IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF DECEMBER 5, 2016
- On
December 5, 2016 World
Soil Day was observed.
- Theme
of 2016 : 'Soils
and pulses, a symbiosis for life'
- On
December 5, 2016 International
Volunteer Day was observed.
- This
day is an international observance designated by the United Nations since 1985.
- It
offers an opportunity for volunteer organizations and individual volunteers to
make visible their contributions - at local, national and international levels
- to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF DECEMBER 4, 5, 2016
- India is going to train the Qatari
police for
handling the security during the FIFA
World Cup in the
nation, scheduled to be held in 2022.
- The
agreement for the training was reached upon by the visiting Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al
Thani and
India's Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh On December 4, 2016.
- The US Senate has
unanimously passed a legislation to
extend sanctions against Iran by 10 years.
- It was
forwarded to President Barack Obama, who is expected to sign it into law
delaying any potentially tougher actions until next year.
