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International Volunteer Day: 05 December

December 5, 2020
International Volunteer Day
  • The International Volunteer Day (IVD), also called International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development is commemorated on 5 December annually.
  • IVD 2020 Theme: “Together We Can Through Volunteering”.

Vice President launches a book on Former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

December 5, 2020
Vice President releases a book on Former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
  • The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu has launched the book named “40 Years with Abdul Kalam- Untold Stories”, a book on the life of the former President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
  • The book was written by Dr A.Sivathanu Pillai. The book is published by Pentagon Press LLP and the foreword was written by Pranab Mukherjee, former president of India.

Gitanjali Rao to be the 1st-ever TIME’s “Kid Of The Year”

December 5, 2020
Gitanjali Rao Kid Of The Year
  • The Indian-American young scientist and inventor, Gitanjali Rao, has been selected as the first-ever ‘Kid of the Year’ by the iconic TIME magazine.
  • This is the first time that the TIME magazine has started the Kid of The Year” award.

Ranjitsinh Disale becomes 1st Indian to win the 2020 Global Teacher Prize

December 5, 2020
Ranjitsinh Disale
  • Ranjitsinh Disale, a government teacher from Zilla Parishad Primary School, in Paritewadi village, Solapur district of Maharashtra, has got the 2020 Global Teacher Prize.
  • He is the first Indian to obtain this award, which carries prize money of $1 million (Rs 7.4 crore).

PASSEX carried out by the Indian Navy and Russian Navy

December 5, 2020
INDRA NAVY
  • The Indian Navy (IN) and the Russian Federation Navy (RuFN) are undertaking Passage Exercise (PASSEX) in the Eastern Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
  • The exercise will help in improving interoperability, advancing the understanding and imbibing best practices between both the friendly navies. It involves advanced surface and anti-submarine warfare exercises, weapon firings, seamanship exercises and helicopter operations.

Majerhat Bridge titled “Jai Hind” to Mark Netaji’s 125th Birth Anniversary

December 5, 2020
Netaji Subash Chandra Bose
  • West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee titled the newly built “Majerhat bridge” in Kolkata as ‘Jai Hind’ bridge to memorialize the 125th Birth Anniversary of Subash Chandra Bose.

Axis Bank starts ‘Axis Bank Rupi Business Credit Card’ for MSMEs

December 5, 2020
Axis Bank
  • Axis Bank Ltd in partnership with Rupifi and Visa started ‘Axis Bank Rupifi Business Credit Card’ for MSMEs(Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises).
  • This Contactless Co-Branded credit card, powered by Visa is applicable only to the MSMEs businesses that transact on the aggregator platforms tied-up with Rupifi PAN (Permanent Account Number) India for their business purchases.

Former French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing passes away

December 4, 2020
Valéry Giscard d’Estaing
  • The former President of France, Valery Giscard d’Estaing has passed away at the age of 94, from the complexities of coronavirus.
  • He had toiled as the third president of the Republic of France from 1974 to 1981.

Former PM of Pakistan Zafarullah Jamali passes away

December 4, 2020
Zafarullah Jamali
  • The 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan, Zafarullah Khan Jamali passed away. He worked as PM from November 2002 to June 2004 for a duration of 1 Year, 7 Months and 3 days.
  • He was the first politician from Balochistan to become Prime Minister.

World’s greatest athlete-turned actor Rafer Johnson passes away

December 4, 2020
Rafer Johnson
  • American decathlete and film actor, Rafer Johnson, who was a 1960 Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon, has passed away.
  • After he retired from athletics, Johnson converted to act and appeared in a number of films, including the James Bond film Licence to kill in 1989.