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Para 13.2 GK Capsule Part 2 (Covered Nov to 15th Jan 2021)

Chapter 1: Appointment (November and December)

Chapter 2-Awards

Chapter 3: Government Scheme/ campaign

Chapter 4: Summit/ Conference

Chapter 5: Ranking Index (November & December)

Chapter 6: Partnership/ Agreement

Chapter 7: Loan

Chapter 8: Merger and Acquires

Chapter 9: APP/Website/Card

Chapter 10: Important Committee

Chapter 11: Banking and Financial

Chapter 12: National News

Chapter 13: International News

Chapter 14: Defence News

Chapter 15: Sports News

Chapter 16: Book & Author

Chapter 17: Important Day

Chapter 18: Obituary

Chapter 19: Science

Chapter 20: GDP Forecast (Last Update 15th January)

Chapter 21: Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 1st to 7th January 2021

Chapter 22: Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 8th to 15th January 2021

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Chapter 1: Appointment (November and December) (National) Organization Persons Syska Group new brand ambassador Rajkummar Rao Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar (4th term, 7 times) (Updated-16th Nov) First Chairperson of Reserve Bank Kris Gopalakrishnan Innovation Hub (Updated-17th Nov)

Equitas Small Finance Bank brand Smriti Mandhana ambassador India ambassador to BAFTA's AR Rahman (Updated 1 Dec) New Director-General of 27th Director Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhary General of Border Roads Organisation (BRO). (Updated 1 Dec) Engineer-in-Chief of the Indian Army Gen. Harpal Singh ‘Fit India’ Movement Ambassador Kuldeep Handoo Horlicks Protein Plus new brand Akshay Kumar ambassador FICCI new President Uday Shankar (Updated 7 Dec) MD of Kotak Mahindra Bank RBI re-appoints Uday Kotak (For 3 yr) New President of The Associated Vineet Agarwal Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) Vice-President of Assocham Sumant Sinha

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(Updated 21 Dec) New Chief Justice of Uttarakhand. Raghvendra Singh Chauhan (Updated 28 Dec) New Chief Justice of Sikkim Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari New Chief Justice of MP Mohammad Rafiq New Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh Arup Kumar Goswami

(International) Organization/ Country Persons New President of Inter Parliamentary Duarte Pacheco of Portugal (Period 2020- Union 2023) (Update 2nd Nov) Tanzania president President John Magufuli (2nd Term) (Update 2nd Nov) Capital: Dodoma Currency: Tanzanian shilling Board of International Dairy Dilip Rath, Chairman, National Dairy Federation (IDF) Development Board (NDDB) (Update 2nd Nov) 46th USA President Joe Biden (Update 7th Nov) USA’s Vice President Kamala Harris (Update 7th Nov) State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi's (Reappoint) (Update 8th Nov) Capital: Naypyitaw Currency: Burmese kyat Moldova’s First-Ever Woman Maia Sandu President Capital: Chișinău (Update 17th Nov) Currency: Moldovan leu ICC's new Independent Chairman New Zealand Cricket (NZC) head Greg Barclay (Update 24th Nov)

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Bata Shoe Organization Global CEO Sandeep Kataria (Updated 1 Dec) First CEO of The WHO Foundation Anil Soni (effect from 1st January 2021) Ghana president Nana Akufo-Addo (2nd term) Capital: Accra Currency: Ghanaian cedi Vice President of Asia Pacific CEO of Prasar Bharati, Shashi Shekhar Broadcasting Union (ABU) Vempati New PM of Romania Florin Citu Capital: Bucharest Currency: Romanian leu President: Klaus Iohannis Board member of the Global Alliance Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI). (Effect from Jan 1, 2021, and serve till Dec 31, 2023)

Chapter 2-Awards

Awards (November)

Awards Persons/Organization Purpose/ Field 2020 Prof.A N Bhaduri Dr Susanta Kar To recognize the Memorial Lecture significant contributions Award towards defining the survival tactics of

Leishmania donovani, CSIR-CDRI Scientist, Dr.SusantaKar, honoured with "Prof.A N Bhaduri Memorial Lecture Award-2020" by the Society of Biological Chemists (India).

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Aditya Vikram Birla Naseeruddin Shah two emerging stars, in the Kalashikhar Puraskar firmament of theatrics – Neel Choudhary and Irawati Karnik were awarded the Aditya Vikram Birla Kalakiran Puraskars. “Theatre” is the central theme, for this year’s awards.

Best Original Score At "Gully Boy" Movie 14th Asian Film Awards

Best Original Music at "Gully Boy" Movie 14th Asian Film Awards Emmett Leahy award Dinesh Katre The Emmett Leahy award for 2020 was

conferred on Dinesh Katre from the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C- DAC), Pune. Katre, who heads the Human- Centered Design and Computing Group at C- DAC, is the first Indian to bag this award. World Travel Mart Kerala Tourism The World Travel Mart London Award London bestowed Kerala Tourism with the coveted

‘Highly Commended’ Award. Kerala Tourism was recognised for its remarkable activities for promoting Responsible Tourism (RT) during the challenging times of COVID-19 pandemic. International Children’s Bangladeshi teen Sadat For his work to stop Peace Prize Rahman cyber bullying of teens. The award was given away on 13th Nov by the Nobel Peace Prize

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laureate Malala Yousafzai during a ceremony in the Netherlands. Booker Prize 2020 Douglas Stuart The Booker Prize of the 2020 has been announced and the coveted honour has been bestowed on Douglas Stuart’s Shuggie Bain. In his debut work, Stuart presents a tightly- cut portrait of the working class during the 1980s in Glasgow. 2020 UN Population Queen Mother of Bhutan longstanding champion of Award Gyalyum Sangay Choden sexual and reproductive Wangchuck and HelpAge health and rights and the

India need to end violence against women, girls and children in Bhutan. Among her many achievements in recent decades.

48th International Emmy Awards 2020

• Best Drama Series- Delhi Crime (India) • Best Documentary- For Sama (UK) • Best Comedy Series- Ninguem Ta Olhando (Nobody’s Looking) (Brazil) • Best Actor- Billy Barratt, Responsible Child (UK) • Best Actress- Glenda Jackson, Elizabeth Is Missing (UK)

Awards (December)

Awards Persons/Organization Purpose/ Field Tansen Samman Pandit Satish Vyas Renowned Indian Santoor player “Eminent Engineer V K Yadav Former Chairman , Award” Railway Board

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Dr. Narendra Dabholkar Dr. Narendra Dabholkar The award was instituted Memorial Award Memorial Award in the memory of the Maharashtra-based rationalist Dabholkar. DRDO's 'Scientist of the Hemant Kumar Pandey For his contribution in Year' award-2018 developing several herbal medicines, including the

popular drug Lukoskin meant for treatment of leucoderma. “Pandemic Category” in Bihar Chief Minister Secretariat Digital India Awards, of Bihar, National 2020 Informatics Centre and the Disaster Management Department have been jointly winner. “Excellence in Digital UP Uttar Pradesh Food and Governance” in Civil Supplies Department WON Digital India Awards, 2020 Prestigious CII-ITC NTPC NTPC has been honoured Sustainability Awards in the Corporate 2020 Excellence Category, Commendation for Significant Achievement. Golden Peacock SAIL For the year 2020 in the Environment Steel Sector by the Management Award Institute of Directors. 2020 2020 King Bhumibol Indian Council of The award was presented World Soil Day Award Agricultural Research annually by the Food and (ICAR) Agriculture Organization

(FAO).

‘Young Champions of Asia and The Pacific: Vidyut 2020 prize given by the the Earth’ by UNEP Mohan (India, 29 years) UN environment agency to global change-makers

Africa: Nzambi Matee using innovative ideas (Kenya, 29) and ambitious action to Asia and the Pacific: help solve some of the Xiaoyuan Ren (China, 29) world’s most pressing

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Europe: Lefteris Arapakis environmental (Greece, 26 years) challenges. Latin America and the Caribbean: Max Hidalgo Quinto (Peru, 30) North America: Niria Alicia Garcia (USA, 28) West Asia: Fatemah Alzelzela (Kuwait, 24)

UNEP "Champions of the Prime Minister Frank UN’s highest Earth" Bainimarama of (Fiji) environmental honour. Dr. Fabian Leendertz (Germany) Mindy Lubber (USA) Nemonte Nenquimo (Ecuador) Yacouba Sawadogo (Burkina Faso) Professor Robert D. Bullard (USA)

“Player of the Century” Cristiano Ronaldo Footballer award

‘Legion of Merit’ PM Modi By Donald Trump, For his leadership in elevating strategic partnership of the two countries and emergence of India as a global power. BBC''s top sports prize 7-time F1 champion The BBC''s Sports Hamilton Personality of the Year prize. ‘Global Visionary of Ratan TaTa honoured by the Indo- Sustainable Business Israel Chambers of and Peace’ award Commerce for promoting innovation

that supports sustainability and peace

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in the region, including with the Palestinians. The Best FIFA Men’s The Bayern Munich striker, Beating off Lionel Messi Player 2020 Robert Lewandowski has and Cristiano Ronaldo. been The Best FIFA Women’s Manchester City full-back, Becoming the first female Player 2020 Lucy Bronze English player to take the prize. The UNESCO Bangabandhu Sheikh international prize in Mujibur Rahman the field of ‘creative economy’ Carolina Araujo Ramanujan Prize Mathematician from the awarded 2020 for Institute for Pure and Young Mathematicians Applied Mathematics (IMPA), Rio de Janeiro,

Brazil. Time magazine names U.S. President-elect Joe 'Person of the Year' Biden and Vice President- elect Kamala Harris

Rabindranath Tagore Raj Kamal Jha 3rd Rabindranath Literary Prize Tagore Literary Prize for his novel, “The City and

The Sea”. The winner of the $5,000 prize was announced online in Copenhagen, Denmark. Novel which is based on the December 2012 Nirbhaya rape and murder case. World Athletics Awards Mondo Duplantis, Yulimar World record-breakers 2020 Rojas Mondo Duplantis of Sweden and Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela have been named the male and female World Athletes of the Year respectively

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Fortune Businessperson Topped by Tesla CEO Elon Adobe CEO Shantanu of the Year 2020 Musk. Narayen (Rank 8th) and Mastercard CEO Ajay

Banga (Rank 9th) have been named by Fortune among the Businessperson of the Year 2020. 2020 Global Teacher Indian village school The award, which is run by Prize teacher Ranjitsinh Disale the Varkey Foundation in partnership with UNESCO, celebrates "exceptional" teachers who have made an outstanding contribution to their profession. Time Kid of the Year Gitanjali Rao Aims to ‘solve world’s problems’

Organisation for Indo-Japan cooperation The Mutual Agreement Economic Co-operation Procedure 2019 Award for and Development highest agreement ratio (OECD) for a pair of jurisdictions for transfer pricing cases.

Mother Teresa Dr Anthony Fauci (USA) Harmony Foundation Memorial Awards For hosted. The Awards in Fr Fabio Stevenazzi (Milan, Social Justice its 16th year is the only Italy) award endorsed by Dr Pradeep Kumar Sister Prema, the (Chennai) Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity, Cristian Fracassi and the organization started Alessandro Romaioli (Italy) by Mother Teresa. Sanjay Pandey, IPS (DG Home Guards, Maharashtra) Vikas Khanna (Manhattan, USA) KK Shailaja (Minister of Health, Kerala)

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ICC Awards of The Decade 2020

India captain Virat Kohli on 28th Dec headlined the ICC top honours for the decade, winning the Sir Garfield Sobers award for the best male cricketer of the past 10 years. Complete list: • Virat Kohli (Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade). • Virat Kohli (ICC Men''s ODI Cricketer of the Decade). • Steve Smith (ICC Men''s Test Cricketer of the Decade). • Rashid Khan (ICC Men''s T20I Cricketer of the Decade). • Ellyse Perry (ICC Women''s T20I Cricketer of the Decade). • Ellyse Perry (ICC Women''s ODI Cricketer of the Decade). • Ellyse Perry (Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for ICC Female Cricketer of the Decade). • Kyle Coetzer (ICC Men''s Associate Cricketer of the Decade) • Kathryn Bryce (ICC Women''s Associate Cricketer of the Decade) • MS Dhoni (ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade).

