Top 10 News for today, 30 December 2020

Top 10 News for today
1. Japan has detected a coronavirus variant found in South Africa, the first such discovery in a nation that has already identified more than a dozen cases of another variant that is spreading rapidly in Britain
2. More than 35 new, attractive, immunity-boosting tribal products have found a place in Tribes India outlets and websites in the 8th edition of the “From Our Home to your Home” campaign.
3. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed mandatory implementation of airbags for the co-driver, or front passenger, on all cars in addition to steering-mounted driver airbags.
4. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has proposed a standard travel insurance policy with common coverage and policy wordings across the industry.
5. State Bank of India will roll out the Positive Pay system for cheques. Under the new rule, re-confirmation of key details may be needed for payments beyond ₹50,000.
6. The Centre has lifted the ban on the export of all varieties of onions with effect from January 1, 2021
7. Union Territory Ladakh is to get its own Meteorological Centre(MC). The new MC, to be established in Leh, would provide weather forecasts, issue warnings in case of adverse events, and perform all mandatory meteorological operations.
8. South Africa has become the first country on the continent to register more than one million Covid-19 cases.
9. India unfurled the 8 Blue Flags on its beaches on 28 Dec 2020. India, which has become the first country in the world to receive the Blue Flag Certification for 8 beaches in a single attempt, hosted the Blue flags in all its beaches
10. An Indian Navy warship undertook a “passage exercise” (PASSEX) with the Vietnamese Navy in the South China Sea as part of efforts to boost maritime cooperation between the two countries