Top Headlines 17th December 2021: EducationBro |
Top Headlines 17th December 2021: EducationBro
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1. Cabinet approves to raise Women's Marriage age from 18 to 21
- The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of increasing the marriage age for women from 18 years to 21 years. As of present time in India, the minimum age of marriage for men is 21 years while for women it is 18 years.
2. India and Vietnam to hold bilateral meeting to strengthen cooperation in telecommunication and postal sector
- A Bilateral meeting is scheduled to be held between the Ministry of Communications, Government of India and the Ministry of Information and Communications, Socialist Republic of Viet Nam on 17th December, 2021 in Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi to strengthen collaboration in Telecommunications and Postal Sector.
3. Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan assumes charge as the Chief of Staff Eastern Naval Command (ENC)
- Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, AVSM NM assumed charge as Chief of Staff of the Eastern Naval Command on 16 Dec 21.
- Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan is an alumnus of the prestigious National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Naval War College, Mumbai and the National Defence College, New Delhi.
4. Rear Admiral Sandeep Mehta takes over as FOMA
- Rear Admiral Sandeep Mehta, VSM, assumed office as the Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area (FOMA) at Mumbai on 16 December 21.
- Rear Admiral Mehta was commissioned on 01 January 1989, in the Executive branch of the Indian Navy. He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla and a graduate from the Army War College, Mhow.
5. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh unveils commemorative stamp marking 50 years of India’s victory in 1971 Indo-Pak War
- Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh unveiled an India Post special day cover and a commemorative stamp marking the golden jubilee of India’s victory during the 1971 Indo-Pak War, in New Delhi on December 16, 2021. The day is the culmination of year-long ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ celebrations, which began in December 2020.
- December 16 is celebrated as ‘Vijay Diwas’ each year to mark the day of surrender and decisive victory of Indian Armed Forces over Pakistani Armed Forces. Instrument of Surrender was signed by Commander Eastern Command of Pakistan, Lieutenant General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi accepting decisive defeat in Eastern Theatre.
6. India-Vietnam signs agreement to extend cooperation in Information Technology
- India-Vietnam signed an agreement to extend cooperation in the field of Information Technology. The MoU intends to foster active cooperation and exchange between private entities, Governments, institutions involved in enhancing capacity building and other public and private organizations of the two countries in the field of ICT.
7. India and Vietnam sign Letter of Intent to establish partnership in Digital Media
- Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting Anurag Thakur today signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Nguyen Manh Hung, Minister of Information and Communication, Government of Vietnam on collaboration in the fields of digital media, paving the way for strengthening partnership between India and Vietnam.
8. Sarbananda Sonowal announces key initiatives to upgrade infrastructure AYUSH services in Uttarakhand
- The Ministry of AYUSH announced a series of initiatives to strengthen the AYUSH infrastructure in the state of Uttarakhand.
- The initiatives announced under the National AYUSH Mission(NAM) scheme will help in promoting Ayurveda, Unani, Naturopathy, Herbal Medicines and development of AYUSH Industry in the state. Uttarakhand has been blessed with natural resources and vibrant traditions of AYUSH practices which has the capabilities to contribute to the healthcare needs of people in this region.
9. India’s COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 135.99 Cr; Recovery Rate currently at 98.38%
- With the administration of 70,46,805 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 135.99 Cr (1,35,99,96,267) as per provisional reports till 7 am today.
- The recovery of 7,886 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) to 3,41,62,765.
- Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.38%,highest since March 2020. 7,447 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
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