Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: December 2, 2021

December 2, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for December 2, 2021

Lok Sabha passes The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020
Dinyar Patel wins Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2021 for his book “Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism”
Arunachal Pradesh govt ropes in actor Sanjay Dutt as brand ambassador for 50th year celebrations
Nagaland: Hornbill Festival beings in Naga Heritage village Kisama on statehood day–Dec 1
Parliamentary Delegation from Mongolia calls on the President
India joins G20 Troika, to work closely with Indonesia, Italy on agenda

ADB providing USD 250 mn loan for National Industrial Corridor Development Program
DGCA postpones resumption of scheduled international flights from Dec 15
Sambit Patra appointed chairman of India Tourism Development Corporation
Serum Institute of India delivers first Novavax vaccine batch through COVAX
WhatsApp banned 2 million accounts in India in October
Frequent suspension of internet on flimsy grounds uncalled for, says Parliamentary panel

Forum of Indian Professionals in South China (FIPSC) organized by India’s Consulate General in Guangzhou
India Foundation organising fifth Indian Ocean Conference in Abu Dhabi on Dec 4-5
Indian ambassador to Russia Pavan Kapoor presents credentials to President Vladimir Putin
Harsh Vardhan Shringla meets EU special envoy for Afghanistan
Bangladesh-US holding CARAT (Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training) maritime exercise in Bay of Bengal
Paris-based OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) lowers global growth forecast for 2021 to 5.6% from 5.7% earlier
US singer Rihanna declared national hero by government of Barbados
Honduras: Xiomara Castro elected first female President
Germany: 4 injured as World War-II bomb explodes near railway construction site in Munich
Azerbaijan: 14 people killed in military helicopter crash during training
World AIDS Day observed on Dec 1