Daily Current affairs for 19th Dec 2017 ( English)
1. The 10 day long
traditional festival of Losar was celebrated in Ladakh region of Jammu and
Kashmir to mark the beginning of New Year in this Himalayan region. Losar is Tibetan
word for ‘new year’. It is considered to be the most important festival of the
region. It is an important social and religious celebration in Ladakh. Ladakhi
Buddhists make religious offering before their deities in the domestic shrines or
in the Gompas.
2. The Union Minister
of Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu while speaking at event
organised by Apparel Export Promotion Council, AEPC in New Delhi have announced
that India is planning to host meeting of World Trade Organisation
(WTO) member countries in February 2018 to muster support for food security and
other issues.
3. The Union Minister
of State (MoS) for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey in Lok Sabha
announced that the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted
permission to Indian firm to conduct Phase-I clinical trials for a Zika
vaccine. Zika Virus is spread by Aedes egypti mosquito. It is spread vector
borne diseases.
4. National Disaster
Management Authority (NDMA) in collaboration with United Nations Office for
Disaster Risk Reduction-Global Education and Training Institute (UNISDR-GETI)
have organized the first national-level training of trainers programme
to sensitise various Central Ministries and Departments on utilisation of
Sendai Framework for developing action plans for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
was held in New Delhi. It aimed at building capacity of participants
to utilise defined indicators to monitor progress of Sendai targets. It also
provided training modules to enable them to lead consultations and train others
on the monitoring of the Sendai Framework Targets.
5. The national drug
pricing regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has notified
prices of 65 essential formulations, including those used for treatment of
diabetes, pain, infections and high blood pressure. All the
manufacturers of these 65 formulations have to furnish quarterly returns to
NPPA through IPDMS (Integrated Pharmaceutical DataBase Management System). The
65 essential formulations fall under scheduled I formulations under Drugs
(Prices Control) Order (DPCO), 2013. Besides, any manufacturer intending to
discontinue production of any of 65 drugs has to furnish information to NPPA,
with respect to discontinuation of production of drug or its import, at least
six months prior to intended date of discontinuation.
6. An MoU was signed
between the Union Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and
Maruti Suzuki India Limited to support Skill India Mission in automobile
industry. and also aims to provide high employment potential trades
related to automobile and manufacturing industry to youth under Skill India
Mission. The company will conduct courses include Manufacturing, Automotive
Body Repair, Automotive Service & Repair and Automotive Paint Repair at
pan-India locations leveraging facilities and services available at ITIs,
training centers of training partners, regional training centers, vendors and
dealers associated with Maruti Suzuki. All these courses will be approved by
NCVT (National Council for Vocational Training) and it will award certificates
to all candidates after completion of the course.
7. The Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) has secured its sixth –straight term in the state of Gujarat
( Election
2017). Out of the total 182 seats , the party won 99 seats . Congress had won
77 seats , NCP( Nationalist Congress Party ) won 1 seat and Bharatiya Tribal
Party won 2 seats and three independent candidates also won the people’s
mandate.
8. The Bharatiya
Janata Party won 2017 Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections by sweeping 44 of
Himachal Pradesh’s 68 seats.INC 21, Independents 2 and 1 CPM.
9. The United States
Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines to repeal the 2015
Open Internet Order which protects net neutrality in the United States. The proposal put
forward by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and approved by 3-2 vote.
10. The International
Energy Agency report reveals that Coal –fired power generation in India may
grow at nearly 4% per year through 2022 and import of thermal coal is likely
to decrease in the diverse initiatives being taken by the govt of India to
reduce coal imports.
11. The Expert
Appraisal Committee of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change accorded environment clearance for the Kaleshwaram irrigation
project in Telangana. The project seeks to provide drinking water facility for
Hyderabad and Secunderabad.It aims to provide irrigation facility in 7.38 lakh
hectares covering 7 districts.
12. The National Green
Tribunal (NGT ) recently banned plastic items in towns located
along the baks of river Ganga.
13. The double Olympian
Sushil Kumar won the gold medal for India in the final of the
74 kg free style category at the Common Wealth Wrestling Championship
2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. India’s Praveen Rana won a bronze
medal in the same category.
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