Daily Current Affairs for app_20201213 Biden signs 'Buy American' order, vows to strengthen manufacturing sector President Joe Biden vowed to leverage the purchasing power of the U.S. government, the world's biggest single buyer of goods and services, to strengthen domestic manufacturing and create markets for new technologies. The Democratic president signed an executive order aimed at closing loopholes in existing "Buy American" provisions, which apply to about a third of the $600 billion in goods and services the federal government buys each year. The order will make any waivers more transparent and create a senior White House role to oversee the process. China overtook the United States as the world's top manufacturer in 2010, and was responsible for 28% of global output in 2018, according to United Nations data. 50 lakh doses of COVID 19 vaccine from Serum Institute of India arrive in Dhaka The first instalment of 50 lakh doses of the COVID 19 vaccine from Serum Institute of India (SII) arrived in Dhaka. This is part of the agreement for the purchase of 30 million doses of the vaccine for which Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited (BPL) had signed a tripartite agreement with the SII on December 13 last year. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate the vaccination programme in Dhaka from Wednesday. A nurse of the Kurmitola general hospital in Dhaka will receive the first vaccine shot. Daily Current Affairs for app_20201213 Liberation War fighter Lt. Col Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir and Musicologist Sanjida Khatun from Bangladesh awarded Padma Shree Bangladesh Liberation War fighter Lt. Col. (Retd.) Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir and well known musicologist, Rabindra Sangeet exponent and academic Sanjida Khatun from Bangladesh have been awarded the Padma Shri for the year 2021. Lt. Col. Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir has been awarded Padma Shri for his contribution in the field of Public Affairs. Lt. Col. Zahir is a veteran of the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh. He deserted the Pakistan army and crossed over to India to fight the liberation war of Bangladesh. He organized the 2nd Artillery Force under Sector 4 in the Sylhet region. Sanjida Khatun is a renowned cultural figure of Bangladesh. She is an eminent Rabindra Sangeet exponent and musicologist. She played a prominent role in organising artists of the then East Pakistan during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. India, UK emphasize need for strengthening international cooperation to combat terrorism India and the United Kingdom emphasized the need for strengthening international cooperation to combat the global menace of terrorism including cross border terrorism in South Asia. India and the United Kingdom stressed that all the countries must take immediate action to ensure that territories under their control should not be used for terrorist attacks. The two sides exchanged ideas for further strengthening bilateral cooperation in countering radicalisation and violent extremism, combating financing of terrorism, preventing exploitation of the internet for terrorism, information sharing and capacity building. Daily Current Affairs for app_20201213 List of Padma awardees — 2021 Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. 7 were awarded the Padma Vibhushan, 10 named for the Padma Bhushan and 102 named for Padma Shri. Padma Vibhushan (7) Shri Shinzo Abe - Public Affairs - Japan Shri S P Balasubramaniam (Posthumous) - Art - Tamil Nadu Dr. Belle Monappa Hegde - Medicine - Karnataka Shri Narinder Singh Kapany (Posthumous) - Science and Engineering - United States of America Maulana Wahiduddin Khan - Others - Spiritualism - Delhi Shri B. B. Lal Others - Archaeology - Delhi Shri Sudarshan Sahoo - Art – Odisha Padma Bhushan (10) Ms. Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra - Art - Kerala Shri Tarun Gogoi (Posthumous) - Public Affairs - Assam Shri Chandrashekhar Kambara - Literature and Education - Karnataka Ms. Sumitra Mahajan - Public Affairs - Madhya Pradesh Shri Nripendra Misra - Civil Service - Uttar Pradesh Shri Ram Vilas Paswan (Posthumous) - Public Affairs Bihar Shri Keshubhai Patel (Posthumous) Public Affairs Gujarat Shri Kalbe Sadiq (Posthumous) Others-Spiritualism Uttar Pradesh Shri Rajnikant Devidas Shroff Trade and Industry Maharashtra Shri Tarlochan Singh Public Affairs Haryana Padma Shri (102) Shri Gulfam Ahmed Art Uttar Pradesh Ms. P. Anitha Sports Tamil Nadu Shri Rama Swamy Annavarapu Art Andhra Pradesh Shri Subbu Arumugam Art Tamil Nadu Shri Prakasarao Asavadi Literature and Education Andhra Pradesh Ms. Bhuri Bai Art Madhya Pradesh Shri Radhe Shyam Barle Art Chhattisgarh Shri Dharma Narayan Barma Literature and Education West Bengal Ms. Lakhimi