On December 16, 2021, the United Nations cultural agency, UNESCO placed a traditional Haitian soup called ‘Joumou Soup’ in the intangible cultural heritage list. Highlights Haitian soup is...
On December 15, 2021, the Union Cabinet approved the proposal of increasing marriage age for women from 18 years to 21 years. Background This proposal was approved a...
Telangana Government has issued a revised guidelines for curbing child labour menace, in line with the rules formulated by Centre. Key facts State government seeks to take strict...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to address and inaugurate an All-India Mayor’s Conference in Varanasi on December 17, 2021 via video conferencing. Highlights The All-India Mayor’s Conference is...
Minister of Communication, Ashwini Vaishnaw, recently highlighted that India has started work towards developing the next generation of communication technology, using indigenously developed 6G infrastructure. It is likely to...
On December 16, 2021, Union Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Giriraj Singh, launched MIS (Management Information System) portal to ranking of States/UTs in Land Acquisition Projects....
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for December 17, 2021 INDIA – 50th Vijay Diwas: PM merges four flames of Swarnim Vijay Mashaal into Eternal Flame...
On December 15, 2021, seven times Formula One (F1) champion Lewis Hamilton has received “knighthood” for services to motorsport. Key Points He received knighthood, days after he lost...
AYUSH Ministry has released its fresh recommendations for ‘Holistic Health and Well Being’. Highlights Ministry has highlighted that, recommendations for public on ‘holistic health and well-being’ focuses on...
On December 15, 2021, Union Cabinet approved an incentive scheme of worth Rs 1,300 crore for promoting RuPay Debit Cards and low-value BHIM-UPI transactions. Key Points Under the...
