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Current Affairs 2019 | Daily GK Updates : 18 December 2019 Daily Current Affairs 2019:
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International (Current Affairs)
♦New Kuwait Cabinet appoints Gulf’s first female finance minister
- Kuwait appointed Mariam Al-Aqeel as finance minister, the first female in the Gulf region to hold the post.
- Kuwait, home to about 6% of the world’s oil reserves, is the fourth-biggest producer in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. The International Monetary Fund expects its economy to grow 0.6% this year, squeezed by a reduction in oil output as part of an OPEC agreement.
Note: About Kuwait
Capital: Kuwait City
Currency: Kuwaiti dinar
Banking and Financial
♦Axis Bank, Indian Oil launch co-branded credit card for cashless payments
- Axis Bank on 17th December announced the launch of co-branded credit card in partnership with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL).
- Benefit: The co-branded card is for customers who prefer cashless and hassle-free payments. Offer attractive rewards and benefits for its customers
- Rewards: Customers will be able to get benefits such as cashback up to ₹250 on fuel purchases within first 30 days of card issuance, 20 times accelerated reward points on fuel spends at IOCL outlets as well as waiver of fuel surcharge.
Note: About Axis bank
CEO: Amitabh Chaudhry
Headquarters: Mumbai
Tagline:’Badhti ka naam zindagi’
Appointment
♦NCLAT restores Cyrus Mistry as Tata Sons chairman
- In a big win for Cyrus Mistry, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on 18th December ordered restoration of him as the Executive Chairman of Tata Sons. as the Executive Chairman of Tata Sons.
- NCLAT also held appointment of N. Chandrasekaran as Executive Chairman illegal.
- two-judge tribunal headed by Justice S.J. Mukhopadhyay said the restoration order will be operational only after four weeks, the time allowed to Tatas to file an appeal.
Award
♦Tamil writer Cho Dharman wins Sahitya Akademi award for his novel ‘Sool’
- Tamil writer Cho Dharman has won the 2019 Sahitya Akademi award for his novel Sool, depicting the life of the people in the lower rung of society at Urulaikuddi village in Thoothukudi district.
- He published his first short story in 1992 and followed by a novel Dhoorvai. Mr. Dharman also wrote a monograph of noted villupaattu artiste Pitchaikutti. The novel Koogai received critical acclaim and it won him the Iyal award of the Canada-based Tamil Literary Garden.
♦Deepak Punia Named World’s Best Junior Freestyle Wrestler of the Year
- World Championships silver medallist Deepak Punia added yet another feather to his cap after being named the ‘Junior Freestyle Wrestler of the Year by United World Wrestling (UWW).
- Punia’s transition from the junior to the senior circuit has been phenomenal as he not only ended an 18-year drought to become the first Indian wrestler to win a junior world title but he also backed it up with a silver medal on his debut at the 2019 Senior World Wrestling Championships.
Important Day
♦18th December: International Migrants Day
- The United Nations declared 18th December as the International Migrants Day. On 4th December 2000, the General Assembly, taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world, proclaimed 18th December International Migrants Day.
Theme 2019: “We together”
Obituary
♦Mohun Bagan president Gitanath Ganguly passed away
- Mohun Bagan president and retired Justice Gitanath Ganguly died on 16th December afternoon, following a cardiac arrest.
- Ganguly took over as the club president after the Swapan Sadhan Bose-led panel swept the elections in November last year.
♦Eminent theatre and film actor Shriram Lagoo passes away
- Veteran actor Shriram Lagoo, a stalwart in Marathi theatre and cinema and a prolific character artiste in numerous Bollywood movies, passed away on 17th
- As an actor, his roles in Marathi plays such as ‘Natsamrat’ and ‘Himalayachi Saoli’, and films like ‘Pinjra’ made him popular.
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