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MANTHAN Currentaffairsdecem Preface Dear Readers, The ‘Current Affairs’ section is an integral part of any examination. This edition of Manthan has been developed by our team to help you cover all the important events of the month for the upcoming exams like Banking, Insurance, CLAT, MBA etc. This comprehensive bulletin will help you prepare the section in a vivid manner. We hope that our sincere efforts will serve you in a better way to fulfil aspirations. Happy Reading! Best Wishes Team CL Contents 1. POLITY AND GOVERNANCE .................................................................................. 1–32 • National • International 2. ECONOMY AND FINANCE................................................................................... 33–50 • Economy News • Banks in News • Firms in News 3. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................... 51–59 • Inventions/Discoveries • Health/ Disease 4. ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................... 60–61 5. SPORTS ................................................................................................................ 62–68 • Sports Personalities in News • Sport Events 6. AWARDS............................................................................................................... 69–73 7. PERSONS IN NEWS ............................................................................................ 74–76 8. MISCELLANEOUS ............................................................................................... 77–88 9. IMPORTANT DAYS .............................................................................................. 89–91 10. QUESTIONNAIRE ................................................................................................ 92–134 • Questions • Answer Key & Explanation MANTHAN Current Affairs Supplement –December, 2018 POLITY AND GOVERNANCE National ‘India, Russia, China held second trilateral meeting on sidelines of G20 summit Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese premier Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a trilateral meeting, the second among the three countries after a gap of 12 years, on the sidelines of the G-20 summit to discuss cooperation in various areas. The Russia-India-China meeting came hours after Prime Minister Modi, his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump held their first trilateral meeting on the margins of the summit. Air forces of the US and India to hold joint exercise 'Cope India 2019' Air forces of the United States and India are scheduled to participate in a 12-day joint exercise 'Cope India 2019' at two air force stations in West Bengal. The exercise will be held from December 3 to 14 at Air Station Kalaikunda and Air Station Arjan Singh (Panagarh). The exercise showcases efforts and commitment of the two nations to a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Cope India are a series of international Air Force exercises between the Indian Air Force and the United States Air Force conducted on and over Indian soil. The first such exercise, which required many months of preparation, was conducted at the air force station in Gwalior from February 16 through February 27, 2004, with the US Air Force withdrawing troops and aircraft on February 27. Exercise Yudh Abhyas, a joint Indo-US Military exercise which witnessed participation of an Infantry Battalion of Indian Army and the 1st Battalion 23 Infantry Regiment of US Army concluded at Chaubatia, Uttarakhand on 29 September 2018. India to Chair Kimberley Process from 1st January 2019 The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) Plenary 2018, was held in Brussels, Belgium, from 12th-16thNovember 2018. EU handed over the Chairmanship of KPCS to India from 1st January, 2019. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) is the process established in 2003 to prevent "conflict diamonds" from entering the mainstream rough diamond market by United Nations General Assembly. The process was set up "to ensure that diamond purchases were not financing violence by rebel movements and their allies seeking to undermine legitimate governments." Andaman hosted 1st ever Indo-Indonesian biz forum as part of Indo-Pacific strategies The first ever India Indonesia Business forum (IIBF) was held at Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands as part of policies of Delhi and Jakarta to expand their strategic partnership in the Indo-Pacific Region including Indian Ocean Region. MANTHAN December, 2018 Page : 1 MANTHAN Current Affairs Supplement –December, 2018 The forum aims to facilitate the commercial and people to people linkages between Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India with Aceh and North Sumatera Province of Indonesia. This edition of IIBF is a step forward in the continuing engagements between Aceh and Andaman, which have commenced since July 2018, when the 1st Business Forum was held in Aceh. For that event, an Indian delegation led by the Ambassador of India Pradeep Kumar Rawat and comprising of members of Andaman Chamber of Commerce and Industry and officials from Andaman and Nicobar Administration visited Banda Aceh, capital of Aceh Province. Digital Sky Platform launched – India to start registration of drones, pilots Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS), popularly referred to as drones, are a technology platform with wide-ranging applications. India had announced the release of its Civil Aviation Regulations (CAR) to enable safe flying of RPAS in India. It also announced Digital Sky Platform, a first of its kind that implements 'no permission, no take-off’ (NPNT) – a novel system of software-based self-enforcement to minimize deviations from the CAR. The regulations were to come in effect from December 1, allowing the industry time to ready themselves for the launch. Nano drones in India can start flying legally. For micro and above categories, operators and pilots are required to register on the Digital Sky Portal. The Minister for Civil Aviation has constituted a task-force on the recommendation of Drone Policy 2.0 under the chairmanship of the Minister of State. This task-force which is expected to release their final report by the end of this year. Union Environment Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan to lead the Indian Delegation at COP-24 The 24th meeting of Conference of Parties (COP-24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is being held at Katowice, Poland from 2nd December 2018 to 14th December 2018. COP-24 is very significant as it is expected to finalise guidelines for implementation of the Paris Agreement adopted in 2016. Union Environment Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan who is leading the 17 member Indian delegation said on the eve of his visit, that India expects that COP-24 should be able to frame guidelines, which are pragmatic and gives due consideration to challenges and priorities of developing countries inter alia different starting points as compared to developed countries, their vulnerabilities, development priorities like eradication of poverty, food security, energy access, providing health infrastructure etc. United Nations Climate Change Conferences are yearly conferences held in the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). They serve as the formal meeting of the UNFCCC Parties (Conference of the Parties, COP) to assess progress in dealing with climate change, and beginning in the mid-1990s, to negotiate the Kyoto Protocol to establish legally binding obligations for developed countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. From 2011 the meetings have also been used to negotiate the Paris Agreement as part of the Durban platform activities until its conclusion in 2015, which created a general path towards climate action. Shri Sunil Arora takes over as new Chief Election Commissioner of India Shri Sunil Arora assumed charge as the 23rd Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India succeeding Shri O.P.Rawat. Shri Rawat who demitted the office on 1st December, 2018 after completing his tenure. MANTHAN December, 2018 Page : 2 MANTHAN Current Affairs Supplement –December, 2018 He is a retired 1980 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Rajasthan cadre. He also served as a secretary to the Government of India in two ministries. Arora assumed office as one of the two Election Commissioners of India on 31 August 2017. Election Commissioners of India are members of Election Commission of India, a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections to the national and state legislatures. The Election Commissioners are usually retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers. Chief Election Commissioner of India can be removed from his office by the Parliament with a two-thirds majority in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on the grounds of proved misbehavior or incapacity. Other Election Commissioners can be removed by the President of India on the recommendation of the Chief Election Commissioner. Sukumar Sen was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India, serving from 21 March 1950 to 19 December 1958. Ramaphosa to be Republic Day guest South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will be chief guest at India's 70th Republic Day celebrations. Mr Ramaphosa was invited to be the chief guest by Prime Minister Narendra Modi when the two leaders met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina's capital Buenos Aires. This year, in a first, the chief guest at Republic Day celebrations were the 10 heads of state from ASEAN or Association
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