Current Affairs: Daily GK Update 16th December 2017
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Current Affairs: Daily GK Update 16th December 2017
International
1.Oxford Dictionary has announced ‘youthquake’ as the word of the year
Oxford Dictionary has announced ‘youthquake’ as the word of the year. Oxford’s definition is as follows: “A significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people.”
2.WHO certifies Gabon as polio free
The World Health Organisation has declared Gabon a “polio-free country”,
About Gabon
Gabon, a country along the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, has significant areas of protected parkland. The forested coastal terrain of its famed Loango National Park shelters a diversity of wildlife, from gorillas and hippos to whales. Lopé National Park consists of mostly rainforest. Akanda National Park is known for its mangroves and tidal beaches.
Capital: Libreville
National
Meghalaya became the first state in India to operationalise a law that makes social audit of government programmes and schemes a part of government practice after the state government launched ‘The Meghalaya Community Participation and Public Services Social Audit Act, 2017’.
According to the ‘World Migration Report (2018)’, published by the International Organisation for Migration, a UN agency, the Indian diaspora is the world’s largest, with slightly more than 15.6 million Indians residing overseas. After India, Mexico has the second largest diaspora.
The 60 MW Tuirial hydropower project in Aizawl, Mizoram was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi.
Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the World Conference on Vedas, “Vishwa Ved Sammelan”. He said, Yajurveda mentions that the knowledge of Vedas is meant for the well-being of the entire humanity.
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, laid the foundation stone of the Nyaya Gram project of the High Court of Allahabad in Allahabad.
India and the Maldives began Exercise Ekuverin, their eighth annual joint military training event, in Belagavi, Karnataka.
Business & Economny
India is the first country where the Bank has committed more than $1 billion of financing.
Sports
The first ever International Wheelchair Cricket Tournament was organised in Nepal’s Kathmandu. The tournament has participation of teams from Nepal, India and Bangladesh.