NATIONAL
UPDATES:
1.Andhra Pradesh gets its own High Court in Capital
Amaravati : President Ram Nath Kovind on 26
December 2018, issued orders for the creation of a separate high court for
Andhra Pradesh. The new high court will start functioning from 1 January 2019
from Amaravati. With the creation of the new high court, the country will have
25 high courts. According to the notification issued by the Law Ministry,
Justice Ramesh Ranganathan, who is at present the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand
High Court, will head the new high
court.It will have 15 other judges besides the chief justice.
2. India’s largest cancer institute in Haryana’s Jhajjar to open in
January 2019:
Union
Health Minister JP Nadda said that the largest cancer hospital in India, the National
Cancer Institute in Haryana’s Jhajjar district, would be opened to public by
the third week of January. The institute, being considered as a landmark in the
field of cancer research in the country, shall lessen the deficit of tertiary
cancer care in the northern region. The institute will have 710 beds, out of
which 200 beds will be dedicated for translational research on India-specific
cancers.
3. Tamil Nadu: Tribal community Baduga celebrates annual Heddaiyamman
festival : The
tribal Baduga community in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu celebrated their
annual Heddaiyamman festival on 26th Dec 2018. People observe
48 days fast and walk in religious processions, holding up a holy shaft which
symbolizes the miracle of the traditional Badaga goddess. The Badagas are an
indigenous tribal group in the Nilgiris and occupy more than 400 remote hill
villages in the district.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1.Three islands in Andaman and Nicobar to be renamed after
Netaji Subash Chandra Bose : The
Centre has decided to rename three islands of Andaman.According to reports, the
three islands - Ross Island, Neil Island and Havelock Island will be renamed
Netaji Subash Chandra Bose island, Shaheed dweep, and Swaraj dweep,
respectively. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to make the announcement
during his visit to Port Blair on 30 December. 30 December 2018 marks the 75th
anniversary of Netaji's visit to the islands.
2. Bhutanese PM to begin 3-day India visit today : Prime Minister of Bhutan Dr. Lotay Tshering will arrive today in New Delhi
on a three-day official visit to India.The
visit of the Bhutanese Prime Minister is taking place during the Golden jubilee
year of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between the two
countries.Foreign
Secretary Vijay K Gokhale will call on the visiting dignitary on Thursday.During
his visit, Bhutanese PM will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
3. India Takes Over Iran's Strategic Chabahar Port : Indian firm India Ports Global Limited took over the operations
of the Shaheed Behesti Port at Chabahar on the southeastern coast of Iran,
being jointly developed by India, Iran and Afghanistan. he
company opened its office following the first meeting of the follow-up
committee for implementation of the trilateral Chabahar Agreement between
India, Afghanistan and Iran. "It was agreed to allow cargo movement at
Chabahar using TIR Convention provisions."
OTHER
UPDATES:
BUSINESS/ECONOMY:
1. Bimal
Jalan to head expert panel on Economic Capital Framework : The Reserve Bank of India has formed an expert
committee under former governor Bimal Jalan to decide the appropriate level of
reserves that the regulator should hold.The six-member panel has former deputy
RBI governor Rakesh Mohan as its vice chairman and comprises economic affairs
secretary Subhash Chandra Garg, RBI central board members Bharat Doshi and
Sudhir Mankad and deputy governor NS Vishwanathan.
BANKING/FINANCE:
1. RBI
launches survey to capture retail payment habits in 6 cities : The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will capture payment habits of individuals
in six cities, including four metropolitan towns. For the purpose, the central
bank has launched a ‘Survey on Retail Payment Habits of Individuals (SRPHi)’. The
survey will cover a sample of 6,000 individuals from various socio-economic
backgrounds across six cities -- Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai,
Bengaluru and Guwahati.
DEFENCE:
1.China successfully tests Russia's S-400 missile air
defence system : China
has successfully tested the advanced S-400 air defence system imported from
Russia for which India also signed-up recently despite concerns over threat of
sanctions from the US.S-400 is known as Russia's most advanced long-range
surface-to-air missile defence system. China was the first foreign buyer to
seal a government-to-government deal with Russia in 2014 to procure the lethal
missile system.
SPORTS :
1.Former Australia captain Ponting inducted
into ICC Hall of Fame : Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting was formally
inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame on 26 Dec 2018.Ponting was named in
the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame along with former India captain Rahul Dravid and
England woman wicketkeeper-batter Claire Taylor during the ICC Annual
Conference in Dublin in July.
2.
CA Kuttappa takes over as India's chief boxing
coach : Dronacharya awardee C A Kuttappa has taken over as
India's chief boxing coach. The 39-year-old Kuttappa is credited with shaping
some of the country's most successful boxers such as Vijender Singh, M Suranjoy
Singh and Shiva Thapa, among others. He replaced veteran coach SR Singh.
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