- The World AIDS Day is observed on 1st December every year all over the world. It was founded in 1988 by the World Health Organization (WHO) and was the first ever global health day with a motto of raising public awareness about Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). In 2019, 6,90,000 people died from HIV-related causes and 1.7 million people were newly infected, with nearly 62% of these new infections occurring among key populations and their partners.
- The government offered to set up a committee to look into issues raised by farmers protesting against new farm laws on Tuesday, but it was rejected by representatives of 35 farmers’ organisations during their marathon meeting with three Union ministers.The meeting remained inconclusive and the government has called for another round of discussions on Thursday, December 3, farmers’ union leaders and government officials said.
- The Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment has virtually inaugurated an Assistance to Disabled Persons (ADIP) Camp for free distribution of assistive aids and devices to Divyangjan or Divyang.
- The Vice President of India has launched the first ever SCO Online Exhibition on Shared Buddhist Heritage.The launch happened during the 19th Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of Government (SCO CHG), held in New Delhi.
- Peacock soft-shelled turtle (a turtle of a vulnerable species) has been rescued from a fish market in Assam’s Silchar.
- India on Tuesday test-fired the anti-ship version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory.“BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile in Anti-Ship mode was successfully test-fired today at 9 am against a decommissioned ship,” the Defence Ministry said.
- The government on Tuesday offered to set up a committee to look into issues raised by farmers protesting against new farm laws, but it was rejected by representatives of 35 agitating organisations during their marathon meeting with three union ministers that ended without any resolution.
- Dr Reddy's Laboratories and Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Tuesday said they have commenced adaptive phase 2/3 clinical trials for the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in India.
- Facebook said Tuesday it will launch its news tab feature in Britain from next year, paying publishers for stories delivered through the world's leading social network.
- Moderna will also submit an application for Conditional Marketing Authorisation (CMA) with the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
- The European Medicines Agency will convene a meeting on Dec. 29 to decide if there is enough data about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for it to be approved, the regulator said Tuesday.
- Multi-lateral funding agency Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday said it will provide loan of USD 562.8 million (about Rs 4,143 crore) for power projects in Uttar Pradesh and Meghalaya.
- Odisha may well be staring at a huge power crisis from the beginning of 2021 as NTPC’s 460 MW Talcher Thermal Power Station (TTPS) faces closure from January 1 for failing to fulfill the environmental conditions laid by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
- Apprehensive of a second COVID-19 wave during winter, the State government on Monday adopted a cautious approach by prohibiting large gatherings and congregations till December 31 under its Unlock 7 guidelines.
- The Election Commission is technically and administratively ready to extend this facility in general elections to legislative assemblies of Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry,' the poll panel said
- At Rs 1,04,963 crore, the November 2020 collections were higher than Rs 1.03 lakh crore recorded in November 2019 but were Rs 192 crore lower than October 2020 collectionsThe jeweller has been in prison in connection with the PNB scam case since his arrest on 19 March, 2019, on an extradition warrant executed by Scotland Yard. UK court extends Nirav Modi's remand till 29 Dec, final hearings in Jan 2021
- Special PMLA judge PP Rajvaidya rejected the "regular'' bail application of Deepak Kochhar filed on merits of the case as against technical grounds
- It will be a prestige issue for BJP and Shiv Sena, whose govt with Congress and NCP recently completed one year amid COVID-19 pandemic. Counting of votes will be conducted on 3 Dec
- Delhi govt directs private labs to reduce price of RT-PCR COVID-19 test from Rs 2,400 to Rs 800
- Justice Bijoy Krishna Patel today took charge as the Chairperson of Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC).Former High Court judge Justice Patel was appointed as the Chairperson of OHRC on November 27,
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