Current Affairs December 2020

RBI tightens oversight of NBFCs, UCBs

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the introduction of risk-based internal audit norms for…

Rohingya Refugees of Bangladesh

Bangladesh has begun sending Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char, the site where from the overcrowded…

Lakshwadweep Administrator Dineshwar Sharma passed away

Lakshwadweep’s Administrator and former Intelligence Bureau chief Dineshwar Sharma passed away at a Chennai hospital…

Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission

Six years after Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission was launched, it is set to return back to…

Lab-grown meat approved by Singapore Food Agency (SFA)

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has recently approved the sale of a lab-grown meat product.…

2nd Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) 2020 Conference

The Minister of Science and Technology and Vice President of Council for Scientific and Industrial…

Gitanjali Rao is Time Magazine’s first ‘Kid of the Year’

A 15-year-old Colorado high school student and young scientist who has used artificial intelligence and…

Pakistan issues special permit to Saudi Crown Prince

Pakistan has issued special permits to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and two other…

‘Artificial Sun’ Nuclear Fusion Reactor

According to the state media report, China successfully powered up its "artificial sun" nuclear fusion…

Mumbai offers Highest Quality of Life

IIT-Bombay researchers have come up with an urban quality of life index tailored to the…