Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 2nd week of December 2018. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming IBPS Clerk/IBPS SO/Canara Bank/South Indian Bank PO 2018 and other competitive exams can make use of it.
Current Affairs: Important Days
| Date | Important days | Theme |
| December 8 | The Indian Navy | |
| December 9 | International Anti-Corruption Day 2018 | Together, We Are United Against Corruption |
| December 10 | Human Rights Day | Stand Up For Human Rights |
| December 11 | International Mountain Day | |
| December 14 | National Energy Conservation Day |
Current Affairs: National
1) Supreme Court has approved Witness Protection Scheme 2018 and directed Union and State Governments to enforce – PIL seeking protection for witnesses.
2) Union Cabinet has approved launching of National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS). It will be implemented by Department of Science &Technology under Ministry of Science and Technology for period of – Five years.
3) Five States Election Result
| State | Winning Party |
| Chhattisgarh | Indian National Congress |
| Madhya Pradesh | Indian National Congress |
| Rajasthan | Indian National Congress |
| Mizoram | The Mizo National Front |
| Telangana | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
4) India’s first Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence established by the European Union was inaugurated at the Department of European Studies (DES) at – Manipal Academy of Higher Education.
Current Affairs: International
1) The country that has recently enacted controversial law to accept foreign blue-collar workers is – Japan.
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| Japan Capital | Tokyo |
| Currency | Yen |
| President | Shinzo Abe |
2) Luxembourg become the world’s first country to make all its public transport free by – 2019.
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| Luxembourg Capital | Luxembourg |
| Currency | Euro |
| President | Xavier Bettel |
3) The world’s largest Arabic audio library launched Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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| UAE Capital | Abu Dhabi |
| Currency | Dirham |
| President | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
4) Israel become a permanent member of Financial Action Task Force
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| Israel Capital | Beijing |
| Currency | Renminbi, Yuan |
| President | Xi Jinping |
5) Scientists from the Fujian Normal University in China developed a – “rewritable” paper
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| China Capital | Beijing |
| Currency | Renminbi, Yuan |
| President | Xi Jinping |
6) the Chinese character for ‘disaster’ as its defining symbol for 2018, a year that saw the country hit by deadly floods, earthquakes and storms
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| Japan Capital | Tokyo |
| Currency | Yen |
| President | Shinzo Abe |
7) Russia has sent two Tu-160, strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons, to Venezuela
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| Venezuela Capital | Caracas |
| Currency | Bolivar |
| PM | Nicolas Maduro |
8) World’s leading exporter of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) for the first time is – Australia
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| Australia Capital | Canberra |
| Currency | Dollar |
| PM | Scott Morrison |
Current Affairs: State
1) Union Cabinet approves implementation of Shahpurkandi Dam on river Ravi in – Punjab.
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| Punjab Capital | Chandigarh |
| CM | Amarinder Singh |
| Governor | V.P. Singh Badnore |
2) ‘Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana’ for senior citizens was launched in – New Delhi.
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| Delhi Capital | New Delhi |
| CM | Arvind Kejriwal |
| Governor | Anil Bijal |
3) India’s first state to have four international airports is – Kerala.
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| Kerala Capital | Thiruvananthapuram |
| CM | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Governor | P. Sadasivam |
4) Uttar Pradesh has planned to introduce a new software to curb cheating in – Board Exams.
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| Uttar Pradesh Capital | Lucknow |
| CM | Yogi Adithiyanath |
| Governor | Ram Naik |
5) Kaiga Power Station-1, Karnataka has created a world record for the longest uninterrupted operation for – 941 days
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| Karnataka Capital | Bangalore |
| CM | Kumarasamy |
| Governor | Vajubai Rudubai Wala |
6) India’s first Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence was opened in – Mumbai
7) The state that was recently imposed with a penalty of Rs.1 lakh for not coming up with a new building for the district and sessions court is – Maharashtra
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| Maharashtra Capital | Mumbai |
| CM | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Governor | Chinamani Vidyasagar Rao |
8) 24-hour helpline 181 for women is launched by – Tamil Nadu.
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| Tamil Nadu Capital | Chennai |
| CM | E. Palanisamy |
| Governor | Banwarilal Purohit |
Current Affairs: Banking and Finance
1) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced to introduce ‘Ombudsman Scheme for Digital Transactions’ to provide cost-free mechanism to redress grievances of customers related to – Digital Transactions.
2) Reserve Bank of India has imposed a fine of Rs 1 crore to Indian Bank for violating – Cybersecurity Norms.
Current Affairs: Business
1) HAL developed a Light Utility Helicopter which achieves important milestone of flying at – 6 km altitude.
Current Affairs: Appointments
| Sl.No | Person | Designation |
| 1 | Krishnamurthy Subramanian | New Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) |
| 2 | Preeti Saran | Asia Pacific seat on the UN’s Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) |
| 3 | James Quincey | 14th chairman of the Coca-Cola Company |
| 4 | Sameer Aggarwal | Chief Business Officer of Walmart India |
| 5 | Shaktikanta Das | 25th Governor of RBI |
| 6 | Kirthiga Reddy | Joined SoftBank as its first venture partner at its $100 billion Vision Fund. |
| 7 | Rajiv Mehrishi | Vice-Chair of UN Panel of Auditors for 2019 |
| 8 | Arundhati Bhattacharya | SWIFT India Chairman |
| 9 | Kamal Nath | Cheif Minister Madhya Pradesh |
Current Affairs: Resignation
| Sl.No | Committee | Head |
| 1 | Urjit Patel | Stepped down from the post of Reserve Bank of India |
| 2 | Surjit Bhalla | Resigned from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Economic Advisory Council |
Current Affairs: Awards and Honours
| Sl.No | Award | Person |
| 1 | 2018 Sahitya Academy Award for the Kashmiri language | Mushtaq Ahmad Tantray |
| 2 | The Skoch Award for National Significance | Ministry of New and Renewable Energy |
| 3 | World male athletes of the year at the IAAF Athletics Awards 2018 | Eliud Kipchoge |
| 4 | World female athletes of the year at the IAAF Athletics Awards 2018 | Caterine Ibarguen |
| 5 |  ‘Glinka World Soil Prize 2018’ | Rattan Lal |
| 6 | DSCI Excellence Award 2018 for cyber security education | IIT Kharagpur |
| 7 | DBT Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award (IYBA) 2018 | Dr. Rajanish Giri |
| 8 | Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award 2018 | Imran Siddiqui |
| 9 | First Indian who wins Mister Supranational title in Poland | Prathamesh Maulingkar |
| 10 | The top newsmaker in India in the year 2018, according to the Yahoo Year in Review list. | Prime Minister Narendra Modi |
| 11 | First-ever recipient of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Coach of the Year Award | Sascha Bajin |
| 12 | “Meethoileima” by the Manipur Government | Mary Kom |
| 13 | the Best Woman Parliamentarian (Rajya Sabha) for 2018 | DMK MP Kanimozhi |
| 14 | Time magazine’s 2018 “Person of the Year” | Jamal Khashoggi |
| 15 | International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) Breakthrough Star Award 2018 | Manika Batra |
| 16 | Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration for year 2018 | Marrakech |
 Current Affairs: MOU
1) NABARD signed USD 100 mn agreement with UNFCC approved Green Climate Fund to boost USD 250 mn worth – Solar Power Project.
Current Affairs: Summit and Conference
| Sl.No | Summit And Conference | Place |
| 1 | 80th Session of Policy Commission Meeting of World Customs Organisation | Mumbai |
| 2 | India Water Impact Summit 2018 | New Delhi |
| 3 | The first International Conference on ‘Sustainable Water Management’ | Mohali |
| 4 | Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration adopted at UN Conference | Marrakesh, Morocco |
| 5 | The Conference on ‘Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code – A New Paradigm for Stressed Assets | New York, United States of America (USA) |
Current Affairs: Schemes and Programs
1) The 2nd edition of Military Literature Festival (MLF) 2018 was held in – Chandigarh.
2) Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Radha Mohan Singh launched a portal ‘ENSURE’- National Livestock Mission-EDEG developed by NABARD and operated under – The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries.
3) National Challenge for Youths,”Ideate for India – Creative Solutions using Technology”, in – New Delhi.
Current Affairs: Ranking
1) Rank of India in the highest emitter of CO2 (carbon dioxide) in the world is – Fourth.
2) World’s top recipient of remittances in 2018 is – India.
3) Climate Change Performance Index: Sweden tops in the Ranking, India at – 11th position
Current Affairs: Mobile App and Portal
| Sl.No | Mobile App | Launched by |
| 1 | ‘Smart Mitri’ | A female AI robot, which will be Smartworks’ in-house productivity mascot |
| 2 | @CyberDost | The Union Government to spread awareness about cyber crimes |
Current Affairs: Defence
1) Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has conducted Regional Level Marine Oil Pollution Response Exercise titled – ‘Clean Sea– 2018’
2) Indian Space Research and Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched India’s heaviest and most-advanced communication satellite GSAT-11 into space. It was launched on board of Ariane 5 VA-246 rocket from – Kourou Launch Base, French Guiana.
3) The 10th Edition of the bilateral exercise between the Indian Navy and Russian Federation Navy (RuFN) started at  – Visakhapatnam.
4) Nuclear capable surface to surface Agni-5 ballistic missile was successfully test-fired from – Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.
5) The Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted combined guided weapons firing of Surface-to-Air Missiles from the Air Force Station located at Suryalanka, Andhra Pradesh. The first-of-its-kind exercise for the Air Force was code-named – ‘CROSS BOW-18’.
6) The Indian Navy launched its first Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) system in – Mumbai
7) NASAs InSight spacecraft snaps its first selfie from – Mars
8) The Indian Navy bought Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) for Rs.1,000 crore from U.K.-based – James Fisher Defence (JFD)
Current Affairs: Sports
1) The fifth and the youngest Indian golfer to clinch the Asian Tour Order of Merit is – Shubhankar Sharma.
2) Mister Supranational 2018 is won by – Prathamesh Maulingkar.
3) 2019 Khelo India Youth Games will be held in – Pune.
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