Top GKToday’s News Headlines- 2 December 2019
Here are the top News Headlines of 2 December 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.
National Current Affairs
- Armies of India and Sri Lanka begin Exercise Mitra Shakti-VII at Aundh Military Station, Pune
- Maharashtra: Nana Patole of Congress elected Assembly Speaker; BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis named leader of opposition
- Nagaland celebrates its 57th statehood day on December 1, 2019
- 20th edition of Nagaland Hornbill Festival being organised at the Naga Heritage Village at Kisama from December 1 to 10
Economy & Business Current Affairs
- ICAS (Indian Civil Accounts Service) Officer Soma Roy Burman takes charge as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA)
- Indian Ordnance Factories’ Service officer (IOFS) Hari Mohan takes charge as new Chairman of the Kolkata-headquartered Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)
International Current Affairs
- World AIDS Day observed on December 1 with its theme as ‘Communities Make the Difference’
- MoS, HRD Sanjay Dhotre inaugurates the India Pavilion at International Book fair in Guadalajara, Mexico
- India becomes first country to make entire process for pilgrims going process digital: Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
- Irving Burgie, songwriter of calypso hit ‘Day-O,’ dies at 95
Sports Current Affairs
- 13th South Asian Games inaugurated in Kathmandu by Nepal’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari
- Delhi’s Shamim Khan wins Kensville Open golf tournament in Ahmedabad
BADMINTON
- 2019 Syed Modi International badminton tournament concluded at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium in Lucknow on December 1, 2019. Winners are:
- Men’s Singles: Wang Tzu-wei of Chinese Taipei
- Women’s Singles: Carolina Marín of Spain
- Men’s Doubles: He Jiting & Tan Qiang of China
- Women’s Doubles: Baek Ha-na & Jung Kyung-eun of South Korea
- Mixed Doubles: Rodion Alimov & Alina Davletova of Russia
