Daily Current Affairs: December 28, 2021

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National News

India is set to chair the Counter-Terrorism Committee at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in January 2022

• India will be chairing the Counter-Terrorism Committee in January 2022 at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) after 10 years, as India last chaired this committee in 2012.
• This (UNSC) committee is tasked with monitoring the implementation of resolution 1373, which requested countries to implement a number of measures aimed at enhancing their legal and institutional ability to counter terrorist activities at home and around the world.
• India will chair three important communities at the UNSC in 2022, including the Taliban Sanctions Committee, Libya Sanctions Committee and the Counter-Terrorism Committee.

Banking & Economy

HDFC Life Insurance signs a bancassurance deal with South Indian Bank

• HDFC Life Insurance signed a bancassurance deal with South Indian Bank (SIB) to enable SIB customers to avail of HDFC Life’s life insurance products, including solutions for protection, savings and investment, retirement and critical illness.
• HDFC Life Insurance aims to provide SIB’s customer base with innovative products and superior levels of service via both the physical and digital routes.

South Indian Bank

• Headquarters: Thrissur, Kerala
• MD & CEO: Murali Ramakrishnan

IndusInd Bank launches the ‘Green Fixed Deposits’

• The ‘Green Fixed Deposits’ were launched by IndusInd Bank and the deposit revenues will be utilised to fund projects and businesses that support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• These ‘Green Fixed Deposits’ will be offered to both retail and corporate customers.
• This launch of ‘Green Deposits’is part of IndusInd Bank’s larger commitment to creating value for all its stakeholders and remaining focused on driving the sustainable economic growth of India.

IndusInd Bank

• Headquarters: Pune, Maharashtra
• MD & CEO: Sumant Kathpalia
• Tagline: We Make You Feel Richer

Appointments

Vikram Misri was appointed as the Deputy National Security Adviser (NSA)

• India’s former envoy to China Vikram Misri was appointed as the Deputy National Security Adviser (NSA) of India.
• Vikram Misri will succeed Pankaj Saran.
• He served as the private secretary to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi from May 2014 to July 2014 and former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from October 2012 to May 2014.
• He is a 1989 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Officer and served as India’s ambassador to Beijing in 2019.
• He has also served as India’s ambassador to Myanmar and Spain.

Vice-Admiral Puneet K. Bahl takes over as the Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy

• Vice-Admiral Puneet K. Bahl took over as the Commandant of Indian Naval Academy (INA) at Ezhimala, Kerala.
• He is an experienced maritime reconnaissance pilot and maritime reconnaissance pilot and has flown six different types of aircraft.
• On flying duty, he served onboard the INS Garuda, INS Rajali, AFS Yelhanka and CGAS 700, as well as shipboard the INS Vikrant, Betwa, Godavari, Sujata and Porbandar.
• He was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2020, the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2015, the Commendation by the Chief of the Naval Staff in 2005 and the Lentaigne Medal at DSSC Wellington in 1998.

Atul Kumar Goel was appointed as the MD & CEO of Punjab National Bank

• Atul Kumar Goel was appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Punjab National Bank (PNB) till December 2024.
• He will replace Mallikarjuna Rao.
• He is currently serving as the MD & CEO of UCO Bank.
• Soma Shankar Prasad, Deputy Managing Director of State Bank of India, was appointed as the MD and CEO of UCO Bank till May 2023.

Punjab National Bank (PNB)

• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Tagline: The Name You Can Bank Upon The Name You Can Bank Upon

UCO Bank

• Headquarters: Kolkata
• Tagline: Honours your Trust

Rajeev Ahuja was appointed as the interim Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of RBL Bank

• Rajeev Ahuja was appointed as the interim Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of RBL Bank.
• He is currently serving as the Executive Director of RBL Bank.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Yogesh Dayal as an additional director on the board of RBL Bank for a period of two years till 23 December 2023.

