NATIONAL
UPDATES:
1.Divya Patidar Joshi Crowned Mrs. India 2018
Title : Divya Patidar
Joshi of Madhya Pradesh was crowned with the prestigious India 2018 Title. The Mrs. India My Identity Beauty
Pageant 2018 finale was held in Delhi on 25th Dec 2018. Divya won the
crown of Mrs India this year from among 24 promising contestants. She won all
the rounds of Beauty with Brain contest along with Best Cat Walk title.
2. Railways introduces technology to eliminate
manual examination of trains : The mechanical branch of Central
Railways' Nagpur division has introduced a new state-of-the-art technology
called Automated Train Examination System (ATES) for the enhancement
of train safety. The system, developed by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited,
eliminates manual examination of trains and measures axle box temperature,
wheel disc temperature and records the under-gear of rolling stock of running
trains through infrared and other cameras.
3.Govt bans Khalistan Liberation Force : The government has
banned Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) for its involvement in several
killings, bombings, and other terror activities during its violent campaign for
"secession of Punjab". The decision to ban the outfit under the
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) comes in the backdrop of agencies
unearthing several KLF modules in recent months which has led to apprehensions
that it is attempting to revive militancy in the state. The Khalistan
Liberation Force and all its manifestations have been declared outlawed under
the under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), a Home Ministry
order said on Wednesday, adding it will be the 40th organization to be
prescribed under this law.
4.Triple Talaq Bill passed in Lok Sabha : The Lok Sabha on
27th Dec 2018 passed The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage)
Bill, 2018, after a heated debate.Before the start of the voting,
Congress and AIADMK staged a walkout from the House opposing certain provisions
of the bill that makes instant triple talaq or talaq-e-biddat a criminal
offense, with a jail term of up to three years with a fine.The Bill will
replace the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance-2018.
5.Virudhunagar district is Tamil Nadu most
improvement district: Niti Aayog : Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant
released the Second Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts Programme. The
ranking details the incremental progress achieved by the districts during June
to October this year across six key development sectors.Nuapada district in Odisha ranked
second. Siddarthnagar in Uttar Pradesh ranked third.
6.Madhya Pradesh: Kuno notified as a national
park : Madhya Pradesh forest department notify Kuno as a ‘national park’. The
state government has declared Kuno National Park with the inclusion of an area
spread along 404.0758 sq.km in addition to the earlier notified area of 344.686
sq km making a total of 748.7618 sq km area. The move is expected to pave way
for translocation of lions from Gir in Gujarat to Kuno.
7.The 26th National Childres's Science Congress
inaugurated in Odisha : The 26th National Childres's Science Congress has been
inaugurated by the Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik in
Bhubaneswar.Inaugurating the Congress session, Shri Patnaik has said that the
progress of science is essential for the National growth and healthy Nation. Odisha
government is organizing various programmes for the development of scientific
temper among students.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. Colin completed Solo
trek across Antarctica : Colin O’Brady, an American adventurer, has become the
first person to complete a solo trek across Antarctica without the assistance
of any kind. He took 54 days to complete the nearly 1,000-mile (1,600-km)
crossing Antartica. He arrived at the finish point on the Ross Ice Shelf on the
Pacific Ocean. In 1996-97, a Norwegian explorer, Borge Ousland, made the first
solo crossing of Antarctica.
OTHER
UPDATES:
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY :
1. Russia ‘successfully’ tests hypersonic
missile : According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia
has become the first country to complete the development of hypersonic weapons.The
Intercontinental, nuclear-capable hypersonic missile system will enter service
in Russia’s military next year, President Vladimir Putin added.The weapon, dubbed “Avangard,” successfully hit a
target 6,000 kilometers from launch, according to a separate statement from the
Kremlin. The Avangard is invulnerable to intercept by any existing and
prospective missile-defense means of the potential adversary.
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