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Daily Current Affairs - 21.12.2016
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December 22: National Mathematics Day
India surpasses Britain to become world's
sixth-largest economy: Forbes magazine
Japan approves biggest defence budget
China launches TanSat satellite to monitor
global carbon emissions
6The National Mathematics Day is observed every year
on 22nd December to celebrate birth anniversary of
great Indian autodidact Mathematician Srinivasa
Ramanujan.
6This year, it is 129th birth anniversary of Srinivasa
Ramanujan.
6The National Mathematics Day was instituted in 2011 by
the Union Government to celebrate Ramanujan's 125th
birth anniversary.
6According to report published in Forbes magazine, India
has surpassed its colonial masters United Kingdom to
become world's sixth-largest economy in GDP terms for
first time after nearly 150 years.
6Following the change in the rankings, India's economy
now stands behind the United States, China, Japan,
Germany and France.
6India has managed to overtake UK owing to Britain's
recent Brexit-related problems and its rapid economic
growth followed by downslide in the value of the pound.
6UK's economy is expected to grow by 1.8% in 2016 and
slow down to 1.1% in 2017.
6Its economy and currency are struggling since it voted to
leave lucrative common market of European Union.
6Whereas, India's economy maintained its growth around
7% primarily due to price slump in global commodities,
good rainfall, lower-than-expected inflation, reforms
undertaken by Government to spur growth.
6Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet approved approved
5.13 trillion yen ($43.6 billion) in defence spending for
the fiscal year starting in April 2017.
6It is Japan's highest annual defence budget announced
so far. It is up by 1.4% from the initial budget for the
current fiscal year.
6Now it will be sent to Parliament (Diet) for debate and
approval.
6China successfully launched TanSat, a global carbon
dioxide (CO2) monitoring satellite to understand the
effects of climate change.
6It was launched on board of Long March-2D rocket from
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China's
Gobi Desert. It was the 243rd mission of the Long March
series rockets.
6With this, China became third country after Japan and
United States to have its own satellite to monitor
greenhouse gases (GHGs).
6TanSat will thoroughly examine global CO2 levels every
16 days, accurate to at least 4 ppm (parts per million).
6It weighs 620-kg and will be located in sun synchronous
orbit about 700 kms above the earth. It has three-year
mission life.
6According to report submitted by Parliamentary
Standing Committee on Science and Technology, there
is alarming rise in forest fires across India.
6It says that the number of forest fires have touched
24,817 in 2016 from 15,937 fires in 2015. It shows
alarming rise 55% in the past year.
6The report primarily focuses on the prevention and
containing of fires in the Himalayan forests spread
across Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and
Kashmir.
6Replacing pine reserve forests areas with “broad-leaf”
plants. Procurement of sweeping machines to clear
roadsides of Chir pine needles.
Parliamentary committee report highlights
alarming rise in forest fires
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India ranks 4th in 2016 Global Wind Power
Installed Capacity Index
India and Kyrgyzstan sign 6 agreements in
various fields
Signed Agreements are
Renowned Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar's statue
unveiled in Haridwar
6India ranked 4th in the Global Wind Power Installed
Capacity index with cumulative installed wind power
generation capacity of 25,088 MW in 2015.
6The index was released was released as part Global
Wind Report: Annual Market, flagship publication of the
Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
6The index was topped by China, followed by US and
Germany with cumulative installed wind power
generation capacity of 145362 MW, 74471 MW and
44947 MW respectively.
6India and Kyrgyzstan have signed six Memoranda of
Understanding (MoU)/ Agreements including in the fields
of tourism, agriculture and food industry etc.
6These agreements were signed after delegation level
talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting
President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Sharshenovich
Atambayev in New Delhi.
6MoU on cooperation in the field of Tourism
6MoU in the field of cooperation in youth exchange.
6MoU on cooperation in the field of Youth development
6MoU on exchange of information on training programmes
of diplomats.
6Agreement on cooperation in the field of Agriculture and
Food Industry.
6MoU on cooperation in the field of Broadcasting and
exchange of audiovisual programmes.
6The 12-foot-tall stone statue of renowned Tamil poet and
philosopher-saint Thiruvalluvar was inaugurated at Mela
Bhawan in Haridwar, Uttarakhand by Chief minister
Harish Rawat.
6The process introducing Thiruvalluvar statue in
Uttarakhand was initiated by former Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) MP from Uttarakhand Tarun Vijay.
6Initially the statue was planned for installation on the
banks of Ganga River at Har ki Pauri in Haridwar in June
2016 but it was delayed after it faced opposition from
priests and saints.
Hong Kong revokes visa-free entry to Indians
6Hong Kong, a China-administered special territory has
decided to withdraw visa-free facility for Indians from
January 23, 2017.
6This decision was taken on the ground to prevent illegal
immigration as number of Indian asylum seekers was
on the rise. Over half a million Indians visit Hong Kong
for business, trade and holidays.
6Under the new rules, Indian travellers will have to
complete a pre-arrival registration.
6Such pre-registration would not be necessary for those
transiting through the Hong Kong airport without leaving
the airport transit area.
Union Cabinet approves creation of Indian
Enterprise Development Services
6The Union Cabinet gave its approval to the Cadre
review and formation of a new service in the name of
Indian Enterprise Development Services (IEDS).
6The IEDS will be created in the Office of Development
Commissioner (MSME), Ministry of Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises (MSME).
6Its creation will help to strengthen the organization and
to achieve the vision of Startup India, Stand-up India
and Make in India.