A three-day All-India annual conference of the state Directors General (DGP) and Inspectors General (IG) of Police begins near the Statue of Unity located in Narmada district of Gujarat in the presence of Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
Rajiv Gauba is Home Secretary of India.
The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI), Pune which houses one of South Asia’s largest and most invaluable agglomeration of rare manuscripts, opened its treasure vault digitally by launching an e-library of ancient religious and historical works.
more than 20,000 rarest of rare book digitised.
In Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has announced that short term crop loans from cooperative banks and loans of up to two lakh rupees from nationalized and other banks will be waived. This will put a burden of 8000 crore rupees on the state exchequer
Camel is State animal of Rajasthan.
India’s ISRO successfully launched the latest advanced satellite, GSAT-7A, from Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota. Dubbed ‘Angry Bird’, the satellite will give a boost to the strategic communication and networking capabilities of the Indian Air Force.
The 2,250 kg GSAT-7A has a mission life of 8 years.
An ‘e-Drishti’ interface has been unveiled by the Union Railway Minister. This software includes an interface which provides summary information on punctuality of trains for the previous day and current train running on the Indian Railway network.
Piyush Goyal is Union Railway Minister.
Considering his contributions to children healthcare’s in the last 40 years, Rajan Deshpande, a Dharwad-based pediatrician, has been chosen for the Dr. P.S. Shankar Vaidya Shree Award for 2018. It consists of a cash prize of ₹10,000, a medal and a citation
Rajan credited for Project Gift of Life for children.
President's rule has been imposed in Jammu and Kashmir from December 20 midnight, paving the way for the union cabinet to take all policy decisions related to the J&K. This comes after the completion of six months of Governor's rule in the state.
Ram Nath Kovind is the President of India.
Radisson Hotel Group which runs hotel brands like Radisson, Radisson Blu, Country Inn & Suites in India has appointed Zubin Saxena as its new CEO for South Asia. Saxena was previously director, development at the Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG).
Radisson is among the top five hotel brands in India.
India has been ranked 108th in World Economic Forum (WEF) gender gap index, same as 2017, while recording improvement in wage equality for similar work and fully closing its tertiary education gender gap for the first time.
Iceland holds the top spot in the gender gap index.
Anup Kumar, one of the most impactful kabaddi players the country has seen has announced retirement. He led India to memorable Kabaddi World Cup title triumph in 2016. He is awarded with Arjun Awards in recognition of his performance in kabaddi.
Anup captained U Mumba in Pro Kabaddi League.