India’s first ‘Hot Air Balloon Wildlife Safari’ in a tiger reserve has been launched in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has launched a scheme ‘Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT’ via video-conferencing to extend health insurance coverage to all the residents of Jammu & Kashmir.

Singapore’s street food has been added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The nation’s hawker culture will now join the likes of Yoga and Tango from India and Argentina respectively.

The theme of IISF-2020 is ‘Science for self-reliant India and Global welfare to support the Government’s initiative of making Atmanirbhar Bharat’.

Renowned poet and activist Sugathakumari passed away on Wednesday, after testing positive for the coronavirus. One of the most active campaigners of the Save Silent Valley Movement. Raathrimazha, Ambalamani(temple bell), and Manalezhuthu are her famous works.

NITI Aayog has launched indigenously developed India’s first Digital Asset Management and Storage platform, called ‘DigiBoxx’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been honoured with the ‘Legion of Merit’ award by US President Donald Trump for his leadership in elevating the US-India strategic partnership and the emergence of India as a global power.

Chennai, Dec 22 (PTI): The Chennai Mathematical Institute, one of the premier institutions for teaching and research, has announced it would set the Dr F C Kohli Centre of Excellence for Advanced Research in Mathematical and Computing Sciences.

 Indian women boxers Simranjeet Kaur (60kg) won a gold medals with contrasting final wins in the Cologne World Cup in Germany. Simranjeet defeated German Maya Klienhans 4-1 to finish on top. India finished the competition at the second spot overall after claiming three gold, two silver and four bronze medals.

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) opened India’s eighth hydrocarbon producing basin when it started oil flow from a well in the Bengal basin. Oil production commenced from the well Asokenagar-1 in 24 Pargana district. ONGC has discovered and put to production seven out of the eight hydrocarbon producing basins of India, covering 83 per cent of established oil and gas reserves.

ONGC is India’s largest oil and gas producer contributing 72 per cent of the country’s hydrocarbon production. The Bengal basin is spread across nearly 1.22 lakh square kilometres, with nearly two-third of it falling under the waters of the Bay of Bengal.

The winners of these truly global awards were unveiled in London on December 17. The 21st Century Icon Awards are global, unique, distinctive and celebrate the success of the next generation by recognising dynamic entrepreneurs and successful individuals, helping them to keep growing and competing on the world stage.

2020 Theme: “’New features of consumer protection act, 2019’”.

The theme for National Consumer Day 2020 is New features of Consumer Protection Act, 2019. National Consumer Rights Day is observed on 24 December every year in Indi

India successfully test-fired a medium range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) from Integrated Test Range (ITR), off Odisha coast, on 23 December 2020.

More than one million people have received the first of the two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. The US officials expect to distribute almost 10 million doses of the two approved vaccines- Pfizer and Moderna- by the end of this week.

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the Hague unanimously ruled in favour of Cairn Energy stating that the Indian government failed to uphold its obligations under the India-UK bilateral investment treaty and international laws in seeking tax payments worth Rs 10,250 crore from the company for its business reorganisation.

Considering the emerging Covid-19 situation in the UK, GOI decided to suspend all flights to and from the UK until December 31, 2020. This restriction does not apply to international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Airlines operating flights to India from other countries shall not board any passenger travelling from UK to India and shall ensure that no passenger coming from UK is boarded in a flight for any destination in India either directly or indirectly.

The National Water Mission launched a publicity campaign “Jal Shakti Abhiyan II: Catch the Rain” to promote rainwater harvesting. The National Water Mission launched the campaign in cooperation with Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. As a preparatory stage for JSA-II, the Ministry has invited NYKS to carry out a “Catch the Rain” awareness campaign to cover 623 districts This campaign will be held from December 2020 to March 2021

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced to provide Rs 2,100 crore loan to the Tripura government for the development of urban areas and tourism in the northeastern state.

The Union Government has decided to constitute a High Level Committee (HLC) to commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, which will be observed on 23rd December 2020.  The High Level Committee will be headed by the Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah.

All three systems–IMSAS, Astra Mk-1 and BOSS– have been designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) only, the statement said. Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik and Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat were also present at the event

The Israeli government collapsed on December 22, 2020 after the nation’s Parliament failed to meet a deadline for passage of budgets. The nation is now headed towards its fourth elections in two years. Israel will have elections probably in March 2021.

Union Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan dedicated West Bengal’s first oil and gas reserve, ‘Bengal Basin’, to the nation.The Bengal Basin is explored and owned by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).It is the eight producing basin of India by ONGC.

Subrat Kar, New Delhi, was selected as the SECOND Award for its innovative solutions in developing and deploying large-scale sensor networks and equipment to avoid collisions between trains and animals. Wildlife protection. The system in the trial phase was installed in Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand to prevent elephants from colliding with train elephants.

The National Math Day is celebrated on 22 December to commemorate the birthday anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan. Ramanujan is remembered for his contributions to number theory, mathematical analysis, infinite series and continuous fractions. This year is his 132nd birthday.

The Indian government on December 22, 2020, signed a loan pact of $500 million with the World Bank for the development of safe and green national highway corridors in Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Himachal Pradesh.

Indian skipper Virat Kohli has moved up one space and is now currently ranked 7th in the ICC T20I rankings for batsmen.

The Kerala state government and the UN women has decided to collaborate to establish the country’s first gender data hub. A memorandum of understanding was signed for the same on December 21, 2020, in the presence of Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan.

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India-ASSOCHAM informed on December 21, 2020, that Vineet Aggarwal, the Managing Director of Logistics major Transport Corporation of India has been appointed as the new President of the industry body.

Digital financial services platform Paytm has launched a 24×7 RTGS facility to support the companies that make high-value transactions.

Veteran industrialist, Ratan Tata will be honoured by the Indo-Israel Chambers of Commerce for promoting innovation that supports sustainability and peace in the region, including with the Palestinians.