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PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS BIHAR SPECIALJanuary -2021 Current Affairs

1. Inauguration of the longest elevated path of Bihar § Chief Minister inaugurated the country's first railway over bridge ROB in Patna on 29 November 2020. With the construction of a 12-km elevated road from Patna AIIMS to Digha, people going from Ara to will be able to get relief. People will also get rid of jam to a large extent. § Built at a cost of Rs 1289.25 crore, the 12.27 km long road is the longest elevated road in Bihar. The 106- meter long railway over bridge (ROB) above the Patna- railline is a unique piece of engineering. § The elevated path has a height of about 25 meters due to the pre-built ROB on the Nehru Path, which was quite challenging in its construction. Elevated Road from to § After the commissioning of AIIMS-Digha elevated road, elevated road from Danapur to Bihata is also proposed. This road is to be constructed by NHAI. It is believed that this elevated road will be the longest in Bihar. There is also a proposal to construct ramps at several places in the elevated road, which is about 30 kilometers, so that vehicles can climb and descend on the elevated road in the middle. 2. Bihar Assembly Elections, 2020: An Analysis § Bihar assembly elections were held in three phases in the entire state. The results of 243 member assembly seats were announced on November 10, 2020. In this election, the ruling NDA once again got the mandate to form the government. § A majority of 122 seats is needed to form a government in Bihar and the NDA has crossed this crucial figure by winning 125 seats. § The Grand Alliance, which gave a thump to the NDA, was chased down by a majority figure. The Grand Alliance has got 110 seats. § Out of 243 seats, NDA has got 125 seats, has got 110 seats and AIMIM, BSP and other parties have got 8 seats. In Bihar, the ruling NDA has won 72 seats, JDU has won 42 seats, Vikas Insan Party has won 4 seats and has won 4 seats.

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com Growing population has accentuated the need to step up production in the state to meet the needs of food and PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs nutritional security. IAS January -2021

ALLIANCE NDA MGB LJP OTH

WIN 125 WIN 11 WIN 1 WIN 7 WIN

+/- 2015 0 0 -1 0

STRIKE RATE* 51% (125/243) 45% (110/243) 0% (1/243) -

PARTY BJP RJD JDU LJP INC

WIN 74 75 43 1 19

+/- 2015 21 -5 -28 -1 -8

STRIKE RATE* 67% (74/110) 52% (75/144) 37% (43/115) 1% (1/135) 27% (19/70)

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 BIHAR ELECTION RESULT 243/243 SEATS (122 SEATS FOR MAJORITY)

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 Bihar Election Dates: First Stage Voting - 28 October (71seats) ü Notification - October 1 ü Enrollment - until 8 October ü Withdrawal - until 12 October Second Phase Voting - 3 November (94 seats) ü Notification - 9 October ü Nomination - till 16 October ü Withdrawal - until 19 October Third Phase Voting - 7 November (78 seats) ü Notification - October 13 ü Nomination - till 20 October ü Nomination - until 23 October Election Results - 10 November The biggest reason for the NDA's victory in the election: § The NDA has got a fourth success in the state. BJP secretary and state in-charge Bhupendra Yadav said, "The main reason for the NDA's victory in the state was Modi's leadership and his credibility." § There were also some local issues in the state due to which the NDA got a small number of seats, but the coalition managed to get a clear majority in the state. 3. Studio court starts in for the first time in the country § For the first time in the country, the Patna High Court started a studio court, which will have a judge's sitting room on one side and a lawyers' sitting room on the other side. . § After that, the judge will hear the case and give its verdict on it. Beginning with this a bench headed by the Chief Justice has been constituted and two single benches have also been formed. The entire system has been named Studio Court. This facility has been provided for the advocates who wanted to come and debate in the court premises instead of presenting their case through video conferencing. Video conferencing will continue as well.

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 § In the time of Corona crisis, there was talk of starting a physical court by some young advocates, due to which the Patna High Court has started a studio court, in which all the cases will be listed on the mutual consent of the lawyers and the entry of the advocates Will be through e-pass. 4. Kabartal Wetland of included in theRamsar list § Kabartal Wetland in Begusarai, Bihar has been included in the Ramsar list. Many migratory species come here from Central Asia. § In the year 2019, the central government also included Kabartal in 100 lakes of the country under the Aquatic Eco System Conservation Central Plan. But now the Kabartal lake has been declared a wetland of international importance by including it in the Ramsar site.

§ Kabartal has become the first in Bihar and the 39th Ramsar site in . This lake was given the status of bird sanctuary by the Bihar government in 1987. The lake is spread over an area of 42 square kilometers (6311 ha). In this bird century, 59 kinds of exotic birds and 107 types of native birds were seen in the winter season, which are no longer seen.

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 § The initiative was launched last year to develop it as a tourist center in collaboration with the central government and the state government. What is Ramsar site § An international institution was formed in 1971 in Ramsar, Iran to conserve the various lakes of the world. India also became its member in 1971. 5. Patna's transgender Monica Das was appointed as the presiding officer in the Bihar assembly elections. § Patna's transgender Monica Das was appointed as the presiding officer in the Bihar assembly elections. For the first time in the country, a transgender has been appointed as the presiding officer for the polling work. Monica Das, as the presiding officer, will take full responsibility of a booth. § Monika Das is a resident of Patna. She is currently employed with Canara Bank. Prior to this, Monica has also become the country's first transgender banker. 6. Sub Shivangi included in the first batch of three women pilots § The Indian has prepared a batch of three women pilots for the first time. These pilots will complete maritime reconnaissance missions with Dornier aircraft. This batch consists of Lt Divya Sharma, Lt Shubhangi Swaroop and Lt Shivangi. § The three women pilots were among the six pilots taking part in the 27th Dornier Operational Flying Training (DOFT) course. He graduated as a fully operational Marine Reconnaissance Pilot (MR Pilot) in the Passing Out program held on 22 October 2020 at INS Garuda. § Sub Lieutenant Shivangi has also become the first woman pilot of the . On December,2019, he joined operational duty at Naval Base. § Flying Dronier 228 aircraft, manufactured by Shivangi Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). This plane is sent on short-range maritime missions. It has many great features like advance surveillance , electronic sensor and networking.

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 7. Sanju Yadav honored with 'Player of the Year' award. § Indian women's football team midfielder Sanju Yadav was awarded All India Football Federation (AIFF) Best Footballer of the Year award for the 2019-20 season on September 25, 2020 § 22-year-old midfielder Sanju Yadav had a great season, which includes the 2019 SAFF Women's Championship and the Indian Women's League (IWL) title victory. List of award winners in Indian football: 1. 2019-20 AIFF Male Footballer of the Year: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu 2. 2019-20 AIFF Women's Player of the Year: Sanju Yadav 3. 2019-20 AIFF Men's Emerging Footballer of the Year: Anirudh Thapa 4. 2019-20 AIFF Emerging Women's Footballer of the Year: Ratanbala Devi 5. 2019-20 AIFF Best Assistant Referee: P. 6. 2019-20 AIFF Best Referee: L Ajit Kumar Mitei 7. 2019-20 AIFF Best Grassroots Development Program: 8. Patna's jump in cleanliness ranking, reached to 105th rank in the country § The 'Sanitation Survey 2020०' was released by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Development in August 2020, in which the capital of Bihar, Patna, jumped up to 105th among 4242 cities in the country. Patna was ranked 318th last year. § Patna ranks first in the state. The capital has the 47th rank in the category of clean cities with a population of more than one million in eastern India. § In the state cleanliness category, ranks first and Bihar ranks last, while Danapur Cantonment ranks 62nd in the cantonment. § Actually, the Union Urban Ministry had given four points this time in the parameters of clean cities. And for this, 6 thousand marks were prescribed. 1500 for certification, 1500 for direct supervision, 1500 for progress of facilities level, and 1500 for feedback. The city that gets the highest number of marks in these 6000 marks gets the first place. § According to Patna Municipal Corporation, for the year 2019-20, it received 70 crores from the and the state government for cleaning only. In the year 2016, Patna's ranking was 70th i.e. in the case of clean cities, it was ranked 70th.

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 9. Bihar ranks first in ethnic violence and 5th in political violence § The National Crime Records Bureau released the data related to ethnic and political violence (conflict) across the country in October 2020.According to the data for the year 2019, Bihar ranks at number 1 in ethnic violence. § There were 131 incidents of ethnic violence in Bihar in a year in which 269 people were affected. There were 70 incidents in and 108 people were affected. § stood at number 3 with 71 incidents in which 94 people were affected. § Bihar is at the fifth position in terms of political violence. There were 62 incidents of political violence in Bihar in a year in which 133 people were affected. § The first number is , where 495 incidents occurred in a year in which 584 people were affected. Telangana was followed by 118 incidents in a year. There were 1209 cases of political violence across the country, while there were 492 incidents of caste violence. § Dispute over land and property is also the highest in Bihar. In the year 2019, there were 3707 land and property related incidents in Bihar in which 5227 people were affected. There were 1105 incidents in at number two, 938 in Maharashtra at number three and 540 in at number four. 9.8% increase in female violence in Bihar § According to NCRB data, female violence in Bihar has increased over the years. There has been an increase of 9.8 percent in violence against women in the year 2019 as compared to the year 2018. There were 16920 incidents of female violence in the year 2018 which increased to 18587 in the year 2019. 10. 18 bed palliative care ward in Patna AIIMS § A18-bed palliative care ward has been built in Patna AIIMS. It was inaugurated on October, 2020 by Dr. Prabhat Kumar Singh, Director of the Institute. § This ward is named "Suswendana". It has been arranged on the second floor of Ayush Block. § This facility is being provided in a government hospital for the first time in the state. Palliative care is needed for patients with no treatment left. § Especially in the last stages of cancer, renal failure, motor neurone, etc., the patient needs it. If the patient is in pain, he is given medicine. If the patient is unable to eat, then food is given through pipes. It is helped when there is trouble going to the washroom.

