Memorable Points Who assumes the charge asthe Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committe ? = Army Chief General MM. Naravane Army Chief General MM, Naravane on December 15, 2021 assumed the charge as the Chairman of the Chiels of Stat Committee that comprises the three service chiefs. General Naravane has been given the charge as the Chairman of the Committee as he is the senior-most among, the three service chiets. After the demise of India's first Chief of Defence Stat (CDS) General Bipin Rawat in a helicopter crash on December 8, the old system is bac forthe time being with the General ‘Naravane taking the mantle as Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committe (CoSC) to ensure synergy among the three forces Before the creation of the post ofthe Chiet of Defence Staff (CDS), the serior-most among the three service chiefs used to be the Chairman of the Chiels of Staff Committee. ‘Vikram Misri has been appointed as the new’ "= Deputy National Security Adviser of India © Veteran diplomat Vikram Mist, a 1989-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, was on December 27, 2021 appointed Deputy National Security Advisor in the National Security Council Secretaria. Me Misti has served in various capacities at the Ministry of External Affairs, in the Prime Ministers Ofice in New Delhi and én various Indian missions abroad in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. He was appointed as India's Ambassador to Being in 2019. Miset will report to national security adviser Ajit Doval. At present, Rajinder Khanna, Pankaj Saran and Dattatray Padsalgikar are serving. as deputy NSAS. wa succesfully toss 0 surface ballistic missile name =Pealay India successfully testfred its indigenously developed short-range surface to surface ballistic missile Play from Dr APY. ‘Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast on Desepuher 22,2021, India agein conducted the successful test of the missile on December 23 thas a range of 150 to 500 kilometres depending on payload, and can be launched from a mobile launcher “The twin Hight tests of Pralay missile came days after India tested an advanced variant ofthe Agai class of missile from the Dr AP} Abdul Kalam Island tet facility on December 18. a sfully fight tank missile n 2SANT missile = The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) flight tested helicopter-launched Stand-off Anti-Tank (SANT) missile from Pokbean ranges on December 11 2021 The indigenously designed and developed airto-surface SANT missile was tst-fred against a static target illng it successfully and meeting all its mission objectives. Equipped with a stateof-art MMW seeker it is capable of providing high precision strike capability from a safe distance. SANT missile can neutralize targets in a range up to 10kms ey Which steel sector company receives Golden Peacock Environment Management Award 2021? Sai “The Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), under the Ministry of Steel was honoured with the prestigious Golden Peacock Environment Management Avard forthe year 2021 inthe Stel Sector by the Institute of Directors in December 2021, SAIL ‘won the aivard for third successive year. SAIL’s environmental protections measures are focused on adopting, various cavironmental measures including upgrading of pollution control facilities, water conservation etforts with aim to achieve Zero Liquid Discharge, eficient handling of different solid wastes G NN ‘Who has been named PETA India's 2021 “Person ofthe Year’? = Alia Bhatt People fo the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India announced Bollywood actress Alia Bhat asthe PETA Indias 2021 “Person of the Year” on D. 2021 jo “celebrate her work in support of an animal-friendly fashion industry and her aceorscy So dog ads te Aaed” a0 APA aaa Als aay cies aca wala aon no ally voices out the need for songer ermal protection laws n 202, she invested in Phe, the company behind Flair, # vegan leather made from discarded temple forers Last year, she had also launched her vegan Kidewear line, Ed Mamma which was awarded the 2021 PETA Ind fashion avard “for helping to nurture kids lve fr animal and ature” t= Gafrat emerged on top of Ue composte Good Governance Index 221, released by the Union Home Minster Ant Shah on Se ocean the Goes apectes Uy co Dusen es, Acasg to i ones prapel yy Depo ‘amiolteaive Bctacos aod ublc Giieinees (HARP) Cee seabed «129 per oot unsuns, pero sear amr of the a0 sci txcockog eccmric prvi, nara resoures Uevlopment pelle inbesrocane sat iy tect waive cod devant uacy and put sakty, Mabahtra tl Gos Secuod Second ad We ples sapere: ines Delt gat Oe tin eecesnneneyeey exposes I Kernnsmeraes op op ottba SDL Aas St Hea Pvormance Inde 20 fo a Bout consecutive time ‘= Kerala lle the top opot onthe NIT Aayog’s ourth tate Healy Performance Indes, 202 or urt consecutive time on December 27, 2021"Athong the larger nals, Kerala and Tamil Nada ranked Erst and second in tems of overall performance vith Inder sree of 6250 and 72.2 reapecvey. Developed by incorpraing 24 indlestors in eee spec His Aamllcutcenda evans yd capensis dooce teas Te ase calseted. ss wala ohtcene of 9 oaths acs se nd aan ere fa,s aes er URS) ae « ‘eterence year 01912. Among the ight smaller late, Mlzorom topped the at whe Napaland waa the Dotom ofthe Sie be overal piaatence ta the. ortl als per Binncc f Un lian aden nt Rage Viva and aah and Du topped te st, PD/February/2022/409 mrmmsge reamramennencsenacions tsb © Rohit Sharma was appointed captain of Team India (Men's cricket team) in One-day Internationals (ODIs) on December 8, 2021, sueceedling Virat Kohli. Rohit had been appointed captain of the T201 team last month, ahead of the home series ‘against New Zealand. He will also be