Dec 2019

INTERNATIONAL   Every 5th fire death in world is in India: Study   With 27,027 deaths, every fifth fire-related death in the world in 2017 took place in India. Around 9 million fire incidents and 1.2 lakh deaths were recorded across the globe that year. Of these incidents, India recorded 1.6 million fires and 27,027 deaths, according to a … Read more 18.12.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL NASA select site Nightingale for observation   NASA has finally selected a sample collection site on asteroid Bennu after the arrival of OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in December 2018. The OSIRIS-Rex mission team has selected the site designated Nightingale, which is located in a crater high in Bennu’s northern hemisphere. The team has also selected site Osprey of Bennu as a backup sample collection site.   OSIRIS-REx spacecraft mapped … Read more 17.12.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL International Tea Day 2019 The United Nations (UN) has declared May 21 as International Tea Day on the recommendations of India, however, this day is celebrated on December 15 Every Year. The proposal was made by India at the International Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Intergovernmental Group meeting held in Milan 4 years ago. … Read more 15-16.12.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL   Switzerland is to partner for 2020 BioAsia   Switzerland is to serve as a partner for BioAsia 2020 has scheduled to be held between 17-19 February 2019 in Hyderabad, Telangana.   The theme of the BioAsia 2020 is Today For Tomorrow. The focus of BioAsia is centred around innovation in the past years.  The countries … Read more 14.12.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   Ethiopia’s PM receives Nobel Peace Prize Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has received the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to achieve international peace and cooperation. This year’s Nobel Peace Prize was the 100th to be awarded.   The Nobel Peace Prize consists of a diploma, a gold medal and a cheque … Read more 13.12.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL World’s 1st fully electric commercial aircraft takes inaugural test flight in Canada   Signifying the start of the electric aviation age, the world’s first fully-electric commercial aircraft took its inaugural test flight, in Vancouver, Canada. The technology would mean significant cost savings for airlines, not to mention zero emissions. The range is enough to … Read more 12.12.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL   Abu Dhabi selected as world’s leading sports tourism destination   Abu Dhabi has been selected as the world’s leading Sports tourism Destination at the 26th edition of the World Travel Awards (WTA) being held in Muscat. This is the seventh time in a row that Abu Dhabi has been selected for this … Read more 11.12.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL   World Human Rights Day: 10th December   The world observes Human Rights Day every year on the 10th of December. The day is observed to commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which was adopted and proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948.   The Declaration … Read more 10.12.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   ●       India provided USD 500 million Line of Credit to Bangladesh   India provided a $500 million Line of Credit (LoC) to Bangladesh on 5 December.   The funding is for defenCe-related procurement in Bangladesh.   RBI said that under the soft loan facility, financing of export of eligible goods and services from India would be allowed subject … Read more 08-09.12.19 Jammu&Kashmir (JKPSC) Daily Current Affairs