Archive | December 2021

December 12, 2021

News for 12 December 2021

Important News for Today:

China brands U.S. democracy ‘weapon of mass destruction’
[Important for: IP, IR]
U.S. slaps sanctions on North Korean and Chinese entities
[Important for: IP, IR]
MSP is key to diversify crops: farmers
[Important for: Economy]
DRDO test-fires two India-made missiles
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
US sanctions on Iran have no bearing on India’s Chabahar port project: Govt
[Important for: IP, IR]

December 11, 2021

News for 11 December 2021

Important News for Today:

Growth not durable, will peak in H1 2022: Nomura
[Important for: Economy]
China claims it’s the ‘largest democracy’
[Important for: IP, IR]
UN confers Observer Status on Solar Alliance
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘Webb telescope will certainly search for Earth-like planets’: Project scientist
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Extended Range Pinaka rocket system successfully test-fired
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

December 10, 2021

News for 10 December 2021

Important News for Today:

Volcanic eruptions contributed to collapse of ancient Chinese dynasties: Study
[Important for: Essay]
Difference in perception can be expressed in better language: SC
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
US sanctions on Iran have no bearing on India’s Chabahar port project: Govt
[Important for: IP, IR]
Global pension report is not based on reliable data: Ministry
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
‘Clarify tax relief rule for SEZ projects with WfH’
[Important for: Economy]
SEBI proposes rules for retail algo trading
[Important for: Economy]

December 9, 2021

News for 9 December 2021

Important News for Today:

‘Cybersecurity a key concern with CBDC’
[Important for: Economy]
RBI to mop up surplus liquidity as it ‘rebalances’
[Important for: Economy]
Beijing Games: Canada, U.K. follow U.S. approach
[Important for: IP, IR]
Putin defends troop build-up near Ukraine
[Important for: IP, IR]
RS passes Bills on ART and surrogacy
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
RBI retains accommodative stance, keeps rates unchanged
[Important for: Economy]
Japanese billionaire Maezawa blasts off to International Space Station
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Combining 150,000 images, astrophotographer captures stunning details of Sun
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
This robot looks like a pancake and jumps like a maggot
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

December 8, 2021

News for 8 December 2021

Important News for Today:

SEBI recasts delisting rules to make M&A easier
[Important for: Economy]
China’s export growth slows, imports quicken on demand
[Important for: Economy]
‘U.S. will pay the price for Olympics diplomatic boycott’
[Important for: IP, IR]
Biden holds talks with Putin, warns against Ukraine invasion
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘Judicial inaction favours those in power’
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Norwegian archaeologists find late Iron Age longhouses
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Carbon capture and storage: where should the world store CO2? It’s a moral dilemma
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

December 7, 2021

News for 7 December 2021

Important News for Today:

‘Normalise coal supply to captive power plants’
[Important for: Economy]
Fertilizer subsidy to cost 62% more on input costs: Crisil
[Important for: Economy]
‘China is more confrontational than in the past’
[Important for: IP, IR]
UAE’s top security envoy makes rare visit to Iran
[Important for: IP, IR]
RBI export ban on PPE kits was legitimate: SC
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
India, Russia renew military pact
[Important for: IP, IR]
Potentially hazardous asteroid to fly by Earth this week
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Scientists developing chewing gum that could cut COVID-19 transmission
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
How bat moms give bat pups their sense of direction
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

December 6, 2021

News for 6 December 2021

Important News for Today:

Be aware of bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies
[Important for: Economy]
U.S. spy plane nearly caused mid-air ‘catastrophe’: Moscow
[Important for: IP, IR]
U.S. slams ‘summary killings’ of ex-security forces by Taliban
[Important for: IP, IR]
Ahead of polls, new idea on the table: bad bank for farm loans
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
India finalises cooperation plan to revive Covid-hit Sri Lanka economy
[Important for: IP, IR]

December 6, 2021

News for 5 December 2021

Important News for Today:

India, Russia set to ink AK-203 rifle deal
[Important for: IP, IR]
A reservoir of history
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Ahead of Biden summit, China’s communists bash U.S. democracy
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘Texas Instruments raising chip output to fill supply gap’
[Important for: Economy]
Unhealthy speculation taking place in cryptocurrencies: FM
[Important for: Economy]
India should free up exchange rate moves: U.S.
[Important for: Economy]
An innovation that can better protect power grids
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

December 6, 2021

News for 4 December 2021

Important News for Today:

‘Dam Safety Act will bring in unified policies’
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Scientists use stem cells to create models of pre-embryos
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Hot little planet as dense as iron zips around red dwarf star
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Australian wine may land ahead of FTA
[Important for: Economy]
Security will aid fintech retain user trust: PM
[Important for: Economy]
‘NBFCs’ bad loans may rise on RBI norms’
[Important for: Economy]
Sri Lankan executive killed over ‘blasphemy’ in Pakistan
[Important for: IP, IR]
Taliban chief decrees ban on forced wedding in Afghanistan
[Important for: IP, IR]

December 6, 2021

News for 3 December 2021

Important News for Today:

L&T and ReNew sign green hydrogen pact
[Important for: Polity, Governance, Economy]
Maruti, Audi to raise prices as costs surge
[Important for: Polity, Governance, Economy]
Meta steps up measures to protect women online
[Important for: Polity, Governance, Economy]
Stop NATO expansion, Russia tells U.S.
[Important for: IP, IR]
Ukraine’s Crimea goal a threat: Russia
[Important for: IP, IR]
WTA suspends events in China over Peng concerns
[Important for: IP, IR]
Chinese firm signs energy deal with Male
[Important for: IP, IR]
U.S. slams China ‘drive’ for hypersonic weapons
[Important for: IP, IR]
No consensus over envoys for Afghanistan, Myanmar
[Important for: IP, IR]