Rohit Kumar Singh was appointed as new secretary of Union Consumer Affairs Ministry

• Rohit Kumar Singh was appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Consumer Affairs under the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
• He replaced Leena Nandan (IAS), who has been appointed as Secretary in the Union Environment Ministry.
• He is a 1989-batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre and is currently serving as the Special Secretary in the Union Ministry of Culture.

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approves the appointment of several bureaucrats

In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointments of a number of bureaucrats.

The list of newly appointed bureaucrats:

Ranks and Indices

Kerala tops in the NITI Aayog’s fourth Health Index 2019–2020

• According to the fourth Health Index report from the think tank NITI Aayog, Kerala is the state with the best overall health performance for the fourth year in a row, while India’s most populated state, Uttar Pradesh, is at the bottom of the index.
• Tamil Nadu and Telangana have emerged as the second and third states in the NITI Aayog’s fourth Health Index.
• Mizoram emerged as the best performer in the overall performance among the smaller states.
• This health index comprises select indicators in three domains —health outcomes, governance and information and key inputs and processes.
• This report was prepared in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with technical assistance from the World Bank.

NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India)

• Headquarters: New Delhi
• CEO: Amitabh Kant
• Chairperson: Narendra Modi

Gujarat tops the Good Governance Index 2021 released by the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation

• Gujarat has topped the Good Governance Index 2021 report released by the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation.
• Gujarat has performed strongly in 5 of the 10 sectors, including economic governance, human resource development, public infrastructure and utilities, social welfare and development, judiciary and public safety.
• Gujarat is followed by Maharashtra and Goa in the Good Governance Index 2021.
• Delhi has topped the union territories category composite ranking.
• This report is prepared by the Department of Administration Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG).

Agreements and MoUs signed

India Post Payments Bank partners with HDFC Bank to deliver banking services in semi-urban and rural areas

• India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) partnered with HDFC Bank to offer its banking services to the unbanked and underserved segments in semi-urban and rural areas.
• This partnership will enable IPPB to deliver affordable and diverse offerings to its consumers, including easy access to loans through its innovative doorstep banking service.
• This important partnership of IPPB with HDFC Bank is a step in that direction of promoting an inclusive, digitally-driven and social banking ecosystem.

HDFC Bank (Housing Development Finance Corporation)

• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• MD & CEO: Sashidhar Jagdishan
• Tagline: We understand your world
• Established: 1994

Science & Technology

OneWeb launches 36 satellites into orbit to deliver global high-speed internet access

• The Orbit (LEO) has launched 36 communication satellites into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
• This launch brought the total in-orbit constellation by OneWeb to 394 satellites.
• This is the company’s twelfth overall and ninth launch since December 2020.
• This launch represents 60% of OneWeb’s planned 648 LEO satellite fleet that will deliver high-speed, low-latency global connectivity.
• OneWeb plans to launch global satellite broadband services by the end of 2022.

Books & Authors

Sanju Verma authors a new book titled ‘The Modi Gambit: Decoding Modi 2.0’

• The book titled ‘The Modi Gambit: Decoding Modi 2.0’ was authored by Sanju Verma.
• This book features various achievements of Narendra Modi’s second term as the Prime Minister of India.
• The publisher of this book is Gaurav Book Centre Private Limited.

Obituary

Dallas Buyers Club director Jean-Marc Vallee passed away

• Jean-Marc Vallee, the director and producer who won an Emmy for his work on HBO’s ‘Big Little Lies’ and received many Oscar nominations for ‘Dallas Buyers Club’, passed away at the age of 58 years. Lies’ and received many Oscar nominations for ‘Dallas Buyers Club’, passed away at the age of 58 years.
• He accepted the Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special award for ‘Big Little Lies’onstage during the 69^th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theatre in September 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

Ball Badminton legend J. Pichaiah passed away

• Ball Badminton legend and Arjuna Award winner Jammalamadaka Pichaiah passed away at the age of 104.
• He received the prestigious Arjuna Award in 1970.
• He played 15 national matches between 1955 and 1970.

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