- Dr Sasmita Kar, daughter-in-law of western Odisha district Sambalpur and Assistant Professor at Ramadevi Women’s University in Bhubaneswar, has won Rs 3.20 lakh in ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ hosted by Amitabh Bachchan.
- The health department of Maharashtra Government on Friday issued a notification to implement the facility of providing blood free of cost to the patients receiving treatment at all state-run hospitals from Saturday onwards.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi employed a rather autocratic style of functioning, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was pre-occupied with saving the coalition government, which took a toll on governance, and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi was unable to handle party affairs, late President Pranab Mukherjee has written in the fourth volume of his autobiography to be released in January 2021.
- The Ministry of Women and Child Development received 27 lakh distress calls and intervened in 1.92 lakh distress on the ground. Out of these interventions, at least 32,700 were cases of trafficking, child marriage, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, forced begging and cybercrimes.
- The Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state and federal judges before the nation’s highest court and subvert the will of voters.
- The Nandankanan Zoological Park will bring animals and reptiles of four species including two female lions from the Kamla Nehru Prani Sangrahalaya in Indore as part of its animal exchange programme this year.
- Addressing the FICCI Annual Convention, he said India prioritised saving lives during the COVID-19 pandemic and the government's policies and actions were oriented towards that.
- An artist Samarendra Behera, has carved a portrait of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a tree in Similipal National Park in Odisha's Mayurbhanj requesting Modi ji to take note of the illegal felling of trees in the forest.
- India produced over 60 million personal protective equipment (PPE) and 150 million N95 masks in just seven months, said Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani while addressing a programme on Aatmanirbhar Bharat via videoconferencing on Friday.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the new farm laws legislated by the central government a few months ago will help bring down barriers between agricultural and associated sectors, creating new markets for farmers who will gain from technological advances and investments.
- Sharad Pawar, veteran politician and NCP supreme, turned 80 on 12/12/20. Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar on his 80th birthday today.
- Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered an extension of the night curfew in all cities and towns across the state till January 1, an official statement said.
- Colleges are set to reopen in Uttarakhand from December 15 after remaining closed for months amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
- The shares of Bharti Airtel have gained 28% in the last two months. Bharti Airtel shares closed at a price of Rs505 on Friday.
- Telangana Chief Minister on Saturday urged Union Civil Aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri to sanction new domestic airports at six locations in the state.
- The Finance Ministry (MoF) on Saturday said it has approved 9,879.61 crore worth capital expenditure proposals of 27 states. Of this, 4,939.81 crore has been released as the first instalment.
- An engineer from Hyderabad, Ravikant Avva, has won the prestigious World Quizzing Championship (WQC) 2020, an annual international competition, which saw the participation of 668 quizzers from across the world.
- Solar Eclipse 2020: The last Surya Grahan will not be visible in India but people can watch it live on NASA's virtual link. The total Solar Eclipse will only be visible in parts of Chile and Argentina in South America.
- Only 100 people per "session" are likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the centre has said in a document that explores how best to deploy the vaccine whenever it is available.
- With Covid-19 pandemic renewing focus on health and fitness, the Odisha State government is planning to introduce physical education as a compulsory subject in schools. ( Collected from Mass Media )
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