Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: December 20, 2021
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for December 20, 2021
INDIA
– Goa Liberation Day celebrated on Dec 19 to mark the success of ‘Operation Vijay’ undertaken by the Indian Armed Forces that liberated Goa from Portuguese rule in 1961
– Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: DRDO conducts flight demonstration of Controlled Aerial Delivery System
– Cooperative university will be established soon, says Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah
– Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates camp of 5th NDRF Battalion near Talegaon in Pune
– 3rd meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue held in New Delhi under the chairmanship of the External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– KVIC rolls out self-employment schemes to empower rural Artisans in UP’s Bundelkhand region
WORLD
– OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) foreign ministers’ summit in Islamabad vows to provide aid to Afghanistan
– Sri Lanka Navy arrests 43 Indian fishermen for alleged poaching
– SpaceX launches 52 Starlink satellites from base in California (US); aim is to bring internet access to underserved areas of the world
SPORTS
– 2021 BWF World Badminton Championships in Spain: Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew (men’s) and Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi (women’s) win singles titles
– Hyderabad Strikers beat Mumbai Leon Army in final win Tennis Premier League tournament in Mumbai
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021