IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF DECEMBER 10th, 2018
IMPORTANT
CURRENT AFFAIRS OF DECEMBER 10th, 2018
1.
(10th December) is Human Rights Day.
a. On this day
in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and ever since, Human Rights Day is
observed every year on 10 December.
b. This year
(2018) marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, which was the first global enunciation of human rights and a
milestone proclamation of the new United Nations.
c. The
proclamation, which is a document translated in more than 500 languages in the
world states that everyone is inherently entitled to as a human being —
regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other
opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
2.
The 2nd edition of service specific exercise AVIAINDRA between
Indian Air Force and Russian Federation Aerospace Force (RFSAF) was held at Air
Force Station Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
a. The inaugural
IAF-RFSAF Ex AVIAINDRA was conducted in 2014 and since then it is conducted
bi-annually (twice a year) in both countries.
b. Aim of
AVIAINDRA : Anti-terrorist operations in bi-lateral scenario.
3.
Western European country Luxembourg is set to
become the 1st country in the world to make all its public transport
free.
a. Fares on
trains, trams and buses will be lifted next summer under the plans of the
re-elected coalition government led by Xavier Bettel, who was sworn
in for a second term as prime minister recently.
b. About
Luxembourg :
i) Capital : Luxembourg
City
ii) Monarch : Henri
iii) Prime
Minister : Xavier Bettel
iv) Official
languages : French, Luxembourgish and German
v) Currency
: Euro
4.
The 10th edition of INDRA NAVY maritime
exercise between India and Russia is being
held at Visakhapatnam coast, Andhra Pradesh from December 9-16, 2018.
a. Aim of INDRA
NAVY Exercise : To increase interoperability amongst the two navies, develop
common understanding and procedures for maritime security operations.
5.
President Ram Nath Kovind will be on a
4-day visit to Myanmar from today.
a. During his
stay, he will visit capital Nay Pyi Taw and Yangon,
and interact with his counterpart U Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu
Kyi.
b. A high-level
delegation is also accompanying Mr Kovind.
c. Through this
visit, the President will reaffirm India’s commitment to developing an
important partnership with Myanmar.
d. About Myanmar :
i.
Capital :
(1) Naypyidaw
(Administrative)
(2) Yangon
(Commercial)
vi) President : Win Myint
vii)
State Counsellor : Aung San Suu Kyi
viii)
Official language : Burmese
ix) Currency : Kyat
6.
Indian Railways flagged off the new Buddhist Circuit
Tourist Train from New Delhi's Safdarjung Railway Station today.
a. The train
will cover destinations associated with Lord Buddha's life, including Bodh
Gaya, Varanasi, Lumbini, and will end with a tour of the Taj Mahal.
7.
Union Cabinet has approved implementation of Shahpurkandi
Dam Project on river Ravi (Punjab).
a. The total
cost of this project is Rs. 1973.53 crore (Irrigation component: 564.63 cr,
Power component: 1408.90 cr.) Out of this, Rs 485.38 cr would be provided as
Central Assistance.
8.
The Cabinet also approved launching of National Mission
on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS).
a. It will be
implemented by Department of Science &Technology under Ministry of Science
and Technology for period of five years.
b. Objective of
NM-ICPS : To addresses ever increasing technological requirements of the
society.
9.
To encourage 'Make in India' and promote local
goods and services, the government has mandated preference to be given
to domestically-manufactured vehicles with minimum 65% local
content in public procurement of automobiles.
a. This applies
to automobiles based on internal combustion engines including two- and
three-wheelers, passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles.
10.The World
Bank has announced that India will retain its
position as the world’s top recipient of remittances this year
with $80 billion.
a. India is
followed by China, Mexico, the Philippines and Egypt.
b. Note : A foreign
remittance is money transferred from a foreign worker to their family or other
individuals in their home countries.
11.Flipkart-owned Myntra's
CEO Ananth Narayanan has resigned from his role with
his position set to be abolished.
a. The move
comes weeks after Flipkart Group CEO Binny Bansal resigned
after allegations of "serious personal misconduct".
12. The Ministry of
New and Renewable Energy, Government of India has been conferred
the Skoch Award for National Significance at an event
held in New Delhi.
a. The award was
received by Secretary, Ministry of New Renewable Energy, Anand Kumar.
b. The award has
been conferred on the Ministry considering its purpose and critical role played
in installing about 73 GW renewable energy capacity in the country.
13.Axis
Bank has inducted Amitabh Chaudhry as
additional director on its board, three weeks ahead of his taking over as the
new Managing Director and CEO of the private sector lender.
a. The board
also approved the reappointment of Samir Barua, Som
Mittal and Rohit Bhagat as independent
directors.
14.Union Sports Minister
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore today launched the jersey for the 2nd
edition of Khelo India, rechristened as Khelo India Youth Games
2018.
a. These games
will kick-start from 9th to 20th January 2019 in Pune.
b. Scheduled to
take place at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune, the Games will see
over 10,000 participants from 29 states and seven Union Territories taking part
in the two age categories — under 17 and under 21.
15.Virat
Kohli has become the 1st Asian captain to win Tests in England, Australia and South
Africa after leading India to a 31-run victory over
Australia in Adelaide today.
a. Kohli has now
led India to 25 victories in 43 Tests.
b. Note : India
became the 1st Asian team to win Tests in the three countries
in a calendar year.
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