DAILY NEWS/CURRENTS...-15-DEC 1. climate change agreement: 194 countries signs a diluted climate change agreement in Lima, Peru. All the countries will try to raise their national goals for cutting carbon-emission and submit a related framework in the next year (2015) summit in Paris. 2. Miss World 2014: Miss South Africa, Rolene Strauss, Miss Hungary came second while the third place was grabbed by United States. 3. Ruhi Singh won Miss Universal Peace & Humanity 2014 at Beirut, Lebanon. 4. Japanese PM Shinzo Abe sweeps mid-term election with two-third majority. 5. Dineshwar Sharma is appointed as new Chief of Intelligence Bureau. 6. FIH Champions Trophy 2014: Germany wins Champions Trophy 2014. 7. The total import of coal by India during 2013-14 was 168.4 MTe. of which 34.8 MTe. of coal was imported from Australia and the balance from other countries which include Indonesia (103.1 MTe.), South Africa (20.6MTe) and others ( 44.7 MTe.). 8. Science City : National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), an autonomous organization under the Union Ministry of Culture is engaged in establishment of Science Centres throughout the country. NCSM is developing a Science City at Guwahati, Assam which will subsequently be handed over to the Govt. of Assam for future operation and maintenance. 9. Polish movie Ida grabs the Best European Film prize at the European Film Awards held in Riga, Latvia. 10. Maharashtra Government declared Dahi Handi as adventurous sport to make it a safe sport. It is a traditional sport in Maharashtra. 11. Asha Bhosle was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 11th Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) held in Dubai. 12. ICICI Bank Coral American Express Credit Card: ICICI Bank launched India’s first credit card with a unique transparent design and a distinctive look named ICICI Bank Coral American Express Credit Card. 13. Mann Ki Baat: on 3rd Mann Ki Baat programme on radio Prime Minister Narendra Modi said society as well as the government will have to work together to fight the problem of drug addiction menace and that a helpline would be set up soon to assist those seeking solutions. It is a malaise filled 3D as darkness, destruction and devastation and it leads to the dark alleys of destruction and devastation. Drug menace is a national pain. 14. Swachh Bharat Kosh (SBK): SBK has been set up to facilitate and channelize individual philanthropic contributions and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds to achieve the objective of Clean India (Swachh Bharat) by the year 2019.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 15:00:45 +0000
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