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 11. '9 highway project' and 'home to fiber' scheme launched in Bihar § Prime Minister launched 9 highway projects and 'Ghar Tak Fiber' scheme in Bihar on 21 September 2020. Under the 'Home to Fiber' scheme, optical fiber services will be provided in homes. About highway projects § 350 km of road will be constructed in highway projects. Roads will be built at a cost of Rs. 14,250 crore. § These roads will improve connectivity between the people of Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh, as well as road projects will enhance convenience and economic development in and around the state. Optical Fiber Services in Bihar § The project is to be implemented by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology under the 'Ghar Tak Fiber' scheme. It will connect 45,945 villages in the state. Thus, this project can also spread the digital revolution to remote areas of Bihar. § The scheme has been launched to provide optical fiber enabled internet connection in every household to focus on village and rural areas. § In the 74th Independence Day speech, PM Modi said that more than 1.5 lakh gram panchayats have got optical fiber connections since 2014 under this scheme. The scheme ensures digital connectivity under the Bharat Net program. 12. Jal Jeevan mission in Bihar § The central government has allocated Rs. 1,832.66 crore to Bihar and Rs.1,407 crore to Assam under the Jal Jeevan Mission. § With the help of allocated funds, the Bihar government will provide tap connections to more than 50 lakh households. The government is focusing on aspirational districts and SC and ST villages. Water life mission § The mission aims to provide good quality drinking water to all households in the country by 2024. To achieve this, the has allocated 3.6 lakh crore rupees. 13. becomes president of Bihar Olympic Association § The election of Bihar Olympic Association was held on October 18, 2020. In this election Abdul Bari Siddiqui has been unanimously elected as the President of Bihar Olympic Association. Abdul Bari Siddiqui has been the former Sports Minister of the Bihar government.

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 § The outgoing president of Hockey India, Mohammad Mushtaq Ahmed, was also unanimously elected to the post of unpaid secretary in the election. § Officials of State Sports Association and District Olympic Association participated in the election process conducted by Election Officer Jai Prakash Singh Principal District Judge (Retd.) Under the supervision of Dr. Madhu Kant Pathak, Supervisor of Indian Olympic Association. 14. Bollywood actor Sanjay Mishra becomesbrand ambassador of Patna Municipal Corporation § Patna Municipal Corporation has appointed actor Sanjay Mishra as brand ambassador for the 2021 cleanliness survey. Sanjay Mishra has joined hands with Patna Municipal Corporation to convey the message of cleanliness among the people of Patna to make the people of Patna aware of cleanliness. Sanjay Mishra will now be seen appealing to people for cleanliness. § Sanjay Mishra held a meeting with Patna Municipal Corporation officials and councilors on October 18, 2020. In this meeting he discussed in detail the awareness campaign with the officials. It is notable that he hails from Patna. He lived with family in Rajendra Nagar, Patna. 15. passed away § Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan died on 8 October 2020 at the age of 74 in . His health was poor for a long time. § He was born on 5 July 1946 in , Bihar. § He won the assembly elections for the first time in 1969. He then became an MP in 1977. Since then he has been elected nine times to the and once to the MP.

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 § He won the assembly elections for the first time in 1969. He then became an MP in 1977. Since then he has been elected nine times Lok Sabha and once Rajya Sabha MP from Bihar's Lok Sabha seat. § He joined the cabinet of six Prime Ministers, including Vishwanath Pratap Singh, HD Deve Gowda, IK Gujral, , Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi. § Ramvilas Paswan broke from the (United) in 2000 and formed a party called (LJP). 16. Former Bihar Advocate General Rambalak Mahato passed away § Former Bihar Advocate General Rambalak Mahato died of cardiac arrest. He was 90 years old. § He was a noted legalist and a man of versatility. He made a distinct identity in the field of law. During his tenure, he led the state government to legal victory in many important matters. § He became the Advocate General of the state six times. He held this position the most number of times. 17. Bihar holds second position in Inspire Award Standard Scheme § Bihar finished second in the recently released Inspire Award Standard Scheme. While Rajasthan was successful in getting the first place. Bihar's district topped in inspiring innovation. § The Inspire Award Standard Scheme is a unique campaign run by the country under which the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India attempts to find young scientists under this scheme. § The Inspire Award Standard Scheme has been launched to promote a culture of creativity and creative thinking among students, which is an innovative scheme for innovative encouragement of students. Under this, along with the award, the model of the selected participants for the national level is displayed in the national level competition under the technical support and guidance of prestigious institutions like IITs and NTAs. § This program provides a national level platform to the creative thinking students of schools, which includes children from class 6 to 10.

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 18. Bharatvanshi Wavell Ramkalavan elected as president of § Bharatvanshi Wavell Ramkalavan has become the President of the island of Seychelles. § On October 25, 2020, Seychelles Election Commission chief Danny Lucas said Ramkalavan had received 54 percent of the vote. They have defeated Danny Foury. § Seychelles President-elect Wavell Ramkalavan's ancestors were residents of Nonia Toli of Parsauni village in Barauli block ofGopalganj, Bihar. 130 years ago, Ramkalavan's ancestors had gone to the Seychelles. 19. Inauguration of 12 projects including Kosi Rail Mahasetu in Bihar § Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PM Modi) inaugurated nearly 12 projects along the historic Kosi Rail Mahasetu in Bihar on 18 September 2020, including a rail bridge over the , two new rail lines, five related to electrification, an electric locomotive shed and flooding and the third line project in Bakhtiyarpur is also included. § The Kosi Mahasetu project was approved in 2003-04. The foundation stone of Rail Mahasetu on the between Saraigad-Nirmali was laid by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The bridge has a length of 1.9 km and its construction has cost more than 500 crores. Importance of Kosi Rail Mahasetu § To go between Saraigarh-Nirmali first one had to go to Nirmali via -Mansi-Khagadia- - , which was 298 km. Due to the construction of this rail Mahasetu, its distance has been reduced to just 22 km. § After the inauguration by the Prime Minister, only the passenger train running from Saharsa will go to Asanpur Kupa via -Saraigarh and then from there back to Sahaigarh to Raghopur. § The running of this train will directly benefit those living in Supaul-Araria and Saharsa districts. It will also become easier for people of this region to take connecting trains to reach Delhi, and Kolkata. Earlier, PM Modi had also dedicated three petroleum projects in Bihar to the nation. 20. Prime Minister Modi launched 7 projects in Bihar § Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various 541 crore projects

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 related to water supply and sewer of Bihar on 15 September 2020. Prime Minister Modi laid the foundation stone for seven projects in Bihar through video conferencing. § Of these, four are related to water supply, two to sewerage treatment and one to river front development. These projects are linked to the Namami Gange and Amarut Yojana of the Center. These include projects related to Siwan, Chhapra, , Jamalpur, apart from Beur and Karmali chak Sewer Treatment Plants in Patna. § Referring to the river front development schemes under the Namami Gange Mission, the Prime Minister said that the Ghat, Ladder Ghat and Chandwara Ghat of Muzaffarpur will develop as a tourist destination. Projects worth Rs 6054 crore are proposed in Bihar under Namami Gange. § Prime Minister inaugurated the Water Supply Scheme of Karmalichak Sewage Treatment Plant, Municipal Council Siwan and Chapra Municipal Corporation. At the same time, he also laid the foundation for developing river front in Muzaffarpur and water supply schemes of Munger Municipal Corporation and Jamalpur Municipal Council. 21. Bihar government launches 'Sanjeevani' app § The Bihar government launched the Sanjeevani app in view of increasing cases of corona infection. It has provided all facilities related to Corona rescue. This app can be downloaded from the Health Department and the State Health Committee website and also from the Play Store. § Sanjeevani app will allow for information about the nearest testing center, Covid center, availability of beds in isolation, control room number and corona safety measures. In this, facility of chat bot is also being provided so that people will be able to know the solution to the questions related to corona. § In addition, the process of corona examination has also been simplified through the Sanjeevani app. Registration facility has been provided from the app itself for corona examination. Also, after investigation, the report can be seen on the app itself. § Emergency facility to call ambulance toll free number 102 and 104 directly for doctor's advice through the app can be availed. All types of facilities are available on this app. 22. Approval for the establishment of a new AIIMS in Darbhanga § The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the establishment of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Darbhanga, Bihar. § It will be set up under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). § The Cabinet has also approved the creation of a Director post for the above AIIMS.

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 23. 15 important decisions approved in Bihar cabinet meeting § A second cabinet meeting was called by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on December 15, 2020, after the formation of the new government in Bihar. In this meeting, a total of 15 important decisions like free immunization of corona infection and 20 lakh employment generation, self-reliant Bihar as well as Nishchay-2has been approved. Free vaccination of corona infection approved § The announcement of giving Corona vaccine free in the state has been promised during the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections. The Bihar government has taken this decision in the cabinet meeting, fulfilling the promises made during elections in the area of Corona infection. That the corona vaccine will be given in Bihar for free. For this, the state government is preparing an action plan. § A team of doctors and nurses is being prepared by the government at the block level and places are being selected to keep the corona vaccine. Like polling booths, booths will be made for corona vaccination across the country. § At least 100 people will be given a vaccine against corona daily at each booth. Preparation for corona vaccination is being done through district administration in Bihar. § First of all, it has been said to provide vaccines to health workers, doctors and Corona Warriors, after which the common man will received the vaccine. § In the meeting of the State Council of Ministers, it has been decided to implement the BalHridayYojana for the free treatment of children born with a hole in the heart. Under which there will be free treatment of those children who are suffering from heart hole disease since birth. § Apart from this, the state government has decided to open a medical university and an engineering university under the program of good governance, which will benefit medical and engineering students in the state. Cabinet Seal on giving employment to 20 lakh people of Bihar § During the VidhanSabha elections, the announcement made by the NDA government of employment generation in Bihar has now started to be implemented. In the cabinet meeting, it has been decided to give 50 percent grant to connect the youth with business. § Apart from this, a grant of 25 thousand rupees will be given to the unmarried women for passing the inter and 50 thousand rupees for the graduation for the unmarried women, as well as various institutions will be created in Bihar for the next 5 years and 20 lakh jobs will be created.

