December 2021 | Current Affairs Capsule

1 December 2021 | Current Affairs Capsule 1 | | | Adda247 App December 2021 | Current Affairs Capsule Monthly Current Affairs Magazine December 2021. UPSC Civil Services (Prelims) Examination 2021 was conducted on 10th October 2021. The analysis of the question paper shows that majority of the questions were Current Affairs oriented. For those who are going to appear in Civil Services (Mains) Examination, Current Affairs will play an important role to make the answers attractive, effective and scoring. For those, who are preparing for UPSC. CSE 2022, needless to say, a thorough study, understanding, and revision of Current Affairs is a must! To ease the preparation, we are providing monthly Current Affairs compilation for the aspirants. The magazine contains subject-wise distribution of comprehensive news articles, which have been derived from the sources like PIB, The Hindu, The Indian Express, etc.

2 We have also added Practice questions for Prelims, with solution and detailed explanation. Aspirants should attempt these questions after reading the magazine, in order to evaluate their knowledge of Current Affairs . "Every day is a chance to begin again. Don't focus on the failures of yesterday, start today with positive thoughts and expectations.". Catherine Pulsifer 2 | | | Adda247 App December 2021 | Current Affairs Capsule Index Polity & Governance ..7. Annual Status of Education Report | ASER 2021 .. 7. ADR report on political donations .. 7. Beating the heat: a sustainable cooling handbook for cities .. 8. 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act: Revisiting Income Criterion for EWS Quota .. 9. District Good Governance 9. Dairy Sahakar Scheme- An initiative of Ministry of Cooperation ..10. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ..11. Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).

3 11. The Editorial Analysis- Measuring Progress ..12. Longer term, better impact- Extension of CBI and ED tenure ..13. Global State of Democracy Report 2021 ..14. Ganga Utsav 2021 ..14. Enforcement Directorate (ED) ..15. Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) for Aatmanirbhar Bharat- Five Structural Reforms for Draft Mediation Bill 2021 ..17. The Editorial Analysis- Small Grant but a Big Opportunity for Local Bodies ..17. SDG Urban Index and Dashboard 2021-22 ..19. Public Affairs Index 2021 ..19. NITI Aayog: 11 Measures to Improve School Education ..20. Post-Mortem Rules in India: New Protocol for Post-Mortem New Farm Laws Repealed: PM Modi Repealed Farm Bills 2020 ..22. National Sports Awards 2021: Sports and Adventure Awards 2021 and List of Winners ..23. MPLAD Scheme ..25. Vande Bharat Mission and Operation Samudra Setu ..26. Vamsadhara River Water Dispute.

4 26. Strengthening Vaccine Trust Consolidating Vaccine Confidence ..27. Smart Policing Index 2021 ..27. Suspension of MPs from Parliament ..28. International Relations .. 30. 5th World Congress on Disaster Management ..30. BASIC countries at Glasgow Summit (CoP 26) of UNFCCC ..30. The Editorial Analysis- Breaking the Ice ..31. Delhi Declaration on Afghanistan ..31. The Editorial Analysis: Dynamism in ties ..32. Ganga Connect Exhibition at Glasgow Amidst COP-26 ..33. India France Strategic Agreement ..33. 3 | | | Adda247 App December 2021 | Current Affairs Capsule India-Sweden Innovation India- Israel Bilateral Innovation Agreement (BIA) ..34. India-US Trade Policy Forum ..35. Infrastructure for Resilient Island States' Initiative ..36. International Law Sydney Dialogue ..37. UNESCO Creative Cities Network ..37. UN Report on Internal Migration ..38. US joins India-led International Solar Economy.

5 40. 5 Years of All India Survey on Domestic Workers ..40. Broad-Based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) ..41. Digital Payment Gateway ..41. GN Bajpai Committee Report ..42. India rejects WTO draft on fishery subsidy ..43. International Tourism Mart ..43. Investor Charter ..44. Jute Packaging Material Act: New Reservations Approved ..44. Mineral Conservation and Development (Amendment) Rules, 2021 ..45. Purvanchal RBI Working Group Report on Digital Lending ..46. Revised framework of PCA ..47. Technical Textiles in India ..47. Tight Oil/Shale Gas ..48. UNWTO recognizes Pochampally village as World's one of the best Tourism Villages ..49. Impact of US inflation on India ..50. Social Issues .. 51. Accidental Deaths and suicides in India report: NCRB ..51. Global Nutrition Report 2021 ..51. Health Insurance for India's Missing Middle ..52. Manodarpan Millets in mid-Day Meal Scheme.

