One Liners of the Day, 07 December 2021

Important day

• In India, Mahaparinirvan Diwas - 6 December.
• Theme for 2021 International Civil Aviation Day (7 December) - “Advancing Innovation for Global Aviation Development”.

Defence

• First of the four Survey Vessels (Large) project being built for the Indian Navy by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), which was launched in Kolkata on 05 December 2021 - ‘Sandhayak’.

Environment

• A new species of butterfly that discover in Sikkim - Chocolate-bordered Flitter (scientific name: Zographetus dzonguensis).

International

• India is ranked the ____ most powerful country in Asia and ranked as a middle power in Asia, according to Lowy Institute Asia Power Index 2021 - fourth.
• _____ won a second term in The Gambia's presidential election - Adama Barrow.

National

• _______, which is the official national organisation for arthroscopy surgeons, launched the Indian Ligament Registry (ILR) - Indian Arthroscopy Society (IAS).
• On 06 December 2021, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ______ to strengthen the waste management sector in India under the overall ambit of Swachh Bharat Mission- Urban 2.0 for a period of five years (2021-26) - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India.
• The _____ and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, (CSIR-CIMAP), Lucknow signed a MoU for extending joint collaborative efforts to promote the production of quality planting material (QPM) of medicinal plants - National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB).

Person in News

• President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) w.e.f. 18 December 2021 - Sanjiv Mehta (Hindustan Unilever Chairman & Managing Director).
• _____, India's first woman psychiatrist, died in Chennai on 5 December 2021 - Sarada Menon.
• First dwarf person in India that awarded with a driving license - Gattipally Shivpal (Hyderabad).
• Miss Trans Global 2021 - Sruthy Sithara (Kerala native).
• Recipient of the 2021 Yidan Prize for Education Development - Rukmini Banerji (CEO of Pratham Education Foundation).

Sports

• First player in international cricket who secured 50 or more wins in each of the three formats - Tests, ODIs and T20Is - Virat Kohli.

State Current Affairs

• The state government has decided to set up Maharashtra’s first Services Preparatory Institute (SPI) for girls in - Nashik.

General Knowledge

• Kanha Tiger Reserve is located in - Madhya Pradesh.
• Manas Tiger Reserve is located in - Assam.
• Melghat Tiger Reserve is located in - Maharashtra.
• Palamau Tiger Reserve is located in - Jharkhand.
• Ranthambore Tiger Reserve is located in - Rajasthan.
• Simlipal Tiger Reserve is located in - Orissa.