Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of 1st week December 2019. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming IBPS Clerk 2019 and other competitive exams can make use of it.
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Current Affairs: Important Days
| Date |
Important days |
Theme |
| December 01 |
World AIDS Day |
“Communities make the difference” |
| December 02 |
National Pollution Control Day |
– |
| December 03 |
World Computer Literacy Day |
– |
| December 03 |
International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
Promoting the Participation of Persons with Disabilities and their leadership: Taking Action on the 2030 Development Agenda |
| December 04 |
Indian Navy Day |
– |
| December 05 |
International Volunteer Day |
Volunteer for an inclusive future |
| December 05 |
World Soil Day |
Stop soil erosion, Save our future |
Current Affairs: National
- India has become the first country to make the entire process for pilgrims going on Haj completely digital.
- The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0 from December 2019 to March 2020.
| USEFUL INFO |
| Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Union Minister |
Harsh Vardhan |
| Constituency |
ChandniChowk, Delhi |
- Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launched the “BharatiyaPoshan Anthem” which aims at taking the message of making India malnutrition free to all corners of the country.
- ‘YuWaah’ youth skilling initiative to provide jobs to 300 million launched by UNICEF, Central Government
Current Affairs: State
- Vijayawada railway station bags ISO-14001 certification
- Konark Festival and International Sand Art Festival began in Odisha’sKonark. The 30th edition of Konark Festival was held at backdrop of the Sun Temple.
| USEFUL INFO |
| Odisha Capital |
Bhubaneswar |
| Odisha CM |
Naveen Patnaik |
| Odisha Governor |
GaneshiLal |
- Punjab to create land banks in rural areas to boost industrial development
| USEFUL INFO |
| Punjab Capital |
Chandigarh |
| Punjab CM |
Amarinder Singh |
| Punjab Governor |
V P SinghBadnore |
- Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is in the process of launching another program to provide relief to poor patients as part of the health scheme.
| USEFUL INFO |
| Andhra Pradesh Capital |
Amaravathi |
| Andhra Pradesh CM |
Jagan Mohan Reddy |
| Andhra Pradesh Governor |
BiswabhusanHarichandan |
- India’s first maritime museum coming up at Lothal in Gujarat
| USEFUL INFO |
| Gujarat Capital |
Gandhinagar |
| Gujarat CM |
Vijay Rupani |
| Gujarat Governor |
AcharyaDevVrat |
- UP govt announces 25% subsidy & full stamp duty waiver for defence industry
| USEFUL INFO |
| Uttar Pradesh Capital |
Lucknow |
| Uttar Pradesh CM |
Yogi Adithiyanath |
| Uttar Pradesh Governor |
Anandiben Patel |
- Odisha CM launches ‘Madhu’ app to help school students
- CM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy launches YSR Law Nestham scheme
- India’s first aqualab to be set up in Dehradun
- Odisha’s famed ‘Kalia’ scheme to be merged with Centre’s PM-KISAN
Current Affairs: International
- Saudi Arabia becomes 1st Arab country to take over G20 presidency
Current Affairs: Banking and Finance
- DHFL becomes first financial services firm to be taken to NCLT
- Asian Development Bank to advance Tamil Nadu USD 206 million for civic infrastructure
- IFC to lead $200 million debt financing in Mahindra Finance
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its fifth bi-monthly Monetary Policy has kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.15 per cent
- Karnataka VikasGrameena Bank signs bancassurance pact with Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance
- The Reserve Bank proposed the introduction of a prepaid payment instrument (PPI) for transactions up to Rs. 10,000 on goods and services
- HDFC ERGO launches my:health Woman Suraksha – A special health insurance for women
Current Affairs: Appointments
| Hari Mohan |
Chairman of Ordnance Factory Board |
| H R Khan |
First chairman of the steering committee of the Code for Responsible Lending (CRL) in micro-credit |
| MasatsuguAsakawa |
10th President of ADB |
| PrithvirajsingRoopun |
Mauritius New President |
| Lt Gen Podali Shankar Rajeshwar |
4th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman & Nicobar Command |
| SundarPichai |
Alphabet CEO |
| Upender Singh Rawat |
Ambassador of India to the Republic of Costa Rica |
Current Affairs: Resignation
- Iraq’s Parliament approves Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi’s resignation
- Finnish Prime Minister AnttiRinne resigns
Current Affairs: Awards and Honours
- AjitDoval to get honorary degree from HNBGU
- Sub-lieutenant Shivangi became the first woman pilot for the Indian Navy
- Tony Joseph wins the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2019
- Joaquin Phoenix Named PETA Person of the Year
- ArunJaitley former Finance Minister of India was bestowed with the Economic Times (ET) Lifetime Achievement award for Public Service 2019
- VP Naidu presents Uttar Pradesh with National Award for Excellence for rehabilitation of persons with disabilities
- Mumbai Central gets first ‘Eat Right Station’ certification from FSSAI
- UNICEF honours Priyanka Chopra with Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award
- Roger Federer first living Swiss to have coin minted in his honour
- Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh were bestowed with awards for organ donation the event was organized by NOTTO (National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization) of Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry (MoHFW) headed by Harsh Vardhan
- ShilpaShetty’s Fitness App Emerges To Be The Best In Google Play Awards 2019
Current Affairs: Business and Economy
- TRAI revamps mobile number portability, advises 3 working days for requests
Current Affairs: Summit and Conference
- UN Climate Change Conference held in Spain from Dec 2 – 13
- India, Japan hold first ‘two-plus-two’ dialogue
- The 2019 London Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was held in The Grove, Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Current Affairs: Science and Technology
- IIT Researchers to offer an AI-based one-stop repository on Mahatma Gandhi
Current Affairs: MoU
- Walmart India Ties Up With HDFC Bank To Launch Co-Branded Credit Card
- MobiKwik, Aditya Birla Health Insurance to offer affordable Cancer Protect Cover
Current Affairs: Defence
- India, Nepal joint military exercise begins in Rupendehi
- India-China joint Military Exercise ‘Hand-in-Hand 2019’ to begin in Meghalaya
- India successfully test-fires indigenously developed nuke-capable Prithvi-II missile
Current Affairs: Sports
- 13th South Asian Games held in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal
- Lewis Hamilton won the season ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2019
- Star wrestlers VineshPhogat and Sakshi Malik win in the finals to claim gold medals at the Senior Wrestling National Championships in Jalandhar
- Lionel Messi claims record 6th Ballon d’Or, overtakes Cristiano Ronaldo
- In wrestling, Asian Championships silver medallists Gurpreet Singh and Sunil Kumar clinched gold medals
Current Affairs: Obituaries
| Person |
Field |
| Tukaram Dighole |
Former Minister of Maharashtra |
| Paramananda Sahu |
Odisha Theatre Artist |
| Laxminarayan Nayak |
Freedom Fighter and Former MP |
