- The Supreme Court today suggested a panel be formed with representatives from all stakeholders -- the farmers' associations as well as government nominees to find a solution to the deadlock in talks over the new farm laws. The farmers' protest will soon become a "national issue", the Supreme Court said today, suggesting that a solution be found urgently through negotiations.
- India dropped one spot to 131 among 189 countries in the 2020 human development index, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).Human Development Index is the measure of a nation's health, education, and standards of living
- Life expectancy of Indians at birth in 2019 was 69.7 years while Bangladesh has a life expectancy of 72.6 years and Pakistan 67.3 years, the 2020 Human Development Report said.
- The priest of a Gurdwara from Haryana, Baba Ram Singh, who joined the farmers' protest, has died by suicide; he had shot himself. The 65-year-old was at the Delhi-Sonipat border at Kundli, where he reached last evening. The area is 2 km from the Singhu border, the epicentre of farmers' protest, which is now on its 21st day. In a note, he said he was sacrificing his life "to express anger and pain against the government's injustice".
- Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said he has accepted the challenge bof several ministers in the Uttar Pradesh cabinet, including basic education minister Satish Dwivedi, who dared the Delhi minister to visit Uttar Pradesh and debate on the education and school facilities in the two states.
- The temporary school that started on Monday is part of the multiple "sewa" practices being offered at the protest site, where thousands of farmers have been demonstrating against three new farm laws for over two weeks now.
- The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday slammed the Central government for not holding the winter session of Parliament due to COVID-19 and alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is implementing the Gujarat model in the national capital.
- A girl from Tamil Nadu entered the UNICO Book of World Records by cooking 46 dishes in 58 minutes in Chennai on Tuesday. SN Lakshmi Sai Sri, who created the world record, said that she developed an interest in cooking and she was trained by her mother.
- The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Tuesday moved a step closer towards fulfilling a key election promise made by the ruling Janata Dal United and ally BJP, as it approved a proposal to provide free anti-coronavirus vaccine to all the people of the state.
- The Maharashtra government has made a provision of Rs. 1.77 crore towards additional safety measures at the Nagpur residence of Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde.
- Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) chief HD Deve Gowda on Tuesday reiterated his party's opposition to the anti-cow slaughter bill passed in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
- The World Bank Board of Executive Directors on Wednesday approved four India projects worth over $800 million.The projects support a range of developmental initiatives – strengthening India’s social protection architecture, promoting nutrition-supportive agriculture for tribal households in Chhattisgarh, enhancing quality education in Nagaland and improving the safety and performance of the existing dams across various states in India.
- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the financial assistance of nearly Rs 3,500 crore for sugarcane farmers (Ganna Kisan), said an official statement.
- The Konark Sun Temple here is all set to amuse visitors again as the light and sound show at the architectural marvel will resume today after a pause of nine months owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.The show was stopped from mid of March following the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. It will resume 16.12.20 evening in adherence to all COVID-19 guidelines.
- The National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5) 2019-20 has been released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, which provided data on various issues related to women in india. Sikkim recorded the lowest Total Fertility Rate (TFR), with one woman bearing 1.1 children on average; Bihar recorded the highest TFR of three children per woman.
- National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5) 2019-20 Sexual violence has increased in five states (Assam, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Meghalaya and West Bengal).
- The inaugural session of the 12th Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) Summit was organised virtually. 12th GRIHA Summit:Theme: Rejuvenating Resilient Habitats.
- India Water Impact 2020 is a five-day long summit, hosting experts and academicians from all over the world to discuss and debate issues related to water conservation, water security and river rejuvenation.
- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to consider his demand for sanctioning of special houses to people affected by cyclone FANI in the state under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G).
- The Center for the Study of Complex Malaria in Odisha, have unravelled the century old mystery of how malaria affects the brain, an advance which reveals how the deadly disease causes different outcomes in adults and children.According to the researchers, cerebral malaria is a severe, life-threatening complication of infection with the Plasmodium falciparum parasite that can infect humans through the bite of Anopheles mosquitoes.
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