December 2012 Current Affairs Study Material

INTERNATIONAL
Maama Re!elected as "ana#s $resident
On 10 December Ghanas incumbent President John Dramani Mahama of the ruling National
Democratic Congress (NDC) has on the countr!s "residential election#Mahama too$ %0#&0 "ercent of
the total 'alid 'otes cast( hile his closest challenger( Nana )ddo Dan$a )$ufo*)ddo of the Ne
Patriotic Part! (NPP) obtained +&#&+ "ercent#,ith his re*election( Mahama becomes the fourth
"resident to be elected under the -orth .e"ublic#/e had ser'ed as Ghanas 'ice "resident since 0001#
%N& $a'istan Launced (Malala )und#
Pa$istan 2oined forces ith the 3nited Nations on 10 December 0010 to launch a fund aimed at
boosting girls education throughout the orld#4he fund is named for Malala 5ousaf6ai( the 1%*!ear*old
Pa$istani girl# Pa$istans President )sif )li 7ardari also announced a 810*million donation for a
global ar chest to educate all girls b! 001% set u" in the name of Malala 5ousaf6ai for cam"aigning
for girls education#
Sin*+ Abe Elected As ,a-an#s Ne. $M
4he former Prime Minister and the 9eader of 9DP :hin6o )be elected as a Prime Minister ith a
clear 'ictor! o'er the Prime Minister and leader of the Democratic Part! of Ja"an(DPJ) 5oshihi$o
Noda in the Parliamentar! ;lections on 0< December 0010#4he lama$ers in Ja"an 'oted in fa'our of
)be b! =0> 'otes# O""onent ?anri @aieda( the nel! chosen leader of DPJ recei'ed merel! %& 'otes#
,ac+b /uma re!elected as S+ut Africa#s $resident
:outh )fricas ruling )frican National Congress on 1> December 0010 re*elected President Jacob
7uma as the "art! chief ith a thum"ing ma2orit!# Mr#7uma recei'ed the su""ort of o'er &% "er cent of
the total 'oting delegates at the )NC National Conference held in ?loemfontein# Juma as De"ut!
President of :outh )frica from 1111 to 000%
$ar' elected S+ut 0+rean $resident
Par$ Guen*h!e( the daughter of former militar! dictator Par$ Chung*hee( beat her o""onent on 11
December 0010 in the :outh @orean "residential elections# Par$ is the countr!s first oman
President# :he is the former head of the ruling Conser'ati'e :aenuri Part!( had secured the necessar!
'otes and defeated Moon Jae*in( of the Democratic 3nited Part!#
$a' Cleared Anti!terr+r 1ill
On 00 December Pa$istans National )ssembl! "assed a bill that ill gi'e intelligence and securit!
agencies see"ing "oers to conduct sur'eillance and collect data from :M:s and emails#4he
National )ssembl! or loer house of "arliament a""ro'ed the AB-air 4rial ?ill 0010 AB after
incor"orating amendments "ro"osed b! the main o""osition PM9*N and the Muttahida Caumi
Mo'ement( hich is "art of the ruling coalition led b! the Pa$istan Peo"les Part!#
%2S2 3+use $assed Defense 1ill
On 00 December 3: (3nited :tates) /ouse of .e"resentati'es "assed the Defence )uthori6ation )ct
of 001=# 4he bill authori6ing <==#= billion D dollar in defense s"ending for 001=( easing limits on
satellite eE"orts and "ro'iding more Marines for embass! securit!#
Na-+litan+ Diss+l4ed Italian $arliament
On 00 December Ftalian President Giorgio Na"olitano dissol'ed Parliament folloing the resignation
of Prime Minister Mario Monti# Ftalian Go'ernment under the leadershi" of Mario Monti brought
forard a series of austerit! reforms bac$ed b! ;3 and business leaders#
M+rsi si5ned +n E5y-t#s Ne. C+nstituti+n
On 0% December ;g!"tian President Mohamed Morsi signed into la a ne Fslamist*drafted
constitution# /e signed a declaration enforcing the charter late after the official announcement of the
result of a referendum a""ro'ing the basic la# 4o*thirds of the members of the 0&0*seat council ere
elected earlier this !ear in a 'ote in hich onl! 10 "er cent of registered 'oters "artici"ated# 4he
remaining 10 ere a""ointed b! Mohamed Morsi( the Fslamist "resident#
$a'istan Rec+5nised te Re-ublic +f 0+s+4+
On 0< December Pa$istan Go'ernment officiall! recognised @oso'o as an inde"endent state( almost
fi'e !ears after it declared inde"endence from :erbia on 1& -ebruar! 000># Pa$istan is the 1>th countr!
among the 11= 3#N*member states to recognise @oso'o #@oso'o is a small south east ;uro"ean state
lies beteen )lbania( Macedonia( :erbia and Montenegro#
INDIA 6 7ORLD
Nitis 0umar& 3a*are& Malala Am+n5 8Te T+- 100 "l+bal Tin'ers9 List
On 0 December )ccording to the 3nited :tates*based -oreign Polic! maga6ine has released its list
of the A100 4o" Global 4hin$ersB from 0010# 4he maga6ine has "laced the Fndians in the list include
?ihar Chief Minister Nitish @umar( ho features a! belo at the &&th "lace( )nna /a6are ho has
been "laced at the =&th "osition for his anti*corru"tion crusade in the countr!# 1%*!ear*old Pa$istani
child rights acti'ist Malala 5ousaf6ai at <th "osition( )ung :an :uu @!i is ran$ed first in list#
1an5lades A5reed +n /er+ Line )encin5 al+n5 Tri-ura 1+rder
On 0 December ?angladesh had agreed to set u" barbed ire fencing along 6ero line in nine stretches
on the Fndo*?angladesh border in 4ri"ura# )ccording to the M/) communiGue( fencing along 6ero line
as to be alloed in 1 areas#
India 6 ,a-an Si5ned Currency S.a- A5reement
Fndia signed a bilateral sa" arrangement (?:)) ith the ?an$ of Ja"an to sa" their local currencies
for an amount of 81% billion for a three !ear "eriod on + December 0010#4he ?:) ill effect from %
December 0010#
India is Am+n5 T+- )i4e Terr+r!3it Nati+ns
4he )ustralian thin$ tan$ released 4he Global 4errorism FndeE (G4F) on + December 0010( according
to this G4F( Fndia( Pa$istan and )fghanistan ere among the nations most im"acted b! terrorism in
0011# Fn 0011( the Middle ;ast( Fndia( Pa$istan and .ussia ere the areas most im"acted b! terrorism#
Fndias G4F ran$ as + out of the 1%1 countries sur'e!ed# ,hile FraG stood at number1( Pa$istan at
number 0( )fghanistan at number = and 5emen as number %#
1an5al+re 1est Indian City T+ Li4e
?angalore ran$s better than Ne Delhi( Mumbai( Chennai and @ol$ata amongst Fndian cities in o'erall
global Gualit! of li'ing indeE( according to a Mercer 0010 Cualit! of 9i'ing :ur'e!#?angalores o'erall
Gualit! of li'ing ran$ ent u" from 1+1 in 0011 to 1=1 in 0010 and is highest amongst other Fndian
cities#
India Ran'ed :;t $+siti+n in C+rru-ti+n
Denmar$( -inland and Ne 7ealand tied for the first "lace in atchdog 4rans"arenc! Fnternationals
0010 indeE of the least corru"t countries# Fndia is on 1+th "osition in the Corru"tion Perce"tions FndeE#
Most corru"ted nations are )fghanistan( North @orea and :omalia in 1&+th "ositions#
%S E<tends E<em-ti+ns )+r India t+ Iran Oil Sancti+ns
On > December the 3: :ecretar! of :tate /illar! Clinton has eEtended eEem"tions to Fndia( China
(:outh @orea( Mala!sia( :inga"ore( :outh )frica( :ri 9an$a( 4ur$e! and 4aian from Franian
:anctions )ct mainl! because of their significant reduction in oil im"ort from Fran#4he 1 countries ha'e
again Gualified for an eEce"tion to sanctions outlined in :ection 10+% of the National Defence
)uthorisation )ct (ND))) for -iscal 5ear 0010( based on additional reductions in the 'olume of their
crude oil "urchases from Fran#4his is for the second time that countries including Fndia has recei'ed
ai'er from 3: under the Franian sanctions act#
= Indian $r+>ects am+n5 Strate5ic! "l+bal Infrastructure $r+>ects List
4hree Fndian "ro2ects ha'e "laced in the ne !or$s Global Fnfrastructure 9eadershi" -orum A4o" 100
:trategic Global Fnfrastructure Pro2ects A list# GF-4 cit! (Gu2arat Fnternational -inancial 4ech cit!)(
Mumbai*)hmedabad /igh :"eed .ail "ro2ect (Maharashtra) and the /!derabad Metro .ail (/M.)
