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Saturday, January 1, 2022

DAILY GK QUIZ : 30 , 31 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ : 30 , 31 DEC 2021

[Q] Which country has become the newest member of the BRICS New Development Bank?

(a) Egypt

(b) Tanzania

(c) Nigeria

(d) Sri Lanka

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Which station has been renamed as Veerangana Laxmibai Railway Station?

(a) Jhansi

(b) Gwalior

(c) Itarsi

(d) Bina

[ANS] a

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Thursday, December 30, 2021

DAILY GK QUIZ: 27 - 29 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 27 - 29 DEC 2021

[Q] Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the card-on-file (CoF) tokenisation deadline to ____________.

(a) 30 June 2022

(b) 31 December 2022

(c) 31 March 2023

(d) 31 December 2023

(e) 31 December 2024

[ANS] a

 

[Q] Name the indigenously-developed High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) whose flight testing has been successfully conducted by DRDO recently.

(a) AARAMBH

(b) ADVITIYA

(c) AMBAR

(d) ABHYAS

(e) AGNI

[ANS] d

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 23 - 26 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 23 - 26 DEC 2021

[Q] Name the organization that was recently deployed 1st Squadron of the ‘S-400 missile system’ in the Punjab sector?

(a) ISRO

(b) Indian Air Force

(c) HAL

(d) Indian Army

(e) DRDO

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Indian Army will receive a new range of landmines called ‘Nipun, Vibhav, Vishal, Prachand & Uluk’ to boost China, Pakistan borders. The landmines are developed by which organization?

(a) BEL

(b) Indian Air Force

(c) ISRO

(d) DRDO

(e) HAL

[ANS] d

 

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Monday, December 27, 2021

DAILY GK: 25 DEC

 DAILY GK: 25 DEC

1.             WADA REPORT: INDIA RANKED 3RD AMONG DOPE VIOLATORS

·               Russia Tops World Anti Doping Agency(WADA) has published its latest Report titled “2019 Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) Report”.

·               India ranked 3rd among dope violators in the world with 152 (17 per cent of the world total) ADRVs.

·               Bodybuilding(57), Weightlifting(25), and Athletics(20) has recorded the more number of dope offenders in India.

·               Russia tops the list with 167 ADRVs, followed by Italy with 157 ADRVs.

 

2.             HARJINDER SINGH APPOINTED INDIA’S ‘CHEF DE MISSION’ FOR 2022 WINTER OLYMPICS

·               The Indian Olympic Association  (IOA)  appointed Harjinder Singh as the ‘Chef de Mission’ of the Indian contingent for the upcoming Winter Olympics 2022 that will be held from 4-20th February in Beijing, China.

·               The first edition of the Winter Games was held in 1924 at Chamonix, France.

 

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DAILY GK: 23 , 24 DEC

 DAILY GK: 23 , 24 DEC

1.             RBI EMPANELED CSB BANK AS AGENCY BANK TO UNDERTAKE GOVERNMENT BUSINESSES

·               RBI announced empanelment of CSB Bank, a private sector lender as an ‘Agency Bank’ to undertake general banking business of central and state governments.

·               An agent bank is a bank that performs services in some capacity on behalf of the government. An agent bank, also known as agency bank, can offer a wide variety of services for businesses looking to expand internationally.

 

2.             HDFC LIFE WINS THE ‘BEST GOVERNED COMPANY LISTED SEGMENT

·               HDFC Life, one of India’s leading life insurance companies has won the ‘Best Governed Company Listed Segment: Large Category’ at the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) National Awards for Excellence in Corporate Governance.

·               The awardees were selected through a comprehensive six-step evaluation process with various compliance and governance parameters followed by the evaluation based on principles of good corporate governance.

 

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DAILY GK: 21 , 22 DEC

 DAILY GK: 21 , 22 DEC

1.              ‘DURGA PUJA IN KOLKATA’ INSCRIBED ON UNESCO’S REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF ICH OF HUMANITY

·               The Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) of UNESCO’s (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) 2003 Convention on Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) has inscribed ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ on the Representative List of ICH of Humanity 

·               With the inscription of Durga Puja in Kolkata, India now have 14 ICH elements on the prestigious UNESCO Representative List of ICH of Humanity.

