Category: All Current Affairs

New Zealand announces climate emergency

December 3, 2020

• 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.

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

December 3, 2020

• 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.

AR Rahman tied in as ‘BAFTA Breakthrough’ India ambassador

December 2, 2020

• 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.

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

December 2, 2020

• 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.

World Computer Literacy Day: 02 December

December 2, 2020

• 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.

National Pollution Control Day: 02 December

December 2, 2020

• In India, the National Pollution Control Day is celebrated annually on December 2 to celebrate the life of people lost in the unfortunate incident of Bhopal Gas Tragedy that occurred in the year 1984 on the night of 2–3 December.

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: December 2

December 2, 2020

• International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is celebrated every year on 2nd December since 1986 by the United Nations General Assembly.
• The focus of this day is on exterminating contemporary forms of slavery, such as trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation, the worst forms of child labour, forced marriage, and the forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict.

Centre makes AIPA committee headed by Environment Secretary

December 2, 2020

• The Central Government has made an Apex Committee for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement (AIPA) for accomplishing its goals under the global deal.
• The 17-member committee consists of members from 13 key ministries of the Union Government.

Indian Army successfully test-fires Anti-Ship version of BrahMos missile

December 2, 2020

• India successfully test-fired the anti-ship version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory.
• The test was carried out as part of the ongoing trials being conducted by the Indian Navy.

US Air Quality Index: Lahore is the world’s most polluted city

December 2, 2020

• Lahore, the cultural capital of Pakistan, has been listed as the world’s most polluted city, according to air pollution data published by the US Air Quality Index (AQI).
• Lahore listed a particulate matter (PM) rating of 423. New Delhi stood second with a PM of 229, while Nepal’s capital Kathmandu ranked third with a PM of 178.