Current Affairs 5th December 2017

Current Affairs 5th December 2017

NATIONAL

• 1st International exhibition and Conference on AYUSH & Wellness sector begin in New Delhi
• Centre to put quit line number on tobacco packs
• Delhi, Mumbai fare poorly in 2017 global safe cities index
• Over 1,300 govt schools to be shut over lack of demand
• Bill proposes death penalty for unruly metro commuters
• Madya Pradesh assembly approves death for raping girls aged below 12 years
• Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje announces special fund for startups led by women
• West Bengal reports most human trafficking cases in 2016

INTERNATIONAL

• China tests ‘jellyfish shredder’ to save aircraft carriers
• Venezuela to launch new virtual currency
• South Korea, US launch largest air exercise
• China launches land exploration satellite
• South Korea launches special ‘decapitation unit’ against North Korea

BANKING and ECONOMY

• 15th Finance Commission holds 1st meeting

AWARDS

• Rajkummar, Irrfan, Vidya win top acting Star Screen awards
• Kolkata driver to be awarded for not honking in 18 years

SPORTS

• India’s Deepika bags bronze at Indoor Archery World Cup
• Virat Kohli becomes first Indian captain to complete 1,000 runs in a calendar year twice

OBITUARY

• Veteran Actor Shashi Kapoor Passed away

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