Health Minister inaugurates second edition of Eat Right Mela in New Delhi

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1.Russia ‘only country in world’ with hypersonic weapons

Russia is the only country in the world that has hypersonic weapons- weapons that travel faster than Mach5 (~6174kmph) and have the capability to manoeuvre during the entire flight.The first unit equipped with the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle is set to go on duty by Dec 2019, while the air-launched Kinzhal hypersonic missiles already have entered service.

Putin has said that the missile flies 10 times faster than the speed of sound, has a range of more than 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles) and can carry a nuclear or a conventional warhead.

  • Mach Number is the ratio of the speed of the body to the speed of sound in the undisturbed medium through which the body is traveling.
  • Subsonic (M < 1)
  • Transonic (M = 1)
  • Supersonic (1 < M < 3)
  • High Supersonic (3 < M < 5)
  • Hypersonic (M > 5)
  • High Hypersonic (M ~ 25)

2.Typhoon Phanfone hits hard centre of Philippines killing 20 people

In the Philippines, a strong typhoon, ‘Phanfone’ has killed at least 20 people leaving a trail of devastation through the centre of the country.The storm-battered several islands with gusts of 190km/h, destroying homes and power lines and spoiled Christmas celebrations in the predominantly Catholic country.

About 20 typhoons and storms batter the Philippines each year.

The Southeast Asian nation is also located in the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions often occur, making the country of more than 100 million people one of the world’s most disaster-prone.

3.Health Minister inaugurates second edition of Eat Right Mela in New Delhi

Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the second edition of Eat Right Mela in New Delhi.He stressed upon the importance of having a people’s movement, encouraging people to have healthier diets which will help in reduction of the disease burden in the country.

Dr. Harsh Vardhan stated that the Eat Right Mela is a commendable effort and outreach activity for citizens to nudge them towards eating right.

4.WCD Ministry invites application for Nari Shakti Puraskar for 2019

Ministry of Women and Child Development has invited applications for Nari Shakti Puraskar for the year 2019.The National Award is given annually to individuals, groups, institutions in recognition of their exceptional work towards the cause of women empowerment, especially for vulnerable and marginalized women.

Nearly 40 Nari Shakti Puraskar will be given on International Women’s Day observed on 8th March 2020.

The last date for submission of applications is 7th of January.

5.Nation pays homage to Shaheed Udham Singh on his 120th birth anniversary

Nation pays homage to the great revolutionary, Shaheed Udham Singh on his 120th birth anniversary on 26 December 2019.He was born on this day in 1899 in Sangrur district of Punjab.

Udham Singh was present in the Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar on the fateful Baisakhi Day of 13 April 1919.

He avenged the massacre by killing General O’Dwyer in March 1940, and was hanged by the British in London.

6.Telangana govt raises retirement age of RTC staff

Telangana government has decided to raise the retirement age of employees of the Road Transport Corporation, RTC to 60 from the current 58 years.The decision will be applicable to all cadres of employees of the state-owned RTC.

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao also asked RTC management to launch cargo and parcel services to all destinations wherever an RTC bus could reach in the state.

7.Ladakhi New Year being celebrated

Union Territory Ladakh is celebrating Losar Festival, to mark the Ladakhi New Year.People of various parts of Ladakh region, celebrate Losar on the 1st Day of the Eleventh Month of Tibetan Calendar correlating to a date in the Gregorian calendar.

The celebrations continue for three to nine days in different parts of Ladakh.

Losar is also observed in all the Himalayan states of the country in different times.

Losar Festival celebrations include making symbolic meals and offerings to God and Goddess.

Dough Models of Sun, Moon, Sheep, Goats, Ibex and Antelope are kept in kitchen shelves for good omen.

This year, it will be joyous Losar festival celebrations in the newly born Union Territory Ladakh.

8.For Telangana, 2020 will be year of artificial intelligence

The Telangana government has decided to observe 2020 as the Year of AI.The government will promote enterprises working on artificial intelligence solutions and taking leadership in this emerging technology space.

Telangana IT Minister KT Rama Rao will formally make the announcement on January 2 here, declaring 2020, the Year of AI, and release a calendar of events for the next 12 months.

The event will see signing of memorandum of agreements between the government and AI start-ups.

The Information and Technology Ministry is in the process of preparing a document with strategy framework to offer incentives exclusive to the AI initiatives.

9.American Academy of Ophthalmology bestows Life Achievement honour to Indian Ophthalmologist Dr Santosh G Honavar

Dr Santosh G Honavar, India’s ophthalmologist is conferred with American Academy of Ophthalmology’s (AAO) highest award Life Achievement honour that is given to its members.He is the first Indian chosen for the honour.

American Academy of Ophthalmology is the world’s largest association of eye specialists.

Formerly the Associate Director of LV Prasad Eye Institute, Dr Honavar currently heads the Department of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery and Ocular Oncology and National Retinoblastoma Foundation at Centre for Sight, Hyderabad.

10.“Dreams of a Billion: India and the Olympic Games”: Book to chronicle India’’s Olympic journey

A new book will chronicle India”s journey in the global sports arena of Olympics – the wins, the misses, the star sportspersons, their stories, and the challenges and possibilities that lie ahead of India to make its mark at the mega sporting event.”Dreams of a Billion: India and the Olympic Games” written by Boria Majumdar with Nalin Mehta will be brought out by HarperCollins India in January 2020.

The book provides an inside view of what goes on backstage in the Indian Olympics world alongside a quick history of how India has fared at the Olympics over the past century and a look at how the Indian Olympics world has changed in the last decade.