Daily Current Affairs of 19 December 2017

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DAILYCURRENT AFFAIRS OF 18 December 2017



  1. 18 December: Minorities Rights Day.
  2. Goa has celebrated its 56th Liberation Day. The state was liberated on 19th December in 1961 from Portuguese control after almost 450 years of colonial rule.
  3. Rahul Gandhi becomes Congress president after his mother Sonia Gandhi vacated the position.
  4. SC has come out with a series of directions to ensure that public infrastructure is accessible to differently-abled persons.
  5. A tribal village in Chhattisgarh’s Balrampur district got electricity connection for the first time.
  6. The production of horticulture crops has been more than food grains irrespective of adverse climatic conditions. After China, India is the second largest producer of horticultural crops and fruits.
  7. Eminent Bengali poet Joy Goswami will be given the 31st Moortidevi Award for the year 2017.
  8. India currently ranks 60th out of 127 countries on the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2017. The list was topped by Switzerland.
  9. India will host a meeting of WTO member countries in February 2018 to muster support for food security and other issues.
  10. Bharti Airtel Ltd has entered into a definitive agreement with Millicom International Cellular S.A., under which Airtel Rwanda Ltd will acquire 100% equity in Tigo Rwanda Ltd.
  11. Joda East Iron Mine (JEIM) of Tata Steel has been honored with the prestigious Golden Peacock Innovation Management Award for the year 2017 for driving innovation in mines.
  12. Punjab has imposed a complete ban on manufacturing, sale, production, storage, supply, and usage of the kite-flying thread made out of nylon, plastic or any other synthetic material including the Chinese ‘manjha’ in the state.
  13. Shri Kiren Rijiju, inaugurated the first national-level training of trainers programme to sensitise various Central Ministries and Departments.
  14. Ola, operated by ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd has acquired food delivery start-up Foodpanda India Pvt. Ltd.
  15. Iraq has overtaken Saudi Arabia for the first time to become India's top crude oil supplier in the current fiscal, according to the Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
  16. ICRA Management Consulting Services (IMaCS), an arm of ICRA, launched a set of four fixed income indices including one on corporate bonds. It aims to create more depth in the Indian debt market.
  17. Indian junior boxers had clinched total 11 Medals (six gold, four silver and a bronze medal) at the fifth International Sven Lange Memorial Tournament, to finish as overall champions in the German city of Schwerin.
  18. India’s top-ranked junior shuttler Aakarshi Kashyap won U-17 and U-19 singles titles at Badminton junior Nationals in Guwahati, Assam.
  19. World 10,000m champion Sir Mo Farah has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017.
  20. England women’s cricketers won the Team of the Year award at the BBC Sports Personality show after their 2017 World Cup triumph.

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