Weekly Current Affairs (13 December to 18 December 2021)

Weekly Current Affairs (13 December to 18 December 2021)

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Category : National Published on: December 19 2021

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  • India's Harnaaz Sandhu wins 'Miss Universe 2021' title.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates a major Saryu canal project costing over Rs 9,800 crore.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 'Kashi Vishwanath Temple Corridor Project' built at a cost of 339 crores.
  • Lokpal inaugurates the digital platform 'LokpalOnline' to address the grievances of citizens.
  • Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu releases a book on Raj Kapoor "Raj Kapoor: The Master at Work".
  • Parliament passed the bill to increase the tenure of ED directors to 5 years.
  • Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, ranked eighth in the list of most admired people.
  • West Bengal's Durga Puja has been included in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
  • Union Cabinet raised the legal age of marriage for women from 18 years to 21 years.
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