki Takuro and Kobayashi Yugo beat Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo from Indonesia.
Oppo India introduced the Genius+ programme to provide scholarships to outstanding students pursuing engineering courses at premium institutes. Under this Oppo has inked an MoU with IIT-Delhi to offer scholarships covering academic expenses for the shortlisted students.
The program is aimed at connecting with youth at renowned institutes in India and reach out to the best talent who can further build India’s innovation portfolio. The program will be further extended to Masters and Ph.D. students.
IIT Madras launches a Global Energy Consortium to boost the transformation towards a low carbon future. The Institute believes that next-generation energy challenges require a multi-domain interdisciplinary approach and strong collaboration between academia and industry, which is a key focus of this initiative.
Over 50 global faculty will work in areas such as carbon capture and storage, gas hydrates and renewable energy systems. The consortium will be launched at the IIT Madras Energy Summit to be held from December 14 to 16. These initiatives will form the core of the Global Energy Consortium.
Bajaj Allianz Life launched a guaranteed income-cum-life insurance plan Bajaj Allianz Life Assured Wealth Goal. It comes in two variants for policyholders to choose from based on their financial goals. Bajaj Allianz Life’s Assured Wealth Goal is designed to provide guaranteed tax-free income for up to 30 years.
Key features of Bajaj Allianz Life Assured Wealth Goal Regular plan include guaranteed long-term income, increasing guaranteed income, option to defer and get higher income payout, higher benefit at higher ticket sizes, return of premiums, and tax-free income.
For the year to date till October 2021, Bajaj Allianz Life registered a 34 % growth in gross written premium and a 23 % rise in renewal premium.
Yes Bank, in collaboration with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has launched new RuPay-branded credit cards for its customers on the indigenously developed payment platform. NPCI has developed the RuPay card payment network.
Yes Bank has launched the Yes Prosperity Rewards Plus credit card variant on RuPay platform for its Yes Prosperity segment customers. The new credit card comes with multiple benefits for customers. The Yes Bank-NPCI partnership was announced at the Digital Payments Utsav.
Veteran journalist Vinod Dua (67) passed away. He was one of the pioneers in Hindi broadcast journalism, worked with Doordarshan to present the youth programme Yuva Manch in the mid-’70s and later with several other television news channels. Dua was a pioneer in broadcast Hindi journalism with stints in Doordarshan and NDTV.
He lived an inimitable life, rising from the refugee colonies of Delhi to the peak of journalistic excellence for over 42 years, always, always speaking truth to power. He was an integral part of NDTV’s journey as well. His much-loved food show ‘Zaika India Ka’ saw him crisscrossing the whole country just for the best taste.
Awards:
- In 1996, he became the first electronic media journalist to win the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award.
- He was also awarded the Padma Shri for Journalism in 2008 by the Government of India.
- In June 2017, for his lifetime achievement in the field of journalism, Mumbai Press Club awarded him the RedInk Award, which was presented to him by Devendra Fadnavis, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
International Civil Aviation Day is observed every year on December 7 to recognize the importance of aviation to the social and economic development of the world. International Civil Aviation Day was established in 1994 as part of ICAO’s 50th-anniversary activities. In 1996, pursuant to an ICAO initiative and with the assistance of the Canadian Government, the United Nations General Assembly officially recognized 7 December as International Civil Aviation Day in the UN system.
The purpose of International Civil Aviation Day is to help generate and reinforce worldwide awareness of the importance of international civil aviation to the social and economic development of States, and of the unique role of ICAO in helping States to cooperate and realize a truly global rapid transit network at the service of all mankind.
The theme of the day:
The Council has decided that from now until 2023, the theme will be: “Advancing Innovation for Global Aviation Development”.