NATIONAL
UPDATES:
1.Cabinet approves construction of new 4- lane bridge
across river Ganga at Patna in Bihar : The
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has approved a new bridge across the
Ganga river at Patna (Bihar).The project for construction
of 5.634 km long new 4 lane bridge parallel to the
existing Mahatma Gandhi Setu on NH-19.The project is likely to be
completed by January 2023. The bridge is proposed to be built by
the Union ministry of road, transport and highways utilizing an
estimated outlay of Rs 2,961 crore.
2. Farm loans of over 16 lakh farmers waived in Chhattisgarh : Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel has announced to
waive off farm loans to the tune of 6,100 crore rupees of more than 16 lakh
farmers.It has been decided to waive off all short-term loans availed by
farmers from cooperative and Rural development banks.Chhattisgarh cabinet also
decided to provide 2,500 rupees per quintal to farmers for their paddy being
sold under Minimum support price (MSP) scheme.
3. Shri Prakash Javadekar inaugurates Sangeet Kala Sangam in New
Delhi : The
Human Resource Development Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar has inaugurated
‘Sangeet Kala Sangam’, at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi.It has
been organized under the aegis of Human Resource Ministry, to provide a
National Platform to the Art and Music Teachers of KVS.Kendriya Vidyalaya
Sangathan and Navoday Vidyalaya Samiti are two sister organizations of HRD
Ministry.
4. Ramphal Pawar appointed Director of NCRB : The Union Government has appointed ‘Ramphal Pawar’ (IPS officer-1988
batch-West Bengal cadre) as the new Director of National Crime Record Bureau
(NCRB).Mr Pawar was Joint Secretary in NATGRID.The National Crime Records
Bureau (NCRB) is an Indian government agency responsible for collecting and
analysing crime data as defined by the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
5. Madhavi Divan
appointed as Additional Solicitor General of India : The union government has appointed advocate Madhavi Divan as
the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) to represent it in the Supreme
Court (till 30th June 2020.). She is the third woman to be
appointed as Additional Solicitor General in the court. Senior
advocate Indira Jaising was the first woman to be appointed as the ASG.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. Philippines’ Catriona Gray Crowned Miss Universe 2018 : Catriona Gray (24-years) of Philippines has been
crowned Miss Universe 2018 (67th)
at IMPACT Arena, Muang Thong Thani in Thailand.
Tamaryn Green from South Africa was
named the first runner-up while Miss
Venezuela Sthefany Gutiérrez stood
third at the pageant.Gray was born in Australia and
studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston,
Massachusetts, was one of the odds-on favourites going into the competition. Miss
India 2018 Nehal Chudasama (22-years)
represented India.
2.International Migrants Day 2018 observed globally : The UN’s (United Nation) International Migration Day (IMD) is being
observed every year on 18th December to protect the rights of migrant workers
and members of their families. The theme of this year is ‘Migration with
Dignity’. In 2018, close to 3,400 migrants and refugees already have lost their
lives worldwide.
3. India decides to extend 1.4 billion dollars aid to the Maldives : India has decided to extend 1.4 billion dollars financial
assistance to the Maldives as budget support, currency swap and line of credit
for the social and economic development of Maldives. Earlier, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih reviewed efforts to promote
bilateral trade and investment ties between the two countries. India and
Maldives need to increase bilateral cooperation to maintain peace and stability
in the Indian ocean.
OTHER
UPDATES:
BANKING/FINANCE:
1.France to introduce tax
on internet firms : France will introduce its own tax on large internet
and technology companies from 1 January 2019. The name of the tax is ‘GAFA tax’
which was named after Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon. The aim of imposing
the tax is to ensure that the global giants pay a fair share of taxes on their
massive business operations in Europe.
2.
Uday Shankar elected Vice-President of FICCI : Uday
Shankar became the Vice President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for the year 2018-19. He is currently the
President of 21st Century Fox, Asia, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Star India. He was also appointed as Chairman of Star and Disney India and
President of The Walt Disney Asia Pacific on 13 December 2018.
No comments:
Post a Comment