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1 Tday Current Affairs fr Cmpetitive Exams - Current Affairs Online If yu are appearing fr any Gvernment Recruitment Exam, it is imprtant that yu are familiar with the happenings arund the wrld. Current Affairs is an imprtant part f yur syllabus apart frm English, Quantitative Aptitude r Lgical Reasning! Thus, we bring yu the Imprtant General Awareness in PDF. Nw, Banking, SSC and Insurance aspirants can read the update cntaining all the Imprtant Current Affairs 16th December Yu can als attempt yesterday's current affairs quiz: Current Affairs Quiz 15th December 2018 Imprtant Current Affairs 16 th December 2018 Vijay Diwas celebrated n 16 December Vijay Diwas is celebrated every year in India n 16 December. The day marks the Indian military's victry ver Pakistan in 1971 during the war fr the independence f Bangladesh frm Pakistan. On this day, 93,000 members f Pakistani trps surrendered t the Indian Army and Mukti Bahini, calling an end t the Ind-Pak war f NRTI dedicated t the Natin The Unin Railway Minister Piyush Gyal dedicated the Natinal Rail and Transprtatin Institute (NRTI), India s first Railway University, t the natin in Vaddara n 15 December It is third such university in the wrld after Russia and China. 1 P a g e

2 The Railway University began its peratins n 5th September Business and Ecnmy (10-15 Dec 2018) As per the RBI, the Current Accunt Deficit (CAD) widened t 2.9% f GDP fr the July-September quarter. As per the UN Ecnmic and Scial Cmmissin fr Asia and the Pacific reprt, FDI inflws t Suth & Suth-West Asia decreased by 6% in Inflatin based n whlesale prices fell t a three-mnth lw f 4.64% in Nvember 2018, as prices f fd articles, especially vegetables reduced. Sprts News (10-15 Dec 2018) The Internatinal Cricket Cuncil (ICC) has rped in Ryal Stag as the fficial spnsr fr the next five years. Steel Authrity f India's Hckey Academy wn the 115th 'All India Aga Khan Gld Cup' hckey turnament 2018 in Delhi n 10 December The 2nd editin f 'Khel India Yuth Games' will be held in Pune in January MUs and Agreements (10-15 Dec 2018) The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) apprved a $400- millin lan fr a water sanitatin prject in Andhra Pradesh. The gvernment f India and the Asian Develpment Bank signed a lan agreement f $31 millin fr a turism prject in Tamil Nadu. India and Asian Develpment Bank signed a $60 millin lan agreement fr fld management in Assam. Gvt Plicies & Schemes- II (10-15 Dec 2018) The gvernment f India ntified the medical devices like nebulizers, bld pressure mnitrs, digital thermmeters, and glucmeters as 'drugs' under the Drugs and Csmetics Act. The gvernment f India raised its cntributin frm 10% t 14% in the Natinal Pensin Scheme (NPS). 2 P a g e

3 The gvernment f India has frmulated a 'Crisis Management Plan' t cunter cyber attacks and cyber terrrism. Gvt Plicies & Schemes- I (10-15 Dec 2018) Indian Prts Assciatin under the guidance f the Ministry f Shipping launched the Prt Cmmunity System 'PCS1x' n 11 December The Ministry f Pwer launched 'ECO Niwas Samhita 2018' n 14 December The Agriculture Ministry launched the nline prtal 'Ensure' t cnnect with direct benefit transfer and prvide a simple, useful and transparent system t the beneficiary Awards and Hnurs- II (10-15 Dec 2018) Manipur Gvernment hnred MC Mary Km with the title 'Meethileima'in Imphal. India's Manika Batra became the first Indian Table Tennis player t win the 'Breakthrugh Table Tennis Star' award. Jharkhand has been selected fr the 'Krishi Karman' award Tata Steel Limited wn the Prime Minister's Trphy fr the 'Best Perfrming Integrated Steel Plant' in the cuntry fr Awards and Hnurs- I (10-15 Dec 2018) Cnservatinist Imran Siddiqui wn the 'Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award 2018'. DMK MP Kanimzhi has been selected fr the 'Best Wman Parliamentarian Award' (Rajya Sabha) set up by Lkmat newspaper fr Tennis cach Sascha Bajin was chsen as the first winner f the Wmen's Tennis Assciatin's (WTA) 'Cach f the Year' award n 10 December Indexes and Reprts (10-15 Dec 2018) 3 P a g e

