| India's first pneumococcal conjugate vaccine developed by Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd is named | Pneumosil |
| The place in Gujarat where the foundation stone of AIIMS was laid through video conferencing by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi | Rajkot |
| The Indian cricketers who have been named captains of the ICC Test and ODI Team of the Decade by ICC | Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni |
| The stations between which Indian Railways' 100th Kisan Rail was flagged off via video conferencing by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi | Sangola (MH) and Shalimar (W.B.) |
| The eminent Malayalam poet, conservationist and women's activist who passed away on 23 December 2020 | Smt Sugathakumari |
| The Serbian tennis player who has been named the ATP Player of the Year 2020 (for a record 6th time) | Novak Djokovic |
| The theme of National Consumer Day being observed on 24 Dec 2020 | The Sustainable Consumer |
| The non-profit organisation which has been awarded 2020 UN Population Award in the institutional category for raising awareness and devising solutions to the issues faced by the elderly population | Help Age India |
| The British racing car driver who has been chosen the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020 | Lewis Hamilton |
| The place at which an advanced Hypersonic Wind Tunnel test facility with capacity to simulate Mach 5 to 12 speeds was inaugurated by Shri Rajnath Singh | Hyderabad |
| The co-founder and CEO of social enterprise Takachar who has been conferred with the Young Champions of the Earth 2020 award by the United Nations Environment Programme | Vidyut Mohan |
| The Indian business group which has been chosen for ASSOCHAM Enterprise of the Century Award 2020 | TATA Group |
| The English footballer who has been named the FIFA Women's Player of the Year 2020 | Lucy Bronze |
| The Polish footballer who has been named the FIFA Men's Player of the Year 2020 | Robert Lewandowski |
| The former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and former Governor of Uttar Pradesh who passed away on 21.12.2020 | Shri Motilal Vora |
| The city which has won the hosting rights for conducting 2030 Asian Games in the election conducted by the Olympic Council of Asia | Doha, Qatar |
| The Indian state which has been chosen to be the venue of 2023 FIH (International Hockey Federation) Men's Hockey World Cup for the second time in a row | Odisha |
| The digital payment service launched by India Posts Payment Bank is named | DakPay |
| The Brazilian mathematician who has been awarded the 2020 Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians | Carolina Araujo |
| The athletic style of street dancing which has been included as a sport in Olympics from 2024 Paris Games | Breakdancing (Breaking) |
| The Indian batsman cum wicket-keeper who has announced retirement from all forms of cricket | Parthiv Patel |
| The Venezuealan athlete who has been named the Female Athlete of the Year 2020 by World Athletics (formerly IAAF) | Yulimar Rojas |
| The American born Swedish pole-vaulter who has been named the Male Athlete of the Year 2020 by World Athletics (formerly IAAF) | Armand Duplantis |
| The well-known writer and editor who has been chosen for the 2020 Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize for his book The City and the Sea | Raj Kamal Jha |
| The digital platform and mobile app launched by Central Govt for COVID-19 vaccine delivery is named | CO-WIN |
| The historical fort cities in Madhya Pradesh which have been included in the list of World Heritage Cities by UNESCO | Orchha and Gwalior |
| The Indian research institute which has been awarded the International King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award 2020 | Indian Council of Agricultural Research |
| The Administrator of Lakshadweep and former IPS officer who passed away on 04 December 2020 | Dineshwar Sharma |
| The Indian origin child scientist who has been named the Kid of the Year by Time magazine | Gitanjali Rao |
| The government school teacher from Solapur district in Maharashtra who has been awarded the 2020 Global Teacher Award by UK based Varkey Foundation | Ranjitsinh Disale |
| The Indian-American physicist also considered the Father of Fibre-Optics who passed away on 04.12.2020 | Narinder Singh Kappany |
| The railway station in Uttar Pradesh which has been renamed Ma Barehi Devi Dham | Dandupur |
| The owner of leading spices brand MDH and recipient of Padma Bhushan (2019) who passed away on 03.12.2020 | Mahashay Dharampal Gulati |
| The number of ODI matches in which Virat Kohli has scored 12,000 runs to break the record of Sachin Tendulkar who scored them in 300 matches | 242 |
| The company which has been accorded in-principle approval by IRDAI to acquire Bharti AXA General Insurance | ICICI Lombard |
