Current Affairs about persons in news today on 20 December 2020
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Ratan Tata to be honoured with ‘Global Visionary of Sustainable Business and Peace’ award
Indian Veteran Industrialist and a very kind hearted man, Ratan Tata will be honoured with Global Visionary of Sustainable Business and Peace’ award by Indo-Israel Chambers of Commerce. He is honooured for promoting innovation that supports sustainability and peace in the region, including with the Palestinians. He will be presented the award on 21 December, 2020 during the launch of the Federation of Indo-Israel Chamber of Commerce’s international chapter in Dubai.
Vidyut Mohan of India is among Young Champions of the Earth
Indian entrepreneur Vidyut Mohan is announced to be in the list of winners of Young Champions of the Earth by United Nations Environment Programme. He is one among the seven winners of the prestigious Young Champions of the Earth 2020 prize given by the UN environment agency. The award is given to those who use unique ideas, innovations and take action to help solve some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.
About Young Champions of the Earth Award
This award is presented annually to 7 entrepreneurs under the age of 30.
Who is Vidyut Mohan?
Vidyut Mohan is co-founder of “Takachar”. He is an engineer by profession. His company is contributing great to reduce pollution as it enables farmers to not open burning of their waste farm residues. The company does so by converting waste farm residues into value-added chemicals like activated carbon on-site.
Pakistan Cricketer Mohammad Amir Retires from International Cricket
One of the most successful fast bowlers of Pakistan Mohammad Amir announced his retirement from international cricket. Amir has played 36 tests, 61 ODIs and 50 T20 International matches for Pakistan. He has taken 119,81 and 59 wickets in tests, one days and T20 international matches respectively. Mohammad Amir announced his retirement at the age of 28 years old. he also faced a ban for 5 years after being convicted in a spot-fixing scandal.
Mauritian badminton Player Kate Jessica Foo Kune Baned for 2 Years
Famous badminton player of Mauritious Kate Jessica Foo Kune is banned by The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for a term of 2 years. As per reports she was tested positive for a banned steroid during the 2019 African Badminton World Championships in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.