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13 December 2017 Current Affairs

Current Affairs 13 December 2017 happenings of every day are covered here date wise. All types of current affairs like National, International, Economic, Science & Technology are covered in detail in ...

'Feminism': Merriam-Webster's Word of the year 2017

'Feminism' was on 13 December 2017 named as the Merriam-Webster's Word of the year for 2017....

India’s first Electronic Manufacturing Cluster to be set up in Andhra Pradesh

India’s first Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) will be coming to Andhra Pradesh....

Bihar Govt launches Safe City Surveillance scheme for Women Safety

The Bihar government has launched Safe City Surveillance Scheme for checking crime against women....

Sri Lanka formally hands over Hambantota Port to China for 99-Year Lease

Sri Lanka formally handed over its southern strategic port of Hambantota to China on a 99-year lease....

Rohit Sharma becomes 1st batsmen to score 3 ODI double centuries

Indian batsman Rohit Sharma created history on 13 December 2017 by becoming the first batsman in the history of cricket to score three double centuries in one-day internationals (ODI)....

UN releases World Economic Situation and Prospects 2018 Report

The United Nations (UN) has released the World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2018 report in New York....

Shubhankar Sharma wins Joburg Open

21-year-old Indian Shubhankar Sharma claimed his maiden European Tour victory in the Joburg Open, in South Africa....

Dhammapiya elected New Secretary General of Intl Buddhist

Buddhist monk Dhammapiya from Tripura has been elected as the new secretary general of the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC)....

Rajasthan, first in India to offer e-mail IDs in Hindi

Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to launch free email addresses in Hindi (in Devanagari script) for its residents, as per the state IT department Principal Secretary Akhil Arora....

EU launches defence pact

EU has unveiled a raft of new joint defence projects including submarine drones & cyber attack rapid response teams as it launched a landmark pact on boosting military cooperation....

14th Inclusive Finance India Summit begins in New Delhi

The 14th Inclusive Finance India Summit began in New Delhi to build consensus on strategies and a unified vision for achieving universal financial inclusion in India....

2nd UNWTO/ UNESCO World Conference on Tourism & Culture held in Oman

The Second UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture: Fostering Sustainable Development, hosted by the government of the Sultanate of Oman, was held in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman on 11-12 De...

India ranks 100 in global prosperity index

After rising up in the Ease of Doing Business Index, India has upgraded its ranks in ‘The Legatum Prosperity Index 2017’ as well....

Priyanka Chopra receives Mother Teresa Memorial award

Priyanka Chopra has been honoured with this year’s Mother Teresa Memorial award for social justice....

12 December 2017 Current Affairs Quiz

Nakul Chopra elected as BARC India Chairman

Nakul Chopra, President of AAAI and Senior Advisor, Publicis Communications, has been elected as the next Chairman of BARC India....

Lakshmi Puri among six diplomats felicitated with 'Power of One'

Six top diplomats including one Indian were felicitated with the inaugural Diwali 'Power of One' award at the UN headquarters in New York for their contribution to help form a more perfect, peaceful a...

India bags 21 medals including 6 gold at Asian Airgun Shooting C'ships

India bagged a rich haul of 21 medals including six gold, eight silver and seven bronze medals at the 10th Asian Airgun Shooting Championships which was concluded in Wako City, Japan....

UP and Maharashtra tops in highest number of cyber-crimes

Uttar Pradesh stands on top of recording highest number of cyber crimes in India followed by Maharashtra....