Daily Current Affairs December 25

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December 25 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs December 25

1. Good Governance Day is observed on which date?
A) December 24
B) December 25
C) December 22
D) December 12
E) December 23
Answer: B) December 25

Good Governance Day: History

  • On December 23, 2014, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya (posthumously) were announced as recipients of India’s highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna.
  • Following the announcement, the Modi government announced that the birth anniversary of the former Prime Minister would be treated as Good Governance Day.
  • Since then, the day is celebrated throughout the country every year on December 25.

Ranking – Daily Current Affairs December 25

2. Which state is topped in Agriculture & Allied Sector in Group A category in Good Governance Index 2021?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Assam
C) Nagaland
D) Andhra Pradesh
E) West Bengal
Answer: D) Andhra Pradesh

Sectors Group A Group B NE & Hill States UTs
Agriculture & Allied Sector Andhra Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Mizoram D & N Haveli
Commerce and Industry Telangana Uttar Pradesh J & K Daman & Diu
Human Resource Development Punjab Odisha Himachal Pradesh Chandigarh
Public Health Kerala West Bengal Mizoram A & N Island
Public Infrastructure and Utilities Goa Bihar Himachal Pradesh A & N Island
Economic Governance Gujarat Odisha Tripura Delhi
Social Welfare and Development Telangana Chhattisgarh Sikkim D & N Haveli
Judiciary and Public Safety Tamil Nadu Rajasthan Nagaland Chandigarh
Environment Kerala Rajasthan Manipur Daman & Diu
Citizen Centric Governance Haryana Rajasthan Uttarakhand Delhi
Composite Gujarat Madhya Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Delhi

Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs December 25

3. SIDBI has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of which state to develop the MSME ecosystem in the state?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Assam
C) Nagaland
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) West Bengal
Answer: E) West Bengal

Titbits

SIDBI:
Abbreviation: Small Industries Development Bank of India
Establishment – 2nd April 1990
Headquarters – Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Chairman & Managing Director – Sivasubramanian Ramann

West Bengal:
Capital: Kolkata
CM: Mamata Banerjee
Governor: Jagdeep Dhankhar


4. The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a monetary penalty of ______ on MUFG Bank Ltd for non-compliance with its directions on ‘Loans and Advances – Statutory and Other Restrictions’?
A) ₹20 Lakh
B) ₹30 Lakh
C) ₹10 Lakh
D) ₹40 Lakh
E) ₹50 Lakh
Answer: B) ₹30 Lakh

  • MUFG Bank has the largest network amongst Japanese banks in India, with a presence in five locations.
  • RBI, in a statement, said its inspection of the bank (with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2019) revealed, inter alia, non-compliance with the aforesaid direction to the extent that it had sanctioned loans and advances to companies whose board of directors included person(s) who were director(s) on boards of other banks, without such sanctions being accorded at the level of its management committee.

Awards – Daily Current Affairs December 25

5. Which bank wins coveted CII award for ‘Most Innovative Best Practice’?
A) HSBC
B) Bank of China
C) HDFC Bank
D) SBM
E) Citibank
Answer: C) HDFC Bank

  • HDFC Bank focuses on financial inclusion by offering entire bouquet of its world-class products through CSC’s network of VLE centres:
  • 1.1 lakh VLE (Village Level Executive) centres run by CSC e-Governance.
  • Of these, over 1 lakh VLE centres are in Rural & Semi-Urban locations.
  • These locations cover close to 50,000 villages across India.
  • These villages are spread across 685 districts and 5,176 sub-districts.
Titbits

HDFC Bank:
Hq: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Tagline: We Understand Your World
CEO: Sashidhar Jagdishan


6. Who won Ambedkar Sudar Award?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Jai Ram Thakur
C) M.K. Stalin
D) Smriti Zubin Irani
E) G. Kishan Reddy
Answer: C) M.K. Stalin

  • Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said the DMK government was prepared to enact laws to ensure social equality.
  • Accepting The Amebdkar Sudar Award 2021, presented by Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) leader Thol. Thirumavalavan in Chennai, the DMK leader noted even after many years inequality still exists on social and economic fronts.

