News Headlines : 22nd November 2021

  • President Ram Nath Kovind confers Gallantry Awards and Distinguished Service Decorations on Armed Forces Personnel in Rashtrapati Bhavan.
  • PM Modi tweeted “Attended the two Defence Investiture Ceremonies at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Proud of all those who have been conferred the Gallantry Awards. Their courage and dedication will keep motivating our citizens.”
  • Amit Shah virtually laid the foundation stone for Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum.
  • Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu lauds Railways for their novel efforts during COVID pandemic.
  • Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya calls for aggressive campaigns to ensure full COVID-19 vaccination.
  • Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan writes to Additional Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary of all States/UTs to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination under ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign
  • Over 117 crore 54 lakh d.oses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in the country so far.
  • NIA today arrested human rights activist Khurram Parvez during raids at various places in J&K including his residence in Sonwar & office in Amira Kadal, Srinagar in connection with a terror funding case.
  • Government notifies 12 per cent uniform GST rate on Man-Made Fibre, yarn, fabrics and apparel in a relief to Textile sector.
  • Flood situation in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh continues to be grim as several rivers swell.
  • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended Bangladesh Armed Forces Day event at the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi today “The spirit of 1971 continues to nourish India-Bangladesh relations,” the defence minister tweeted.
  • Central team begins damage assessment in flood-affected areas of Tamil Nadu.
  • Chief Election Commissioner asks Chief Electoral Officers to ensure purity of electoral roll and availability of assured minimum facilities
  • Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal meets US Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai in New Delhi.
  • Chhattisgarh Government announces a 2% reduction in VAT on diesel and 1% reduction on petrol. The govt will incur a loss of around Rs 1000 crores.
  • India’s first Virtual Science Lab for children launched under CSIR Jigyasa Programme to connect students with scientists across the country.
  • Indian Railways withdraws saffron attire of its serving staff on board the Ramayana Special Trains following objections. The Indian Railways said that the staff will now wear normal shirts and trousers and traditional headgear. They will, however, continue, to wear saffron masks and gloves.
  • All India Radio and Doordarshan win multiple awards at ABU – UNESCO Peace Media Awards 2021 held in Malaysia.
  • 1993-batch IFS officer Harsh Kumar Jain, presently Additional Secretary in MEA, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Ukraine.