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 § Technical will be linked to language. The youth will get a grant of 50 thousand rupees in Bihar for business, on which there will be 50 percent subsidy. There will be multi-storey accommodation for the elderly living in all cities. The ambitious SaatNischay Part 2 got approval § Approval to ensure the implementation of Saat Nischay-2 under the Good Governance Program 2020 - 2025. In the last assembly election 2015, JDU had announced SaatNischay, taking it forward on the same lines, this time also SaatNischay Part-2 was announced before the assembly elections. Program under SaatNischay Part-2 Scheme § Progress of Yuva Shakti-Bihar (Yuva Shakti- Bihar Ki pragati): Nitish Kumar has given first priority to the progress of Yuva Shakti-Bihar in theSaatNischay Part-2. Under this, a student credit card scheme for higher education, computer training, communication skills and behavioral skills have been promised. Also, there is a plan to create a high-level Center of Excellence to enhance the quality of training in each ITI and polytechnic institutes. § Strong Women-Capable Women (SashaktMahila-SakshamMahila): In the SaatNischayPart-2, the second importance is given to the strong women-capable woman. Under this, there are plans to empower and enable women. A special scheme will be introduced to increase entrepreneurship among women. Interest free loans will be given up to 50 percent of the project cost or up to a maximum of Rs5 lakh. Also, with the aim of motivating women for higher education, financial assistance of 25 thousand rupees will be given on passing the inter and 50 thousand rupees after graduation. § Irrigation water up to every field (HarKhetKoPaani): In his ambitious SaatNischayPart-2, Nitish Kumar has given the third place to agriculture and irrigation. Under this, it has been promised that water will be provided for irrigation to every farm in the next five years. § Clean Village-Prosperous Village (SwachhGaon- SamriddhGaon): The number four is aimed at Clean Village and Prosperous Village. Under this, there is a plan to develop solar and street lights in all villages, solid and liquid waste management and development of animal and fishery resources. With this, the tap water scheme of every house will be continued further. § Clean city-developed city (“SwachhShahar – ViksitShahar”): Clean city-developed city is planned at number 5 in the SaatNischayPart-2. This includes construction of shelter and shelter for the elderly, multi- storey housing for the urban poor, solid and liquid waste management, electric crematorium and moksha dham.

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 § SulabhSamparkta: The target of SulabhSamparkta has been set at number six in the SaatNischay Part-2. Under this, there are plans to connect villages to roads, bypass roads and flyovers for the convenience of the people. § Health facilities for all: At number seven, there is a plan for additional health facilities for all. Under this, there is a plan to improve the health facilities from village to village and to prepare basic system for better health management. It promises door step service with the help of call centers and mobile apps. Apart from this, through telemedicine, there has been talk of connecting PHC, CHC as well as subdivision and district hospitals and also to improve and expand the facilities of existing hospitals. 24. Darbhanga-Amas Green Field Expressway § Bihar's Road Construction Minister Mangal Pandey reiterated the commitment to start work soon of the Amas-Darbhanga Green Field Expressway project connecting the proposed East-West Corridor in December 2020. § It is estimated that the expenditure of seven and a half thousand crore rupees on the construction of this expressway passing through seven districts of Bihar. § The Minister of Road Construction told that this road, will be around 212 kilometers long, will pass through Gaya, Jehanabad, , Patna, Vaishali, Samastipur and Darbhanga. Under this four-lane green field path, 1382 hectare land acquisition action has been initiated in 233 revenue villages of seven districts. 25. Bird festival organized in § A three-day bird festival was organized by the Department of Environment and Forests in Bhagalpur, Bihar from 11 to 13 December 2020. § The main objective of this bird festival is to protect the birds and make people aware of their natural and geographical environment § The festival is being jointly organised by the state forest department, the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), a wildlife research organization promoting the cause of nature conservation across the country, and the Mandar Nature Club, a Bhagalpur-based conservation organization. Focus on conservation of Gangetic dolphins § Some of the major migratory birds which came to Bhagalpur include the bar-headed Goose, Steppie Eagle, Eurasian Curlew, White Waget, Great Crested Grab, Common Greenshank and Eurasian Code.

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 26. Statue of Gautam Buddha found during excavation of drain in Bhagalpur § An idol of 6 and a half feet long of Buddha, having historical significance has been found during the excavation of a drain on 11 December 2020 in Bhagalpur, Bihar. Locals are considering the idol as a statue of Lord Buddha, although whose and when the idol belonged is still unclear. § The sculpture found during the excavation contains several features like statue has a necklace, worn by warriorsand a velvet at the waist. § It is noteworthy that the ancient Vikramshila Buddhist Mahavihara is located at Kahalgaon in , which is a major center of Tantrayana. Recently two ancient sculptures were found there which are preserved by the villagers. 27. Inauguration of Bridge built on § Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways NitinGadkari inaugurated the three-lane 1.5-km ( bridge) over the Son River in Bihar on 10 December 2020 through video conferencing. An amount of Rs266crore has been spent on the construction of this bridge. § The existing two-lane bridge for rail and road traffic is 138 years old. A six-lane bridge is being constructed in place of this old bridge. As part of that, the three-lane structure is still ready. Benefit of new bridge construction § Due to the construction of new bridge, traffic will be liberated from the old Koilwar bridge. Traffic from Patna to Bhojpur, Buxar, Chhapra, Mohania and Ballia will become smooth from NH-30 corridor. It will connect directly to other parts of the country through the Golden Quadrilateral road and Purvanchal Expressway. Bridge length is around1.528 km § The length of the bridge is 1.528 km. The bridge's deck is 16.0 meters in width and also has 1.5 meters of pavement at the top. The bridge has 74 spans. The length of each span is 41.3 meters. The peer has 432 piles. 158 years old oldKoilwar Bridge § There is a 158-year-old Koilwar bridge lifeline for traffic coming from Patna to Ara and Ara to Patna. Its construction began in 1856 and was inaugurated in 1858 by Viceroy Lord Elgin. Filmmaker Richard

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 Attenborough shot his film Gandhi on this bridge. 28. Bihar is in the first group to receive vaccination § According to the study of National Population Commission, by 2021, the number of people over 60 years of age in the country will increase to about 14 crore 32 lakhs. There will be approximately 7.06 crore men and 7.26 crore women in it. § Bihar also has a large share in the elderly population. In Bihar, in the year 2021, the elderly will become 10.70 percent of the total population. This will be a large population, whose health care will be very important. § Only 15% of the population in Uttar Pradesh is above 50 years of age, but the population there is so much that it will have the most vaccine supply. § This is followed by Maharashtra, West Bengal and Bihar among the states with the largest population of 50 plus population i.e. people above 50 years of age. It is noteworthy that these things will also be kept in mind while preparing the allotment list of the vaccine. In such a situation, Bihar is expected to get enough vaccine in the first phase according to population. § According to the government's vaccination program, the Covid vaccine will first be given to health workers. This will include doctors, nurses, paramedics. § The second group is of frontline workers. These will include people from the army, police, municipal corporation and essential services. The third group is of people older than 50 years. § There will be people in the fourth group whose age is less than 50 years. These four priority groups for Covid vaccination have been created keeping them in view of the risk of Covid. 29. Vijay Kumar Sinha elected new Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly § BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha was elected as the new Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly. NDA candidate Vijay Sinha got 126 votes in the polling held on November 25, 2020, while Mahagathbandhan candidate AwadhBihari Chaudhary got 114 votes. It was announced by Protem Speaker JeetanramManjhi.

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 30. The remains of a Buddhist carpet building found in Banka § A remnant of old buildings made of bricks up to a distance of about fifty feet has been found in the Chandanriver near Bhadariya village under Amarpur block in . § This remains is found nearChandan river ground, where the size of the brick has been found to be 18 inches in length, 9 feet in width and about 2 inches in thickness. This relic made of bricks is said to date back to the 6th century. Pots have also been found in the surrounding areas in the east. § On this occasion, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced to develop the historic site located on the banks of the Chandanriver in Banka district as a tourist center. § According to him, the Chandan river stream before the year 1995 will be revived so that the excavation and research of this area can be done properly. The excavation will provide important information not only to the state but to the world. § It is a historical site. Lord Buddha also came here. Initial studies have found 2600 years old pottery and other archaeological remains. Scrapers including toys, butts, pottery of Vedic era have also been collected in this area. § Archaeologist Satish Kumar is of the opinion that from the kind of brick found, it is clear that this brick is made by hand by hand and it has been cooked with paddy stalks. § Visakha was the chief female lay disciple of Gautama Buddha. She was also popularly known as Migaramata. § Visakha belonged to Bhadai village, where Buddha came hundreds of years ago. Buddhist scholars have described Bhadaria village as Bhadai village based on the evidence found in the area. 31. Formation of newly elected Bihar Government's cabinet § On 16 November 2020, portfolios were divided among the ministers of the newly elected Nitish government. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has Home, General Administration, Cabinet Secretariat, Election and Monitoring Department. Apart from this, there are also those departments which have not been given to anyone till now.

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 § Deputy CM has been given the responsibility of Finance, Commercial-Tax, Environment, Forest and Climate Change, IT, Disaster and Urban Development Department. While the other deputy CM has got the industries, panchayati raj and backward welfare department. List of departments alloted to Ministers: 1. Vijay Kumar Choudhary: Water Resources, Rural Development, Rural Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs, Information and Public Relations Department 2. Bijendra Prasad Yadav: Energy, Alcohol Prohibition, Products and Registration, Planning and Development, Food and Consumer Protection 3. AmarendraPratap Singh: Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Sugarcane Industries 4. MukeshSahni: Animal and Fisheries Resources Department 5. Ashok Chaudhary after Mevalal Chaudhary resignation: Education Department 6. Mangal Pandey: Health, Road Building, Arts, Culture and Youth Department 7. Ashok Chaudhary: Building Construction, Science & Technology, Social Welfare, Minority Welfare 8. SheelaKumari: Transport Department 9. RampreetPaswan: PHED 10. Jeevesh Kumar: Tourism, Labor Resources, Mines and Geology Department 11. Ram Kumar: Revenue and Land Reforms, Law Department 12. Santosh Kumar Suman: Small Water Resources, SC, ST Welfare Department 32. Many project announced to Bihar by central government § On September, 2020, Prime Minister NarendraModi announced several projects in Bihar through video conferencing, including optical fiber, 9 National Highway (NH) projects, etc. § According to Prime Minister NarendraModi, a major step is being taken to make the country's villages the mainstay of self-reliant India. This program is for the whole country, but it is starting from Bihar. § Under the scheme, six lakh villages of the country will be connected with optical fiber in 1000 days. When optical fiber reaches fast internet in villages, it will be easy to study. Through telemedicine it will be possible to provide cheap and effective treatment even in remote villages. § By March 2021, optical fiber will start providing Internet facility in every village of Bihar. The central government will spend 640 crore to connect all 45,945 villages with this facility. § Besides, the foundation stone for nine National Highway (NH) projects of 350 km costing Rs14,260crore was also laid.

