Daily Current Affairs for 8th to 12th Dec,2017 (English)
1.
Dec 9- The International
Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) is observed annually to
promote and strengthen measures to prevent and combat corruption more
efficiently and effectively .The theme
for year 2017 is “United against corruption for development, peace and
security”.
2.
Mamta Kalia (77) was chosen for Vyas Samman 2017 for her novel “Dukkham Sukkham”. She is a renowned
Hindi scholar and writer. The Vyas Samman award was instituted by KK Birla
Foundation in 1991. It is awarded annually to outstanding literary work in
Hindi.
3. “Bodhi Parva: BIMSTEC Festival
of Buddhist Heritage” was inaugurated by Minister of
State (IC) for Culture Dr. Mahesh Sharma. The festival was held in New Delhi at IGNCA, Janpath (Indira Gandhi National Centre
for the Arts as part of celebrations of 20th
Anniversary of BIMSTEC. This festival aims to spread universal message of
peace and tolerance practiced by Buddhism to address growing sense of
inadequacy in face of changes and conflicts that people and the world face. BIMSTEC is an international organization
comprising of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Nepal and
Bhutan.
4. India’s ‘first’ mobile food testing laboratory enabling
on-the-spot food safety tests was launched in Goa by Chief Minister Manohar
Parrikar. The vehicle is equipped to conduct on-the-spot tests to check food
quality and curb adulteration. It will also check hygiene level of water and
the received within 15 minutes. The vehicle is equipped with milk analyser, hot
air oven, hot plate, mixer grinder, digital weighing scale, digital multi
parameter hand-held meter, power generator, air conditioner and refrigerator. This
is the first ever ‘Food Safety on Wheel’ mobile laboratory in the country.
5. A new form of matter called
excitonium was discovered by the researchers
at the University of Illinois. Excitonium is a condensate made up of
excitons and exhibits macroscopic quantum phenomena just like a superconductor.
Excitons are particles that are formed in a very strange quantum mechanical
pairing. They are obtained by combining escaped electrons and “holes”. The
existence of this strange and mysterious type of matter was theorized after the
term excitonium was theoretically coined by Harvard theoretical physicist named
Bert Halper in the 1960s.
6. ‘MSME Sambandh’ - Public Procurement
Portal for MSMEs was launched by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSME). Its main objective is to
monitor the implementation of the Public Procurement from MSEs by Central
Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs). It will help MSMEs in participating in the
procurement process.
7. Union Health Minister J P
Nadda after releasing National Trachoma Survey Report
(2014-17) in New Delhi. He declared that India was free from infective Trachoma, a
contagious bacterial infection of the eye. The infection causes inflamed
granulation on the inner surface of the lids. Trachoma is a chronic infective
disease of eye and is leading cause of infective blindness globally. With this,
India met goal of trachoma elimination as specified by World Health
Organisation (WHO) under its GET2020 (Global Elimination of Trachoma by the
year 2020) program.
8. The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has signed an implementation agreement
with German firm GIZ GmbH for technical cooperation in implementation of
transport projects in Coimbatore, Bhubaneshwar and Kochi. The project will
give desired impetus in three major interventions proposed under Smart City
Mission of MoHUA viz. ITS-based transport solutions, non- motorised vehicles
and last mile connectivity. The main objective of these projects are to improve
planning and implementation of sustainable urban transport.
9. The Geneva-based International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
(ICAN) received the 2017 Nobel Peace
Prize at ceremony held in Oslo, Norway. The award was received by Beatrice
Fihn, leader of ICAN and Hiroshima nuclear bombing survivor Setsuko Thurlow.
10. December 10- the World Human Rights
Day (WHRD) is observed every year to commemorate adaptation of Universal Declaration
of Human Rights. The theme for this year is ‘Let’s stand up for equality,
justice and human dignity’. This year, Human Rights Day kicks off a year-long
campaign to mark the upcoming 70th anniversary of Universal Declaration of
Human Rights. Observance of the day seeks to encourage, support and amplify
measures to be taken by everyone to defend human rights.
11. Eminent scientist and father of
DNA fingerprinting in India Lalji Singh (70) passed away following heart
attack.
12. India’s External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, Russian
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi
met together in the15th trilateral meeting of the
Russia-India-China (RIC) foreign
ministers was held in New Delhi.
The discussions of meeting focused on regional security, issues affecting
Asia-Pacific region, counter-terror efforts and coordination at regional and
multilateral forums. The discussions of meeting focused on regional security,
issues affecting Asia-Pacific region, counter-terror efforts and coordination
at regional and multilateral forums.
13. Ministry of External
Affairs (MEA) in collaboration with AIC (ASEAN-India Centre) and CII (Confederation
of Indian Industry) have organized the ASEAN–India (Association of Southeast
Asian Nations-India) Connectivity Summit (AICS) was held in New Delhi. The theme of summit was ‘Powering Digital and Physical
Linkages for Asia in the 21st Century’. Its main focus areas were
Infrastructure, Roadways, Shipping, Digital, Finance, Energy and Aviation. The
AICS aimed at aimed at accelerating existing connectivity prospects, evolving
suitable policy recommendations, identifying issues of concern and developing
strategies to enhance economic, trade and industrial relations between India
and ASEAN member countries.
14. Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram and Chhattisgarh Chief
Minister Dr Raman Singh have inaugurated the
Aadivasi Mahotsav 2017 was held in
Raipur, Chhattisgarh to display the rich and diverse tribal traditions of
the central state.
15. The world’s biggest
automated container terminal at Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, the country’s commercial hub was opened in China.
16. The Union Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare has launched a door-to-door campaign for 15-days in the country
for early diagnosis, detection and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) to eliminate
the disease. Objective of this campaign is to detect these missed out cases
by going to every household. It is follow to government’s set target to
decrease incidences of TB by 90% by 2025 and reduce mortality due to the
disease by 95% by 2030 under the Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP).
17. December 12- Universal
Health Coverage (UHC )Day is observed every year to commemorate first unanimous United
Nations resolution calling for countries to provide affordable, quality health
care to every person, everywhere. The Union Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare launched ‘LaQshya’ Initiative
and mHealth: Safe Delivery Application on the occasion of Universal Health
Coverage (UHC) Day. Laqshya- A Labour Room Quality Improvement Initiative It is
safe delivery mobile application for health workers who manage normal and
complicated deliveries in the peripheral area. It objective is to improve
quality of care provided to pregnant mother in Labour Room and Maternity
Operation Theatres (OTs), thereby preventing undesirable adverse outcomes
associated with childbirth. mHealth:
Safe Delivery Application was launched for health workers who manage normal
and complicated deliveries in peripheral areas.
18. The Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) is developing small satellite launch vehicles to launch low-cost
small satellites to cut the launch fee that customers pay. Ride on small
launchers is ninth or tenth of the present cost. Besides, they are easy to
assemble compared to about 40 days taken to assemble a PSLV.
19.Government has made
mandatory for Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to seek approval from
Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) before accepting any
proposal to supply electric buses for availing incentives under the Faster Adoption
and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME-India) scheme.
The move is aimed at facilitating smooth roll out and management of demand incentives
for e-buses under FAME.
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