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1.Sports MS Dhoni named Captain of both ICC Men’s ODI and T20I Team of the Decade Indian-skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been named ‘Captain of ICC Men’s ODI & T20I Team of the Decade’ by ICC. Dhoni was the captain of the Indian squad which had won the ICC ODI Read more…
1.Person in News Former England Batsman John Edrich passes away The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced that former batsman John Edrich breathed his last at the age of 83. Edrich, a left-handed batsman, scored more than 5,000 runs for England during 77 Tests over a period of 13 Read more…
1.India and the World WTO to review India’s e-commerce and farm policies The World Trade Organisation (WTO) will be reviewing India’s e-commerce policy, farm policies and digital trade policies in January 2021. In addition, the contentious good & services tax (GST) and change in intellectual property rights law may attract Read more…
1.National Affairs India’s first indegenous digital asset management platform launched CEO of NITI Aayog Amitabh Kant launched the first digital asset management platform ‘DigiBoxx’. The platform provides an easy and secure way to store all the files in one centralised location. Kant signed up for an account on the platform Read more…
1.Summits and Conferences India-Vietnam Leaders’ Virtual Summit held virtually Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi held a virtual summit with the Prime Minister of the Socialsit Republic of Vietnam, H.E. Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The two leaders welcomed the signing of the Plan of Action for 2021-23 to implement a ‘Joint Read more…
1.Sports 4 Indigenous games approved by Sports Ministry The Sports Ministry has approved the inclusion of four indigenous sports in the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 scheduled to take place in Haryana. The four sports include Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Mallakhamba. Kalaripayattu originates from Kerala, Gatka from Punjab, Thang-Ta from Read more…
1.Defense Defense Minister Rajnath Singh hands over DRDO systems to Armed Forces Defense Minister Rajnath Singh handed over three indigenously developed DRDO systems to the Army, Navy and Air Force at a function held in DRDO Bhawan. Rajnath Singh handed over the IMSAS to Navy, ASTRA Mk-1 Missile to Air Read more…
1.India and the World India contributes USD 1 Million to WADA to support Clean Sport India has pledged to contribute USD 1 Million to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to ensure an atmosphere of Clean Sport globally. India’s contribution is the highest among contributions made by other world governments including Read more…
1.Science and Technology ISRO sets up Space Situational Awareness Control Centre ‘NETRA’ ISRO has set up a dedicated Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Control Centre ‘NETRA’ at its ISTRAC campus at Peenya, Bangalore. The ISRO SSA Control Centre was formally inaugurated by Dr. K Sivan, Chairman of ISRO & Secretary of Read more…
1.Defense and Security PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to bravehearts on Vijay Diwas PM Narendra Modi paid tribute at the National War Memorial on the 50th Anniversary of Vijay Diwas. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled the logo for ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ to mark the anniversary of the War. Vijay Diwas Read more…