8th December 2014 - Important Current Affairs updates

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International Affairs

• Russian President Vladimir Putin and our Prime Minister Narendra Modi are likely to unveil two “vision documents” on strategic, nuclear and economic issues, and could possibly make a joint appearance at the World Diamond Congress which is going to be held on December 11 and 12.
• Mr. Putin is visiting India on 10th December 2014

National Affairs

• International cab-booking service Uber was banned in Delhi, a day after one of its drivers was arrested for allegedly raping a 27-year-old woman executive amid growing outrage over the incident which renewed focus on safety measures for women.
• The Centre has recommended to the 14th Finance Commission for inclusion of soil erosion, lightening and bamboo-flowering in the list of natural disasters.
• Haryana Government will start CM Window System to address the grievances of the general public.
• Giving this information Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that after the launch of system the problems and grievances of the people could be sorted out at their district centres and they need not visit Capital.
• Iin the beginning it would be started as a pilot project. 
• From the month of February the pensions would be credited direct in the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
• Nearly 40 years after the then Railway Minister Lalit Narayan Mishra was killed in a bomb blast in Bihar, a Delhi court today convicted four persons (Ranjan Dwivedi, Santoshananda Avadhuta, Sudevananda Avadhuta and Gopalji) for the charges of murder and criminal conspiracy.
• District Judge (DJ) Vinod Goel convicted the four persons, Ranjan Dwivedi, Santoshananda Avadhuta, Sudevananda Avadhuta and Gopalji for various offences punishable under the IPC, including section 302 .  ct.

Sports

• India beat Pakistan by five wickets in the final of the Blind Cricket World Cup at the Wally Wilson Cricket Ground in Cape Town, South Africa.
  
• It was the 4th edition of the Blind Cricket World Cup.
• Indian captain Shekar Naik
• South Africa won the inaugural edition of the Blind Cricket World Cup in 1998
• Virat Kohli to lead team India in the first test against Australia at Adelaide beginning tomorrow.
• Michael Clarke to lead Australia.
• Late Phillip Hughes to be honored as 13th man.

Science & Technology

• The Minister of Railways, Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated the Wi-Fi Broadband Services at New Delhi Railway Station today.
• The Wi-Fi project on Indian Railways is being executed by RailTel, a Public Sector Undertaking of the Ministry of Railways. 
• Andhra Pradesh govt. launches a portal for farmers to check their loan status.
• The beneficiaries of the crop loan debt redemption scheme could obtain online the details of their loan status by logging in to this portal.

People in News

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and industrialist Mukesh Ambani feature amongst the most searched personalities online this year, according to search engine Yahoo.

Deaths

• Acclaimed Carnatic vocalist Nedunuri Krishnamurthy passes away

Banking & Economy

• The current account deficit widened to 10.1 billion dollar or 2.1 per cent of GDP for the September quarter as against 1.2 per cent in the year-ago period due to higher trade deficit, the Reserve Bank said today.
• News website Huffington Post launched its India edition today in a tie-up with media conglomerate Times of India Group, as the AOL-owned site expands into markets where internet use is growing rapidly.
• India's largest private sector lender ICICI Bank has announced a hike in its ATM charges for saving account holders from January 1 next year.

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