Baruah Social Work Assam Daily Current Affairs for app_20201213 Shri Biren Kumar Basak Art West Bengal Ms. Rajni Bector Trade and Industry Punjab Shri Peter Brook Art United Kingdom Ms. Sangkhumi Bualchhuak Social Work Mizoram Shri Gopiram Bargayn Burabhakat Art Assam Bijoya Chakravarty Public Affairs Assam Shri Sujit Chattopadhyay Literature and Education West Bengal Shri Jagdish Chaudhary (Posthumous) Social Work Uttar Pradesh Shri Tsultrim Chonjor Social Work Ladakh Ms. Mouma Das Sports West Bengal Shri Srikant Datar Literature and Education United States of America Shri Narayan Debnath Art West Bengal Chutni Devi Social Work Jharkhand Ms. Dulari Devi Art Bihar Ms. Radhe Devi Art Manipur Ms. Shanti Devi Social Work Odisha Shri Wayan Dibia Art Indonesia Shri Dadudan Gadhavi Literature & Education Gujarat Shri Parshuram Atmaram Gangavane Art Maharashtra Shri Jai Bhagwan Goyal Literature and Education Haryana Shri Jagadish Chandra Halder Literature and Education West Bengal Shri Mangal Singh Hazowary Literature and Education Assam Ms. Anshu Jamsenpa Sports Arunachal Pradesh Ms. Purnamasi Jani Art Odisha Matha B. Manjamma Jogati Art Karnataka Shri Damodaran Kaithapram Art Kerala Shri Namdeo C Kamble Literature and Education Maharashtra Shri Maheshbhai & Shri Nareshbhai Kanodia (Duo) * (Posthumous) Art Gujarat Shri Rajat Kumar Kar Literature and Education Odisha Shri Rangasami Lakshminarayana Kashyap Literature and Education Karnataka Ms. Prakash Kaur Social Work Punjab Shri Nicholas Kazanas Literature and Education Greece Shri K Kesavasamy Art Puducherry Shri Ghulam Rasool Khan Art Jammu and Kashmir Shri Lakha Khan Art Rajasthan Ms. Sanjida Khatun Art Bangladesh Shri Vinayak Vishnu Khedekar Art Goa Ms. Niru Kumar Social Work Delhi Ms. Lajwanti Art Punjab Shri Rattan Lal Science and Engineering United States of America Shri Ali Manikfan Others-Grassroots Innovation Lakshadweep Shri Ramachandra Manjhi Art Bihar Shri Dulal Manki Art Assam Shri Nanadro B Marak Others- Agriculture Meghalaya Shri Rewben Mashangva Art Manipur Shri Chandrakant Mehta Literature and Education Gujarat Dr. Rattan Lal Mittal Medicine Punjab Daily Current Affairs for app_20201213 Shri Madhavan Nambiar Sports Kerala Shri Shyam Sundar Paliwal Social Work Rajasthan Dr. Chandrakant Sambhaji Pandav Medicine Delhi Dr. J N Pande (Posthumous) Medicine Delhi Shri Solomon Pappaiah Literature and Education- Journalism Tamil Nadu Ms. Pappammal Others- Agriculture Tamil Nadu Dr. Krishna Mohan Pathi Medicine Odisha Ms. Jaswantiben Jamnadas Popat Trade and Industry Maharashtra Shri Girish Prabhune Social Work Maharashtra Shri Nanda Prusty Literature and Education Odisha Shri K K Ramachandra Pulavar Art Kerala Shri Balan Putheri Literature and Education Kerala Ms. Birubala Rabha Social Work Assam Shri Kanaka Raju Art Telangana Ms. Bombay Jayashri Ramnath Art Tamil Nadu Shri Satyaram Reang Art Tripura Dr. Dhananjay Diwakar Sagdeo Medicine Kerala Shri Ashok Kumar Sahu Medicine Uttar Pradesh Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Singh Sanjay Medicine Uttarakhand Ms. Sindhutai Sapkal Social Work Maharashtra Shri Chaman Lal Sapru (Posthumous) Literature and Education Jammu and Kashmir Shri Roman Sarmah Literature and Education- Journalism Assam Shri Imran Shah Literature and Education Assam Shri Prem Chand Sharma Others- Agriculture Uttarakhand Shri Arjun Singh Shekhawat Literature and Education Rajasthan Shri Ram Yatna Shukla Literature and Education Uttar Pradesh Shri Jitender Singh Shunty Social Work Delhi Shri Kartar Paras Ram Singh Art Himachal Pradesh Shri Kartar Singh Art Punjab Dr. Dilip Kumar Singh Medicine Bihar Shri Chandra Shekhar Singh Others-Agriculture Uttar Pradesh Ms. Sudha Hari Narayan Singh Sports Uttar Pradesh Shri Virender Singh Sports Haryana Ms. Mridula Sinha (Posthumous) Literature and Education Bihar Shri K C Sivasankar (Posthumous) Art Tamil Nadu Guru Maa Kamali Soren Social Work West Bengal Shri Marachi Subburaman Social Work Tamil Nadu Shri P Subramanian (Posthumous) Trade and Industry Tamil Nadu Ms. Nidumolu Sumathi Art Andhra Pradesh Shri Kapil Tiwari Literature and Education Madhya Pradesh Father Vallés (Posthumous) Literature and Education Spain Dr. Thiruvengadam Veeraraghavan (Posthumous) Medicine Tamil Nadu Shri Sridhar Vembu Trade and Industry Tamil Nadu Shri K Y Venkatesh Sports Karnataka Ms. Usha Yadav Literature and Education Uttar Pradesh Col Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir Public Affairs Bangladesh Daily Current Affairs for app_20201213 Six NIA officials awarded Police Medals Recognising the outstanding contribution in the service of the nation, one NIA official has been awarded the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service and five NIA officials have been awarded Police Medal for Meritorious Service. Vinod Kumar KS, Head Constable of NIA, has