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 § NH projects include four and six lanes of highways and the construction of three large bridges over rivers. § Bridges on rivers: A four-lane bridge will be built parallel to Setu (NH 19). Its length is 14 kilometers and the cost is 2927 crores. The four-lane bridge parallel to VikramashilaSetu (NH 131) has a length of five kilometers and costs 1110 crores. A new four-lane bridge (NH 106) will be constructed on the Kosiriver. Its length is 29 kilometers and the cost is 1478 crores. § These roads will be constructed: Six-lane Patna Ring Road Ramnagar-Kanhauli (NH 131G, length 39 km), four-lane Narenpur-Purnia Road (NH 131A, length 49 km), four-lane Parria-Mohanian Road ( NH 30, length 61 km), four-lane Ara-Pararia road (NH 30, length 55 km), four-lane Bakhtiyarpur-Razouli road, Package 3 (NH 31, length 51 km), four-lane Bakhtiyarpur-Rajauli road , Package 2 (NH 31, length 47 km). 33. IIT Patna to become Startup Hub of Eastern India § inaugurated the building of the Incubation Center in the IIT Patna campus at Bihta in September 2020 through video conferencing. The cost of an incubation center built in 30 thousand square feet is around४७crores. § IIT Patna will grow as an incubation hub in eastern India for startups. For this, the state government is providing all possible help. § The state government is providing technical assistance to more than ४०startups related to medical, electronics, design and manufacturing and funding 10-10 lakh each. § More than 100 startups can be accommodated in the newly constructed building. § These startups will develop apps, software and electronic tools to combat natural disasters.. 34. Kukri Bigha will be country's first nutritional village § Kukri Bigha village in Bihar will be the country's first model nutritional village. It was started by Agriculture Minister Dr. Prem Kumar on September 20 in Kukri Bigha village by cultivating biofortified variety of crops in an organic manner.

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 § This village is in UllarSorangpurPanchayat under Dulhin Bazar Block of . 1800 families live in this village. In collaboration with Harvest Plus, the Rural Development Council will help farmers in this task. § All crops will be cultivated in this village in a completely organic way. Scientists have prepared such a variety of biofortified crops, which contain a greater amount of micronutrients than normal crops. This effort will reduce the problem of malnutrition in the state and will benefit the farmers financially. § The farmers of Bemeti village will be trained in biofortified farming. Mahindra & Mahindra Company will help in the plowing of the farm. Biofortified seeds will also be made available to farmers. 35. Inauguration of three projects including KrishiBhavan § Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated three projects, including a 23.80-acre state-level KrishiBhavan, at Mithapur in September 2020. The cost of the agricultural building is 125.23 crore. On this occasion, Bihaan app was released and Bihar Agri Investment Promotion Handbook was also released. § The foundation stone of the state level KrishiBhavan was laid on 14 February 2014. The design of all the buildings constructed in the campus is based on the green building concept. Water released from sewerage treatment will be used in horticulture. Green area has been given special priority throughout the campus. § Bus Terminal: Pataliputra Bus Terminal inaugurated on the Patna-Gaya route. On this occasion, the Chief Minister also inaugurated the bus stations of Ara, Aurangabad, Nawada and Jhajha via remote. § All facilities and safety have been taken care of in the terminal. The bus terminal's executive agency is BUIDCO. The terminal has been constructed on २५.०२ acres. About ३,००० buses will operate from here to Bihar and other states.

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 § JayaprabhaMedanta Hospital: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated JayaprabhaMedanta Super Specialty Hospital at on PPP model. Dr. NareshTrehan was also connected through video conferencing. Dr. PankajSahni, CEO of JayaprabhaMedantahonored the CM. § The work of JayaprabhaMedanta Super Specialty Hospital started in May 2016. Internal medicine, nephrology and cardiology consultation service has started in OPD. Services of senior doctors of MedantaGurugram will also be available through telemedicine. 36. NamamiGange projects inaugurated in Bihar § In September 2020, Prime Minister NarendraModi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of seven projects related to NamamiGange and AmritYojana in Bihar through video conferencing. Of these, four projects are related to water supply, two sewerage treatment and one river front development. The cost of the projects is 541 crores. § The Prime Minister inaugurated sewerage treatment plants at Beur and Karmalichak in Patna at a cost of 151 crore, water supply schemes at Siwan and Chapra and also laid the foundation stone of water supply schemes in Munger and Jamalpur. § The foundation stone of Muzaffarpur River Front Development Scheme was laid under the Namami Gange scheme. Under this, three ghats (Akhara Ghat, Ladder Ghat, Chandwara Ghat) of Muzaffarpur city will be developed at a cost of 11 crores. Essential facilities will be available on the river front. § Keeping in mind the cleanliness of the river, more than ५० projects worth more than Rs.6000 crore have been approved in Bihar. The government is setting up several water treatment plants in cities situated along the Ganges to prevent the drainage water from directly falling into the river. § Millions of people will benefit from the opening of sewerage treatment plants at Beur and Karamlichak in Patna. Villages along the Ganges are also being developed as Ganga villages. 37. Three petroleum projects launched in Bihar § In September 2020, Prime Minister NarendraModi launched three major petroleum sector projects in Bihar through video conferencing. The project includes expansion of Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur pipeline up to Banka, two LPG bottling plants at Banka and East Champaran (Motihari).

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 § The LPG bottling plants are at Madhusudanpur in Barahat block in Banka district and Kobeya in Harsiddhi block in East Champaran. The projects have been commissioned from Indian Oil and HPCL. The Ministry of Petroleum and Gas has spent 901 crore on all three projects. § The cost of the 193 km Durgapur-Banka section pipeline is 634 crores. The cost of LPG bottling plant is 131 crores in Banka district and 136 crores in East Champaran. Both the plants will supply 40–40 thousand gas cylinders per day. § All three projects will provide employment to local people. In the special package given for Bihar, there were 10 big projects worth Rs 21 thousand crore related to petroleum and gas. Of these, this is the seventh project, which is being handed over to the people of Bihar. The development of gas based industries was a major challenge in Bihar due to being a land-bound state and lack of resources. § The Paradip-Haldia pipeline will now be extended to Patna and Muzaffarpur. The pipeline coming from Kandla which has reached will also be connected to it. When the entire project is ready, it will become one of the longest pipeline projects in the world. § The Banka and Champaran bottling plants have a capacity to fill more than 125 million cylinders annually. These plants will cater to LPG needs in Santhal Parganas of Jharkhand and some areas of Uttar Pradesh. After the construction of the gas pipeline, fertilizer factory in Bihar, work will start soon. § Free gas connections have been provided to about 1.25 crore poor families of Bihar under the Ujjwala scheme. 38. Fisheries and animal husbandry schemes inaugurated in Bihar § Prime Minister NarendraModi inaugurated various schemes of the Ministry of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry and Dairying through video conferencing on September 2020. Under this scheme, many facilities will be started in Patna, Purnia, Sitamarhi, , Kishanganj and Samastipur. § Centrally approved fisheries development projects for Bihar were also inaugurated with the launch of Pradhan MantriMatsyaSampadaYojana. E-Gopala App for

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION Bihar Special Current Affairs IAS January -2021 Farmers, Animal Semen Center in Purnia, Modern Breed Improvement Technique in Barauni and IVF Lab at Bihar Veterinary University Patna were also inaugurated. § The inauguration of the semen station at Maranga in Purnia will also facilitate Bihar and the northeastern states. For this, the State Government has provided 80 acres of land. With the introduction of the Fertility Transplant Technical Laboratory at Bihar Veterinary University, milk production will increase and farmers will get its benefits. § It is noteworthy that due to the agricultural roadmap, production of many things including meat, eggs, and milk has increased. The annual production of eggs has increased from 106 crores to 274 crores. Meat production has increased from 1.8 lakh MT to 3.8 lakh MT. Now only 65 thousand metric tons of fish are coming from outside in the state. The rest is being met by the state. 39. Education Minister Mevalal Chaudhary resigns § MevalalChoudhary, the Education Minister of the newly formed NDA government in Bihar, resigned from his post on 16 November 2020. On the advice of the Chief Minister, Fagu Chauhan has accepted the resignation. Building Construction Minister Ashok Chaudhary has been given additional charge of Education Department. § Mevalal Chaudhary was sworn in as a minister on 16 November. He is a JDU MLA from Tarapur in Munger. He is accused of making a big dent in the appointment of Assistant Professor and Junior Scientist while being Vice Chancellor (2010-15) of Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour. 40. Former Governor died § Mridula Sinha (77 years), former Governor of and resident of Muzaffarpur, died in Delhi on 18 November 2020. Mridula Sinha is remembered for her efforts towards public service. She was also a skilled writer who also made extensive contributions to the world of culture along with literature. § She was also actively associated with the JP movement. His tenure as the Governor of Goa was unforgettable.

