Daily Current Affairs for Dec 3 to 6 , 2017 (English)
1. The World’s first
Information and Technology (IT) Campus for differently-abled persons (divyangs)
is going to set up by the Telangana government in the state capital Hyderabad. The state Government has signed agreement with Vindhya
E-Infomedia Private Limited to set up IT campus to for persons with
disabilities (PWDs) on the occasion of World Disability Day (WDD). The proposed
first of its kind differently-abled friendly campus will be set up in area of
10 acres near IT park developed by state Government near the Hyderabad
international airport.
2.
December 3 - the International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed every year to promote the rights and well-being of
persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development with the theme of 2017 is “Transformation towards sustainable and resilient society for all”.
3.
Minister of Science &
Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forests & Climate Change Dr.
Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the XIth
Annual MedTech Summit of Biodesign Programme was held in New Delhi. The
summit was organised by Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under the Bio Design
Programme.
4.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani
inaugurated the first phase of Iran’s Chabahar port (Shahid Beheshti Port)
which holds significant strategic and economic importance for India. It has
been jointly developed by India, Iran and Afghanistan. It is Iran’s only
oceanic port located on the Gulf of Oman, southeast of Iran near Pakistani
border.
5.
December 4- the Indian Navy Day is observed every year to celebrate achievements and role of the
naval force to the country. Celebrations of Navy Day not only display India’s
technological progress but also the maritime achievements of India. This year
is 46th Navy Day. The observance of the day commemorates the launch of
Operation Trident by the Indian Navy against Pakistan on 4th December, 1971.
6.
Noxeno, a nasal foreign body removal device developed by
start-up InnAccel Technologies Private Limited, Bangalore has been launched. It is first dedicated tool for anterior
nasal foreign body (NFB) removal that allows doctors in any setting to quickly
and safely remove objects that people (mostly children aged 2 to 10 years) put
into their noses. It was developed by fellow trained under Biodesign program.
7.
Vigilant Ace, the largest-ever joint aerial drills was conducted
by South Korea and United States to enhance
their readiness and operational capability and to ensure peace and security on
Korean peninsula. The exercise comes after North Korea tested Hwasong-15, its
most advanced and powerful Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) as part
of its weapons programme.
8.
Petro- Venezuela’s own cryptocurrency to circumvent US-led financial sanctions was launched by the
President Nicolas Maduro.
9.
UN Global Compact on Migration was pulled out by the United States. It
has argued that Obama-era negotiated UN compact process deal contains numerous
provisions that inconsistent with country’s immigration and refugee policies
and Trump Administration’s immigration principles.
10.
AROGYA 2017- the first International Exhibition and Conference
on AYUSH and Wellness sector was organised by Federation
of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in collaboration with Union
Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry of Commerce & Industry and Pharmaceuticals
Export Promotion Council (Pharmexcil). Its theme was ‘Enhancing the global
potential of AYUSH’.
11.
The three day program of 6th International Tourism Mart (ITM)
2017 was held in Guwahati, Assam which was
organized by Union Ministry of Tourism in association with all North Eastern
states. The focus areas of 6th ITM was to spotlight on India’s “Act East Policy”,
blossoming ties with ASEAN and larger East Asia region, home to world’s rapidly
growing economies and India’s emerging tourism markets.
12.
December 5- The World
Soil Day is celebrated every year by Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations with the theme for year
2017 is ‘Caring for the Planet starts from the Ground’. It aims to communicate
messages on the importance of soil quality for food security, healthy ecosystems
and human well-being.
13.
Dinesh K Sarraf, the former CMD of ONGC was appointed as the new Chairman of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Regulatory Board (PNGRB) by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
(ACC).
14.
The International conference on climate change titled ‘Resilient Hindu
Kush Himalaya: Developing Solutions towards a Sustainable Future for Asia’ was
held in Nepal which was inaugurated
by Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari. The 4-day conference aimed at
developing solutions for a sustainable future for Asia that could withstand the
impacts of climate change.
15.
The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), Ministry of Chemicals
and Fertilizers will constitute multi-disciplinary committee of experts for consultation on matters pertaining to implementation of drug
price control order (DPCO) including technicalities involved in pricing and new
launches. The committee is also mandated to recommend its opinion on claims of
pharma companies about any additional therapeutic features associated with any
formulation.
16.
Dand Vidhi (Madhya Pradesh Sanshodhan) Vidheyak, 2017 bill was
passed unanimously by the Madhya Pradesh assembly that will see rapists of
girls 12 years or below being hanged till death. The bill proposes death
penalty or a minimum term of 14-year rigorous imprisonment or life imprisonment
till death for raping girls aged 12 or less. It also increases minimum
punishment for gang rape of girls aged 12 or less to 20 years rigorous
imprisonment. With this, Madhya Pradesh becomes first state where those
convicted of such rapes will face the gallows. The Bill will now be sent to the
President for his assent, after which it will become a law.
17.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to maintain status quo
in policy rates by keeping repo rate unchanged at 6.0% under liquidity adjustment facility (LAF). Repo rate is the rate at which RBI lends to its clients
generally against government securities.
18.
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is first
treaty-based international government organization to be based in India. So far, 46 countries have signed and 19 ratified Framework
Agreement of ISA. It became treaty-based international intergovernmental
organization on 6th December 2017 one month after Guinea became 15th country to
ratify it. The ISA is brainchild of India, jointly launched by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande in November 2015 in Paris
on sidelines of COP-21 of UN Climate Conference. Its secretariat is located in
campus of National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Gwalpahari, Gurgaon, Haryana.
19.
Godrej Aerospace has won order from BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd.
(BAPL) for supply of additional 100 units airframe fuel management systems for
BrahMos Air-Launched Cruise Missile. Brahmos is
supersonic cruise missile developed by BrahMos Aerospace, a joint-venture
between Russia’s Mashinostroyenia and India’s Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO). It is hailed as world’s fastest anti-ship cruise missile
in operation.
20.
The 22nd conference of Asian Harmonization Working Party (AHWP)
was recently held New Delhi. The five day conference
was organised by Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) and
National Drug Regulatory Authority (NDRA) of India in collaboration with Union
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. It is aimed at facilitating exchange
of knowledge and expertise amongst regulators and industry.
21.
The Union Environment Ministry has allowed NGT Chairperson to
“constitute a single-member bench” in “exceptional circumstances”. This move will address festering problem of vacancies in NGT.
According to earlier rules, NGT bench consisted of “two or more members” with
at least one judicial member and another expert. The balance of judicial and
independent experts was necessary to ensure that technical aspects of disputes
were adequately addressed.
22.
AKASH -the Surface to Air Missile (SAM) was successfully tested
with indigenous radio frequency seeker against target UAV Banshee. It was successfully launched from Launch Complex-III at ITR
Chandipur. Akash (means sky in English) is a mid-range surface-to-air missile (SAM).
It is medium range nuclear capable supersonic missile. It has been indigenously
developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) under
Integrated Guided-Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). This was the first
supersonic surface-to-air missile (SAM) with indigenous seeker that has been
test fired. With this success, India has achieved the capability of making any
type of SAMs. During the test, radars, telemetry and electro-optical systems
along coast had tracked and monitored all the health parameters of the missile.
23.The new economic and
partnership group named Joint Cooperation Committee, separate from Gulf
Cooperation Council (GCC) have been formed
by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and
Saudi Arabia. The new committee is assigned to cooperate and
coordinate between UAE and Saudi Arabia in all military, political, economic,
trade and cultural fields as well as others in the interest of the two
countries. GCC is a political and economic alliance of six countries in Arabian
Peninsula: Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE.
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