National: Himgiri is the first of the three ships of Project 17A built at M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata. The ship was launched on 14 December 2020 in the Hooghly River. P17A ships are the first gas turbine propulsion and largest combat platforms ever built at GRSE. IPPB new digital payment

National: ‘Jagananna Jeeva Kranthi’ scheme: Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched “Jagananna Jeeva Kranthi” scheme, on December 10, 2020. This scheme is another step towards women empowerment. This aims to ensure better livelihood of women by providing them a stable source of income. Under this scheme, 2,49,151 sheep and goat units

National: Foundation Stone of several development projects in Gujarat: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi visited to Dhordo in Kutch, Gujarat on 15th December, 2020 and laid the Foundation Stone of several development projects in the State. These are: Desalination Plant at Mandvi, Kutch: The capacity of Desalination Plant will be 10 crore litre per day

National: 5th India Water Impact Summit: The 5th India Water Impact Summit (IWIS) was inaugurated by the Jal Shakti Minister, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. This summit is organised by the National Mission for Clean Ganga and Center for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga). This was begun on December 10, 2020 and continued till December