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Current Affairs 29 December 2020 for UPSC, SSC, Bank, UPSC, Railway Exams

1. Arya Rajendran becomes Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram

21 years old Arya Rajendran, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) councilor from Mudavanmugal in Thiruvananthapuram was sworn in as the new Mayor of the city corporation.Read more

2. Umba Village in Ladakh has been electrified

Five Mohallas in Umba village in Ladakh received electricity connection recently. The village which is 60 KM away from district headquarter Kargil, is situated in toughest terrain at 13,000 thousand feet height and remains cut off for five months during winters.Read more

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3. Amit Shah launched several development projects in Manipur

The Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah inaugurated several development projects in Manipur. He inaugurated the e-office and Thoubal Multipurpose Project (Thoubal Dam) in Imphal through virtual mode.Read more

4. Centre launched Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT

Central government of India has launched Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT to extend coverage to all residents of Jammu & Kashmir.Read more

5. Amit Shah distributed financial grants to 8,000 Namghars

Union home minister Amit Shah distributed financial grants to 8,000 Namghars (traditional Vaisnavite monasteries) in Assam besides laying the foundation stone of the new medical college in North Guwahati.Read more

6. Marathwada Rail Coach Factory at Latur

Indian Railways’ PSU, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) commissioned Marathwada Rail Coach Factory in Latur, Maharashtra on the Good Governance Day, 25th December, 2020 with production of the first coach shell. The factory has been commissioned in only about two years ago.Read more

7. Monpa Handmade Paper Industry to Revive the Heritage Art

The 1000-year old heritage art, the Monpa Handmade Paper of Arunachal Pradesh, which was driven to the extinction, has come to life once again, with the committed efforts of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).Read more

8. White House paves way for nuke reactor on moon

USA’s plan to have the first nuclear reactor on the moon by the end of 2026 for which the US Department of Energy in collaboration with NASA intends to solicit industry design proposals in early 2021, got an impetus with a recent White House directive.Read more

9. Governor’s role in calling an Assembly session

In yet another tug-of-war between Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the Governor has turned down a request to summon a special sitting of the Assembly to debate the new three central farm laws.Read more

10. The giant Antarctic iceberg A68 cause for concern

The giant iceberg A68, the biggest block of free-floating ice from Antarctica with an area of about 5,800 sq. km, has been drifting in the Atlantic Ocean since 2017. This year, due to an ocean current, the iceberg was propelled into the South Atlantic Ocean and since then it has been drifting towards the remote sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, prompting fears about the impact the iceberg could have on the island’s abundant wildlife.Read more

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