DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS – DECEMBER 29, 2021

Q.) Q.) What will be India’s GDP (at constant prices) in 2036, as per CEBR’s World Economic
League Table 2022?

[a] $7,099 billion

[b] $1,500 billion

[c] $9,500 billion

[d] $5,500 billion

[e] $2,470 billion

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Centre for Economics and Business Research (UK based economic ANS - A
consultancy) has released the World Economic League table 2022.
Global Scenario:
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India’s Case:
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• India’s PPP adjusted GDP per capita – $7,314 ANS - A
• Status - lower middle-income country
• GDP growth rates –
o 2020-21: 7.3% contraction
o 2021-22: 8.5% (estimates); 0.6% above 2019 levels
• Share in global GHG emissions – 7% (needs to work for sustainable
economic growth)
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• Covid vs. Economy struggle –
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o Deaths – over 4.5 lakh as of December 2021; India is 3rd largest
behind US and Brazil in Covid deaths.
o In all, the total share of the population who have been fully
vaccinated stands at 34.0%.
o In India, the share of residents who have received at least one
dose amounts to 57.4%, signalling that the nation's vaccination
drive is on course by global standards.
• Foreign Investments - India is also looking enhance to its position
globally, with the nation witnessing strong foreign domestic
investment in 2020 and 2021.
Q.) Under which scheme is the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
sponsoring the Project AMBER of NSDC?

[a] SANKALP

[b] STRIVE

[c] PMKVY

[d] National Skill Development Mission

[e] National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme

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National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Generation India ANS - A

Foundation (GIF) have launched the Project AMBER (Accelerated
Mission for Better Employment and Retention) in New Delhi.
• Purpose - to bridge the gap between skilling and employment by
empowering India’s youth with industry-relevant skills.
• Funding - Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
(MSDE) under the Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for
Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) programme.
o The BlackRock Foundation and McKinsey & Company are
supporting the project.
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• Target - to train 30,000 youth, of which 50% shall be women. ANS - A

• Training centres - Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (PMKKs) across 70

districts
• Skill Sectors - COVID-resilient job sectors like general duty assistant,
junior full stack developer, retail sales associate, customer service
executive, sewing machine operator, hospital front desk executive, solar
PV installer, food & beverage steward
Q.) Where is India's first International Arbitration and Mediation Centre (IAMC) located?

[a] Hyderabad

[b] Pune

[c] Surat

[d] Kochi

[e] Delhi
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Mediation Centre
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India's first International Arbitration and Mediation Centre (IAMC) has
been inaugurated by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana in Hyderabad,
Telangana.
Q.) Where was the National Conference on Investment Opportunities in Highway, Transport,
and Logistics held?

[a] Bengaluru

[b] Ludhiana

[c] Hyderabad

[d] Mumbai

[e] Visakhapatnam
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Opportunities in Highway, Transport, and
Logistics

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Logistics has been organized in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

• MoU signed at the Conference: -
o 1st - National Highways Logistics Management Ltd, Maharashtra
Industrial Development Corporation and Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd signed an
MoU to set up multimodal logistics park at five locations in Maharashtra
– Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad, Nashik, and Dighi Port Industrial Estate.
o 2nd – Maharashtra govt and Tata Motors signed an MoU to set up a
registered vehicle scrapping facility, with a capacity of 35000 vehicles a
year.
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Opportunities in Highway, Transport, and
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o 3rd – Maharashtra govt and Cooperative Energy Recycling and ANS - D

Organics (CERO-India’s first organized vehicle recycler) signed

MoU for setting up additional vehicle scrapping facility in the
state.
o 4TH - Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, IIT Madras and
MapmyIndia have signed an agreement for collaboration in driver
and road safety technologies space to reduce road accidentS.
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jointly launched free-to-use-navigation app service for people.
• By using this navigation app, users will get voice and visual alerts
about upcoming accident-prone zones, speed breakers, sharp curves,
potholes etc, to ensure they can drive carefully and avoid accidents.
• MapmyIndia had won the government of India's Aatmanirbhar App
Innovation Challenge in 2020.
Q.) Where is the Islamic Development Bank located?

[a] Riyadh

[b] Dubai

[c] Cairo

[d] Jeddah

[e] Istanbul
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Cooperation Summit
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Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) organized a meeting in
Islamabad, Pakistan to discuss measures to aid Afghanistan.
• These countries decided to set up a fund to provide humanitarian
aid through the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), which is located in
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Organization of Islamic Cooperation:

• Secretariate – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Member countries – 57
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India’s Aditya L1 Mission:
• Proposed Date – Q3 2022
• At the same time, India will launch its second space observatory Xposat,
aimed at helping astronomers’ study cosmic sources such as pulsars and
supernova.
• The spacecraft in the Aditya L1 mission will be sent 1.5 million km away from
the Earth to L1 Lagrangian.
o L1 Lagrangian is a point between the Earth and the Sun.
o Here, the gravitational pull of both the Earth and the Sun on the satellite is
equal to the force needed to keep the satellite in orbit.
o It is like a parking area in space and is great for observing several
phenomena without hindrances from eclipses.
• The Gaganyaan mission is also likely to be undertaken by the
end of 2022 or in early 2023.

Xposat Observatory
• It will be launched aboard a small satellite launch vehicle (SSLV),
which is in the developmental stages.
• It will help scientists in studying the supernova and pulsar stars.
Molecular clouds – Cloud of lose
Nebula - cloud of dust and gas Through, the fusion of Hydrogen’s
gas (Hydrogen and Helium) and
staying close to each other nuclei, Helium is born.
dust
This fusion generates heat and light.
Thus, a star is born.

The gases within a star is in the form

of plasma.
A Star
Red Giant – A star which
has lost its fuel up to 90%.
Size gets bigger.
 Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

If the size of the star is 1.4 times bigger

than the mass of the Sun, then, it will be a
big star.
If the size is smaller than 1.4 times
smaller than the mass of the Sun, then, it
will be a small star.
 Life of the Small
Star

A Star
Red Giant – A star which
has lost its fuel up to 90%.
Size gets bigger.
Also known as Black dwarf – no heat,
fossil star, this star no light remain
has lost 95% of the
fuel.
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Supernova – 95% loss in

Red Giant – A star which fuel. It blasts.
A Star has lost its fuel up to 90%. This pic is of the Biggest
Size gets bigger. Supernova astronomers
have found till now.
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