National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs December 25

7. Which Ministry launched the ‘Azadi@75 Star Rating Protocol of Garbage Free Cities- Toolkit 2022’, the most important governance tool of waste management – the Star Rating Protocol for Garbage Free Cities?
A) Home
B) Women & Child Development
C) Sports
D) Education
E) Housing and Urban Affairs
Answer: E) Housing and Urban Affairs

Titbits

Petroleum and Natural Gas & Housing and Urban Affairs:
Minister: Hardeep Singh Puri
Constituency: Rajaya Sabha MP, Uttar Pradesh


8. Which Metro gets IGBC’s platinum rating?
A) Chennai
B) Agra
C) Mumbai
D) Hyderabad
E) Kanpur
Answer: E) Kanpur

  • Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has certified all nine stations in the first phase of Kanpur Metro Project with platinum rating.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the first phase of the project between IIT Kanpur and Motijheel Metro Station.
  • IGBC, which certifies civil construction works as green system, platinum rating certificate was given by Confederation of Indian Industries to Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation’s (UPMRC) Managing Director Kumar Keshav.
  • Before this, all 21 stations of Lucknow Metro have been certified with IGBC’s platinum rating.

9. Which organisation and TERI launch Centre of Excellence on Water Reuse?
A) SSI
B) ICAI
C) NHAI
D) NSDC
E) NMCG
Answer: E) NMCG

  • Director General of National Mission for Clean Ganga, NMCG and Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI today launched Centre of Excellence, CoE on Water Reuse in New Delhi.
  • The Center of Excellence will be setup to design and foster research and innovation including identification of knowledge gaps for research and need for new ideas, supporting targeted research and spurring and nurturing needed innovation.

10. Who addresses 3rd Meeting of National Startup Advisory Council?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Jai Ram Thakur
C) Arjun Munda
D) Smriti Zubin Irani
E) Piyush Goyal
Answer: E) Piyush Goyal


11. Who launched Gram Panchayat Gyan Kendra in Kullu district?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Jai Ram Thakur
C) Arjun Munda
D) Smriti Zubin Irani
E) G. Kishan Reddy
Answer: B) Jai Ram Thakur

  • Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on the occasion of the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, launched Gram Panchayat Gyan Kendra in Kullu district.
  • It is part of an initiative of the district administration of Prini, which is Vajpayee’s village.
  • The initiative has been extended to 10 other Gram Panchayat Gyan Kendras of Nagar, Kullu and Banjar Developmental Blocks.
  • While virtually interacting with the Pradhans of the ‘Gram Panchayat Gyan Kendras’, Thakur said this initiative of the district administration was indeed a commendable step as the youth of these panchayats would get opportunity to prepare for competitive examinations.
  • He also said the students would not only get 24-hour library facilities nearer to their homes but they would also get Internet and WiFi-facilities.
  • The chief minister said since this initiative started on the birth anniversary of Vajpayee, these Gyan Kendra would be named as ‘Atal Gyan Kendra’ as a mark of respect to the former prime minister, who had chosen Manali as his home.
Titbits

Himachal Pradesh:
Capital: Shimla
CM: Jai Ram Thakur
Governor: Rajendran Vishwanath Arlekar



Over All Review

Important Days

  • December 25 – Good Governance Day.

Ranking 

  • Andhra Pradesh – Topped in Agriculture & Allied Sector in Group A category in Good Governance Index 2021.

Banking and Finance 

  • SIDBI + The Government of West Bengal – Develop the MSME ecosystem.
  • The Reserve Bank of India – A monetary penalty of ₹30 Lakh on MUFG Bank Ltd.

Awards 

  • HDFC Bank – Coveted CII award for ‘Most Innovative Best Practice’.
  • M.K. Stalin – The Amebdkar Sudar Award 2021.

National Affairs

  • MoHUA – Star Rating Protocol of Garbage Free Cities- Toolkit 2022.
  • Kanpur Metro – IGBC’s platinum rating.
  • NMCG + TERI – Centre of Excellence on Water Reuse.
  • Piyush Goyal – 3rd Meeting of National Startup Advisory Council.
  • Himachal CM – Kullu ‘Atal Gyan Kendra’.

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