"ro2ect ()ndhra Pradesh)#
India& %'raine Si5ned +n )i4e A5reements
Fndia and 3$raine on 10 December 0010 signed on fi'e agreements in Ne Delhi to enhance
coo"eration including in areas of defence( Nuclear( :cience and 4echnolog! and also to remo'e barriers
in trade and commerce#
Indians (Lar5est Etnic Min+rity "r+u- in %0
On 11 December )ccording to the 0011 ?ritain "o"ulation census record Fndians are the largest ethnic
minorit! grou" in the 3@#,ith 1#% "ercent of the /indu religion became a third*largest religion in the
nations# 4he Christian "o"ulation in the countr! is also a dro" in the statistics## 4he Muslim
communit! "o"ulation in the countr!s fastest groing increased b! = "ercent to +#>#
India6 $a' Si5ned +n Ne. ?isa A5reement
4he ne Hisa )greement beteen Fndia and Pa$istan on 1+th December( 0010 at Ne Delhi#
/oe'er( the Hisa*on*)rri'al ill come into effect from 1%th Januar!( 001=# :hri :ushil$umar :hinde(
/ome Minister of Fndia and Mr# )# .ehman Mali$( Pa$istan Fnterior Minister singed on the agreement#
Cell $+ne C+nnecti+ns t+ e<ceed te 7+rld $+-ulati+n by 201;
4he Fnternational 4elecommunications Communication 3nion (F43) to be designed and released
Fnformation :ociet! 0010 D Obser'e re"ort on 11 December# )ccording to the re"ort number of cell
"hone connections eEceeding the orlds "o"ulation b! 001+# No < billion (hundreds of millions)
cell "hone connections the! ill reach &=0 Millions b! 001+ #4hen the orlds "o"ulation is &00
crore#)lread! in .ussia 1#> times cell "hone accounts more than 0% million "eo"le#
Indians n+. Li4e L+n5er but in $++r 3ealt in Old A5e
)ccording to the the "restigious ?ritish medical 2ournal( I4he 9ancet I re"ort the life eE"ectanc! (9;)
at birth of an a'erage Fndian male has gone u" b! 1% !ears beteen 11&0 and 0010# )n a'erage
Chinese male is li'ing 10 !ears longer than an Fndian male( hile a Chinese oman is li'ing 11#% !ears
longer than her Fndian counter"art# )n a'erage )merican li'es nearl! 1= !ears longer than an Fndian#
7+rld Malaria Re-+rt 2012
)ccording to the ,/O A ,orld Malaria .e"ort 0010B Fndia( the countr! most affected b! malaria in
the :outh ;ast )sian .egion( is "ro2ected to see a decrease of %0*&% "er cent in malaria case incidence
b! 001%#Fn :outh ;ast )sia .egion( ?hutan( @orea( Ne"al( :ri 9an$a and 4hailand ha'e registered
decreases of &% "er cent or more in the incidence of microsco"icall! confirmed malaria incidence rates
beteen 0000 and 0011#
3induism Tird Lar5est Reli5i+n +f 7+rld
)ccording to the I Pe research I sur'e! re"ort /induism is the third largest religion of the orld after
Christianit! ( Fslam and 1& "er cent of all /indus li'e in the orlds three /indu*ma2orit! countries
(Fndia( Mauritius and Ne"al)( and nearl! nine*in*ten Christians (>& "er cent) are found in the orlds
1%& Christian ma2orit! countries#Fn the total orld "o"ulation 0#0 billion Christians (=0 "er cent of the
orlds "o"ulation)( 1#< billion Muslims (0= "er cent) around the orld as of 0010#
India 6 Russia si5ned Rs 22&000 cr+re Defence Deals
Fndia and .ussia signed defence deals orth around .s# 00(000 crore (8+ billion) on 0+ December#
)ccording to this "act .ussia ill sell Fndia &1 militar! helico"ters for 81#= billion and technological
$its to assemble +0 :u$hoi 2et fighters for 81#< billion#
NATIONAL
Se<ual Assault a "ender!Neutral Offence 1ill $assed by L+' Saba
4he Criminal 9a ()mendment) ?ill( re"lacing the ord Ira"e b! the "hrase IseEual assault and
see$ing to iden the sco"e of the offence "assed b! 9o$ :abha on + December# ?oth men and omen
could soon be able to in'o$e the "ro'isions of a criminal la in case of seEual assault #4he amendment
bill eE"ands the definition so that cases of seEual assault here 'ictims ere male ould fall under the
same la along ith cases here 'ictims ere omen#
Cabinet A--r+4ed Na4al 1ase $ase II +f $r+>ect 8Seabird 8
On & December 4he Cabinet Committee on :ecurit! (CC:) cleared a .s 1=(%00 crore ma2or eE"ansion
"lan of the strategic @arar na'al base Phase FF )l"ha of the "ro2ect A:eabird Ain @arnata$a is set to
become the countr!s biggest Na'al base b! 000%# 4he @arar na'al base is Fndias third ma2or na'al
base after Mumbai and Hisa$ha"atnam on the east coast#
O4er @ Cr+re %nem-l+yed A+ut in India
)ccording to the National :am"le :ur'e! Office (N::O) re"ort an a""roEimate & crore !outh "eo"le
in Fndia are either unem"lo!ed or under*em"lo!ed# 4he figures ere re'ealed b! 9abour and
;m"lo!ment Minister Malli$ar2un @harge in .a2!a :abha#B)s "er results of the latest sur'e!
conducted b! N::O during 0001*10( the number of unem"lo!ed or under*em"lo!ed "ersons on usual
status basis in the countr! as 1% la$hs and about siE crore res"ecti'el!#
Ra>ya Saba $assed SCBST Cu+ta 1ill
) Constitution 11&th amendment bill "ro'iding for Guota for :Cs and :4s in go'ernment 2ob
"romotions as on December 1& "assed b! .a2!a :abha#
%nla.ful Acti4ities Amendment 1ill $assed by Ra>ya Saba
On 00 December Parliament "assed a bill that ma$es economic offences( including circulation of high
Gualit! counterfeit currenc!( a terrorist act#4he .a2!a :abha "assed 3nlaful )cti'ities (Pre'ention)
)mendment ?ill( 0010 b! 'oice 'ote hile se'eral "arties# 4he bill as alread! "assed b! 9o$ :abha#
L+'Saba A--r+4ed C+m-any 1ill 2011
On 1> December 9o$ :abha "assed the Com"anies ?ill 0011 "a'ing the a! for a ne modern
com"an! la#4he ?ill is aimed at im"ro'ing cor"orate go'ernance# Ft contains "ro'isions to strengthen
regulations for cor"orate as ell as auditing firms#
1an'in5 1ill -assed by L+' Saba
4he ?an$ing 9as )mendment ?ill( 0011( ha'e been "assed in the 9o$ :abha on 00 December #4he
amendments "a'e the a! for the .eser'e ?an$ of Fndia (.?F) to issue ne ban$ licences( and also
o"ens door for more foreign in'estment into the sector#
%sa Mera c+mmissi+n f+r Deli incident 4ictim Nirbaya#s Case
) female "h!siothera"! intern student Nirbha!a beaten and gang ra"ed in Delhi on 1< December and
died on 01 December hile undergoing emergenc! treatment in :inga"ore for brain and
gastrointestinal damage from the assault#4he go'ernment has formed a committee of enGuir! under
2ustice 3sha Mehra to reconstruct the e'ents leading to the incident identif! la"ses b! "olice and other
agencies and fiE res"onsibilit! for the crime#
Micr+s+ft Launces 1; Inn+4ati+n Centres in India
Microsoft Cor"oration (Fndia) P't# 9td had launched 1+ Microsoft Fnno'ation Centres (MFCs) in Fndia#
Ft has signed agreements ith leading academic institutions across four :tates#)s "art of the global
"rogramme( hich currentl! has &% MFCs( Microsoft aims to launch a 100 such centres in Fndia in the
neEt to !ears#
STATES
Deli "+4ernment Launced 8Deli Annsri A+>na9
3P) Chair"erson :onia Gandhi as launched a ma2or food securit! "rogramme of Delhi Go'ernment
ADelhi )nnshri 5o2naB on 1% December 0010#under hich a monthl! cash subsid! of .s# <00 ill be
transferred directl! into )adhaar*lin$ed ban$ accounts of the senior*most female members of to la$h
"oor families#
1,$ 7+n in "u>arat Assembly Electi+ns
4he ?JP registered its fifth consecuti'e 'ictor! in Gu2arat on 00 December 0010#4his is the third
'ictor! under Modi leadershi"# ?JP on the 11% seats# Congress on the <1 seats# Modi on b! a
landslide from Maninagar constituenc! in Gu2arat( beating his nearest Congress "art! ri'al :heta
?hatt b! a margin of ><(=&= 'otes#
C+n5ress as .+n 3imacal $rades Electi+ns
4he Congress returned to "oer in /imachal Pradesh after fi'e !ears( defeating the ?harati!a Janata
Part! in the /imachal Pradesh :tate )ssembl! elections conduced on + No'ember 0010#4he Congress
secured =< seats and the ?JP 0< seats# 4he Congress 9eader Hirbhadra :ingh on from :himla (.ural)
constituenc! and defeated the ri'al from ?JP Fshar .ohal b! 110== Hotes#
Me5alaya $assed L+'ayu'ta 1ill 2012
On 1+ December the Meghala!a 9o$a!u$ta ?ill( 0010 as "assed in the Meghala!a 9egislati'e
)ssembl! and re"laced the eEisting 9o$a!u$ta )ct( 0000 amidst o""osition from legislators# 4he ne
act under the lo$a!u$ta bill co'ered the chief minister( go'ernor and all "ublic ser'ants( but alloed
the state go'ernment through a clause to eEclude the com"laints b! citing "ublic interest#
Madya $rades "+4ernment Set %- a Seni+r Citi*en C+mmissi+n
On 01 December the Madh!a Pradesh Go'ernment has set u" a :enior Citi6en Commission to loo$
into "roblems of the elderl! in the :tate#
Assam "+4ernment Ann+unced S-ecial 3ealt Sceme
On 10 December )ssam go'ernment announced that %0 ri'erine "ublic health centres ould be set u"
in the state soon under the National .ural /ealth Mission#4he "ublic health centres ould be located
"rimaril! in the districts of ?ar"eta( Dhubri( Goal"ara and Darrang#
=0D Reser4ati+n f+r Rural Candidates in Assam "+4t2 ,+bs
)ssam Chief Minister 4arun Gogoi on 0< December 0010 announced that =0 "er cent state go'ernment
2obs ill be reser'ed for candidates belonging to rural areas from 001=#
CON)ERENCES
%N Climate Can5e C+nference ECO$ 1FG
4he 3nited Nations Climate Change Conference ( hich is the 1>th session of the Conference of the
Parties (COP 1>) and >th session of the Conference of the Parties (ser'ing as the Meeting of the Parties
to the @!oto Protocol ) ends on > December in Catar( Doha# 3nited Nations climate tal$s in Doha had
agreed to eEtend the @!oto Protocol through 0000# Poland ill host the neEt round of 11th session of
the Conference of the Parties (COP) 3N climate tal$s in 001=#
7+rld C+nference +n Internati+nal Telec+mmunicati+ns E7CIT!12G
4he -irst e'er ,orld Conference on Fnternational 4elecommunications (,CF4) from = *1+ December
held in Dubai( 3nited )rab ;mirates#4he conference re'ieed the current Fnternational
4elecommunication .egulations (F4.s)#4he 11= member states of the ambassadors are attended this
conference#,hile >1 states ha'e signed the 3N Fnternational 4elecommunications agreement and
another %% countries ha'e refused the deal#4he ne agreement ill come into effect in Januar! 001%#
ASEAN H India C+mmem+rati4e Summit eld in Ne. Deli
Fndia is hosted the ):;)N*Fndia Commemorati'e :ummit held from December 00*01 in Ne Delhi to
mar$ the 00th anni'ersar! of the ):;)N D Fndia dialogue "artnershi" and the 10th anni'ersar! of
):;)N*Fndia :ummit*le'el "artnershi"#4he theme of the summit is A):;)N*Fndia Partnershi" for
Peace and :hared Pros"erit!B# ):;)N and Fndia ha'e signed the aaited -ree 4rade )greement
(-4)) on com"rehensi'e economic coo"eration as foundations for the establishment of an ):;)N*
Fndia 4rade and Fn'estment )rea#
A7ARDS 6 3ONO%RS
0aty $erry 3+n+red 7it 1illb+ard#s 87+man +f te Aear9
Po" :inger @at! Perr! as honored ith ?illboards A,oman of the 5ear 0010B (4he :tar of the
,omen) aard in Ne 5or$#
Sa Ru' 0an C+nferred 7it M+r+cc+#s Medal +f 3+n+ur
?oll!ood su"erstar :hah .u$h @han had gi'en the "restigious Medal of /onour b! the Prince of
Morocco (Moula! .achid) on = December 0010 in 10th Marra$ech Fnternational -ilm -esti'al#
DRDO Scientist "ets T+- A.ard
?ra2nish :itara scientist from .esearch Centre Fmarat(.CF)( a "remier laborator! of D.DOs missile
com"leE as conferred ith FN);(Fndian National )cadem! of ;ngineering)5oung ;ngineer )ard
for 0010 at the academ!s annual con'entionheld at .oor$ee on < December 0010#
Ra>an and Sa>an Misra C+nferred (Nati+nal Tansen Samman#
On 1+ December 0010 noted 'ocalist duo of .a2an and :a2an Mishra ill be aarded "restigious
INational 4ansen :amman for !ear 0011*10 for their contribution to /industani classical music
Ste-en 3a.'in5 7+n Auri Milner A.ard
) .ussian billionaires foundation as aarded to s"ecial "ri6es of 8= million each to ?ritish
cosmologist :te"hen /a$ing for his or$ on blac$ holes and to se'en scientists at the orlds biggest
atom*smasher for their roles in the disco'er! of a ne subatomic "article belie'ed to be the long*
sought /iggs boson# 5uri Milners -undamental Ph!sics Pri6e -oundation announced the aards on 11
December 0010#/a$ing is honored for his disco'er! of /a$ing radiation from blac$ holes Aand his
dee" contributions to Guantum gra'it! and Guantum as"ects of the earl! uni'erse#B
"rammy Lifetime Acie4ement A.ard f+r Ra4i San'ar
:itar maestro Pandit .a'i :han$ar ill be honoured ith a Gramm! 9ifetime )chie'ement )ard
"osthumousl!#/e becomes the first Fndian to get the "restigious aard# 4he decision to honour .a'i
:han$ar( a three*time Gramm! inner( as made before his death#
Indian ,+urnalist#s Ass+ciati+n 3+n+ured Sir Carles 7eeler
On 1< December Fndian Journalists )ssociation has conferred its 9ifetime )chie'ement )ard for
0010 "osthumousl! to former ??C corres"ondent :ir Charles ,heeler#
Scientist ?en'ates Mannar +n+ured .it Order +f Canada A.ard
) Chennai born scientist of Fndian origin( M#G Hen$atesh Mannar and President( Micronutrient
Fnitiati'e( Canada as aarded ith Canadas /ighest Ci'ilian )ard D the A Order of Canada A on
December #3:( as honoured ith the aard for his fort! !ears long contribution or$ing toards
reduction of debilitating micronutrient deficiencies among the orlds most 'ulnerable#
Arunacal CM Selected f+r 8IAE7$9 A.ard
On 1> December )runachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam 4u$i has been selected b! the Fnternational
)ssociation of ;ducators for ,orld Peace (F);,P) for a 9ifetime )chie'ement )ard# F);,P is a
non*go'ernmental organi6ation affiliated to the 3nited Nations and engaged in the "romotion of orld
"eace# ?esides the indi'idual aard he ould also recei'e the IGreen :tate of the 5ear I )ard on
behalf of the )runachal Pradesh Go'ernment for maintaining greener! in the state#
T+- 3+n+ur )+r @!year!+ld S+ut African Indian Rin+ Cam-ai5ner
) se'en*!ear*old Fndian*origin girl )feefah Patel on a "restigious a ildlife conser'ation aard in
:outh )frica for riting a letter to President Jacob 7uma as$ing for his assistance in sa'ing endangered
rhinos# )feefah Patel( ho has 2ust finished Grade One( became the !oungest inner e'er of
:)NPar$ss Cor"orate Contribution to Conser'ation )ard in indi'idual categor! at the >th annual
@udu )ards#
$2Cidambaram recei4ed 81est Administrat+r9 A.ard
On 00 December 3nion -inance Minister P# Chidambaram recei'ed AB?est )dministrator in FndiaBB
aard instituted b! @# @aruna$aran -oundation#4he aard as "resented to him b! Hice President of
Fndia( M# /amid )nsari#4he aard is being offered in the memor! of renoned Congress leader as
ell as the former @erala Chief minister @#@aruna$aran# -irst @aruna$aran -oundation )ard as
gi'en to Pranab Mu$her2ee#
Arcae+l+5ist C2"+4indara>anar Recei4ed $residential A.ard
President Pranab Mu$her2ee on 01 December 0010 conferred the Presidential )ards for Classical
4amil at a function in .ashtra"ati ?ha'an# Prof# C# Go'indara2anar as conferred 4ol$a""i!ar )ard
for outstanding contribution in the field of 4amil studies#
T+- %2S2 Inn+4ati+n A.ard )+r Indian!American
) renoned Fndian*)merican in'entor at F?M( .angasam! :rini'asan( as nominated b! 3#:#
President ?arac$ Obama for the "restigious National Medal of 4echnolog! and Fnno'ation# /e named
the "henomenon )blati'e Photo Decom"osition ()PD)# /e got this aard for the disco'er! of )PD#
Siab "anem te )irst Arab t+ recei4e India#s Ta5+re $eace $ri*e
On 0< December 4he )siatic societ! ill aard the 4agore Peace Pri6e to ;mirati "oet and translator
:hihab Ghanem #:hihab Ghanem the first )rab to recei'e Fndias 4agore Peace Pri6e#4he "eace "ri6e is
named after .abindranath 4agore( a ?engali creati'e talent and Fndias first Nobel laureate#
$ratiba Ray 7+n 2011 ,nan-it A.ard
9eading Ori!a no'elist and academician Pratibha .a!( ho has o'er +0 no'els( tra'elogues and short
stories to her credit( as named for the "restigious Jnan"ith )ard for the !ear 0011 on 0& December
0010#
Astr+nautical S+ciety#s Aryabatta a.ard f+r Mutunaya5am 6 Saras.at
4he former secretar! of the De"artment of Ocean De'elo"ment( )#;# Muthuna!agam( ill recei'ed the
"restigious )r!abhatta aard( instituted b! the )stronautical :ociet! of Fndia ():F)( for 0010 and H#@#
:arasat( :cientific )d'iser to the Defence Minister( ill recei'e the aard for 0011#4he! ha'e been
selected for their achie'ements in roc$etr!#
S$ORTS 6 "AMES
Lalit 1abu T+- in C+mm+n.ealt Cess Cam-i+nsi-
Grandmasters M . 9alith ?abu and :ergei 4i'ia$o' scored final round 'ictories to reached the to" of
the table ith 1#% "oints in the Commonealth Chess Cham"ionshi" in Chennai on 01 December 0010#
9alith as croned the Commonealth Cham"ion 0010 title#
R+ry McIlr+y named $"A 8T+ur $layer +f te Aear9
On 0 December 4he PG)( Professional Golfers )ssociation of )merica) 4our has announced .or!
McFlro! as A4our Pla!er of the 5earB after McFlro! on four times on 4our in 0010# McFlro!( becomes
the !oungest "la!er to earn Pla!er of the 5ear honors since 4iger ,oods in 111>#
Anna %senina is 7+rld 7+men#s Cess Cam-i+n
)nna 3shenina of 3$raine 00 December 0010 on the omens ,orld Cham"ionshi" cron(
defeating )ntoaneta :tefano'a of ?ulgaria in the first set of tie*brea$ games#
Air India 7+n Lal 1aadur Sastri T+urnament
)ir Fndia defeated ?harat Petroleum =*1 to emerge cham"ion in the 0=rd 9al ?ahadur :hastri hoc$e!
tournament at the :hi'a2i :tadium Ne Delhi on + December 0010#
,ade>a Created 3ist+ry 3ittin5 =rd Tri-let+n in )C Cric'et
.a'indra Jade2a became first Fndian and onl! eighth batsman in the -irst*Class (-C) cric$et histor! of
orld to score three tri"le*centuries in the unbeaten =00 runs against .aila!s in the .an2i 4ro"h!
Grou" ) match on 0 December 0010 in .a2$ot#
Internati+nal Olym-ic C+mmittee Sus-ended India
4he Fnternational Ol!m"ic Committee (FOC) sus"ended Fndias national Ol!m"ic committee on +
December 0010 because of go'ernment interference in its election "rocess#
Australia 7+n It C+nsecuti4e Cam-i+ns Tr+-y 3+c'ey
On > December )ustralia on fifth Consecti'e Cham"ions 4ro"h! /oc$e! after defeated Netherlands
in Melbourne#4he bron6e medal as claimed b! Pa$istan after the! beated Fndia on 1 december#
Indian 7restlers 7+n Nine "+ld Medals in C+-a 1rasil T+urnament
4he Fndian restling contingent finished ith a haul of nine gold and four bron6e medals in the recent
Co"a ?rasil*0010 tournament held at .io in December 0010#
Ma5nus Carlsen .+n te ;t L+nd+n Cess Classic T+urnament
On 10 December Nora!s chess ace Magnus Carlsen on the +th 9ondon Chess Classic 4ournament
in 9ondon #Carlsen defeated the ,orld Cham"ion Hisanathan )nand in the final round and claim the
inners tro"h!#@ramni$ is second "lace ( )dams and /i$aru Na$amura share the third "lace and
Hisanathan )nand fifth "lace#
India 7+n 1lind Cric'et T20 7+rld Cu-
Fndia on the first 400 orld cu" for the ?lind #Fn the final on 1= December 0010 Fndia defeated the
Pa$istan b! 01*runs#Fndia did ell to clinch the first e'er blind cric$et 400 ,orld Cu" on the home
soil#
India 7+n te 7+rld Cu- 0abaddi T+urnament 2012
Fndia on the =rd ,orld Cu" @abaddi 4ournament for the third consecuti'e time in the Mens categor!
and second consecuti'e time in the ,omens categor! on1% December 0010# Fndian men defeated the
Pa$istan and Fndia ,omen defeated the Mala!sia in the finals held at the Guru Nana$ De' :tadium in
9udhiana#
,ee4 3+n+ured .it Asia $acific Lifetime Acie4ement A.ard
Fndian golfer Jee' Mil$ha :ingh (in "ic) on the )sia Pacific 9ifetime )chie'ement aard along ith
Jac$ Nic$laus and Colin Montgomerie on 1% December 0010#
Cina Claimed All Titles at ,uni+r 7+rld TT Cam-i+nsi-
On 1< December China claimed the all titles at Hol$sagen 0010 ,orld Junior 4able 4ennis
Cham"ionshi" after it on girls as ell as bo!s tro"hies# Girls :ingles J 7hu 5uling( Girls DoublesJ Gu
5uting and 7hu 5uling( ?o!s :ingles J -an 7hendong( ?o!s Doubles J Gu .uochen and 9in Gao!uan(
MiEed Doubles J 7hendong and 9iu Gao!ang#
)ederer 6 Nic+la named 8 S.iss Atlete#s +f te Aear 2012
4ennis star .oger -ederer as named :iss male athlete of the !ear at the 0010 Credit :uisse :"orts
)ards on 1< December in 7urich#-ederer recei'ed the honour for the fifth time# 4he female )thlete of
the !ear as Nicola :"irig( the Ol!m"ic triathlon cham"ion of :it6erland#
En5land 7+n Test Series
On 1& December 4he last test match beteen Fndia and ;ngland of the 4ournament ;ngland 4our to
Fndia ended u" as a dra and ith this Fndia lost the four*test match cric$et series against ;ngland
#,ith this in ;ngland succeeded in ending a 0> !ear long ait of inning a test series on Fndian :oil#
Syed Raim Nabi Named 8 AI)) $layer +f te Aear 2012 8
:!ed .ahim Nabi has been named the I)F-- ()ll Fndia -ootball -ederation) Pla!er of the 5ear( 0010K
on 00 December#
Sacin Retired )r+m One Day Cric'et
On 0= December :achin 4endul$ar announced retirement from one da! cric$et# :achin scored 1>+0<
runs in +<= one*da! matches and also made +1 hundreds in the one*da! format( including a double
hundred hich is the first in this form of cric$et and 1< half centuries# /e became the first cric$eter to
score a double centur! in the histor! of One Da! international Cric$et against :outh )frica in -ebruar!
0010#4endul$ar scored his 100th international centur! on 1< March 0010 against ?angladesh( here he
scored 11+ runs#
0asya- 7+n )irst "rand $ri< Title
@ash!a" Paru"alli defeated 4hailands 4anongsa$ :aensomboonsu$ in a tight three game match to ta$e
his first Grand PriE title at the :haheed Dr# @9 Garg( :!ed Modi Fndia Grand PriE Gold 0010#
A-ur4i Candela 7+n Air Rifle "+ld
On 0+ December )"ur'i Chandela of .a2asthan on ,omens )ir .ifle Gold in the :ahara %<th
National :hooting Cham"ionshi"#-ormer cham"ion and National record holder( Pournima clinched the
bron6e#
D>+'+4ic .+n 7+rld Tennis Cam-i+nsi-
On 01 December :"anish tennis "la!er No'a$ D2o$o'ic on ,orld 4ennis Cham"ionshi" final after
defeated Nicolas )lmagro in )bu Dhabi#
?i>ay 7+n "+ld in Nati+nal S++tin5 Cam-i+nsi-
9ondon Ol!m"ics sil'er medallist Hi2a! @umar =0 december 0010 clinched the gold medal in the
mens ra"id fire "istol e'ent at the %<th National :hooting Cham"ionshi" in Ne Delhi#
Mc"rat inducted int+ (3all +f )ame#
4he FCC announced on =0 December 0010 that McGrath( ho too$ more 4est ic$ets (%<=) than an!
other fast boler and holds the record for most ic$ets in ,orld Cu"s (&1)( ill be inducted as the
<>th male "la!er in the Fnternational Cric$et Councils /all of -ame#
ECONOMA
Te AD1 cut India#s "r+.t )+recast t+ I2; -ercent
4he )sian De'elo"ment ?an$ ()D?) cut Fndias groth forecast to %#+ "er cent in 0010*1= fiscal(
barel! to months after it had made a "ro2ection of %#< "er cent groth for the )sias third largest
econom!# Fndias groth forecast is re'ised from %#< "er cent to %#+ "er cent in fiscal !ear 0010 and
from <#& "er cent to <#% "er cent in -5 001=#
Ric "ulf )amilies O.n 7ealt 7+rt %SD 122 Trilli+n
)ccording to the I@-/*.esearch re"ort said one million ealth! families in the Gulf Coo"eration
Council (GCC) countries on in'estment assets orth about 3:D 1#0 trillion#4he re"ort about ealth
and funds management said that the orlds "o"ulation of high net orth indi'iduals (/N,Fs) gre b!
a marginal 0#> "er cent !ear on !ear to 11 million in 0011#
India Ec+n+my 7+uld D+minate te Ec+n+my +f te 7+rld by 20=0
3: intelligence counsel as released re"ort on 10 December 0010 declared that Fndia ould straddle
international commerce and ill also dominate the econom! of the hole orld b! 00=0#
IOC Retains T+- in )+rtune I00 India List
Go'ernment oned Fndian Oil Cor"oration (FOC) is ran$ed as the largest com"an! in terms of re'enue(
the -ortune %00 list of Fndian com"anies for 0010 # Fn this list Fndian Oil Cor"oration got the first "lace
ith a full*!ear re'enue of .s +(000 billion( .eliance Fndustries 9imited got the second "lace ith a
full*!ear re'enue of .s =(<&% billion and ?harat Petroleum Cor"oration got the third "lace ith a full
*!ear re'enue of .s 0(1+> billion
India#s L+st J12= bn in 1lac' M+ney
)ccording to the re"ort of IFllicit -inancial -los from De'elo"ing CountriesJ 0001L0010( released
b! Global -inancial Fntegrit! (G-F) Fndia lost 810= billion in blac$ mone! during 0001*0010# /oe'er
Fndias loss is far less than that of China( hich according to the re"ort suffered a loss of 8 0#&+ trillion
during the same "eriod (0001 to 0010)# Fndia is the eighth largest 'ictim of blac$ mone! loses#
India La5s Se4eral Nati+ns in $er Ca-ita Inc+me
Fndia is lagging behind se'eral countries in "er ca"ita income due to different le'els of de'elo"ment
and 'arious other factors( the central go'ernment as informed on 11 December# Fndias "er ca"ita
GDP on Purchasing Poer Parit! (PPP) basis as 8=(+0= in 0010 and is estimated at 8=(<<0#<1 in 0011
and 8=(>%1#=1 in 0010#
SCIENCE 6 TEC3NOLO"A
Canadian Scientists Created Artificial 1rain
:oftare engineers as ell as neuroscientists at 3ni'ersit! of ,aterloo( Canada claimed that the! ha'e
de'elo"ed a closest model of the functioning human brain( $non as :"aun hich is ad'anced enough
for "assing the basic FC tests# 4his is the 'irtual brain hich functions on the su"ercom"uter and
com"rises of a digital e!e( hich can be used for 'isual in"ut# Ft also has the robotic arm hich can be
used for draing the res"onse#
?+ya5er 1 Drifts Int+ %n'n+.n Re5i+n +f S-ace
N):)s Ho!ager 1 s"acecraft has disco'ered a ne la!er of the solar s!stem that scientists hadnt
$non as there( researchers announced on + December 0010# Ho!ager 1( in "articular( has entered a
ne region of the helios"here that scientists are calling a Amagnetic higha!(B hich allos charged
"articles from inside the helios"here to flo outard( and "articles from the galaE! outside to come in#
Ne. Anti!3I? "el f+r 3I? Transmissi+n
.esearchers led b! Dereuddre*?osGuet from the ;uro"ean Combined /ighl! )cti'e )nti*.etro'iral
Microbicides (C/)).M) Consortium describe the gels $e! ingredient( hich are small "e"tides
engineered to "resent a deco! to bind u" the 'irus and "re'ent it from entering and infecting the bod!
cells# ?ecause this is a gel it can be to"icall! a""lied and could re"resent a "oerful "re'entati'e agent
against seEual transmission of /FH# ?osGuet and colleagues engineered "e"tides named IminiCD+s
because the! mimic the CD+ rece"tor used b! /FH to gain entr! into immune cells of the bod!#
NASA t+ Send Ne. R+4er t+ Mars in 2020
N):) as announced "lans to send a ne robotic eE"lorer to the the .ed Planet( Mars in 0000#
@ $lanets Disc+4ered In Te Mil'y 7ay
Ne 5or$ :cientists ha'e been disco'ered :e'en "lanets in the Mil$! ,a! outside our solar s!stem
that could "otentiall! harbour life and researchers from an ambitious "ro2ect to catalogue all habitable
orlds claim#
Russia Deli4ered Mi"!2: )i5ter ,ets t+ India
.ussia on 10 December 0010 deli'ered the first three u"graded MiG*013PG fighter 2ets to Fndia under
a 3:D 100 million contract to modernise the ageing fleet of MiG*01 aircraft ith the F)-#
Tata "r+u- De4el+-ed ne. 8Artillery "un9
On 11 December Fn a ste" toards de'elo"ing the indigenous "ri'ate sector defence industr!( the 4ata
grou" has created a ne )rtiller! Gun# 4he 1%%mm %0 calibre gun de'elo"ed b! the 4ata grou" is
li$el! to ha'e a stri$e range of %0 $ms( hich ould "robabl! be the longest in the Fndian in'entor!#
India Successfully Test )ired A5ni!I 1allistic Missile
Fndia on 10 December 0010 successfull! test*fired its indigenousl! de'elo"ed nuclear ca"able )gni*F
ballistic missile ith a stri$e range of &00 $m from a test range off Odisha coast# ,eighing 10 tonnes(
the 1%*metre*long )gni*F( hich is ca"able of carr!ing "a!loads u" to 1000 $g and destro! the targets
at a distance of &00 $m#
N+rt 0+rea Launced %na!= R+c'et
On 10 December North @orea launched a long*range roc$et 3nha*= des"ite international o""osition
and groing tensions in the region successfull! deli'ering a scientific satellite @angm!ongsong*=
into orbit#3nha*= is the second 'ersion of satellite @angm!ongsong*= hich is successfull! lifted off
from the :ohae :"ace Center b! carrier roc$et#4he 3: and its allies 'ie the launch as a disguised test
of ballistic missile technolog!#
NASA#s T.in $r+bes Crased Successfully +nt+ Lunar M+untain
;bb and -lo( the gra'it! ma""ing satellites of N):) ended the successful mission to Moon b!
