1.Prime Minister, Narendra Modi announced annual ‘Sardar Patel Award for National Integration’ on 22 December 2018.The award was announced by him while addressing the conference of DGPs/IGPs in Gujarat’s Kevadia.The award will be given every year for ‘outstanding efforts’ in the field of furthering national integration.
2.National Consumer Day is observed in India every year on 24 December.The theme for 2018 National Consumer Day is ‘Timely Disposal of Consumer Complaints’.On this day the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 had received the assent of the President.
3.Lewis Hamilton won the ‘Drivers’ Driver of the Year’ award.For the first time, voting was done to determine the winner of the award.He won the award after he claimed the 5th World Drivers’ Championship.
4.P V Bharathi has been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation Bank on 24 December 2018.She is at present Executive Director of Canara Bank.She will take over the charge on or after 1 February 2019 and remain in the post till March 31, 2020 – the date of her superannuation.
5.Sangeeta Verma has joined the Competition Commission of India (CCI) as its member on 24 December 2018.She is a former Indian Economic Services (IES) officer.She has been appointed for a period of 5 years.The Commission was established in 2003 to replace the erstwhile Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission.Ashok Kumar Gupta is the Chairperson of CCI.
6.Belgium ended the year at the top of the FIFA rankings for December released on 20 December 2018.They are one point ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup champions France.Belgium has 1,727 points by FIFA’s calculations and France has 1,726 points.France was ranked second.France is followed by Brazil, Croatia, and England.
7.SpaceX successfully launched the US Air Force’s first Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite, nicknamed ‘Vespucci’, on 23 December 2018.The new GPS satellites, built by Lockheed Martin, will provide three-times better accuracy than the current system of GPS and will be eight times better at anti-jamming.The GPS is owned by the U.S. military and operated by the U.S. Air Force.
8.Researchers have discovered a new exotic planet outside the solar system in the constellation ‘Cassiopeia’.The planet has been named ‘HD219134 b’.It is located 21 light years away from earth.It has a mass of almost five times that of Earth, which is considered a so-called ‘super-Earth’.It is rich in calcium and aluminum alongside magnesium and silicon.
9.The Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) has proposed to establish a governing council to ensure the efficient delivery of all export-related interventions.The step is a part of its action plan to boost shipments from micro, small and medium enterprises.The governing council shall be chaired by Secretary, MSME and co-chaired by Development Commissioner in MSME Ministry.
10.Punjab National Bank (PNB) has launched a special card for Kumbh Mela 2019.The bank has partnered with the Uttar Pradesh government to create a model for digitization at Kumbh Mela 2019.For convenient and hassle-free transactions at these shops, the bank has created the ‘PNB Rupay’ card which works even without the internet.
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