Daily Current Affairs December 1, 2021

2021-12-01

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) also known as the Shanghai Pact,is an Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance.
The SCO currently comprises eight Member States (China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan).
On November 30, 2020, M. Venkaiah Naidu chaired the SCO Council of Heads of Government.
During the meet he launched the first ever SCO Online Exhibition on Shared Buddhist Heritage.
It was launched during the 19th Meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government.
INDIA joined SCO in 2007

The Mamata Banerjee government in Bengal has launched a massive outreach programme named “Duare Sarkar” or Government at your doorstep.
The programme aims to reach the government services and schemes to the people

According to the US Air Quality Index, Lahore is world’s most polluted city.
It was followed by New Delhi and Kathmandu.
The particulate matter (PM) rating of Lahore was 423, New Delhi had PM of 229 while Nepal’s capital Kathmandu had 178.

The day was first marked in 1988 and was also the first-ever international day for global health.
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a chronic disease that is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

The Border Security Force (BSF) is celebrating its 57th Raising Day on 01 December 2021.
It is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces of the Union of India and stands as the world’s largest border guarding force.
BSF has been termed as the First Line of Defence of Indian Territories.
BSF Director General: Pankaj Kumar Singh.
BSF Headquarters: New Delhi.
BSF was formed on December 1, 1965

The Judges Bill was introduced by The Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju in Lok Sabha.
The bill intends to amend the High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Condition of Service) Act.
The bill seeks to bring clarity whether the SC and HC judges are entitled to get additional pension on attaining a certain age.
Currently, every retired judge or his family (after his death) is entitled to get an additional quantum of pension.
The bill says that the pension shall be provided on the first day of completing the age and not in the starting.
For this, Section 17B and Section 16B are to be included.
The salaries of SC judges are fixed based on Article 125.

The GST revenue for the month of November 2021 was Rs 1,31,526 crores.
This is the second highest collection since the introduction of GST in the country. The first highest collection was in April 2021.
The high GST collection shows that country is line with economic recovery.
The GST revenue collected for the month of November is 25% higher than the GST revenue of November 2020. And is 27% higher
than GST revenue collected in November 2019.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Department of Telecommunications operating under the Ministry of Communications
conducted a Joint Cyber Drill 2021.
The cyber drill was conducted for the Critical Network Infrastructure operators of India. The Critical Network Infrastructure are the systems, assets
and networks that are essential to ensure the security of a country.
It aims to improve the cyber security readiness of India. Also, it aims to improve the protection and incident response capability of the country.

The Andhra Pradesh Government recently released Rs 686 crores for the Vidya Deevena Scheme.
The Vidya Deevena Scheme provides scholarships to students who are not able to pay their college fees.

The Uttarakhand Government recently withdrew the Char Dham Devasthanam Management Act.
The act was withdrawn due to the protests from priests and other stakeholders of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the major shrines.
Most of the provisions of Shri Badrinath – Shri Kedarnath Act, 1939 were not relevant to the present context.
Thus, the Char Dham Bill was proposed.