To day Top 10 News, 20 December 2020

1. J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has launched the Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network, eVIN. It has been launched in order to rationalize vaccine flow and distribution.
2. Union Ministry of Home Affairs, MHA has declared National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang), NSCN(K) along with all its factions, wings and front organisations as an unlawful association under sections of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
3. Fourth Bilateral Joint Working Group, JWG meeting between the Narcotics Control Bureau NCB India and the National Narcotics Board BNN, Indonesia was held on 17 Dec 2020.
4. United States has banned China’s top chipmaker SMIC from using American technology. The company illustrates the risks of China using US technology to modernize its military
5. In the light of public concern over high prices of onion, the Dept of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has decided to extend the relaxation from the condition of fumigation and additional declaration on Phytosanitary Certificate for imports up to 31st January 2021
6. Indian Railways has come up with a Draft National Rail Plan. A long term strategic plan called the National Rail Plan has been developed to plan infrastructural capacity enhancement along with strategies to increase the modal share of the Railways
7. Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh addressed the valedictory function of 95th Foundation Course at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration on 18 Dec’20
8. The Govt of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a 4.21 million dollar project readiness financing (PRF) facility
9. PM Modi delivered the keynote address at ASSOCHAM Foundation Week 2020 on 19 Dec’20 through video conferencing
10. Skill India has established the first Centre of Excellence for Skill Development in Power Sector in the campus of National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurugram Haryana