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 ISRO will launch communication and Defence satellite on

December 19, named - GSAT-7A.

 Revised guidelines for ground water extraction will be

effective from - 1st June 2019.

 Ministry of Power has unveiled 'ECO Niwas Samhita 2018'

for - Residential Buildings.

 Head of the new ‘National Medical Devices Promotion

Council’ - Secretary of Department of Industrial Policy

and Promotion.

 On December 13, Indian government signed a $ 60 million

loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to

reduce floods in – Assam.

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 On December 12, the CBIC included these in the list of

currencies for exchange rates for the purpose of valuing

imports and exports - Korean Won and Turkish Lira.

 Railways has commissioned 41 projects at a cost of Rs 700

crore for this festival that will begin in Allahabad - Kumbh

Mela.

 The vehicle is capable of undertaking rescue from a disabled

submarine up to 650 metres depth, was inducted into the

Indian Navy - Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles

(DSRVs).

 This Advanced satellite will be launched by ISRO on 19th

December - GSAT-7A.

 Assembly elections were held in these five states in

December 2018 - Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh,

Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram.

 Government of India's Infrastructure Development

Investment Program for Tourism (IDIPT) is being

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implemented in the state of - Tamil Nadu, Punjab,

Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

 This Portal launched for subsidy under 'National Livestock

Mission - EDEG' - ENSURE.

 A long-range surface-to-surface Nuclear Capable Ballistic

missile, that can target up to 5000 km - Agni-V.

 Centre decided to increase the government's contribution, in

the NPS tier - I, to - 14 percent.

 The Union Home Ministry has notified amendments to the

Citizenship Rules, 2009, to include a separate column in the

citizenship form for applicants belonging to six minority

communities from - Pakistan, Afghanistan and

Bangladesh.

 From 1 January 2020, these medical devices will be

considered in the 'Medicines' category under the Medicines

and Cosmetics Act - Nebulizer, Digital Thermometer,

Blood Pressure Monitor, Glucometer.

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 The first International Conference on ‘Sustainable Water

Management’ held in - Mohali (Punjab).

 Khelo India Youth Games will start from January 9 in - Pune

(Maharashtra).

 National Challenge - ‘Ideate for India - creative solutions

using technology' for school students launched in - New

Delhi. International

 To map melting ice sheets in Antarctica, NASA deployed

Satellite, named - Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-

 For the first time in December 2018, the public internet

facility was started in this world’s last country without having

internet service - Cuba.

 Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned as Prime Minister of - Sri

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 In the 'Climate Change Performance Index 2019', India

ranked - 11th.

 The forefront in the 'Climate Change Performance Index

2019' - Sweden and Morocco (both fourth).

 This Scandinavian nation banned smoking in public places

such as grounds and Railway Station platform on 1 July

2019 and onwards – Sweden.

 According to the latest report by the International Monetary

Fund (IMF), global debt is rose to - $ 184 trillion.

 In December 2018, the annual meteors shower shown in the

sky, named - Geminid shower.

 Japan selected the character for "disaster" from this

language as its "defining symbol" for 2018 – Chinese.

 NASA’s this spacecraft has become the second human-

made object in history to reach the edge of our solar system

- Voyager 2 (18 billion kilometres from Earth).

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 According to the 'Global Carbon Project', the most carbon-

emitting country in the year 2017 - China (27%).

 In the Global Carbon Project’s most carbon emitting

countries in the year 2017, India ranked - fourth.

 The emissions of global carbon dioxide has increased from

2017 to 2018 current year by - 2.7%. Banking

 On December 15, this financial and service organization of

India launched its e-market portal - India Post.

 According to the Ministry of Commerce & Industry trade

data, India’s trade deficit stood at this much for November

2018 - USD 16.67 Billion.

 On 14th December, Internet Banking Service launched for

the first time for savings bank customers in - India Post

(Post office).

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 According to the data released by the Commerce and

Industry Ministry, Wholesale prices Index (WPI) in India in

November 2018 rose - 4.64%.

