Daily Current Affairs 30th December, 2017

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National

1. Bilateral Meeting Between External Affairs Minister of India and Jordan Held in New Delhi

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Jordanian counterpart Ayman Al Safadi held a bilateral meeting in New Delhi and discussed deepening bilateral ties across multiple sectors.

About Jordan

  • King of Jordan- Abdullah II.
  • Jordan Capital- Amman, Currency- Jordanian dinar.

2.Nirmala Sitharaman Launches Start-up Incubation Centre in Mangalore

Nirmala Sitharaman has launched a start-up incubation centre called the Centre for Entrepreneurship Opportunities and Learning (CEOL) in Mangaluru, Karnataka.She has allocated Rs. 1.5 crore from her MPLAD (Member of Parliament’s Local Area Development) scheme for the development of CEOL. She represents Karnataka as an MP in the Rajya Sabha.

3.78th Session of Indian History Congress Held in Kolkata

 The three-day long 78th session of the Indian History Congress begun in Kolkata, West Bengal. The aim of conducting Indian History Congress is for promotion and encouragement of the scientific study of Indian History.

The Union Government has inked Loan agreement with World Bank for $40 Million IBRD Credit for “Uttar Pradesh Pro-Poor Tourism Development Project”. The objective of UP Pro-Poor Tourism Development Project is to increase tourism-related benefits for local communities in targeted destinations. This main tourist and pilgrimage attractions are Agra, Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana and Govardhan in Braj region.

International

1.China Launches World’s Largest Human Genome Research Project

The world’s largest human genome research project of 100,000 people was launched by China to document their genetic makeup for a study that aims to help generate the precision medicines of the future.

About China

  • China Capital- Beijing, Currency- Renminbi, President- Xi Jinping.

 2.George Weah Elected Liberian President

2.Former football star George Weah has been elected as Liberia’s president.

  • Liberia Capital- Monrovia, Currency- Liberian dollar.

China successfully tested its first photovoltaic (solar) highway based on home-grown technology in country’s eastern Shandong province.

Banking & Economy
Cryptocurrency dealer ‘Pluto Exchange’ announced the launch of India’s first mobile application for transacting in virtual currencies. The Pluto Exchange mobile app offers a solution to the coordination problem between payment processors, financial gateways and banks.  The app would permit a range of transactions, including payments, remittances, business-to-business commerce, supply chain finance, asset management and trading.

Public sector IDBI Bank has received the capital infusion of Rs 2,729 crore from the government of India. The help includes re-capitalisation bonds, budgetary support, and equity dilution.The other banks that have received the capital infusion are Bank of India, UCO Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, Dena Bank and Central Bank of India. The total capital received by these stressed banks form the government is Rs 7,500 crore.

 

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