Page-38 of Current Affairs - December, 2020
Bihar migratory bird festival
Bihar is planning its first ever migratory bird festival this year. This is a three-day festival to be organised in Bhagalpur District. It is to be jointly organised by Bhagalpur forest division, Bombay Natural History Society and the local Mandar ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Current Affairs – December 6, 2020 [Today’s News Headlines]
Here are today’s news headlines for December 6, 2020 India India summons Canadian diplomat over remands office prime minister on farmer protests On December 4, 2020, India summoned the Canadian High Commissioner to convey him that the comments made by ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Sea Fans
In a joint operation by the forest officials of Assam and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, a huge seizure of marine life has been made in Assam. This haul includes 50kg of sea fan, a type of soft coral, among other. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Foul Air Death
The UK has recorded the world’s 1st foul air death or death legally certified to have been caused by air pollution. A 9-year old girl who lived near a busy road in London had passed away due to respiratory complications ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
What is 2020 SO?
2020 SO, a Near Earth Object (NEO), has been identified to be the Centaur upper stage rocket booster that helped NASA carry its Surveyor Spacecraft towards the moon in 1966. The term ‘NEO’ is used to refer to an object ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
What is NRI Voting?
The Election Commission recently proposed the use of postal ballot to enable NRIs (Non-Resident Indians) to cast their votes. This could be done using the ETPBS or Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System. The NRIs got voting rights only in 2011 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oil Deposits
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge in the Alaskan region in the USA. It is the largest wildlife reserve in the USA. USA holds oil rights in an area called ‘1002 area’ in the coastal plains. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Bhashan Char Island
The Bhashan Char Island is a remote uninhabited island of Bangladesh, located in the Bay of Bengal. It is also known as Char Piya. Around thousands of Rohingyas from Cox’s Bazar refugee camp are being shifted to the newly developed ..