Current Affairs Quiz 7th December 2021 : Daily GK Update Quiz

Exp. Government expanded Steering Committee for Advancing Local Value-Add and Exports with 3 New Members; headed by Pawan Goenka

The government has expanded the Steering Committee for Advancing Local Value-Add and Exports (SCALE committee) by adding three new members from different industries.

3 New Members:

• Manish Sharma, Panasonic India Chairman and CEO
• Vikram S Kirloskar, Toyota Kirloskar Vice-Chairman
• Jalaj Dani, Asian Paints co-promoter and Chairman Addverb Technologies

The SCALE Committee is formed by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, working closely with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under Ministry’s guidance.

Current Members: 14 (Headed by former Mahindra CEO Pawan Goenka)

Exp. EAM S Jaishankar addressed 5th Indian Ocean Conference in Abu Dhabi

The Union Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Ministry of External Affairs (EAM) visited Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend the 5th Indian Ocean Conference on December 4-5, 2021.

The Conference is chaired by Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa & Vice Chairs are S.Jaishankar, Vivian Balakrishnan, Sayyid Badr Bin Hamad Bin Hamoud Al Busaidi.

The conference is being organised by India foundation in collaboration with the RSIS Singapore, Institute of National Security Studies (INSS), Sri Lanka, and the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR), UAE.

The theme of the conference was ‘Indian Ocean: Ecology, Economy, Epidemic’.

Exp. Paytm partnered with AWS to offer startup Toolkits for entrepreneurs

Paytm, a leading digital ecosystem for consumers and merchants, has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer Paytm Startup Toolkit with exclusive payment services to early-stage Indian startups.

Paytm will help entrepreneurs to grow businesses with payment, distribution, and growth solutions who are operating in India in the AWS Activate.

Aim: To help startups enhance brand visibility and grow their customer base

Exp. PNB launched “PNB Pride-CRMD module” Android app for differently-abled employees

Punjab National Bank (PNB) launched PNB Pride-CRMD module tool, an android-based application for differently-abled employees to monitor and effectively follow up with the special mention account (SMA) borrowers.

The Pride-CRMD module has built-in TalkBack software that allows the visually impaired to access the system freely and to interact with customers by tapping on their phones.

Exp. Jasprit Bumrah appointed as Brand Ambassador of Unix

Unix, an Indian Mobile Accessories manufacturing brand, has signed Indian Cricket Fast Bowler Jasprit Bumrah as its Brand Ambassador to increase visibility of their products.

UNIX is a popular Indian brand which offers the latest and widest range of mobile accessories for your smartphones.

Exp. Rajnish Kumar appointed new strategic group advisor of OYO

IPO-bound hospitality unicorn Oyo Hotels and Homes (Oyo) has appointed Rajnish Kumar, former Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) as 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.

Exp. India-Maldives joint military Exercise EKUVERIN conducted in Maldives

The 11th edition of Exercise EKUVERIN-21 between India and Maldives will be conducted at Kadhdhoo Island, Maldives.

The exercise will enhance synergy and inter-operability between Armed Forces of both the nations conducting Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency Operations.

Exp. Sandhayak, 1st of the 4 ships under Survey Vessel (Large) project for Indian Navy, launched at GRSE, Kolkata

Sandhayak, the first of the four Survey Vessels (Large) Project being built for the Indian Navy (IN) was launched in Hooghly River of Kolkata, West Bengal (WB) in the presence of Minister of State (MoS) Ajay Bhatt, Ministry of Defence (MoD).

These Vessels have been designed and developed by Defence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU), Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE).

Exp. Argentina won 12th Men’s FIH Junior Hockey World Cup 2021 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Argentina junior men’s hockey team defeated Germany by 4-2 in the final of the 2021 Men’s FIH Hockey Junior World Cup (WC) to clinch their second Junior Men’s Hockey WC title at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

This was held from November 24, 2021- December 5, 2021. This makes them only the third team after Germany (six titles) and India (2001, 2016) to win multiple Junior Hockey WC titles.

The third place was clinched by France after defeating India by 3-1 in the Bronze medal match.

Exp. Russia defeated Croatia to win Davis Cup tennis tournament 2021 in Madrid

The Davis Cup 2021 was won by Russian Tennis Federation by a 2-0 lead over Croatia in the Davis Cup final in Madrid.

Medvedev defeated Marin Cilic in the second singles match to give Russia an insurmountable 2-0 lead over Croatia and its first Davis Cup title since 2006.

Exp. Lewis Hamilton won inaugural edition of Saudi Arabian GP

Mercedes Driver Lewis Hamilton (Britain) won the inaugural edition of Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (GP), held at the 30-kilometer (18.6-mile) coastal resort area in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Netherlands’ M. Verstappen (Red Bull Racing-Honda) came second and Finland’s V. Bottas (Mercedes) came at third spot.

Exp. A book titled “Public Service Ethics – A Quest for Naitik Bharat” authored by Prabhat Kumar

The book titled ‘Public Service Ethics’ has been authored by Prabhat Kumar, former Governor of Jharkhand.

The book was released by the 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.

Exp. 7 December: International Civil Aviation Day

International Civil Aviation Day is celebrated every year on December 7 to recognize the importance of aviation to the social and economic development of the world.

Exp. 7 December: International Civil Aviation Day

International Civil Aviation Day is celebrated every year on December 7 to recognize the importance of aviation to the social and economic development of the world.

Theme 2021-23: “Advancing Innovation for Global Aviation Development”

Exp. Veteran journalist Vinod Dua passed away

Veteran journalist Vinod Dua passed away recently. 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.