- Indian journalist-author Raj Kamal Jha has been honoured with the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020 for his novel, The City and The Sea. The book’s publisher Peter Bundalo made the announcement on December 9, 2020.
- Indian Premier League (IPL) has beaten coronavirus to be India’s most-searched word on Google in the year 2020, as per Google India’s ‘Year in Search’ results released on December 9, 2020.
- The top trending personality in India in 2020 was US President-Elect Joe Biden, followed by Arnab Goswami, Kanika Kapoor, Kim Jong Un and Amitabh Bachchan.
- India is ranked at the 10th position on the Climate Change Performance Index 2021. India slid down by one position, as it was ranked 9th in last year’s Index.
- The United States, which is the largest historical polluter, was ranked at the bottom of the Climate Change Performance Index for the second time in a row. While the US was ranked 61st, Saudi Arabia was ranked 60th, Iran 59th, Canada 58th, Australia 54th and Russia 52nd.
- The National Digital Health Mission will be rolled out across India in January 2021. The health mission would provide unique health IDs to each individual that will work as a health account comprising their past medical records including conditions, treatment and diagnosis.
- Wicket-keeper-batsman Parthiv Patel announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on December 9, 2020. Parthiv Patel had made his debut in the Indian national cricket team in 2002 against England at Trent Bridge at the age of 17 years. He had become Test cricket’s youngest wicket-keeper at the time. However, he soon lost his spot in the team with MS Dhoni emerging in international cricket.
- William Shakespeare from Warwickshire in England became the first man to receive the newly approved Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine on December 8, 2020.
- Goa Postal Division will be releasing a Special Cancellation with slogan “LETS ENJOY A COVID-19 FREE CHRISTMAS 2020” on 11.12.2020. This Special cancellation will be impressed upon all the articles received for delivery at Panaji Head Post Office and Margao Head Post Office in the Goa Division w.e.f. 11th to 24th December 2020.The Special cancellation is expected to increase public awareness to take adequate precaution & to protect themselves.
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