The aim of the day is to raise awareness about the adverse effects of corruption.

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1 IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS 9 TH DECEMBER 2018 Internatinal Anti-Crruptin Day: 9 Dec Internatinal Anti-Crruptin Day is bserved every year n 9 December. The aim f the day is t raise awareness abut the adverse effects f crruptin. A jint glbal campaign-'united Against Crruptin'-has been develped fr the year The campaign fcuses n hw crruptin affects educatin, health, justice, demcracy, prsperity and develpment. Surce Link: Indexes and Reprts (3-8 Dec 2018) 'Wrld Intellectual Prperty Indicatrs 2018' reprt was released by UN s Wrld Intellectual Prperty Organisatin (WIPO). Accrding t the prjectin by the Glbal Carbn Prject, India is the furth highest emitter f carbn dixide in the wrld. The '2018 Glbal Status Reprt n Rad Safety' was released by the Wrld Health Organisatin (WHO). Awards and Hnurs - II (3-8 Dec 2018) Ministry f New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has been cnferred the 'Skch Award fr Natinal Significance 2018'. G. Venkatasubbaiah has been chsen fr the Sahitya Akademi s 'Bhasha Samman' fr Suth. Delhi envirnment minister Imran Hussain received 'Her t Animals Award' by the Peple fr the Ethical Treatment f Animals (PETA)-India. 1 P a g e

2 Awards and Hnurs - I (3-8 Dec 2018) Real Madrid and Cratia midfielder Luka Mdric wn 'Balln d Or 2018' in Paris. Nrwegian frward Ada Hegerberg wn the 'Balln d Or 2018' fr wmen s players. French ftballer Kylian Mbappe wn the 'Kpa Trphy 2018' at the Balln d'or ceremny in Paris. Marathn runner Eliud Kipchge f Kenya and Clmbian lng jumper Caterine Ibarguen wn the 'IAAF Athletes f the Year' awards. Business and Ecnmy - II (3-8 Dec 2018) The RBI will reduce the Statutry Liquidity Rati (SLR) by 0.25% every quarter beginning January The Reserve Bank f India will implement an 'Ombudsman Scheme fr Digital Transactins' cvering services prvided by entities falling under Reserve Banks regulatry jurisdictin. State Bank f India will cease t be a fund manager f retirement fund bdy EPFO by the end f March Business and Ecnmy - I (3-8 Dec 2018) ICICI Securities and Bmbay Stck Exchange (BSE) has launched 'eatm' facility n 3 Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) apprved the merger with GlaxSmithKline Cnsumer Healthcare (GSKCH India) thrugh an-all equity deal. The Reserve Bank f India s Mnetary Plicy Cmmittee (MPC) kept the rep rate unchanged at 6.5% n 5 Appintments - II (3-8 Dec 2018) 2 P a g e

3 Pawan Singh has becme the first Indian t be elected as ne f seven member's f the Judges Cmmittee f the Internatinal Shting Sprts Federatin (ISSF). The Internatinal Assciatin f Athletics Federatins (IAAF) appinted Jn Ridgen as its new Chief Executive Officer. State Bank f India (SBI) appinted Swapna Barman as Brand Ambassadr fr its digital app 'YONO'. Appintments - I (3-8 Dec 2018) A.S. Rajeev is the new Managing Directr & Chief Executive Officer f Bank f Maharashtra. The gvernment f India appinted Ajay Narayan Jha as new Finance Secretary. The gvernment f India appinted Krishnamurthy Subramanian as the Chief Ecnmic Advisr. Atul Sahai is the new Chairman and Managing Directr (CMD) f the New India Assurance Cmpany Limited. Defence News (3-8 Dec 2018) The Special Frces f India and United States cmpleted their tactical exercise called 'Vajra Kayaa' n 1 Air exercise 'SHINYUU Maitri-18' was held between Indian Air Frce and Japanese Air Self Defence Frce at Air Frce Statin Agra frm 3 t 7 The Indian Navy will be cnducting 'Theatre Level Operatinal Readiness Exercise' (TROPEX) frm January Gvt Plicies & Schemes - II (3-8 Dec 2018) 3 P a g e

