Daily Current Affairs of 18 December 2017
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Here is the Current Affairs of 18th December 2017. Current Affairs is the very important section to score high in the mains exams of the various government exams like BANK, SSC, INSURANCE, RAILWAY, UPSC, GPSC and many more. So read daily current affairs and score high in the examination and increase your chance to be selected.
Here is the Current Affairs of 18th December 2017. Current Affairs is the very important section to score high in the mains exams of the various government exams like BANK, SSC, INSURANCE, RAILWAY, UPSC, GPSC and many more. So read daily current affairs and score high in the examination and increase your chance to be selected.
- 18 December: International Migrants Day. The day is intended to raise awareness about migrant rights amid rising migration and globalization. Theme of this year is ‘Safe Migration in a World on the Move’.
- A research institute for the study of the ‘Bhagavad Gita’ will be soon set up by the Uttar Pradesh government in Mathura.
- Samsung India has entered into a partnership with UNESCO MGIEP to launch virtual reality content and 360-degree videos on Indian heritage sites.
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 5 crore on Syndicate Bank for non-compliance with its directions on "Cheque Purchase or Discounting, Bill Discounting, and Know Your Customer (KYC)" norms.
- Paytm has announced that its QR now allows offline merchants to accept unlimited payments directly into their bank accounts at 0 charge.
- Sodexo, an employee benefit provider has announced its partnership with food ordering & delivery platform, Swiggy.
- Ola has announced the launch of in-trip insurance programme in partnership with Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, designed to benefit both driver-partners & their families. Chalo Befikar insurance will be provided to all active driver-partners on the platform, offering a cover of Rs 500000.
- Uber Technologies has joined forces with BBM Messenger to allow users around the world to book rides via the messenger service.
- The world’s steepest funicular railway has opened to the public in Switzerland. The 1,720-meter track will run from valley floor near Schwyz to car-free Stoos.
- Oracle has agreed to buy Aconex, a company that makes cloud-based collaboration software for construction projects.
- Former AC Milan and Real Madrid midfielder Kaka, who lifted the 2002 World Cup with Brazil, announced his retirement from football.
- Iran has opened its first museum dedicated to a solo female artist – Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, who received widespread international attention during decades of exile.
- Sushil Kumar clinched a gold medal at Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in South Africa.
- Indian shuttler P V Sindhu won the Silver medal in women’s singles summit clash of the Dubai World Super Series Final in Dubai.
- Frenchman Francois Gabart smashed the world record for the fastest non-stop solo navigation of the globe, completing the mammoth feat in 42 days, 16 hours, 40 minutes and 35 seconds.
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