Filmfare OTT awards 2020

The first ever Filmfare Awards for OTT platforms were given out on 19th Dec. This is the first edition of Filmfare OTT awards as this year streaming services came to their own due to complete shutdown of film production and closure of theatres because of the coronavirus pandemic. Complete List of Awards • Best Series: Paatal Lok • Best Director (Series): Avinash Arun and Prosit Roy (Paatal Lok) • Best Series (Critics): The Family Man • Best Director (Critics): Krishna DK and Raj Nidimoru (The Family Man) • Best Actor in a Drama Series (Male): Jaideep Ahlawat (Paatal Lok) • Best Actor in a Drama Series (Female): Sushmita Sen (Aarya) • Best Actor in a Drama Series (Critics): Manoj Bajpayee (The Family Man) • Best Actress in a Drama Series (Critics): Priyamani (The Family Man) • Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Male): Jitendra Kumar (Panchayat) • Best Comedy (Series/Specials): Panchayat • Best Film (Web Original): Raat Akeli Hai

Chapter 3: Government Scheme/ campaign

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(November)

SCHEME PURPOSE Mooh Band Rakho campaign HDFC Bank on 17th Nov announced the launch of Mooh Band Rakho, a campaign to increase (HDFC Bank) awareness on cyber frauds and preventing them. “Following simple steps such as not sharing card details, CVV, expiry date, OTP, net banking/ mobile banking, login ID & password over phone, SMS, email and social media can help general public keep their money safe. CASA (current account, savings Karnataka Bank launched CASA (current account, account) mobilisation savings account) mobilisation campaign which will campaign run from November 17 to March 4, 2021.The bank stated that it intends to mobilise over 4.10 lakh (Karnataka Bank) current and savings accounts with an accretion of 650 crores of business. “Maha Awas Yojana” Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddav Thackeray launched “Maha Awas Yojana”. The project aims to (Maharashtra) build 8.82 lakhs of rural houses in 100 days. The project includes construction of toilets as well. The cost of the project has been estimated as Rs 4,000 crores. “Abhayam” project Andhra Pradesh government has taken another significant step in safeguarding women and (Andhra Pradesh) children travelling by local transport across the state. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy virtually launched the app at the camp office, Tadepalli. 'Karmai Dharma' scheme West bengal launched the 'Karmai Dharma' (Work is worship) scheme under which two lakh youths will (West Bengal) be provided with one motorbike each with assistance from cooperative banks. ‘Him Suraksha Abhiyan’ Abhiyan’ to sensitize the people regarding Covid- 19 pandemic and also to collect information (Himachal Pradesh) regarding symptoms of diseases like TB, Leprosy, sugar and blood pressure by the door to door campaign throughout the State.

(December)

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SCHEME PURPOSE Honey FPO Programme The Honey FPO Programme aims to address the issues faced by the beekeeping industry and also promote (Union Minister of Agriculture honey production in the country. This will also help in and Farmers’ Welfare) achieving the goal of increasing farmer’s income. These 5 FPOs will be set up by the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED). They will be set up at East Champaran (Bihar), Morena (Madhya Pradesh), Bharatpur (Rajasthan), Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) and Sunderbans (West Bengal). Orundoi Scheme It will support the family to buy by 4 kg of pulses worth 200 rupees, medicines worth 400 rupees (Assam) per month, sugar for 80 Rupees and fruits and vegetables for 150 Rupees. 'Jagananna Thodu' Scheme Benefit: Scheme would benefit lakhs and several more schemes would be started for the interests of the poor. (Andhra Pradesh) "Vegetables, small tiffin shops, flowers, motorcycle vendors, teeth, groceries, loom work, cloth and handlooms, lacework, steel shops, pottery, kitchen and plastic goods, electronic goods, and several other items will be made available for beneficiaries of the scheme. Swasthya Sathi scheme It provides basic health cover for secondary and tertiary care up to 5 lakh INR per annum per (West Bengal) family. Atmanirbhar Women Scheme Aims: This scheme aims to target the self-reliant woman in India. Under the scheme, the bank is (Bank of Baroda) offering loans at 0.50 per cent concession for women. The bank under the gold loan scheme is offering agri- gold loan at 0.25 per cent concession and for a retail loan at 0.50 per cent concession. “Varasat” campaign In first of its kind campaign to end the nagging land related issues in the rural areas, UP Chief (UP) Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched the special 'varasat' (natural succession) drive. It is aimed at eradicating the exploitation of the villagers in the name of Varasat of land and property. ‘SEHAT’, Health Insurance Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch ‘SEHAT’ Scheme – Health Insurance Scheme for the entire Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir .This scheme will

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(PM Modi) cover the remaining One crore population which was not covered under Ayushman Bharat Scheme. Under Ayushman Bharat PM Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), eligible beneficiaries were covered under Health Cover of Rs 5 Lakh. Pedalandariki Illu Navaratnalu ‘Pedalandariki Illu,’ (housing for poor) at Komaragiri layout of Pithapuram Assembly (Andhra Pradesh) constituency in East Godavari district.

Chapter 4: Summit/ Conference

(December)

Summit/ Conference Location About World Economic Forum Singapore The World Economic Forum 2021 (WEF) has decided to host its

2021 annual meeting in Singapore, which earlier was scheduled to take place in Lucerne-Burgenstock, Switzerland from 13-16 May 2021. First India Water Impact The Summit is being organised by Summit the National Mission for Clean Ganga and the Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies. 20th IORA Council of UAE Indian Ocean Rim Association Ministers Meeting (IORA) Council of Ministers (COM) Meeting via video conferencing under the Chairmanship of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Indian delegation was led by V. Muraleedharan, MoS, Ministry of External Affairs. Sri Lanka has assumed the charge of Vice-Chair of IORA for the period 2021-23. Theme- “Promoting a Shared Destiny and Path to Prosperity in the Indian Ocean”.

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Sixth India-Japan Samwad Video conferencing. The Prime Minister Narendra Conference Modi recently addressed the sixth India-Japan Sanwad Conference

through video conferencing. Global Film Summit in India India will host a global media 2021 and film summit next year and will also set up a special

pavilion at Cannes in 2022 on the occasion of the Cannes Film Festival's 75 years celebrations. 6th India International New Delhi The 6th India International Science Festival (IISF 2020) Science Festival (IISF 2020) was held on-line from December 22 till 25. IISF 2020 was inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi.

(November)

Summit/ Conference Location About 20th Summit of SCO Video Conference Chaired by the President of the Council of Heads of State Russian Federation Mr. Vladimir Putin. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi led the Indian delegation. 17th ASEAN India Summit Video Conference Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 12th Nov participated in

the 17thASEAN-India Summit at the invitation of H.E. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of Vietnam, the current Chair of ASEAN. 15th East Asia Summit Video Conference External Affairs Minister Dr S. 2020 Jaishankar has represented India at the 15th East Asia Summit (EAS) on behalf of PM Modi. The Summit was chaired by the Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc because Vietnam is ASEAN Chair in 2020 (ASEAN holds the central role and leadership in

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the forum). All the 18 EAS countries participated in the virtual Summit. 12th BRICS Summit Video Conference Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to attend the 12th BRICS summit that is to be hosted by Russia On November 17, 2020. The summit is to be held under the theme “Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth”. 2021 UN Climate Change UK Dates for a rescheduled conference in Conference 2021, hosted in Glasgow by the UK in partnership with Italy, have been set

to 1-12 November 2021. In light of the ongoing, worldwide effects of COVID-19, holding an ambitious, inclusive COP26 in November 2020 is no longer possible. 15th G20 Summit Saudi Arabia Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, participated in the 15th G20 Summit convened by Saudi Arabia, on 21-22 November, 2020. The Summit under Saudi Presidency centered on the theme "Realizing Opportunities of 21st Century for All”. APEC Summit Malaysia The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation was recently hosted by Malaysia. Several leaders of the cooperation joined the summit. The Summit was attended by the US President Donald Trump as well. The next APEC meeting is to be hosted by New Zealand.

Chapter 5: Ranking Index (November & December)

Index Index released by India’s 1st Rank Rank

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US Air Quality Index The United States 2nd –New Delhi 1st- Lahore Environmental 3rd - Kathmandu Protection Agency Fortune 500 list of Fortune Rank 1: Reliance Indian firms Industries Ltd (Update-5th Dec) Rank 2: IOC Rank 3: ONGC Rank 4: SBI Rank 5: BPCL QS Asia University QS Quacquarelli IIT Bombay (Rank Rank 1:National Rankings 2021 Symonds, global higher 47), University of education think-tank Singapore (NUS), IIT Delhi (Rank Singapore 50), Rank 2: Tsinghua IIT Madras (Rank University, China 56) (Mainland) Rank 3: Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore Global Terrorism 8th Afghanistan Index 2020 Best performing police Ministry of Home Affairs Nongpok Sekmai -M station in the country anipur 2020 Climate change Index Germany 10TH None of the countries 2020 were in top three ranks. (Updated-8Dec) Rank 4: Sweden Rank 5: UK Rank 6: Denmark Most powerful woman Forbes Sitharaman is 1st- Angela Merkel Index ranked 41st 2nd Christine Lagarde

3rd - Kamala Harris

Human Development United Nations 131st 1st -Norway Index 2020 Development Program 2nd - Ireland (UNDP) 3rd - Switzerland

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Highest-paid Forbes Kylie Jenner -590 mil celebrities lion dollars

Rank 2- Kanye West, USD 170 million Human Freedom Index American think tank 111th New Zealand, 2020 Cato Institute and Switzerland and Fraser Institute in Hong Kong top 3. (Updated-17th Dec) Canada. Banking, Financial Wizikey 1st- HDFC 2nd Rank: ICICI Services and Bank

Insurance (BFSI) Index 3rd Rank: State 2020 Bank of India (SBI) World's Best Cities for Vancouver-based 62nd -Delhi London 2021 Resonance Consultancy Ltd Global Bribery Risk TRACE 77th Denmark Matrix FIFA rankings FIFA 104th 1-Belgium (28th Nov) 2-France, 3-Brazil

Kerala, Goa Best Governed States, UP Ranks Lowest: PAC ranking

Kerala was adjudged the best governed state in the country while Uttar Pradesh ended at the bottom in the large states category, according to the Public Affairs Index- 2020 released by the Public Affairs Centre. Governance performance is analysed in the context of sustainable development defined by three pillars of equity, growth and sustainability. Large state category Four southern states, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka stood in the first four ranks in terms of governance. Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Bihar were at the bottom of the ranking, scoring negative points in the category. In the small state category Goa ranked first, followed by Meghalaya and Himachal Pradesh.

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Worst performers who scored negative points are Manipur, Delhi and Uttarakhand, according to the PAC report. Union territory in the category Chandigarh emerged the best governed union territory in the category of UTs, followed by Puducherry and Lakshadweep. Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Andaman, Jammu and Kashmir and Nicobar were the least performers. Chapter 6: Partnership/ Agreement

(December)

Partnership/ Agreement Aims AU Small Finance, ICICI Pru Life tie up The tie-up aims to deliver “paperless, secure, and hassle-free life insurance”. Google Pay and ICICI Bank join hands For issuance of FASTag through Google Pay. This will enable Google Pay users to order, track and recharge ICICI Bank FASTag conveniently and completely digitally on the payments platform itself. Indian Army signs MoU with Bank of For new 'Baroda Military Salary Package' Baroda India, Qatar to set up Task force on energy, The task force will be represented by a senior officer from petroleum Ministry of India and the vice president of Qatar petroleum. The task force is to identify projects in the Indian energy sector for Qatari investments. RBL Bank and ICICI Prudential Life Forge bancassurance partnership to offer Insurance an array of life insurance products to the Bank's customers.

November

Partnership/ Agreement Aims HDFC Bank signs MoU with ICCI HDFC Bank has signed an MoU with Inventivepreneur Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ICCI) to support SMEs and Start-ups.

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Mercedes-Benz India Partnership For car financing offers with SBI

SBM Bank India and PayNearby tie-up Offer 'open banking' solutions

Italy’s Snam signs pact with India’s Snam, an Italian energy infrastructure Greenko firm, signed an agreement with the Greenko, a renewable energy company in India, to develop the hydrogen value chain in the country. SBI partners with edX Strategic partnership with global non- profit education platform, edX. IREDA signs MoU with MNRE Aims: Under the MoU, the Government of India (GOI) has set a revenue target of Rs 2,406 crore from the renewable energy industry. The IREDA has financed more than 2,700 renewable energy projects in India till November 2, 2020.

Chapter 7: Loan

(December)

ORGANIZATION/BANK Loan Amount PURPOSE

Asian Development Bank $430 million to improve the quality and (ADB) reliability of electricity supply in Uttar Pradesh in India.

ADB $190 million for modernisation and upgradation of power distribution system in Karnataka’s capital city of Bengaluru. ADB $2.5 million Technical assistance to support (18Cr.) advanced biofuel development in India. ADB $300 million Strengthen and improve access to comprehensive primary health care in urban areas in India.

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ADB $300 million Upgrade power distribution network in Uttar Pradesh ADB $4.21 million Project readiness financing (PRF) facility for the preparation of infrastructure development projects to improve urban amenities and develop tourism infrastructure in Tripura. ADB $231 million Lower Kopili Hydroelectric Power (LKHEP) facility in Assam. ADB 2100 Cr. Rs 1600 crore will be for urban development and Rs 500 crore for the tourism sector. World Bank $500 million Build safe and green national highway corridors in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. World Bank $400 million Second Accelerating India's COVID- 19 Social Protection Response Programme project will support India's efforts at providing social assistance to the poor and vulnerable households, severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. World Bank $250 million Second Dam Improvement and Rehabilitation Project (DRIP-2) will improve the safety and performance of existing dams across various states of India.

World Bank $100 million CHIRAAG project will develop sustainable production systems that allow tribal households in remote areas of Chhattisgarh to practice round-the-year production of diversified and nutritious food. World Bank $68 million Nagaland Enhancing Classroom Teaching and Resources Project ($68 million) will improve classroom instruction; create opportunities for

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the professional development of teachers United States $54 million Support the development of International critical infrastructure projects in Development Finance the country in the wake of the COVID- Corporation (DFC) 19 pandemic.

