Top 10 News for today 19 Dec 2020

Top 10 News for today
1. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched the country’s 42nd communication satellite named CMS-01. It lifted off from the Second Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota
2. The 35th edition of India-Indonesia coordinated Patrol between the Indian navy and Indonesia begin.
3. Indian Naval Ship Kulish, an indigenously built missile corvette along with P8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft will undertake coordinated patrol with Indonesian Naval Ship KRI Cut Nyak Dien.
4. Indian Space Research Organization has recently set up a control center for Space Situational Awareness (SSA) activities in the country, called NETRA.
5. The State Bank of India  launched the BPCL SBI Card Octane  in association with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL),
6. India has pledged a sum of $1 million to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) towards its scientific research budget to ensure an atmosphere of Clean Sport globally.
7. A mega leather park will come up in Ramaipur village of Kanpur with an investment of Rs 5,850 crores. The park which is part of the mega leather cluster project is likely to create 50,000 jobs.
8. India successfully test fires two Prithvi-2 ballistic missiles off the eastern coast of Odisha in Balasore. The Prithvi-2 missile is capable of carrying 500-1,000 kg of warheads and is powered by liquid propulsion twin engines
9. Maharashtra Social Justice Minister Dhananjay Munde unveiled a Braille version of the Indian Constitution at an event in Mumbai.
10. The Sports Ministry formally recognised yogasana as a competitive sport, which will enable the ancient practice to avail government funding