News Headlines : 3rd December 2021

  • Government said Global Hunger Index (GHI) does not reflect India’s true picture as it is a flawed measure of hunger.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, our Digital Public Infrastructure solutions can improve the lives of citizens around the world.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi will formally inaugurate two key projects – a fertiliser factory and the newly constructed AIIMS – in Gorakhpur and dedicate them to the eastern UP region on Dec 7, district officials said.
  • Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya says, several precautionary measures have been taken to tackle challenge of new Corona virus variant, Omicron.
  • Center asks States and Union Territories to be extra vigilant to contain spread of Omicron.
  • National Covid vaccination coverage crosses 126 crore mark.
  • India’s new navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said the navy fully supported the ongoing defence reforms to enhance tri-service synergy.
  • Government sets target to open about ten thousand five hundred Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras by March 2025 across the country.
  • Delhi HC asks Delhi govt to refrain from taking any action in connection with ban on cross-gender massages in city, observing that such services don’t simply indicate existence of sexual activity.
  • President Ram Nath Kovind confers annual National Awards on International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
  • Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday stated that the Bundelkhand Expressway would be made operational this month and assured 24-hour power supply to all villages and cities across UP.
  • Cyclonic storm Jawad likely to reach west-central Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coasts by tomorrow morning.
  • Rahul Gandhi slams Centre for saying ‘no record’ of farmers’ deaths during farm laws agitation, says Punjab govt has identified 403 people.
  • And In Cricket: Riding on Mayank Agarwal’s century, India post 221 for Four in first innings against New Zealand at Stumps on Day One of Mumbai Test.