(November)

ORGANIZATION/BANK Loan Amount PURPOSE

Asian Development Bank USD 50 million To improve operational efficiencies and resource planning and management in West Bengal. New Development Bank USD 500 Under the agreement, the New million Development Bank is to lend the funds to implement Delhi- Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System project. The funds will be used to provide reliable, fast, safe and comfortable public transport system in the region. World Bank USD 120 to modernise transport sector in the million state of Meghalaya on November 19, 2020. The project aims to improve 300 km of strategic road segment through climate resilient and nature-based solutions.

Germany Bank KfW 545 million to the Mumbai Metropolitan Euros (Rs 4,767 Region Development Authority crore) (MMRDA) for infrastructure projects in Mumbai. The project cost of the two lines will be about Rs 23,000 crore and the KfW’s loan will amount to roughly Rs 4,000 crore

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ADB USD 132.8 Improve power quality and million upgrade the power distribution network in India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya.

Chapter 8: Merger and Acquires

November and December

Merger Company About TCS to acquire 100% shares of Postbank PBS has been the internal IT provider for Systems from Deutsche Bank Postbank AG, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank, catering for the German retail banking

market.

DBS takeover of Lakshmi Vilas Bank Cabinet approval, DBS Group Holdings — Singapore's biggest bank — will take over

Lakshmi Vilas Bank in a deal pushed by the RBI. This also marks the first instance when India has turned to a foreign entity to bail out a struggling domestic bank.

RIL's retail arm RRVL picks up 96% stake Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance in Urban Ladder Industries' retail arm has picked up 96 per cent stake in online furniture retailer Urban Ladder for over Rs 182 crore.

Buy Stake in Reliance Retail • GIC- Rs 5,512.5 crore (1.22%)

• TPG- Rs 1,837.50 crore (0.41%)

• Mubadala Investment- Rs 6,247.5 crore (1.40%)

• Silver Lake Partners- Rs. 7500cr. (1.75%)

• US buyout firm KKR & Co - Rs 5,550 crore (1.28%)

• General Atlantic- Rs 3,675 crore (0.84%)

• Silver Lake co-investor-Rs 1,875 crore (0.38%)

• ADIA- Rs. 5,512.5 (1.2%)

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• Saudi Arabia’s sovereign Public Investment Fund (PIF)- Rs 9,555 crore ($1.3 billion), 2.04%

Chapter 9: APP/Website/Card

December

APP/ Website/Portal Company/ Purpose Department

Digital Ocean Applications Developed by INCOIS. launched by the Ministry of Earth Sciences to share information on marine data and

forecast services

“Digital lending platform” Bank of Baroda (BoB) Digital Lending Platform, which enables prospective retail loan seekers to get loans digitally through a paperless process at the convenience of their place and time of choice.

Farmer Registration and Karnataka government An e-governance portal, to create a Unified beneficiary repository of farmland information and Information System farm loan details on a single platform. (FRUITS) Portal All farmers will be registered and given an identification number on the portal. The FRUITS Portal is integrated into the BHOOMI Package of the Karnataka State for fetching and validating the land details.

'Infinite India' ICICI Bank For foreign firms looking to set up or expand their business in India.

iMobile Pay’ app ICICI Bank Offers payments and banking services to customers of any bank. This launch marks the private lender bank’s entry to the ‘FinTech’ space.

Economic diplomacy Foreign Ministry To provide a vast repository of resources portal on economic opportunities and news and facilitate two-way economic engagement.

‘Pareshram’ Portal Odisha The Portal and the Online Services shall be helpful in “Ease of Doing Business” and contribute significantly to the industrial development of the State.

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“FX 4 U" Canara Bank "FX 4 U" through internet banking helping users to manage and handle their forex transactions seamlessly.

BEAM Bombay Stock Exchange “BSE E-Agricultural Markets Ltd (BSE) (BEAM)”, for agricultural commodities through its subsidiary BSE Investments Ltd.

Money Mitra Ujjivan Small Finance Bank A new channel to make banking services accessible to customers in their neighbourhood.

November

APP/ Website/Portal Company/ Purpose Department

"India Climate Change Union Minister of The portal will hold major information knowledge portal” Environment, Forest and about the steps taken by the government Climate Change Shri Prakash at both National and international levels to Javadekar address climate change issues.

‘Thee’ App Tamil Nadu General public to reach out to the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services when in need.

UMANG mobile app Union Minister for UMANG mobile app International Electronics and Information version in coordination with Ministry of Technology, Ravi Shankar External Affairs for select countries that Prasad include USA, UK, Canada, Australia, UAE, Netherlands, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.

“ANANDA” APP LIC Life Insurance Corporation of India has launched a digital application for agents for onboarding to get a life insurance policy.

‘Secha Samadhan’ Odisha bilingual mobile application, to address the irrigation problems faced by farmers without them having to visit the offices concerned.

National Common Mobility Karnataka Bank Ltd Aims: Users can make payments without Debit Card. inserting the card at PoS terminals. Payments can be made at toll plazas, metro transits, parking lots, retail outlets and smart cities with the help of this card. The card’s wallet supports small-ticket

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size offline payments through the value stored in the card.

Chapter 10: Important Committee

Nov & Dec

Committee Headed by Purpose Committee to review the Prasar Bharati CEO to Head to submit its report to the guidelines on television Shashi S. Vempati information and broadcasting rating agencies in India minister within two months.

large NBFCs into banks P K Mohanty has recommended the guarded entry of corporates into the banking space, conversion of big NBFCs into banks and hike in promoters’ stake to 26% from 15%. The group also proposed a hike in minimum capital for new banks from Rs 500 crore to Rs 1,000 crore. “The cap on promoters’ stake in the long run — 15 years

Capital Goods (CG) Sector Aurn Goel contributing more actively in through interventions that the national goal of achieving

help the CG Sector a $5 trillion economy and a $1 trillion manufacturing sector.

Chapter 11: Banking and Financial

December payment services company Worldline to YES Bank launches ‘SMS Pay’ on POS launch the new facility. Terminals PFC, REC to provide Rs 8,520 cr loan to Private lender YES Bank has launched SJVN's power project in Bihar an ‘SMS Pay’ functionality on POS State-owned PFC and REC have signed terminals, which would allow merchants an initial pact with SJVN to provide Rs to accept contactless and remote 8,520 crore worth loan for a thermal payments from their customers. YES power plant in Buxar, Bihar. Bank has collaborated with French

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RBI ban on HDFC Bank digital Benefit: There will be no change in how launches & selling new credit cards customers use the online payment The Reserve Bank of India move to applications Currently, there are no temporarily halt all digital launches security protocols and authentication and sourcing new credit card methods added to the credit card, debit customers for HDFC Bank could stay card or mobile wallet payments. for three to six months. Therefore, the Digital Payment Security RBI Monetary Policy on 4th Dec 2020 Controls Direction will help boost the The RBI recently held its Monetary security in these areas. Policy Committee meet. During the PNB launches loan management meet, the Reserve Bank of India has kept solution ‘LenS-The Lending Solution’ the repo rate unchanged at 4%. Repo Punjab National Bank (PNB) on 6th rate is the rate at which RBI lends to Dec launched a tech-based loan banks. The Reverse Repo Rate is to management solution called 'LenS- continue at 3.35%. The Lending Solution', to speed up and Repo Rate 4% maintain accuracy in online loan processing and sanctioning of credit Reverse Repo Rate 3.35% proposals. RTGS system to be available on 24×7 Marginal Standing 4.25% basis from December 14 Facility(MSF) Rate The Reserve Bank of India has Bank Rate 4.25% announced that the Real Time Gross Cash reserve Ratio(CRR) 3% Settlement (RTGS) system will be made Statutory Liquidity Ratio(SLR) 18% available round the clock on all days of the year with effect from 00:30 hours RBI to introduce digital payment on December 14, 2020. security control directions RBI cancels licence of Maharashtra- The RBI is to introduce digital based Karad Janata Sahakari Bank payment security control directions The Reserve Bank of India has for regulated entities to improve the cancelled the licence of Karad Janata security of digital payment channels Sahakari Bank Ltd in Maharashtra, as and also to improve the consumer it does not have adequate capital and service. This announcement comes after earning prospects. the central bank temporarily barred the As such, it does not comply with the largest private bank, HDFC, from selling provisions of the Banking Regulation new credit cards or launching new digital Act, 1949. banking initiatives due to service Tamil Nadu signs 18 MoUs worth Rs outages at the bank for over the past two 19,955 cr, projects to create 26,500 years. jobs About the Digital Payment Security Tamil Nadu government on 14th Dec Control Directions: The Directions signed 18 MoUs worth Rs 19,955 propose the setting up of robust crore with an employment potential of governance structure. It includes digital 26,509 persons. Companies which payments, implement common signed the MoU include the Crown minimum standards of security controls Group Of Companies, representing a such as mobile banking, internet, card Russian defence organisation, Ola payments. It will bring upon standards Electric and Mahindra CIE among on channels such as mobile banking, others. internet and card payment.

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RBI to set up Automated Banknote scheme on November 5, 2020. Under Processing Centre in Jaipur the Co-Lending Model, banks and Non The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has Banking Financial Company (NBFC) decided to set up an Automated can provide loans to the priority sector Banknote Processing Centre (ABPC) borrowers based on a prior agreement. in Jaipur for the receipt, storage and Aims: The primary focus of the scheme is dispatch of currency notes. to improve the flow of credit to the Export-Import Bank of India extends unserved and underserved sector of the USD 448 million line of credit to economy. It also seeks to make available Uzbekistan funds to the ultimate beneficiary at an Export-Import Bank of India (Exim affordable cost. Bank) on 13th Dec has extended a USD WhatsApp Pay To Launch Payments In 448-million line of credit (LOC) for 10 Indian Languages After NPCI Nod various infrastructure projects in WhatsApp Inc.the Facebook-owned Uzbekistan. The LOC has been extended messaging platform, will roll out on behalf of the Indian government. payments feature for users across the RBI cancels the Licence of the country in regional languages, a day Subhadra Local Area Bank, after securing an approval from the Maharashtra National Payments Corporation of The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, India. vide order dated December 24, 2020 Whatsapp Partners with 5 Banks for cancelled the banking licence issued UPI Payment to Subhadra Local Area Bank Ltd., WhatsApp has partnered with five Kolhapur, Maharashtra under Section Indian banks to process its payment 22 (4) of the Banking Regulation Act, services. These are State Bank of India, 1949 to carry on banking business in HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and India. The order is made effective from Jio Payments Bank. close of business on December 24, 2020. SEBI increases Overseas Investment “Maintaining Inflation Target at 4% is limits for Mutual Funds appropriate”-RBI Securities and Exchange Board of The Reserve Bank of India recently India (SEBI) has enhanced the released a paper “Measuring Trend investment limits for Mutual Fund Inflation in India”. The paper says that companies for overseas investments. inflation target at 4% is appropriate. In Mutual Funds can make overseas 2016, RBI introduced Inflation Target of investments subject to a maximum of 4% with an upper tolerance limit of 6% US $ 600 million per Mutual Fund, and lower limit of 2%. within the overall industry limit of US $ November 7 billion. Earlier it was USD 300 HDFC Bank is ‘Most Outstanding million. Company - Financial Sector’ in India Mutual Funds can make investments in HDFC Bank Ltd has been voted ‘Most overseas Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Outstanding Company – Financial subject to a maximum of US $ 200 Sector’ in India, in a poll conducted by million per Mutual Fund, within the well-known publication, Asiamoney. overall industry limit of US $ 1 billion. Reserve Bank of India on announced a Earlier it was Rs 50 million. Co-Lending Model (CLM) scheme for 15th Finance Commission submits its Banks and NBFC Report for 2021-22 to 2025-26 to The Reserve Bank of India on President Ram Nath Kovind announced a Co-Lending Model (CLM)

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The Fifteenth Finance Commission Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar, and (XVFC) led by Chairman N K Singh, on announced incentives to home buyers to 9 Nov submitted its Report for the rescue the economy out of a historic period 2021-22 to 2025-26 to contraction caused by the coronavirus President of India Ram Nath Kovind. pandemic. Members of the Commission, Ajay The Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana Narayan Jha, Prof. Anoop Singh, Dr. will create more jobs, and the income tax Ashok Lahiri and Dr. Ramesh Chand relief for first-time home-buyers will along with Secretary to the Commission boost demand in the residential real Arvind Mehta accompanied the estate sector. READ MORE……. Chairman. RBI imposes Rs 1 cr penalty on PNB • The Commission has for unauthorised ATM operations recommended that the states Punjab National Bank on 14th Nov the shall get 41% of central tax RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 revenues. Earlier, the fourteenth crore on it for contravention of the Finance Commission had Payment and Settlement Systems Act. recommended 42%. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) • 4.3 lakh crores for the local imposed the Rs 1 crore penalty for governments "contravention of the nature referred to • Rs 1 lakh grant to health care in Section 26 (6) of the Payment and • Rs 2.9 lakh crores of revenue Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (PSS deficit grants to 17 states. Act)". • The commission have Mastercard and USAID launched recommended the states to keep Project Kirana aside at least 8% of their budget Mastercard and United States Agency for building health care for International Development launched capacities. “Project Kirana” On November 19, • The fund is to be called Rashtriya 2020. The programme will enable Suraksha Naivedya Kosh. The women entrepreneurs to grow, fund is to add up to Rs 2.4 lakh launch and thrive. crores by 2021-26. Of this, Rs 1.5 RBI becomes world's 1st central bank lakh crore is to be directly to reach 1 mn followers on Twitter transferred to Consolidated Fund With one million Twitter followers, the of India. Reserve Bank of India has become the HDFC Bank launches SmartHub first central bank in the world to Merchant Solutions 3.0 for SMEs reach this milestone. HDFC Bank announced the launch of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Gets Tender SmartHub Merchant Solutions 3.0, on Worth 7000 Crores in India’s First 11th Nov. This solution allows Bullet Train Project merchants and self-employed The construction division of Larsen & professionals to instantly open a Toubro Ltd (L&T) has secured a current account and start accepting ‘Mega’ order of unspecified amount payments in-store, online, and on-the- for its Heavy Civil Infrastructure go. business in India from the National Government's Stimulus 3.0: Jobs High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. Creation Scheme, Tax Relief In (NHRCL), executing the Mumbai- Housing Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled a new scheme, called

