Thursday, December 6, 2018

Current Affairs December 06, 2018

  • President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, Desh Ratna Babasaheb Dr.B.R. In order to offer Ambedkar a tribute on 63rd Mahaparinirvan Divas, he led the country.
    • Kolkata-Patna became India's second container cargo area on inland waterways.
    • Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Shri Radha Mohan Singh laid foundation stone of Pusa Kisan Haat in ICAR's Agricultural Technology Information Center (ATIC) in New Delhi.
    • Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawwandand Gehlot in the media study to train Dalit and tribal youth, Dr. BR Ambedkar opened nationwide admission to the School of Media Empowerment.
    • South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) have agreed to verify the pilot clearance of guard positions in the inter-Korean border region.
    • The Reserve Bank said that this would reduce the statutory liquidity ratio by 0.25 percent every quarter beginning January next year.
    • In order to ensure greater transparency, the Reserve Bank has proposed that floating interest rates on personal, home, auto and MSME loans will be linked to external standards such as repo rates or treasury yields.
    • Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) in Goa Government is hosting the annual Startup India Venture Capital Summit in Goa on December 07, 2018.
    • Preeti Saran - elected for the Asia Pacific seat on the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR).
    • Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Union Cabinet was apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding between India and Tajikistan for peaceful use of outer space.
    • Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Union Cabinet has given its approval for the cooperation between India and Zimbabwe in the field of earthquake, mining and mineral resources, with prior approval.
    • Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Union Cabinet was apprised of the agreement between India and Algeria on cooperation in the field of space science, technology and applications.
    • Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Cabinet approved the cooperation agreement between India and Japan for cooperation in the postal sector.
    • Under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Union Cabinet was apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding between India and the United States on scientific and technical cooperation in Earth Sciences.
    • Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Union Cabinet was apprised of the agreement between India and Uzbekistan on the cooperation of external space for the discovery of outer space and for peaceful purpose.
    • Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Union Cabinet was made aware of the agreement between India and Morocco for peaceful use of outer space.
    • Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Union Cabinet was apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding between India and Russia under the Human Space Flight Program.
    • Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the MOU was issued to the Union Cabinet regarding the issue of joint stamps between India and Armenia on a Memorandum of Understanding.
    • Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Union Cabinet was apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding between India and France in the field of energy efficiency / energy conservation.
    • Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Union Cabinet today approved the MoU between Kanagawa Prefectural of India and Japan Government in the field of health care and health.
    • In view of the recent devastating floods in the state, the Center approved additional assistance of more than Rs 3048 crore to Kerala.
    • As part of military diplomacy and interaction between India and China's armies, maneuvers are organized every year in hand-in-hand.
    • Indian Coast Guard has organized a regional level marine oil pollution reaction exercise called 'San Sagar-2018' in the sea from Port Blair.
    • The books "The Republican Ethic" and "Voices of Democracy" (elected Speech of President Shri Ram Nath Kovind) will be started by Shri Venkaiah Naidu, India's Vice President.

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