- India's First Kisan Train was flagged off on 07 August 2020 between Devlali in Maharashtra and Danapur in Bihar.
- India's Second and South India's First Kisan train was flagged off on 09 September 2020 between Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh and Adarsh Nagar in Delhi.
- The President of the United States of America conferred the highest decoration, The Legion of Merit, Degree Chief Commander, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 21 December 2020.
- Jupiter and Saturn came closest to each other on 21 December 2020.
- Vineet Agarwal becomes the President of The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India ( ASSOCHAM ).
- Kerala and United Nations Women collaborate for India's First Gender Data hub.
- Indian boxers bag 9 medals including 3 gold at Cologne Boxing World Cup 2020 held in Koln, Germany.
- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the Communication Satellite CMS-01 onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle- PSLV-C50. It is India's 42nd Communication satellite with a life span of 7 years.
- Norway tops the UN's Human Development Index while India ranks 131.
- The new Cheque Payment System 'Positive Pay' will be implemented from January 1, 2021 for payment of over Rs 50000.
- BSNL launched World's First Satellite-Based Narrowband IoT (Internet of Things) Network in partnership with Skylotech India on December 10, 2020.
- World's and India's First 100% Organic State is Sikkim.
- Lakshadweep has become India's First Union Territory to become 100% Organic.
- Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother from Britain, has become the World’s First person to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine outside of a trial.
- New height of Mount Everest is 8848.86 metres.
- "Invest India" wins United Nations Investment Promotion Award 2020.
- Jehan Daruvala becomes First-ever Indian to win a Formula 2 race during the Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain on December 6, 2020.
- Uday Shankar has been named as the President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) for the year 2020-21
- The Cambridge Dictionary has named ' Quarantine' as the Word of the Year 2020.
- Reserve Bank of India becomes World's First Central Bank become to reach 1 million Twitter followers.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's First driver-less train on Delhi Metro's Magenta Line on 28 December 2020.
- Haryana tops Anemia Mukt Bharat Index among 29 states.
- PD Vaghela takes charge as the new Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
- India ranks 116 in World Bank’s Annual Human Capital Index.
- Tata Group wins new Parliament building contract.
- PM Narendra Modi digitally launched the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and e-Gopala App on September 10, 2020 for farmers in Bihar.
- The Global Innovation Index 2020 released on September 2, 2020, has shown India secured 48th position.
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