Page-6 of Current Affairs - December, 2018
PM Modi inaugurates Bogibeel Bridge
PM Modi inaugurated the Bogibeel Bridge on the birth anniversary of the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee i.e. December 25 which is observed as “Good Governance Day”. This 4.9 km-long bridge is the nation’s only fully welded bridge and for the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Indian Firm Takes Over Operations of Strategic Iranian Port Chabahar
India Ports Global Limited Company has opened its office and took over operations at the Shaheed Behesti port at Chabahar. It happened during the occasion of the first meeting of the follow-up committee for implementation of the trilateral Chabahar agreement between India, ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
President Trump names Patrick Shanahan as Acting Defence Secretary
President Donald Trump has announced that Defence Secretary James Mattis will depart the Pentagon by January 1. James Mattis’s Deputy, Patrick Shanahan is appointed as the Acting Defence Secretary. James Mattis had resigned from the post of Defence Secretary citing policy ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
24th December: National Consumers Day
The Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution celebrated the National Consumer Day 2018 on 24th December at the Kothari Auditorium, DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi. The theme of the 2018 National Consumers Day was “Timely Disposal of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Sangeeta Verma joins Competition Commission of India (CCI)
Sangeeta Verma, a former Indian Economic Services (IES) officer has joined the Competition Commission of India (CCI) as a member. The order of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs states that the central government has appointed Sangeeta Verma as the member of CCI for a period of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
P. V. Bharathi appointed as MD and CEO of Corporation Bank
According to an order issued by the Personnel Ministry on 24th December 2018, P.V Bharathi has been appointed as managing director and chief executive officer of the Corporation Bank. P.V. Bharathi is currently working as the Executive Director in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Indian Navy commissions Naval hospital INHS Sandhani
The Indian Navy has been commissioned a naval hospital ship, the INHS Sandhani at Naval station Karanja in the Raigad district of Maharashtra. INHS Sandhani was flagged by Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the Western Naval Command Vice Admiral Girish Luthra ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
55th anniversary of Sashastra Seema Bal held in New Delhi
The 55th anniversary of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) was held in New Delhi on 24th December 2018. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, was the chief guest and he witnessed the raising day parade along with delegates ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
PM releases commemorative coin in honour of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
PM Modi on 24th December 2018, a day before Vajpayee’s 94th birth anniversary released a commemorative coin worth Rs 100 in honour of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The front side of the coin features the Emblem of India ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Prime Minister Inaugurates developmental works in Odhisa
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated projects worth around Rs 15,000 crore in Odisha on 24th Dec 2018 as part of his Mission Purbodaya – a prosperous East for building a new India. The projects are related to health, road and ..