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Indian men’s football team captain Sunil Chhetri has signed a 3-year deal with PUMA.The Bengaluru FC skipper is currently the second-highest goal-scorer in international football after Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo. He is the most-capped Indian player and is also the all-time top goal scorer for the Indian team.He has been named as the AIFF Player of the Year six times.He was also conferred with the Arjuna award in 2011 and Padma Shri in 2019.

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C. Sugandh Rajaram has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Ghana. Rajaram is presently the Consul General, Consulate General of India to Southern Germany. He will replace Birender Singh Yadav as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Ghana. The announcement was made by the Ministry of External Affairs. Mr. Sugandh Rajaram is an IFS officer of 2001 batch. He is an electronics engineer by graduate.

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Audible, a part of e-commerce giant Amazon, on December 12 launched an India-first audio service ‘Suno’. Audible Suno – which will be available via a separate Android app – provides free and advertising-free access to hundreds of hours of original audio entertainment in Hindi and English. Suno includes more than 60 original and exclusive audio series available at launch.

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The National Energy Conservation Day is celebrated every year on 14 December. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), under Union Ministry of Power spearheads the celebrations of the day every year since 1991. BEE is also observing National Energy Conservation Week from 9-14 December 2019, in order to drive mass awareness about importance of energy efficiency and conservation.

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The World Design Organization is all set to launch its new global programme World Design Propolis in Bengaluru, aimed at implementing holistic progress in megacities across the world and making them sustainable. The announcement was made at the ongoing three-day Kochi Design Week (KDW), India’s largest design conclave that kicked off at Bolgatty Island in Kochi.

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Japanese movie ‘They Say Nothing Stays the Same’, directed by actor and musician Joe Odagiri bagged the ‘Suvarna Chakoram’ (The Golden Crow Pheasant) award at the 24rd edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK). The movie recites a poetic tale of idyllic rural life being threatened by change in an uncompromising visual style. Brazilian director Allan Deberton was awarded the ‘Rajatha Chakoram’ (The Silver Crow Pheasant), for the best director for his movie ‘Pacarrete’, which brings out the bold dynamic life and dreams of an ageing artiste in a changing world.

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The Haryana Police Department has adopted a unique barcoding software. The software is used to ensure that 1000s of digital forensic reports are stored safe and secure. It offers a foolproof security to the samples collected from the crime scene.The Software features two stages of bar coding to maintain the secrecy of the samples. The samples and reports are sent through biometrically authorized chain. The cases are allocated to the biotechnology experts through automated case allocation. Therefore, the experts will not know about the details of the case or the names associated with case.

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Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) India Sports Awards 2019 was presented to the Railway Sports Promotion Board under the category of Best Company Promoting Sports (Public Sector) at New Delhi. The award was conferred by a jury headed by Justice Mukul Mudgal, retired Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court. Best National Sports Federation: National Rifle Association of India. Sports person (female): Rani Rampal (hockey). Sports person (male): Saurabh Chaudhary (shooting). Para-athlete: Sandeep Chaudhary (javelin). Breakthrough sports person: Amit Panghal (boxing). Lifetime achievement (administrator): Govindaraj Kempareddy. Lifetime achievement: Pankaj Advani (cue sport). Best State promoting sports: Odisha. Best sports journalist: Kamesh Srinivasan.

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Around 850 Indian peacekeepers who are serving in South Sudan were awarded with the prestigious UN medal for their service and contribution to promote peace in the strife-torn nation. India is among the largest contributors to the UN peacekeeping operations.

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The Gosper Mountain Fire is a bushfire incident in Australia. It was formed by the combination of several bushfires and raged along the north west of Sydney. It was formed due to severe heat wave conditions in Australia. It also affected the Wollemi National Park in the Blue Mountains.