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New Sebi framework to boost depository receipt o Though the Chinese government has pushed for
real-name registration for phone users since at
o Sebi has issued a new framework for the issue of
least 2013 ,meaning ID cards are linked to new
depository receipts for greater exposure to world
phone numbers
markets for raising capital and enhancing their
o Researchers have warned of the privacy risks
shareholder base.
associated with gathering facial recognition data.
o DRs are foreign currency-denominated
instruments, issued by a foreign depository 3rd Edition of KIY Games Logo Launched
backed by securities of an issuer.
o The third edition of Khelo India Youth Games-
o Ajay Tyagi is the chairman of SEBI
2020 Logo was launched by Sonowal, CM of
GST collection in Nov crosses Rs 1 lakh crore Assam in presence of Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister
of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports.
o The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in
o The Mascot, Jersey and Theme song of the event
November crossed Rs 1 lakh crore
was also launched at Karmabir Nabin Chandra
o After dropping below the Rs 1 lakh crore level for
Bordoloi Indoor Stadium, Sarusajai.
three consecutive months amid a deceleration of
o The Khelo India programme has been introduced
economic growth.
to revive the sports culture in India.
o November's GST collection stood at Rs 1,03,492
crore, of which CGST was Rs 19,592 crore, SGST Rs Fish Species Discovered In Meghalaya
27,144 crore, IGST collections stood at Rs 49,028
o A fish species, that has a scientific name Schistura
crore, according to a Finance Ministry statement.
syngkai was discovered in Meghalaya's West Khasi
Naval Tejas gets ready to operate by March Hills district.
o Prof. Mukhim said both sexes of the fish have
o The naval version of Tejas light combat aircraft
golden-brown bodies with blackish lateral stripes
(LCA) set a landmark by taking off with the added
and slightly emarginate tail fins.
weight of weapons on board two long-range and
o The specimens of the fish have been sent to
two close combat air-to-air missiles.
Zoological Survey of India in Kolkata and Gauhati
o The Tejas prototype took off from the Navy's
University Museum of Fishes in Guwahati.
Shore Based Test Facility (SBTF)
o Restraining gear locked the fighter's wheels as the Scientists Promise New Cow Breed By 2020
engine revved up to maximum power.
o Scientists announced that farmers can breed
China introduces mandatory face scans for Mob more environment-friendly cattle by 2020, as per
international reports.
o China will require telecom operators to collect
o Scientists have reportedly stated the carbon
face scans when registering new phone users at
emissions of the livestock industry can be brought
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 down by breeding cows which grow faster but
consume less.
o This new breed of cows will reportedly cut
methane emissions up to one-third of its current
emissions.
Nana Patole Elected As Speaker Of MAH Assembly
o Maha Vikas Aghadi Speaker nominee Nana Patole
has been elected unopposed as the Speaker of
the Maharashtra Assembly.
o This development occurred after BJP withdrew its
nominee Kisan Kathore out of the race citing it did
not want any controversy in the Speaker election.
o The Uddhav Thackeray-led government had
nominated the Congress leader unanimously on
Saturday ahead of the floor test.
PM wishes people of Nagaland on Statehood Day
o Nagaland people celebrates its 57th Statehood
Day.
o On this day in 1963, the State of Nagaland came
into existence as the 16th State of the Union of
India.
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o In 1957, Naga leaders and the central government
reached an agreement to create a separate region
of the Naga Hills. The State of Nagaland Act, 1962,
was enacted by the Parliament to give Nagaland
statehood.
PM greets BSF personnel on BSF’s Raising Day.
o The BSF celebrates 55th Raising Day. To mark the
day, a parade was organised, which was attended
by MoS Home Affairs Nityanand Rai.
o BSF established on 1st Dec 1965. It is a
paramilitary force charged with guarding India's
land border during peacetime and preventing
transnational crime.
o It currently stands as the world's largest border
guarding force.
