Current Affairs (19 December 17)

One Liners (19 December 17)

• This country has largest Diaspora population in the world, as per UN World Migration Report 2017 - India

• This person won the 2017 presidential election of Chile - Sebastian Pinera

• Theme of 2017 International Migrants Day - Safe Migration in a World on the Move

• Winner of presidential vote in Honduras election 2017 - Juan Orlando Hernandez

• UNESCO partnered with this company for videos on Indian heritage sites - Samsung

• Person appointed as member of the  Union Public Service Commission recently - Smita Nagaraj

• This party formed majority government for the sixth-straight term in Gujarat - BJP

• The Skill Development Ministry has signed a MoU with this automobile manufacturer to impart skill training to youth - Maruti Suzuki

• The Communications regulator of this country rolled back net neutrality rules that were introduced in the nation in 2015 - US

• This Indian Olympian clinched the gold medal in the 62kg women's freestyle category at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships 2017 - Sakshi Malik

• This bill proposing to put an end to the need for getting inter-state permit to transport bamboo was introduced in Lok Sabha - Indian Forest (Amendment) Bill, 2017

• This nation will host a meeting of WTO member countries in February 2018 to muster support for food security and other issues – India

-  World 10,000m champion Sir Mo Farah has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017

- ⭐ The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approved a scheme to provide a pension of Rs 1500 to transgenders.

Note : After Kerala and Odisha, Andhra Pradesh becomes the third state.

-  ⭐ Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated eastern India’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) stations for scooters in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

-  ⭐ The World Health Organisation has declared Gabon a "polio-free country".

-  ⭐ Frenchman Francois Gabart smashed the world record for the fastest non-stop solo navigation of the globe, completing the mammoth feat in 42 days, 16 hours, 40 minutes and 35 seconds.

-  Dish TV India Limited (Dishtv) has received the final approval for closing of the merger of Videocon d2h with DishTV.

-  Samsung India has entered into a partnership with UNESCO to launch virtual reality content and 360-degree videos on Indian heritage sites

-  ⭐ G. Satheesh Reddy, Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri and Director General, Missiles and Strategic has been conferred with the prestigious National Design Award

-  Sebastian Pinera Wins Chile’s Presidential Election

-  ⭐ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 5 crore on Syndicate Bank for non-compliance with its directions on "Cheque Purchase or Discounting, Bill Discounting, and Know Your Customer (KYC)" norm

-  ⭐ As per the IT Ministry, the government will bear the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges on transactions up to Rs 2,000 made through debit cards, BHIM UPI or Aadhaar-enabled payment systems to promote digital transactions.

- ⭐ Government Ropes in ICICI Bank to Enable Cashless Payments on e-NAM