Current Affairs - December 15, 2021 Current Affairs

India's largest insurer Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has been allowed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to raise its holding in private lender IndusInd Bank to 9.99 per cent from the existing 4.95 per cent.

This summit is arranged as part of the "Vibrant Gujarat Summit", planned to happen in Anand, Gujarat, from December 14 to December 16.

NITI Aayog, Atal Innovation Mission and the Royal Embassy of Denmark to India together have launched the second edition of water innovation challenges to address the global water woes as a part of the Indo-Danish Bilateral Green Strategic partnership.

Geeta Jayanti 2021 has been celebrated on December 14, 2021.

An earthquake of 7.6 magnitude on the Richter scale struck 95km north of Maumere in Indonesia informed United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Indian weightlifter Jhilli Dalabehera has won the gold medal in the women's 49kg category at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced to appoint an assistant to U.S. President Joe Biden Catherine Russell as the next head of the U.N. children's agency UNICEF.

The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has awarded Karnataka Bank with two DigiDhan awards instituted for achieving the target with the highest percentage in BHIM-UPI transactions under the private sector bank category consecutively for two years 2019-20 and 2020-21.

GST on EVs is now 5% and previously 12%.

Gulf of Mexico Bryde's whales have been classified as "endangered" under the Endangered Species Act.

Indian mathematician Neena Gupta has been honoured with the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians, 2021.

India will also be hosting the Central Asian-India Foreign Minister's meet.

Telangana is currently witnessing cases of Covidengue, which occurs when a COVID-19 patient is infected with the Dengue virus.

Indian-origin professor Neeli Bendapudi has created history as the first woman and person of colour to be named as the president of America's prestigious Pennsylvania State University, the educational institution announced.

IIT Kanpur has developed a portable testing device called 'BhuParikshak' that can detect soil health in just 90 seconds through a mobile application.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address National Summit on Agro and Food Processing on December 16, 2021.

India's Harnaaz Sandhu has crowned the 70th Miss Universe 2021 which was held in Eilat, Israel.

National Energy Conservation Day is celebrated across India on December 14, 2021, to raise awareness about the importance of energy conservation.

A total of 148 athletes, including 20 new inductees in seven Olympic disciplines and six Paralympic disciplines have been identified for support in the first list of Target Olympic Podium Scheme for 2024 Paris Olympics.

India ranked 66 in the Global Health Security Index 2021 with an overall Index score of 42.8.