1.India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge – Bogibeel Bridge was inaugurated in Assam on 25 December 2018.The Bridge is situated 17 km downstream of Dibrugarh city in Assam.It crosses the Brahmaputra river and will connect Assam’s Dibrugarh town with Dhemaji.The bridge will also facilitate faster movement of army troops and supplies to Arunachal Pradesh.
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3.The ‘Mohammed Rafi Award 2018’ was given to late music composer Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and playback singer Usha Timothy.Laxmikant was given the Mohammed Rafi Lifetime Achievement Award consisting of 1 lakh rupees and a trophy.Usha Timothy was honoured with the award and 51,000 rupees.The awards were instituted by the NGO Spandan Arts.
4.Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana’ was launched in Uttarakhand on 25 December 2018.Under the scheme, each household in the state will be able to avail medical treatment of up to Rs 5 lakh annually.The scheme will benefit 23 lakh households and cover 1,350 critical diseases.A total of 99 government and 66 private hospitals have been selected under the scheme.
5.Thailand approved the licensed use of marijuana for medical use and research.The changes will legalize the production, import, export, possession, and use of marijuana products for medical purposes.Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to allow the use of medical marijuana.Recreational use of the drugs remains still illegal in Thailand.
6.Japan has announced its withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission (IWC)in 2019.It will resume commercial hunting of whales in its territorial waters and exclusive economic zone from July 2019.Japan will not be able to continue hunting of whale for the scientific research in the Antarctic.Japan joins Iceland and Norway which defies the IWC’s ban on commercial whale hunting.
7.The government of India has decided to rename three islands in Andaman and Nicobar.The government has decided to rename Ross Island as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island, Neil Island as Shaheed Dweep, and Havelock Island as Swaraj Dweep as a tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.Bose hoisted the national flag in Port Blair on December 30, 1943.
8.Tata Coffee appointed Chacko Purackal Thomas as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.At present he is the Executive Director and Deputy CEO of Tata Coffee.He will take over from Sanjiv Sarin, whose term ends on March 31, 2019.Before joining Tata Coffee, he was the Managing Director of Kannan Devan Hills Plantations Company, Munnar, Kerala.
9.Haryana government launched 485 schemes under the ‘Digital Haryana’ initiative on 25 December 2018.Haryana became the first state in India, where 4000 ‘Atal Seva Kendras’ in rural areas, 22 at district headquarters, 51 at the sub-divisional level, & 20 ‘Antyodya Saral Kendras’ at Tehsil level, has been launched simultaneously.A toll-free Antyodaya Helpline number was also inaugurated.
10.Maharashtra government launched Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Schools in Mumbai on 25 December 2018.The schools are affiliated to the newly formed Maharashtra International Education Board (MIEB).The State aims to introduce international curriculum in 100 schools run by civic bodies, the tribal development department, the social justice department, and the education department.
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