the new Vice-Captain in Tests, replacing Ajinkya Rahane. Rohit Sharma's first ‘assignment as captain in ODIs willbe the three-match series in South Africa fH ‘Which team clinches the Vijay Hazare 2021 titles = Himachal Pradesh "© Himachal Pradesh sealed its maiden Vijay Hazare trophy 2021 as it prevailed aver Tamil Nady by 11 runs on VJD method in the final on December 26, 2021 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Chasing a stiff 315 run target, Himachal Pradesh, who were playing their maiden Vijay Hazare final, responded in style with Shubham Arora making a fine 136 not ‘out with 13 fours and one six. With Himachal 299/4 in 47:3 overs, and needing 16 off 15 balls, bad light suspended play and Himachal was declared winner under the VJD Method. Himachal Pradesh secured its place in the final beating Services in the semi-final. Rishi Dhawan was the captain ofthe champion side in the event. [[iNtERWATIONAL © Gabriel Borichas been elected asthe youngest President of =Chite = Gabriel Boric, a former student activist and a leftist leader was on December 19, 2021 elected as the new President of Chile by securing more than 5S per cent votes in his support in the Presidential polls. He defeated his nearest iva lawmaker Jos ‘Antonio Kast in the polls. At the age of 35 Boric will become Chile's youngest modem President when he takes office in March, 2022. Boric is backed by a coalition of leftist parties that include Chile's Communist Party. He was among several activists elected to Congress in 2014 ater leading protests fr higher quality education. Whojsthe new Chancllor of Germany? lat Schole = Social Democen ote ‘On ‘Scholz, yen December 8, 2021 sworn in as Germany's new Chancellor, succeeding Angela SRistag Ber a Masai 3 in a row. Olaf Scholz took his oath of office at the B a8 re ah pie Wile War cc coal a anlar cca oer ancl lt in wc ha won 39 ‘out of 707 German lawmakers’ votes. Scholz: will lead Germany's first federal ‘trafic light’ coalition, made up of the SPD, the ecologist Greens and the liberal Free Democrats (FDP) and named for the parties’ colours. Scholz, 63, has been Germany's Vice-Chancellor and finance minister since 2018 and is a former mayor of the city of Hamburg. (© The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) grants Observer Status to = International Solar Alliance "© The UN General Assembly conferred Observer Status to the International Solar Alliance (ISA) on December 10, 2021. India hailed the decision asthe historic one which would help provide for a well-defined cooperation between the Alliance and the United Nations that would benefit global energy growth and development. The ISA was conceived as ajeint effort by India and France to mobilize efforts against climate change through the deployment of solar energy solutions. It was presented by the leaders of the two countries atthe 2Ist Conference of Parties (COP2I) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Peris in 2015. ef What was the theme of aman Ris 2 ~ Reducing Inequalities and Advancing Human Bighis F se The World Ramon Risin oy 208 wat cheered oy unl cg Dearnber 0 to ue peopl sar of rhe gs md also to acknowledge the absence of human rights in various counliies. The principle of equality & non-diserimination is at the heart of human rights. The theme announced by the UN for Human Rights Day 2021 is ‘Reducing Inequalities and _ bone eZ saya fms NASA uch hen The nas afi slarprae Parkes NASA's sdentsts on DasEmisr 4.2L greounced that ts Parr solar probe touched the sun, becoming te Bt specrrftt touch hesenin the spaces. The apeceral plunged hugh tne unexplored war amonphere known ot Eicon of thou The Parer actully Str rg the orn Ape te nr dung the pacer igh coos sec hain. sll ok eon gh. Os bh aa cae malin en cepate in 201; Pater war 1 milion Kloenctrs fom the comer ofthe sun when it rt crowed he gpe, une easly Biircet stoic aeaspnas enlace (Nash nncthea hg gics ldcpenid ssjenar wai gecrrstacape w NASA. the US sce agency cr December 25,2021 nunched the James Webb Space Telesope in ellaborason rh ofBa ‘space agencies of the European Union and Canada. Touted as the successor to the ageing Hubble Space Telescope, the new ae es dat at calloncd lets Soop on Eats fede Ginga ole lie weckogs akc wee Te tev tescope I at leat 100 mes more power than the Hebe Telescope Whe Hush miner Sood at 78 fet i diameter, the James Webb telescope's mirror has the diameter of 21-3 feet, allowing it to capture six times more light than bbe in a ncuaccaaasn amin YE Harnaaz Sandhu from India was crowned Miss Universe 2021, the 70th edition of the Miss UNW@?Se contest, on Recember, 22, 202.in Eilat, Israel, beating contestants from 80 countries. She is the third Indian beauty to win the coveted crownaiter ‘actors Sushmita Senin 1994 and Jars Outta in 2000. She was crowned by her predecessor Andrea Meza of Mexico, who won the pageant in 2020. Nadia Ferreira of Paraguay and Lalela Mswane of South Arica were the first and second runners- up, respectively. © Which country joins BRICS' New Development Bank (NDB) as its member recently ? = Egypt += Egypt joined the New Development Bank (NDB), established by BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Attica) in 2015, as its new member in December 2021. Egypt is the fourth country outside BRICS nations to join the NDB as its ‘member after the admission of Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Uruguay in September 2021. Egypt will have in NDB a new platform to foster cooperation in infrastructure and sustainable development with BRICS and other emerging economies and developing countries. Membership to NDB becomes effective once the admitted country completes its domestic processes and deposits the instruments of accession. me ys PD/February/2022/41