# Democracy summit

• Democracies should jointly deal with social media and cryptocurrencies, prime minister said in a virtual address at the summit of democracy.
• Summit of democracy was hosted by US President Joe Biden, where more than 100 democracies were invited.
• US President Joe Biden announced the establishment of the presidential initiative for democratic renewal, under which the administration plans to provide 424.4 billion dollars for strengthening democratic values.

# Gurugram namaz row

• Haryana chief minister Manohar lal khattar on Friday said that the offering of namaz in the open could not be tolerated and a fresh approach would be taken to work out an amicable solution to the matter.
• On December 6, a group of imams in a joint meeting with the district administration and hindu groups had agreed not to hold prayers in public places.
• Gurugram muslim council has demanded land from the administration for building mosques.

# Wikileaks

• Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on Friday moved a step closer to facing criminal charges in the US for one of the biggest ever leaks of classified information from United States.
• United States won an appeal over his extradition in an English court.

# International solar aliiance

• The United States general Assembly has conferred observer status on the International solar alliance.
• The ISA was conceived as a joint effort by India and France to mobilise efforts against climate change through the deployment of solar energy solutions.

# Beti bachao campaign

• The government spent 80℅ of the funds under the Beti bachao beti padhao scheme on media campaigns.
• The committee finds that out of the 447 crore rupees released during the 2016-19 period, a, whooping 80℅ was spent on medi advocacy.