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Top 14 Daily GK Updates: National & International News

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Here is the Daily GK Update of 01st December 2021 covering the following
news headlines: White-label ATMs, Barbados, All India Radio, STREET
project, Lionel Messi, World AIDS Day, Border Security Force.

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Top 14 Daily GK Updates: National & International News

Here is providing below the top 14 important Daily General Knowledge GK

2021 updates with national & international news.

National News

1. 1st Indian Young Water Professionals Programme launched

The First Edition of the Indian Young Water Professionals

Programme was launched virtually.  The program was taken up under
National Hydrology Project.
 The India Young Water Professional Programme is unique and different
from typical capacity building and training programs. It focuses on the
engaged Training and Learning Model.

70% of this program is focused on project-based learning by means of

Situation Understanding and Improvement Projects (SUIP).

It also focuses on gender equality and diversity, since sustainable water

management can only benefit from the skills and views of all members
of society.

For the first edition of the programme, about 20 participants have been
selected, comprising of 10 men and 10 women, from central & state
implementing agencies of the National Hydrology Project.

2. All India Radio launches youth programme AIRNxt

All India Radio has decided to begin a new programme called AIRNxt
to offer youth a platform to air their voices as part of the ongoing Azadi
Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.

AIR stations will allow youngsters from local colleges, universities to

take part in programming, allowing them to discuss and curate youth-
centric shows.

This way, the youth can air their big dreams and define the future of
India. It is the biggest single theme show on All India Radio involving
thousands of youth and hundreds of Educational Institutions across the
country. This talent hunt show #AIRNxt will be broadcast in all major
Indian languages and dialects.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

All India Radio Founded: 1936;

All India Radio Headquarters: Sansad Marg, New Delhi;

All India Radio Owner: Prasar Bharati.

International News
3. Barbados becomes the World’s newest republic

Barbados has become the World’s newest republic, around 400 years
after it became a British colony. Barbados is said to have been made a
‘slave society by the British.

It first became an English colony in 1625. It gained its independence in

1966.  Barbados, the Caribbean Island nation, removed Queen Elizabeth
II as the head of the state.
Dame Sandra Prunella Mason took over as the President of Barbados.
He was selected to become the first president of Barbados in October
2021.
He was selected as President of Barbados, at a joint meeting of both the
Houses of Parliament of Barbados. His name was announced by Speaker
of the House of Assembly, Arthur Holder.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

Barbados Capital: Bridgetown;

Barbados Currency: Barbados Dollar.

State News

4. Nagaland Police launches ‘Call Your Cop’ mobile app

Nagaland DGP T. John Longkumer officially launched the ‘Call your

Cop’ mobile App at Police Headquarters in Kohima. The App was
developed by Excellogics Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd.
The App will enable all citizens of the state especially those in distress to
get in touch directly with the police as easily available with just one
click away.
The features in the App include a directory, alerts, tourist tips, SOS,
nearest police station and search. Citizens can download the app from
the google store on any android phone. One can download the app from
the google store. With this app, you can also receive notifications like
news, updates, advisory, etc.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

Chief Minister of Nagaland: Neiphiu Rio; Governor of Nagaland: Jagdish

Mukhi.

5. Varanasi became 1st Indian city to start Ropeway Service

Varanasi, a city in Uttar Pradesh is all set to become the first Indian
city to start ropeway service as a mode of public transport in order to
ease the traffic congestion.

The proposed ropeway will be constructed between Cantt Railway

Station (Varanasi Junction) to Church Square (Godauliya) covering
an aerial distance of 3.45 km.

Its outlay is over Rs 400 crore which is divided between Central

Government and State Government at 80:20. India will be the third
country in the world after Bolivia and Mexico to use a ropeway for
public transport.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

UP Capital: Lucknow;
UP Governor: Anandiben Patel;
UP Chief minister: Yogi Adityanath.

6. Kerala Tourism launched STREET project for experiential tourism

Kerala Tourism launched the ‘STREET’ project to promote and take

tourism deep into the interiors and rural hinterland of Kerala. The
project would help visitors experience the diversity of offerings in these
locales.

The STREET is an acronym for Sustainable, Tangible, Responsible,

Experiential, Ethnic, Tourism hubs. 

The STREET project aims to present the unique identity of the state of
Kerala before to travellers. It also offers a huge potential for growth in
the tourism sector and would bring in significant changes.
 The project will foster mutually beneficial organic relationships
between tourism development and the ordinary lives of people in the
state of Kerala.

The project, conceived by the Responsible Tourism Mission, is inspired

by the ‘Tourism for Inclusive Growth’ slogan of The United Nations
World Tourism Organization.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

Kerala Capital: Thiruvananthapuram;

Kerala Governor: Arif Mohammad Khan;
Kerala Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan.

