10 December 2012 Current Affairs
India, Ukraine sign five pacts to boost ties
India and Ukraine on 10 December 2012 signed on five agreements in New Delhi to enhance cooperation including in areas of defence, Nuclear, Science and Technology and also to remove barriers in trade and commerce. The agreements were signed during the visit of Ukraine President Victor Yanukovich.
Ex-Bangladesh President passes away
Former Bangladeshi President and Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP) leader Iajuddin Ahmed passed away 10 December 2012. Iajuddin Ahmed was the 13th president of Bangladeshserving from Sept. 6, 2002 until Feb. 12, 2009.
Lionel Messi breaks Gerd Muller’s record for most goals in a calendar year
Barcelona’s soccer player Lionel Messi has set the record for most goals in a calendar year by scoring his 86th goal of 2012.The earlier record was made by German soccer player Gerd Mueller who had scored 85 goals in 1972 which included 72 goals for his club Bayern Munich and 13 for his country West Germany.Messi broke the Gerd Mueller record with two goals in a 2-1 win over Real Betis on 9 December 2012.
Zardari announces grant for girls’ education worldwide
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari on 10 December 2012 announced a $10-million donation for a global war chest to educate all girls by 2015 set up in the name of Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls’ education.
BEL, Israel’s IAI ink MoU on naval missiles
Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for cooperation on future Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM) ship-defence systems on 5 December 2012.
Russia delivers three upgraded MiG-29 fighter jets to India
Russia on 10 December 2012 delivered the first three upgraded MiG-29UPG fighter jets to India under a USD 900 million contract to modernise the ageing fleet of MiG-29 aircraft with the IAF.
India Economy Would Dominate the Economy of the World by 2030
US intelligence counsel was released report on 10 December 2012 declared that India would straddle international commerce and will also dominate the economy of the whole world by 2030.
Bihar received the Silver Icon Web Ratna Award 2012 for its public grievance redressal website
Bihar received the Silver Icon Web Ratna Award 2012 for its public grievance redressal website on 10 December 2012.The award was presented to S. Siddharth, Bihar’s secretary of urban development and public grievances in New Delhi by Kapil Sibbal, Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology
UN, Pakistan Launch ‘Malala Fund for Girls’ Education’
Pakistan joined forces with the United Nations on 10 December 2012 to launch a fund aimed at boosting girls’ education throughout the world.The fund is named for Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot and wounded by the Pakistani Taliban in October for speaking out against the militant group and in favor of the right of girls’ to attend school.