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The Hindu Review December 2021
The Hindu Review December 2021
Contents
The Most Important Current Affairs December 2021 .................................................................................................. 3
Banking and Financial Current Affairs ........................................................................................................................ 11
Economy Current Affairs................................................................................................................................................. 14
Business Current Affairs ................................................................................................................................................. 15
International Current Affairs.......................................................................................................................................... 17
National Current Affairs.................................................................................................................................................. 18
States Current Affairs....................................................................................................................................................... 21
Schemes/Committees ....................................................................................................................................................... 23
Agreement/Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ................................................................................................. 24
Appointments/Resignations (National & International) .......................................................................................... 26
Ranks and Reports ............................................................................................................................................................ 28
Sports Current Affairs ...................................................................................................................................................... 30
Summits And Conferences.............................................................................................................................................. 32
Awards & Recognition ..................................................................................................................................................... 32
Important Days .................................................................................................................................................................. 35
Defence Current Affairs .................................................................................................................................................. 37
Science and Technology .................................................................................................................................................. 38
Books & Authors ............................................................................................................................................................... 39
Miscellaneous Current Affairs ....................................................................................................................................... 41
Obituaries ........................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Static Takeaways ............................................................................................................................................................... 44
France-based World Inequality Lab published its report HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2021 Winners:
titled “World Inequality Report 2022”. This report was
Category Winner Runner-up
authored by Lucas Chancel, who is the co-director of
World Inequality Lab. It was coordinated by famed Women’s An Se Young
PV Sindhu (India)
French economist Thomas Piketty. In 2021 the top 10 Singles title (South Korea)
percent and top 1 percent of the Indian population hold Men’s Viktor Axelsen Kunlavut Vitidsarn
57 percent and 22 percent of total national income Single title (Denmark) (Thailand)
respectively, whereas the share of the bottom 50 percent Takuro Hoki Marcus Fernaldi
Men’s
has gone down to 13 percent. and Yugo Gideon and Kevin
double
Kobayashi Sanjaya Sukamuljo.
Key Findings analysis on inequalities in India: Title
(Japan) (Indonesia)
• The report notes that the top 1 % of India’s
Kim So-yeong
population owns more than one-fifth of the total Women’s Nami Matsuyama
and Kong
national income in 2021. Double and Chiharu Shida.
Hee-yong
• The bottom half of the population earns just 13.1 Title (Japan)
(South Korea)
per cent.
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Argentina beat six-time champions Germany to Fortune India’s List of Top 5 Most Powerful Women
lift Junior hockey world cup in India:
Argentina showcased its organised game with great Rank Name Position
composure to beat six-time champion German side 4-2 Nirmala Union Ministry,
and win the title after 16 years in the men’s Hockey 1
Sitharaman Ministry of Finance
Junior World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium. Argentina
Reliance Foundation
has become the only third team after Germany (six
2 Nita Ambani Chairperson and
wins) and India (2001, 2016) to win multiple Junior
Goodwill Ambassador
Hockey WC titles. Defending champions India finished
fourth in the junior hockey world cup 2021 after losing Chief Scientist, World
Soumya
1-3 to France in the third-place match. 3 Health Organization
Swaminathan
(WHO)
Other Awards:
Kiran Executive Chairperson,
• Best Player of the Tournament: Timothée Clément 4
Mazumdar-Shaw Biocon
(FRANCE)
• Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament: Anton Co-founder and Joint
Brinckman (GERMANY) 5 Suchitra Ella MD, Bharat Biotech
• Hero Top Scorer of the Tournament: Miles International Ltd
Bukkens (NETHERLANDS) (18 goals)
• Odisha Fair Play Award: Team Chile Sunil Gavaskar honoured with SJFI Medal
• Odisha Fans Choice Award for Best Goal of the 2021
Tournament: Ignacio Nardolillo (ARGENTINA)
• Hockey India Maximum Team Goals: The Sports Journalists’ Federation of India (SJFI) has
NETHERLANDS (45 goals) decided to honour former Indian Cricketer and cricket
• Hockey India Best Goal Saved of the Tournament: commentator Sunil Manohar Gavaskar with its
Mahmoud Seleem (EGYPT) prestigious ‘SJFI Medal 2021’ at SJFI Annual General
• AM/NS India Best Coach of the Tournament: Meeting (AGM) in Guwahati, Assam. SJFI Medal is the
Johannes Schmitz (GERMANY) highest honour of SJFI. SJFI was founded on 27th
FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2021 February 1976 at the Eden Gardens, Calcutta (now
The FIH Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup 2021 was Kolkata), West Bengal.
hosted by Bhubaneswar, Odisha between November
Other SJFI Awards:
24- December 5, 2021. The top 16 teams had
participated in the tournament including India, Award Winner
Germany, Belgium, Argentina, Canada, South Africa,
SJFI Sportsman of the
Egypt, Pakistan, Korea, Malaysia, Poland, France, Chile, Neeraj Chopra (Javelin)
year 2021
Spain, USA and the Netherlands.
SJFI Sportswoman of the Mirabai Chanu
year 2021 (Weightlifting)
Fortune India’s Most Powerful Women in India
SJFI Team of the Year Indian Men’s Hockey
2021 announced
2021 team
Fortune India released the list of most powerful women Pramod Bhagat
in India 2021 in which Union Minister, Ministry of SJFI Parathletes of the
(Badminton) and Sumit
Finance & Ministry of Corporate Affairs Nirmala year 2021(Men)
Antil (Javelin)
Sitharaman ranked 1st. She is followed by Reliance
SJFI Parathletes of the Avani Lekhara (rifle
Foundation Chairperson and Goodwill Ambassador
year 2021(Women) shooter)
Nita Ambani in 2nd position, and Soumya
Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, World Health SJFI Special Recognition Olympic Gold Quest
Organization (WHO) at 3rd. Award (OGQ)
List of the world's 20 most admired women: Helen Rollason Award Jen Beattie
Coach of the Year Gareth Southgate
Rank Personality
England men’s football
1 Michelle Obama Team of the Year
team
2 Angelina Jolie World Sport Star Rachael Blackmore
3 Queen Elizabeth II Lifetime Achievement Simone Biles
4 Oprah Winfrey Unsung Hero Sam Barlow