Current Affairs: Daily GK Update 23rd December 2017
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Current Affairs: Daily GK Update 23rd December 2017
National
1.India is the 5th most vacation deprived country globally
According to a survey of Expedia Vacation Deprivation Report 2017, globally India has been ranked as the 5th most vacation deprived country.
2.Indian Coast Guard commissions sixth Samarth-class OPV, ICGS Sujay
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has commissioned its sixth and final 105M Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), ICGS Sujay during a ceremony in Goa.
3.Environment ministry launches pilot project for beach clean-up
Ministry of Environment and Forests has launched a pilot project named “Blue Flag” for beach cleanup and development.
Banking & Economy
1.Amazon acquires home automation startup Blink
In a bid to ramp up its connected home line-up, online giant Amazon has acquired a startup named Blink that builds wireless home monitoring systems, including connected Wi-Fi home security cameras.
2.Banks, ‘select financial institutions’ lost Rs 16,789 cr in 2016-17
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) “Fraud Monitoring Reports” showed that the scheduled commercial banks including “select financial institutions” lost Rs 16,789 crore due to frauds in 2016-17.
3.India and Germany signs loan Agreement for Pare Hydroelectric Plant
A Loan agreement and a Guarantee agreement for providing additional funding of Euro 20 million was signed between India and Germany for the project ‘Pare Hydroelectric Plant’ under Indo-German Bilateral Development Cooperation.
4.UK tops Forbes’ list of best countries for business in 2018
The United Kingdom has topped Forbes’ rankings of best countries in the world for business in 2018 .
Awards
Zee Cine Awards 2018 took place recently, marking the presence of almost all the big stars from Bollywood. The winner’s list includes Varun Dhawan, Sridevi, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, and Golmaal Again team grabbing the highest recognition.
Below is the complete list of winners of Zee Cine Awards 2018:
- Best actor male- Varun Dhawan for Badrinath Ki Dulhania.
- Best actor female- Sridevi for Mom.
- Best director- Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari for Bareilly Ki Barfi.
- Best film- Golmaal Again.
- Extraordinary franchisee award- Baahubali.
- Global icon award- Priyanka Chopra.
- Best script award- Nitesh Tiwari for Bareilly Ki Barfi.
- Best music director- Amit Trivedi for Secret Superstar.
- Best male playback Singer- Akhil Sachdeva for Humsafar.
- Best action director- Sham Kaushal for Kaabil.
Sports
1.Shooting Excluded from 2022 Commonwealth Games
Shooting has been excluded from the events list, for the 2022 edition, and instead a mixed-gender Twenty20 cricket event for the games.
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