| The former Prime Minister of India, in whose honour a commemorative stamp was released on his birth anniversary by the Vice President Shri Venkaiah Naidu | Shri I.K. Gujral |
| The tropical cyclone in Bay of Bengal which caused widespread rainfall in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala was named | Cyclone Burevi |
Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade - Virat Kohli
Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for ICC Female Cricketer of the Decade - Ellyse Perry
ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Decade - Steve Smith
ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade - Virat Kohli
ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade - Ellyse Perry
ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade - Rashid Khan
ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade - Ellyse Perry
ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Decade - Kyle Coetzer
ICC Women’s Associate Cricketer of the Decade - Kathryn Bryce
ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade - MS Dhoni
Released by Cato Institute, USA and Fraser Institute, Canada
| Rank | Country | Rank | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | New Zealand | 92. | Nepal |
| 2. | Switzerland | 111. | India |
| 3. | Hong Kong | 129. | China |
| 4. | Denmark | 139. | Bangladesh |
| 5. | Australia | 140. | Pakistan |
Launched from: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
Launched on: 17.12.2020
Satellite launched: Communication satellite CMS-01
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for Atmanirbhar Bharat RojgarYojana (ABRY) to boost employment in formal sector and incentivize creation of new employment opportunities during the Covid recovery phase under Atmanirbhar Bharat Package 3.0.
The salient features of the Scheme are as under:
Designated by: World Health Organisation
Theme: Global Solidarity, Resilient Services
First Observed in: 1988
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Building back better: towards an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 world by, for and with persons with disabilities
First Observed in: 1992
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Together We Can Through Volunteering
First Observed in: 1986
First launched by : International Union of Soil Sciences (2002)
Endorsed by : Food and Agricultural Organisation (Jun 2013)
Accepted by : United Nations General Assembly (Dec 2013)
Theme: Keep soil alive, Protect soil biodiversity
Established by : International Civil Aviation Organisation (1994)
Adopted by : United Nations General Assembly (1996)
Theme (upto 2023): Advancing Innovation for Global Aviation Development
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2003
Theme: RECOVER with INTEGRITY
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Recover Better - Stand Up for Human Rights
First Observed in: 1948
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Mountain Biodiversity
First Observed in: 2003
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Protect Everyone
First Observed in: 2017
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Reimagining Human Mobility
First Observed in: 2000
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2006
| # | Games | Native to State |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gatka | Punjab |
| 2. | Kalaripayattu | Kerala |
| 3. | Thang Ta | Manipur |
| 4. | Mallakhamba | Maharashtra |
Note: The Sports Ministry has formally recognised Yogasana as a competitive sport which will enable it to avail government funding.
As per Human Development Report released by UNDP
| Rank | Country | Rank | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Norway | 85. | China |
| 2. | Ireland | 129. | Bhutan |
| 2. | Switzerland | 131. | India |
| 4. | Hong Kong | 133. | Bangladesh |
| 4. | Iceland | 142. | Nepal |
| 6. | Germany | 154. | Pakistan |
Male Sportsperson of the Year 2020: Bajrang Poonia, Wrestler
Female Sportsperson of Year 2020: Elavenil Valarivan, Shooter
Best Sports Promoting State: Madhya Pradesh and Assam
Lifetime Achievement Award: Manjusha Kanwar, Badminton player
Best Company Promoting Sports (Public Sector): Air Force Sports Control Board
| Rank | Country |
|---|---|
| 1. | Ms Angela Merkel, German Chancellor |
| 2. | Ms Christine Lagarde, President of European Central Bank |
| 3. | Ms Kamal Harris, US Vice-President elect |
| 41. | Ms Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Finance Minister |
| 55. | Ms Roshni Nadar Malhotra, HCL Technologies |
| 68. | Ms Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Biocon |
Person of the Year 2020: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Athlete of the Year 2020: LeBron James, US basketball player
Entertainer of the Year 2020: BTS South Korean boy band
40 years with Abdul Kalam by Dr. A. Sivathanu Pillai
The City and the Sea by Raj Kamal Jha
COVID-19: Sabhyata ka Sankat aur Samadhan by Kailash Satyarthi
NETRA: NEtwork for space object TRacking and Analysis