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A mega order is worth over ₹7,000 of India. It is to be held from 26 – 28 crore as per the company’s set November 2020 on a Virtual Platform. parameters. The theme of RE-Invest 2020: Ministry of Food Processing approves Innovations for Sustainable Energy Rs 234.68 crores of projects for Transition Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada About Re-Invest: RE-Invest will help the Yojana investors to get knowledge about the The Union Minister Shri Narendra renewable growth. The partner Singh Tomar approved food countries of Re-INVEST are Australia, processing projects of Rs 234.68 France, Denmark, Germany, UK, crores on November 24, 2020. Around Maldives, European Union and US. The seven proposals received under partner states are Gujarat, MP, HP, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. Yojana were approved. The proposals ICICI Bank launches banking stack for were sent under the Scheme for Creation millennial customers of Infrastructure for Agro Processing ICICI Bank has launched a banking Cluster of PMKSY. stack for millennial customers which PM Modi inaugurates RE-Invest 2020 offers an instant savings account, a Prime Minister Narendra Modi feature-driven iMobile application that inaugurated the 3rd Global offers investment guidance, curated Renewable Energy Investment called credit and debit card, instant personal the RE-Invest on November 26, 2020. loans and overdrafts, and an experiential The 3rd Global RE-Invest Renewable branch with social engagement space. Energy Investors Meet & Expo was Called ICICI Bank Mine, any millennial- organised by the Ministry of New and aged up to 35 years can apply digitally Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government for the account from November 6 through the bank’s website or the app. Chapter 12: National News

December country. Burevi is a name suggested by PM Modi participates in Dev the Maldives. Deepawali Mahotsav in Varanasi UP CM Yogi Adityanath rings Bell at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on BSE for listing bond of Lucknow November 30, 2020 participated in the Municipal Corporation (LMC) 'Dev Deepawali Mahotsav' in Varanasi Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and congratulated the people of Kashi for along with prominent industrialists on getting back the stolen Mata 2nd Dec attended the listing of Annapurna's idol. Lucknow Municipal Corporation Cyclone Burevi to Cross Sri Lanka and (LMC) bond at the Bombay Stock Hit India’s Southern Tamil Nadu, Exchange in Mumbai. Lucknow now Kerala becomes the ninth city in India to have Cyclone Nivar drenched several parts raised municipal bonds and the first city of north Tamil Nadu and south in UP. Andhra Pradesh. Cyclone Burevi is set Ninth Edition of International Sand to cause torrential downpour over Art Festival Begins In Odisha's Puri southern Tamil Nadu and Kerala, as the The ninth edition of the International fifth cyclone of the North Indian Ocean Sand Art Festival shall be held at approaches the southern tip of the Chandrabhaga beach, Konark, Puri, Odisha, India from 1st - 5th December,

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2020 coinciding with famous Konark and Agra Fort with railway stations and Festival. The sand art festival shall be bus stands. organized at Chandrabhaga Beach which UP’s Dandupur railway station to be is about one kilometre from the World renamed as Maa Barahi Devi Dham heritage site Konark. The Dandupur railway station Assam proposes 6th national park in situated between Pratapgarh and militancy ravaged forest Badshahpur on Lucknow-Varanasi rail The Assam government has proposed section will now be named Maa Barahi setting up a national park in a Devi Dham. militancy ravaged reserve forest, Maharashtra police acquired a which, if approved, would make it the software TRACE and Crawler for state’s sixth national park. Operation Blackface India Post Released Stamp on Former The cyber wing of Maharashtra police Prime Minister I.K. Gujral has recently acquired a software India Post has released a called the “Crawler” from the commemorative postage stamp on INTERPOL that will help to track down former PM I.K. Gujral on 4th December child pornography. A core unit of 12 2020. Shri Inder Kumar Gujral was officers has been formed to implement a sworn in as the 12th Prime Minister of mission involving the software. India. Indra Kumar Gujral (4 These twelve officers went for training to December 1919 – 30 November 2012) the South Asian wing of INTERPOL. The . unit has been named TRACE. TRACE is Majerhat Bridge named “Jai Hind” to Tactical Response Against Cyber Child Mark Netaji’s 125th Birth Exploitation. Anniversary Gwalior, Orchha in UNESCO world West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata heritage cities list Banerjee named the newly built The historical fort cities of Gwalior and “Majerhat bridge” in Kolkata as ‘Jai Orchha in Madhya Pradesh have been Hind’ bridge to commemorate the included in the list of UNESCO's world 125th Birth Anniversary of Subash heritage cities under its urban Chandra Bose. landscape city programme. Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Lakshadweep declared 100% Organic Rawat inaugurates Suryadhar Lake The Union Territory of Lakshadweep Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra has been declared as Organic Singh Rawat has inaugurated the Agricultural Area by the Ministry of Suryadhar lake at Doiwala, Dehradun. Agriculture and Farmer’s welfare. The The Suryadhar lake is 550 meters long, UT is second after Sikkim to achieve 28 meters wide and 10 meters deep with the status of 100% organic region. It is a capacity of 77,000 cubic meters. first in the Union Territories of India to PM Modi Virtually Inaugurates achieve the status. Construction of Agra Metro Project Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 7th Koliwar Bridge Dec inaugurated the construction of Union Minister of Road Transport and Phase-1 of the Agra Metro project via Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari video conferencing. The Agra Metro inaugurated the Koliwar Bridge over project comprises two corridors with a the Sone river in Bihar On December total length of 29.4 km and will connect 10, 2020. The bridge was constructed at major tourist attractions like Taj Mahal an expense of 256 crores of rupees.

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PM Narendra Modi addresses other countries such as Switzerland, International Bharati Festival 2020 United States, Germany and France. virtually Maharashtra Government Introduces Prime Minister Narendra Modi has Unified Development Control Rules addressed the International Bharathi for Real Estate Festival 2020 through video The Government of Maharashtra has conferencing. approved the Unified Development The festival was organised by Vanavil Control and Promotion Regulations, Cultural Centre in Chennai to celebrate (UDCPR), to strengthen and bring the 138th birth anniversary of uniformity in the real estate construction Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathi, an laws of the state. eminent writer, poet and journalist from Ladakh Buddhist Association Tamil Nadu. celebrates 'Losar' festival in Leh Maharashtra cabinet approves death 'Losar' is celebrated to mark the punishment for crimes against beginning of the new year of the women Buddhist community. Since then, the The Maharashtra state cabinet has Losar festival is celebrated in the 11th approved two draft bills that propose month of Tibetan calendar which death penalty for heinous cases of continues on 15th Dec. rape, acid attack and child abuse. Museum on Subhash Chandra Bose to BSNL launches 'world's first' satellite- be set up in Kolkata based narrowband-IoT network The Government of India is to open a BSNL on 10th Dec announced the launch museum on Netaji Subhash Chandra of a satellite-based internet of things Bose on January 23, 2022. The museum (IoT) device service that can be used is to be set up in Kolkata. The museum across India where mobile towers are is to be inaugurated on the 125th not present, including the seas within the birth anniversary of Netaji. country's jurisdiction. PM Modi inaugurates world’s largest NITI Aayog releases ‘Vision 2035: renewable energy park in Gujarat Public Health Surveillance in India’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the NITI Aayog has released a white paper foundation stone of the 30,000 titled ‘Vision 2035: Public Health megawatts (MW) capacity hybrid Surveillance in India’ on 14 December renewable energy park in Kutch 2020. district of Gujarat. The ‘Vision 2035: Public Health It will be the largest renewable energy Surveillance in India’ is a continuation of park of its kind in the world. It is the work on Health Systems expected to play a major role in fulfilling Strengthening. The building blocks for India’s vision of generating 450 GW this vision are an interdependent (4,50,000 MW) of power by 2030. federated system of governance between Nehru Zoological Park Hyderabad 1st the Centre and states. India's Zoo gets ISO certifications GOI launch Brand India Mission Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad, The Government of India is to launch with its standard working Brand India Mission to promote procedures, has acquired ISO quality of products that are 9001:2015 Quality Management manufactured in the country. This Standards Certification from ASCB, UK. mission is being piloted by the Ministry India’s 1st CoE for Skill Development of Commerce and Industry. The in Power Sector inaugurated in mission is based on similar policies in Gurugram

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The Minister of State for Skill One more wetland in India has been Development, Raj Kumar Singh has added to the list of recognised sites of inaugurated the first Centre of international importance under the Excellence (CoE) for ‘skill treaty of Ramsar Convention, taking development in the power sector’ in the number of such wetlands in the Gurugram. The CoE has been country to 42, the highest in South Asia. established in the campus of National PM to flag off 100th Kisan Rail on 28 Institute of Solar Energy, Gurugram, December Haryana. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi India celebrate 400th prakash parv of will flag off the 100th Kisan Rail from Guru Tegh Bahadur Sangola in Maharashtra to Shalimar in Guru Tegh Bahadur (1 April 1621 – 19 West Bengal on 28th December 2020. December 1675) was the ninth of ten PM Modi to inaugurate India’s First Gurus who founded the Sikh religion Driverless Train and he was head of the followers of The first driverless train operations in Sikhism from 1965 until his India were initiated by Prime Minister beheading in 1675. Narendra Modi on December 28, 2020. Kerala’s Gender Park to sign MoU with The train is operated on the Delhi UN Women Metro’s Magenta Line. The Gender Park, an autonomous PM Modi to inaugurate New Bhaupur- body under the Kerala government, is New Khurja section of eastern freight all set to partner with UN Women to corridor further the cause of women Prime Minister Narendra Modi will empowerment and function as a South inaugurate the ‘New Bhaupur - New Asia hub for gender equality. Khurja section’ of Eastern Dedicated Srinagar’s Amar Singh College Freight Corridor (EDFC) on December conservation project recognised with 29. UNESCO award 21-year-old Arya Rajendran becomes The Srinagar-based Amar Singh youngest mayor of College’s building, built nearly 80 years Thiruvananthapuram ago, is one of the seven conservation Arya Rajendran, the 21-year-old projects to be recognised with the 2020 college student who successfully UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for contested the recent civic body polls in Cultural Heritage Conservation. Kerala, was on 28th Dec elected the next The Amar Singh College was recognised mayor of state capital with the ‘Award of Merit’ in the 2020 Thiruvananthapuram. UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural India’s First Hot Air Balloon Safari in Heritage Conservation. MP Cabinet Allows 100% FDI In Direct To The Forest Minister of Madhya Home Broadcasting Services Pradesh rece The Union Cabinet on 23RD Dec ntly launched the first hot air balloon approved revised guidelines for safari of India in the Bandhavgarh Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcasting Tiger Reserve of India in MP. services, allowing 100 per cent Harsh Vardhan inaugurates India’s foreign direct investment (FDI) as well highest meteorological centre at Leh as increasing the licence period to 20 Union Minister of Earth Sciences, Dr years. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the Ladakh's Startsapuk Tso, Tso Kar lake meteorological centre (MC) of the India complex added to list of Ramsar site

