Important Current Affairs 11th DECEMBER 2017

Important Current Affairs 11th DECEMBER 2017

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Current Affairs 11th DECEMBER 2017: NATIONAL NEWS

Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated the first "NIC-CERT"

Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Law and Justice, Electronics and Information Technology inaugurated "NIC-CERT" under the National Informatics Center of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (December 11, 2017) today.
●    During the inaugural ceremony, Shri Prasad said that under the Digital India initiative the government has made many of its services online.
●    He said that even though the online system has facilitated access to citizens to many government services, people should also be cautious about the hazards associated with cyberspace.
●    Shri Prasad said that recently the cyber attacks have risen, due to which the concerns of data stolen have increased, the government is preparing the draft of the Data Protection Act.
●    He said that the internet is growing very fast and it is involved in every person's life, therefore there is a need to strengthen the existing security structure.
●    He said that appreciating the remarkable work of the NIC, said that NIC has been working for the security of government cyberspace for a long time.
●    With the establishment of this center, NIC has elevated the level of experience and expertise.

Logo and tagline competition on 'National Nutrition Mission' of the Ministry of Women and Child Development

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has started the competition for designing a 'logo' for its important 'National Nutrition Mission' and suggesting a tagline.
●    This is a good opportunity for creative citizens who want to see the 'logo' they designed on the national platform.
●    Government of India has approved the National Nutrition Mission to ensure the overall development and adequate nutrition of pregnant women, mothers and children.
●    The goal of this program is to reduce the levels of stunting, malnutrition, anemia and low birth rate.
●    To create awareness among the citizens towards the mission, the need for an effective 'logo' and tagline was felt.
●    After this the competition is being organized. Women and Child Development Minister, Mrs. Menaka, Sanjay Gandhi has said that her ministry has always been an effort to engage with the citizens.
●    In view of this, the entries have been invited from the citizens.
●    There has been an encouraging response to such other competitions on the social media platform of the ministry, which is a proposal to award the prize of Rs. 1 lakh to the winner.

IBBI notified regulations for resolution of complaints and complaints

IBBI has notified the IBBI (Reporting and Complaint Management Process) Regulation, 2017 in the Gazette of India on December 7, 2017.
●    This rule enables a stakeholder to file a complaint against a service provider, bankrupt professional agency, bankruptcy professional, bankruptcy professional institution or information utility under the Indian Bankruptcy and Refusal disability code 2016 (Code).
●    At the same time, this regulation provides a transparent process for disposal of reports and complaints by IBBI.
●    Under this rule, the conduct of a stakeholder service provider can cause a complaint against the service provider for redressal of the pain caused by the operation of the service provider, whether it is financially or otherwise, due to the suffering.
●    A stakeholder can file a complaint in the specified form with a fee of two thousand five hundred rupees (2500 rupees).
●    In this context, the complainant is required to give details of the alleged violation of any provision under any rules or regulations or directions issued by IBB against any service provider or its related persons.
●    In addition to this, the evidence of alleged violation with the date and place of conduct or activity for the alleged conduct or activity of the service provider or its related persons has to be furnished.

Rahul Gandhi elected as Congress president

Rahul Gandhi today was elected the president of the 132-year-old Indian National Congress on Monday.
●    Since no one has filed nomination, hence on the last day of withdrawal of name, ie on Monday, he has been elected president of the unopposed.
●    By the way, his coronation as the Congress President will be on December 16.
●    The 47-year-old Rahul will be the sixth member of the Nehru-Gandhi family, who will be heading the Congress.
●    She has been learning the nuances of politics under the guidance of mother and current party president Sonia Gandhi since last 13 years.
●    For four years, his status in the organization has been second.

Current Affairs 11th DECEMBER 2017: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

 Foreign Ministers of China & Russia met President Shri Ramnath Kovind

Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Mr. Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China Mr. Wang Yi presented the President of India Shri Ramnath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhawan today (December 11, 2017).
●    Welcoming the Foreign Minister and his delegation on the visit to India, the President said that bilateral relations between India and Russia are very strong.
●    A significant increase in mutual high-level interaction between the two countries has been recorded this year.
●    The President expressed happiness over the fact that in the first six months of the current year, a bilateral trade between India and Russia has registered a significant growth of 22 per cent.
●    He said that the rapid operation of the International North-South Transport Corridor could play a significant role in achieving the goals of bilateral trade between the two countries.
●    The president said that institutionalizing the Forum of Heads of the enlightened boards of India and Russia would be in the interest of both the countries.
●    The second session of this forum was held on 4-5 December in Delhi.
●    He said that we should continue our efforts to bring our enlightened boards (think-tank) and academic communities closer to each other.

 

Current Affairs 11th DECEMBER 2017: DEFENCE

Minister of Defense inaugurated web portal for online Indian Air Force Examination

The Minister of State for Defense, Shri Subhash Bhamre inaugurated a web portal for the Indian Air Force's online examination at Air Headquarters today.
●    On this occasion, he congratulated the IAF for contributing to the vision of 'Digital India' of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
●    He congratulated the Indian Air Force for preparing the online examination system in collaboration with the Advanced Computing Development Center (C-DAC).
●    Air Marshal SB Deo PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, ADC, Vice Chief of Air Staff and other senior Air Force officials were also present on this occasion.
●    Indian Air Force is the first in three services, which has adopted the information technology based online testing system for the recruitment of officers and airmen cadres.
●    This proposal was approved by the Defense Minister in principle on October 24, 2016.
●    With the help of C-DAC, Indian Air Force is going to adopt an online exam system from January 2018.
●    For which online registration will begin from December 15, 2017.
 

Current Affairs 11th DECEMBER 2017: DAYS AND DATES

Universal Health Care Day, 2017

We are committed to pursue the agenda of universal health coverage in the country and we have launched various initiatives to fulfill this goal.Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri J.P. Nadda here today at a function organized for the purpose of celebrating Universal Health Care Day, 2017,
●    Minister of State for Finance, Shri S.P. Shukla was also present on this occasion.
●    The Union Health Minister and the Minister of State of Finance launched the 'Target' - the delivery cell for the health improvement initiatives as well as the safe delivery mobile app for the health workers who manage the normal and complex delivery of infants in peripheral areas. 
●    Operational Guidelines for Obstetrician High Dependence Units (HDU) and Intensive Care Units (ICU) also Issued.
●    Addressing the present participants, Shri Nadda said that this year has special significance because the National Health Policy 2017 has been approved, without which any financial difficulty has been envisaged to achieve the highest possible level of health.
●    He said that the government has taken concrete steps for the reduction of the additional expenditure (OOP) from patients in their pockets.
●    In 2014, the Mission Indrahanush was launched, which is one of the largest global public health initiatives.

Current Affairs 11th DECEMBER 2017: RANKING 

In the case of mobile internet speed, India ranks 109

Even after promoting lakhs of Internet to the Internet in the country, India has not been able to make its place in the world's top 100 countries in terms of mobile internet speed.
●    According to the November SpeedTest Global Index released by OAKAL, India's rankings are ranked 109th in the case of Mobile Internet Speed.
●    In this category Norway is at the top position.
●    In this area, if broadband speed is talked about, India's global ranking in this case is 76th.
●    In India at the beginning of 2017 the mobile download speed was 7.65 Mbps.
●    The speed increased to 8.80 Mbps in November.
●    In India in this way, mobile download speeds saw an increase of 15 percent.
●    The average mobile download speed grew at a slower pace.
●    Fixed broadband speed has increased 50 percent in a year.
●    At the beginning of January, average broadband download speed was 12.12 Mbps, which increased to 18.82 Mbps in November.