December 25
Rohit Sharma hits fastest T20 century for India
Indian Opening batsman Rohit Sharma has scored the joint-fastest T20 Century in just 35 deliveries against Sri Lanka.
Earlier, David Miller of South Africa has scored a ton in 35 balls against Bangladesh in the same year.
India’s first Runway on Sea Bridge to be built at Agatti Airport
India is all set to get its first runway on a ‘sea bridge’ soon, as the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has been given a nod to extend Lakshadweep’s Agatti Airport. The task will be carried out by building an RCC platform on the beach and shallow area which will allow bigger ATRs to operate to the island, a report claims.
December 26
Bengaluru: 1st city to get its own logo
Bengaluru has become the first Indian city to have its own logo. The logo is ‘Bengaluru-Be U’.
With this, Bengaluru has joined the cities like New York, Melbourne and Singapore to have its own tourism logo.
Government launches e-HRMS
On the occasion of Good Governance Day (25th December), the Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has launched the electronic- Human Resource Management System (e-HRMS).
The e-HRMS launch is a part of Government’s goal of minimum government, maximum governance.
December 27
Jai Ram Thakur takes oath as Himachal CM
Jai Ram Thakur on Dec 27 was sworn in as the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister at a ceremony at Shimla.Governor AcharyaDevvrat administered the oath of office and secrecy to Thakur, who will turn 53 on January 6.
The 12-member Cabinet, comprising Thakur, has six former ministers and equal number of first-time ministers, a blend of experienced and new faces.
Saving Manipur’s Sangai from untreated human waste
Untreated human waste is threatening its already jeopardised survival at the park, its last remaining refuge.Both liquid effluents and solid wastes discharged from Imphal city are drained directly into Loktak via the Nambulriver which flows through the city.
The results of the study published in journal Physics and Chemistry of the Earth in October reinforce the message that the Loktak lake is “severely polluted” due to the “influx of sewage and other wastes from the Nambul and Nambol rivers.”
In addition, surface runoff from the surrounding agricultural and catchment areas is also diminishing the lake’s water quality, as indicated by high nitrogen concentration.
Spread around 40 square kilometres, KLNP is the protected southern rim of the saucer-shaped freshwater lake, the iconic Loktak, and is about a quarter of the size of Assam’s famous Kaziranga National Park.