·               Before Durga Puja, the two latest inscriptions in the ICH list from India are Kumbh Mela (inscribed 2017) and Yoga (inscribed 2016).

·               UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage was established by UNESCO to ensure better protection of important intangible cultural heritages worldwide and the awareness of their significance. This list is published by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

 

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DAILY GK: 19, 20 DEC

 DAILY GK: 19, 20 DEC

1.             PM MODI LAYS FOUNDATION STONE OF GANGA EXPRESSWAY IN UP

·               Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the longest highway in India, the Ganga Expressway in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh (UP) to offer fast-paced connectivity in India.

·               The six-lane 594 km long expressway will be built at a cost of about Rs 36200 crore will connect the western and eastern regions of UP.

·               A 3.5 km long airstrip was also planned to be built in Shahjahanpur for assisting emergency landing and take-off of Air Force planes.

·               An industrial corridor will also be built along the expressway for the socio-economic development of the region.

 

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Saturday, December 25, 2021

DAILY GK QUIZ: 21 , 22 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 21 , 22 DEC 2021

[Q] In December 2021, the _____ Meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue 2021 was held in New Delhi under the chairmanship of _____________.

(a) 3rd; Narendra Modi

(b) 2nd; S Jaishankar

(c) 4th; Narendra Modi

(d) 3rd; S Jaishankar

(e) 4th; Raj Nath Singh

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which Small Finance Bank (SFB) became the Banking Partner of the Maharashtra Government in December 2021?

(a) AU SFB

(b) Capital SFB

(c) Ujjivan SFB

(d) Equitas SFB

(e) Utkarsh SFB

[ANS] d

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ : 18 , 19 , 20 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ : 18 , 19 , 20 DEC 2021

[Q] In December 2021, HAL secured an order for manufacturing – ‘ABHYAS’, High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) System from which organization?

(a) Bharat Dynamics

(b) Boeing India

(c) Lockheed Martin India

(d) DRDO

(e) Bharat Electronics

[ANS] d

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 16 , 17 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 16 , 17 DEC 2021

[Q] Where did NTPC plan to establish India’s 1st Hydrogen Microgrid Project?

(a) Rourkela, Odisha

(b) Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

(c) Adilabad, Telangana

(d) Bidar, Karnataka

(e) Simhadri, Andhra Pradesh

[ANS] e

 

[Q] PM Narendra Modi Inaugurated the 1st phase of the Kashi Vishwanath Dham project in ____________ which connects the Kashi Vishwanath temple & _______ River.

(a) Varanasi; Ganga

(b) Ahmedabad; Narmada

(c) Haridwar; Ganga

(d) Varanasi; Yamuna

(e) Ahmedabad; Ravi

[ANS] a

 

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DAILY GK QUIZ: 14 , 15 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK QUIZ: 14 , 15 DEC 2021

[Q] ___________ of Uttar Pradesh was recognized as ________ Ramsar site in India.

(a) Mansar Lake; 48th

(b) Harike Wetland; 47th

(c) Bhoj Wetland; 46th

(d) Haiderpur Wetland; 47th

(e) Bhoj Wetland; 48th

[ANS] d

 

[Q] India was ranked ___________ on International Institute for Management Development (IMD) “2021 World Talent Ranking”, while ________ topped the list.

(a) 56th; Switzerland

(b) 58th; Norway

(c) 56th; Sweden

(d) 58th; Denmark

(e) 65th; Norway

[ANS] a

 

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

DAILY GK: 17, 18 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK: 17, 18 DEC 2021

1.             UNION CABINET GIVES NOD TO RAISE WOMEN’S MARRIAGE AGE TO 21 FROM 18 YEARS

·               The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister (PM) of India, Narendra Modi has given its nod for proposal to bring uniformity in the marriageable age of men and women, thereby, increasing the legal age of marriage of women from 18 to 21 years.

·               In this regard, a Bill will be introduced to amend the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006Special Marriage Act, 1954 and personal laws such as the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 in the ongoing winter session of Parliament (November 29- December 23, 2021).

·               The legal age to get married for men is 21.

 

2.             HAL OBTAINS ADE-DRDO SUPPLY ORDER FOR ‘ABHYAS’ TARGET PLATFORM

·               Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has obtained an order for manufacturing, assembly, integration, testing and supply of High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) System, named ‘ABHYAS‘ from the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

·               HAL will be the Development-cum-Production Partner (DcPP) for supply of this target system along with private firms (50 percent of the volume).

