NATIONAL
UPDATES
1. Mumbai to Kabul air corridor
inaugurated: India and Afghanistan on Wednesday inaugurated their second air cargo
route linking Mumbai and Kabul. The new route is expected to boost
Afghanistan’s export of fruits and medicinal plants.
2. ‘Mann Ki Baat’: most trending
hashtag on twitter in India: Modi’s programme “Mann Ki Baat” was the most
trending hashtag on Twitter in 2017, followed by #jallikattu & #GST. “Mann
Ki Baat” is a radio programme hosted by Modi on the last Sunday of every month
to addresses people of the nation on All India Radio, DD National & DD
News.
3. K S Chitra bags
‘Harivarasanam’ Award: Veteran singer K S Chitra has been selected for
prestigious ‘Harivarasanam’ award 2017, instituted by the Kerala government. Chitra has
been selected for the award in recognition of her contribution to propagate the
spirit of secularism and universal brotherhood. The award carrying a cash
prize of Rs one lakh, citation and plaque would be presented at a function
on January 14, 2018.
4. Anushka is PETA’s ‘Person of
the Year’: Anushka Sharma has been named PETA’s Person of the Year by animal rights
organisation ‘People for Ethical Treatment of Animals’. She is a
vegetarian and has nabbed the title for helping in protections of dogs
and advocating for horses who are forced to pull carriages in Mumbai.
5. More than 71 crore mobiles and 82 crore
bank accounts linked with Aadhaar: Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad
has said that nearly 71.24 crore mobile numbers, both new connections and
existing, have been linked with Aadhaar till December 8, 2017. He also revealed that
about 82 crore bank accounts have been linked with Aadhaar. The deadline for
linking Aadhaar number to all services and government schemes is March 31, 2018.
6. Government cuts small savings
interest rate: The government has cut the interest rate on small savings schemes, such as
Public Provident Fund (PPF) and National Savings Certificate (NSC), by 0.2
percentage points for the January-March quarter.
PPF and NSC will now fetch a
lower annual rate of 7.6%.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES
1. Vin Diesel is the Top-Grossing
Actor for 2017: Vin Diesel has been named the top-grossing actor of
2017 by Forbes, with $1.6 billion in global ticketing receipts from his film
‘The Fate of the Furious’. The second spot was occupied by Dwayne Johnson ‘The
Rock’, with $1.5 billion receipts. ‘Wonder Woman’ actress Gal Gadot, whose
films earned $1.4 billion worldwide, featured at the third spot on the list.
OTHER UPDATES
SCIENCE/
TECHNOLOGY:
1. New species of fish discovered
in Meghalaya: A new species of blind fish has been discovered inside a cave in
East Jaintia Hills, in Meghalaya. The fish “Schistura
larketensis” gets its name from Larket village, where the cave has been
found. The species has apparently lost its sight living in the perpetual
darkness inside the cave.
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