Economy
- In November 2020, the value of the FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations stood at - 105 points.
National
- The 100th Kisan Rail runs between - Sangola in Maharashtra & Shalimar in West Bengal.
- Inaugural, Gita Jayanti - 26 December 2020.
- Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) commissioned a Monpa handmade paper (1000 years old heritage art) making unit in - Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Operation Control Centre (OCC) of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) is located at - Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
- Reliance Industries is soon going to build the world's largest zoo, named "Greens Zoological, Rescue & Rehabilitation Kingdom” across 280 acres, in - Jamnagar, Gujarat.
- The country’s first Centre for Studies, the ‘Atal Study Centre’, is going to be established in - Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Uttar Pradesh.
- Proposed university by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, which cover the entire gamut of disability studies and rehabilitation sciences in an accessible environment - University of Disability Studies and Rehabilitation Sciences.
Persons in News
- Winner of DRDO's 'Scientist of the Year Award' for his contribution in developing a herbal drug for leucoderma, an autoimmune disorder characterised by the loss of skin colour in parts of a body - Hemant Kumar Pandey.
- Winner of HBN Creativity & Inclusive Award for ‘lockdown teaching’ innovation, instituted by Honey Bee Network and GIAN - Balaji Jadhav.
State Current Affairs
- In Tamil Nadu, the 16th Tsunami anniversary was observed on - 26 December 2020.
General Knowledge
- Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) - Founded: 30 October 2006; Headquarters: New Delhi.
- The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (1504 route km) connects - Dadri in Uttar Pradesh and Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai (traverse through the states of UP, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra).
- The Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (1856 route km) connects - Sahnewal near Ludhiana (Punjab) and Dankuni in West Bengal (traverse through the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand).
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Founded: 16 October 1945; Headquarters: Rome, Italy.
- Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) - Founded: 1956; Headquarters: Mumbai.
- Khadi was launched in ____ as a political weapon in the Swadeshi movement of Mahatma Gandhi - 1920.
