- ‘Paika Bidroha’ (Paika Rebellion), a short film produced by Akshay Kumar Parija won the Special Jury Award at the 9th Mumbai International Short Film Festival this year.Based on the Paika rebellion that took place in 1817, the short film had won four State Film Awards for Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and the Best Film by Jury in 2018.
- The Nepal government on Tuesday revealed that the revised height of mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world, is 8,848.86 metres.The announcement was made here by the Department of Survey in a virtual programme attended by Nepali and Chinese officials, reports The Himalayan Times newspaper.
- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Odisha government to prepare an action plan for 14 identified elephant corridors.
- The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) in Mizoram on Tuesday won the Lai Autonomous District Council (LADC) polls by winning 20 of its 25 seats, state election commission said.
- India has organised a visit of a group of more 60 heads of missions to its vaccine manufacturing hub in Hyderabad as the race for manufacturing covid-19 vaccines heats up across the world.
- Jet Airways may restart domestic and international operations by summer of 2021
- Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Mittal on Tuesday said India will be ready for rollout of 5G technology in the next two-three years, even as rival Mukesh Ambani claimed his company would launch the fifth-generation wireless service in the second half of 2021.
- Fitch Ratings on Tuesday raised India's GDP forecast to -9.4 per cent in the current fiscal year to March 2021 from a previously projected contraction of 10.5 per cent after the economy staged a sharper rebound in the second quarter.
- While the UK has already rolled out covid-19 vaccine immunisation program and various other countries including India, are planning to kick off vaccination drive soon, the World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned that a “very robust", a very strong safety monitoring system should be in place for the vaccines.
- The Union Health Ministry has developed a digital platform, including a mobile application, for real-time monitoring of COVID-19 vaccine delivery, recording data and to enable people to get themselves registered for vaccination.
- Meghalaya will be open to tourists from December 21 for the first since the COVID-19 pandemic made its way into the country earlier this year, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Tuesday.Travellers, however, will have to adhere to a host of guidelines and health protocols to visit the 'Land of Clouds', he said.
- Nearly 30 crore Indians -- which includes healthcare and frontline workers, those above 50, and those with comorbidities -- will be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccination, the government said on Tuesday, sharing for the first time, details of its coronavirus vaccination strategy officially.
- NCP president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said leaders from different political parties will discuss and take a collective stand on the contentious farm laws before meeting President Ram Nath Kovind.Opposition parties are expected to meet Kovind on Wednesday evening to raise their concerns about the three farm laws.
- Only four states -- Bihar, Manipur, Odisha and Tamil Nadu -- have appointed judicial and non-judicial members of anti-corruption ombudsman Lokayukta, according to a Transparency International India report.
- Bachpan Bachao Andolan, founded by Satyarthi who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, in the petition sought adherence to the 2018 Supreme Court directions to all state governmentson the effective implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act 2000.
- Australia defeated India by 12 runs in the third and final T20 International at the Sydney Cricket Ground.The win restored some pride for Australia as they had lost the series 2-1 after going down in the first two matches
- . n the context of discussing the limits of free speech and what may tantamount to hate speech, the Supreme Court (SC) has recently held that “Historical truths must be depicted without in any way disclosing or encouraging hatred or enmity between different classes or communities.”
- National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal, to implement the Narmada Landscape Restoration Project (NLRP).
- The work on the foundation for proposed Ram temple on Ram Janmabhoomi premise is expected to start after December 15.The decision was made after the conclusion of the two-day meeting of Ram Temple Construction Committee, presided over by chairman Nripendra Mishra, in Ayodhya on Tuesday.
- Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane on Tuesday left on a six-day tour of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, in a first-ever visit by a head of the Indian Army to the two strategically important Gulf countries.
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