Current Affairs (13 Dec 17)

Daily Affairs 13 Dec

- Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has launched first NIC-CERT, a setup of National Informatics Centre to prevent and predict cyber-attacks on government utilities launched in New Delh

- The government has fixed Rs 2,890 per gram as the price of new series of sovereign gold bonds (SGBs)

-  Indian economy is likely to grow by 7.2 percent in 2018 and go up further to 7.4 percent in 2019  according to UN report

- The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has conferred 'Yeraringan' Award to Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, in Chenna

- Nakul Chopra has been elected as the next Chairman of BARC India.  

- India to Host 2021 Champions Trophy, 2023 World Cup

- Jitu Rai And Heena Sidhu Win Medals at Asian Championships

•  This country will be hosting the 3rd Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - India 

•  This state government has proposed to bear hospital bills of road accident, burn & acid attack victims – Delhi

•  This state has decided to recognise political prisoners held in jails during the emergency period as Loktantra Sainani- Rajasthan

•  This is the ranking of Indian men’s hockey team in the latest listings released by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) – Sixth

•  This is the ranking of Indian women hockey team in the latest listings released by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) – Tenth

•  This nation President has signed a USD 692 billion defence budget – US

•  Initiative launched on the occasion of Universal Health Coverage Day 2017 – Laqshya

•  This food company ordered recall over salmonella fears – Lactalis

•  Universal Health Coverage Day (UHCD) is observed every year on - 12 December

•  This country will host 2021 Champions Trophy and 2023 World Cup – India

•  This state became the first in India to offer e-mail IDs in Hindi – Rajasthan

•  Second UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture was held in - Muscat