Daily Current Affairs – 01 December 2021

Daily Current Affairs 01 December 2021: This post contains the current affairs for 01 December 2021 that are important for competitive exams like IBPS PO and Clerk, SBI PO and Clerk, RBI Assistant and Grade B, other Insurance exams. You can also attempt our Current Affairs Quiz after reading our daily current affairs.

Daily Current Affairs 01 December 2021

1. First edition of India Young Water Professional Programme launched with the support of the Australian Water Partnership, under National Hydrology Project (NHP), a Central Scheme of Department of Water Resources (DOWR), RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti.
2. First-ever Aharbal festival celebrated in Kulgam district of Jammu & Kashmir to promote tourism
3. Meghalaya’s capital Shillong’s famous Cherry Blossom Festival celebrated from November 25 to 27, 2021
4. Hyderabad-based space technology startup Skyroot Aerospace test-fires India’s first privately built cryogenic rocket engine Dhawan-1, which will be used to power the upper stages of its upcoming Vikram-2 orbital launch vehicle.
5. Nagaland Police launches ‘Call Your Cop’ mobile app
6. Centre appoints three-member Committee to revisit criteria for determining economically weaker sections (EWS); Head – Former Finance Secretary Ajay Bhusan Pandey
7. HSBC India launches country’s first credit card made from recycled PVC plastic in an effort to help save plastic waste and lower overall carbon emission.
8. Admiral R Hari Kumar takes over as the 25th Chief of the Naval Staff on November 30, 2021 from Admiral Karambir Singh
9. India-born Parag Agrawal named as new chief executive officer (CEO) of Twitter. He succeeds Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey
   
10. Sports Journalist Ayaz Memon pens book titled Indian Innings: The Journey of Indian Cricket from 1947
11. World AIDS Day observed on December 01, 2021. Theme: End inequalities. End AIDS and End Pandemics
12. Border Security Force (BSF) observes 57th Raising Day on December 01, 2021. BSF Director General – Pankaj Kumar Singh
13. Renowned Telugu film lyricist Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry passes away at 66
14. Veteran American composer and lyricist, Stephen Sondheim, passes away at 91. He was the recipient of Tony Awards, Pulitzer Prize and an Academy Award.
15. 52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Award Winners
    1. Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award
       • Martin Scorsese (American filmmaker)
       • István Szabo (Hungarian filmmaker)
    2. Indian Film Personality of the Year
       • Hema Malini
       • Prasoon Joshi
    3. Golden Peacock (Best Film) – Ring Wandering (Japan) by Masakazu Kaneko
    4. Silver Peacock
       • Best Director – Vaclav Kadrnka for Saving One Who Was Dead (Czech Republic)
       • IFFI Best Actor Award (Male) – Jitendra Joshi for Godavari (India)
       • IFFI Best Actor Award (Female) – Ángela Molina for Charlotte (Paraguay)
    5. Special Jury Award
       • Renata Carvalho for The First Fallen (Brazil)
       • Nikhil Mahajan for Godavari (India)
    6. ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal – Lingui, The Sacred Bonds (Chad, France, Belgium, Germany) by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
    7. Jury Special Mention – Roman Vasyanov for The Dorm (Russia)
    8. Best Debut Film – Zahorí (Switzerland, Argentina, Chile, France) by Marí Alessandrini
    9. Jury Special Mention for the Debut Feature Film- The Wealth of the World (Chile, Italy) by Simon Farriol

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