The Hindu current affairs for the second week of December 2015. As we all know that Interview is about to be start in Bank. So prepare your current affair for the tricky and prompt question and answer.
Abbreviation
NFSA- National Food Security Act
CAGD- Compounded Annual Growth Rate
TFA- Trade Facilitation Agreement
IQ- Intelligence Quotient
AITUC- All India Trade Union Congress
ISS- International Space Station
CBDT- Central Board of Direct Taxes
SAFMA- South Asia Free Media Association
FAIFA- Federation of All India Farmer Association
NAPCC- National Action Plan for Climate Change
BASIC- Brazil, South Africa, India & China
DIPP- Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
IMFL- Indian Made Foreign Liquor
ETCD- Exchange Traded Currency Derivatives
BCCC- Broadcasting Content Complaints Council
CAPF- Central Armed Police Forces
TAPI Pipeline- Turkmen gas to Afghanistan, Pakistan & India
FSSAI- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
MSG- Monosodium Glutamate
UDAY- Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojna
PPEL- Place of Public Entertainment License
Personalities
President of Afghanistan- Ashraf Ghani
Pakistan’s Advisor on Foreign Affairs- Sartaj Aziz
General Secretary of SAFMA- Sirmed Manzoor
Foreign Minister of Bangladesh- A.H.Mahmood Ali
President of FAIFA- B.V.Javare Gowda
Secretary of DIPP- Shri Amitabh Kant
Governor of Arunachal Pradesh- Jyoti Prashad Rajkhowa
U.S. Ambassador to Thailand- Glyn T. Davies
Chief Election Commissioner of India- Nasim Zaidi
Chief Minister of Northern Province (Sri Lanka) – C.V. Wigneswaran
Foreign Minister of France- Laurent Fabius
Chairperson of National Green Tribunal- Justice Swatanter Kumar
President of Gambia- Yahya Jammeh
New Appointments
New Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh- Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla
Book, Artist & Author
“My life As a Panhandler” written by- Jean-Marie Roughol
“Unique Ones, a History of Pakistan Cricket” written by- Osman Samiuddin
“Flood of Fire” written by- Amitav Ghosh
“Odysseus Abroad” written by- Amit Chaudhuri (Short list for The Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 2015)
Sports
Hockey World League- India- Bronze Medal
Name of the new IPL franchise- Pune & Rajkot
National & International Days
Armed Forces Flag Day- 7th December
Human Rights Day- 10th December
Awards
Shilp Guru Award 2013- Rafiquddin, a master craftsperson (From Uttar Pradesh)
Golden Crow Pheasant Award- Ottal (Directe by-R.Jayaraj and Produced by- K.Mohan)
International Human Rights Award- Leo Cornelio (Archbishop of Bhopal)
South East Asia Writer Award- Jammaludeen Mohamed Sali
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Place
Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary situated at- Agra
International Affairs
Time’s Person of the year 2015- Angela Markel (Chancellor of Germany)
Goal of the UNFCC 2015 in Paris- Well below 2 degrees C.
Japan Joined Malabar Naval exercise as a former participant.
Death
Sharad Joshi- Economist & Agriculturist
All The Best.
At last Have a Happy and Prosperous New Year 2016. Make this year, a year of Hard work and get a job soon .We are always with you. Keep in Touch with us.