crashing on the rim of crater# 9unar surface on hich ;bb and -lo crashed ill be gi'en a name after
:all! .ide( the first oman of )merica in the s"ace ho died earlier in 0010#
R+c'et .it = Astr+nauts Ta'es +ff f+r ISS
) :o!u6 s"acecraft carr!ing three astronauts too$ off ato" a toering .ussian roc$et on 11 December
0010( headed for the Fnternational :"ace :tation#Ft launched from .ussias manned*s"ace facilit! in the
frigid ste""es of @a6a$hstan# )merican 4om Marshburn( .ussian .oman .omanen$o and Canadian
Chris /adfield are tra'elled in ca"sule#
$rit4i!II )li5t! Tested Successfully
4he :trategic -orces Command (:-C) successfull! flight*tested nuclear ea"ons*ca"able Prith'i*FF
missile from Chandi"ur( off the Odisha coast on 00 December 0010# 4he surface*to*surface ballistic
missile( as fired from a road mobile launcher and tested for its full range of =%0 $m#4he single*stage(
liGuid "ro"elled missile can carr! a "a!load of %00 $g#
Astra Missile Successfully Test!fired
Fndia on December 0010 test launched its indigenousl! de'elo"ed be!ond 'isual range (?H.) air*to*
air interce"tor missile )stra at the interim test range(F4.) at Chandi"ur in Odisha#)stra hich has the
ca"abilit! to interce"t and destro! enem! aircraft at a su"ersonic s"eed can be fitted into an! fighter
aircraft# Considered as one of the best of its $ind in the orld( the =#> metre long missile hich eighs
about 1<0 $g can carr! eE"losi'e loaded con'entional arheads u" to 1% $g#
Scientists Disc+4ered Mini Nile Ri4er +n Saturn#s M++n Titan
Nasa scientists had s"otted the longest eEtraterrestrial ri'er s!stem e'er D on :aturns moon 4itan D and
it a""ears to be a miniature 'ersion of ;arths Nile ri'er#
3i55s 1+s+n ( T+-s ,+urnal Science#s 2012 List
4he disco'er! of the /iggs ?oson( an in'isible "article that eE"lains the m!ster! of mass( leads a list of
the to" 10 scientific ad'ances of 0010 released b! the 3: 2ournal :cience on 00 December #
America Launced Reusable R+c'ets
3: California based :"aceMs industr! successfull! launched IGrassho""er reusable roc$ets#4he
roc$et too$ a giant lea" for commercial s"ace flight and hen it rose 1=1 feet and landed safel! bac$
on ;arth# Grassho""er roc$et rose to a height of 1=1 feet around ten store!s and ho'ered before
landing safel! on its launch "ad using closed loo" thrust 'ector and throttle control#
3+t S-+ts )+r 7+rld#s m+re $+.erful EartKua'es Re4ealed
4he locations of here the orlds largest earthGua$es are most li$el! to ta$e "lace had "in"ointed
ith greater accurac! than e'er before( b! researchers from the 3ni'ersit! of :!dne!#4he coasts of
:outhern Chile and Peru( Fndonesias :umatra Fsland( and se'eral regions along the eastern ;urasian
coastline( are some of the regions "rone to great earthGua$es#
$ERSONS IN NE7S
aG A$$OINTMENTS
?isually!callen5ed Indian!American in 'ey %S -+st
On 1 December Obama administration as a""ointed a 'isuall!*challenged Fndian*)merican :achin
De' Pa'ithran as a )rchitectural and 4rans"ortation ?arriers Com"liance ?oard member#
A>it $a.ar s.+rn!in as Maarastra De-uty CM
)2ith Paar sorn*in as Maharashtra de"ut! chief minister on & December# )fter getting the clean chit
from the go'ernment on corru"tion in irrigation "ro2ects#
Cautala Elected as IOA $resident
)bha! :ingh Chautala as on December 0010 unanimousl! elected "resident of the Fndian Ol!m"ic
)ssociation (FO)) hile 9alit ?hanot became the ne secretar! general#
$artasaraty S+me A--+inted Ad4iser t+ )inance Minister
4he go'ernment of Fndia a""ointed taE eE"ert Parthasarthi :home as ad'iser to -inance Minister P
Chidambaram ith minister of state ran$( sending a strong signal that taE reforms ma! to" its economic
agenda in the remainder of the 3P) go'ernments second term#
Malala#s )ater /iauddin A+usuf*ai A--+inted %N Educati+n Ad4iser
7iauddin 5ousuf6ai( the father of 1%*!ear*old Pa$istani schoolgirl Malala 5ousuf6ai( ho as shot b!
the 4aliban for ad'ocating girls right to education( has been a""ointed as :"ecial 3N )d'iser on
Global ;ducation on 10 December#
?i>ay 0umar a--+inted Seni+r Security Ad4iser in 3+me Ministry
4he 3nion go'ernment had a""ointed the former Director*General of the Central .eser'e Police -orce(
@# Hi2a! @umar( as :enior :ecurit! )d'iser in the /ome Ministr! here he ill ad'ise on securit! and
de'elo"ment in the NaEal*affected :tates#
?in+d Rai Re!elected as Cair +f %N Audit+rs $anel
Com"troller and )uditor General (C)G) of Fndia Hinod .ai as re*elected Chair of the (3N) auditors
Panel for the !ear 001=( hile the C)G of the 3nited @ingdom( )m!as Morse( as re*elected the 'ice*
chair of the Panel#
Naina Lal 0id.ai 1ec+mes )irst 7+man $resident +f )ICCI
Countr! /ead of /:?C Fndia( Naina 9al @idai( too$ o'er as President of -FCCF on 1% December
0010# :he become the first oman to head the leading industr! bod!#
Rita Sin5 Elected )ederati+n +f Indian Ass+ciati+ns $resident
.ita :ingh( an Fndian )merican businessoman from ?ihar as elected the first oman "resident of
Chicago*based -ederation of Fndian )ssociations (-F))#
Subas ,+si A--+inted As Ne. 1S) Cief
:ubhash Joshi as a""ointed as the ne chief of ?order :ecurit! -orce (?:-) on 1> December 0010#
Chadha( :"ecial :ecretar! as a""ointed as Director General of F4?P(Fndo*4ibetan ?order Police)#
Obama N+minates ,+n 0erry t+ be Secretary +f State
4he senior senator John @err! as nominated as )mericas -oreign Minister b! President ?arac$
Obama on 01 December 0010#4he John @err!( ho is the senior :enator from Massachusetts( no he
became the chairman of the "oerful :enate -oreign .elations Committee#
Smita Sin5 A--+inted as member +f "l+bal De4el+-ment C+uncil
On 00 December 4he Obama administration has a""ointed Fndian*)merican :mita :ingh as member of
the "residents Global De'elo"ment Council#
?irbadra Sin5 S.+rn in as 3imacal $rades#s Cief Minister
On 0% December -ormer 3nion Minister Hirbhadra :ingh as sorn*in as /imachal Pradeshs chief
minister for a record siEth term in :himla# /e as Chief Minister fi'e times beteen 11>= and 11>%N
11>% and 1110N 111= and 111> and 000= and 000&#
Narendra M+di S.+rn in "u>arat CM f+r ;t time
Narendra Modi sorn in as Gu2arat chief minister for the fourth consecuti'e time on 0< December
0010# /e as sorn in along ith se'en ministers of Cabinet ran$ and nine ministers of state#
Cyrus Mistry t++' car5e as Tata "r+u- Cairman
C!rus Mistr!( the ne chairman of the 4ata Grou"( too$ charge of his office on =1 December#Mistr! is
the siEth chairman of the 4ata em"ire#
bG RESI"NS
Mali $rime Minister Ceic' M+dib+ Diarra Resi5ned
On 11 December Malian Prime Minister Cheic$ Modibo Diarra resigned and dissol'ed his go'ernment
after he as arrested b! the arm! in the ,est )frican nation#/e as acting Prime Minister of Mali
from )"ril 0010
Sin5a-+re $arliament S-ea'er Resi5ned
:inga"ores "arliament s"ea$er Michael Palmer announced his resignation on 10 December 0010 o'er
an eEtramarital affair ith a staff member of the Peo"les )ssociation( a statutor! bod! leading efforts
to reach out to members of the "ublic#
Israeli )+rei5n Minister A4i5d+r Resi5ned
Fsraeli -oreign Minister )'igdor 9ieberman formall! submitted his resignation on 1< December 0010
due to a "ending indictment against him for fraud and breach of trust#
,a-an $rime Minister A+sii'+ N+da Resi5ned
On 1< December Ja"anese Prime Minister 5oshihi$o Noda resigned from his "ost to ta$e res"onsibilit!
