DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS – DECEMBER 17, 2021

Q.) Which company is establishing India’s first Green Hydrogen based Energy Storage
Project?

[a] HPCL

[b] NTPC

[c] Coal India

[d] THDC Ltd

[e] Renew Power

 India’s first Green Hydrogen based
Energy Storage Project

NTPC has announced to establish India’s first Green Hydrogen based ANS - B

Energy Storage Project at its Guest House in Simhadri (near

Visakhapatnam).
• A micro-grid which will use green hydrogen will be developed under
this project.
Q.) With which company has ISRO signed an MoU for boosting research on NavIC
messaging service?

[a] Starlink

[b] Oppo

[c] Bharati Foundation

[d] Bellatrix Aerospace

[e] Pixxel
 NavIC Messaging Service
ISRO and the government of India have signed an MoU with smartphone ANS - B
maker OPPO to strengthen the research as well as development of the
domestic satellite navigation system NavIC messaging service.
• NavIC system provides regional navigation services covering the Indian
mainland and an area up to 1500 km beyond the Indian mainland.
• The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has also recognised NavIC
as a component of the World-Wide Radio Navigation System (WWRNS).
Q.) Which state has the highest employability as per the India Skills Report 2022?

[a] Gujarat

[b] Maharashtra

[c] Karnataka

[d] West Bengal

[e] Uttar Pradesh

 India Skills Report 2022
9th edition of India Skills Report (ISR) 2022 has been released by Wheebox ANS - B
(Haryana based organization), in association with All India Council for
Technical Education (AICTE), Association of Indian Universities (AIU),
Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), and other agencies.
• Theme of the report - 'Rebuilding and Reengineering the Future of Work'.
• The annual report examines hiring patterns and skill distribution in the
country with an eye on the future. It uses an aptitude test to measure the
employability of Indian youth.
• Tools – Wheebox National Eligibility Test (measuring 3 lakh candidates)
and India Hiring Intent Survey (measuring 150 corporations)
 India Skills Report 2022
• Top 5 states with highest • Top cities with highest ANS - B
employability – employability –
o Maharashtra o Pune
o Uttar Pradesh o Lucknow
o Kerala o Thiruvananthapura
o West Bengal m
o Karnataka o Kolkata
 India Skills Report 2022
• Percentage of employability of youth has increased to 46.2% at the current ANS - B
level, as compared to 45.97% last year.
• For the year 2022, women’s employability percentage is 51.44% as
compared to men’s at 45.97.
• Gujarat has topped in the list of states with the highest availability of
employable BA and MBA graduates in India.
Q.) Which country is the chair of Council of Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of SCO for
2021-22?

[a] China

[b] Russia

[c] Iran

[d] India

[e] Uzbekistan
 Council of Regional Anti-Terrorist
Structure of SCO
India has assumed the Chairmanship of Council of Regional Anti-Terrorist ANS - D
Structure of SCO (RATS SCO) from October 2021 for a period of one year.
• The National Security Council Secretariat, in association with Data
Security Council of India, as a Knowledge Partner, organized a two-day
Seminar on "Securing Cyberspace in the Contemporary Threat
Environment” for delegates from SCO Member States.
• Council of Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of SCO is an organ of SCO.
Q.) What is the theme of India Mobile Congress 2021?

[a] Inclusive Innovation – Smart, Secure, Sustainable

[b] ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Digital Inclusivity’,

[c] Driving the Next Generation

[d] Innovation & Impact 2.0

[e] Connectivity for the Next Decade

 India Mobile Congress 2021
India Mobile Congress 2021 has been launched by Department of Telecom ANS - E
and Cellular Operators Association of India.
• Theme – Connectivity for the Next Decade
Q.) Which bank has won the DigiDhan awards from Ministry of Electronics and IT?

[a] State Bank of India

[b] Punjab National Bank

[c] Bank of Maharashtra

[d] Bank of Baroda

[e] Karnataka Bank

 DigiDhan Awards
Ministry of Electronics and IT has awarded two DigiDhan awards to ANS - E
Karnataka Bank for achieving the target with highest percentage in BHIM –
UPI transactions under the Private Sector Bank Category consecutively for
two years i.e., FY 2019-20 & FY 2020-21.
Q.) Who has won the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing
Countries in 2021?

[a] Neena Gupta

[b] Nivedita Shukla

[c] Dinesh Kumar

[d] Satish Singh

[e] Mayank Tewari

 Ramanujan Prize for Young
Mathematicians 2021
Neena Gupta of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) has won the Ramanujan
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Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries in 2021.
• The award has been given since 2005, in remembrance of Srinivasa
Ramanujan.
• It is given by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), the
Niels Henrik Abel Memorial Fund, and the International Mathematical Union
(IMU).
• Researchers in developing countries who are lesser than 45 years of age
and who have conducted exceptional research in developing countries will
be eligible to receive the award.
• The prize carries a 15,000 USD cash reward.
 2022 Royal Gold Medal

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has conferred the 2022 Royal Gold Medal
upon Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi.
WELCOME TO GK FACTORY!!!
• Driest place
in the world.
• Looks akin to
the Mars
planet.
• The only
exception is
the presence
of biosphere.
• Location –
Chile, Peru,
Bolivia,
Argentina
• Mountain –
West of
Andes
Mountain
• Giant Hand
located
amidst
Atacama
desert in
Chile.
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