Current Affairs- December 7, 2021
India
- PM Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold 21st India Russia Annual Summit in New Delhi
- The 21st India Russia Annual Summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin was held at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on December 6, 2021.
- First-ever India-Russia ‘2+2’ dialogue held in New Delhi; Participants: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu
- India signs agreement for procurement of 6 lakh AK-203 rifles from Russia for Rs. 5000 crores
- Meeting of India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC) held in New Delhi
- Rukmini Banerji, CEO of Pratham Education Foundation, awarded 2021 Yidan Prize for Education Development which is based in Hong Kong SAR
- Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr Virendra Kumar launches Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SRESHTA) for socio-economic upliftment and overall development of Scheduled Castes students
- India and Bangladesh jointly celebrate Maitri Diwas on December 6 to commemorate 50 years of the Bangladesh Liberation War
Economy & corporate
- Number of ATMs in country at over 213,000, says Finance Ministry
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2021 passed in Lok Sabha
- Sanjiv Mehta, CMD of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), appointed as Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
World
- dictionary.com picks ‘Allyship’ as Word of the Year 2021
- World Petroleum Congress being organised in Houston (US) from Dec 5 to 9
- Former US Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole dies at 98
Sports
- India (325 & 276/7d) defeat New Zealand (62 & 167) in 2nd test at Mumbai, win 2-test series 1-0
- Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah
