Top GKToday’s News Headlines- 8 December 2019
Here are the top News Headlines of 8 December 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.
National Current Affairs
- Jal Shakti Ministry and the Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga) led by IIT-Kanpur organised the fourth India Water Impact Summit in New Delhi from December 5 to 7
- 8th India-China joint training exercise ‘HAND-IN-HAND 2019’ with ‘counter-terrorism’ theme being organised in Meghalaya from December 7 to 20
- All India Conference of Director Generals /Inspector Generals of Police being organised in Pune from December 6 to 8
- President inaugurates new building of Rajasthan High Court, at Jodhpur
- Haryana: Gurgaon city’s Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) for enabling Smart City applications inaugurated by CM Manohar Lal Khattar
- Armed Forces Flag Day celebrated on December 7
- Vidita Ashok Vaidya of TIFR, Mumbai wins Rs. 3 crore Sree Ramakrishna Paramhansa Research Grant in Vijayawada (AP) for trauma research
- Retired IPS officer K. Vijay Kumar appointed Senior Security Adviser to Home Ministry for J&K and LWE-affected States
Economy & Business Current Affairs
- CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs) organises GST Stakeholder Feedback Diwas on December 7, 2019 on the new system for filing returns across 125 cities
- Air India subsidiary Alliance Air starts Guwahati-Dimapur-Imphal flight under regional connectivity scheme (RCS) Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN)
- Fashion designer Ritu Beri appointed as chief design consultant for TRIFED to promote tribal Arts and Culture
- TRIFED: Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited
International Current Affairs
- At least 4 killed after Saudi Arabian air force trainee opens fire at US naval base in Pensacola, Florida
Sports Current Affairs
- Indian Oil Corporation, New Delhi wins the 15th Guru Tegh Bahadur (GTB) Gold Cup All India Hockey tournament in Mumbai
- India’s R. Praggnanandhaa wins the FIDE Open category of the London Chess Classic