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Daily Current Affairs of 2nd December 2018
International Current Affairs
- India is going to host the G20 Summit In 2022, when the country celebrates its 75th year of Independence.
- Chairman of G20 for 2018 : Mauricio Macri (Argentina)
- Recent Hosts of G20 Summits :
- 2018 - Argentina
- 2019 - Japan
- 2020 - Saudi Arabia
- 2022 - India
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina.
- Their discussions were focused on strengthening relations between India and the European Union, including joint efforts to counter terrorism in all forms.
- The Cambridge Dictionary has declared 'Nomophobia' as the People's Word of 2018.
- 'Nomophobia' refers to the fear or worry at the idea of being without your mobile phone or unable to use it.
- India will Chair Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) from 1st January 2018.
- It was was handed Chairmanship by the European Union during KPCS Plenary 2018, which was held in Brussels, Belgium.
- The 24th meeting of Conference of Parties (COP24) to the UNFCCC to be held at Katowice (Poland) from 2nd to 14th December 2018.
- Indian Delegation at COP 24 will be represented by : Harsh Vardhan (Union Environment Minister)
National Current Affairs
- The Indian government made registration process compulsory for Drones.
- Drones weighing above 250 grams need to be registered on DGCA's website to get a Unique Identification Number (UIN).
- Users will be required to do a one-time registration of drones, pilots and owners.
- However, drones which weigh less than 250 grams will not need to go through the registration process.
- Calling for elimination of industrially produced trans-fat in the food supply, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched a media campaign titled “Heart Attack Rewind”.
- It will support FSSAI’s global target of eliminating trans-fat in India by 2022, a year ahead of global target by World Health Organization (WHO).
People in News
- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa accepted PM Narendra Modi's invitation to be the Chief Guest for India's Republic Day celebrations in 2019.
- This comes weeks after US President Donald Trump declined the invitation due to "scheduling constraints".
- About South Africa :
- Capital : South Africa Have Three Capital Cities. They are :
- Pretoria (executive)
- Bloemfontein (judicial)
- Cape Town (legislative)
- President : Cyril Ramaphosa
- Deputy President : David Mabuza
- Currency : South African rand
Banking, Business & Economic Affairs
- China has rejected India's proposal to carry out bilateral trade in local currencies.
- India had made a proposal to China for rupee-renminbi trade to boost its exports and tackle the widening trade deficit with the neighbouring country.
- The US and China have agreed to halt additional trade tariffs with the goal of reaching an agreement within 90 days.
- This follows a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Argentina.
- Note : US has imposed tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese goods, and China has responded by imposing duties on $110 billion in US goods.
- Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has ordered a 150% increase in the monthly minimum wage to 4,500 sovereign bolivars, worth about ₹660 at the black market rate.
- Maduro has now raised the minimum wage 25 times since he took office in 2013.
- The Defence Ministry today cleared the proposal for procurement of military equipment worth ₹3,000 crore.
- The approved deal includes procurement of indigenous BrahMos missiles for two Indian Navy ships that are to be built in Russia.
New Appointments
- Retired 1980 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Rajasthan cadre, Sunil Arora took charge as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India.
- He has replaced OP Rawat who demitted office today.
- Arora will have nearly a two-and-a-half-year tenure during which he will oversee the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
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