·               The vehicle is a fully programmed autonomous flight

 

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DAILY GK: 16 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK: 16 DEC 2021

1.       ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT ROJGAR YOJANA (ABRY) REPORT

·         Central Government released the list of states with maximum number of beneficiaries to be assisted under Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY)

·         The list has been topped by Maharashtra with 6,49,560 new employees in 17,524 Beneficiary Establishments (Estts.).

·         Maharashtra is followed by Tamil Nadu (5,35,615 New Employees) at 2nd position, and Gujarat (4,44,741 New Employees) at 3rd.

·         Amid COVID-19, the Central Government launched ABRY to incentivise employment generation in EPFO registered establishments for a period from October 1, 2020 to March 31, 2022.

·         Under the ABRY, the government is paying both employees’ and employers’ contributions of 24% of wages (12% of wages for each) in respect of establishments having 1,000 employees and employees’ contribution of 12% of wages to establishments employing more than 1,000 employees.

 

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

DAILY GK: 14 , 15 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK: 14 , 15 DEC 2021

1.       HAIDERPUR WETLAND RECOGNIZED AS 47TH RAMSAR SITE IN INDIA    

·         Haiderpur Wetland, the human-made wetland of around 6908 hectares in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh(UP) has been recognised as the 47th Ramsar Site of India

·         The wetland is located within the boundaries of Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh.

·         The Convention on Wetlands (RAMSAR Convention) is the oldest of the modern global intergovernmental environmental agreements that unite 172 countries to protect and use wisely the wetlands and the resources they provide.

·         The convention was adopted in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971 and came into force in 1975.

 

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DAILY GK : 12,13 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK : 12,13 DEC 2021

1.       STATE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EV) IN INDIA

·         As per the data , India has a total of 870,141 registered EVs, with Uttar Pradesh (UP) holding the top spot with 255,700 registered EVs. 

·         UP is followed by Delhi (125,347), Karnataka (72,544).

·         The Central Government of India has reduced the Goods & Service Tax (GST) on Electric Vehicles & related products.

·         GST on EVs – 5% (previously 12%).

·         GST on EV Chargers & Charging Stations – 5% (previously 18%).

 

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DAILY GK 11 DEC 2021

 

DAILY GK  11 DEC

1.      INDIA SKILLS REPORT 2022

·         As per the 9th edition of India Skills Report (ISR) 2022, released by Wheebox, Maharashtra has retained the top position in the list of states with the highest poll of employable talent followed by Uttar Pradesh and Kerala.

·         The theme of ISR 2022 – ‘Rebuilding and Reengineering the Future of Work’.

·         States with Maximum Hiring Activity: Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu are the 3 states that have a higher job demand.

·         Pune is the city with the most highly employable resources with 78% of the test takers scoring above 60 percent.

·         As per the current edition, the overall employability in India has improved with 46.2% of the youth being found to be highly employable compared to last year’s employability standing at 45.97%.

 

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DAILY GK: 9 , 10 DEC 2021

 DAILY GK: 9 , 10 DEC 

1.      WORLD INEQUALITY REPORT 2022: INDIA’S TOP 10% HOLD 57% OF NATIONAL INCOME       

·         As per the ‘World Inequality Report 2022’ released by Paris-based World Inequality Lab, India stands out as a ‘poor and very unequal country, with an affluent elite’.

·         In 2021 the top 10 percent and top 1 percent of the Indian population hold 57 percent and 22 percent of total national income respectively, whereas the share of the bottom 50 percent has gone down to 13 percent.

·         Income inequality: The average national income of the Indian adult population is  Rs 204,200.

·         The bottom 50 percent of the population in India earns Rs 53,610, the top 10 percent earns more than 20 times at Rs 11,66,520.

·         Wealth inequality: Average household wealth in India is equal to Rs 983,010.

·         The bottom 50 percent own 6 percent of the total (Rs 66,280).

·         The middle class holds 29.5 percent of the total with an average wealth of only Rs 723,930.

·         The top 10 percent and 1 percent own 65 and 33 percent of the total (i.e. of Rs 6,354,070 and Rs 32,449,360).