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Meteorological Department at Leh in the age group of 5-16 years. It also Ladakh via video conferencing. surveyed 8963 teachers and principals. November • Punjab had 88 %, Himachal had UNESCO allots India’s Panna Tiger 90% while Haryana had 82.3% Reserve ‘Biosphere Reserve’ status children had access smartphones. UNESCO allots India's Panna Tiger Kerala topped the list with Reserve 'Biosphere Reserve' status 94.3%. after it brought its tiger population back • The survey highlighted that from zero to 54 in ten years. In Madhya around 20% of children in rural Pradesh, Panna Tiger Reserve, which areas had no access to once saw its entire tiger population textbooks. disappear, has now been declared a • Eastern India performed well as UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, a site that over 98% children had access will serve as a lab to test innovative to textbooks in states like West approaches to eco-conservation and Bengal, Nagaland, and Assam. sustainability. • As per the survey, around one in Feni Bridge to be completed by three rural children had not December 2020 involved in learning activity at The Feni bridge is 1.8 km long joining all. Sabrum in India with Ramgarh in • 3% of rural children aged 6-10 Bangladesh. The Government of India years had not yet enrolled in recently announced that the bridge school this year, the report. construction is to be completed by India’s first ‘tyre park’ to come up in December 2020. West Bengal The bridge is to be built over Feni river. In West Bengal, Kolkata will soon It will link Tripura with Bangladesh. feature India’s first “Tyre Park”, where PM Modi inaugurates “Arogya Van’ at artworks made from scrap and defective Kevadia, Gujarat parts will be on display. The West Bengal Prime Minister Modi inaugurated Transport Corporation will launch this “Arogya Van” in Kevadia, Gujarat on Tyre Park. October 30, 2020. This was launched in PM Modi launches India’s first the aftermath of Ekta Diwas seaplane service in Gujarat celebrations which is being observed Prime Minister Narendra Modi has on October 31, 2020. The prime launched the country’s first seaplane minister is on a two day visit to the state service between the Statue of Unity and also participated in the Ekta Diwas near Kevadiya in Gujarat’s Narmada celebration. district and Sabarmati Riverfront in Annual Status of Education Report Ahmedabad. (ASER) 2020 for Rural India India’s First Solar Powered Miniature The Annual Status of Education Report Train Launched in Kerala (ASER) for Rural India was recently India’s first solar energy powered released by the autonomous research miniature train was inaugurated by the and assessment unit Pratham Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Education Foundation. November 2, 2020. It has been This year, the survey was conducted over inaugurated at the Veli Tourist Village phone calls. The survey was carried in Kerala. out in 26 states and 4 Union Tamil Nadu grants 100% vehicle tax Territories. It surveyed around 52,227 waiver to EVs households and 59,251 children in

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Tamil Nadu Government has notified Ministry of Shipping renamed as the that is will grant 100 percent motor Ministry of Ports, Shipping and vehicle tax exemption for battery- Waterways operated vehicles or the Electric The Ministry of Shipping is being Vehicles (EVs). expanded and renamed as the Cabinet Approves Rs 1810 crore Ministry of Ports, Shipping and investment proposal on Luhri Hydro Waterways. Power Project India's 1st solar-based water supply The Union Cabinet ,chaired by PM Modi, project of India launched in approved the proposal for investing Rs Arunachal Pradesh 1810 crore to the 210 MW of Luhri Union Jal Shakti Minister, Gajendra Stage I Hydro Power Project in Singh Shekhawat has launched India’s Himchal Pradesh. The proposal was first solar-based Integrated Multi- accepted on November 4, 2020. Village Water Supply Project The hydro power project would be (IMVWSP) in Arunachal Pradesh. constructed on River Sutlej. Assam's Tezpur Litchi gets GI tag Nagaland celebrate Hornbill Festival Tezpur Litchi of Assam has been 2020 granted the Geographical Indication “Festival of Festivals”, the Hornbill (GI) tag. Festival is celebrated every year from Tezpur Litchi has been protected from December 1 to 10, showcasing the rich the production of the fruit in other cultural heritage and tradition of the places. The news has been confirmed by Nagas in one platform at Naga Heritage the Agricultural and Processed Food Village Kisama under Kohima District. Products Export Development FASTags made mandatory from 1st Authority (APEDA), an apex body under January, 2021 for all four wheelers the Union ministry of commerce and The Ministry of Road Transport and industry. Highways has issued a notification on Gorakhpur to host International Bird FASTAGs making them mandatory for Festival in February 2021 four wheelers from from 1st of International bird festival will be January 2021. It applies to old vehicles organized in Gorakhpur in the month belonging to M and N category as well. of February. It will attract international Also to vehicles that were sold before 1st tourists at Ramgarhtal Lake for bird December, 2017. watching, forest minister of Uttar Virgin Hyperloop hosts first human Pradesh, Dara Singh Chauhan said on ride on new transport system 10th Nov. The Virgin Hyperloop that plans to Tamil Nadu gets ‘Best State’ award for connect Mumbaiand Pune in 25 water management in 2019 minutes has conducted its first Tamil Nadu has won the “National successful passenger ride. The test was Water Award” for being one of the best conducted in Las Vegas. states for water security and The Hyperloop is a new mode of management in 2019. Presented by the transport that speeds up to 1000 Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department kilometres per hour. The idea was of Water Resources, River Development conceived by Tesla and SpaceX in 2012. and Ganga Rejuvenation. There are several companies that are Tamil Nadu was followed by working on the technology. However, Maharashtra and Rajasthan as the Virgin Hyperloop is the only one that is best states under the normal develop the transport in India. category.

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PM to unveil ‘Statue of Peace’ to mark Sex ratio at birth is number of females 151st Birth Anniversary celebrations born per thousand males. of Jainacharya Shree Vijay Vallabh The Highest sex ratio Surishwer Ji Maharaj on 16th State Name Female Male November Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Arunachal 1084 1000 will unveil ‘Statue of Peace’ to mark Pradesh the 151st Birth Anniversary Nagaland 965 1000 celebrations of Jainacharya Shree Vijay Mizoram 964 1000 Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj, on 16th November 2020. Kerala 963 1000 Keetham lake in Uttar Pradesh & Karnataka 957 1000 Lonar Lake in Maharashtra added to Ramsar sites The lowest sex ratio The Keetham lake, also known as Sur State Name Female Male Sarovar, in Agra of Uttar Pradesh has been added to the list of Ramsar sites. Manipur 757 1000 More than 106 species of migratory birds Lakshadweep 839 1000 rest in Sur Sarovar lake. The water of the lake is obtained from Agra Canal. The Daman & Diu 877 1000 canal originates from Okhla barrage on Punjab 896 1000 River Yamuna in Delhi. The Lonar Lake in Buldhana district of Gujarat 896 1000 Maharashtra has been chosen as a wetland site of international importance under the Ramsar conservation Vijayanagara to become Karnataka's treaty. 31st district First Solar Powered Textile mill in The Karnataka cabinet on 18th Nov Asia to come up in Parbhani district, gave in principle approval for the Maharashtra creation of Vijayanagara as the state's The chairman of Jai Bhawani Women 31st district, carving it out from the cooperative textile mill announced mine-rich Ballari. that the mill will soon operate on solar Bhubaneswar Becomes 1st City To Get power. ISO Certification For FSSM Services With this, the mill will become the first Bhubaneswar Adding another feather Solar Power enabled textile mill in to its cap, ‘Smart City’ Bhubaneswar Asia. The mill is located in Parbhani became the first city in the country to district of Maharashtra. receive the ISO 9001:2015 Arunachal Pradesh Has The Best certification for effective Faecal Sludge Female Sex Ratio In The Country; & Septage Management (FSSM) services. Manipur Fares Worst PM Modi to address 100th foundation The northeastern state of Arunachal day of University of Lucknow Pradesh has recorded the best sex ratio Prime Minister Narendra Modi will in the country while Manipur has attend the celebration of the emerged the worst, according to the centennial foundation day of the 2018 report on “vital statistics of University of Lucknow on November India based on the Civil Registration 25. The PM will address the students via System”. a video conference.

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The university was established in 1920 The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on 24th Nov and is celebrating its 100th year. approved a proposal to name the Country’s first moss garden comes up upcoming airport in Ayodhya the in Uttarakhand’s Nainital district Maryada Purshottam Shriram The Uttarakhand forest department on Airport. 22nd Nov dedicated the newly-built Pilibhit Tiger Reserve gets global Moss Garden to the people, claiming award for doubling tiger population that it is the country’s first such garden, The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) and spread over 10 hectares in Kumaon’s the Uttar Pradesh Forest department Nainital district. have bagged the first-ever international PM Modi laid the foundation stone of award, “TX2” for doubling the number rural drinking water supply projects of tigers in four years against a target in UP of 10 years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid TX2 stands for ‘Tigers times two’, the foundation stone of rural drinking signalling the goal to double wild tigers. water supply projects in Mirzapur and In 2014, PTR had 25 tigers which went Sonbhadra districts of Vindhyachal up to 65 in 2018. region in Uttar Pradesh via video MEITY bans 43 more apps in India conference. The total estimated cost of The Ministry of Electronics and the projects is around Rs 5,555.38 Information Technology (MEITY) Crore. November 24 issued an order blocking Himachal Pradesh CM Partners with access to 43 mobile apps in India. Asian Development Bank To Improve The order was issued under Section Infrastructure Facilities 69A of the Information Technology The Government of Himachal Pradesh Act. in partnership with Asian 10th edition of National Science Film Development Bank (ADB) has decided Festival begins virtually to improve the infrastructure in The 10th edition of prestigious Mandi district of the state on 23rd Nov. National science film festival kicked The estimated cost of the construction is off on 24th November 2020 in a Rs. 15 crores out of which Rs. 9 crores virtual mode. is being paid by ADB and the rest by The four-day long film festival has been the government of Himachal Pradesh. jointly organized by Vigyan Prasar, an Cyclone Nivar hit Tamil Nadu, Andhra autonomous agency under the Pradesh and Puducherry Department of Science and Technology, The cyclone Nivar is to make landfall Govt. of India and the Tripura State between Mamallapuram and Karaikal Council of Science and Technology, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. It is to hit the coastal of Tripura from 24 to 27 November areas of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh 2020. and Puducherry. Union Environment Ministry Haveri Railway Station Renamed Approves Construction of Rs 1,100 Mahadevappa Mailara Railway Crore Song Dam Drinking Water Station Project in Dehradun The Karnataka government has The Union Ministry of Environment, issued a notification, renaming Haveri Forest and Climate Change has Railway station as Mahadevappa approved the construction of the Song Mailara Railway Station. Dam Drinking Water Project worth Rs Ayodhya airport Renamed Lord Ram 1100 crore in Dehradunon 26th Nov.

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This scheme, will provide 24-hour former Prime Minister Atal Bihari drinking water to the city of Dehradun Vajpayee. and will give a rebirth to River PM Narendra Modi chaired 33rd Rispana. PRAGATI interaction Indian Railway launches digitised Prime Minister Narendra Modi online HR Management System chaired the 33rd PRAGATI meeting. Indian Railway has launched a This is PM's 33rd interaction through completely digitised online Human PRAGATI, the Information and Resource Management System Communications Technology (ICT) (HRMS).Railway Board Chairman and based multi-modal platform for Pro- CEO Vinod Kumar Yadav launched the Active Governance and Timely system for railway employees and Implementation, involving Central and pensioners through video conferencing State governments. on November 26, 2020. During the meeting, projects worth of Rs Bengaluru’s Bowring Medical College 1.41 lakh crores were reviewed. These named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee projects were taken up by DPIIT, The Bowring and Lady Curzon Medical Ministry of Railways, Power Minister College and Research Institute in and Ministry of Road, Transport and Bengaluru have been named after Highways.

Chapter 13: International News

December than the previous measurement done Arab Gulf’s first coal-based power by India in 1954. plant being developed in Dubai Sonu Sood tops 50 Asian Celebrities in The first coal-based power plant of The World list 2020 Arab Gulf country is being developed Indian actor, Sonu Sood has topped in Saih Shuaib, Dubai, United Arab the first-of-its-kind ’50 Asian Emirates. Celebrities In The World’ 2020 list, The 2,400MW Hassyan clean coal published by UK based Eastern Eye power station will be built at an newspaper. estimated cost of $ 3.4 billion. The The 47-year-old talented Bollywood project will comprise four units of star has been honoured for his 600MW each, which are expected to start inspiring philanthropic work operations in 2020, 2021, 2022 and throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, 2023 respectively. especially helping migrant workers Mount Everest declared 86 cm taller reach their hometowns. by Nepal and China • Rank 5: Indian singer Armaan The world’s highest mountain peak Malik ‘Mount Everest’ has become taller by • Rank 6: Priyanka Chopra Jonas 86 cm, as per a survey conducted • Rank 7: Pan-Indian star Prabhas jointly by Nepal and China. India-Bangladesh to reopen Chilahati- The Government of Nepal and China Haldibari rail link after 1965 jointly conducted an exercise to measure India and Bangladesh are going to the world’s highest peak. The new height reopen the Chilahati-Haldibari rail of Mt Everest has been calculated at link after it was cut off during the 1965 8,848.86 metres, which is 0.86m more war, nearly 55 years ago.