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1. Union Minister Narendra Singh the formal sector and encourage new Tomar launched "Sahakar Pragya" employment opportunities in the initiative Covid pandemic recovery phase. Also, § Union Minister Narendra Singh this scheme will encourage the Tomar has recently unveiled a new c r e a t i o n o f n e w e m p l o y m e n t initiative called Sahakar Pragya opportunities under the self-reliant programme. Sahakar Pragya is an India(Atmanirbhar Bharat) Package initiative of the National Cooperative 3.0. Development Corporation to help 5. National Disability Empowerment d e v e l o p t h e c a p a c i t y o f t h e Center inaugurated in Telangana cooperative sector through training § Union Minister of State for Home programs in India. A f f a i r s K i s h a n R e d d y h a s 2. inaugurated the "Adi inaugurated the National Center for Mahotsav - " Divyang Empowerment at CRPF § The Union Tribal Affairs Minister G r o u p C e n t e r i n H a k i m p e t , Arjun Munda inaugurated the rst Hyderabad, Telangana. virtual edition of Adi Mahotsav- 6. Union Minister Madhya Pradesh. The program will inaugurates Koilwar bridge in Bihar showcase tribal traditions of various § Union Road Transport and Highways tribal communities by showcasing M i n i s t e r N i t i n G a d k a r i h a s crafts and natural products. inaugurated the १.५ km long Koilwar 3. PM Modi lays foundation stone of bridge over Bihar's Son River through Agra Metro Rail project through video conferencing. The new bridge video conferencing inaugurated is a part of a six-lane § Prime Minister Narendra Modi has bridge being १३८ years old, being inaugurated the construction work of replaced by the existing two-lane Agra Metro Project in Agra, Uttar bridge for both rail and road trafc. Pradesh. The total 29.4 km Agra 7. Union Cabinet approves historic metro project involves construction of PM-WANI scheme

2 routes. It will connect major tourist § The Union Cabinet has approved a attractions like Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, scheme called Prime Minister's Wi-Fi Sikandra with railway stations and Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) bus stands. to improve wireless connectivity and

4. Cabinet approved Self-Reliant pave the way for free wireless internet India Employment scheme in public places across the country. § The Union Cabinet has approved the § The scheme will enable anyone from a Self-Reliant India Employment grocery store owner to a tea shop Scheme to promote employment in vendor in a residential area, to set up

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8. NITI Aayog released 'Vision 2035: has invited Prime Minister Narendra Monitoring of Public Health in Modi to attend the G-7 Summit 2021 India' hosted by Britain. § A white paper titled 'Vision 2035: 12. India's rst center of excellence Public Health Surveillance in India' (CoE) for skill development has been released by NITI Aayog on 14 inaugurated in Gurugram December 2020. § M i n i s t e r o f S t a t e f o r S k i l l § In Vision 2035: Monitoring of Public Development Raj Kumar Singh , the work being done inaugurated the rst Center of to strengthen the health system will Excellence (CoE) for skill development continue. The main part of this vision in the power sector in Gurugram. CoE is the administration-dependent is established in the campus of federal order of administration National Institute of Solar Energy between the Center and the states. located in Gurugram, Haryana. 9. PM Modi lays foundation stone of 13. Government of India notied new world's largest renewable energy "Electricity (Consumers' Rights) park in . Rules, 2020" § Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid § The new 'Electricity (Consumers' the foundation stone of a 30,000 MW Rights) Rules, 2020' has been (MW) hybrid renewable energy park in implemented by the Union Ministry of of Gujarat. It will be the Power. RK Singh said in his statement largest renewable energy park of its that these rules will empower power kind in the world. It is expected to play consumers, as these rules have come an important role in meeting India's out of the recognition that power

target of generating 450 GW (4,50,000 s y s t e m s a r e m e a n t t o s e r v e . MW) of power by 2030 laboratories and the existing 10. India announces $ 1 million for agreement has the right to get global WADA for dope free games (new services and investment-linked § India has announced a grant of US $ 1 electricity). million for its scientic research 14. World Bank signs $ 500 million budget to the World Anti-Doping project to develop highways in A g e n c y ( W A D A ) t o c r e a t e a n India environment of clean sport. The § The Government of India and the contribution made by the World Bank signed a US $ 500 million highest among other world countries project for the construction of the Safe including , Saudi Arabia and and Green National Highway Corridor . This contribution is more than in the states of Rajasthan, Himachal the annual contribution made by Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra

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1. declares climate achieved this historic feat during 'Change५' mission, which was sent to § New Zealand has declared its public the moon to collect soil and rock sector to be carbon neutral by 2025, samples, and return to Earth after along with declaring a "climate planting the national ag on the lunar e m e r g e n c y " , F o l l o w i n g t h i s surface on 3 December 2020. If the announcement, New Zealand has return trip to the moon is completed now joined 32 other countries that successfully, China will become the have declared a climate emergency. third country in the world to bring These include countries Japan, samples from the moon. Until now, Canada, and Britain. this record is only the names of the 2. signed the rst and the ( now ) in the 1960s and 1970. trade cooperation agreement 4. Kuwait Amir reappointed (PTA) Sheikh Saba al-Khalid as § Bangladesh has signed its rst trade cooperation agreement (PTA) with Prime Minister § Bhutan, which will enable duty-free Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah has access to goods to a limit between the been appointed Prime Minister of two countries and thereby promote Kuwait by Kuwait Amir Sheikh Nawaf bilateral trade between the two al-Ahmad al-Sabah. The move comes c o u n t r i e s . U n d e r P T A , 1 0 0 two days after Sheikh Saba submitted Bangladeshi products will get duty his government's resignation as part free access in Bhutan, while 34 items of a procedural process following the from Bhutan will get duty free access parliamentary elections. in Bangladesh. Further items in this 5. Romania's PM LudovicOrban list can be added later on the basis of resigns from his post d i s c u s s i o n b e t w e e n t h e t w o § Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic countries. Orban has resigned from his post 3. China became the second following the defeat of his ruling country in the world to y the National Liberal Party (PNL) in the ag on the moon 2 0 2 0 p a r l i a m e n t a r y e l e c t i o n . Subsequently, Romania's President § China has become the second country Claus Lohanis appointed Defense in the world to hoist its national ag Minister Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca (Nicolae- on the moon. Earlier this feat was Ionel Ciuca) as the country's interim achieved only after the United States Prime Minister. planted its ag on the moon during the Apollo mission in 1969. China 6. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

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1. CM of § Titled 'West Bengal Public Finance Uttarakhand inaugurated Management Investment Program', the project will help the state to make Suryadhar lake more scal savings, promote accurate § U t t a r a k h a n d C h i e f M i n i s t e r decision making and improve service T r i v e n d r a S i n g h R a w a t h a s delivery. inaugurated Suryadhar Lake in 4. Karnataka's rst 11.5 MW Doiwala, Dehradun. Suryadhar Lake is 550 meters long, 28 meters wide power plant to be set up in and 10 meters deep and has a Bidadi capacity of 77,000 cubic meters. § Karnataka Chief Minister BS § The lake, apart from meeting the Yeddyurappa laid the foundation drinking water and irrigation needs of stone of an 11.5 MW power plant 18-20 villages in the state, will improve based on municipal waste in Bidadi, the water resources in the region and Bengaluru. help create a healthy eco-system that § It is the rst of its kind power plant will attract migratory birds. being set up by Karnataka Power 2. I n t e r n a t i o n a l D a y o f Corporation Limited (KPCL), which Disability: 03 December will help in converting 600 tonnes of waste from the municipality into § International Day of Persons with 11.5-megawatt energy. Disabilities: Every year on 3rd

D e c e m b e r i s c e l e b r a t e d a s 5. ringing the International Day of Persons with bell to list LMC bonds in BSE Disabilities globally. IDPWD Day was § Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi announced in 1992 by the United Adityanath listed the Lucknow Nations General Assembly. The theme Municipal Corporation (LMC) bond on of IDPWD Day 2020: 'Not all the exchange, traditionally ringing a disabilities are Visible'. bell on the 3. ADB and India sign $ 50 (BSE). million loan agreement for § L M C ' s b o n d s w e r e i s s u e d o n November 13, with a coupon rate of West Bengal 8.5 percent and a tenure of 10 years. § The Asian Development Bank and the The issuer received 4.5 times the Government of India have signed a US membership. $ 50 million policy-based loan agreement to improve nancial 6. Mamta Banerjee renamed m a n a g e m e n t p r o c e s s e s a n d "Majerhat Bridge" as "Jai operational efciency in West Bengal. H i n d " t o c o m m e m o r a t e N e t a j i ' s 1 2 5 t h b i r t h

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of Rs 5,850crore called 'PR Insight' to improve delivery § A mega leather park will be set up at an of citizen-centric services based on investment of Rs 5,850 crore in the response of its citizens on Ramaipur village of Kanpur. The park government policies. is part of the Mega Leather Cluster § The basic objective of PR Insight is to Project, which will generate direct and give a new direction to the existing indirect employment for 50,000 people. schemes and programs of the state § The project has recently received government for public satisfaction approval from the Union Ministry of after carefully monitoring the public Commerce. The mega leather cluster reactions. project will attract an investment of 16. Himachal CM unveils 18 feet around Rs 13,000 crore. statue of Vajpayee in Shimla 13. D h a r m e n d r a P r a d h a n § Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai dedicated Bengal's rst oil Ram Thakur has unveiled an 18-feet- and gas reserve to the nation tall statue of late former Prime § Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the Minister Pradhan has historic ridge in the state capital on dedicated the Bengal Basin, West the occasion of his 96th birth Bengal's rst oil and gas reserve, to the anniversary. nation. The Bengal Basin is discovered § This statue has been built at a cost of and owned by Oil and Natural Gas 1.08 crore rupees. There are also Corporation (ONGC). It is India's eight statues of Mahatma Gandhi and production basins by ONGC. former Prime Minister 14. Karnataka unveils "FRUITS" in Ridge Maidan. portal for farmers 17. PM Modi Virtuli to inaugurate § The Government of Karnataka has 'New Bhaupur - New Khurja' unveiled the e-governance portal, section Farmer Registration and Unied § Prime Minister Narendra Modi will Beneciary Information System- inaugurate the 'New Bhaupur - New FRUITS, to collect agricultural Khurja Section' of the Eastern Dedicated information and agricultural credit Freight Corridor (EDFC) through video statements on a single platform. In conferencing on December 29, 2020. this all the farmers will be registered and an identication number will be Also, during the inauguration program, given on the portal. the Prime Minister will also inaugurate the Operations Control Center of EDFC 15. Punjab Government launches in Prayagraj. This corridor was built at a mobile app and web portal 'PR cost of Rs 5750 crore, and stretches over Insight' 351 km.

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1. Utpal Kumar Singh appointed has been appointed as the २७th as new General Secretary of Director General of Border Roads Lok Sabha Organization.

§ Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has 5. Kuldeep Handoo appointed appointed senior IAS ofcer Utpal ambassador of "Fit India" Kumar Singh as General Secretary of movement L o k S a b h a a n d L o k S a b h a § K u l d e e p H a n d o o , t h e  r s t Secretariat. His appointment will be Dronacharya awardee from Srinagar- effective from December 1, 2020. He will born Wushu Coach and Union replace Snehlata Srivastava. Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, has 2. IAS ofcer Varsha Joshi will been made the ambassador of the Fit be the new chairperson of India Movement. He has won 6 gold medals at national level and 11 at NDDB international level, he is the current § IAS ofcer Varsha Joshi has been Wushu coach of Team India. Under appointed as the new chairman of the his guidance, athletes have won two National Dairy Development Board g o l d m e d a l s i n t h e W o r l d (NDDB) by the Government of India. Championship and one in the World He is currently serving as Joint Cup. He is also working as a police Secretary (CDD) in the Department of inspector in Jammu and Kashmir. Animal Husbandry and Dairying, 6. Anil Soni appointed as rst Ministry of Fisheries, Animal H u s b a n d r y a n d D a i r y i n g , CEO of WHO Foundation Government of India. § Indian-American health expert Anil 3. Sandeep Kataria will be the Soni has been appointed the rst Chief Executive Ofcer of "The World new global CEO of Bata H e a l t h O r g a n i z a t i o n ( W H O ) § Bata Shoe Organization, the agship Foundation". Prior to this, he was footwear organization, has appointed working at the global healthcare Sandeep Kataria as its new global company Viatris in the US, where he chief executive ofcer. served as the Head of Global 4. Lt. General Rajiv Chaudhary Infectious Diseases. He will take over appointed as new Director as CEO from 1 January 2021. General of BRO § Lieutenant General Rajiv Chaudhary

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1. Footballer Papa BoubaDiop, France from 1974 to 1981. He was who won Senegal's World Cup, born on 2 February 1926 in Koblenz, died France (now Germany), occupied by France. § The death of Senegal's professional

footballer Papa BoubaDiop, who 5. administrator played a key role in winning the Dineshwar Sharma passed country in the 2002 FIFA World Cup away match died. § L a k s h a d w e e p A d m i n i s t r a t o r 2. The owner of MDH 'Mahasaya' Dineshwar Sharma passed away. He Dharampal Gulati passed was earlier the head of the Intelligence away Bureau and was also an interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir. § Dharmapala Gulati, the owner of the

MDH called the Masala King, passed 6. Fiber optics father Narinder away. He was born in 1923 in , Singh Kapany dies . § Narinder Singh Kapany, the father of § He was also called 'Dalaji' and ber optics, passed away. The Indian- 'Mahashaji'. Dharampal Gulati, who born American physicist was named left school at an early age, got involved by Fortune as one of the seven in his father's spice business in the "Unsung Heroes" in his November early days. 1999 businessman issue. § He was awarded the , § Kapany was the rst person to the third largest civilian honor of the transmit images via ber optics in country by the Government of India in 1954 and lay the foundation for high- 2019. speed Internet technology. 3. Athlete turned actor Reefer 7. A l l I n d i a R a d i o w r i t e r Johnson died MadhukarGangadhar passes § American athlete and lm actor away Reefer Johnson, who won a gold § R e n o w n e d H i n d i w r i t e r medal in the 1960 Olympics in the MadhukarGangadhar passed away. decathlon, died. He was the lead storyteller of the new 4. Former French President story campaign. He was an associate of Renuji in Patna Akashvani, as well Valery Giscord dies as director of All India Radio in § Former French President Valery Allahabad and deputy director Giscard d'Estaing has died at the age general in Delhi Akashvani. of 94 due to coronovirus. § He served as the third President of

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1. Ranjitsinh Disale became the 3. ICAR to be honored with Kng rst Indian to win the Global Bhumibol World Soil Day Teacher Prize Award 2020 § Global Teacher Prize 2020: Ranjitsinh § The Indian Council of Agricultural Disale, a government teacher of Zilla Research has won the prestigious Parishad Primary School in Paritwadi International King Bhumibol World v i l l a g e i n S o l a p u r d i s t r i c t , Soil Day Award 2020. The award is Maharashtra, has been selected for given annually by the Food and the Global Teacher Prize for the year Agriculture Organization (FAO). The 2020. He is the rst Indian to win the award was presented to ICAR on 5 award, with a prize money of $ 1 December on the occasion of World million (Rs 7.4 crore). Soil Day. The award to ICAR India will § The 32-year-old teacher has won the be ofcially presented by Royal annual Global Teacher Award 2020 Highness Princess Maha Chakri for his efforts to promote girls' Siridhorn of during an event education in his village and accelerate in Bangkok in January 2021. the quick-response QR-based 4. R a j K a m a l J h a w o n textbook revolution in India. He had made efforts towards adding QR Rabindranath Tagore Literary codes to primary class text books to Award provide links to audio poems, video § Journalist-writer Raj Kamal Jha has lectures, stories and assignments. He won the third Rabindranath Tagore also spoke about education for girls Literature Award for his novel “The and people about the ill effects of City and The Sea”. The US $ 5,000 marriage at a young age. prize was announced online in 2. Gitanjali Rao wins Time Copenhagen, Denmark in the wake of magazine's rst “Kid of the the Covid-19 pandemic.

Year” award 5. I n v e s t I n d i a w i n s U N § Indian-American young scientist and Investment Promotion Award inventor Geetanjali Rao has been 2020 selected for the rst 'Kid of the Year' § The United Nations Conference on award by the prestigious Time Trade and Development, has awarded magazine. This is the rst time the Kid the United Nations Investment of the Year award has been given by Promotion Award for the year 2020 to TIME magazine. Invest India, the National Investment Promotion Agency of India. Invest India has been chosen as the winner o u t o f 1 8 0 g l o b a l i n v e s t m e n t

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7. Bajrang Punia and Elavenil B a n g a b a n d h u A w a r d o n Valarivan won Sportsperson “Creative Economy” of the Year award § U N E S C O h a s a n n o u n c e d t h e § Indian athletes, Bajrang Punia introduction of an international (freestyle-wrestling) and Elavenil award in the name of Bangabandhu Valarivan (shooting) were awarded , following the top prize of the FICCI India Sports the Bangladesh proposal. The Awards 2020 during the 10th Global Executive Board of the United Nations Sports Summit. Both the athletes Agency unanimously adopted the who performed brilliantly in the 2019- proposal on UNESCO-Bangladesh 20 season won the Sportsperson of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur the Year award in their respective Rahman International Award for categories. “Creative Economy” in its 210th About the award: session. This is the rst time the § The sports award is an effort by United Nations agency has instituted industrial body, Federation of Indian a n a w a r d i n t h e n a m e o f Commerce and Industry (FICCI) to Bangabandhu. mark and honor the contributions of 10. 's Paul Sean Twa players and various stakeholders, w o n t h e G o l d m a n which provide outstanding results throughout the year. Environmental Award 2020 § 8. Ashraf Patel receives Social T h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l U n i o n f o r Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Asia Entrepreneur of the Year Regional Ofce has awarded Paul Award - India 2020 S e a n T w a t h e G o l d m a n § Ashraf Patel, a founding member and Environmental Award २०२० for Asia. board member of Pravah and Com The award is given to him for his Mutiny – The Youth Collective (CYC), e f f o r t s t o p r o m o t e t h e s e l f - has been awarded the Social

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION AWARDS IAS JANUARY-2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS determination of the Karen people in Inspiration and Action: managing their natural resources. § Nemonte Nenquimo, Ecuador was 11. U N E P A n n o u n c e s 2 0 2 0 awarded in the Inspiration and Action Champions of the Earth category for leadership of integrated work with indigenous communities Awards that have prevented drilling in § The United Nations Environment Ecuador's Amazon rainforests. Program (UNEP) has announced six Science and Innovation: laureates for the २०२० Champions of § Dr. Fabian Leendertz, Germany was the Earth Award, the UN's highest a w a r d e d i n t h e S c i e n c e a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l h o n o r . T h e I n n o v a t i o n c a t e g o r y f o r h i s Champions have been chosen for discoveries in zoonotic and his work their transformative impact urging in forest health. the environment and their leadership Entrepreneur Vision: to take bold and decisive action on § Mindy Lubber, America was honored behalf of Earth and its inhabitants. in the Entrepreneur Vision category The Champions of the Earth Award was for its commitment to raising top ५ presented in categories: - investors and companies and coloring § Lifetime Achievement the capital market environment by § Inspiration and Action making the business case for climate § Policy Leadership action and sustainability. § Entrepreneur Vision Lifetime Achievement Award: § Science and Innovation. § Professor Robert D. Bullard, America § The 2020 Champions of the Earth has been awarded the Champion of Award has been conferred on 6 the Earth Lifetime Achievement individuals. The list of these winners Award for his commitment to and is given below. service to environmental justice. Policy Leadership: 12. SAIL wins Golden Peacock § F i j i P r i m e M i n i s t e r F r a n k Environment Management Bainimarama was honored in the Award 2020 Policy Leadership category for his § The Steel Authority of India Limited commitment in global climate action (SAIL) has been awarded the actions and climate-response p r e s t i g i o u s G o l d e n P e a c o c k national development. Environmental Management Award Inspiration and Action: for the year 2020 by the Institute of § Yacouba Sawadogo, Burkina Faso, Directors. honored in the category of motivation 13. Robert Lewandowski and and action to teach farmers their traditional nature-based solutions to Lucy Bronze won the title of reintroduce their soil and convert Best FIFA Player of the year wasteland into arable land and forest 2020 in Africa. § Best FIFA Player 2020: Bayern

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1. Pixxel will launch remote § The new indigenous IoT solution has sensing satellite with ISRO been developed by Sky Low and will be connected to BSNL's satellite- rocket infrastructure to provide pan-India § -based space-technology coverage including Indian seas. start-up “Pixxel” has signed an 3. I S R O w i l l l a u n c h agreement with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to Communication Satellite launch its rst remote-sensing CMS-01 satellite on ISRO's workhorse Polar § T h e I n d i a n S p a c e R e s e a r c h Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) Organization (ISRO) on 17 December rocket in early 2021. Earlier, the launched the communication satellite startup planned to launch this CMS-01 (formerly GSAT-12R), using satellite in late 2020 and on a Russian the XL variant of its Polar Satellite Soyuz rocket. Launch Vehicle rocket as PSLV-C50. § Pixxel aims to have a constellation of It will have a mission life of seven 30 Earth observation micro-satellites years. in sun-synchronous orbit by mid- 4. ISRO set up dedicated control 2023. § The data available through these center “NETRA” for SSA § satellites will help in various areas, A dedicated Space Situational ranging from agriculture to urban Awareness Control Center named monitoring such as air and water “NETRA” has been set up by the pollution levels, forest biodiversity Indian Space Research Organization and health, coastal and marine (ISRO) at its ISTRAC campus in health, and changes in urban Peenya in Bengaluru. ISRO's SSA landscape. Control Center 'NETRA' was formally inaugurated by ISRO Chairman K 2. BSNL launches world's rst Sivan. satellite-based narrowband- What is NETRA? IoT network § “Network for space object TRACKING § Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and ANALYSIS (NETRA)” will monitor, (BSNL) has partnered with global track and protect India's space machine connectivity solution assets. It will also act as a hub for all company Skylo tech India (Skylo) to SSA activities within India. launch satellite-based Narrow Band- § It has been established as the Internet of Things (NB-IoT). This Directorate of Space Situational initiative is the world's rst satellite- Awareness and Management, which based NB-IoT network. aims to protect high-value space

