Top Headlines 22nd December 2020: EducationBro

Top Headlines 22nd December 2020: EducationBro

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Top Headlines 22nd December 2020 Given Below:

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the India International Science Festival (IISF)-2020

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the 6th edition of the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2020 with the inaugural address.
• The journey of IISF was started in the year 2015. “During the COVID situation, IISF-2020 is being organized online and it is going to be the largest science festival in virtual environment.

2. India-Vietnam Prime Ministers’ Virtual Summit

• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a Virtual Summit with H.E. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
• The two Prime Ministers reviewed ongoing bilateral cooperation initiatives, and also discussed regional and global issues. A ‘Joint Vision for Peace, Prosperity and People’ document was adopted during the Summit, to guide the future development of the India-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Both leaders also welcomed the signing of a Plan of Action for period 2021-2023 to implement the Joint Vision.

3. India - Vietnam Joint Vision for Peace, Prosperity and People

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam co-chaired a Virtual Summit on 21 December 2020, during which they exchanged views on wide-ranging bilateral, regional and global issues and set forth the following Joint Vision for Peace, Prosperity and People to guide the future development of India - Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

4. Vineet Agarwal appointed as new president of ASSOCHAM: Quick Highlights

• Vineet Agarwal, managing director of Transport Corporation of India Limited (TCIL) appointed as the new president of The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
• Vineet Agarwal replaces Dr Niranjan Hiranandani, co-founder and managing director, Hiranandani Group of Companies who has completed his tenure.

5. Former Uttar Pradesh Governor Motilal Vora Passes Away at 93

• Former CM of Madhya Pradesh, former Governor of Uttar Pradesh and Veteran Congress leader Motilal Vora passed away in New Delhi. He was 93.
• The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the demise of Shri Motilal Vora Ji.

6. Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani assumes charge as the Controller Warship Production and Acquisition

• Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani, AVSM, VSM, has assumed charge as the Controller Warship Production and Acquisition on 21 Dec 2020.
• A graduate of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla Pune, he was commissioned into the Electrical Branch of the Indian Navy on 01 Jan 1985. The Admiral is a Post Graduate in Radar and Communication Engineering from IIT Delhi and a distinguished alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) and the National Defence College (NDC).

7. 8th Instalment of Rs. 6,000 crore released to the States as back to back loan to meet the GST compensation shortfall

• The Ministry of Finance has released the 8th weekly instalment of Rs. 6,000 crore to the States to meet the GST compensation shortfall.
• Out of this, an amount of Rs. 5,516.60 crore has been released to 23 States and an amount of Rs. 483.40 crore has been released to the 3 Union Territories (UT) with Legislative Assembly (Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir & Puducherry) who are members of the GST Council. The remaining 5 States, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim do not have a gap in revenue on account of GST implementation.

8. List of MoUs Agreement with Details: India - Vietnam Virtual Summit

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam co-chaired a Virtual Summit on 21 December 2020, during which they exchanged views on wide-ranging bilateral, regional and global issues. 

9. India suspends all flights to and from United Kingdom

• Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, MoS, I/C, Civil Aviation has informed that all flights originating from U.K into India will be suspended temporarily from 22nd December to 31st December 2020.
• He stated that Government of India has decided to take all necessary precautions as a result of the situation arising out of the spread of a new strain of coronavirus in some countries.

10. India, Nepal organize Defence Cooperation webinar and Expo

• A webinar and expo between India and Nepal were held today. The theme of webinar was “Exploring Synergies and Strengthening Defence Cooperation with Nepal”. It was organized under the aegis of Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence through SIDM. 
• This webinar is the part of Aero India 21 series of webinars which are being organized to boost defence cooperation and engagements with friendly foreign countries and achieve defence export target of $5 billion in the next five years.

11. Nitin Gadkari inaugurates and lays foundation stone of over 765 kms long 14 NH projects worth over Rs 13,000 crore in Telangana

• Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation of 14 NH projects in Telangana today thru virtual mode. These projects include 765.663 kms long roads worth Rs 13,169 crore.

12. First flight operations flagged off on Belgaum – Surat – Kishangarh route under UDAN

• The first flight operations from Belgaum (Karnataka) to Surat (Gujarat) to Kishangarh (Ajmer) were flagged off today under the RCS-UDAN (Regional Connectivity Scheme – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) of the Government of India.
• The launch of the flight operations on the Surat-Kishangarh-Belgaum route aligns with the government’s objective to provide air connectivity with metros to the Tier-2 & Tier-3 cities of the country under UDAN.