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International Universal Health Coverage Day: 12 December. Theme: Health for All: Protect Everyone

In 2017, the United Nations proclaimed 12 December as International Universal Health Coverage Day (UHC Day). The day aims to raise awareness of the need for strong and resilient health systems and universal health coverage with multi-stakeholder partners.

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Ayushman Bharat Scheme aims to achieve universal health coverage

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International Day of Neutrality: 12 December

International Day of Neutrality is observed on 12th December. Neutrality refers to the legal status arising from abstention of a state from all participation in a war between other states & maintenance of an attitude of impartiality toward the belligerents

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This day was adopted by UN General Assembly in 2017.

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Maharashtra develops MahaSharad App to improve access of persons with disabilities to free assistive care devices

Maharashtra System for Health and Rehabilitation Assistance or MahaSharad app will act as a bridge between physically challenged persons and private companies, vendors and people interesting in donating such equipment. It is named after Sharad Pawar.

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Sharad Pawar is an Indian politician from Maharashtra.

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WNS Cares Foundation (WCF) Partners with NITI Aayog to Empower Children and Youth on Cyber Safety Education

WNS Cares Foundation(WCF), the CSR arm of WNS partnered with Atal Tinkering Labs(ATL), an initiative under the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) by NITI Aayog, to empower youth with knowledge on cyber safety & digital education through its platform CyberSmart.

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It will be launched in more than 6500 schools across India.

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HDFC Bank invests in fintech start-up smallcase

HDFC Bank invested in investment start-up smallcase as a part of its $14 million Series B funding round. Smallcases are model portfolios of stocks & ETFs that are created and managed by registered individuals & entities and accessible to retail investors.

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CEO of Smallcases: Vasanth Kamath.

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ICICI Bank to be designated bank for all financial transactions under National Health Mission (NHM) in West Bengal

Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) bank won the mandate to be the designated bank for all financial transactions under National Health Mission in West Bengal, outbidding other lenders despite their bigger presence in the state.

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NHM was launched in 2013 to address India’s malnutrition crisis.

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Federal Bank ties up with OrbitRemit to facilitate money transfer from New Zealand to India

Federal Bank Ltd entered into an online Rupee remittance tie-up with OrbitRemit Ltd. The agreement will facilitate Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) & small businesses in New Zealand to transfer money to our country in a low cost, easy and in a more reliable way

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OrbitRemit is a full-service provider based in New Zealand.

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ADB approves $300mn loan to improve primary health care in India’s urban areas

ADB approved a $300 million loan to strengthen and improve access to comprehensive primary health care in urban areas in India. The program will benefit an estimated 256 million urban residents, including 51 million from the slum areas of different states.

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Asian Development Bank (ADB) is owned by 68 members.

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Paul Sein Twa, co-founder of KESAN and Salween Peace Park in Myanmar, receives Goldman Environmental Prize 2020

Paul and his team at KESAN supported Karen indigenous communities in establishing the Salween Peace Park in Myanmar and on the border of Thailand. The Park represents a unique community-based approach to conservation in one of Asia’s biodiversity hotspots.

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Karen Environmental and Social Action Network – KESAN.

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Centre develops Co-WIN app to self-register for COVID-19 vaccine

Ministry of Health developed has Co-WIN aimed at monitoring COVID vaccine in real-time. It is set to help people register for vaccination. The platform has 5 modules: administrator, registration, vaccination, beneficiary acknowledgement and report module.

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There are 6 vaccine candidates in clinical trial stages in India

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Nirmala Sitharaman, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw in Forbes 2020 list of most powerful women

Nirmala Sitharaman (41st place), Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (68th spot) and Roshni Nadar Malhotra (55th place) are among Indian women on the Forbes list of world's 100 Most Powerful Women. US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris made it on 3rd place in the list.

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Angela Merkel topped the list for the 10th year in a row.

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India drops to 9th spot in global spam call tally, Gujarat gets max calls: Truecaller

Indian mobile users saw a 34% decline in spam calls received in 2020, helping the country move lower to the 9th position in the tally of most spammed countries, according to a report by Truecaller. Within India, Gujarat received the most spam calls in 2020

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Brazil was ranked first. In 2019, India was ranked fifth.

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International Olympic Committee Adds Breakdancing As Official Sport For Paris 2024 Games

International Olympic Committee has decided to take breakdancing out for a spin with its upcoming Paris 2024 games. The Olympics website states that breakdancing, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing will be new categories for the next summer Olympics

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It will also feature 100% gender equality in athlete quotas.

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Amish Tripathi's second non-fiction book is titled 'Dharma'

The 2nd non-fiction book by author Amish is titled "Dharma: Decoding the Epics for A Meaningful Life". It offers practical, philosophical lessons drawn from ancient Hindu epics. It is co-authored by his sister Bhavana Roy. It is to be published by Westland

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His last non-fiction book 'Immortals India' was launched in '17.

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CCI approves acquisition of AES's 49% stake in OPGC by OHPC

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the acquisition of Odisha Power Generation Corporation Ltd (OPGC) by Odisha Hydro Power Corporation Limited (OHPC). It involves 49% equity shares in OPGC from AES OPGC Holding and AES India.

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OHPC is wholly-owned and controlled by the Odisha government.

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Global Ambition Summit marks 5 years of Paris accord

Climate Ambition Summit is hosted by UN & UK to mark the 5th anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement. The Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change adopted by 196 parties at 21st Conference of Parties in Paris in 2015

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US has 25% of historical emission; India has only 3%.

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Indian Navy signs deal with Israeli firm Smart Shooter to procure SMASH 2000 Plus

Indian Navy signed a deal with an Israeli firm Smart Shooter for the procurement of fire control systems (SMASH Fire Control Systems) to counter the threat of drone attacks. It has the ability to improve a soldier’s accuracy & speed of hitting targets.

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SMASH is a kind of device for electro-optic vision.

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South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk dies

Kim Ki-Duk made his directorial debut in 1996 with Crocodile. He was a recipient of Golden Lion at 69th Venice International Film Festival and the Silver Lion for Best Director at the 61st Venice International Film Festival. His latest film was ‘Dissolve’.

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He was one of the most important contemporary Asian directors.

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Indian footballer Dharmalingam Ethiraj no more

Former India international Dharmalingam Ethiraj who was one of the senior members of India’s golden generation that won football crown at the 1962 Jakarta Asian Games passed away. In his honour, Madras Engineering Group (MEG) named their stadium after him.

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President of All India Football Federation: Praful Patel.