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December
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December
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NCC launches ‘Azadi ki Vijay Shrankhla’ and ‘Sanskritiyon
ka MahaSangam’ to honour bravehearts of 1971 War
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• National Cadet Corps (NCC) is conducting ‘Azadi ki Vijay
Shrankhla’ and ‘Sanskritiyon ka Mahasangam’ event as
part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
India International Science Festival (IISF) 2021
• The 7th edition of the India International Science
festival (IISF) 2021 was held from December 10 to 13,
2021 at Panaji, Goa.
• The theme of IISF 2021 was ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’
– celebrating Creativity, Science, Technology and
Innovation for a prosperous India.
UNESCO inscribes ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ on the
Representative List of ICH of Humanity
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Ministry of Culture implements Scheme of Financial
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Assistance for the Development of Buddhist/Tibetan
Culture and Art under “Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojna”
Kazhuveli Wetland in Tamil Nadu declared as Bird Sanctuary
NITI Aayog releases report on Online Dispute
Resolution policy for speedy access to justice
• NITI Aayog released the report ‘Designing the Future of
Dispute Resolution: The ODR Policy Plan for India’, to
scale dispute avoidance, containment and resolution
online.
• The report is a culmination of the action plan made by a
committee constituted at the peak of the COVID crisis by
NITI Aayog on ODR in 2020 and chaired by Supreme
Court Justice (Retd) AK Sikri.
Hockey: India wins bronze, South Korea lift the 2021
Men’s Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka
• In hockey, South Korea defeated Japan to lift the trophy
in the Hero Men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2021 in
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh wins SAFF U-19 Women’s Football
Championship 2021
• Bangladesh Under-19 Women’s team defeated India to
lift the SAFF U-19 Women’s Football Championship
2021 in Dhaka.
HUL CMD Sanjiv Mehta to become FICCI president
• Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) Chairman and Managing
Director (CMD) Sanjiv Mehta will become the president of the
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FICCI) after the association concludes its 94th annual general
meeting on December 18, 2021.
PV Sindhu
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