CURRENT AFFAIRS - 13/december/2018

ISRO to launch GSAT-7A Communication Satellite –

·       The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch communication satellite ‘GSAT-7A’ from Shriharikota on 19 December 2018.

·       GSAT-7A is the 35^th Indian Communication state built by the ISRO.

·       The state will enable the Indian Air Force to interlink to different ground radar stations , ground air base and airborne early warning and control aircraft.

GOVT. formulates ‘Crisis Management Plan’ –

·       The GOVT. of India has formulated a ‘Crisis Management Plan’ to counter cyber attacks and cyber terrorism.

·       It will be implemented by all Ministers and Departments of the Centre and the state government in critical sectors.

·       The government of India has empanelled 76 security audit organizations to insure information security.

FDI inflows to South West Asia down : UN report –

·       As per the UN economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) report, FDI inflows to South and South-West Asia decreased by 6% in 2017.

·       It is due to a drop in foreign funding flow to countries like India and Turkey.

·       The foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow to South and South-West Asia stood at USD 63 billion in the last calendar year.

Tarun Aggarwal became SAT’S presiding officer –

·       Justice Tarun Aggarwal, retired CJ of the Meghalaya HC, has been appointed as the presiding officer in the Securities Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai.

·       The securities Appellate Tribunal in a statutory body established under the provisions of section 15k of the SEBI Act, 1992.

·       It hears ad disposes of appeals against orders passed by the SEBI by an adjudicating officer under the Act.

Manika won ‘Breakthrough Star award’ –

·       India’s Manika Batra became the first Indian Table Tennis player to be decorated with the ‘Breakthrough Table Tennis Star’ award.

·       She was honoured at the Prestigious ‘International Table Tennis Federation Star Awards’ in Incheon.

·       Manika started the year on a high at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, guiding India to it’s first ever Gold Medal in the Women’s team category.

First container mainline vessel flagged off –

·       Shri Nitin Gadkari flagged off India’s first container mainline vessels from Voc port (Tuticorin Port).

·       By this EXIM trade will benefit and there will be a saving of approximately 50 USD per container as the handling of the container at Colombo will not be required.

·       This service will give benefit to the inporters and exporters in terms of saving transshipment cost and transit time.

PM inaugurated the ‘Partners’ Forum, 2018 –

·       PM Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Partners’ Forum, 2018’ in Delhi.

·       He also released the coffee table book ‘Proven Paths’, a compendium of 36 best practices in maternal, child and adolescent health.

·       Partners’ forum is a Global health partnership launched in September 2005 to accelerate efforts to reduce child and maternal mortality, improve adolescent, child, newborn and maternal health.

15 new breeds of livestocks registered –

·       ICAR has approved registration of record 15 new breeds of livestock and poultry last year.

·       These include 2 cattle breeds-Ladaki and Konkon Kapila (Maharashtra and Goa); 3 buffalo breeds-Luit (Assam and Manipur), Bargur (TN), Chhattisgarhi etc.

·       The process of identification of animal breeds and their documentation plays a major role preserving the biodiversity of the country.

UN honoured Indian Startup ‘HelpUsGreen’ –

·       Uttar Pradesh-based ‘HelpUsGreen’ named startup has been honoured by the UN.

·       The startup works to clean up the mighty river Ganga by recycling thousands of tonnes of floral waste from temples.

·       ‘HelpUsGreen’ has come up with the world’s first profitable solution to the monumental temple waste problem: ‘flowercycling’.

Kovind launched app for farmers in Myanmar –

·       President Ram Nath Kovind launched a mobile app for farmers in Myanmar and dedicated a centre and a bio park to promote agriculture research and education to the people.

·       App provides cop and livestock knowledge and information apart from cropping guidelines based on location.

·       The app links farmers with more than 2,000 experts.

Zoramthanga to became Mizoram’s CM –

·       In Mizoram, the new government of Mizoram national Front (MNF), headed by Mr.Zoramthanga will be sworn in on 15^th December.

·       It was decided at the meeting between Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan and a delegation of the MNF partly led by Zoramthanga at Raj Bhavan in Aizwal.

·       In the 40-seated Assembly, MNF has secured a victory bagging 26 seats.

Kamal Nath to be new CM of Madhya Pradesh –

·       Congress party has choosen MP statue unit president Kamal Nath as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.

·       He will replace outgoing Chief Minister ShivRaj Singh Chouhan.

·       A one-line resolution has been passed at the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting in Bhopal to choose the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister.

Arunima Sinha to climb Mt. Vinson, Antarctica –

·       The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi handed over the tricolor flag to Arunima Sinha, marking the beginning of her expedition to Mount Vinson, Antarctica.

·       Ms. Arunima Singh is the first female Divyang to climb Mt. Everest.

·       Arunima Sinha had earlier conquered the highest peaks in five continents, becoming the first female Divyang to achieve the feat.

Myanmar announces Visa-on-Arrival Facility –

·       Myanmar decided to start a visa-on-arrival facility for Indian tourists, reports to Deccan Herald.

·       The visit is part of India’s ‘Act East’ and ‘Neighbourhood First’ policies.

·       Mr.Kovind also visited a temple of goddess Kali which is managed by a trust represented by people who came to Myanmar from different regions of India.

Manned mission to space –

·       It is proposed to undertake a manned mission to space before the 75^th Anniversary of Indian Independence.

·       The manned mission will accomplished using ISRO’s launch vehicle GSLV MKIII.

·       The manned mission will launch Indian Astronauts from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Shriharikota into approximately 400 km Low Earth Orbit.

·       The maximum mission planned is of 7 days duration.

Shri Bharat Bhusan became member of UPSC –

·       Shri Bharat Bhusan Vyas, IAS (J&K 1986) (Retd.) took the Oath of Office and Secrecy as member, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

·       The Oath was administered by Shri Arvind Saxena, Chairman, UPSC. He was born on 15-11-1957.

·       He has done B.SC. (Botany)

·       He joined Indian Administrative Service in 1986.

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