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Nation commemorates 49th Vijay Diwas on 16 December 2020

December 16, 2020
Vijay Diwas
  • In India, Vijay Diwas (also called Victory Day) is commemorated annually on December 16.
  • The country is observing the 49th Vijay Diwas in 2020.
  • Vijay Diwas is observed to celebrate the service, valour, and sacrifices of the gallant men of the Indian Armed Forces’ victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war.

Sri Lanka to host Asia Cup in 2021

December 8, 2020
Asia Cup in 2021
  • Sri Lanka will host the Asia Cup in June 2021 while Pakistan has gained the rights to host the tournament in 2022.
  • As per the original schedule, the tournament was supposed to be hosted by Pakistan in 2020, however, it got delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

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.

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

December 2, 2020
Pollution
  • 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.

Centre makes visa rules stricter for Chinese Nationals

September 10, 2020
MHA
  • The Indian government has introduced stricter visa norms for the Chinese Nationals. These norms will bring the Chinese on a par with Prior Referral Category countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.

India to participate in Kavkaz 2020 exercise in Russia

August 8, 2020
Kavkaz 2020 exercise
  • India will take part in the Russian Kavkaz 2020 strategic command-post exercise next month. The invitees for the exercise also include China and Pakistan apart from other member-states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).