RRB English Current Affairs 21st December 2018

INDIAN AFFAIRS

1. Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD)released the drafts of new child protection policy.
2. Govt forms new council National Medical Devices Promotion Council (NMDPC) to tackle patient safety and pricing on Medical Devices
3. High Level Meeting Between Indian and Indonesia Coast Guard in New Delhi
4. Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naiduinaugurated a three-day conference on Soft Power in New Delhi.
5. Shri Manoj Sinhawho is Union Minister of state (Independent charge) for communication and Minister of state for Railways released a postage stamp on Rajkumar Shukla in New Delhi.
6. National Cancer Institute (NCI)which is the largest cancer hospital of India built at a cost of Rs 2035 crore opened for public in Jhajjar, Haryana but the formal inauguration will be held in January 2019.
7. Shri Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha announced financial aid of Rs 10 Crorefor the establishment of Odiya Cultural Centre in Surat, Gujarat.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

8. N. General Assemblyagreed upon a framework affirming international solidarity and cooperation for refugee protection and host community development while adopting the Global Compact on Refugees.
9. Three-day 7th round of India – South Korea CEPA negotiations held in South Korea

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

10. India, South Korea to raise bilateral trade to 50 billion dollars by 2030: MEA Sushma Swaraj at 9th India-Korea Joint Commission Meeting in New Delhi

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

11. Pakistan activist Asma Jahangir honoured with UN Human rights award for 2018

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS

12. Pranab Kumar Das is appointed as new CBIC chairman
13. Arti Chhabra Srivastava has been appointed as the first full time CVO in SEBI
14. Interim CBI Chief M Nageswara Rao Promoted As Additional Director
15. Ashok Kumar appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Djibouti
16. Belgium Prime Minister Charles Michel resigned amid pressure on his government because of his support for the UN global pact on migration.

ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

17. Capital First merges with IDFC Bank to create IDFC First Bank

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

18. ISRO launches the GSAT – 7A satellite from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh
19. 88% graphene yield from discarded dry Cell Batteries: Researchers
20. Shiksha Setu-Haryana launches app to ensure better connectivity with students

BOOKS & AUTHORS

21. The book ‘Changing India’ written by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was released