DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS:
17TH DEC 2019
1. PM Modi chaired 1st meeting
of National Ganga Council
Ø PM
NarendraModi chaired the 1st meeting
of the National Ganga
Council (National Council for Rejuvenation, Protection and
Management of River Ganga) in Kanpur, Uttar
Pradesh.
Ø The
PM alone has personally contributed Rs. 16.53 crores to Clean Ganga Fund, from
the amount realized from auction of the gifts he received since 2014 and the
prize money of the Seoul Peace Prize in 2018.Holistic thinking process on
‘NamamiGange’ project evolving to ‘Arth Ganga’ or a sustainable
development model with a focus on economic activities related to Ganga river
was discussed.
2.
Haryana Police introduce
‘Trakea’ software
Ø Software named “Trakea-barcoding system of Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL)”
introduced to enable foolproof security of the samples
collected in Forensic reports. Haryana became the first state in the country to
introduce this unique barcoding system. Developed by Amit Mishra, a software engineer who was in Bhondsi jail
for 13 months imprisoned on the false dowry death case.
3. Poland leaves European
Union’s 2050 climate neutrality agreement
Ø Poland,
has left European Union’s (EU) 2050 Climate Neutrality
Agreement as it demanded more funds for economic
transition and support for nuclear power. The Czech Republic and Hungary agree
with a course of action after winning a guarantee that nuclear energy
recognized for greenhouse gas emission reduction.
4. NEFT system operational
on 24×7 basis
Ø RBI has announced to
provide an additional collateralized intra-day
liquidity (IDL) facility for the smooth operation of
National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT)
transactions on a 24X7 basis. This facility is called Liquidity Support (LS) and it became operational from December 16, 2019.
5.
Miss world 2019
Ø Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica was crowned as Miss World 2019at event held in London, United Kingdom(UK).
Ø Miss France,
OphelyMezino was the first runner-up, while Miss India 2019, SumanRatan Singh Rao, who hails from Rajasthan, finished 3rd in the contest.
Ø
SumanRao bagged Miss World Asia 2019 title
6. UNESCO removes ‘Carnival
of Aalst’ from ICH List
Ø
UNESCO has removed
the ‘Carnival of Aalst’ of Belgium
from its Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity List. The 2019 carnival
featured a parade float that included racist and anti-Semitic representations
that mocked the Orthodox Jews. The carnival was added to the Intangible Cultural
Heritage list in 2010.
7. First cricketer to score
hundreds on both test and ODI debut
Ø Abid Ali (32), Pakistani
cricket player became the first batsman to score hundreds on both Test and
One-Day International (ODI) on his debut. His match was against Sri Lanka which
was held in Rawalpindi stadium in Pakistan.
8. UN designates May 21 as
International Tea Day
Ø
The UN has
designated May 21 as International
Tea Day after accepting the proposal moved by India
9. 48th Vijay Diwas-December
16 2019
Ø Vijay Diwas is observed
annually on December 16 celebrating
India’s victory over Pakistan in 1971 Indo-Pakistan war.
