Current Affairs on 5 December 2020

Current Affairs on 5 December 2020

• Current Affairs Daily Digest - December 05 2020

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• Vice President releases a book on Former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

  The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu has released the book titled "40 Years with Abdul Kalam- Untold Stories", a book on the life of the former President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. The book was authored by Dr A.Sivathanu Pillai. The book is published by Pentagon Press LLP and the foreword was written by Pranab Mukherjee, former president of India.

• PASSEX conducted by Indian Navy and Russian Navy

  The Indian Navy (IN) and the Russian Federation Navy (RuFN) are undertaking Passage Exercise (PASSEX) in the Eastern Indian Ocean Region (IOR).

• Gitanjali Rao becomes 1st-ever TIME's "Kid Of The Year"

  The Indian-American young scientist and inventor, Gitanjali Rao, has been named as the first-ever 'Kid of the Year' by the iconic TIME magazine. This is the first time that the TIME magazine has launched the Kid of The Year" award.

• Ranjitsinh Disale becomes 1st Indian to win 2020 Global Teacher Prize

  Ranjitsinh Disale, a government teacher from Zilla Parishad Primary School, in Paritewadi village, Solapur district of Maharashtra, has won the 2020 Global Teacher Prize. He is the first Indian to win this award, which carries prize money of $1 million (Rs 7.4 crore).

• International Volunteer Day: 05 December

  The International Volunteer Day (IVD), also called International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development is observed on 5 December every year. The IVD international observance was mandated by the UN General Assembly in 1985.

• World Soil Day: 05 December

  The World Soil Day is celebrated every year on December 5 to raise awareness of the importance of soil quality for human well-being, food security and ecosystems.

• Azad Pattan Hydropower Project

  The Azad Pattan project is a hydropower project that is to be constructed in Pakistan occupied Kashmir. It is to be built on the Jhelum River and will have the capacity to generate 700 MW of hydroelectricity.

• A Panel Formed To Oversee India's Paris Climate Goals

  The Union Environment Department has established a high-level inter-ministerial supreme committee responsible for implementing the "Paris Agreement" (AIPA), chaired by the MoEFCC secretary. Ensure that India is "on track" in fulfilling its obligations under the Paris Agreement.