Virat Kholi becomes the first Indian to get 50 million followers on Instagram

The skipper of Indian cricket team Virat Kohli recently became the first Indian to reach the 50 million followers mark on social media platform Instagram. Globally, the official account of Instagram has the highest number of followers, followed by Football star ..

UP enacts Performance Regulation Act 2019

The state government of Uttar Pradesh, led by the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has recently enforced ‘Performance Regulation Act 2019’ for its Power department. As per the notification issued by the government, the consumer would get financial compensation for delay ..

Actor-Politician Tapas Paul passes away

Former Trinamool Congress MP and Bengali actor Tapas Paul recently died of cardiac arrest at the age of 61. He was a Member of Parliament from Krishnanagar for two terms and elected MLA from Alipore. The debut film of Paul ..

Sachin Tendulkar wins ‘Laureus Best Sporting Moment award’

When India won the final match of the World cup against Sri Lanka in 2011, which was the last World Cup of Sachin, his fellow team mates lifted the legend and carried him to make a lap of honour. This ..

Odisha assembly passes Odisha State Backward Classes (Amendment) Bill

The state assembly of Odisha has recently passed the ‘Odisha State Backward Classes (Amendment)’ Bill. This will enable the Backward Class Commission of the state to conduct a survey, which will identify socially and economically backward classes on the basis ..

Microsoft to launch India Development Centre in Noida

Microsoft recently announced that the company is set to launch its third premier engineering and innovation hub- India Development Centre (IDC) in Noida. The Technological Company has already launched two IDCs in Bengaluru and Hyderabad. The Centre is expected to ..

Tokyo 2020 theme released

The organisers of Tokyo 2020 recently released the theme of this year’s Olympics and Paralympics as ‘United by Emotion’. The theme reflects the unifying power of sports, as per the organisers. The official Olympic motto is ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ which ..

Reliance Industries Ltd tops domestic market capitalisation chart

Reliance Industries Ltd topped the domestic market capitalisation chart with Rs. 9,42,422.58 crore. It is followed by TCS, HDFC Bank, Hindustan Unilever Ltd and HDFC. Recently, eight of the 10 most valued Indian companies together added Rs. 1.09 trillion to ..

Telangana Cabinet decides to organise ‘Pattana Pragathi’ programme

The State cabinet of Telangana has recently decided to organise a town development program called ‘Pattana Pragathi’ for 10 days from February 24. The program is scheduled to be held in all towns and cities of the state. This programme ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

UAE issues operating license for Barakah nuclear power plant

The United Arab Emirates recently announced that it issued the operating license for the first of four reactors at its Barakah nuclear power plant. It is the first ever nuclear plant in the Arab region. The Barakah plant is located ..