Important Current Affairs 26th December 2017 with PDF

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1 Important Current Affairs 26th December 2017 with PDF If you are appearing for any Government Recruitment Exam, it is important that you are familiar with the happenings around the world. Current Affairs is an important part of your syllabus apart from English, Quantitative Aptitude or Logical Reasoning! Thus, we bring you the Important General Awareness in PDF. Now, Banking, SSC and Insurance aspirants can read the update containing all the Important Current Affairs 26th December You can also attempt daily important current affairs quiz for yesterday: Current Affairs Quiz - 25th December 2017 Important Current Affairs 26th December 2017 Solar-based cold storage o Engineers at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi have developed a solar-powered on-farm storage structure. o It can increase the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables in regions where cold storage facilities are absent. o It is designed by Pramod Kumar Sharma & others, which can retain the quality and freshness of fruits & vegetables for an additional period of up to five days. Asia Pacific: Trading & Thriving Report o Business leaders in India remained largely positive, but their level of optimism has dropped to its lowest level in four years. 1 P a g e

2 o According to the latest Grant Thornton s report, Asia Pacific business optimism has hit a 2 year high, largely driven by improvements from its two biggest economies, China and Japan. o The report was titled as Asia Pacific: Trading and Thriving. Only 1.7% Indians paid income tax o Just over 2 crore Indians, or 1.7 % of the total population, paid income tax in the assessment year (AY) , according to data released by the I-T department. o The number of income-tax return filers increased to 4.07 crore in assessment year (FY ) from 3.65 crore in the previous year. o Only 2.06 crore actually paid tax as the others claimed income below taxable limits. Festival to revive tourism in the hills o Darjeeling will host the 5-day Teesta Rangit Tourism Festival o The 4-month strike has severely affected tourism, one of the biggest sources of income in the Darjeeling hills. o The festival will be held in phases in different hill towns. It will be held from Dec 27 to 29 in Darjeeling; Dec 28 and 29 in Kurseong; Dec 29 and 30 in Kalimpong; and Dec 30 and 31 in Mirik. Heather Menzies-Urich dies at 68 o Actor Heather Menzies-Urich, who played one of the singing 'von Trapp' children in the hit 1965 film 'The Sound of Music', has died. She was 68. o She was an actress, a ballerina and loved living her life to the fullest. o 'The Sound of Music' won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Heather was part of the family. Uttar Pradesh introduces power scheme o UP has launched Kisan Uday Yojana, for the poor in the state to mark Atal Bihari Vajpayee s birth anniversary.

3 o Lohban and Gausana, the two villages of Mathura district have been covered for 100 per cent electrification. o The government has a target of covering 16 million by 2018-end, driven by Yogi Adityanath government s motto Prakash hai to vikas hai. CBSE to have value education plan o CBSE has tied up with the Ramakrishna mission to impart value education to its students and make them awakened citizens. o Values such as harmony, peace, compassion, and humility have for centuries been a part of the discourse of every society of the world. o This programme is a three-year graded Values Education programme for students of Classes 6 to 8 (or Classes 7-9). World s largest amphibious aircraft o China has launched homegrown AG600, the world s largest amphibious aircraft. o The plane is codenamed Kunlong. With a wingspan of 38.8 metres (127ft) and powered by four turboprop engines, the aircraft is capable of carrying 50 people and can stay airborne for 12 hours. o The amphibious aircraft has military applications but will be used for fire fighting and marine rescue. Centenary Celebrations of Yoga Institute o Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated the Centenary celebrations of the Yoga Institute in Mumbai. o The institute was founded by Shree Yogendraji Mani Haribhai Desai, the disciple of Paramahansa Madhavadasji in o It helps spread yoga practices. According to Naidu practice of Yoga is a holistic way of life, leading to physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. 1st Runway on Sea Bridge in Lakshadweep 3 P a g e

