National News
1. Santhali Becomes India’s 1st
Tribal Language To Get Own Wikipedia Edition
Santhali |
i.
Santhali (Santali), a tribal language primarily
spoken in India, Bangladesh and Nepal, received global recognition when it got
a Wikipedia edition in its own script. The language is been spoken
by over 6.4 million people in the states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha and
Assam.
ii. The initiative to get a Santhali edition for
Wikipedia, began six years ago, in 2012. Santhali, written in the Ol
Chiki script currently has content of about 70,000 words.
2. Piyush Goyal Released 3rd Party
Survey Report On Station Cleanliness
i. Minister of Railways, Coal, Finance
& Corporate Affairs, Piyush Goyal has
released a report on Station Cleanliness conducted by Quality Council
of India (QCI).
ii. A1 category stations (out of
75):
1st: Jodhpur/North-Western Railway
2nd: Jaipur/North-Western Railway
3rd: Tirupati/South-Central Railway.
iii. A category stations (out of a
total of 332):
1st: Marwar/North Western Railway
2nd: Phulera/North -Western Railway
3rd: Warangal/South-Central Railway.
iv. Zonal Railway rankings are:
1st: North Western Railway
2nd: South Central Railway
3rd: East Coast Railway.
3. IT Minister Released 'Digital North East Vision 2022' in Guwahati
i.
Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology Ravi Shankar
Prasad released the document ‘Digital
North East Vision 2022’ in Guwahati, Assam. The Document
emphasizes leveraging digital technologies to transform the lives of people of
the northeast and enhance the ease of living.
ii. The Document identifies eight digital thrust areas -
Digital Infrastructure, Digital services, Digital empowerment, Promotion of
Electronics Manufacturing, Promotion of IT and ITES including BPOs, Digital
Payments, Innovation & Startups and Cybersecurity.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for
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Assam CM- Sarbanand Sonowal, Governor- Jagdish Mukhi.
4. Government Provides Fund of Rs
66000 crore To Increase Country's Forest Cover
i. The
Union Government has unlocked green funds worth over Rs 66,000 crore to increase the country’s forest cover.
ii. The fund is an accumulated amount of money, which user agencies have been depositing as compensation for diverting forest land for non-forest purposes, including industries and infrastructure, since the past 10 years.
5. Israel Opens Visa Application Centre In Kolkata
ii. The fund is an accumulated amount of money, which user agencies have been depositing as compensation for diverting forest land for non-forest purposes, including industries and infrastructure, since the past 10 years.
5. Israel Opens Visa Application Centre In Kolkata
i. Israel has opened a Visa Application Centre in Kolkata for
tourists from West Bengal and the northeastern states to encourage more
Indian travelers to visit that country.
ii. Israel recently announced a reduction in visa fees to
INR 1,100 rupees from its previous 1,700 charged from Indians.
International News
6. Nepal-India Literature Festival
2018 Begins in Birgunj
i.
Nepal-India Literature Festival 2018 has
begun in Birgunj, Nepal. The festival was inaugurated by Chief
Minister of Province 2 Mohammad Lalbabu Raut. The festival is aimed at
strengthening Indo-Nepal ties.
ii. On this occasion, eminent writers from both the countries
were also felicitated. Around 250 participants from India and Nepal attending
the two-day festival. The event is organised by Nepal India
Co-operation Forum.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for
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Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli is the current Prime Minister of Nepal.
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Bidhya Devi Bhandari is the current President of Nepal and commander in chief of
Nepalese Army.
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The Nepalese Rupee is the currency of Nepal.
7.
Meeting Of Senior Officials Of BIMSTEC Held
i. A special meeting of Senior
Officials of the Bay of Bengal Initiatives for Multi-Sectoral,
Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) was held in
Kathmandu today.
ii. The meeting also agreed to recommend a theme "Towards a peaceful, Prosperous and Sustainable Bay of Bengal Region" for the Summit.
ii. The meeting also agreed to recommend a theme "Towards a peaceful, Prosperous and Sustainable Bay of Bengal Region" for the Summit.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for
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BIMSTEC is a regional economic bloc comprising seven member
states: Bangladesh, Bhutan India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand.
8.
