Current Affairs Quiz 6th December 2021 : Daily GK Update Quiz

Exp. PM Modi inaugurated multiple projects worth Rs 18,000 crore at Dehradun, Uttarakhand

PM Modi has inaugurated and laid foundation stone of multiple projects worth Rs 18,000 crore at Dehradun.

The 7 projects inaugurated consist of initiatives focusing on making travel safer including 120 MW Vyasi Hydroelectric Project, along with Himalayan Culture Centre in Dehradun.

The 11 projects for which foundation has been laid includes Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor which will be built at a cost of Rs 8,300 crore. It will have Asia’s largest wildlife elevated corridor (12 kilometres) for unrestricted wildlife movement.

PM Modi laid the foundation stone for the Dehradun – Paonta Sahib (Himachal Pradesh) road project, being constructed at a cost of around Rs 1700 crore.

Exp. Gujarat became India’s Largest Manufacturing Hub: RBI

In accordance with the data by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Gujarat has surpassed Maharashtra to become India’s leading manufacturing hub. It’s Gross Value Addition (GVA) in manufacturing grew 15.9% annually between FY12 to FY20 to Rs 5.11 lakh crore.

In terms of manufacturing, Maharashtra is followed by Tamil Nadu with a GVA of Rs 3.43 lakh crore at 3rd spot, Karnataka (4th) at Rs 2.1 lakh crore, and Uttar Pradesh-UP (5th) at Rs 1.87 lakh crore.

Exp. IREDA signed an MoU with THDCIL to support Renewable Energy projects

The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA), under the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has signed an MoU with the THDC India Limited (THDCIL), to provide financial and technological support to develop renewable energy projects.

The IREDA has also signed a MoU with Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL), under the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers to provide techno-financial expertise to develop RE energy projects and fundraising.

Exp. Federal Bank launched ‘Mahila Mitra Plus’, a Feature-Rich Savings Scheme for Women

Federal Bank, as part of its women empowerment agenda, launched an exclusively feature-rich savings bank product for women named “Mahila Mitra Plus”.

They provide a set of features for easy financial planning and investments for women. The special features include exclusive preferential interest rates on housing loans, processing fee waiver for home loans, complimentary and customised insurance cover.

Exp. Ravindra Jadeja appointed as Brand Ambassador of Kinara Capital

Bangalore based innovative, fast-growing fintech, Kinara Capital signed the Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja, as its official brand ambassador on the occasion of the company’s 10th anniversary.

Kinara Capital provide loan service to India’s MSMEs. Till date, Kinara Capital has disbursed 70,000 collateral-free loans.

Exp. Alka Upadhyaya appointed Chairperson of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)

Senior bureaucrat Alka Upadhyaya has been appointed as the chairperson of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) as part of a major bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre.

Upadhyaya, a 1990-batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, is currently Additional Secretary, Department of Rural Development.

Exp. Sanjay Bandopadhyay appointed Chairman of Inland Waterways Authority of India

A major bureaucratic reshuffle took place in the government on 4 December 2021, when several top-ranking bureaucrats were transferred and given different postings by the Central Government.

Sanjay Bandopadhyay, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, has been named chairman, Inland Waterways Authority of India.

• Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga: G Asok Kumar
• Central Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees’ Provident Fund Organization: Neelam Shammi Rao
• Director General, National Productivity Council, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade: Sundeep Kumar Nayak

Exp. Mathematician Nikhil Srivastava and 2 others selected for inaugural AMS’s Ciprian Foias Award

Indian-American Mathematician Nikhil Srivastava nominated for American Mathematical Society (AMS) for the first Ciprian Foias Award in Operator Theory.

Along with Nikhil Srivastava, who teaches at the University of California, Berkeley, Adam Marcus (Switzerland) and Daniel Spielman (United States) are the other two recipients.

Exp. ESAF SFB got Honorable Mention in Best Bank for Women Entrepreneurs at 4th Global SME Finance Awards 2021

The 4th Global SME Finance Awards 2021, constituted by the United States (US)-based SME Finance Forum, conferred Honorable mention in the Best Bank for Women Entrepreneurs category on the Thrissur, Kerala (India) based ESAF Small Finance Bank (SFB) Limited.

This acknowledgement is due to the gender equal opportunities provided by SFB through universal financial access, livelihood and economic development including providing microloans to women in unserved and underserved households in India.

Exp. Viktor Axelsen, Tai Tzu Ying named 2021 BWF Male & Female Player of the Year

Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen and China’s Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying were named Male and Female player of the year 2021 respectively by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

It was the first season-ending award in this category for both Vicktor Axelsen and Tai Tzu Ying — the All England champions of 2020.

Exp. A new book titled ’1971: Charge of the Gorkhas and Other Stories’ Released; authored by Rachna Bisht Rawat

A new book that unearths true stories of the 1971 Indo-Pak war, ’1971: Charge of the Gorkhas and Other Stories’, written by Rachna Bisht Rawat, was released.

The book includes, from the story of the flight lieutenant who went missing after his plane crashed inside Pakistan to the ‘last khukri attack’ in modern military history.

Exp. 6 December: India, Bangladesh celebrated Maitiri Diwas

India and Bangladesh have decided to celebrate December 6, the day on which India formally recognized Bangladesh, as “Maitri Diwas” (Friendship Day).

Ten days before the liberation of Bangladesh, India had recognised Bangladesh on 6 December 1971. India was one of the first countries to establish bilateral diplomatic ties with Bangladesh.

Exp. 6 December: Mahaparinirvan Diwas

India observes December 6 as Mahaparinirvan Divas every year to mark the death anniversary of Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, who fought for economic and social empowerment of Dalits in the country.

On this day each year, millions of people throng to Dr Ambedkar’s Samadhi in Mumbai, which is called Chaitya bhoomi to pay respect to the father of Indian Constitution.

Exp. Pulitzer-winning American scholar Martin J Sherwin passed away

Martin J Sherwin, an American scholar of atomic weapons passed away in Washington, DC, The United States of America.

He won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in Biography with Kai Bird for the book ‘American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer’, the first full-scale biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb.