Important Current Affairs December 16,17 One liner
December 16 – Vijay Diwas
- Chhattisgarh Congress president Bhupesh Baghel will be sworn-in as the chief minister.
- Railway Minister Piyush Goyal dedicated India’s first Railway University to the nation in Vadodara.
- The National Green Tribunal, NGT has set aside the Tamil Nadu Government order to close down the copper smelter plant Sterlite in Tuticorin.
- Germany to compensate hundreds who fled Nazis as children.
- Cyclone Phethai to hit Andhra Pradesh coastal belt and is likely to cross between MachiliPatnam and Kakinada.
- UN Climate conference finalises rules to implement Paris climate treaty.
- The Ministry of Home Affairs has been organising ‘Watan ko Jano’ programme to give exposure to the youth and children of Jammu and Kashmir about the cultural and socio-economic development.
- The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha.
- Lok Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill after rejecting the opposition amendments.
- On the occasion of Vijay Diwas, Sports Minister flagged off a special marathon ‘Soldierathon‘ in New Delhi which was organised in the honour of Martyrs and wounded Soldiers.
- Miss Universe 2018 – Catriona Gray of Philippines
- Belgium has claimed their first ever World Cup title defeating Netherlands in the Men’s World Cup in Bhubaneswar.
- Indian skipper Virat Kohli has became the second fastest to score 25 Test centuries, only behind Sir Don Bradman.
- Ace Indian shuttler P V Sindhu lifted the prestigious season-ending World Tour Finals trophy at Guangzhou, China.
- The 37th Senior National Rowing Championship will start in the Army Rowing Node in Pune.
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