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Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Yasa hits Mahatma Gandhi. This anthology is Fiji written in the Nepali language. Landslides, flooding, strong gusts and China launches world’s first 6G large swells are adding to the satellite into orbit “destructive” Cyclone Yasa, which hit China has launched the world’s first Fiji 6G satellite from Taiyuan in the UK becomes world's first nation to northwestern province of Shanxi. A Long approve AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid March-6 rocket lifted off on November 6, vaccine 2020, with the satellite, which weighs Britain on 30th Dec became the first about 70kg (150lbs). country in the world to approve a Able to provide data-transmission coronavirus vaccine developed by speeds 100 times faster than 5G, the Oxford University and AstraZeneca as 6G test satellite it battles a major winter surge driven by In a first, WHO commits to eliminate a new, highly contagious variant of the cervical cancer globally by 2030 virus. For the first time, 194 countries, including India, have committed to November eliminating the cancer following Super typhoon goni hit philippines adoption of a resolution at this year’s A powerful super typhoon slammed World Health Assembly. into the eastern Philippines with These were the projections of the World ferocious winds on 1st November. Health Organisation’s (WHO) Global Typhoon Goni hit the island province Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of of Catanduanesat dawn with sustained Cervical Cancer, launched November 17, winds of 225 kilometers (140 miles) per 2020 on the close of the 73rd World hour and gusts of 280 kph (174 mph). Health Assembly. Storm Eta hit in Guatemala Chapare Virus: Human to Human About 150 people have died or remain Transmission discovered in Bolivia unaccounted for in Guatemala due to The researchers from the United States mudslides caused by powerful storm Centre for Disease Control and Eta, which devastated an indigenous Prevention have discovered that the village in the country's north, President Chapare Virus is capable of human to Alejandro Giammattei. human transmission. Bolivia is UAE relaxes Islamic laws, allows currently facing an outbreak of the virus. cohabitation of unmarried couples Just like the Ebola virus, the Chapare The United Arab Emirates announced virus is capable of causing on 8th Nov a major overhaul of the haemorrhagic fever. country's Islamic personal laws, UK to ban sales of new diesel and allowing unmarried couples to gasoline cars in 2030 cohabitate,loosening alcohol The United Kingdom will ban the sale restrictions and criminalising so-called of new cars that run only on fossil honour killings. fuels in 2030, a move that is designed Nepal President releases Special to phase out polluting vehicles earlier Anthology on Mahatma Gandhi than any other major economy and Nepal President, Bidya Devi Bhandari support the country's recovery from has released a special pictorial the pandemic. anthology on Mahatma Gandhi to PM Modi and Bhutanese PM jointly mark the 151st birth anniversary of launch RuPay card Phase 2

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India on 20th Nov launched RuPay card Shanghai becomes the most Phase-II that will allow Bhutanese connected city in the world: IATA cardholders to access the RuPay The International Air Transport network in India. Prime Ministers Association recently announced that Narendra Modi and Lotay Tshering Shanghai is the world’s most jointly launched his phase just as they connected city in the world. Along with had launched Phase-I in August in 2019. Shanghai, three other cities such as Swap with Indonesia: India to host G- Beijing, Chengdu and Guangzhou have 20 Summit in 2023 emerged as the most connected cities in India is set to host the G-20 summit in the world. 2023, instead of 2022 — the 75th year India to build Shahtoot dam in of Independence. Indonesia will Afghanistan assume G-20 presidency in 2022 after The Union Minister of External Affairs a swap with India. Shri S Jaishankar recently announced Note: List of G-20 Host Country in at the Geneva Donors conference that future India is to construct the Shahtoot Dam 2020- Saudi Arabia across the Maidan river, a tributary of 2021- Italy river Kabul in Afghanistan. The 2022- Indonesia negotiations to build the dam across the 2023-India river began in 2016. 2024- Brazil Chapter 14: Defence News

December The Project was launched by PM Indian Navy successfully test-fires Narendra Modi in 2016. Under the naval version of BrahMos missile project, five Indian Coast Guard Ships are A naval version of the BrahMos to be launched. Two Offshore Patrol supersonic cruise missile was Vessels have already been commissioned successfully test-fired by the Indian namely ICGS Sachet, ICGS Sujeet, ICGS Navy in the Bay of Bengal on 1 Dec as Sajag, ICGS Sarthak. part of a series of trials being carried out Rajnath Singh inaugurates India's by the three services. first hypersonic wind tunnel test GRSE Kolkata launches ‘Himgiri’, its facility 1st Ship of Project 17A Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Himgiri, which is the first of the three 20th Dec inaugurated the advanced Project 17A ships being built at Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (HWT) test Garden Reach Shipbuilders and facility here, making India the third Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata was country after the US and Russia to launched. have such a facility. Goa Shipyard Limited launched the India successfully test-fires medium fifth and final Offshore Patrol Vessel range surface-to air missile ICGS "Saksham" "MRSAM"off Odisha coast The Goa Shipyard Limited recently India on 23rd Dec successfully test- launched the fifth and final Offshore fired a medium range surface-to-air Patrol Vessel ICGS (Indian Coast missile (MRSAM) from Odisha coast. Guard Ship) Saksham. It is to be The DRDO has jointly developed the commissioned by October 2021.

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missile in collaboration with Israel Mission Sagar III : INS Kiltan arrives at Aerospace Industries. Sihanoukville, Cambodia DRDO and Indian Navy conduct Indian Naval Ship Kiltan arrived at maiden test trial of ‘SAHAYAK-NG’ – Sihanoukville Port, Cambodia on 29 India’s first Air Dropped Container December 2020 as part of ongoing The Defence Research and Mission Sagar-III. Development Organisation (DRDO) The ship will deliver 15 Tons of along with Indian Navy carried a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster successful maiden test trial of Relief (HADR) Stores for the flood- ‘SAHAYAK-NG’ India’s first indigenously affected people of Cambodia, which will designed and developed Air Dropped be handed over to Cambodia’s National Container from IL 38SD aircraft (Indian Disaster Management Committee Navy) off the coast of Goa. (NDMC). This assistance is reflective of the deep people-to-people connect between the two friendly countries.

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Passage Exercise (PASSEX) India & Russia (Navy) Aimed at enhancing interoperability, improving understanding and imbibing best practices between both the navies. 35TH Coordinated Patrol Indian Navy and the (IND-INDO CORPAT) Indonesian Navy PASSEX "Passage Exercise Indian and Vietnamese Navy Two-day passage exercise in the South China Sea as part of efforts to boost maritime cooperation between the two countries.

November Advanced Version of Pinaka Rocket INS AIRAVAT reached Port Sudan test fired successfully under Mission Sagar II The Defence Research Development The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Airavat Organization test fired the advanced reached the Port Sudan on November version of Pinaka rocket successfully 2, 2020. The Ship reached the port on November 5, 2020. The rocket was underPhase II of the Mission Sagar. test fired from Chandipur, Odisha. INS Airavat carried a consignment of 100 Defence Minister unveils A-SAT tonnes of food aid to Sudan. This was missile model at DRDO Bhawan the part of India’s assistance programe Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on under Mission Sagar. 10th Nov unveiled a model of Anti- Satellite (A-SAT) missile at the DRDO Bhawan premises.

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''Mission Shakti'' was the country''s Chandipur Test Fire Range On November first ever A-SAT missile test 13, 2020. It is called “QRSAM” and is a successfully conducted on March 27, canister-based system. 2019 from Dr AP J Abdul Kalam Island in The missile is capable of striking aerial Odisha, where a fast-moving Indian target at a height of 15 km. orbiting target satellite in Low Earth Indian Navy gets 9th P-8I anti- Orbit (LEO) was neutralised with submarine warfare aircraft ordered pinpoint accuracy. The successful from US conduct of Mission Shakti made India the Indian Navy got its ninth P-8I long fourth nation in the world with the range maritime reconnaissance and capability to defend its assets in outer anti-submarine warfare aircraft, part space. of the nearly $1 billion deal with the US Indian Navy launches fifth Scorpene for four additional planes signed in Submarine “Vagir” 2016. Indian Navy launched the fifth DRDO launches first Varunastra, a Scorpene submarine “Vagir” at heavy weight Torpedo Mazagon Dock of south Mumbai. The The Defence Research Development submarine is capable of taking missions Organization recently flagged off the such as anti-submarine warfare, anti- first Varunastra, the heavy weight surface warfare, mine laying, torpedo. The torpedo was designed and intelligence gathering and area developed by the BDL, Vishakhapatnam surveillance. Unit of Indian Navy. Vagir is a part of six Kalvari class India test fires Brahmos supersonic submarine that is being built in India. Cruise Missiles successfully These submarines were designed by India successfully test fired the land French Navy and an energy company attack version of Brahmos supersonic DCNS. The six submarines were built missile. It was test fired in Andaman under Project-75 of Indian Navy. and Nicobar Islands on November 24, India Successful test fires Quick 2020, . The range of the missile has been Reaction Surface-to-Air "QRSAM extended to 400 km from 290 km. Its Missiles" speed has been increased to 2.8 Mach India test fired all-weather Quick which is almost three times the speed of Reaction Surface-to-Air-Missiles at the sound.

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SIMBEX 2020 India-Singapore Naval In the Andaman Sea between November 23, 2020 and November 25, 2020. SITMEX 2020 India, Singapore and Held in the Andaman sea. The Thailand hold Naval SITMEX-20 Naval exercise was Exercise scheduled in a “non-contact at sea only format” due to covid-19 restrictions.

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CARAT Naval Exercise – held by CARAT is the abbreviation for Bangladesh and US the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training. The bilateral exercise was held at Chittagong, Bangladesh.

‘Bull Strike’ Indian Army, Navy and Air Amilitary exercise involving Force special forces was carried out in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands between November 3 and 5 as the Army, Navy and Air Force got together.

Chapter 15: Sports News

December Formula 2 race at the 2020 Sakhir Japan to host seven-team Club World Grand Prix, Bahrain. Cup in 2021 Government to start 1000 Khelo India FIFA extended the smaller Club World Centres to encourage sports culture Cup format for one more year after a The Union Minister of Youth Affairs 24-team revamp scheduled for China in and Sports Kiren Rijiju on December 8, June 2021 was delayed because of the 2020, announced that the government coronavirus pandemic. Japan was will be starting 1000 Khelo India chosen to host a traditional, seven- centres all over the country to help team Club World Cup in December retired sportspersons get 2021. employment and to encourage the New Zealand all-rounder Corey sports culture in the country. Anderson retires from all forms of Parthiv Patel retires from all forms of Cricket cricket New Zealand all-rounder, Corey An 18-year-long illustrious career Anderson has announced his came to an end, on 9th Dec, as retirement from international wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel cricket. announced his retirement from all forms Sri Lanka to host Asia Cup in 2021 of the game. Sri Lanka will host the Asia Cup in Zena Wooldridge Elected As World June 2021 while Pakistan has earned Squash Federation President the rights to host the tournament in Zena Wooldridge from England has 2022. been elected as the World Squash Jehan Daruvala becomes first Indian Federation President. She will become to won F2 race the 10th WSF President to serve since Jehan Daruvala created history, as he the Federation’s inception in 1967. became the first Indian to win a

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The is the second female President after India’s Yash Vardhan won gold online New Zealand’s Susie Simcock. She 10m air rifle shooting event replaces outgoing President Jacques Junior Asian champion Yash Vardhan Fontaine, from France. clinched the 10m air rifle event at the 6th Madagascar replaces the Maldives as International Online Shooting host of 2023 Indian Ocean Island Championship (IOSC) on 13TH Dec. Games Qatar to host 2030 Asian Games, 2034 Madagascar has replaced the edition in Saudi Arabia Maldives as the host of the 2023 The 2030 Asian Games were awarded Indian Ocean Island Games due to to Doha, Qatar and the 2034 event concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. went to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia after a The event had been awarded to the deal was struck between the rival Maldives last year, but members of the nations. Indian Ocean Island Games Federation Doha beat Riyadh for the 2030 Games in voted to move the Games to Madagascar. the vote at the Olympic Council of Asia’s The Maldives had requested pushing (OCA) general assembly. back the 2023 Games to 2025. Pakistani Mohammad Amir retires Bajrang Punia, Elavenil Valarivan bag from international cricket top honours at FICCI India Sports Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Awards Amir has retired from international Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes – cricket, the PCB has confirmed. Amir wrestler Bajrang Punia and shooter represented Pakistan in 36 Tests, 61 Elavenil Valarivan – bagged the top ODIs and 50 T20Is, and recently played honours at the FICCI India Sports in the inaugural Lanka Premier League Awards 2020 held virtually this year for runners-up Galle Gladiators. owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Anshu Malik grabs silver in Wrestling, Award Personality India's first medal at Individual World Sportsperson of the Y Elavenil Valariv Cup ear (Female) an Indian wrestling star Anshu Malik Sportsperson of the Y Bajrang Punia clinched the country's first medal at ear (Male) the Individual World Cup in Belgrade, Best State Promoting Madhya Prades Serbia, grabbing a silver in the 57kg Sports Award h category. Best Company Promo Anil Kumble India end Cologne World Cup ting Sports (Private S campaign with 9 medals ector) India finished the competition at the

second spot overall after claiming Max Verstappen ends F1 season with three gold, two silver and four bronze processional win in Abu Dhabi medals Cologne World Cup in Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch, Germany. Redbull) brought the curtain down on Gold medals the 2020 Formula One season with a • Indian women boxers Simranjeet lights-to-flag cruise to victory on Kaur (60kg), Sunday in the year-ending Abu Dhabi

Grand Prix. • Manish (57kg) • Amit Panghal (52kg).

