Month: December 2020
** PM Modi virtually inaugurates New Bhaupur-New Khurja Section of eastern freight corridor
Uttar Pradesh
** India’s first hot air balloon safari in a tiger reserve launched
India’s first hot air balloon safari in a tiger reserve was launched on December 25, 2020 in Madhya Pradesh’s world famous Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. The safari was launched by Madhya Pradesh forest minister Vijay Shah.
** UN Women, Kerala govt collaborate for India’s first Gender Data Hub
** Trump awards highest military decoration of US to Modi
** Unemployed Dubai-based Indian wins $1mn in raffle
Navaneeth Sajeevan, 30, working in an Abu Dhabi-based company, is currently serving his notice period after he was made redundant last month, the Gulf News report said on Sunday.
Kerala.
** Dr Sanjana Kattera,part of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine team is ‘Coorg Person , 2020’
Coorg-born Dr Sanjana was also involved in treating Covid-affected children.
A passionate paediatrician, she was part of the vaccine trial team at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom.
** ISH student wins ‘Culinary Student of the Year’ award
Abhijeet Dua, a Culinary Arts Programme student at the Indian School of Hospitality, a premier hospitality education institution, was accorded with the winners’ title at the ‘Culinary Student of the Year’ awards.
Kanishk Dawar made it to the Gold category, Tanveer Narwani was placed in the Silver category and Anousha Anupam secured a place in the Bronze category.