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National Energy Conservation Day: 14 December

December 14, 2020
National Energy Conservation Day
  • The National Energy Conservation Day is observed every year on 14 December by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), under the Ministry of Power to spread awareness among the general public about the significance of energy conservation and energy efficiency, as well as holistic development for overall effort towards climate change mitigation.

NITI Aayog publishes ‘Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India’

December 15, 2020
NITI Aayog
  • NITI Aayog has published a white paper named ‘Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India’ on 14 December 2020.
  • The ‘Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India’ is a continuation of the work on Health Systems Strengthening. The building blocks for this vision are an interdependent federated system of governance between the Centre and states.

Ola to set up world’s largest scooter factory in Tamil Nadu

December 15, 2020
Ola
  • The SoftBank-backed mobility platform, Ola has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu government, to set up its first factory in the state, at an investment of Rs 2,400 crore.
  • Upon completion, the Ola factory in Tamil Nadu will be the largest scooter production facility in the world. Initially, the factory will have a yearly manufacturing capacity of 2 million units.

Odisha to organize 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup

December 15, 2020
International Hockey Federation
  • The International Hockey Federation (FIH) had declared that the 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup will be organized in Odisha, for a second consecutive time.
  • The tournament will be held at two venues, Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. The Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 was also hosted by Odisha.

GRSE Kolkata starts ‘Himgiri’, its 1st Ship of Project 17A

December 15, 2020
GRSE Kolkata starts ‘Himgiri’, its 1st Ship of Project 17A
  • Himgiri, which is the first of the three Project 17A ships being built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata was started.
  • The launch of ‘Himgiri’ has displayed GRSE’s commitment towards the building of three state-of-the-art warships of P17A for the Indian Navy.

CRISIL lowers contraction rate for India at -7.7% in FY21

December 15, 2020
GDP
  • Rating agency CRISIL has lessened the contraction rate of India’s GDP and now expects the growth rate of the Indian economy to decline 7.7% in the ongoing fiscal 2020-21, compared to the 9% forecast in September 2020, due to “faster-than-expected” recovery in the second quarter.

9th Sustainable Mountain Development Summit organized in Dehradun

December 15, 2020
9th Sustainable Mountain Development Summit
  • The 9th edition of the Sustainable Mountain Development Summit (SMDS) organized in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
  • The four-day-long summit was organized by Indian Mountain Initiative (IMI) and hosted by Sustainable Development Forum Uttaranchal (SDFU), Dehradun.
  • The theme for 2020 SMDS was ‘Emerging Pathways for Building a Resilient Post COVID-19 Mountain Economy, Adaptation, Innovation and Acceleration’.

Myanmar’s Paul Sein Twa wins Goldman Environmental Prize 2020

December 15, 2020
Paul Sein Twa
  • International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Asia Regional Office bestowed Paul Sein Twa, for Goldman Environmental Prize 2020 for Asia.
  • This award is presented to him for his efforts in promoting the self-determination of the Karen people in managing their natural resources.

A book named ‘Dharma’ authored by Amish Tripathi

December 15, 2020
Dharma
  • The 2nd non-fiction book by author Amish Tripathi is named “Dharma: Decoding the Epics for A Meaningful Life”.
  • The book gives practical, philosophical lessons drawn from ancient Hindu epics. It is co-written by his sister Bhavana Roy. It is to be published by Westland. His last non-fiction book ‘Immortals India’ was released in 2017.

‘Hind Kesari’-winning wrestler Sripati Khanchanale passes away

December 15, 2020
Sripati Khanchanale
  • Famous Indian wrestler, Sripati Khanchanale, who had won the esteemed ‘Hind Kesari’ title in 1959, passed away.
  • In 1959, Khanchanale won the ‘Hind Kesari’ title by defeating wrestler Rustam-e-Punjab Battasingh at the New Railway Stadium in Delhi.

Maharashtra Govt starts the Unified Development Control Rules for Real Estate

December 16, 2020
Building
  • The Government of Maharashtra has introduced the Unified Development Control and Promotion Regulations, (UDCPR), to strengthen and bring uniformity in the real estate construction laws of the state.
  • This uniform set of regulations will designate everything from the height of buildings to the width of roads and the size of amenity spaces.

Norway inks MoU with Clean Ganga Mission in India

December 16, 2020
Norway
  • The Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) has inked an MoU with cGanga, a think-tank of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) for the development of sludge management framework in India.
  • Through this initiative, Norway intends to strengthen the relationship with India especially in the prevention of climate change and conservation of the environment.

Indian Coast Guard’s OPV ‘Sujeet’ commissions in Goa

December 16, 2020
Sujeet
  • Indian Coast Guard’s (ICG) Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) ‘Sujeet’, which is second in the series of 5 OPVs was employed at the Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) in Vasco Town, Goa by Raj Kumar, Secretary (Defence Production).

Indigenously-built Coast Guard interceptor boat C-454 commissions

December 16, 2020
C-454
  • The interceptor boat C-454, built by Larsen and Toubro at its Hazira plant, will operate from Gujarat under the control of the Commander Coast Guard Region North-West of the Indian Coast Guard. It was approved by Surat Police Commissioner Ajay Tomar.

S&P revises India’s GDP contraction forecast in FY21 to 7.7%

December 16, 2020
GDP
  • S&P Global Ratings (earlier Standard & Poor’s) has boosted India’s GDP growth prediction for the FY21 (2020-21) to – 7.7 percent from – 9 percent predicted earlier.
  • The lower contraction rate is based on rising demand and falling COVID infection rates.

RBI again designates Uday Kotak as MD of Kotak Mahindra Bank

December 16, 2020
Uday Kotak
  • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has adopted the re-appointment of Uday Kotak as Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank for a further period of three years, with effect from January 1, 2021.
  • Kotak is the founder managing director and promoter of the bank.

UNEP declares 2020 Champions of the Earth Award

December 16, 2020
United Nations Environment Programme
  • The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has declared six laureates of the 2020 Champions of the Earth award, the UN’s highest environmental honor. The Champions were selected for their transformative impact on the environment and their leadership in urging bold and decisive action on behalf of the planet and its inhabitants.

Om Birla launches book on 19th anniversary of Parliament attack

December 16, 2020
Om Birla launches book on 19th anniversary of Parliament attack
  • Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has launched a book on the occasion of the 19th anniversary of the Parliament attack on 13 December.
  • He published the book ‘The Shaurya Unbound’ (English Version) and ‘Samundar Samawe Boond Mein’ (Hindi Version) was released on the 2001 incident.

Nation commemorates 49th Vijay Diwas on 16 December 2020

December 16, 2020
Vijay Diwas
  • In India, Vijay Diwas (also called Victory Day) is commemorated annually on December 16.
  • The country is observing the 49th Vijay Diwas in 2020.
  • Vijay Diwas is observed to celebrate the service, valour, and sacrifices of the gallant men of the Indian Armed Forces’ victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war.

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