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Silver Medals Aleem Dar breaks Rudi Koertzen’s • Veteran Satish Kumar (+91kg) record of most ODIs as on-field • Amit Panghal (52kg). umpire Bronze Medals Aleem Dar on 1st November broke the • Sonia Lather (57kg) record for most ODIs as an on-field • Pooja Rani (75kg) umpire when he stood for his 210th • Gaurav Solanki (57kg) and match in the series’ second match • Mohamed Hussamudin (57kg) between Pakistan and Zimbabwe here. FIFA cancels men's 2021 U-20, U-17 Jio named title sponsor for 2020 World Cups Women’s T20 Challenge The Bureau of the FIFA Council has The Board of Control for Cricket in decided to cancel the 2021 editions of India (BCCI) on 1st November the men's U-20 World Cup and U-17 announced Jio as the title sponsor for the World Cup and gave the hosting rights 2020 edition of the Women’s T20 to Indonesia and Peru respectively for Challenge. The partnership will also the 2023 editions. have the support of Reliance The two host countries, Australia and Foundation Education and Sports For New Zealand will automatically All (RFESA). qualify for the FIFA Women's World Rafael Nadal earns his 1,000th win Cup 2023, and their slots have been Becoming only the fourth man to reach taken directly from the quotas allocated 1,000 match wins should have drawn to their confederations, namely the AFC deafening cheers and a standing ovation and the OFC respectively. for tennis great Rafael Nadal. There was Dhoni Captain of ICC T20I, ODI Team only a fist-bump from Feliciano Lopez, of the Decade; Kohli for Tests after Nadal beat him 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in a The ICC on 27th Dec announced the subdued atmosphere more worthy of a men's and women's teams for the library study area than a sports arena. T20Is, ODIs and Tests from the last The 34-year-old Nadal joins towering decade. company in Jimmy Connors (1,274), Former India captain MS Dhoni was Roger Federer (1,242) and Ivan Lendl named captain of the T20I and ODI (1,068) as the only men's 1,000-club Teams while current India captain members since the Open era began in Virat Kohli was picked to lead the Test 1968. side. The T20I side comprises four Russian Daniil Medvedev wins Paris Indian players, three in the ODI side and Master 2020 two in the Test side. Russian, Daniil Medvedev has won BWF bans Russian badminton player Paris Master 2020 title in badminton, Nikita Khakimov for 5 years when he beat Alexander Zverev 5-7, 6-4, The Badminton World Federation 6-1 in Paris. (BWF) has imposed a 5-year ban on He became the fourth Russian to capture Russian shuttler Nikita Khakimov for the Rolex Paris Masters title. charges of “betting, wagering and IPL 2020 final: Mumbai Indians beats irregular match results. Delhi Capitals to win fifth title November Indians wins DREAM 11 IPL 2020,cruising to a fifth IPL title with a five-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals in

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final at the Dubai International Dominic Thiem Beats Rafael Nadal At Stadium. ATP Finals 2020 China’s Chen Meng claims ITTF Dominic Thiem oozed class on 18th Women’s World Cup title Nov as he dealt with 20-time Grand The world number one Chen Meng beat Slam champion Rafael Nadal in the Chinese compatriot Sun Yingsha to ATP Finals 2020. The clash saw the win her maiden International Table reigning US Open and French Open Tennis Federation(ITTF) Women’s winners lock horns with an eye on World Cup table tennis title in held in making the last four of the year-end Weihai, China. finals. The 2020 ITTF Women’s World Cup was The 26-year-old Austrian mastered the the 24th edition of the ITTF- tiebreaks once again as he registered a 7- sanctioned event. 6(7) 7-6 (4) straight-sets win over the Aryna Sabalenka won Linz Title Spanish ace. Aryna Sabalenka won the Linz Open Novak Djokovic after lifting year-end on November 16, 2020. The 22-year old No. 1 trophy for 6th time Belarusian traded places with Serena Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic Williams who has dropped to 11th in has given the ATP Tour No. 1 trophy on ranking. Serena has not played since 15 November 2020, for finishing 2020 French Open due to her Achilles injury. as the year-end No. 1 (world number FIFA cancels U-17 Women World Cup one). in India With this, he has become the only second FIFA (Federation Internationale de player in tennis history, after Pete Football Association) cancelled the Sampras, to receive the trophy sixth Women Under-17 world cup due to time. COVID-19 pandemic. It has been Daniil Medvedev won ATP postponed to 2021. The 2020 FIFA tournament Women Under-17 World Cup was to be Daniil Medvedev won the biggest title held in India. of his career so far when he emerged Both Under-17 and Under-20 women’s triumphant at the season-ending ATP World cup were to be held in India. This tournament Finals on 22nd Nov. The has been cancelled and the country has Russian world No 4 came from a set been awarded to host the 2022 cup. FIFA down to beat US Open champion announced that Costa Rica will host Dominic Thiem 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 in a the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World display of calm grit Cup 2022 and India will host FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup 2022.

List of F1 Race Winners 2020

Grand Prix Winning driver Winning constructor

Austrian Grand Prix Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-finland)

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Steiermark Grand prix Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Britain)

Hungarian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Britain)

British Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Britain)

F1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix Max Emilian (Red Bull-Belgian-Dutch) Verstappen

Spanish Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Britain)

Belgian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Britain)

Italian Grand Prix Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri-Honda- France)

Tuscan Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Britain)

Russian Grand Prix Valtteri Battas (Mercedes-finland)

Eifel Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Britain)

Portuguese Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Britain)

US Grand Prix Cancel

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Britain)

Maxican Grand Prix Cancel

Turkish Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Britain)

Bahrain Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Britain)

Sakhir Grand Prix Sergio Perez (Mercedes-Maxico)

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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Chapter 16: Book & Author

December

Books Author ‘On the Move: My Journey as a Entrepreneur Hari Khemka’s Relentless Entrepreneur’ autobiography “40 Years with Abdul Kalam- Untold The Vice President of India, M Stories” Venkaiah Naidu has released the book. Authored by Dr A.Sivathanu Pillai. ‘Pregnancy Bible’ Kareena Kapoor Khan ‘The Light of Asia’ Former Union minister Jairam Ramesh’s The Light of Asia that has shaped people’s thinking of the Buddha and his teachings. ‘Oh Mizoram’ Written by Governor of Mizoram, Shri P S Sreedharan Pillai. ‘Ayodhya’. Written by Madhav Bhandari ‘Covid-19: Sabhyata ka Sankat aur Written by Kailash Satyarthi Samadhan’

“Sutranivednachi sutra- ek anbav” by Dr Roopa Chari "Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Parliament" PM Modi releases book to mark his 96th birth anniversary

November

Books Author 'Loktantra Ke Swar' and 'The Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Republican Ethic' 22nd Nov released the third volume of the selected speeches of President Ram Nath Kovind titled 'Loktantra Ke Swar' and 'The Republican Ethic' I Am No Messiah Sonu Sood’s autobiography ‘Boskiyana’ An Oscar-award-winner lyricist Gulzar and some of the visible and the hidden truth of his writing.

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'Your Best Day Is Today!' Anupam Kher unveils cover of his new book “Bye Bye Corona” Dr Pradeep Srivastava, released by Anandiben Patel

Chapter 17: Important Day

December

Dates Day Theme Theme 2020: Global Solidarity December 1 World AIDS Day and Shared Responsibility

• National Pollution Control Day 2nd December • World Computer Literacy Day Theme 2020: “Building Back International Day of Persons with Better: Towards a disability- December 3 Disabilities inclusive accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World”.

December 3 Dr Rajendra Prasad Jayanti

Theme 2020: Indian Navy December 4 Indian Navy Day Combat Ready, Credible and Cohesive.

December 4 International Day of Banks Theme 2020: Keep Soil Alive, December 5 World Soil Day Protect Soil Biodiversity 2020 Theme: “Together We December 5 International Volunteer Day Can Through Volunteering”. The death anniversary of Dr December 6 Mahaparinirvana Divas Babasaheb Ambedkar

December 07 Armed Forces Flag Day

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Theme 2020: “Advancing December 07 International Civil Aviation Day Innovation for Global Aviation Development”. International Anti-Corruption Day Theme 2020: RECOVER WITH December 9 2020 INTEGRITY

Human Rights Day Theme 2020: Recover Better- December 10 Stand Up for Human Rights UNICEF Day 11th December

Theme 2020: Mountain 11th December International Mountain Day Biodiversity

12 December International Day of Neutrality International Universal Health Theme 2020: ‘Health For All: 12 December Coverage Day PROTECT EVERYONE’ 14 December National Energy Conservation Day

15th December International Tea Day International Day to End Violence 17th December Against Sex Workers 18 December - Minorities Rights 18 December Day in India Theme 2020: Reimagining 18 December International Migrants Day Human Mobility Theme 2020: 'Arabic Language 18 December World Arabic Language Day Academies: Necessity or Luxury?'

December 19 Goa Liberation Day

International Human Solidarity December 20 Day Birthday Date Srinivasa December 22 National Mathematics Day 2020 Ramanujan. Birthday Date fifth Prime December 23 Rashtriya Kisan Diwas Minister of India, Choudhary Charan Singh

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Theme 2020: The Sustainable December 24 National Consumer Rights Day Consumer Birthday Date of Atal bihari 25 December Good Governance Day Vajpayee served India as the 10th Prime Minister.

November

Dates Day Theme November 1 World Vegan Day

Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, November 1 Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Foundation day of 8 Indian states Pradesh, Karnataka, Haryana, Punjab

International Day to End Impunity November 2 for Crimes against Journalists

November 5 (First International Day against Violence Thursday) and Bullying at School, including Cyberbullying

November 5 Theme 2020: ‘Sendai Seven World Tsunami Awareness Day Campaign’

November 7 National Cancer Awareness Day

November 8 International Day of Radiology

November 9 Uttarakhand Day

November 9 National Legal Services Day

National Education Day or Rashtriya Shiksha is celebrated to commemorate the birth November 11 National Education Day anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first education minister of independent India.

November 12 Public Service Broadcasting Day

November 13 Theme 2020: The World We World Kindness Day Make – Inspire Kindness.

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Theme 2020: Ayurveda for Covid- November 13 19 National Ayurveda Day 2020 (Celebrated every day on the day of Dhanwantri Jayanti)

Theme 2020: Nurses make the November 14 World Diabetes Day difference for Diabetes

November 14 Children's Day

International Day against Illicit November 14 Trafficking in Cultural Property

November 15 Jharkhand Statehood Day Birth Anniversary of Birsa Munda

November 16 International Day for Tolerance

November 16 National Press Day

November 17 National Epilepsy Day

November 18 International Students’ Day

Theme 2020: ‘Better health for November 19 International Men’s Day men and boys

November 19 (Third World Philosophy Day Thursday)

November 19 Women's Entrepreneurship Day

Theme 2020: "Sustainable November 19 World Toilet Day sanitation and climate change"

November 20 World Children's Day

Theme 2020: Social November 21 World Fisheries Day Responsibility in the fisheries value chain

November 21 World Television Day

Martyrdom Day of Guru Tegh November 24 Bahadur (Shaheedi Divas)

International Day for the November 25 Theme 2020: “Orange the World: Elimination of Violence against Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!” Women

November 26 Constitution Day of India

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National Milk Day is celebrated to commemorate the birthday of November 26 the father of India’s White National Milk Day Revolution, Dr VergheseKurien (also nicknamed as Milkman of India).

November 29 International Day of Solidarity with

the Palestinian People

Chapter 18: Obituary

December

Persons About SL Dharme Gowda Karnataka council deputy chairman Mir Sajjad Ali Former Indian footballer John F. Reid Former New Zealand batsman Sunil Kothari Padma Shri dance historian and critic Robin Jackman Former England Bowler & Cricket Commentator

Shamsur Rahman Faruqi Renowned Urdu writer Sugathakumari Eminent Malayalam poet, conservationist and women’s rights activist

Motilal Vora Veteran Congress leader Roddam Narasimha Padma Vibhushan awardee and eminent aerospace scientist

UA Khader Renowned Malayalam writer Sripati Khanchanale 'Hind Kesari’-winning wrestler Bannanje Govindacharya Eminent Sanskrit scholar Paolo Rossi Paolo Rossi, Italy's goalscoring hero from their victorious 1982 World Cup campaign Football.

