Current Affairs 13th December 2017

Current Affairs 13th December 2017

NATIONAL

• President Ramnath Kovind to attend World Telugu conference in Hyderabad
• Union health minister J P Nadda launches new initiatives on Universal Health Coverage Day
• WCD ministry launches logo and tagline contest for national nutrition mission
• Three day media workshop on climate change reporting in Himalayas gets underway at Kohima
• Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has launched first NIC-CERT, a setup of National Informatics Centre
• Finance Minister Holds 5th Pre-Budget Consultation Meeting
• Madhya Pradesh government announces to plant 8 crore saplings on July 2 next year
• Jammu and Kashmir Government launches SAUBHAGYA to provide free electricity

INTERNATIONAL

• Mount Hope Becomes UK’s New Highest Mountain
• EU to restore political relations with Thailand
• Russia to build Egypt’s first nuclear power plant
• Saudi Arabia Lifts Ban on Movie Theatres After 35 Years

BANKING AND ECONOMY

• Indian Economy Likely to Grow by 7.2% in 2018, 7.4% in 2019: UN Report
• Government Fixes Sovereign Gold Bond Rate at Rs 2890/gram
• Karnataka Bank to partner with fintechs in transformation journey

APPOINTMENTS

• Nakul Chopra Elected as BARC India Chairman
• NCDEX chief to take over as Dvara Trust Vice chairman

AWARDS

• Vice President Confers ‘Yeraringan’ Award to M.S. Swaminathan
• Priyanka Chopra honoured with Mother Teresa Memorial Award
• 12 Foot tall statue of Diego Maradona unveiled in Kolkata

SPORTS

• Australia Beat Argentina to Win Gold in Hockey World League Final
• India to Host 2021 Champions Trophy, 2023 World Cup
• Saurabh Chaudhary Claims Youth Olympics Games Spot with Gold
• Jitu Rai And Heena Sidhu Win Medals at Asian Championships

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