Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: December 7, 2021

December 7, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for December 7, 2021:

PM Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold 21st India Russia Annual Summit in New Delhi
The 21st India Russia Annual Summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin was held at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on December 6, 2021.
First-ever India-Russia ‘2+2’ dialogue held in New Delhi; Participants: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu
India signs agreement for procurement of 6 lakh AK-203 rifles from Russia for Rs. 5000 crores
Meeting of India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC) held in New Delhi
Rukmini Banerji, CEO of Pratham Education Foundation, awarded 2021 Yidan Prize for Education Development which is based in Hong Kong SAR
Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr Virendra Kumar launches Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SRESHTA) for socio-economic upliftment and overall development of Scheduled Castes students
India and Bangladesh jointly celebrate Maitri Diwas on December 6 to commemorate 50 years of the Bangladesh Liberation War

Number of ATMs in country at over 213,000, says Finance Ministry
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2021 passed in Lok Sabha
Sanjiv Mehta, CMD of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), appointed as Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

India (325 & 276/7d) defeat New Zealand (62 & 167) in 2nd test at Mumbai, win 2-test series 1-0
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah