Current Affairs 13.12.20 & 14.12.20 English

 

NATIONAL

1.     Indian Army chief Naravane visited Saudi & held talks with top Saudi generals on ways to enhance defence cooperation.

STATE

2.     Lakshadweep becomes 1^st Union Territory to become 100% organic farming. 

INTERNATIONAL

3.     India & Myanmar agreed to exchange Intelligence Information to control Drug Trafficking.

4.     Swadhinata Sarak (Independence Road) between India & Bangladesh will be opened on 26 March, 2021.

 

APPOINTMENTS

5.     Anindya Banerjee – Ambassador of India to Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

SUMMITS & CONFERENCE

6.     30^th Annual Global Conclave of IISSM (International Institute of Security & Safety Management) held virtually with Theme “COVID-19 From Survival to Revival: Emerging Paradigms in Security & Safety Services”. 

MOU

7.     NSDC (National Skill Development Corporation) partnered with BYJU to train & upskill Teachers. 

BANKING & ECONOMY

8.     Federal Bank tied up with OrbitRemit to facilitate Money transfer from New Zealand to India.

9.     RTGS will be available 24x7 from December 14.

10. RBI will setup ABPC (Automated Banknote Processing Centre) in Jaipur for receipt, storage & dispatch of currency notes.

11. Yes Bank launched Yes Private Prime Credit Card for India’s ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals.

INVESTMENTS & LOANS

12. ADB approved $300 million loan to improve primary Health care in India’s urban areas.

13. Exim Bank extended $448 million Line of Credit for various Infrastructure projects in Uzbekistan.

14. Paul Sein Twa won Goldman Environmental Prize 2020. 

AWARDS

15. Joe Biden & Kamala Harris has been named as Time Magazine’s 2020 “Persons of the year”.

16. UNESCO will launch International prize in name of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the field of “Creative Economy”. 

RANKS & REPORTS

17. According to Truecaller Report, India ranked at 9^th place in Global Spam Call. 

SPORTS

18. India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel announced Retirement from all forms of cricket.

19. International Olympic Committee adds Breakdancing as official sport for Paris 2024 Olympic. 

DEFENCE

20. Indian Navy signed deal with Israeli firm Smart Shooter to procure fire control system SMASH 2000 Plus. 

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

21. India’s 1^st mRNA Vaccine developed by Gennova received approval for Human Trials.

22. Indian-origin scientist Anshumali Shrivastava team discovered Bloom Filter to filter fake news.

BOOKS

23. Amish Tripathi write non-fiction book Dharma: Decoding the Epics for a Meaningful Life 

OBITUARIES

24. Kim Ki-duk – South Korean Film Director.

25. Dharmalingam Ethiraj – Indian Footballer.

26. Govindacharya – Sanskrit Scholar & Padma Shri Awardee. 

DAYS

27. National Energy Conservation Day – December 14.