The Hindu Current affairs for the 2nd last week of the year 2015 are here. Some exams like LIC AAO and SIDBI are approaching very fast and interview of clerk mains 2015 is also approaching. So take a look of currents affairs to improve your performance. In the clerk interview, there may be one or two question from below points that may be asked by the interviewer during the interview.
Abbreviation
DTTI- Defense Trade and Technology Initiative
CBDR- Common but Differentiated Responsibilities
UNDP- United Nations Development Program
NTRO- National Technical Research Organization
CFOG- Centre for Focused Open Source Intelligence Generation
SCO- Shanghai Cooperation Organization
IEX- Indian Energy Exchange
SFIO- Special Fraud Investigation Office
MCLR- Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate
CAG- Comptroller and Auditor General
EEAS- European External Action Service
CITU- The Centre of Indian Trade Unions
Personalities
President of Turkmenistan- Gurbanguly Berdimohamedov
Governor of Maharashtra- Shri C.Vidyasagar Rao
Chairperson of the 14th Finance Commission- Shri Y.V.Reddy
First Women President of Nepal- Bidya Devi Bhandari
President of Rajasthan Cricket Academy- Shri Lalit Modi
Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission- Shri Anil Kakodar
Chairperson of The Federal Reserve of U.S-. Janet Yellen
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs- Kiren Rijiju
Waterman of India- Shri Rajendra Singh
Minister of Tourism,Culture and Civil Aviation in Nepal- Shri Ananda Pradad Pokharel
China’s Ambassador to India- Le Yucheng
New Appointments
Lokayukta of New Delhi- Shri Ravi Khetrapal
New Chief Information Commissioner- Shri R.K.Mathur
Book, Artist & Author
“Imagined Communities” written by- Benedict Anderson
“Amalgamation” painted by- K.S.Kamesh
“Empire of Cotton, A Global History” written by- Sven Beckert
“The Weathermonger” written by- Peter Dickinson
“The Hungry Tide” written by- Shri Amitav Ghosh
“The Hindus: An Alternative History” written by- Wendy Doniger
Sports
Asian Tour Order of Merit Title (Golf)- Anirban Lahiri
59th National Shooting Championship Winner- Apurvi Chandela
National & International Days
National Energy Conservation Day- 14th December
International Migrants Day- 18th December
Goa’s Liberation Day- 19th December
International Human Solidarity Day- 20th December
Awards
Padam Vibhushan- Dilip Kumar
Business & Economy
“Indian Business Card” will be launched by GoI for SAARC members.
PAN is compulsory for the transactions above Rs.2 lac.
Loan Sanctioned by World Bank for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan- $1.5bn
Place
Venue of the Ministerial Conference of WTO 2015- Nairobi (Kenya)
National Affairs
Extraordinary Powers of Supreme Court lies in- Article 142 of Constitution of India
Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta appointed by Supreme Court- Retd. Justice Virendra Singh
Speaker of Arunachal Pradesh assembly,Shri Nabam Rebia impeached by assembly.
International Affairs
Number of the member countries of World Trade Organization- 162
Mother Teresa will become a Saint of Roman Catholic Church in 2016.
Death
Benedict Anderson- A Scholar
Noorul Huda- Communist Leader
Peter Dickinson- A Novelist
All The Best.
