7th December 2013 Current Affairs

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International Affairs

• US has approved a breakthrough therapy for treatment of chronic hepatitis C that is expected to offer a more palatable cure to millions of people infected with the liver-destroying viral disease.
• UN General Assembly elected Jordan to the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member on 6 December 2013 to replace Saudi Arabia.  
• The National Security Agency on Friday said its tracking of cellphones overseas is legally authorized under a sweeping U.S. presidential order.
• China issues serious alert for worsening smog in central and eastern regions
• About 50 survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor paused Saturday at the site to honor those killed and remember the moment that plunged the U.S. into World War II.
• US President Barack Obama warned that an "ideal" agreement to eliminate "every nut and bolt" of Iran's disputed nuclear programme was not a realistic goal.
• Afghan President Karzai to visit Iran to sign bilateral Security Agreement

National Affairs

• Indian Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh on US visit to firm up ties.
• The World ‘Bricks Expo 2013’ began in Ahmedaba.
• A ministerial panel set up by India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recommended a bailout package for the sugar industry that includes Rs 7,200 crore of interest-free bank loans to pay dues to sugarcane growers.
• Foreign Secretary SujathaSingh arrives in US to hold wide range of bilateral, regional and global consultations with top officials
• Winter session of Assam Legislative Assembly to begin from December 16
• One of the first variants of the MiG 21 combat aircraft, which dealt severe blows to Pakistan Air Force in the 1971 war, will fly into the annals of history on Wednesday (11th December 2013).
• Three-day bilingual literature festival 'KathaVana’ to be held in Bangalore to celebrate books and children
• IIIT-Allahabad to organise Science Conclave to inspire students to undertake advanced studies and researches in basic sciences

Awards and Honors

• Indian Sitar Legend RaviShankar gets posthumous nomination at 56th Grammy Awards for his album 'The Living Room Sessions Part 2' in World Music section

Business and Economy

• AirIndia firms up deal to sell 5 wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft to Etihad Airways
• Arundhati Bhattacharya, chairperson of the country's largest bank SBI, on Saturday simultaneously inaugurated 27 'all woman branches' of the lender falling in the Chandigarh circle.

Sports

• India beat Canada 3-2 in Group-C match of Men's Junior WorldCup

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