·         Gender inequality: Gender inequalities in India are very high.

·         The female labour income share is equal to 18 percent, which is lower than the average in Asia (21%, excluding China).

 

2.      ASIA POWER INDEX 2021

·         As per the Lowy Institute Asia Power Index 2021, India Ranked 4th most powerful country in Asia for comprehensive power out of 26 countries, with an overall score of 37.7 out of 100.

·         USA Is at 1st position followed by china at 2nd .

 

3.      JNANPITH AWARDS    

·         Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan Jr & Konkani novelist Damodar Mauzo won the country’s highest literary award, the Jnanpith award for their outstanding contribution to literature.

·         Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan Jr won the 56th Jnanpith Award and Konkani novelist Damodar Mauzo won the 57th Jnanpith Award.

·         Damodar Mauzo is 77 years old, from Majorda, Goa has written many well known books and his books have been translated into several Indian languages.

·         Phookan is 90 years old from Guwahati, Assam.

·         Jnanpith  award is recognized as the highest literary award of the country for English and other Indian languages.It is sponsored by the cultural organization bharatiya jnanpith.

·         The Award is open only for Indian citizens and is awarded annually.

 

4.      WTA AWARD 2021

·         Women’s Tennis Association(WTA)’s World No.1 Ashleigh Barty, Australia has won the 2021 WTA Player of the Year Award.

·         Emma Raducanu, British professional tennis player who made her Grand Slam main draw debut at 2021 Wimbledon has been named the WTA Newcomer of the Year 2021.

 

5.      FORBES’ 2021 WORLD’S 100 MOST POWERFUL WOMEN

·         Finance Minister(FM) of India, Nirmala Sitharaman has ranked 37th on the Forbes’ list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women 2021

·         Falguni Nayar, founder and CEO, Nykaa was ranked 88th on the list.

·         Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson of the HCL Technology, the first woman to lead a listed IT company in India was ranked 52nd on the list.

·         Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, executive chairperson and founder of Biocon was ranked 72nd on the list.

·         She founded India’s largest listed biopharmaceutical firm in India in 1978.

·         MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was topped Forbes’ 2021 list.

·         Kamala Harris , Vice President of the United States of America was ranked 2nd on the list.

 

6.      FORMER CEC SHRI SUNIL ARORA JOINS BOARD OF ADVISERS FOR IDEA

·         The former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora has joined the board of advisers for the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), Stockholm based organization.

·         IDEA is an intergovernmental organization aimed at supporting the framework of sustainable democracy across the globe.

·         India is one of the founding members of IDEA which currently has 34 Member countries.

·         Headquarter: Stockholm, Sweden.

 

7.      INDIA SUCCESSFULLY TEST-FIRES VL-SRSAM

·         India successfully test-fired the Vertically Launched Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur off the coast of Odisha for neutralising various aerial threats at close ranges, including sea-skimming targets.

·         The VL-SRSAM is indigenously designed and developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Navy.

·         Chairman – G.Satheesh Reddy,Headquarters – New Delhi, Delhi.

 

8.      INDIA SUCCESSFULLY TEST-FIRES AIR VERSION OF BRAHMOS SUPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILE

·         India successfully test-fired the air version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the integrated test range of Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha.

·         BrahMos is a joint venture between DRDO (India) and NPO Mashinostroyeniya (Russia) for the development, production and marketing of the supersonic cruise missile which has been inducted into Indian Armed Forces.

·         The missile derives its name from the rivers of Brahmaputra in India and Moskva in Russia.

 


9.      INDIA- MALDIVES JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE EKUVERIN

·         The 11th edition of joint military exercise EKUVERIN between India and Maldives was scheduled to be held at Kadhdhoo Island, Maldives

·         The meaning of Ekuverin is ‘Friends’ in the Dhivehi language. T.

·         Maldives Capital – Male,

·         President – Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.

 

10.  RBI’S BI-MONTHLY MONETARY POLICY OF FY21-22    

·         The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) released its fifth bi-monthly monetary policy statement for FY22 (April 2021 – March 2022).

·         Policy Rates: RBI kept the rates unchanged (maintains status quo) for the 8th consecutive time i.e it decided to continue with the accommodative stance to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the economy.

