India begins tenure of United Nations Security Council to speak out against terror
India’s two-year term as a provisional member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) began on 04 January 2021. The national flag of India tricolour was placed in the United Nations Security Council. Along with the flag of India, the national flag of four other new temporary members were also installed during the special ceremony on the first official working day. India’s permanent representative in the United Nations, T.S. Tirumurthy placed the tricolor at the UNSC and made a brief speech at the ceremony. He said in his address that India has taken the membership of the Security Council for
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 ICMR stated that the virus, Sars-CoV-2, which has caused Covid-19, has been known since the early days of the Corona virus epidemic in India, a nationwide network of laboratories of the Indian Council of Medical Research Was being tracked through. According to the Indian Council
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. The European Union and the United Kingdom agreed on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on 24 December 2020. The UK Parliament is to ratify the deal later. This is important because this trade agreement, which comes into force on 1 January 2021, will remove
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, Jharkhand and Tripura. Chief Ministers of all these six states participated in this foundation stone ceremony. Light House Projects These lighthouse projects will showcase the best use of alternative global technologies, processes and materials of the new era for the first time in the country
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 will be done to process lithium here. Manikaran Power Limited is going to invest heavily in this work. Neometals and Manikaran Power Limited have entered into an agreement to produce lithium in India. The future demand for lithium in India is driven by the electrification
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 Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey also attended the ceremony organized in a virtual manner. PM Modi said that another step has been taken to strengthen the infrastructure in the country. Prime Minister Modi while addressing the program said that this year has
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 vaccine. Please tell that Pfizer’s vaccine is already in use in many countries. After the approval, the WHO said that it would talk to the countries there about the benefits of this vaccine through its regional offices located around the world. The World Health Organization’s
Lewis Hamilton Awarded Knighthood In UK
Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has been awarded a knighthood in the United Kingdom New Year Honors List. The award was given to him this year after an exceptional performance as Hamilton won his seventh world title this year, equaling Michael Schumacher’s record. Hamilton won his first world title in 2008. He later won six world championships to match Schumacher’s record between 2014 and 2020, the year of his domination. He equalled Schumacher’s record after a surprise performance at the Turkish Grand Prix in November 2020, also his 10th win of the season. In October 2020, Hamilton surpassed Michael
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 Dhoni the Best Spirit of Cricket Award 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. In the last ten years, Virat Kohli has scored 20,396 runs
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 of the Blue and White Party, Benny Gantz, have blamed each other for the fall of their seven-month-old government. Netanyahu accused the Blue and White Party of stating that, it had withdrawn from the original coalition agreements to modify it as needed and dragged them