Appointments News

7. Lt Gen Manoj Kuma Mago appoints to head National Defence College

Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Mago has taken over as the Commandant of

National Defence College (NDC), New Delhi.
He hails from Ludhiana, was commanding the 10 Corps at Bathinda
before being given the assignment at NDC that entails evolving a
strategic culture among the country’s senior-most officials of the
military, the civilian bureaucracy and the Indian Police Service.

Lt Gen Mago, who passed out of Indian Military Academy, Dehradun,

was commissioned into the 7th Battalion of the Brigade of Guards in
1984. He later commanded 16 Guards.

Banking News

8. White-label ATMs : India1 Payments installed 10,000 white-label

ATMs

India1 Payments has crossed a milestone on deploying 10000 white-

label ATMs, which was called as “India1ATMs”. India1 Payments is
IPO-bound and is promoted by the Banktech Group of Australia.
 It was formerly known as BTI Payments. India1 ATM has become the
second-largest white label ATM brand on semi-urban and rural areas.
With the deployment of 10000 ATMs, India1 Payments has become the
largest player in this segment.
The Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) which are set up, owned and
operated by non-bank entities are known as “White Label ATMs”
(WLAs). Non-bank entities which are incorporated in India, under the
Companies Act 1956, are allowed to run WLAs.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

India1 Payments Limited Founded: 2006;

India1 Payments Limited Headquarters location: Bengaluru.

Awards News

9. Lionel Messi Wins A Seventh Ballon d’Or

Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or for a seventh time after being
named as the best player in 2021 by France Football.
Messi scored 41 goals and registered 17 assists in 56 appearances in all
competitions for club and country and led Argentina to a long-awaited
Copa America win in the summer.

Ballon d’Or 2021 Winners:

Ballon d’Or (Men): Lionel Messi (PSG/Argentina)

Club of the year: Chelsea Football Club

Yashin Trophy for best goalkeeper: Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG/Italy)
Ballon d’Or (Women): Alexia Putellas (Barcelona/Spain)

Striker of the year: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich/Poland)

Kopa Trophy for best young male player: Pedri (Barcelona/Spain)

Committees News
10. Centre appoints Committee to revisit criteria for determining EWS

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formed a three-

member committee to review the criteria for reservation for the
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category in terms of the
provisions of the explanation to Article 15 of the Constitution.
The committee has been asked to complete its work within three weeks.
Former Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey will head the
committee.
The announcement to appoint a committee and revisit the EWS
reservation criteria has come after the Supreme Court intervention. The
SC is hearing petitions challenging the government notice issued in July
which provides for a 10 per cent EWS quota in NEET admissions.

The members of the committee are former:

Ajay Bhushan Pandey – former finance secretary, GOI (Chairman)

Prof. V K Malhotra – Member secretary of Indian Council of Social
Science Research (ICSSR)

Shri Sanjay Sanyal – Principal economic advisor to GOI (Member

Convenor)

Books and Authors News

11. Venkaiah Naidu released a Book “‘Democracy, Politics and

Governance’

Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu on the 72nd anniversary of

the adoption of the ‘Constitution of India’ released a book titled
“Democracy, Politics and Governance” in English and ‘Loktantr,
Rajniti and Dharm’ in Hindi at an event in the Central Hall of
Parliament, New Delhi. The book was authored by Dr A. Surya Prakash.
This book is a collection of articles about the social, political, and
economic issues that impacted India’s politics and governance. Dr A.
 Surya Prakash is a Vice Chairman, Executive Council of Nehru Memorial
Museum and Library, and also a veteran journalist.

Important Days

12. World AIDS Day 2021 Celebrates on 01st December

World AIDS Day is observed across the globe on 1st December every
year since 1988.
The day provides an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the
fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV and to
commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness.
This year the theme of World AIDS Day is End inequalities. End AIDS
and End Pandemics. With a special focus on reaching people left
behind, WHO and its partners are highlighting the growing inequalities
in access to essential HIV services. The day was first marked in 1988 and
was also the first-ever international day for global health.

13. BSF celebrates 57th Raising Day on December 01, 2021

The Border Security Force (BSF) is celebrating its 57th Raising Day on
01 December 2021. BSF was formed on December 1, 1965 as a unified
central agency after the Indo-Pak and India-China wars for ensuring the
security of the borders of India and for matters connected therewith.

It is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces of the Union of India
and stands as the world’s largest border guarding force. BSF has been
termed as the First Line of Defence of Indian Territories.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams: 

BSF Director General: Pankaj Kumar Singh;

BSF Headquarters: New Delhi.

Obituaries News
14. National Award-winning Choreographer Shiva Shankar Master
passes away

The renowned National Award-winning choreographer and actor, Shiva

Shankar Master passed away in Hyderabad, Telangana.

He was born on 7 December 1948 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was an

Indian dance choreographer, worked in South Indian movies.

He received the National Award for ‘Best Choreographer’ for the movie
‘Magadheera’.

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