RRB English Current Affairs 7th December 2018

INDIAN AFFAIRS

1. Centre included Gangotri, Yamunotri in Uttarakhand, Amarkantak in MP and Parasnath in Jharkhand under PRASAD Scheme: Tourism Ministry
2. Finance ministry has approved Rs 850 croreinvestment to upgrade Doordarshan (DD) and All India Radio (AIR).
3. “Conference on EU-India Partnership for Cultural Heritage Conservation”commenced at the National Museum Auditorium, Janpath, New Delhi.
4. Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (I/C) for Labour & Employment chaired the 223rd meeting of the Central Board of Trustees (CBT), Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation(EPFO)in New Delhi.
5. 2^ndmeeting of the NITI Forum for the North East held in Guwahati, Assam
6. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaiklaunched a new programme for transparency and awareness on various government schemes, called- the Peoples Empowerment Enabling Transparency and Accountability or PEETHA.
7. Three day 80th Session of Policy Commission of World Customs Organization organized by Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) held in Mumbai

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

8. UAE passport topped the Global Passport Power Rank 2018: Arton Capital and India got 66 Rank
9. com launches India’s first chance of approval feature for lending products
10. eATM: Instant fund credit feature to get cash within 30 minutes launched by ICICI Securities

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

11. Credit to MSEs up 5 times to Rs 1.23 lakh crore, post-GST: SBI Report
12. India records 2nd highest Fintech adoption rate
13. Number of patents granted by India shot up by 50% in 2017: UN

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

14. Eliud Kipchoge and Caterine Ibarguen named IAAF athletes of the year

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS

15. Axis Capital CEO Dharmesh Mehta stepped down; Salil Pitale and Chirag Negandhi appointed as joint MD and co-CEO

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

16. India’s heaviest communication satellite GSAT-11 launched successfully from French Guiana
17. World’s 1st 3D-printed functional e-bike made in Germany by BigRep and NOWlab
18. 1st synthetic material that gets thicker on stretching found

SPORTS

19. Delhi Daredevils renamed as Delhi Capitals ahead of 2019 IPL season
20. Gautam Gambhir announced retirement from all forms of cricket