Current Affairs One-Liner: 31st December 2020

December 31, 2020
  • Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman and CEO of Railway Boards launched Integrated Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) and mobile app which will help to download the Unique Medical Identity Card (UMID). The HMIS is developed by Indian Railways and RailTel Corporation Limited. The platform will offer the single clearance window for health activities like clinical, diagnostics, pharmacy etc.
  • India’s first hot air balloon wildlife safari in a tiger reserve was launched in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh. 
Current Affairs One-Liner: 31st December 2020
    • Static Part: National Park, Tiger Reserves and Wild Life Sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh: Mandla Plant Fossils NP, Pench NP, Sanjay National NP, Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhav NP, Van Vihar NP, Bagdara WLS, Nauradehi WLS, Phen WLS, Son Gharial WLS
  • India’s first Pollinator Park was inaugurated at Haldwani, Nainital district of Uttarakhand by Peter Smetacek who is a butterfly expert. The park will consume various pollinator species like honeybees, birds, butterflies.
    • Static Part: National Park and Wild Life Sanctuaries in Uttarakhand: Gangotri NP, Jim Corbett NP, Rajaji NP, Nandhaur WLS, Sonanad WLS Valley of Flowers NP, Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary, Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary
  • ‘Travel Now’: It is introduced by DBS Bank India. It is the one-stop travel marketplace within Digibank app which will allow users to book flight tickets, bus tickets and hotel bookings
  • Awards and Recognition: K. Veeramani: He is honoured with Dr Narendra Dabholkar Memorial Award
    • Hemant Kumar Pandey: He is honoured with DRDO’s ‘Scientist of the Year Award’. He is awarded for his contribution to developing several herbal medicines.
  • Books and Author: Title of Book: ‘Elements of Quantitative Genetics: A Conceptual Approach’
    • Author of Book: Prof. Dr Stuti Sharma
    • Co-Author of Book: Manoranjan Biswl
    • Released by: CM of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan
  • ‘Unicas’—World’s First Crypto Bank
  • Highlights of RBI’s Working Paper
  • Appointments on 31st December 2020
  • India and Bhutan Signed MoU
  • CSC Partnered with IIT Delhi

Question: 

Q.1 In which state was India’s first Pollinator Park inaugurated?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Karnataka
c. Uttarakhand
d. Maharashtra

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