Current Affairs 08 Dec 2020

"Mahashay" Dharampal Gulati

  • MDH owner “Mahashay” Dharampal Gulati has been passed away recently on 3rd Dec’2020. Indian government honored Dharampal Gulati with Padma Bhushan award in 2019.
  • Dharampal Gulati started his business from Chandani Chowk, Delhi and after that he started his own factory named “Mahashian Di Hatti (MDH)” Ltd. Now MDH exports spices to US, Japan, Canada etc. 

International Day of Person with Disability

  • 3rd December is observed annually as the international day of person with disabilities. this day was announced by UN general assembly in 1992 to promote the rights of persons with disabilities in society and to improve awareness about status of persons with disabilities in social, economical, political and cultural field. 
  • Theme for 2020 was Building Back Better: towards a disability – inclusive, accessible and sustainable post covid world.

XP-100

  • India’s first indigenous “100 octane premium petrol” was launched by Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of petroleum and natural gas. It will be marketed under the brand name of “XP-100”. Indian oil corporation limited (IOCL) developed this high grade petrol in the Mathuna refinery.
  • This fuel will be available in Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Agra, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad in first phase and six countries USA, Greece, Israel, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia has this type of fuel as of now. 

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