Page-26 of Current Affairs - December, 2019
South Asian Games: India leads with 214 medals
India has won 110 gold, 69 silver and 35 bronze at the South Asian Games, 2019. On the whole India won 214 medals. The event was held in Nepal. Highlights In athletics, India won 49 medals that comprised of 23 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Girish Chandra Chaturvedi appointed new of Chairman National Stock Exchange
The National Stock Exchange(NSE) has appointed Girish Chandra Chaturvedi as its new chairman. His appointment comes following the approval of markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The NSE chairman was lying vacant since January 2019 when then ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Jharkhand’s Mahuamilan station becomes country’s 5500th station to get free wifi facility
Jharkhand’s Mahuamilan station which comes under East Central Railway (ECZ) zone has become 5500th station to get free wifi facility. The RailTel Corporation of India Ltd. (RCIL), the digital arm of Indian Railways, has thus provided free WiFi at 5,500 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
100 days of Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana
The National programme driven by TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India), Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana (PMVDY), completed 100 days under Ministry of Tribal Affairs on December 7, 2019. The programme aims at empowering the tribal community. Highlights ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Foreign Exchange reserve touches a new high of 451.08 billion USD
According to the weekly data released by the Reserve Bank of India, the foreign exchange reserve touched a new high of 451.08 billion USD. The foreign exchange currency assets include the depreciation or appreciation of the non-US currency like pound, ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Assam govt. sets up Anti Depredation Squads to avoid human-wildlife conflicts
The state government of Assam has set up 15 Anti-Depredation Squads of Forest department to deal with human-wildlife conflicts in state. The squads would help Forest Department to reduce casualties in conflict situations. About Anti-Depredation Squads These squads will be ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Global Climate Risk Index 2020
Global Climate Risk Index 2020, published by environmental think tank Germanwatch found Japan to be the most vulnerable country to climate change, followed by Philippines, Germany, Madagascar and India. Key Findings of Index (1) Japan: It topped the list of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
FM transmitters to be set up in Sashastra Seema Bal premises
Government of India has approved seven projects for setting up of FM transmitters in premises of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) for strengthening FM coverage along Indo-Nepal border. The information in this regard was presented by Union Minister for Information and ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
First Meeting of Consultative Committee of Ministry of Petroleum
The first meeting of Consultative Committee of Ministry of Petroleum was chaired by the Minister of Petroleum Shri Dharmendra Pradhan. Highlights of the meet The committee announced that Government of India is working towards a transformative change in energy sector. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
OPEC cuts production to 500,000 barrels per day
On December 6, 2019, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries reached a deal deepening their output cuts. They have set the target as 500,000 barrels a day. The action is being implemented in order to eliminate surplus and bolster crude ..