Daily Current Affairs  – 16 December 2021

In News Verkhoyansk, a town in Siberia, recorded a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius recently.  It was then pushed as the highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic region. About The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has now confirmed that the highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic region. Arctic region: All landmasses and seas north […]

In News  Recently, NTPC awarded a project of “Standalone Fuel-Cell based Micro-grid with hydrogen production using electrolyser in NTPC Guest House at Simhadri (near Visakhapatnam)”.  About Project It is India’s first Green Hydrogen based Energy Storage Project.  It would be a precursor to large scale hydrogen energy storage projects and in various off-grid and strategic […]

In News  The Prime Minister of India led the nation in paying tribute to the martyrs of the 1971 war on the 50th Vijay Diwas. About Vijay Diwas  Vijay Diwas is observed to commemorate India’s victory in the 1971 war and the Liberation of Bangladesh.  The year 2021 is being observed as Swarnim Vijay Varsh […]

In News  India’s indigenous  Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE)Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) development programme (Rustom-II ) achieved an important milestone by reaching an altitude of 25,000 feet and an endurance of 10 hours. With some delays in development, the Rustom-2 last year successfully flew for eight hours at an altitude of 16,000 feet. Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance […]

In News The Union Home Ministry (MHA) informed Lok Sabha in a written reply that  nearly 53% of persons arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) in 2018, 2019 and 2020 were below the age of 30. In 2020, the maximum arrests under UAPA of persons below 30 years of age was made […]

In News The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage has inscribed ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. About In total, 14 Intangible Cultural Heritage elements from the country have now been inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List. Earlier, UNESCO announced the Harappan city […]

In News The Union Cabinet took the decision to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years. About Current Legal ages: At present, the legal age of marriage for girls is 18 and the legal age of marriage for men is 21 years. National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data: The […]

In News  The Union Cabinet approved a ?76,000 crore scheme to boost semiconductor and display manufacturing in the country. About the Programme Program for Development of Semiconductors and Display Manufacturing Ecosystem in India aims to provide a globally competitive incentive package to companies in semiconductors and display manufacturing as well as design. The program will […]