Published on: December 20, 2021

SNIPPETS – 20 DECEMBER 2021

SNIPPETS – 20 DECEMBER 2021

  • Dharwad tops Karnataka with maximum area-wise crop loss due to heavy rains followed by Belgaum and Tumakuru
  • Karnataka recorded a sudden rise in the number of adverse events following immunisation (AEFI). AEFI is Any untoward medical occurrence which follows immunization and which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the usage of the vaccine.
  • Tata Group may lose control over 942-acre tea estate in Karnataka. It is in accordance with a local court judgement. Tata Coffee’s petition to get the description of the land reversed to ‘redeemed sagu’ in revenue records from its 2008 entry as ‘forest’ was dismissed recently
  • On the lines of Delhi, preparations are underway to implement the ‘happiness curriculum’ in primary schools of Uttar Pradesh under a pilot project. Curriculum calls for schools in India to promote development in cognition, language, literacy, numeracy and the arts along with addressing the well-being and happiness of students
  • Loss of Aravalli hills because of unchecked mining activities would result in the sandstorms travelling to NCR and Delhi according to new study
  • An Indian desert cat has been spotted for the first time in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR). They are cats found in deserts and can survive without water
  • Nearly 2,000 pet and stray dogs in Amravati city were affected by canine parvovirus virus. Highly contagious viral disease with no vaccine
  • DRDO successfully tests nuclear-capable Agni Prime missile from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. New generation advanced variant of the Agni class of missiles. It is Surface-to-surface ballistic missile
  • One-year celebrations of the Bodoland Territorial Region Council (BTR) was recently held. The second Bodo accord, 2003 led to the formation of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) under the provisions of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution
  • 60th anniversary of the liberation of Goa was celebrated. The Liberation of Goa was a military action undertaken with code-named Operation Vijay by the Indian Armed Forces involved air, sea and land strikes for over 36 hours during which Goa, territories of Diu, Daman were liberated from 450 years of Portuguese rule in 1961
  • Delhi hosted the Grand Finale of All India Vande Bharatam, Nritya Utsav. Objective is to Select the top dancing talent from across the country and Provide them the opportunity to perform during the Republic Day Parade 2022
  • India’s K. Srikanth’s won Silver BWF World badminton championship. He is the first male to win the title
  • Peregrine Racing’s Kyle Aditya Kumaran did India proud by winning the silver in the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Final, the annual karting competition for Rotax National champions from over 100 countries, at the Bahrain International karting circuit
  • Hyderabad Strikers won Tennis Premier League of India
  • KVIC Rolls Out self-employment schemes to Empower Rural Artisans in UP’s Bundelkhand Region