Astad Deboo Contemporary Indian dancer

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Manu Mukherjee Veteran Bengali actor Narinder Singh Kapany Father of Fibre Optics “Unsung Heroes” by Fortune in their ‘Businessmen of the Century’ issue of November 1999

Ravi Patwardhan Actor Zafarullah Jamali Former Pakistan PM ‘Mahashay’ Dharampal Gulati MDH owner David Prowse British Actor

November

Persons About Faqir Chand Kohli Founder of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Father of the Indian IT industry

Sadiq al-Mahdi Former Sudan Prime Minister James Wolfensohn Former World Bank president Ahmed Patel Senior Congress leader Diego Maradona Football legend (Argentina captain win the World Cup in 1986)

Tarun Gogoi Former Assam chief minister and senior Congress leader

Leena Acharya Actor Mridula Sinha First woman Governor of Goa Bhanwarlal Meghwal Rajasthan Minister Soumitra Chatterjee Legendary Bengali actor Sanchaman Limboo Former CM Of Sikkim Asif Basra Actor Faraaz Khan Actor Satish Prasad Singh Bihar's shortest-serving CM (6 Days) T.N. Krishnan legendary violinist R Doraikkannu Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister

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Chapter 19: Science

December ISRO is developing “Green Propulsion ISRO launches country's 42nd Technology”. The technology is being communications satellite developed for the Human Space Flight The Indian Space Research Mission of India, Gaganyaan, that is to Organisation (Isro) on 17th Dec be launched in December 2021. launched the country’s 42nd About: Propulsion means push forward communication satellite named CMS- or drive an object forward. In rockets 01. This is the second satellite launched and airplanes, the propulsion is by the space organisation. generated through the application of ISRO sets up a dedicated control Newton’s third law, “for every action, centre ‘NETRA’ for SSA there is an equal and opposite reaction”. The Indian Space Research A working fluid or a gas accelerates the Organization (ISRO) has set up a engine. dedicated Space Situational November Awareness (SSA) Control Centre ISRO to launch all-weather Earth named “NETRA”, at its ISTRAC campus Observation Satellite at Peenya, Bengaluru. The ISRO SSA The Earth Observation Satellite to be Control Centre ‘NETRA’ was formally launched is a Radar Imaging Satellite. inaugurated by ISRO Chairman K Sivan. It is the third of the three-spacecraft NASA selects Raja Chari as constellation. The other two are RISAT- commander of SpaceX Crew-3 mission 2B and RISAT-2BR1. These two NASA and the European Space Agency satellites were launched in 2019. (ESA) have selected Indian-American These three satellites in the constellation Raja Chari to be the Commander of the are to provide all weather round the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the clock service with high-resolution International Space Station. Presently images. Raja Chari is a colonel in the US Air Force. Benefits: As the satellite uses radar ISRO releases Chandrayaan-2 imaging, it is unaffected by clouds, fog or mission’s initial data lack of sunlight. All the three satellites, The Indian Space Research EOS-01 and RISAT-2B, RISAT-2BR1 use Organization recently released the X-band radars to monitor urban first set of data from Chandrayaan-2. landscape, forest land and imaging The data was prepared by Planetary agricultural land. Data System (Version 4). The first SpaceX launches 4 astronauts into data set was released through space PRADAN portal. SpaceX has launched Four Astronauts The PRADAN portal is hosted by ISSDC (3 Americans, 1 Japanese) to the (Indian Space Science Data Centre). International Space Station on the ISRO developing "Green Propulsion first full-fledged taxi flight for NASA Technology" (National Aeronautics and Space

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Administration) by a private company. Indian supercomputer Param Siddhi They were launched by Falcon Rocket has achieved 63rd rank in the list of from the Kennedy Space Center. 500 most powerful supercomputers L&T delivers first launch hardware in the world. Param Siddhi is the high- for Gaganyaan mission ahead of performance computing-artificial schedule intelligence (HPC-AI) supercomputer Engineering major Larsen & Toubro established under National on November 17 said it has delivered Supercomputing Mission (NSM) at C- the first hardware -- a booster DAC. segment -- for the Gaganyaan Launch NASA launches Sentinel satellite to Vehicle to ISRO ahead of schedule. track Earth’s sea level rise "Notwithstanding the limitations NASA launched the Copernicus imposed by COVID-19, the Middle Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite to segment of the world's third-largest monitor oceans. The satellite was solid propellant rocket booster - 'S- launched in SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on 200', has been delivered ahead of November 21, 2020. The satellite launch schedule with zero-defects. was a part of the Mission Jason India’s Param Siddhi ranked 63rd in Continuity of Service. list of world’s 500 most powerful supercomputers

Chapter 20: GDP Forecast (Last Update 15th January)

Organization 2020-21 FY 22 (2021-22)

Fitch (-)9.4% (Update-8 11% Dec)

HDFC Bank (-)7.5% (Update 24 JULY)

RBI forecasted (-)7.5%(Update-4 Dec)

Moody (-)8.9%(Update-14 Nov)

Asian Development (-)8%(Update-15 Bank (ADB) Dec)

World Bank (-)9.6%(Update-6 5.4% (Update -7Jan Oct) 2021)

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World Economic (-)10.3% (Update-13 Outlook released by Oct) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

FICCI (-)4.5%

Organisation for (-)9.9% (Update- Economic Co-operation 2dec) and Development (OECD)

DBS Bank (-)6% (Update 22 July)

Goldman Sachs (-)10.3% (Update 18 Nov)

CRISIL (-)7.7%(Update 15 Dec)

UN (United Nation) 1.2%

Confederation of Indian between (-)0.9 per Industry (CII) cent and 1.5 per cent

India Ratings & (-)11.8% (Update-8 Research Sep)

Economy Survey 2-3%

National Council of (-)7.3%(Update-26 Applied Economic Dec) Research (NCAER)

Standard & Poor’s (-)7.7% Update-14 (S&P) Dec)

ICRA (-)7.8% (Update-29 10.1% (Update 11Jan) Sept)

State Bank of India (-)7.4(Update-16 (SBI) Dec)

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UBC (Updated 23 March 4% 2020)

CARE Ratings (-)8% (Update-14 sept)

Normura -6.7% (Update-14th 13.5% Jan 2021)

National Statistical 7.7% (Update Officer 8Jan,2021)

Brickwork Ratings 11% (Update 12 Jan)

UBS -7.5% (Update-14 11.5% Jan 2021)

Chapter 21: Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 1st to 7th January 2021 ♦National News • PM to lay Foundation Stone of the permanent campus of IIM Sambalpur on 2 January • Mandatory implementation of FASTag wef new year day; hybrids lanes to remain operational till 15th February, 2021 • Jharkhand launch crop relief scheme- Kisan Fasal Rahat Yojana • India approves two coronavirus vaccines, ‘Covishield’ and ‘Covaxin’ • PM Modi lays foundation stone of Light House projects (LHPs) • Amit Shah releases ‘National Police K-9 Journal’ • Centre sets up panel to work out CET headed by R P Tiwari • Kerala to host 4th Global Ayurveda Festival from March 12, 2021 • Madhya Pradesh rolls out ‘Launch Pad Scheme’ to make youth self-reliant • Ministry of Tribal Affairs setup TRIFOOD Parks in MP • Uttar Pradesh Government launched Kisan Kalyan mission • PM Modi inaugurates Kochi-Mangaluru natural gas pipeline ♦International News • International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) becomes Associate Member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) • Australia Has Changed a Word in its National Anthem to Honor Indigenous People • Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2021, Mukesh Ambani Ranks 12

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• S. Congress passes ‘Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act’ • Bajaj Auto becomes world’s most valuable two- wheeler company • Argentine filmmaker Pablo Cesar to head 51st IFFI’s International Jury • UK PM Boris Johnson cancels Republic Day visit to India ♦Banking and Financial • GST collections at all-time high of over Rs 1.15 lakh crore in December • ADB to provide $231 million loan to enhance power generation capacity in Assam • SEBI imposes fine of Rs. 15 crore on Mukesh Ambani, Rs. 25 crore on Reliance Industries • RBI launches Digital Payments Index • ADB, India signs $10 million loan to support project horticulture in Himachal Pradesh • ADB to provide $100 million loan to upgrade power distribution in Bengaluru • Bank of Baroda launches WhatsApp banking services • Tata Motors ties up with Karnataka Bank for vehicle finance • World Bank Signs $105 Million Project to Improve Waterways in West Bengal • GoI & NDB sign two loan agreements for USD 646 million for upgrading Road Network in Andhra Pradesh • RBI fines Bajaj Finance Rs 2.5 crore for recovery agent harassment • Tata Power, SIDBI join hands for rooftop solar financing for MSMEs • RBI to introduce LEI for large-value transactions in RTGS/NEFT from April • India’s growth to rebound to 4% in FY 22: World Bank • Shivalik Mercantile CB becomes India’s 1st urban co-operative bank to transition to SFB ♦Appointment and Resignation • Isro Chairman K Sivan gets one-year extension till January 2022 • Suneet Sharma takes over the charge of new Chairman & CEO of Railway Board • Four Judges elevated as Chief Justices of Odisha, Telangana, Madras and J& K High Courts • Soma Mondal appointed new Chairperson of SAIL • Umesh Sinha appointed Deputy Election Commissioner • Lt Gen Shantanu Dayal to take charge as Deputy Chief of Army Staff • Karan Bajwa to head Google Cloud in Asia Pacific Defence • MoD signs contract with BEL to supply indigenously developed 10 Lynx U2 Fire Control systems for Indian Navy • BEL signs contract with Indian Navy for Initial supply of indigenously developed Laser Dazzlers

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• India & Israel successfully test MRSAM air defence system ♦Sports • Leon Mendonca becomes India’s 67th Grandmaster • Assam Rifles Public School becomes first Khelo India Sports School from North-East • Teimour Radjabov won Airthings Masters • Claire Polosak became first woman to officiate in a men’s Test • Khelo India Ice Hockey Tournament begins in Chiktan, Kargil ♦Important day • 1st January – Global Family Day • 4 January-World Braille Day • Journalist Day Observed in Maharashtra on 6 January ♦Obituary • Former Union minister Buta Singh passes away • Legendary Music Director Shantanu Mohapatra passes away • Ace mountaineer Colonel Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar passes away • Congress leader K K Ramachandran Master passes away at 78

Chapter 22: Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 8th to 15th January 2021 ♦National News • PM Modi inaugurates world’s first double-stack container train • UJALA and SLNP schemes complete six years • Ramesh Pokhriyal inaugurates International Akhand Conference ‘EDUCON-2020’ • Harsh Vardhan launches coastal research vessel ‘Sagar Anveshika’ • Manipur launches COSFOM website for forest department • WB’s CM Mamata Banerjee Inaugurates 26th Kolkata International Film Festival • RS Sharma to head empowered committee for COVID-19 vaccine administration • Government of India places order of 11 million doses of COVISHIELD • KVIC launches cow dung-based paint called ‘Khadi Prakritik Paint’ • Suriname’s Indian-origin President to be Republic Day chief guest • Kerala becomes the 8th State to complete ease of doing business reforms • Bharat Biotech inks pact with Precisa Med to supply Covaxin to Brazil • India-UAE MoU for Scientific and Technical Cooperation • Heritage Conservation Committee, last hurdle cleared by new Parliament building

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• Magh Bihu 2021 to be celebrated on 15 January in Assam • No foreign guest at 2021 Republic Day event first time in 55 years • IFFI 2021 to celebrate the work of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray • India’s first Fire Park comes up in Odisha ♦International News • Tesla CEO Elon Musk becomes world’s richest person • Indian-American Raj Iyer becomes S. Army’s first CIO • Joint session of US Congress certifies Joe Biden’s electoral victory over Trump • India to chair 3 important committees of UNSC • Saudi Arabia to build a zero emissions city • Henley Passport Index 2021, Japan Tops, India ranked 85th • France hosts 4th One Planet Summit • 11 Indian companies find place among Hurun Global 500 for 2020, Apple tops • Donald Trump becomes the first U.S. President to be impeached twice ♦Banking and Financial • ‘Indian economy to contract by 7% in 2020-21′: Govt • Bandhan Bank unveils account for army personnel • India signs Rs 2,113 crore loan pact with Japan to support COVID-19 relief efforts • India’s real GDP to expand by 1% in FY2022: Icra • India’s GDP to grow at 11 per cent in FY22: Brickwork Ratings • RBI cancels the licence of Vasantdada Nagari Sahakari Bank • RBI slaps Rs 2 crore fine on Deutsche Bank for non-compliance • RBI forms working group headed by Jayant Kumar Dash on digital lending as frauds come into sharp focus • Nomura Estimates India’s GDP to contract 6.7% in FY21 • BofA Securities Projects GDP of India to Contract 6.7% in FY21 • UBS Projects GDP of India at -7.5% in 2020-21 • Fitch Ratings Projects GDP of India at -9.4% in FY21 ♦Appointment and Resignation • RBI appoints Rabi Narayan Mishra as full- time director of College of Supervisors • Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia appointed as Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court • Maharashtra DGP Subodh K Jaiswal takes over as new CISF chief • Sadyr Japarov wins Kyrgyzstan’s Presidency • Estonia’s PM Juri Ratas resigns over corruption scandal • Intel appoints Pat Gelsinger as New CEO ♦Awards • Suriname President among 30 Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awardees • AIIMS Bhubaneswar receives Kayakalp Award for 3rd time

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♦Defence • Maritime security, coastal defence exercise begins on 12 Jan • Indian Army signs a pact to procure high-altitude drones from ideaForge for $20 million ♦Science • ISRO to adopt 100 Atal Tinkering Labs to promote scientific temperament ♦Sports • Sanjay Kapoor elected All India Chess Federation president ♦Book and Author • Ravi Shastri unveils book India’s 71-Year Test: The Journey to Triumph in Australia • RBI officer Giridharan pens novel ‘Right Under our Nose’ ♦Important day • 9 January: Pravasi Bharatiya Divas or NRI Day (Theme 2021:“Contributing to Aatmanirbhar Bharat”) • January 10: World Hindi Day 2021 • 11 January – Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri • 12th January: National Youth Day 2021 • Polio National Immunisation Day rescheduled to 31st January 2021 • 14th January: Indian Armed Forces celebrate Fifth Veterans Day • 15th January: Indian Army Day 2021 ♦Obituary • Acclaimed fashion designer Satya Paul passes away • Former Gujarat Chief Minister Madhavsinh Solanki passes away • Renowned writer Ved Mehta, who took India to Americans passed away • Padma Awardee Journalist Turlapati Kutumba Rao passes away

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