DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 7
DEC 2015
(Daily News India)
1. INDIA-RUSSIA JOINT NAVAL EXERCISE INDRA NAVY-15 STARTED IN
VISAKHAPATNAM
i. India-Russia joint naval exercise-INDRA NAVY-15 has started in
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
ii.INDRA NAVY-15 is a bilateral maritime joint naval exercise
between the Indian and Russian navies.
iii.INDRA NAVY-15 is
started for promoting the strategic relationship between the two countries.
iii.The aim of the exercise is to increase relations between the
navies of two countries and develop common understanding of procedures for
maritime security operations.
2. UNION GOVERNMENT RELEASES COMMEMORATIVE COINS ON DR B R
AMBEDKAR
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released two types of commemorative coins on Dr B R
Ambedkar as part of the 125th birth anniversary year celebrations.
ii.He is also known as the architecture of Indian Constitution.
iii. The coins are of 10 rupee and 125 rupee denomination and were
issued on the 60th Mahaparinirvan Divas of Babasaheb Ambedkar.
3. AUSTRALIA WON HOCKEY WORLD LEAGUE FINAL BY DEFEATING BELGIUM
i. Australia has won Men’s Hockey World League Final by defeating
Belgium in the final match played at Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Stadium, Raipur.
ii. Australian team defeated Belgium by 2-1 goals.
iii.India was placed at third place in this league.
4. IMF INCLUDED YUAN IN SPECIAL DRAWING RIGHTS BASKET
i. The International Monetary Fund has taken a long-awaited
decision to include the Chinese currency Yuan in the basket of its elite
reserve currencies.
ii.It is used to calculate the value of the special drawing rights
.
iii. The Yuan is also known as the Renminbi.
iv. SDRs means Special Drawing Rights these are supplementary
foreign exchange reserve assets defined and maintained by the International
Monetary fund.
5. ARMED FORCES FLAG DAY OBSERVED ACROSS INDIA ON 7TH
DECEMBER
i. Armed Forces Flag Day was observed across India on 7 December
2015.
ii. The Day is celebrated all over India in order to collect the
funds from people all around the country for the well-being of the staff of the
Indian Armed Forces.
DEFENCE
MINISTER: MANOHAR PARRIKAR
