Current affairs 12th December 2018.

Dec 12, 2018

Shaktikanta Das appointed as new RBI Governor

A day after Urjit Patel resigned from his post as the Governor of Reserve Bank of India with immediate effect citing personal reasons, Former Finance Secretary Shaktikanta Das has been appointed as the new Governor of the RBI.He will have a tenure of 3 yr.

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Das is currently the Member of the Finance Commission.

President Kovind holds delegation-level talks with Myanmarese leadership

President Ram Nath Kovind held delegation-level talks with the Myanmarese leadership. India and Myanmar signed two MOUs. First one is for the training of Myanmar judicial officers in India and another for cooperation in science and technology.

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Naypyidaw is the capital city of Myanmar.

Home Ministry launches Twitter account to spread awareness about cybercrimes

Home Ministry has launched a Twitter account to spread awareness about cybercrimes named CyberDost. It is aimed at enhancing people's basic knowledge about cybercrimes and precautions to be taken for prevention.

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Rajnath Singh is Union Home Minister.

Centre, ADB ink loan agreement for developing Tourism in Tamil Nadu

The Centre and the Asian Development Bank signed a loan agreement of 31 million dollar in New Delhi to develop Tourism and boost Jobs in Tamil Nadu. The project is expected to improve the tourism infrastructure in Tamil Nadu.

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K. Palaniswami is chief minister of Tamil Nadu. 

SC bars media from revealing identities of victims of rape, sexual assault

A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur in SC directed the print and electronic media not to reveal the identity of victims of rape and sexual assault even in a remote manner. FIRs in cases of rape and sexual assault barred from putting in public by Police

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Ranjan Gogoi is Chief Justice of India (CJI).

5 States Assembly election results declared

Indian National Congress (INC) emerged as largest party with 114/230 seats in Madhya Pradesh; 68/90 Seats in Chhattisgarh; 99/200 in Rajasthan. While in Telangana,Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) retained power with 88/119. In Mizoram, MNF Won 26/40.

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State Assembly elections hold by Election Commission of India.

ADB retains Indian growth forecast at 7.3% for FY19

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has retained its India growth forecast at 7.3 percent for current fiscal and 7.6 percent in the following financial year. The slowdown came mainly from weak food prices, dampening rural consumption, higher oil prices.

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Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquartered at the Philippines.

Killed and imprisoned journalists - "The Guardians" - named 2018's "Person of the Year" by Time.

Time's magazine featured 4 different covers with journalists who have been targeted for their work this year. They include Jamal Khashoggi, Maria Ressa of Philippines ,Staff from Capital Gazette, & the wives of Myanmar's Myanmar's Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.

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Time magazine's "Person of the Year" tradition established 1927.

Mary Kom honored with Meethoileima title

Manipur Government honored AIBA World Women Boxing Gold medallist MC Mary Kom with the title "Meethoileima" (par excellent queen) at a function in Imphal. She is the only woman to become World Amateur Boxing champion for a record six times.

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"Unbreakable” is an autobiography of Mary Kom. 

Subramania Bharatiyar’s Birth Anniversary

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu pay tributes to Tamil Poet Mahakavi Subramania Bharatiyar on his Birth Anniversary. He left behind an extraordinary legacy of poetry and prose writings and his works gave form and vitality to the present-day Tamil literature

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Panchali Sapatham is notable literature of Bharatiyar.