Australian government amends its national anthem to honor indigenous people
On 31 December 2020, Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison informed that the country has brought its national anthem ‘Advance Australia Fair’ in a new form to recognize the country’s indigenous communities and history. This change has been implemented in the national anthem on 01 January 2021. The first line of the national anthem, “Let […]
India successfully isolates and cultures UK-variant of Sars-CoV-2 : ICMR
On 02 January 2021, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) announced that India’s medical body has successfully isolated and cultured the UK-variant virus. It was first born in the United Kingdom. ICMR has also reported that, no other country has reported to successfully isolate and culture new coronavirus strains yet. In a tweet, the […]
Brexit trade agreement : EU leaders sign EU-UK agreement
European Union leaders have signed the famous Brexit trade agreement on 30 December 2020 as the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The agreement was signed by Ursula von der Leyen, Chair of the European Commission and Charles Michel, President of the European Council. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has also signed the deal in London. […]
PM Narendra Modi Lays Foundation Stone For Light House Projects
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Light House Projects (LHP) at 06 locations in 06 states of the country through video conferencing on 1 January 2021. These projects are being carried out under the Global Housing Technology Challenge (GHTC) in six states of India – Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, […]
India’s first Lithium refinery to be set up in Gujarat
India’s first lithium refinery will be set up in Gujarat. For this, Manikaran Power Limited, one of the largest renewable energy companies, will invest about Rs 1000 crore. Lithium ore will be imported from Australia for this refinery. The state government has informed that India’s first lithium refinery in Gujarat is going to start. Work […]
PM Modi inaugurates AIIMS in Rajkot
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rajkot, Gujarat, through video conferencing on 31 December 2020. He said that this will help in improving the health infrastructure in Gujarat. Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat, State Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and […]
WHO Approves Emergency Use of Pfizer’s Corona Vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) has allowed the emergency use of Pfizer and Bioentech’s Corona virus vaccine. After the outbreak of the corona epidemic, a vaccine has been recognized for the first time by the World Health Organization (WHO). This decision of WHO has opened the way for countries around the world to use the […]
Virat Kohli Named ICC Cricketer Of The Decade
Indian captain Virat Kohli has been voted the ICC’s best male cricketer of the decade and the best ODI male cricketer of the decade. Apart from Sir Garfield Sobers, Kohli has been selected as the best male ODI cricketer of the decade by the ICC. At the same time, the ICC has given Mahendra Singh […]
Government falls in Israel, elections may be held in March 2021
On December 22, 2020, the Israel government collapsed, because the country’s parliament failed to pass the budget within the stipulated time frame. This country is now headed for its fourth election within two years. Probably elections will be held in March 2021 in Jaryal. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition partner and leader […]
India becomes the world’s sixth largest economy
According to the annual report published by the Center for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) on December 26, 2020, by the year 2025, India can become the 5th largest economy in the world. India had become the 5th largest economy in the world, surpassing the United Kingdom in 2019, but has dropped back to sixth […]