Important Day
Environment
- In Jammu & Kashmir, ‘Chilai-Kalan’ means - 40-day period of extreme cold.
National
- On 22 December, the Regional Conference on ‘Improving Public Service Delivery – Role of Governments’ was organised in - Nagpur, Maharashtra.
- Government approved the NIRBHAYA Fund projects of Rs 7,000 crore to setup - 1,023 fast-track courts.
- Miss America 2020 - Camille Schrier.
Persons in News
- Afghanistan's president won a second term whose name is - Ashraf Ghani.
- Author of the story book titled 'The Greatest Folk Tales of Bihar' - Nalin Verma.
- Cuba's first prime minister since 1976 - Manuel Marrero Cruz.
- 27th Chief Justice of Pakistan - Justice Gulzar Ahmed.
- President of Pakistan - Arif Alvi.
- New President of the European Council - Charles Michel.
- Author of the book titled “Health and Well Being in Late Life: Perspectives and Narratives from India” - Dr. Prasun Chatterjee.
- New Chairman and Managing Director of General Insurance Corporation - Devesh Srivastava.
Sports
- Winner of the Premier League 2019 (Football) – Liverpool FC.
- Winner of the men's event in the third leg of the HCL-SRFI India Tour 2019 in Mumbai - Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (Squash player).
State Current Affairs
- For waivers, the YSR Neetanna Nestham scheme was launched by - Andhra Pradesh government.
General Knowledge
- In India, the National Mathematics Day is observed on December 22 to mark birth commemoration of – Dr Srinivasa Ramanujan.
- Andhra Pradesh - Capitals: Hyderabad; Formation: 1956 (1 November).
- Pakistan - Capital: Islamabad; Currency: Pakistani rupee.
- European Council - Founded: 1961 (informally) & 2009 (formally); Location: Brussels, Belgium.
- Cuba - Capital: Havana; Currency: Cuban peso.
- Afghanistan - Capital: Kabul; Currency: Afghan afghani.