4 'Peples Empwerment Enabling Transparency and Accuntability' (PEETHA) prgramme was launched in Odisha. Gangtri & Yamuntri in Uttarakhand, Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh, & Parasnath in Jharkhand have been included in the 'Pilgrimage Rejuvenatin & Spiritual, Heritage Augmentatin Drive' (PRASAD) scheme. The Unin Cabinet apprved the 'Shahpurkandi Dam Prject' in Punjab n Ravi river. Gvt Plicies & Schemes - I (3-8 Dec 2018) Pan-India single emergency number '112' under 'Emergency Respnse Supprt System' (ERSS) was launched in Nagaland n 1 The Civil Aviatin Ministry launched the 'Digital Sky Platfrm' fr the registratin f drnes and their peratrs n 1 Maharashtra gvernment launched an initiative called 'State f Maharashtra s Agribusiness and Rural Transfrmatin' (SMART). Sprts News - II (3-8 Dec 2018) Atlawim Debebe f Ethipia wn the 'Pune Internatinal Marathn 2018'. In Wrestling, Vinesh Phgat wn the 57-kilgram natinal title at the 'Tata Mtrs Senir Natinal Champinship 2018' in Gnda, Uttar Pradesh. Ullas Narayan became the first ever Indian individual medal winner in the '2018 Internatinal Assciatin f Ultra Running (IAU) 24 Hur Asia & Oceania Champinship'. Sprts News - I (3-8 Dec 2018) Glf player Shubhankar Sharma became the yungest Indian t win the 'Asian Tur Order f Merit'. Delhi Daredevils was renamed as 'Delhi Capitals' n 4 The Internatinal Assciatin f Athletics Federatins (IAAF) annunced that Budapest will hst the 'Wrld Athletics Champinship' in P a g e

5 Team Italy wn the 'Admiral's Cup' Sailing Regatta Natinal Affairs (3-8 Dec 2018) The 'Bgibeel Bridge' n Brahmaputra river will be inaugurated n 25 The Supreme Curt apprved the gvernment f India's draft 'Witness Prtectin Scheme 2018'. The Pune district and sessins curt have becme first curts in India t launch the e-payment system. Patna will becme the secnd city in India t receive cntainer carg via waterways. Miscellaneus News - II (3-8 Dec 2018) ISRO's heaviest and mst-advanced high thrughput cmmunicatin satellite 'GSAT-11' was launched frm French Guiana n 5 Admiral Sunil Lanba, chief f the Naval Staff, released a bk titled Blue Waters Ahy! authred by Vice Admiral Anup Singh. The Ministry f Infrmatin & Bradcasting launched the bks: 'The Republican Ethic' and 'Lktantra Ke Swar' n 8 Miscellaneus News - I (3-8 Dec 2018) The gvernment f India has cnstituted a six-member cmmittee, headed by NITI Aayg's Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar, t lk at selling small and marginal il and gas fields f ONGC and Oil India. Cambridge Dictinary has named 'nmphbia' as 'Peple's Wrd f 2018'. Suth African President Cyril Ramaphsa will be the chief guest at India's Republic Day celebratins n 26 January Days and Events - II (3-8 Dec 2018) 5 P a g e

6 The 80th sessin f the Plicy Cmmissin f the Wrld Custms Organisatin (WCO) was held in Mumbai frm 3 t 5 Internatinal cnference n bears was held in Agra frm 3 t 6 December 'India Water Impact Summit 2018' was held in New Delhi frm 5 t 7 The annual 'Startup India Venture Capital Summit' was held in Ga n 7 Days and Events - I (3-8 Dec 2018) The Internatinal Day f Persns with Disabilities is bserved every year n 3 December. Wrld Sil Day is bserved every year n 5 December. Internatinal Vlunteer Day (IVD) is bserved every year n 5 December. Internatinal Civil Aviatin Day is bserved every year n 7 December. Indian Navy Day is celebrated every year n 4 December. Armed Frces Flag Day is bserved n 7 December. Internatinal News - II (3-8 Dec 2018) The 'Asia Pacific Summit-2018' was held in Kathmandu n 1 December Luxemburg is set t becme the first cuntry in the wrld t make all its public transprt free. On 7 December 2018, UN Secretary-General Antni Guterres launched a new framewrk named 'UN Glbal Cunter-Terrrism Crdinatin Cmpact' t cmbat internatinal terrrism. Internatinal News - I (3-8 Dec 2018) 6 P a g e

7 The 24th meeting f Cnference f Parties (COP-24) t the United Natins Framewrk Cnventin n Climate Change (UNFCCC) began in Pland n 3 Andres Manuel Lpez Obradr was swrn in as the new Mexican President n 1 Qatar will withdraw frm the Organisatin f the Petrleum Exprting Cuntries (OPEC) in January P a g e