Category: All Current Affairs

International Universal Health Coverage Day: 12 December

December 12, 2020

• International Universal Health Coverage Day is a United Nations’ recognized international day commemorated annually on December 12 to spread awareness of the need for strong and resilient health systems and universal health coverage with multi-stakeholder partners.
• The theme of International Universal Health Coverage Day 2020 is ‘Health For All: PROTECT EVERYONE’. The theme indicates that to end this crisis (COVID-19) and build a safer and healthier future, we must invest in health systems that protect us all—now.

International Day of Neutrality: 12 December

December 12, 2020

• International Day of Neutrality is a United Nations recognized day held on December 12 every year to spread public awareness of the value of neutrality in international relations.

BSNL launches World’s 1st Satellite-based Narrowband-IoT Network

December 12, 2020

• Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has tied up with Skylotech India (Skylo), a global machine connectivity solutions company, to launch satellite-based narrow band-Internet of things (NB-IoT).
• This project is the world’s first satellite-based NB-IoT network.

PM Narendra Modi addresses International Bharati Festival 2020 virtually

December 12, 2020

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed the International Bharathi Festival 2020 via video conferencing.
• The festival was organized by Vanavil Cultural Centre in Chennai to commemorate the 138th birth anniversary of Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathi, an eminent writer, poet and journalist from Tamil Nadu.

5th India Water Impact Summit starts

December 12, 2020

• The 5th India Water Impact Summit (IWIS) started on 10th December 2020 virtually. The event was initiated by Ratan Lal Kataria, Minister of State for Jal Shakti. The objective of IWIS 2020 is Comprehensive Analysis and Holistic Management of Rivers and Water Bodies.

RBL Bank, ICICI Prudential ties up for Bancassurance partnership

December 12, 2020

• RBL Bank and ICICI Prudential have tied up under a bancassurance partnership. 398 RBL Bank branches across 28 states will distribute ICICI Prudential Life’s protection and savings products.
• The protection products of ICICI Prudential Life will support the bank’s customers to promote a strong financial plan and its long-term savings products will help the customers of the bank to achieve their financial goals.

ADB starts $9 bn “APVAX” for Developing Countries

December 12, 2020

• The Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) has started an initiative called, the Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX), for its developing member countries. The bank has allocated USD 9 billion for APVAX.

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris jointly entitled Time’s ‘Person of the Year’ 2020

December 12, 2020

• US President-elect, Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have been together named Time magazine’s 2020 “Person of the Year”.
• The TIME magazine releases the annual list since 1927, to recognize a person or organization who affected the news or influenced the country and world the most, for better or worse, during the calendar year.

International Mountain Day: 11 December

December 11, 2020

• International Mountain Day is commemorated all over the world on December 11 annually.
• The day is observed to spread awareness about the significance of mountains to life, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development and to build alliances that will bring positive change to mountain peoples and environments around the world.
• “Mountain biodiversity” is the theme of this year’s International Mountain Day, so let’s keep their rich biodiversity, as well as address the threats they face.

UNICEF Day: 11 December

December 11, 2020

• Every year the UNICEF Day is commemorated on December 11.
• The United Nations General Assembly formed UNICEF on December 11, 1946, as the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund to enhance the health, nutrition, education, and general welfare of children devastated due to World War II.