Soma Roy Burman takes charge as new CGA
o Soma Roy Burman, a 1986-batch Indian Civil
Accounts Service (ICAS) Officer, took charge as
the new Controller General of Accounts
o She is the 24th Controller General of Accounts
(CGA) and is the seventh woman to hold this
coveted position.
o Prior to assuming the charge of CGA, Smt. Burman
served as Additional Controller General of
Accounts in the office of CGA
India conducted the 1st night trial of nuclear
o India conducted the first night trial of nuclear-
capable long-range ballistic missile Agni-III from
the Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast.
o Agni-III is the mainstay of India's nuclear arsenal.
o The missile has a strike range of 3,000 km to
5,000 km and is capable of carrying both
conventional and nuclear warheads weighing up
to 1.5 tonnes.
MIN Rajnath reviews Passing Out Parade at NDA
o Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh reviewed the
Passing Out Parade of the 137th course at the
NDA in Pune.
o He stressed on the need to remain prepared to
deal with terrorism as well as the new threats of
the 21st century, including cyber-threats and
hate-filled ideologies.
o The President’s Gold medal was awarded to
Academy Cadet Capt. Majji Giridhar for being first
in overall order of merit.
Vice Admiral SR Sarma takes over as CWP & A
o Vice Adm SR Sarma takes over as Controller
Warship Production and Acquisition from Vice
Adm AK Saxena
o He is the controller of acquisition of all ships and
submarines under production at shipyards both
Indian and foreign.
o He heads the design directorates of the Navy
responsible for designing ships, submarines and
also the steering directorates project ships and
submarines under construction.
President of India Inaugurates ICRACCIT 2019
o President inaugurates the International
Conference on Recent Advancement in Computer
Science, Communication and Information
Technology organized at PSIT, Kanpur.
o He said Technology is very much woven in the
genes of this great city and always has had a
unique relationship with the advancement of
tech.
o He also mentioned that the Kanpur is now called
the “Leather City of the World”.
Jitendra inaugurates Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat
o Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurates conference on ‘Ek
Bharat Shreshta Bharat’ with focus on Jal Shakti
and Disaster Management in Jammu
o He said the Central Government committed to
reaching the last man in the queue in J&K
o He also launched the integration of CPGRAMS
Public Grievance Portal of Government of India
and Awaaz-e-Awam Portal of Jammu & Kashmir.
Faggan Presides as CG for "Aadi Mahotsav"
o Faggan Singh Kulaste, Hon’ble Minister of State
for Steel, was the Chief Guest on 15th day of
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National Tribal Festival – AADI MAHOTSAV at a
function at Dilli Haat.
o He appreciated the efforts of TRIBES India in
providing such marketing platforms to the tribal
community across the country to showcase and
sale of Handloom, Handicraft and Natural organic
food products developed/grown by them.
Awards announced for MoEFCC-2019
o The Awards for the first-ever MoEF&CC and
Centre for Media Studies (CMS) VATAVARAN -
2019 Short Film Competition and Festival on
Environment were presented at New Delhi.
o Prakash Javadekar had announced the festival on
6th June'19 during the celebrations of World
Environment Day.
o MoEF&CC -Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change
FM:Pipeline of infra projects at ₹100 tn invt.
o FM Nirmala Sitharaman said that the govt will
soon announce a set of projects as part of the
government’s plan to invest ₹100 trillion in
infrastructure over the next five years.
o The minister said officers have almost completed
the task of identifying big projects.
o ₹2.5 lakh crore worth of loans has been disbursed
in loan outreach programmes held during the
weeks of Navratras and Diwali.
Japan Defence Minister visits Hindan air Base
o Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono visited
Indian Air Force(IAF) Base at Hindan UP
o Kono, who is on a two-day bilateral visit to India
was received by Air Marshal D Choudhury, Senior
Air Staff Officer of Western Air Command and Air
Commodore R Talwar, Air Officer Commanding of
Hindan Air Force Station.
o During his visit to IAF station, the Minister was
given an overview of IAF station.