4 As per Wrld Bank's Migratin and Develpment Brief, India will retain its psitin as the wrld s tp recipient f remittances in The reprt titled 'Regulatry Indicatrs fr Sustainable Energy (RISE) 2018' was released by the Wrld Bank. The 'Climate Change Perfrmance Index' 2019 was published by internatinal NGO Germanwatch, the New Climate Institute, and Climate Actin Netwrk. Appintments - II (10-15 Dec 2018) Justice Tarun Agarwala has been appinted as the presiding fficer in the Securities Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai. The Infrmatin and Bradcasting Ministry nminated Brijendra Pal Singh as the new President f Film and Televisin Institute f India Sciety. Ashk Gehlt will be the new Chief Minister f Rajasthan while Sachin Pilt will be Deputy Chief Minister. Appintments - I (10-15 Dec 2018) SWIFT India appinted ex-sbi chief Arundhati Bhattacharya as the new chairman f its bard. The gvernment f India appinted Shaktikanta Das as the Gvernr f the Reserve Bank f India. Cmptrller and Auditr General Rajiv Mehrishi became the Vice-Chair f the United Natin's Panel f Auditrs. Shri Bharat Bhushan Vyas, IAS became the Member f Unin Public Service Cmmissin. Internatinal News (10-15 Dec 2018) The United Natins adpted the 'Glbal Cmpact fr Safe, Orderly and Regular Migratin' in Mrcc n 10 December P a g e

5 Israel became a full member f the Financial Actin Task Frce (FATF) n 10 December The Nepal gvernment banned the use f Indian currency ntes f Rs 2,000, Rs 500 and Rs 200 denminatins. Miscellaneus News (10-15 Dec 2018) The bk titled 'Of Cunsel: The Challenges f the Mdi-Jaitley Ecnmy', authred by Arvind Subramanian was launched n 7 December India will get its first underwater museum ff the Puducherry cast. India signed an ascensin pact t the 'Trans-Reginal Maritime Netwrk'. The 1st Internatinal Cnference n 'Sustainable Water Management' was held in Mhali n December Science and Technlgy (10-15 Dec 2018) NASA's 'Vyager 2' prbe has becme the secnd human-made bject t enter interstellar space. Ggle has annunced a partnership with Plis, the internatinal jurnalism think-tank at Lndn Schl f Ecnmics and Plitical Science, t create 'Jurnalism Artificial Intelligence (AI)' prject. The ISRO will launch cmmunicatin satellite 'GSAT-7A' frm Sriharikta n 19 December Persns in News (10-15 Dec 2018) Mexic s Vanessa Pnce de Len wn the cveted Miss Wrld 2018 crwn. Ga s Prathamesh Maulingkar has becme the first Asian/Indian t win Mister Supranatinal 2018 title. Saudi jurnalist Jamal Khashggi has been named Time magazine s Persn f the Year. Places in News (10-15 Dec 2018) 5 P a g e

6 'Shi Ymi' and Lepa Rada have becme the 23rd and 24th district f Arunachal Pradesh respectively. With the cmmissining f the Kannur airprt, Kerala has becme the first in the cuntry t have fur internatinal airprts. A 'Nishidhi' stne inscriptin frm the 12th century was fund at 'Nandi Basaveshwara temple' in Harakere village in Karnataka. Defence News -II (10-15 Dec 2018) Agni V was successfully launched frm a canister n a rad-mbile launcher at the Dr. Abdul Kalam Island ff the cast f Odisha n 10 December The Indian Cast Guard launched the 'Operatin Oliva' exercise at the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha. Defence News -I (10-15 Dec 2018) Indian Navy and Russian Federatin Navy held the maritime exercise 'Indra Navy 2018' frm 9 t 16 December Indian Air Frce and Russian Federatin Aerspace Frce will hld exercise 'Aviaindra 2018' at Air Frce Statin Jdhpur frm 10 t 21 December The Indian Air Frce cnducted the exercise 'Crss Bw 18' in Andhra Pradesh n 8 December Days and Events (10-15 Dec 2018) Human Rights Day is bserved every year n 10 December. Internatinal Muntain Day (IMD) is bserved every year n 11 December. Internatinal Day f Neutrality is bserved every year n 12 December. Internatinal Universal Health Cverage Day is bserved n 12 December. Natinal energy cnservatin day is celebrated every year in India n 14 December. 6 P a g e

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