Page-17 of Current Affairs - December, 2016
India, Indonesia sign three agreements to enhance strategic partnership
India and Indonesia have signed three agreements in various areas to enhance strategic partnership. These agreements were signed after delegation level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting President of Indonesia Joko Widodo in New Delhi. Signed Agreements are ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Antonio Guterres sworn in as UN Secretary General
Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres (67) was sworn in as the 9th UN Secretary-General. He was administered the Oath of Office by Peter Thomson, President of UN General Assembly at special plenary meeting. He succeeds Ban Ki-moon and shall ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Punjab Government launches India's first amphibious bus project
Punjab Government has launched country’s first amphibious bus project at the Harike wetland near Amritsar. The amphibious bus named as “Harike Cruise” travels on land and as well as in water. It was launched by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Cristiano Ronaldo wins 2016 FIFA Ballon d’Or Award
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo (31) from Portugal has won the prestigious 2016 FIFA Ballon d’Or Award. He has earned this title of world’s best football player for fourth time. Earlier he had won the Ballon d’Or in 2008, 2013 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Ammonia detected for first time in upper Troposphere
Scientists for the first time have detected ammonia in the upper troposphere, the lowest atmospheric layer of Earth. It was detected by team of researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. They had analysed satellite data collected from ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
China launches advanced weather satellite Fengyun-4
China has successfully launched Fengyun-4 satellite, first of its new generation weather satellites into geostationary orbit. It was launched onboard of Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province. The launch marked the 242nd mission ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Kolkata-Mizoram trade route via Myanmar to open soon
A deep water port built in Myanmar’s Sittwe by India is ready to be commissioned. Thus, open Kolkata-Mizoram trade route via Myanmar. The Sittwe port is starting point for the Kaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project in Myanmar. Once shipments ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Gotthard Base Tunnel, world's longest rail tunnel starts regular service
The famed Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) has started regular commercial rail service in Switzerland. The first regular train to use GBT ferried passenger from Zurich to Lugano. The twin-bore GBT is world’s longest and deepest railway tunnel with length of ..