DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-13 DECEMBER
2014
1)
CBI ARRESTED WEST BENGAL MINISTER ‘MADAN MITRA’.
Ø He is Arrested for Cheating and
Misappropriate action of funds in connection with Multicrore Saradha Scam.
Ø He was serving as Transport
Minister in Cabinet of Mamta Banerjee (TMC) and become first Minister to be
arrested in the Scam.
2)
ASSAM TOPS IN PULSES PRODUCTION.
Ø Union Agriculture Minister Radha
Mohan Singh Chosen Assam for ‘Krishi Karman Award for 2013-14’.
Ø Assam has been selected for third
consecutive year for its achievement in production of pulses.
3)
PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE DELIEVED THE VELEDICTION ADDRESS IN
MUSSOORIE.
Ø President Pranab Mukherjee
relieved the valediction address at the passing out of the 89th batch of Civil
Servant at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration,
Mussoorie.
4)
‘DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAYENGE (DDLJ) COMPLETED 1000 WEEKS.
Ø DDLJ was first screened at
Maratha Mandir on 20th October 1995 in south Mumbai
5)
ROLLOUT OF 'GOODS AND SERVICES TAX(GST)’.
Ø RBI Governor Raguram Rajan asked
centre to rollout of 'goods and services tax(gst)’.
Ø GST will replace all indirect
taxes levied on Goods and Services by the Centre and State Government.
6)
INS KOLKATA
Ø INS KOLKATA to fire long range
surface to air missile in 2015 (LR-SA14)
Ø INS Kolkata is the largest
Stealth destroyer worship in India.
7)
LOK SABHA PASSES COAL MINES BILL-2014 .
Ø Aimed to acquire the land of
cancelled allocation of 214 coal blocks.
Ø It will reduce the Coal Deficit.
Ø It will make the mining process
more scientific and cost efficient.
8)
‘DAHI HANDI’ NOW AN ADVETURE
SPORT
Ø The Maharashtra government
declared ‘DEHI HANDI’ an adventure sport
Ø Dahi Handi – Forming of Human
Pyramids and breaking the earthen pot on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami.
9)
EMERSON MNANGAGWA SWORN IN A VICE-PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE.
Ø President of Zimbabwe – Robert
Mugabe
Ø Capital of Zimbabwe – Harare.
10)
NPPA HAS EXTENDED THE PRICE CAPS TO 52 DRUGS
Ø National pharmaceuticals pricing
authority(NPPA) has extended the price caps to 52 drugs declared essential by
government.
Ø It includes commonly used drugs-
Antibiotics and Pain killers as well as medicines used to treat Cancer.