·         Growth: It retained India’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection for FY22 at 5 percent with 6.6 percent in Q3; and 6.0 percent in Q4. Real GDP growth for Q1 FY23 is projected at 17.2 percent and for Q2 at 7.8 percent.

·         Inflation: Consumer Price Index (CPI)/Retail inflation was projected at 3 percent in FY22, with 5.1 percent in Q3 and 5.7 percent in Q4. CPI inflation for Q1 and Q2 FY23 was projected at 5.0 percent.

·         RBI has decided to launch a UPI (Unified Payments Interface)-based payment product for feature phone users to increase digital penetration of financial services and support them to transact digitally without access to smartphones or reliable internet services.

·         For the first time in 21 years, the RBI plans to revise norms for investment portfolios of commercial banks to reflect changes in global standards on valuation and measurement, and progress in the domestic market.

·         RBI has proposed to increase the 14-day variable rate reverse repo (VRRR) auction amounts on a fortnightly basis in the manner of  Rs 6.5 lakh crore on December 17, 2021, and further to Rs 7.5 lakh crore on December 31, 2021.

 

11.  FORTUNE INDIA’S MOST POWERFUL WOMEN LIST 2021

·         Fortune India released the list of most powerful women in India 2021 in which Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (62), Ministry of Finance & Ministry of Corporate Affairs ranked 1st.

·         She is followed by Reliance Foundation Chairperson and Goodwill Ambassador Nita Ambani (58) in 2nd position, and Soumya Swaminathan (62), Chief Scientist, World Health Organization (WHO) at 3rd

 

12.  OLAF SCHOLZ APPOINTED AS GERMAN CHANCELLOR

·         The Parliament of Germany has appointed Olaf Scholz (63) as the 9th post-World War II Chancellor of Germany succeeding Angela Dorothea Merkel who retires from her services after 16 years (since 2005) of tenure as Chancellor.

·         Olaf Scholz, a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) of Germany will lead a three-party coalition with the Greens (Alliance 90), and the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP).

 

13.  SOUTH KOREAN UNVEILS MODEL FOR HYPERSONIC WEAPON PROTOTYPE ‘HYCORE’           

·         The Agency for Defence Development (ADD) under South Korea’s Ministry of Defence has unveiled a model for a hypersonic weapon prototype namely ‘Hycore’ through an animated video. Its testing is expected to begin in 2022.

·         Hycore is a ground-launched cruise missile with two-stage solid-fueled rocket and scramjet engine.

·         Hypersonic weapons are capable of traveling faster than Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound, and have maneuvering capabilities.

·         They can be launched from the surface, from a submarine, or by aircraft, and often have extremely long ranges.

·         India is also working on hypersonic missile technology. In June 2019 and September 2020, India successfully tested its hypersonic technology demonstrator vehicle, which speeds at mach 6.

 

14.  ASIAN YOUTH PARA GAMES

·         Indian’s claimed 41 medals at 4th Asian Youth Para Games (AYPG), Asia’s biggest event held at Riffa city, Bahrain.

·         Over 700 athletes from around 30 countries participated in the event.

·         The 5th edition of the Asian Youth Para Games 2025 will be hosted by Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

 

15.  INDIA’S 1ST CDS BIPIN RAWAT DIES IN IAF MI15 HELICOPTER CRASH

·         Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of Indian Armed Force General Bipin Rawat, India’s most senior defence official died in a helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu.

·         Gen Rawat was on board an Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi17 V5 helicopter along with his wife Madhulika Rawat, and 11 other defence personnel.

·         While IAF Group Captain Varun Singh is the lone survivor in the crash.

·         He topped during his military training and was awarded the ‘Sword of Honour’ at the National Defence College and the Indian Military Academy.

·         He was appointed as India’s 1st Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in 2019 who served till  death, and previously served as the Chief of the Indian Army since December 2016.

·         As per the new military rules, a CDS can serve till the age of 65 & the all three Armed Service Chiefs have a tenure of 3-years or 62 years of age, whichever is earlier.

 

16.  INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY 2021 – DECEMBER 9

·         The United Nations (UN) International Anti-Corruption Day is observed annually on 9th December to raise awareness of corruption and of the role of the UN convention on combating and presenting corruption.

·         Theme of 2021 – “Your right, your role: say no to corruption”.

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