Important Day
Economy
- This stock exchange has signed a pact with ‘Si Consult’ to strengthen cyber security services and safeguard the interests of stockbrokers - Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
- According to the study titled, ‘Global Waves of Debt’ by World Bank Group, the total debt in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDE) in 2018 - $55 trillion or Rs 3,911 lakh crore (Debt-to-GDP ratio of developing economies – 54%).
Environment
- According to the ‘Mountain water towers”, globally, the most relied-upon mountain system (most vulnerable) in Asia - Indus water tower.
International
- First country which recognize Indian Pharmacopoeia – Afghanistan.
- Gandhi Citizenship Education Prize launched by - Portugal.
- The ITU Telecom World 2019 with the theme “Building the digital world together” was held in – Budapest, Hungary.
- The ITU Digital World 2020 will take place from 6-9 September in - Hanoi, Vietnam.
National
- The 5th IUPHAR world conference on pharmacology of natural medicine (5th WCP-NP-2019) organized in – Hyderabad, Telangana.
- A report titled "Realising the vision of population stabilization: leaving no one behind" launched by - NITI Aayog.
- A national program was launched on 20 December to provide a template for cross-disciplinary leadership in India with the specific focus of increasing research, knowledge, and awareness of Indian ecology and the environment - EChO Network.
- Best Performing State award from the State Institute of Rural Development in the North East and Himalayan Region at the National Awards, 2019 which were instituted by the Ministry of Rural Development – Manipur.
Persons in News
- Indian archaeologist who was honoured at the Silver Jubilee International Conference of Art held in Dhaka - R. Nagaswamy.
- New governor of the Bank of England - Andrew Bailey.
- Oldest person to run in an Antarctic marathon - Roy Jorgen Svenningsen (84-year-old Canadian man).
Sports
- Rank of the Indian men's football team in FIFA rankings 2019 - 108th.
- Winner of title on the TATA Steel PGTI at the Bengaluru Open golf championship - Abhinav Lohan.
- Winner of the women's 49kg category weightlifting event at the 6th Qatar International Cup - Saikhom Mirabai Chanu.
- Winner of ATP’s Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award - Rafael Nadal.
- Winner Doubles Team of the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award - Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah (Colombians).
Science
- India's first online healthcare service provider for the LGBTQ community - Shifa Care.
- Ethiopia’s first satellite - Ethiopian Remote Sensing Satellite (ETRSS).
General Knowledge
- Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) - Founded: 1920 (19 December); Headquarters: New Delhi.
- Ethiopia - Capital: Addis Ababa; Currency: Birr.
- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - Founded: 1948; Headquarters: New Delhi.
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU) - Founded: 1865 (17 May); Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
- Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) - Founded: 1875 (09 July); Location: Mumbai.