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1. successfully has been launched. The launch of tests anti-ship version of Himgiri reects GRSE's commitment to the construction of three state-of- BrahMos the-art of the P17A for the § India has successfully tested an anti- Indian Navy. s h i p v e r s i o n o f t h e B r a h M o s § Under the Project 17A program, a supersonic cruise missile from the total of seven ships are to be built, Andaman and Nicobar Islands region. four of which at Mazgaon Dock The test was conducted as part of a Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) and rest test being conducted by the Indian are at GRSE with state-of-the-art Navy. s t e a l t h f a c i l i t i e s , a d v a n c e d § The BrahMos supersonic cruise indigenous weapons and sensors as missile developed by DRDO was well as many other improvements. launched from the Indian Navy's INS § The P17A ship is the rst gas turbine Rannvijay from a range of 300 km and operating power built at GRSE and successfully shot down its target ship the largest ghter vessel ever built. near the Car Nicobar Islands in the Since its inception, Project 17A has . retained India's self-respecting India 2. PASSEX exercise to be carried outlook. out between Indian and 4. Country-made interceptor boat C-454 commissioned at § P A S S E X e x e r c i s e s a r e b e i n g Coastguard conducted between the Indian Navy § The interceptor boat C-454, built at and the Russian Navy in the Eastern Larsen & Toubro's Hazira plant, will Indian Ocean Region (IOR). This be operated by Gujarat under the exercise will help in narrow the gap control of Coast Guard Commander between the two , improve North-West, commander of the Indian synergy and assimilate best efforts. Coast Guard. It was commissioned by § It also includes advanced surface and Surat Police Commissioner Ajay anti- warfare exercises, Tomar. weapon rings, seamanship exercises 5. O P V S u j i t o f I n d i a n and operations. Coastguard commissioned in 3. GRSE Kolkata launches rst Goa ship of project 17A 'Himgiri' § Sujit', the second of 5 Offshore Patrol § The rst of three Project 17A ships Vessel (OPV) of the Indian Coast being constructed by Kolkata-based Guard () OPV Garden Reach Shipbuilders and series, was commissioned at Goa Engineers Limited (GRSE), Himgiri

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6. 3 5 t h e d i t i o n o f I n d i a - . CORPAT organized § IMSAS is a state-of-the-art, fully § The 35th edition of the India- indigenous, high-performance Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND- intelligent software system that INDO C ORPAT) between India and the provides the Indian Navy with global has been held from maritime situational picture, marine 17 to 18 December 2020. The 35th planning tools, and analytical IND-INDO C ORPAT will contribute to capabilities. the efforts of the Indian Navy to 3. Mk-I Missile System improve mutual coordination in the § It was handed over to Air Chief operation and strengthen ties in the Marshal R KS Bhadauria. Indo Pacic. § This missile is the rst indigenously 7. handed over developed Beyond Visual Range (BVR) t h e s t a t e - o f - t h e - a r t missile to be launched from Sukhoi- technology system to the 30, Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), MiG- 29 and MiG-29K. three chiefs § The ASTRA weapon system has been § Defense Minister Rajnath Singh developed by production by Defense r e c e n t l y h a n d e d o v e r t h r e e R e s e a r c h a n d D e v e l o p m e n t i n d i g e n o u s l y d e v e l o p e d h i g h Laboratory (DRDL) and Bharat technology systems to the heads of Dynamics Limited (BDL) Hyderabad. the three armed forces Indian Army, 8. Rajnath Singh inaugurates Indian Navy and . § Three systems named Border state-of-the-art “HWT” test Surveillance System (BOSS), Indian facility center in Hyderabad Maritime Situational Awareness § Union Defense Minister Rajnath System (IMSAS) and Astra Mk-I Singh inaugurated DRDO's state-of- missile have been developed by the the-art hypersonic wind tunnel (HWT) Defense Research and Development testing facility at Hyderabad, Organization (DRDO). Telangana. 1. Border Surveillance System § India, after establishing the rst (BOSS) state-of-the-art HWT test facility center in the country, has become the § BOSS is an all-weather electronic third country in the world after India, surveillance system. It was handed USA and Russia with such a large over to Army Chief General MM facility of this size and capacity. Naravane. About hypersonic wind tunnel (HWT): § The system has already been § deployed in the Ladakh border area The indigenously developed HWT test for day and night monitoring. facility is a pressure vacuum operated

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1. World AIDS Day: 01 December armed conict. § Every year December 1 is celebrated History of international slavery or worldwide as World AIDS Day. The abolition of slavery: day provides an opportunity for § On December 2, 1949, a resolution people around the world to unite in was passed in the United Nations the ght against HIV, show support General Assembly, under which the for people living with HIV, and International Day of Abolition of remember those who have lost their Slaves was adopted. The main lives with AIDS-related disease. objective in this was to stop human § The theme of this year's World AIDS trafcking and prevent prostitution. Day is “Global solidarity, shared Resolution 317(IV) was passed, responsibility”. considering both to be the symbol of § In the year 2020, the world's attention slavery. is focused on the impact of COVID-19 3. National Pollution Control epidemic on how the epidemic affects Day: 02 December life and livelihood. § National Pollution Control Day: Every § COVID-19 once again shown how the year on 2 December in India, National issue of health is associated with Pollution Control Day is celebrated in other important issues such as the memory of people who lost their reducing inequality, human rights, lives in the unfortunate incident of the gender equality, social protection and Bhopal gas tragedy that took place on economic development. the night of 2 to 3 December 1984.

2. I n t e r n a t i o n a l S l a v e 4. World Computer Literacy Day: Eradication Day: 2 December 02 December § International Day for the Abolition of § World Computer Literacy Day: Slavery: To end slavery around the Every year December 2 is celebrated world since the year 1986, the United as World Computer Literacy Day to Nations General Assembly has create awareness and promote digital observed 2 December every year as literacy in communities isolated from the International Abolition of digital literacy around the world. Abolition Day. § The day is celebrated to promote § The purpose of celebrating this day is technical skills especially among to focus on meaningful efforts to c h i l d r e n a n d w o m e n . W o r l d eradicate issues related to all forms of Computer Literacy Day today controls slavery, such as human trafcking, the advanced gap that exists in the sexual exploitation, the worst form of world. child labor, forced marriage and forced recruitment of children during

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6. International Bank Day: 4 9. International Civil Aviation December Day: 07 December § § International Bank Day is celebrated International Civil Aviation Day: globally on 4 December every year. Every year December 7 is celebrated D e c e m b e r 4 w a s d e c l a r e d a s as International Civil Aviation Day to International Bank Day through the mark the importance of aviation for 74/245 resolution adopted on 19 social and economic development December 2019 by the United Nations worldwide. General Assembly. § The purpose of International Civil § The day is celebrated to mark the Aviation Day is to help to create and critical ability of multilateral strengthen worldwide awareness of development banks and other the importance of international civil international development banks to aviation for the social and economic provide funding and knowledge of development of countries, and to truly sustainable development and serve all mankind in global rapid banking systems that play a key role transit the network marks the unique in improving living standards in role of the ICAO in helping states to member countries. collaborate and realize. 7. International Volunteer Day: 10. : 7 05 December December § § International Volunteer Day (IVD) i.e. Armed Forces Flag Day (also known International Volunteer Day, also as Indian Flag Day) in honor of the known as International Volunteer soldiers, sailors and airmen of the Day for Economic and Social country who fought along the borders Development, ie International to secure the country on December 7 Volunteer Day for Economic and every year from 1749 in India. Social Development, is celebrated § The three branches of the Armed globally on 05 December every year. Forces of India, namely, the Indian 8. World Soil Day: 05 December Army, the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy are remembered to this § World Soil Day: Every year 5 day. December is celebrated as World Soil § The Armed Forces Flag Day Fund has Day to raise awareness about the been created by the Government of importance of human welfare, food I n d i a f o r t h e w e l f a r e a n d security and important soil quality of rehabilitation of Ex-Servicemen.

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( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION IMPORTANT DAYS IAS JANUARY-2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS 11. International Anti-Corruption § This day is celebrated every year to Day: ०९ December empower all over the world. The day also marks supporters and protectors § Every year 9 December is celebrated of human rights around the world. as International Anti-Corruption Day 14. UNICEF Day: 11 December to raise public awareness about anti- § corruption. UNICEF Day is celebrated worldwide on 11 December every year. On § The day has been celebrated annually December 11, 1946, UNICEF was since the passage of the United formed by the United Nations General N a t i o n s C o n v e n t i o n A g a i n s t Assembly as the United Nations Corruption on 31 October 2003. International Children's Emergency 12. International Day of Victim of Fund to improve the health, nutrition, Genocide and its Victims and education and general welfare of Prevention of this Crime: 9 casualties caused by World War II. § December UNICEF was later renamed the U n i t e d N a t i o n s I n t e r n a t i o n a l § Every year on 9 December, the Children's Emergency Fund from the International Day of Commemoration United Nations Children's Fund, and Dignity of the Victims of the however, it was popularly known by Crime of Genocide and of the its short name based on the previous Prevention of this Crime i.e. marking name. the dignity of the victims of genocide and its victims and the International 15. International Mountain Day: Day of Prevention of this crime Is 11 December celebrated as On 9 December 1948, § I n t e r n a t i o n a l M o u n t a i n D a y : the United Nations General Assembly International Mountain Day is began to organize a genocide celebrated on 11 December every year conference each year on the proposal globally. The day is celebrated to for the prevention and punishment of c r e a t e a w a r e n e s s a b o u t t h e g e n o c i d e c r i m e ( “ G e n o c i d e importance of mountains, highlight Convention”). This year the 71st opportunities and obstacles in the anniversary of the conference is being development of mountains and to observed. cooperate which will bring positive 13. World Human Rights Day: 10 c h a n g e s i n t h e p e o p l e a n d December environments living in mountainous regions across the world. § Human Rights Day: Every year 10 § The theme of this year's International December is celebrated as Human M o u n t a i n D a y i s “ M o u n t a i n Rights Day all over the world. The day biodiversity”, which focuses on began on December 10, 1948, when identifying their rich biodiversity as the Universal Declaration of Human well as addressing the threats they Rights was adopted by the United face. Nations.

