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1 Current Affairs (CONSOLIDATION)December 2021 (Part II)Drishti, 641, First Floor, Dr. Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi-110009 Phone: 87501 87501, WhatsApp: 92058 85200, IVR: 8010-440-440 Email: and Governance ..1 zBelagavi Border Dispute ..1 zCertification Course on Home Energy Audit ..3 zFactors Determining Institutional Delivery in India ..4 zMob Lynching ..5 zVernacular Innovation Program: NITI Ayog ..7 zMenace of Manual Scavenging ..8 zGood Governance Week ..9 zRight to Be Forgotten ..11 zGlobal Cropland Expansion ..12 zTransition of Livestock Operations into Plant-based Operations ..13 zGood Governance Index 2021 ..14 zStar Rating Protocol of Garbage Free Cities ..15 zSoya Meal as an Essential Commodity ..16 zHate Speech ..17 zUse of Drone in Pesticide Application.

2 18 zElection Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 ..19 zFCRA Licence of NGOs Revoked ..20 zAmendment to Minerals Rules ..22 zWater Innovation Challenges Initiative ..23 zFirst Green Hydrogen Microgrid Project: Andhra Pradesh ..24 zDemand for Including Ladakh under Sixth Schedule ..26 zPradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojna ..27 zWinter Session 2021 ..28 zKarnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill 2021 ..29 zThird Positive Indigenisation List ..31 Economic Scenario ..33 zState of India s Livelihood (SOIL) Report 2021: FPOs ..33 zAnti-Dumping Duty ..34 zESG Funds ..35 zSEBI Bans Derivative Trade in Agriculture Commodities ..36 zProposal on Algo Trading: SEBI ..38 zProgramme for Development of Semiconductors and Display Manufacturing Ecosystem ..39 zPrivatisation of Banks.

3 41 zDairy Sector & Opposition to Free Trade ..43 zGlobal Cropland Expansion ..45 zOnline Certificate of Origin for Merchandise Export ..46 zConsumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021 ..47 zCard on File Tokenisation (CoFT) ..48 zSpices Sector in India ..49 zMultistate Cooperatives ..50 Contents zDepreciation of Indian Rupee ..51 zTariff Guidelines for the PPP Projects in Major Ports ..52 International Relations ..54 zChile Rewrites Its Constitution ..54 zIndia-Myanmar ..55 zDecline in China s BRI Investments ..57 zTurkey s Stand in Russia- Ukraine Crisis ..58 zRamna Kali Temple: zIndia and Vietnam Relation ..61 zUS Imposes New Sanctions on China ..63 zMutual Legal Assistance Treaty: India- Poland ..64 z3rd India-Central Asia Dialogue ..66 zFisherman Issue with Sri Lanka.

4 68 zHumanitarian Trust Fund for Afghanistan: OIC ..69 zMission Sagar ..70 zTrincomalee Oil Tank Farm Deal: India- Srilanka ..71 zNuclear Submarine Alliance: AUKUS ..73 Social Issues ..74 zFourth Edition of State Health Index ..74 zRaising Legal Age of Marriage for Women ..75 Science & Technology ..77 zIndian Army sets up Quantum Lab, Artificial Intelligence zNew Vaccines and Drug for Covid ..78 zControlled Aerial Delivery System ..80 z5G in India ..81 Enivornment & Ecology ..83 zIndia- US: Technology-based Energy Solutions ..83 zIndia s Achievements of Renewable Energy Target ..84 zOlive Ridley Turtles ..86 zBlack-browed Albatross ..87 zBiological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 ..87 zDraft Resolution on Climate Change: ..89 zWinter Air pollution in North India.

5 90 zGreen Financing ..92 zFlex Fuel Vehicles ..93 History ..95 zPt. Madan Mohan Malaviya ..95 zTamil Literature: Sangam Period ..96 zChalcolithic Culture in Central India ..97 zConservation of Konark Sun Temple: Odisha ..98 Art and Culture ..100 zDurga Puja on UNESCO s ICH ..100 Security ..102 zPralay Missile ..102 zAgni-P Missile ..102 Miscellaneous ..105 zSahitya Akademi Award ..105 zExtreme Cold Weather Clothing System ..106 zSri Aurobindo ..106 zMaharashtra can hold Bullock Cart Race: SC ..107 zVIHANGAM ..108 zSardar Vallabh Bhai Patel ..109 zAtmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana ..110 zGoa Liberation Day ..110 zJaitapur Nuclear Reactors: Maharashtra ..111 zBreastfeeding-friendly Tags for Hospitals ..112 zIndian Desert Cat ..113 zGharials ..114 zChillai Kalan.

