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BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile in Anti-Ship mode successfully test fired

BrahMos is the supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by DRDO & NPOM of Russia. India test-fired the anti-ship version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in the A&N Islands territory. The test is part of the trials being conducted by the Indian Navy

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The first launch of Brahmos took place in 2001.

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Singapore Becomes First Country to Approve Sales of Lab-Created Meat

Eat Just Inc., a maker of meat & egg substitutes, is approved to sell its laboratory-created chicken in Singapore, which becomes the first government to allow the sale of cultured meat. It is created from animal cells without the slaughter of any chickens.

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It will be available under GOOD Meat Brand in the market.

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First Child-friendly Police Station Launched in Maharashtra’s Pune

Pune’s first child-friendly police station was inaugurated at the cantonment police station. The mandate for this arisen out of Juvenile Justice Act 2015, outlines the steps to be taken for the protection of rights of children in need of care & protection.

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It was inaugurated by IIT Kanpur Director Dr. Abhay Karandikar.

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Maharashtra Government starts a new campaign to detect patients suffering from leprosy and tuberculosis

Citing the success of My Family, My Responsibility, Maharashtra govt started a new campaign to detect patients suffering from leprosy & tuberculosis. It is a month-long campaign that will cover over 8.66 crore people including 6 cr. people in rural areas.

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My familyMy Responsibility was launched to track COVID patients

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India signs $133 million loan agreement with ADB for Meghalaya's power distribution sector

The $133 mn loan from Asian Development Bank will be used to modernise Meghalaya’s power distribution network & improve the quality of power supplied to households, industries, and businesses. The fund will support the state’s 24x7 Power for All initiative

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Country Director of ADB India: Takeo Konishi.

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GST collections at stood at ₹1.05 lakh crore in November

GST collection in November 2020 included CGST of ₹ 19,189 crore, SGST of ₹ 25,540 crore & IGST of ₹ 51,992 crore & cess of ₹ 8,242 crore. GST revenues in Oct were ₹ 1.05 lakh crore marking 2 successive months in which revenues topped ₹ 1 lakh crore mark.

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The revenues rose 1.4% on an annual basis at ₹104963 lakh crore.

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SBI, NPCI and JCB join hands to launch contactless debit card

State Bank of India (SBI), National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and JCB International have announced the launch of ‘SBI RuPay JCB Platinum Contactless Debit Card’. This Card has been launched on the RuPay network by SBI in association with JCB.

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Customers can perform contact & contactless payments with this.

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Sandeep Kataria becomes first Indian to be appointed as global CEO of Bata

Footwear major Bata Shoe Organization appointed Sandeep Kataria as the company's Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. With this, Kataria becomes the first Indian to be elevated to the global role of the Bata. He takes over from Alexis Nasard.

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Kataria was the CEO of Bata India.
HQ: Lausanne, Switzerland.

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BSF celebrates 56th Raising day: December 1

BSF was raised in accordance with an Act of the Parliament on December 1, 1965, soon after India-Pakistan War of 1965. The Border Security Force is India's Primary border guarding organisation on its border with Pakistan and Bangladesh. BSF HQ: New Delhi.

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BSF Director General: Rakesh Asthana.
Motto: Duty Unto Death.

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Kaspersky partners Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) to create secure cyberspace

In a bid to create safe and secure cyberspace in India, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky on Monday signed an MoU with the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) at MeitY. Under this, mechanisms will be created to detect the latest cybersecurity threats.

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Director-General CERT-In: Dr. Sanjay Bahl.
Kaspersky HQ: Russia.

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Facebook buys Kustomer for $1B to expand into customer service tools

Tech-giant acquired Kustomer, a start-up using a new approach to providing agents with better data & a more unified picture of users by bringing together the many social media and other channels and long history between them and the company in question.

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Kustomer CEO: Brad Birnbaum.
Facebook CEO: Mark Zuckerberg.

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Book titled ‘Future of Regional Cooperation in Asia and the Pacific’ released by ADB

Asian Development Bank (ADB) released the book Future of Regional Cooperation in Asia & the Pacific, which reviews the progress with regional cooperation & integration in Asia and the Pacific. It consists of papers contributed by scholars & staff of ADB.

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ADB was established in 1966. HQ: Mandaluyong, Philippines

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Indian Oil Launches XP100 Fuel i.e. India’s First 100 Octane Petrol, The fuel is manufactured at IOC's Mathura refinery in U.P

State-owned Indian Oil Corporation has launched the nation's first 100 Octane petrol, helping India join a select league of nations globally that have such superior quality fuel.This XP100 premium is manufactured at IOC's Mathura refinery in Uttar Pradesh.

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HPCL had recently launched Octane 99.

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BHEL sets new record of manufacturing India's highest-rated auto transformer

State-owned engineering firm BHEL successfully manufactured & tested (short circuit) India's highest rating Auto Transformer at National High Power Test Laboratory (NHPTL) at Bina in Madhya Pradesh. It is a new benchmark in the global transformer industry.

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These transformers play crucial role in bulk power transmission

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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: December 2

December 2 is celebrated as International Day for the Abolition of Slavery every year. The day intends to end all forms of slavery in the world. According to the UN, 24.9 million people are in forced labour, 15.4 million people are in forced marriage.

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According to UN, 150 mn children are forced into child labour.

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National Pollution Control Day: December 2

National Pollution Control Day is observed in India every year on 2 December to raise awareness about the problems of increasing air, water, soil, and noise pollution and to commemorate the people who lost their lives in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy in 1984.

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Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) was constituted in 1974.

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Virat Kohli beats Tendulkar's record to become fastest cricketer to score 12,000 ODI runs

India captain Virat Kohli became the fastest cricketer to score 12,000 ODI runs, breaking a record held by Tendulkar. Kohli reached the milestone during a match against Australia. He touched the figure in his 242nd innings while Tendulkar took 300 games.

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He was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2018.

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Politician Abhay Bhardwaj passed away

Abhay Ganpathrai Bharadwaj was an Indian advocate turned politician. He was also a member of the 21st Law Commission of India and contributed towards legislation like Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 and Uniform civil code.

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He was also a member of Rajya Sabha.

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Rs 200 cr Lucknow Municipal Corporation Bonds list successfully on the BSE

Bonds of Lucknow Municipal Corporation, the 1st Municipal Bond from the north Indian states listed on BSE raised Rs 200 cr on a private placement basis using the BSE bond platform.The bond issue proceeds will be used for infrastructure projects in Lucknow.

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Lucknow is the 9th city in India to have raised municipal bonds.

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World Computer Literacy Day: December 2

World Computer Literacy Day is observed every year on December 2nd to create awareness and drive digital literacy in underserved communities worldwide. It promotes technological skills, especially in children and women. The day was first observed in 2001.

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The day was founded by the Indian computer company NIIT.