BBC's ‘Women Who Changed The World’ List: Marie Curie Tops, Mother Teresa
20th
i. BBC History Magazine conducted a reader's poll of 100 women who
changed the world. In this poll, Marie Curie has
been voted the woman who made the most significant impact on world history.
Women from several fields in areas like politics, science, sports, technology
and literature were shortlisted.
ii. Curie was the first woman to win a
Nobel prize in physics, first female
professor at the University of Paris, and the first person to win
a second Nobel prize.
iii. Top 3 from the BBC History
Magazine's '100 Women Who Changed The World':
1. Marie Curie,
2. Rosa Parks,
3. Emmeline Pankhurst.
Appointment
9. Justice Manjula Chellur is New
Chairperson of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity
i.
Smt. Justice Manjula Chellur took Oath as Chairperson, Appellate Tribunal for
Electricity, Ministry of Power.
ii. Prior to this, Smt. Justice Manjula Chellur was Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. She was the first woman Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court.
ii. Prior to this, Smt. Justice Manjula Chellur was Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. She was the first woman Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court.
Banking News
10. Exim Bank Signs MoU With BRICS Development Banks
i.
Exim Bank of India has signed a multilateral
cooperation agreement with member development banks of BRICS to undertake “collaborative
research” in distributed ledger/blockchain technology.
ii. The MoU signed by Exim Bank Managing Director David
Rasquinha was an outcome of the discussions the member development banks had
during their annual meeting, with the objective of strengthening the
cooperation under the BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for
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BRICS is made up of China, Brazil, Russia, India and South
Africa.
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In December 2010, China, as the Chair, invited South Africa
to join BRIC and attend the Summit in Sanya, China.
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Exim Bank Headquarters in: Mumbai, Founded in: 1982.
Sci-Tech News
11. India To Launch 2nd Lunar Mission
'Chandrayaan-2' on January 3, 2019
i.
India will launch its second lunar mission “Chandrayaan-2” on January 3, 2019, to land on the moon with a lander
and rover. According to Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman K. Sivan,
ISRO is aiming to launch the mission but the window to land on the lunar
surface is open till March 2019.
ii. The 800-crore rupees is the cost of
lunar mission named
“Chandrayaan-2”. The 3,890-kg Chandrayaan-2, which will be launched onboard
the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk-3, will orbit
around the moon and study its lunar conditions to collect data on its
topography, mineralogy and exosphere.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for
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Dr K Sivan is Chairman of ISRO.
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ISRO stands for Indian Space Research Organization.
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Headquarters of ISRO- Bengaluru, Karnataka.
12.
Nasa Launches Parker Solar Probe To ‘Touch Sun’
i. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa)
blasted off a $1.5 billion spacecraft toward the Sun on
a historic mission to protect the Earth by unveiling the
mysteries of dangerous solar storms.
13. All You Need To Know About The 'Parker Solar Probe'
13. All You Need To Know About The 'Parker Solar Probe'
i. NASA’s 'Parker Solar Probe' has
become the first-ever mission to "touch" the Sun. The
spacecraft, about the size of a small car, will travel directly into the Sun's
atmosphere about 4 million miles from the surface.
ii. Parker Solar Probe launched aboard a Delta IV-Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral, the USA.
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ii. Parker Solar Probe launched aboard a Delta IV-Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral, the USA.
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Sports News
14. Rafael Nadal Lifts Rogers Cup 2018
i. 17-time Grand Slam champion Rafael
Nadal clinched his fourth Canadian
Masters 1000 title at the Rogers Cup in Toronto. He defeated Greek
teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas.
ii. The world number one swept aside Tsitsipas in a thrilling
summit clash of the men's singles event. With the win, Nadal clinched his 80th
ATP World Tour title and fifth victory of the year.
Obituaries
15. Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Passes Away
i. Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath
Chatterjee passed away. He was 89
years old.
ii. Chatterjee was the Speaker of the Lower House from 2004-09
when Manmohan Singh-led UPA- 1 (United Progressive Alliance) was in
power.
16. VS Naipaul: Nobel Prize Winner Dies At 85
i. Nobel Prize-winning British author V S Naipaul has
died at the age of 85.
ii. Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul who was born in Trinidad wrote more than 30 books and won the Nobel Literature Prize in 2001.
ii. Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul who was born in Trinidad wrote more than 30 books and won the Nobel Literature Prize in 2001.