GK & CA
Collection of weekly GK & CA since year 2016.
December, 2018
3960
Vedangi Kulkarni:Indian woman becomes fastest Asian to cycle
3959
India’s first music museum to be set up in Thiruvaiyaru
Tamil Nadu has announced the setting up of country’s first music museum with assistance from the Central government in Thiruvaiyaru which is the birthplace of Saint Tyagaraja, one of the Trinities of Carnatic music. The other two of the Trinity are Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama Sastri
Sat, 29 Dec, 20183958
India Celebrates National Farmers Day
3957
Commemorative coin in honour of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
3956
24th December: National Consumers Day
The theme of the 2018 National Consumers Day was “Timely Disposal of Consumer Complaints” The National Consumers Day is celebrated on the 24th December because it was on the 24th December 1986 the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 had received the assent of the president.
Sat, 29 Dec, 20183955
PM Modi inaugurates Bogibeel Bridge
3954
‘Made in India’ e-dumper put into trial by Coal India
3953
China’s navigation satellite system BeiDou
3952
Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskaar
The central govt has launched Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskaar annual awards to recognition the excellent work done by individuals and institutions in the country in the field of disaster management.
Sat, 29 Dec, 20183951
India to build new vertical bridge to replace Pamban Bridge
3947
PV Sindhu wins maiden BWF World Tour Title
3946
International Migrants Day 2018 observed on 18th December
International Migrants Day is observed every year on 18 December. The Resolution 55/93 was adopted by UN on 4th December 2000. intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in different countries disseminate information on human rights and fundamental political freedoms of migrants among the people.
Thu, 20 Dec, 20183945
Indra Navy-18 Joint Exercise concluded b/w India & Russia
Indra Navy-18, a bilateral naval exercise, between India and Russia concluded on 16th December 2018. It was a 4-day maritime exercise that took place n the Bay of Bengal. INDRA NAVY or India – Russia Navy Exercise is being conducted since 2003. The first edition of this exercise was conducted in May 2003 in India.
Thu, 20 Dec, 20183944
World record for continuous operation for 941 days
3943
National Cancer Institute opened in Jhajjar, Haryana
India’s largest Cancer Institute, National Cancer Institute (NCI), has opened on 18th December 2018 in Jhajjar, Haryana for public services. The National Cancer Institute will be formally inaugurated in January 2019.
Thu, 20 Dec, 20183942
Capital 1st merges with IDFC Bank to create IDFC First Bank
The merger between IDFC Bank and Capital First was announced on 13th January 2018. The new bank i.e. IDFC First bank will have a loan asset book of Rs 1.03 lakh crore. V Vaidyanathan, who is the founder and chairman of Capital First Ltd, has been appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of the newly formed IDFC First bank.
Thu, 20 Dec, 20183941
Champaran Satyagraha
3940
Minorities Rights Day observed on 18th December in India
This day is observed to promote the rights of Minority communities in India. Also, the awareness creation about the Minority Rights is the objective of celebrating this day as Minorities Rights Day. Every state in India on this day focuses on the issues concerning minorities as well as their safety in the state.
Thu, 20 Dec, 20183939
India-Zambia Relationship
Recently Vice President Venkaiah Naidu met Zambian Parliamentary delegation in New Delhi. He welcomed Zambia as a member of the nternational Solar Alliance and hoped for early ratification of the ISA Framework Agreement.
Thu, 20 Dec, 20183938
MCS GSAT-7A successfully launched by ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the communication satellite GSAT-7A on 19th December 2018 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. GSAT-7A weighing 2250 kg was launched using Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle.
Thu, 20 Dec, 20183937
Nuclear Forces treaty with Russia: Donald Trump
Russia has confirmed that the United States of America has decided to cancel the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty signed between Russian and the USA in 1987. The USA had already announced the withdrawal decision from the INF treaty in October 2018.
Thu, 20 Dec, 20183933
Giraffes Silently Slip Onto the Endangered Species List
3932
Voyager 2 : NASA's longest running mission
3931
MIT researcher builds plant-robot hybrid called Elowan
3930
Bioplastics not an eco-friendly alternative to plastic:study
3929
December 10 : International Human Rights Day
3928
India to receive total remittance of $80 billion in 2018
3927
Kerala first state to have 4 international airports
3926
Lepa Rada becomes 24th district of Arunachal Pradesh
3925
December 9 : International Anti-Corruption Day
3924
EU Ambassador Opens India's 1st Centre of Excellence at MAHE
3922
SpaceX: launches 64 small satellites
Elon Musk-led SpaceX has successfully launched 64 small satellites into low Earth orbit onboard of its reusable and preflown Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. This has set new record in United States of launching satellites in single go.
Sat, 08 Dec, 20183921
Decemer 5: World Soil Day
Aims to communicate messages on importance of soil quality for food security, healthy ecosystems and human well-being. It also advocates for sustainable management of soil resources. The Theme for year 2018 is ‘Be the Solution to Soil Pollution’.
Sat, 08 Dec, 20183920
World's 1st baby:via womb transplanted from dead donor
3919
‘Big bird’ to push high-speed data era
3918
India’s longest rail-road bridge, on December 25
3917
Train 18: The country's 'fastest train'
3916
Soyuz: first manned mission to ISS since October failure
3915
NASA Osiris-Rex spacecraft asteroid Bennu’s 1st visitor
3914
First India-ASEAN InnoTech Summit held in New Delhi
It was organized by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) in association with Department of Science & Technology (DST) and Ministry of External Affairs. Explore avenues of cross country partnerships with Indian R&D-based enterprises.
Mon, 03 Dec, 20183913
December 2: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
To raise awareness about slavery and its impact on the society. This day marks adaptation of resolution ‘Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Prostitution of Others’ by United Nations (UN) General Assembly on 2 December 1949.
Mon, 03 Dec, 2018