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December 9 , 2020 1391 days 986 0
  • The First Dronacharya Awardee from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Kuldeep Handoo has been appointed Prime Minister’s ‘Fit India’ Ambassador.
  • The Chennai Metro Rail bags International Safety Award 2020 from The World Safety Organization (WSO), USA.
  • Uday Shankar has been named as the President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) for the year 2020-21.
    • He will be succeeding the incumbent President Sangita Reddy.
  • India and United States signed a memorandum of understanding on intellectual property.
    • The MoU will facilitate the countries to exchange best practices, knowledge on internet protocol.
  • Oman announces to set up Oman-India friendship Association.
    • This would be the first such initiative launched by Oman in West Asia.
  • The Shiromani Akali Dal patron and the former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal returned his Padma Vibhushan award.
  • The Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra has been rebranded as “Diem”.
    • Diem is a Latin term meaning “day”.

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