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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.

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).

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.

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.

‘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.

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.

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.

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’.

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.