In this post you will get the most important current affairs updates from December 14 - December 22, 2020. All these current updates covered national and International events, news, politics, sports, and other sections helpful for upcoming competitive exams including SSC, UPSC, PSC, Banking, IBPS, Railway and etc. We have presented all the news in one liner format for easy reading and memorization.
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently announced about
a new payment system called “Positive Pay System” will be applicable for all
cheques of over Rs 50000. The rule will be effective from January 1, 2021.
Qatar capital Doha will host the 2030th edition
and Saudi Arabia Capital Riyadh will host the 2034th edition of the
Asian games.
Indian sports ministry has given permission to include 4 indigenous games (Thang-Ta, Gatka, Mallakhanba, and Kalaripayattu) into khelo India Youth Games 2021.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on 19 December, 2020
inaugurates India’s first advanced hypersonic wind tunnel facility. With this
achievement India becomes the third country after US and Russia to launch a
hypersonic wind tunnel.
Formar political leader Moti Lal Bohra passed away at the
age of 93. In 1985 he was appointed as the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be invited as the chief
guest for Republican day celebration on January 26, 2021.
International Cricket Council(ICC) women's World Cup 2022
will be hosted in New Zealand.
Dr. Carolina Araujo has been honoured with Ramanujan Prize
for Mathematicians for the year 2020.
Guardians is the new name for United States Space Force.
Russia recently launched the new Angara A5 heavy life space rocket.
US president Donald Trump has presented the prestigious “Legion
of Merit” to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his leadership in
elevating strategic partnership between US-India and emergence of India as a global
power.