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World Computer Literacy Day: 02 December

December 2, 2020
World Computer Literacy Day
  • The World Computer Literacy Day is celebrated every year on 2nd December to spread awareness and drive digital literacy in underserved communities worldwide.
  • The day encourages technological skills, especially in children and women.

Ministry of I&B release booklet on the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji

December 2, 2020
Guru Nanak Dev Ji
  • A booklet named ‘PM Modi and his Government’s special relationship with Sikhs’ was published, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
  • It has been presented by the Bureau of Outreach Communication under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and is released in three languages Hindi, Punjabi and English.

AR Rahman tied in as ‘BAFTA Breakthrough’ India ambassador

December 2, 2020
AR Rahman
  • Oscar and Grammy-winning Indian composer, AR Rahman has been tied in as ambassador of the BAFTA Breakthrough initiative in India.
  • In 2020, BAFTA will recognize and support up to five exceptional talents working in film, games or television in India.

India beckons UK’s Johnson as 2021 Republic Day chief guest

December 3, 2020
India and United Kingdom UK
  • United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson is assumed to be the chief guest at 2021 Republic day with Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally inviting him.
  • Johnson, on his part, has invited PM Modi to the G-7 summit in the United Kingdom following year. The last British prime minister at the Republic Day parade was John Major in 1993.

New Zealand announces climate emergency

December 3, 2020
New Zealand
  • New Zealand has announced a “climate emergency” and promised to make its public sector carbon neutral by 2025.
  • New Zealand now ties up 32 other countries that have declared a climate emergency. They include Japan, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.

Karnataka’s 1st 11.5-megawatt power plant being set up at Bidadi

December 3, 2020
Thermal Power Plant
  • In Karnataka, Chief Minister, BS Yediyurappa laid the foundation stone for an 11.5-megawatt power plant based on municipal waste in Bidadi, Bengaluru.
  • It is the first of its kind power plant in the state being developed by the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) and will support in converting 600 tonnes of municipal waste into 11.5-megawatt energy.

Yogi Adityanath rings the bell at BSE for listing bond of LMC

December 3, 2020
CM Yogi Adityanath
  • Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath rang the bell at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), to point the listing of bonds of Lucknow Municipal Corporation on the exchange.
  • The bonds of LMC were originated on November 13, with a coupon rate of 8.5 percent and had a tenure of 10 years. The issuance had garnered 4.5 times subscription.

RBI orders HDFC Bank to halt its digital launches

December 3, 2020
HDFC Bank
  • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has published an order to HDFC Bank with respect to certain incidents of outages in the internet banking, mobile banking and payment utilities of the lender over the past 2 years, the private sector bank informed the stock exchanges.

Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhary to be new Director-General of BRO

December 3, 2020
Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhary
  • Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhary has been designated as the 27th Director General of Border Roads Organisation (BRO).
  • His appointment is effective from 1st December 2020. Lt Gen Chaudhary replaces Lt Gen Harpal Singh who has been named as the new Engineer-in-Chief of the Indian Army.

India placed on 8th spot in Global Terrorism Index 2020

December 3, 2020
Global Terrorism Index 2020
  • In the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2020, India has been placed on the 8th spot globally in the list of countries most affected by terrorism in 2019.
  • The GTI score of India is 7.353 out of 10. India recorded 277 Deaths, 439 Injuries & 558 Incidents because of Terrorism in 2019.

Virat Kohli fastest to complete 12000 runs in ODI cricket

December 3, 2020
Virat Kohli
  • Virat Kohli became the fastest to complete 12,000 runs in One-day International cricket. Kohli breached the mark in the third ODI against Australia in Canberra.
  • He got to the record in his 242nd inning thus bettering the previous record set by Sachin Tendulkar, who got his 12000th run in his 300th inning.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities: 03 December

December 3, 2020
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
  • The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is commemorated every year on December 3.
  • The IDPWD day was declared in 1992 by the United Nations General Assembly.
  • The 2020 theme: ‘Not all Disabilities are Visible’.

MDH owner ‘Mahashay’ Dharampal Gulati passes away

December 3, 2020
Dharampal Gulati
  • The owner of MDH Masala, Dharampal Gulati passed away. He was born in 1923 in Sialkot, Pakistan. He was fondly called ‘Mahashayji’.
  • A school dropout, Dharampal Gulati joined his father’s spice business in the early days. Back in 2019, the government honored him with Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in the country.

Cyclonic Storm “Burevi” over southwest Bay of Bengal

December 3, 2020
cyclone
  • The Deep Depression developed over the southeast and adjoining the southwest Bay of Bengal has intensified into a Cyclonic Storm ‘Burevi’ over southwest Bay of Bengal.
  • It is about 240 km east-southeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 470 km east-southeast of Pamban (Tamil Nadu) and 650 km nearly east-northeast of Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu).

IOCL starts India’s first 100 Octane Premium Petrol

December 3, 2020
Indian Oil Corporation Limited

  • Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan started India’s first indigenously developed ‘100 Octane premium petrol’ via video conferencing.
  • Octane ratings are measures of fuel stability that enhances engine efficiency. The high octane premium grade petrol will be marketed under the brand ‘XP-100’. It has been developed by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) at its Mathura refinery in Uttar Pradesh.

International Sand Art Festival & Konark Festival 2020 starts

December 4, 2020
International Sand Art Festival & Konark Festival
  • The 9th edition of the International Sand Art Festival and the 31st edition of the Konark Festival has started in Odisha.
  • International Sand Art Festival is being organized at the Chandrabhaga Beach of Konark in Puri district of Odisha.

Kuldeep Handoo designated as “Fit India” movement ambassador

December 4, 2020
Kuldeep Handoo
  • Srinagar-born Wushu coach and the first Dronacharya Awardee from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Kuldeep Handoo is designated as the Ambassador of Fit India movement.
  • He won 11 gold medals in the National and 6 on the International stage, is the Wushu coach of Team India.

India & USA inks MoU on Intellectual Property Cooperation

December 4, 2020
India_US
  • The Government of India and the United States of America (USA) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of Intellectual Property Cooperation.
  • As a part of this MoU, the two sides will strengthen the Biennial Work Plan to implement the MoU which will include detailed planning for carrying out the co-operation activities including the scope of action. The Union Cabinet had confirmed the signing of the MoU for the same on 19 February 2020.

Reliance Industries tops Fortune India 500 Ranking 2020

December 4, 2020
Reliance
  • Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has stood on the first spot on the 2020 Fortune 500 list of Indian companies, released.
  • The revenue of RIL clocked Rs 615,854.00, accounting for 7% of cumulative revenues and 11 percent profit of the companies.

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