ONE LINER OF THE DAY 13th DECEMBER 2018

1.The government of India has formulated a ‘Crisis Management Plan’ to counter cyber attacks and cyber terrorism.It will be implemented by all Ministries and Departments of the Centre and the state governments in critical sectors.The Government of India has empanelled 76 security audit organisations to ensure information security. 

2.As per the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) report, FDI inflows to South and South-West Asia decreased by 6 percent in 2017.It is due to a drop in foreign funding flow to countries like India and Turkey.The foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow to South and South-West Asia stood at USD 63 billion in the last calendar year.

3.Justice Tarun Agarwala, retired CJ of the Meghalaya HC, has been appointed as the presiding officer in the Securities Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai.The Securities Appellate Tribunal is a statutory body established under the provisions of Section 15K of the SEBI Act, 1992.It hears and disposes of appeals against orders passed by the SEBI or by an adjudicating officer under the Act.

Securities Appellate Tribunal is a statutory body established under the provisions of Section 15K of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 to hear and dispose of appeals against orders passed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India or by an adjudicating officer under the Act; and to exercise jurisdiction, powers and authority conferred on the Tribunal by or under this Act or any other law for the time being in force.

4.India’s Manika Batra became the first Indian Table Tennis player to be decorated with the ‘Breakthrough Table Tennis Star’ award.She was honoured at the prestigious ‘International Table Tennis Federation Star Awards’ in Incheon.Manika started the year on a high at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, guiding India to it’s first-ever gold medal in the Women’s Team category.

5.PM Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Partners’ Forum, 2018’ in Delhi.He also released the coffee table book ‘Proven Paths’, a compendium of 36 best practices in maternal, child and adolescent health.Partners’ Forum is a global health partnership launched in September 2005 to accelerate efforts to reduce child and maternal mortality, improve adolescent, child, newborn and maternal health.

6.All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi organised a National conference ‘AYUSHCHARYA’ on Dinacharya (Daily Regimen) and Ritucharya (Seasonal Regimen).The aim was to promote public health.It was held on 10th and 11th of December, 2018.The Minister of State for AYUSH Shri Shripad Yesso Naik released the Dinacharya booklet and AYUSHCHARYA Calendar-2019.

7.Uttar Pradesh-based ‘HelpUsGreen’ named startup has been honoured by the UN.The startup works to clean up the mighty river Ganga by recycling thousands of tonnes of floral waste from temples.‘HelpUsGreen’ has come up with the world’s first profitable solution to the monumental temple waste problem: ‘flowercycling’.

8.President Ram Nath Kovind launched a mobile app developed for farmers in Myanmar and dedicated a centre and a bio park to promote agriculture research and education to the people.App provides crop and livestock knowledge and information apart from cropping guidelines based on location.The app links farmers with more than 2,000 experts.

9.President Ram Nath Kovind dedicated India assisted project ‘Advanced Centre for Agricultural Research & Education’ (ACARE) to the people of Myanmar.The project focuses on Genetics, Post Harvest Technology, Participatory Knowledge Management and capacity building for farmers in Myanmar.Earlier he dedicated the Advanced Centre for Agricultural Research and Education to the people of Myanmar.

10.In Mizoram, the new government of Mizo National Front (MNF), headed by Mr. Zoramthanga will be sworn in on 15th December.It was decided at a meeting between Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan and a delegation of the MNF party led by Zoramthanga at Raj Bhavan in Aizawl.

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Ravi Kumar Singh