December Current Affairs part 8

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1. China unfurl its Flag on Moon 

•China becomes the second nation to plant flag on the Moon. 

•Chinese spacecraft Chang'e-5 the Chinese flag was raised on the Moon's surface. 

•The Chang’e-5 mission was sent to the Moon to understand the origin of the Moon and to bring back Moon samples. 

•China will be the third country to retrieve samples from the Moon, after the United States and the former Soviet Union in the 1960s and 1970s. 

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2. Assam proposes 6th National Park 

• The Assam government has proposed setting up a national park in a militancy ravaged reserve forest, which, if approved, would make it the state's sixth national park. 

•The process for approving Raimona National Park has been initiated. 

•The existing national parks in Assam are Kaziranga, Manas, Dibru-Saikhowa, Manas and Orang. 

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3. Pixxel to launch remote-sensing satellite 

• Pixxel will launch its ist remote-sensing satellite on the ISRO rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in early 2021. 

•For this, the firm has entered into an agreement with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a Govt of India company under the Space Dept. 

•This first-of-a-kind private earth-observation mission will help provide solutions to many pressing environmental and agricultural issues. 

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4. Mizoram's first solar power plant commissioned 

•Mizoram's first solar power plant has been commissioned at Tlungvel. 

•The grid-connected 2 megawatts solar photovoltaic (SPV) solar power plant was opened by state Power minister R Lalzirliana on 4 Dec 2020.

•A 20 MW solar power plant and 5 MW solar power plant are also being currently constructed at Vankal in Khawzawil district and near Saitual town respectively. 

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5. Radhakrishnan Nair: Chief Coach of AFI 

•Athletics Federation of India has appointed Radhakrishnan Nair as its full-time Chief Coach, filling the post left vacant after the resignation of Bahadur Singh in July 2020. 

•Nair was the acting Chief Coach of Indian athletics since then. 

• He is the first Indian to have an International Coaching Enrichment Programme Certificate of the International Olympic Committee. 

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6. Goa CM inaugurates a college for B.Ed 

•Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant inaugurated Dnyanvardhini Divyang Training College at Sanjay Centre for Special Children, Porvorim on 4 Dec 2020. 

•It will provide a Bachelor of Education (B.ED) degree in special education for specially enabled children. 

• The Goa government also started 10 days special camp for disabled people in 12 talukas in collaboration with the central government. 

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7. Napoli renames stadium in honor of Maradona 

•Italian club Napoli renamed its stadium in honor of former captain Diego Maradona. 

• The Naples city council approved the change of name from Stadio San Paolo to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. 

•In a 7-year stint at Napoli from 1984-91, Maradona led the club to its only Serie A titles in 1987 and 1990, the Italian Cup in 1987, and its only major European title, the UEFA Cup, in 1989. 

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