Page-10 of Current Affairs - December, 2018
Charles Michel resigns as the Prime Minister of Belgium
Charles Michel has resigned from the post of the Prime Minister of Belgium on 19th December 2018. The resignation came as his government was under immense pressure from the opposition over his government’s support for the UN global compact on ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
President's rule comes into effect in Jammu & Kashmir
The state of Jammu and Kashmir has come under President’s rule from 20th December 2018 as Governor’s rule in the state completed its six months. It implies that now all the policy decisions related to Jammu and Kashmir will be ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Strategy for New India@75: NITI Aayog Strategy Document to Make India $ 4 trillion Economy
The government think tank Niti Aayog has unveiled the Strategy for New India @ 75. This comprehensive national strategy defines clear objectives for 2022-23. The strategy provides for a detailed exposition across forty-one crucial areas. Together with the progress already ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
State of Goa celebrates 57th Liberation Day
Goa celebrated the 57th Liberation Day on December 19, 1961 to mark getting independence from the 450-years of Portuguese rule. Every year 19th December is celebrated by India as on this day Operation Vijay was completed by the Indian Forces ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016 passed by Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha has passed Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2016 on 19th December 2018 to protect surrogacy in the country. The bill has banned commercial surrogacy and allows only altruistic surrogacy. The bill protects the rights of the surrogate mother and the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
USA pulls out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty
Russia has confirmed that the United States of America has decided to cancel the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty signed between Russian and the USA in 1987. The USA had already announced the withdrawal decision from the INF treaty in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Military Communication Satellite GSAT-7A successfully launched by ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the communication satellite GSAT-7A on 19th December 2018 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. GSAT-7A weighing 2250 kg was launched using Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F11). About GSAT-7A Satellite: ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Fact Sheet: India-Zambia Relationship
Recently Vice President Venkaiah Naidu met Zambian Parliamentary delegation in New Delhi. He welcomed Zambia as a member of the International Solar Alliance and hoped for early ratification of the ISA Framework Agreement. He also told the delegation that India would ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Minorities Rights Day observed on 18th December in India
India observed Minorities Rights Day on 18th December 2018. Every year on 18 December, this day is observed to promote the rights of Minority communities in India. Also, the awareness creation about the Minority Rights is the objective of celebrating ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Postage Stamp on Rajkumar Shukla, associated with the Champaran Satyagraha, released
The Department of Post has issued a Commemorative Postage Stamp on Rajkumar Shukla in New Delhi on 18th December 2018. The stamp was released as a tribute to the contribution made by Rajkumar Shukla in the launch of Champaran Satyagraha in ..