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December. 20. International Human Unity § The purpose of celebrating this day is Day: 20 December to raise awareness among multi- § International Human Solidarity Day: stakeholder partners about the need E v e r y y e a r o n 2 0 D e c e m b e r , for strong and exible health systems International Human Unity Day is and universal health coverage. celebrated globally to mark unity in 17. National Energy Conservation diversity and raise awareness about Day: 14 December t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f s o l i d a r i t y . According to the United Nations § Every year 14 December is celebrated Millennium Declaration, solidarity is as National Energy Conservation Day one of the core values t hat are so nationwide by the Bureau of Energy essential to international relations. Efciency (BEE) under the Ministry of Energy. 21. National Mathematics Day: § The day is celebrated to raise 22 December awareness among the people about § In India, National Mathematics Day is t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f e n e r g y celebrated on 22 December every year conservation and energy efciency, as since 2012. This day is celebrated to well as the overall efforts required for commemorate the birth anniversary overall development for climate of the great mathematician Srinivasa change mitigation. Ramanujan. This year, the १३३rd birth 18. 49th Victory Day: 16 December anniversary of Ramanujan is being § 49th Vijay Diwas: Every year in India, celebrated across the country. 16 December is celebrated as Vijay § Ramanujan had a wealth of ideas, Diwas. This year the country is which changed the mathematics of celebrating 49th Victory Day in 2020. the 20th century to a new form. These § V i c t o r y D a y i s c e l e b r a t e d t o ideas continue to shape 21st century commemorate the service, valor and mathematics. The main purpose sacrice of Indian brave men in b e h i n d c e l e b r a t i n g N a t i o n a l India's victory over Pakistan in the Mathematics Day is to make people १९७१ war. a w a r e o f t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f mathematics in the development of

19. International Migrant Day: 18 humanity. December 22. National Farmers Day: 23 § I n t e r n a t i o n a l M i g r a n t s D a y : December I n t e r n a t i o n a l M i g r a n t D a y i s § celebrated globally on 18 December Every year 23 December in India is

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1. Lewis Hamilton wins Bahrain 4. New Zealand all-rounder Grand Prix 2020 title Corey Anderson announced § Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great his retirement Britain) has won the Race 2020 § New Zealand all-rounder Corey Bahrain Grand Prix held at the Anderson has announced his Bahrain International Circuit in retirement from international cricket. Bahrain. 5. Jehan Daruwala becomes rst § This race was the fteenth race of the 2 0 2 0 F o r m u l a O n e W o r l d Indian to win F2 race Championship. This is Hamilton's § Jehan Daruwala has created history 11th win in this season and the 95th in by becoming the rst Indian to win the F1 win of his career. Sakheer Grand Prix Formula 2 race of 2. Virat Kohli became the the year 2020, held in Bahrain. This was the nal race of the F2 season. fastest player to score 12000 The Formula 2 Championship is a runs in ODI cricket second-level single-seater racing § Virat Kohli has become the fastest championship. player to score 12000 runs in one-day § 22-year-old Jehan Daruwala is international cricket history. Kohli currently a member of the Red Bull did the feat in the third ODI against Junior team and competes for Carlin Australia in Canberra. Motorsport. § He achieved this position in his 242nd 6. to host 2021 Asia innings and before that the record was in the name of Sachin Tendulkar, Cup who scored 12000 runs in his 300th § Sri Lanka will host the Asia Cup to be innings. held in June 2021 while Pakistan has 3. David Malan of England acquired hosting rights to host the tournament in the year 2022. achieved the highest rating in

T20 7. Sergio Perez won the Sakhiar § England player David Malan has Grand Prix 2020 race made history by receiving the highest § Sergio Perez (Mexico-racing point- rating of batsmen in the MRF Tires BWT Mercedes) has won the 2020 ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings. Sakheer Grand Prix race held at the § The 33-year-old Malan scored 915 Bahrain International Circuit in points in the rankings, making him Bahrain. the rst player to cross 900 points in this format.

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jumper Yulimar Rojas have been 14. Indian tennis player Ankita awarded the 2020 Male and Female Raina wins ITF double title in World Athlete of the Year titles. He is Dubai the rst recipient of the prestigious § Indian tennis player Ankita Raina has Athletics Award from his country. won her third doubles title of the 10. Parthiv Patel announces season by winning the 2020 Al retirement from all formats of Habtoor Tennis Challenge jointly with cricket her Georgian partner Ekaterin Gorgodez in Dubai. § Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv

Patel has announced his retirement 15. to host Asian Games in from all forms of cricket. The 35-year- 2030 and Saudi Arabia in old left-handed batsman made his 2034 international debut in 2002, playing § Asian Games 2030 and 2034: 2030 25 Tests, 38 ODIs and two T20Is for Asian Games to be held in Doha, India. Qatar, while 2034 Asian Games will 11. to host 2023 be held in Riyadh, Riyadh, after Indian Ocean Island Games in a g r e e m e n t o n l o n g - s t a n d i n g differences between rival countries place of Qatar and Saudi Arabia. § Madagascar has been assigned to § Doha won the General Assembly of

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the overall medal list, and Germany Personality of the Year 2020 Award. - topped the list with a total of 16 This is the second time that 35 year- medals. The Cologne Boxing World old Hamilton has been awarded the 2020 was hosted by the European Sports Personality of the Year title. Boxing Confederation (EUBC). Earlier, he won the award in 2014. Medalists List 21. FIFA cancels next year's U-20, § Gold: For India, three gold medals U-17 World Cup were won by Amit Panghal (52 kg), § FIFA has canceled the men's U-20 and Manisha Maun (57 kg) and Simranjit U-17 World Cup tournaments in 2021 Kaur (60 kg) in their respective due to novel coronavirus. As a result categories. of the COVID-19 pandemic, the § Silver: Sakshi Chaudhary (57 kg) and Bureau of the FIFA Council decided to Satish Kumar (91 kg) won silver cancel the 2021 editions of the men's medals. FIFA U-20 World Cup and the FIFA U-

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1. 56th Foundation Day of BSF: 4. A . R . R a h m a n t o b e 1 December a m b a s s a d o r o f ' B A F T A § The is Breakthrough' initiative in celebrating its 56th Foundation Day India on 01 December 2020. § Oscar and Grammy-winning Indian § After the India-Pakistan and Indo- musician AR Rahman has been China wars, the BSF was formed on 1 chosen as the ambassador for December 1965 as a unied central BAFTA's Breakthrough initiative in agency to ensure the security of India. I n d i a ' s b o r d e r s a n d m a t t e r s § In the year 2020, BAFTA will identify connected therewith. and collaborate on ve exceptional 2. inaugurates talents working in lm, sports or Dighavada-Bandikui rail . section of NWR 5. IOCL Launches India's First § Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal World Class Premium Grade has inaugurated the newly electried Petrol Octane 100 Dighavada-Bandikui rail section of § Union Minister of Petroleum and North Western Railway (NWR) in Natural Gas and Steel, Dharmendra Rajasthan. Pradhan launched India's rst § At the same time, the minister also indigenously produced world-class agged off the rst train on this new premium-grade petrol '100 Octane electried route. Dighavada-Bandikui premium petrol' through video section is on the Delhi-Ajmer rail conferencing. route passing through Jaipur. § Octane will provide high quality and 3. Ministry of Information and power to the petrol engine. This B r o a d c a s t i n g r e l e a s e d premium grade petrol will be made booklet on Guru Nanak Dev's available as the brand 'XP-100'. It is birth anniversary manufactured by the Indian Oil § On the occasion of the birth Corporation Limited (IOCL) at the anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Mathura Renery in Uttar Pradesh. J i , a b o o k l e t t i t l e d ' S p e c i a l 6. Cyclonic storm “Burevi” relationship of PM Modi and his hovering over southwest Bay government with Sikhs' was released. of Bengal § This booklet has been prepared by the § Deep depression has intensied into a Bureau of Outreach Communication cyclonic storm 'Burevi' over southeast under the Ministry of Information and and southwest Bay of Bengal Broadcasting and has been released adjoining Bay of Bengal. in three languages H indi, Punjabi and § It is 240 km east-southeast from English. Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 470 km east-

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7. V e n k a i a h N a i d u i s s u e d 10. and Orchha join postage stamp in honor of U N E S C O ' s l i s t o f w o r l d former PM I.K.Gujral heritage cities § Vice President has § Madhya Pradesh's historical fort released a commemorative postage cities Gwalior and Orchha have been stamp in honor of the late Prime included in the list of UNESCO World Minister of India and freedom ghter Heritage Cities under its World I.K.Gujral (Indra Kumar Gujral) through video conferencing. Heritage Cities program by UNESCO. 8. Adar Poonawala of Serum § Under this plan, UNESCO will Institute selected 'Asian of mobilize the best efforts and the Year' along with ve other resources for the development and people beautication of these locations § “The Straits Times Asians of the Year” based on historical development was awarded by Singapore's leading landscape recommendations. After daily 'The Straits Times' to six persons incorporating this, the total number i n c l u d i n g P u n e - b a s e d S e r u m of UNESCO World Heritage cities in Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar India will increase to 40. Poonawalahas been chosen.for contributing to the ght against the 11. Lakshadweep became India's Covid-19 pandemic. rst union territory to get 9. Nepal and China claim height 100% organic status of Mount Everest to be 86 cm § Lakshadweep has been declared as higher the rst 100 percent organic union § A joint survey by Nepal and China territory of India by the Ministry of claimed the height of Mount Everest, Agriculture. All agricultural work in the world's highest mountain peak, to this union territory is used without be 86 cm higher. synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, § An attempt was made by the which provides access to safe food government of Nepal and China to products and makes agriculture a jointly measure the world's highest more environmentally friendly

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