6 53. National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 ..54. National Multidimensional Poverty Index ..55. Nationwide Rollout of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine ..55. NFHS-5 Phase II Findings ..56. NIPUN Bharat Scheme ..57. 4 | | | Adda247 App December 2021 | Current Affairs Capsule Nutrition Smart Villages ..57. PMAY-G ..58. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) ..58. Spotlight Initiative: Impact Report 2020-21 ..59. The Editorial Analysis- In Pursuit of Social Justice ..60. Environment & Biodiversity .. 61. Adaptation Gap Report 2021 ..61. Air Quality Index (AQI)- A report by the Expert Sub-committee ..61. Amazon Rainforest Deforestation: The Story so far ..62. Climate Change Performance Index ..63. Climate Equity Monitor ..64. Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas ..64. COP 26: Key Takeaways ..65. COP 26: Sustainable Agriculture.

7 66. Frothing in Yamuna River ..67. Global Resilience Index Initiative ..67. COP26 Glasgow Summit of UNFCC- India's Commitments ..68. Kaiser-i-Hind Butterfly ..69. Killing of Elephants in India ..69. Mineral Conservation and Development (Amendment) Rules, 2021 ..70. Mission Swachh Survekshan 2021- Swachh Survekshan Awards 2021 Declared ..71. Supreme Court allows legal sand mining in Rajasthan ..72. Season of Floods- Urban Floods in Tamil Northeast Green Summit 2021 ..73. National Coal Gasification Mission ..74. Time for action- G-20 Summit in Rome ..74. Science & Technology .. 76. Star College Mentorship Program: First-ever Mentorship Program for Young Innovators ..76. Digital India Land Record Modernisation Programme ..76. ACROSS scheme ..78. Dengue- Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment ..79. Global Innovation Summit 2021- First Global Innovation Summit of the Pharmaceuticals sector.

8 80. India's 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica ..80. Land Handed Over for the First LIGO Project in India ..81. O-SMART Scheme ..81. Omicron variant ..83. Women in STEM ..83. 5 | | | Adda247 App December 2021 | Current Affairs Capsule Security .. 85. JPC on Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill Border Roads Organisation: BRO gets Guinness recognition for building highest Motorable Road ..85. Creating Safe Digital Spaces ..86. Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) ..87. Indian Fisherman Shot Dead by Pakistan ..88. INS Vela- Fourth Scorpene Class Submarine ..88. Maritime Exercise SITMEX- 21 ..89. Operation Sankalp ..89. History, Art & Culture .. 91. Bhasha Sangam Initiative ..91. Civil Disobedience Campaign in Sudan ..91. Janjatiya Gaurav Divas- Birth Anniversary of Birsa Raja Ram Mohan Roy- Indian Social Reformer ..92. Rashtriya Ekta Divas: Celebrating Birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.

9 93. Practice Questions for Prelims .. 95. 6 | | | Adda247 App December 2021 | Current Affairs Capsule Polity & Governance Annual Status of Education Report | ASER 2021 Shift in Enrollment: The Government schools saw an increase ( in 2018 to in 2021) in Context enrolment at the expense of private schools The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) (dropped from in 2018 to in 2021). 2021 was recently published by the PRATHAM, a o Shift to government school enrolment could be a non-governmental organization (NGO). result of financial distress, the closure of affordable private schools and the movement of Key Points migrants to rural areas About ASER Report: ASER is an annual survey that Learning Outcomes: while 92% of children had aims to provide reliable annual estimates of textbooks for their grade, only a third had access to children's schooling status and basic learning levels any other learning resources or support.

10 For each state and rural district in India. Traditional learning: About 65% of students did o ASER has been conducted every year since 2005 some type of traditional learning activity during the in almost all rural districts of India. week of the survey, with engagement ranging from o ASER is the largest citizen-led survey in India. 44% in Jharkhand to almost 90% in Kerala. o ASER is conducted by the Pratham, a non- Online learning: With smartphone availability and access limited, online learning was restricted to a government organization. quarter of students. Geographical and Demographic coverage: o Inter-state variations: 91% of students from o ASER It is a nationwide survey of rural education Kerala and almost 80% from Himachal Pradesh and learning outcomes. had online education, but only 10% from Bihar o Unlike other surveys, ASER is a household-based and 13% from West Bengal.