IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF DECEMBER 3rd , 2018
IMPORTANT
CURRENT AFFAIRS OF DECEMBER 3rd, 2018
1.
The United Nations International Day of Persons with
Disabilities is being observed .
a. The day is an
annual event promoted by the United Nations since 1992.
b. The
observance of the Day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and
mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with
disabilities.
c. Theme of IDPD
2018 : “Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring
inclusiveness and equality”.
2.
Qatar is going to withdraw from the Organisation of the
Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in January after nearly 60 years.
a. The decision
to withdraw from OPEC came after Qatar reviewed ways to enhance its role
internationally and plan its long-term strategy.
b. Note : Qatar is
one of OPEC's smallest producers but the world's largest liquefied natural gas
exporter.
c. About OPEC :
i) Headquarters : Vienna,
Austria
ii) Member-states : 15
iii) Established
in : September 1960
iv) Came into
effect on : January 1961
v) Official
Language : English
3.
India and US Airforces began their 12-day joint
exercise “Ex Cope India-2018” in West Bengal.
a. It is fourth
edition in series of bilateral joint exercise held by Air Forces of two nations
conducted in India.
b. This
year for first time exercise will be held at two Air Force bases in
West Bengal’s Kalaikunda and Panagarh.
4.
Fortnight-long (Two weeks) UN Climate Summit begins
in Poland.
a. Delegates
from nearly 200 nations to discuss ways to tackle global warming in the summit.
5.
Youngest revolutionary Khudiram Bose's (3
December 1889 – 11 August 1908) birth anniversary today.
a. At the time
of his hanging, he was 18 years, 8 months 8 days old.
6.
Hockey Legend, Major Dhyan Chand's 39th Death
Anniversary today.
a. He won 3
Olympic Gold Medals (1928, 1932 & 1936)
b. He scoredmore
than 400 goals durng his international career.
c. He is known
as the Wizard for his superb ball control.
7.
Bhopal observed the 34th anniversary of gas leak tragedy,
one of the worst industrial disaster of the world.
8.
Dr RajendraPrasad, first President of India's birth anniversary
today.
9.
Armed Forces Week being celebrated from 1st to 7th December 2018.
a. India marks
the Armed Forces Flag Day on 7th December every year and this
year it will be the 70th Armed Forces Flag Day.
b. Since 1949,
December 7 is observed as the Armed Forces Flag Day to honour the martyrs and
the men in uniform who valiantly fought on the borders to safeguard the
country’s honour.
c. Defence
Minister : Nirmala Sitharaman
10. The 'Rakhi
with Khaki' initiative by Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur police,
as part of which girls and women tied rakhis to 50,033 police personnel
and took selfies, has been acknowledged by the Guinness World Records.
11.
The government has constituted a 6-member committee to
oversee the sale of 149 oil and gas fields of state-owned ONGC, Oil India and
other explorers.
a. Head of this
Committee : Rajiv Kumar (NITI Aayog Vice Chairman)
b. Members :
i) PK Sinha
(Cabinet Secretary)
ii) Subhash
Chandra Garg (Economic Affairs Secretary)
12.
Indian banking and financial services company HDFC
Bank has withdrawn its Mobile app from Google Play
Store and Apple App Store after users complained of being unable to access
it.
a. The mobile
app had been revamped and launched earlier this week with new interface and
features.
b. The bank is
yet to issue an update regarding when the new version will be made available
for users.
13. India's
largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has offered for sale
three of its bad loan accounts to recover dues worth ₹2,111 crore.
a. The accounts,
which belong to Sona Alloys, MCL Global Steel and Jayaswal Neco
Industries, will be put up at an e-auction on December 13.
b. Note : SBI
recently auctioned 11 bad loan accounts with dues worth ₹1,019 crore.
14. Cross-platform
messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) service WhatsApp is seeking
a formal approval of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to expand
its payment services to all of its users in India.
a. WhatsApp’s
partner banks have also submitted a request for formal approval.
15.
'Train 18', India's first engineless train today
breached the 180 kmph speed limit during a test run.
a. The major
trials are over and Train 18 is expected to commence its
commercial run from January 2019.
16.
State-owned Bank of Maharashtra today
appointed A S Rajeev as its Managing Director
and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO).
a. He previously
served as the Executive Director of Indian Bank and had also been the CFO of
Vijaya Bank.
b. He will hold
the position for a period of three years or till further orders, whichever is
earlier.
17.
India's Lakshya Sen won the the Men's
Singles title at the Tata Open India International Challenge 2018 by
defeating Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand) in just 35 minutes.
18. 19-year-old Ashmita
Chaliha defeated eighth seed Vrushali Gummadi in
finals to win the Women's Singles title of Tata Open India International
Challenge 2018.
a. This is her
2nd title in two weeks (On November 19, She won the Dubai International
Challenge).
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