 According to data released by the government on December

12, India's retail inflation eased to this much percent in

November-18, which stood at 4.88% in November 2017 -

2.3%.

 In December 2018, this person resigned as the Governor of

the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) - Urjit Patel.

 According to a survey by Indeed, this topped the list of

technology companies that are the most preferred

workplaces in India - Adobe.

 According to a survey by Indeed, Indian Space Research

Organisation (ISRO) ranked in the list of technology

companies that are the most preferred workplaces in India at

- 10th position.

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 SEBI has decided to rename 'Institutional Trading Platform'

as - Inventors Growth Platform. Sports

 International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Champion for

2018 - Novak Djokovic (Serbia) and Simona Help

(Romania).

 Winner Badminton player of 2018 World Tour Finals at

Guangzhou - P. V. Sindhu.

 This Indian woman golfer clinched championship of

Hero women's Pro Golf Tour in Kolkata - Neha Tripathi.

 '2018 Champions League' football tournament is being

played in - Bern (Switzerland).

 A place is being played in the '2018 World Tour Finals'

badminton tournament - Guangzhou (China).

 This Indian player awarded with ‘Breakthrough Table Tennis

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Incheon city - Manika Batra (India's first table tennis

player to win this award).

 The 'Asian Continental 2018' chess competition organized in

- Makati City (Philippines).

 This player created world record for highest first-class debut

score in Ranji Trophy - Ajay Rohera (267). Person In News

 New Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh - Bhupesh Baghel.

 New Director of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) -

Ramphal Pawar.

 The new Chief Minister of Rajasthan state - Ashok Gehlot.

 This renowned English Author selected for Jnanpith Award

for 2018 - Amitav Ghosh.

 The new president of Film and Television Institute of India

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 New Chief Minister of Mizoram - Zoramthanga (President

of MNF Party).

 New Chief Minister of Telangana – K. Chandrasekhar Rao.

 The new chairman of the Board of SWIFT India - Arundhati

Bhattacharya.

 The Prime Minister Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) is

currently headed by - Bibek Debroy.

 Writer of book ‘India Partition: The Other Face of Freedom’

passed away on December 10 - Mushirul Hasan. General Knowledge

 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) established

in the year - 1969.

 First satellite of ISRO - Aryabhata (19 April 1975).

 'India Post' established in the year – 1854.

 Currently, there are ……. major dams in India - 5,200.

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 International Tennis Federation (ITF) established in the

year - 1913 (as 'International Law Tennis Federation').

 Headquarter of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) -

London (UK).

 National Energy Conservation Day - December 14.

 National Criminal Record Bureau (NCRB) established in

the year – 1986.

 State Assembly elections in India are held in - 29 States

and 2 Union Territories (Delhi and Puducherry).

 Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) established in

the year – 1960.

 Asian Development Bank (ADB) established in the year -

1966.

 Headquarter of Asian Development Bank (ADB) -

Mandaluyong (Philippines).

 The Hajj is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to - Mecca,

Saudi Arabia.

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 International Monetary Fund (IMF) established in the year

- 1944.

 Headquarter of International Monetary Fund (IMF) -

Washington D.C. (US).

 Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) was

established with the name 'Customs and Central Excise /

CGS Department' in British India in the year - 1855.

 ‘Agni’ missile is a type of - Surface-to-surface missile.

 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) established in the year -

1935.

 Headquarter of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) - Mumbai.

 The first Governor of the Reserve Bank of India - Sir

Osborne Smith (1 April 1935 - 30 June 1937).

 First Indian Governor of Reserve Bank of India - Sir C. D.

Deshmukh (11 August 1943 - 30 June 1949).

 The Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) is a 3-tonne class light

helicopter runs on - single engine.

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 Ranji Trophy was played for the first time in - 1934.

 Vijay Hazare Trophy is related to - cricket.

 International Human Rights Day - December 10.

 Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

established in the year - 1988.

 Headquarter of Securities and Exchange Board of India

(SEBI) - Mumbai.

 Government of India launched 'Khelo India' scheme in the

year – 2016.

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