4 o India is all set to get its first runway on a sea bridge, as the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has been given a nod to extend Lakshadweep s Agatti Airport. o The task will be carried out by building an RCC platform on the beach and shallow area which will allow bigger ATRs to operate on the island. o The Project is likely to cost about Rs 1,500 crore. World s Longest Glass Bridge in China o The world s longest glass bridge has been opened in China to the public. o Though it has a capacity to hold 2000 people, only 500 would be allowed at a time. o Located in Shijiazhuang, the bridge lies 218 meters above hanging between the two cliffs in Hongyagu Scenic Area in Pingshan county. o The bridge is 488 meters long & 2 meters wide, with two dragon statues on top that could produce smoke. Dr Jitendra Singh Launched e-hrms o The Union Minister of State (I/C) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr Jitendra Singh launched the electronic- Human Resource Management System in New Delhi. o He launched it during the observance of Good Governance Day. o The e-service book launched for DoPT during March 2017 will also be integrated into the e-hrms. Vijay Rupani becomes CM of Gujarat o Vijay Rupani was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat state. o Governor Om Prakash Kohli administered the Oath of Office and Secrecy to 21 ministers including Mr. Rupani and his deputy Nitin Patel. o Along with Mr. Rupani as Chief Minister and Nitin Patel as his Deputy, a total of 19 ministers nine of them in cabinet rank and 10 MoS were sworn in. Partha Mukhopadhyay passes away

5 o On 25th December 2017, Bengali actor Partha Mukhopadhyay died due to cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Kolkata. Partha Mukhopadhyay was 70 years old. o He had acted in films made by great directors like Tapan Sinha, Tarun Majumdar and Goutam Ghosh. o His important movies are Balika Bodhu, Dhonyi Meye, Agnishwar, Amar Prithivi, Baag Bandi Khela. Sushil becomes most expensive wrestler o Sushil Kumar became the most expensive wrestler of the PWL (Pro Wrestling League) in New Delhi. o Delhi Sultans bought Sushil Kumar for Rs 55 lakh at the PWL auctions. o World Championship gold medallist Helen Maroulis of the United States got the highest bid among women players and was bought for Rs 44 lakh from Haryana Hammers. World s biggest sand Santa face in Puri o On 24th December 2017, Sudarsan Pattnaik, international sand artist, created the world s biggest sand Santa-face with the message world peace at Puri beach, Odisha. o The sand Santa face is 25 feet tall and 50 feet wide. It is to be placed in the Limca Book of World Records. o Sudarsan Pattnaik also created a sand sculpture of Jesus Christ in front of the Santa face. NHPC to invest in solar project: Odisha o Central public sector enterprise, NHPC Ltd has proposed to set up Mw capacity solar project in Odisha. o Odisha has laid out a plan to develop a solar park with a production capacity of 1000 Mw. 5 P a g e

6 o NHPC, which is currently executing a 72 Mw wind project in Kerala and 50 Mw solar project in Tamil Nadu has already commissioned a 50 Mw wind power project in Jaisalmer. Modi to attend WEF meeting in 20 yrs o Modi will be the first Indian PM in past 20 years to attend the annual meeting of World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland. o The meeting is scheduled to be held in January o The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world. It was incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and is headquartered in Geneva. Corridors to link neighbour countries o Nitin Gadkari has stated that India will link its major highway corridors to international trade points in order to facilitate trade with bordering countries. o The linking of highway corridors to International trade points will be carried out for facilitating trade with Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar. o About 2000 km of highways will be constructed under this project. Ranking of Panchayats under Antyodaya o Rural Development Ministry has completed the ranking of Gram Panchayats on 3 parameters of physical infrastructure, human development & economic activities. o Mission Antyodaya aims to create poverty-free gram panchayats. o The goal is to converge, all existing govt. initiatives & schemes in these gram panchayats so that every household within these panchayats is benefited. Attempt Daily Current Affairs Quiz