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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).

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.

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’.

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.

ADB and India ink $50 million loan agreement for West Bengal

December 3, 2020
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
  • The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have signed a $50 million policy-based loan agreement to enhance financial management procedures and operational efficiencies in West Bengal.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.