Skill India has established 1st Centre of Excellence for Skill Development in Power Sector in campus of National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurugram Haryana. It will focus on creating a pool of highly skilled trainers & assessors for further training.
Minister of State for Skill Development: Raj Kumar Singh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually delivered the keynote address at ASSOCHAM Foundation Week 2020. Prime Minister also presented the ASSOCHAM Enterprise of the Century Award to Mr. Ratan Tata, who received the award on behalf of the TATA Group.
ASSOCHAM was established in 1920 by promoter Chambers.
Nitin Gadkari inaugurated & laid foundation stone for 33 highway projects in Karnataka. The projects worth ₹11,000 crores, has a road length of nearly 1200kms. These roads will enhance better connectivity, convenience, and economic growth in the State.
Karnataka CM: BS Yediyurappa;
Capital: Bengaluru.
Govt of India & the Asian Development Bank signed a $4.21mn project readiness financing facility for the preparation of infrastructure development projects to improve urban amenities and develop tourism infrastructure in Tripura.
This is ADB’s 1st PRF facility for a state in NE region of India
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launched the Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network,eVIN at Raj Bhavan, in order to rationalize vaccine flow and distribution. All districts have gone LIVE in eVIN.
Jammu and Kashmir was made a Union territory on 31 October 2019
Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council,LAHDC Kargil CEC Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan laid the foundation stone of Agriculture Processing and Marketing Centre, Kurbathang and inaugurated Training and Awareness Camp for Farmers and Self Help Groups, SHGs.
Ladakh comprises of two districts namely Leh and Kargil.
Nagaland govt has totally banned the use of flex banners, boards & posters by depts, institutions & agencies during functions or prog. in govt offices as they are made up of Poly-Vinyl-Chlorides, a plastic polymer, which is a non-biodegradable material.
Nagaland Capital: Kohima;
Governor: RN Ravi;
CM: Neiphiu Rio.
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare digitally addressed the Platinum Jubilee of the National Conference of Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases. Govt is conducting world’s largest National TB Prevalence Survey with a massive sample size of 500,000.
Tuberculosis Association of India established in 1939.
Goa Liberation Day is observed on December 19 every year in India and it marks the day Indian armed forces freed Goa in 1961 following 450 years of Portuguese rule. The 36-hour military operation conducted in 1961 was code-named ‘Operation Vijay'.
Goa Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari;
Capital: Panaji.
Karnataka state higher education council & British Council signed an MOU to facilitate proficiency of English language among students. It is a first-of-its-kind 3yrs MoU involving collaboration on leadership development in higher education institutions.
Mysore state carved in 1956 and was renamed Karnataka in 1973.
Prafull Vijayakar, famous homoeopath who discovered & practised a predictive form of homoeopathy, passed away. Predictive Homeopathy attempts to understand basic constitution of the patient and uses the same as the basis of prescribing medicine.
It is the only school of homoeopathy recognized by ECPD, UN.
Grant Thornton SABERA Awards acknowledge inspiring stories of impact & development aligned with UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Hindustan Unilever & Tata Power Category: Responsible Business;Maruti Category: Exemplary Business Adaptation Through COVID.
Theme: Humanity beyond Calamity:Preparing for the NewWorld Order