- Nearly a week after Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) was put under a 30-day moratorium by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the scheme of amalgamation of the Chennai-based with DBS Bank India Limited (DBIL).
- The NITI Aayog has released “Accelerating Progress On Nutrition In India: What Will It Take”, the third progress report on the National Nutrition Mission or the Poshan Abhiyaan.
- A total of 177 Chinese apps banned till now.
- At the Afghanistan 2020 Conference, India has announced about 150 projects worth USD 80 million.
- Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel died on Wednesday due to multiple organ failure, his son Faisal Patel said. He was 71 years old.
- USA has decided to reduce its troop presence in Afghanistan to about 2,500 by January 2021.
- The meritorious students successfully cleared the CHSE Plus II Examination 2020 will receive Rs 30,000 at their bank accounts towards purchasing of laptops.
- Maharashtra announced the setting up of a desalination plant in Mumbai. The plant will process 200 million litres of water daily (MLD), and will help in overcoming the water shortage faced by Mumbai in the months of May and June. Maharashtra will be the fourth state to experiment with Desalination Plants.
- International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is the United Nations specialised agency responsible for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine and atmospheric pollution by ships.
- Next G20 Summits : 2021 : Italy , 2022 : Indonesia , 2023 : India , 2024 : Brazil
- State Bank of India (SBI) on Tuesday said it has raised Rs 2,500 crore from bonds to fund business growth
- Callers will soon be required to add ‘0’ prefix for making calls from landlines to mobile phones in the country, with the telecom department asking telcos to make necessary arrangements by January 1 to implement the new system
- The South Korean megastar for the first time was nominated in Grammy this year alongside Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift. The song “Dynamite” which was released in August, is their first English single which topped the Billboard’s Hot 100 for weeks.
- The Union Health Ministry Wednesday asked state governments to initiate steps for reopening of medical colleges from December 1 or before it, but with strict adherence to all COVID-19 related guidelines.
- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to give clarification on the time frame for conduct of Class 10 and 12 Board examinations and duration of 2020-21 academic session.
- The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony organised by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), which was postponed from its September date due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will now be held on December 17 at a virtual event.
- The Malayalam film, Jallikattu, has been selected as the official Indian entry in the Best International Feature Film category at the upcoming 93rd Academy Awards, 2021.
- Daringbadi was the coldest place as a minimum temperature of 8.5 degree Celsius was recorded there. Other places where minimum temperature was recorded below 15 degree Celsius are Sonepur (9.4), Phulbani (10.5), Angul (11), Baripada (12), Keonjhar (12), Jharsuguda (12.2), Bhawanipatna (12.2), Talcher (12.3), Koraput (12.6), Boudh (14), Cuttack (14), and Balangir (14.8).
- The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) today allowed States and UTs to impose night curfew as a local restriction to prevent the spread of Covid-19 after assessing the situation. However, the MHA added State and UT Governments will not impose any local lockdown outside the containment zones, without prior consultation with the Central Government.
- The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) informed that the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine which is set to be tested in mid to late-stage human trial in India is expected to be rated at less than $20 for two doses.
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