FASTag to be imposed on all vehicles from January 1
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari recently announced that from 01 January 2021, FASTag is being made mandatory for all vehicles in the country. He says that it is useful for the passengers as they will not need to stop at the toll plaza for cash payment, time-saving and fuel. The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has made it mandatory to install FASTags on every vehicles from January 01 to promote digital payments. At the toll plaza, a lot of time is wasted in taking cash payment from the vehicle owners, as well as the jam
India’s largest hockey stadium to be built in Odisha, to host 2023 World Cup
On December 24, 2020, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced the construction of India’s largest hockey stadium at Rourkela in Odisha. The stadium will host the 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup matches. 20,000 spectators will be able to watch the match in this stadium. This will help in making the game more popular and its condition in the stadium area. The facilities within the stadium will be set to be standard built in the rest of the world’s best stadiums. The stadium will be constructed on 15 acres of land at the Biju Patnaik University of Technology Campus. The Chief
PM Modi inaugurates India’s first driverless metro
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first driverless train of Delhi Metro on 28 December 2020. PM Modi launched India’s first driverless metro service on the Magenta Line (Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden) of Delhi Metro. Addressing the program, PM Modi said that work is being done on the plan to run different metros in different cities. The PM also gave information about several types of metro. In addition, he also started the National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) service on the Airport Express Line. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also participated in this program. PM Modi said on this occasion that I
Defense Secretary launches NCC Digital Forum
Defense Secretary Dr. Ajay Kumar launched the DGNCC Digital Forum on 24 December 2020. This forum will be presented on the DGNCC website itself. This digital forum will provide a platform to National Cadet Corps cadets across the country to share their experiences of various NCC activities. This digital forum will help NCC cadets share their experiences, opinions and suggestions on various issues related to sports and adventure activities, national security, nation building and national integration along with NCC training, social service and community development. Speaking on the occasion, Defense Secretary Dr. Ajay Kumar also praised the contribution of more
Collaboration between Government of Kerala and UN Women for India’s first gender data hub
The government of Kerala and the women of the United Nations have decided to cooperate to establish the country’s first gender data hub. For this purpose, an MoU was signed on 21 December 2020 in the presence of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Prior to the signing of this MoU, officials of the United Nations Women’s Organization, Kerala Health and Social Justice Minister K.K. A meeting was held with Shailaja at the United Nations House in Delhi to discuss the broader structure of this cooperation. The Gender Hub presents the goals that were established through an international conference on gender
Radio signals received from outside the solar system for the first time
The international team of scientists has probably detected radio signals coming from the planet outside our solar system for the first time. These signs are coming from the planetary system located 51 light years away. Scientists said that radio telescopes in the Netherlands detected radio signals coming from the Tau Bootes star system using Low Frequency Array (LOFAR). The research paper published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics states that only radio signals emanating from the Tau Boots planetary system have been detected, probably due to the planet’s special magnetic field. A planet made of gas is circling very close
National Consumer Day was celebrated on 24 December
National Consumer Day was observed in India on 24 December 2020. This day gives opportunity to the consumer movement and highlights its importance. Along with this, it motivates every consumer to be aware of their rights and responsibilities. This day provides an opportunity to highlight the importance of the consumer movement, as well as the need to make every consumer more aware of their rights and responsibilities. The objective of the Consumer Protection Act is to provide effective protection to consumers against various forms of exploitation such as defective goods, reduction in services and unfair trade practices. This day is
Boxing World Cup: India won 9 medals including 3 golds
Recently Indian women boxers Simranjit Kaur (60 kg) and Manish (57 kg) won gold medals at the Cologne Boxing World Cup in Germany. Manish defeated compatriot Sakshi 3–2 while Simranjit won the title by defeating Maya Kilihans of Germany 4–1. India won three gold, two silver and four bronze medals in this competition and finished second in the overall table. India’s AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships bronze medalist Simranjit Kaur impressed in the semi-finals and took on Germany’s local boxer Maya Kleinhans in the title match. With this, Indian boxers successfully ended their 67-day Europe training and competition campaign. For
India’s economic diplomacy website launched
Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has launched the Economic Diplomacy website of the Ministry on 16 December 2020. The purpose of this website is to demonstrate regional and state-wise strength along with India’s economic strength. Jaishankar said that, this website will work as a two-way system, which helps our country and state level businesses to increase exports globally, explore employment opportunities as well as help foreign industry and business towards India. Will work to attract. This website will also showcase India’s economic, regional and state-wise strength to make attractive economic partnership. It aims to provide important and relevant information on key
Human Development Index 2020 : India ranked at 131
According to a report released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), India has been ranked 131 out of 189 countries in the 2020 Human Development Index (HDI). In this, India was ranked 129th last year, meaning that this year India has slipped two places. Human Development Index (HDI) is a measure of health, education and standard of living in a nation. However, UNDP says that India’s slipping in the list does not necessarily mean that work is not being done there, but rather it means that other countries have done better. The Human Development Index is a statistical index



