1.The 24th meeting of Conference of Parties (COP-24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) began in Poland on 3 December 2018.The Conference will conclude on 14 December 2018.COP-24 is very significant as it is expected to finalise guidelines for implementation of the ‘Paris Agreement’ adopted in 2016.
2.Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India will host the G-20 summit in 2022.Argentina hosted the G20 summit in 2018.The G-20 is a group of the world’s 20 major economies : Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the UK, and the US.
3.The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed every year on 3 December.The aim of the day is to increase awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic, and cultural life.The theme for 2018 is ‘Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality’.
4.Leftist leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sworn in as the new Mexican President on 1 December 2018.He won the Presidential election on 1 July 2018.Prior to becoming President, he was the Mayor of Mexico City.The capital of Mexico is Mexico City and its currency is Mexican Peso.
5.The government of India has constituted a six-member panel to look at selling small and marginal oil and gas fields of state-owned ONGC and Oil India.The panel is headed by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar and includes Cabinet Secretary P. K. Sinha and Oil Secretary M. M. Kutty.
6.The ‘Asia Pacific Summit-2018’ was held in Kathmandu on 1 December 2018.The theme of the Summit is ‘Addressing the Critical Challenges of Our Time: Interdependence, Mutual Prosperity, and Universal Values’.It was organised by the South Korea-based ‘Universal Peace Federation’ and supported by the Government of Nepal.
7.The Civil Aviation Ministry launched the ‘Digital Sky Platform’ for the registration of drones and their operators on 1 December 2018.To get permissions to fly drones, operators or remote pilots will have to file a flight plan.Payments for Unmanned Aerial Operator’s Permit and Unique Identification Numbers (UIN) will be accepted through the Bharat Kosh (bharatkosh.gov.in) portal.
8.The Special Forces of India and United States completed their three-day tactical exercise called ‘Vajra Kayaa’.‘Vajra Kayaa’ is a part of the joint military drill ‘Vajra Prahar 2018’.‘Vajra Kayaa’ was based on the narrative of an imaginary country going into a civil war due to a weak democratic structure.‘Vajra Prahar 2018’ is being held between India and the US.
9.Cambridge Dictionary has named ‘nomophobia’ as ‘People’s Word of 2018’.‘Nomophobia’ means the fear or worry at the idea of being without your mobile phone or unable to use it.Nomophobia is a blend, which means it is made up of syllables from two or more words, in this case, it was made from ‘no mobile phone phobia’.
10.Qatar will withdraw from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in January 2019.Qatar is the first Gulf country to leave the bloc of oil-producing countries.Qatar is the world’s biggest supplier of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).The OPEC is an intergovernmental organisation of 15 nations, founded in 1960 in Baghdad and headquartered in Vienna, Austria.
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