Top GKToday’s News Headlines- 29 December 2019
Here are the top News Headlines of 29 December 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.
National Current Affairs
- Ladakhi New Year Losar celebrated on December 28
- Maharashtra: Farmers whose crop loan and restructured loan exceeds Rs two lakh will be ineligible for the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Farmer Loan Waiver Scheme
- Bihar CM Nitish Kumar unveils statue of former Union Minister Arun Jaitley in Patna on his birth anniversary
- Former Doordarshan Director-General Shiv Sharma dies in Gurugram at 85
- Composer Ilaiyaraja wins 2019 Harivarasanam award given by the government of Kerala
- Marathi litterateur Bhalchandra Nemade and Hindi writer Gynanranjan win ‘Akashdeep Sanman’ awards given by Amar Ujala media group
Economy & Business Current Affairs
- Statistics ministry sets up 28 member Standing Committee on Statistics (SCES) chaired by former Chief Statistician Pronab Sen to improve quality of data
International Current Affairs
- Pakistan rolls out first batch of its indigenous dual-seat fighter jets JF-17 manufactured in collaboration with China
- UNGA approves resolution that will start the process of drafting a new international treaty to combat cybercrime
- UNGA adopts USD 3.07-billion operating budget for 2020; USD 2.9 billion in 2019
- UNGA approves resolution extending the investigation into the mysterious 1961 death of secretary-general Dag Hammarskjold
- Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino wins Director of the Year Award at Palm Springs International Film Festival for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”