6 115 zPM Gets Bhutan s Highest Civilian Award ..116 zKisan Diwas ..117 zSankalp Smarak: Andaman & Nicobar ..117 zIndian Pangolin ..118 zKey Points ..118 zARIIA 2021 Rankings ..119 CURRENT AFFAIRS DECEMBER 2021 1 and Governance zBelagavi Border Dispute zCertification Course on Home Energy Audit zFactors Determining Institutional Delivery in India zMob Lynching zVernacular Innovation Program: NITI Ayog zMenace of Manual Scavenging zGood Governance Week zRight to Be Forgotten zGlobal Cropland Expansion zTransition of Livestock Operations into Plant-based Operations zGood Governance Index 2021 zStar Rating Protocol of Garbage Free Cities zSoya Meal as an Essential Commodity zHate Speech zUse of Drone in Pesticide Application zElection Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 zFCRA Licence of NGOs Revoked zAmendment to Minerals Rules zWater Innovation Challenges Initiative zFirst Green Hydrogen Microgrid Project.

7 Andhra Pradesh zDemand for Including Ladakh under Sixth Schedule zPradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojna zWinter Session 2021 zKarnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill 2021 zThird Positive Indigenisation ListHighlightsBelagavi Border DisputeWhy in NewsThe decades-old dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra over the Belagavi or as Maharashtra likes to call it the Belgaum district, is back in the headlines. Belgaum or Belagavi is currently part of Karnataka but is claimed by Points About: In 1957, slighted by the implementation of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Maharashtra demanded readjustment of its border with Karnataka. Maharashtra invoked Section 21 (2) (b) of the Act and submitted a memorandum to the Ministry of Home Affairs stating its objection to Marathi- speaking areas being added to Karnataka.

8 It claimed an area of 2,806 square miles that involved 814 villages, and three urban settlements of Belagavi, Karwar and Nippani with a total population of about lakh, all part of the Mumbai Presidency before independence. zThe villages are spread across Belagavi and Uttar Kannada in north-western Karnataka, and Bidar and Gulbarga districts in north-eastern Karnataka all bordering Maharashtra. Later, when a four-member committee was formed by both States, Maharashtra expressed willingness to transfer predominantly Kannada-speaking 260 villages with a population of about lakh and total area of 1,160 square CURRENT AFFAIRS DECEMBER 2021 zThis was in lieu of accepting its demand for 814 villages and three urban settlements, which was turned down by Karnataka.

9 Basis of Maharashtra s Claim: Maharashtra s claim to seek the readjustment of its border was on the basis of contiguity, relative linguistic majority and wishes of the people. If the claim over Belagavi and surrounding areas was based on Marathi-speaking people and linguistic homogeneity, it laid its claim over Karwar and Supa where Konkani is spoken by citing Konkani as a dialect of Marathi. Its argument was based on the theory of villages being the unit for calculation and enumerated linguistic population in each village. Maharashtra also points out the historical fact that the revenue records in these Marathi-speaking areas are also kept in Marathi. Karnataka s Position: Karnataka has argued that the settlement of boundaries as per the States Reorganisation Act is final.

10 The boundary of the State was neither tentative nor flexible. The State argues that the issue would reopen border issues that have not been contemplated under the Act, and that such a demand should not be permitted. Steps Taken to Resolve the Issue: In 1960, both States agreed to set up a four-man committee with two representatives from each State. Except on the issue of contiguity, the committee could not arrive at a unanimous decision. Between the 1960s and 1980s, chief ministers of Karnataka and Maharashtra have met several times to find a solution to the vexed issue but with no avail. Response of Union Government: The central government constituted the Mahajan Committee in 1966 to assess the situation. Representatives from both sides, Maharashtra and the then Mysore state were part of the committee.