for his Democratic Part! of Ja"an (DPJ) defeat in 9oer /ouse ;lection #/e as formall! a""ointed
b! the ;m"eror on 0 :e"tember 0011#
cG DEAT3S
"e+-ysicist De4endra Lal Died
De'endra 9al( geo"h!sicist and 'isiting "rofessor at the :cri""s Fnstitution of Oceanogra"h! (:FO) of
the uni'ersit! of california( has died on 1 December in :an Diego#/e as conferred ith Padma :hri
in 11&1# De'endra 9al also on N):) Grou" )chie'ement )ard#
7+rld#s Oldest 7+man and Tallest 7+man 1+t Died
?esse Coo"er( the oman listed as the orlds oldest "erson as died on + December 0010 in Georgia
at the age of 11<# Meanhile( a Chinese oman( 5ao Defen( as certified as the tallest in the orld
as also died# Mrs Coo"er as declared the orlds oldest "erson in Januar! 0011#Chinese oman 5ao
Defen as listed as the orlds tallest oman b! Guinness ,orld .ecords in 0010#
,a** $ianist 6 C+m-+ser Da4e 1rubec' Died
On % December 9egendar! Ja66 com"oser and "ianist Da'e ?rubec$ died in Noral$# /e had also
on 'arious aards during his career hich s"anned o'er siE decades#4he 9ibrar! of Congress
designated him as the 9i'ing 9egend#
1ritis Astr+n+mer Sir $atric' M++re Died
?ritish astronomer and broadcaster :ir Patric$ Moore on 1 December 0010 in :else!( ,est :usseE#:ir
Patric$ "resented the ??C "rogramme 4he :$! )t Night for o'er %0 !ears( ma$ing him the longest*
running host of the same tele'ision sho e'er#
E<!1an5lades $resident Amed Died
-ormer ?angladeshi President and ?angladesh Nationalist Part!(?NP) leader Fa2uddin )hmed "assed
aa! on 10 December 0010# Fa2uddin )hmed as the 1=th "resident of ?angladeshser'ing from :e"t#
<( 0000 until -eb# 10( 0001#
1arat Ratna $andit Ra4i San'ar Died
?harat .atna Pandit .a'i :han$ar( hose master! o'er the sitar hel"ed re2u'enate the classical
instrumental tradition in Fndia and "o"ularise Fndian music in the ,est through concerts and
collaborations ith ell $non artists( died in :an Diego( 3#:# on 11 December 0010#
)+rmer Ran>i Cric'eter Nimbal'ar Died
-ormer .an2i cric$eter ? ? Nimbal$ar as "asses aa! on 11 December 0010# ?? Nimbal$ar( ho
made an unbeaten ++= runs for Maharashtra against @athiaar in a .an2i 4ro"h! match in 11+>*+1# 5et
this is the Fndias highest scorer in first*class cric$et#
)irst CM +f %ttara'and Nityanand S.ami $assed A.ay
4he first Chief Minister of 3ttara$hand Nit!anand :ami died at Dehra Dun on 10 December 0010#/e
or$ed as a first Chief Minister of 3ttara$hand after di'iding it from 3ttar Pradesh in 0000#
1arc+de C+!in4ent+r 7++dland Died
Norman Jose"h ,oodland( ho co*created the barcode( as died on 1 December 0010 in Ne Jerse!
at the age of 11# ,oodland as the co*in'entor of bar code# /e as ell as his "artner ?ernard :il'er
(ho died in 11<=) "atented this idea of bar code bac$ in 11%0#
"uinness 7+rld#s Oldest $ers+n Dina Manfredini Died
Dina Manfredini (11% 5ears) the orlds oldest "erson and a resident of Foa( has died on 1&
December in Johnston #Guinness ,orld .ecords identified Manfredini as the orlds oldest "erson on
December %( a da! after the death of 11<*!ear*old ?esse Coo"er of Georgia#
)+rmer India ?+lleyball Ca-tain Tila'am "+-al Died
4ila$am Go"al( former Fndia ca"tain died on 1> December 0010# Mr#Go"als achie'ements as being
member of the sil'er medal inning Fndian sGuad in the 11<0 Ja$arta )sian Games and e'en led Fndia
in the fi'e*4est series against the 'isiting .ussians in 11<< hich later on hel"ed him to continue be
ca"tain in the ?ang$o$ ):F)D in 11<< here Fndia stood fourth#
3+c'ey Le5end Leslie Claudius Died
9egendar! hoc$e! "la!er and one of Fndias greatest Ol!m"ians 9eslie Claudius( "assed aa! in
@ol$ata on 00 December 0010# Fndia on the sil'er medal in the )sian Games in 11&> in ?ang$o$(
hen he as the team manager#/e got the Padma :hree aard in 11&1#
)+rmer En5land Cric'et Team Ca-tain T+ny "rei5 Died
4on! Greig( the :outh )frica*born cric$eter ho became ;ngland cric$et team ca"tain and later
continued to ma$e his mar$ on the game as a re'ered commentator in )ustralia( died on 01 December
0010#/e "la!ed %> tests for ;ngland and scored =(%11 runs at an a'erage of +0#+= and too$ 1+1 ic$ets
at =0#00#
dG ?ISITORS
$alestinian 3amas leader Mesaal ?isited "a*a
4he "olitical leader of /amas( @haled Meshaal has 'isited Ga6a on < December #/e attended a
commemoration of the 0%th anni'ersar! of the founding of /amas and a 'ictor! celebration #/e 'isited
southern Ga6a stri" through ;g!"ts .afah border crossing o'er for the first time in +% !ears#
%'rainian $resident Aanu'+4yc ?isited India
Hi$tor 5anu$o'!ch the President of 3$rainian 'isited Fndia from 1th to 10th December# During this
'isit he signed % agreements #/e met Prime Minister Dr# Manmohan and the both nations discussed
a!s to im"ro'e bilateral relations#
$a' Minister Reman Mali' ?isited India
Pa$istans Fnterior Minister .ehman Mali$ 'isited Fndia from 1+th to 1<th December #During the 'isit
he met Prime Minister Manmohan :ingh and both nations signed on ne 'isa agreement#
Russian $resident $utin ?isited India
.ussian President Hladimir Putin 'isited Fndia on 0+ December #During the 'isit he met Manmohan
:ingh in Ne Delhi and signed a series of "acts on defense coo"eration and reached consensus to
de'elo" economic and trade relations#Putin last 'isited Fndia as "rime minister in 0010#
eG MISCELLANEO%S
Cina Launced )irst 3i5 S-eed Train in E<tremely C+ld Areas
4he orlds first high*s"eed train in areas ith eEtremel! lo tem"erature started o"eration in China
01 December 0010#4his train mo'e ith a s"eed of =%0 @m"h in the areas of minus +0 degrees
tem"erature# 4his is the fastest train orld in this areas#
)+rbes 2012 M+st $+.erful $ers+ns List
On < December 0010 -orbes Maga6ine released the most "oerful "ersons list in the orld# Fn that list
)FCC President :onia Gandhi got the 10th "lace and Prime Minister of Fndia Man Mohan :ingh got
the 00th "lace# )s usuall! this !ear also )merican President ?arac$ Obama got 1st "lace# German
chancellor )ngela Mer$el got the 0nd "lace# 4he list also includes .ussian President Hladimir Putin at
number three( Microsoft co*founder ?ill Gates (+)( .ichest Person in Fndia Mu$esh )mbani (=&)#
Mumbai Am+n5 7+rld#s (Dirtiest# Cities
Fndias commercial ca"ital( Mumbai( as named among the orlds Idirtiest cities( ran$ing last in the
Acleanest streetsB categor!( a global sur'e! of +0 $e! tourist cities has found# )ccording to
4ri")d'isors Cities :ur'e!( 4o$!o grabbed the first "lace hile Mumbai ran$ed last in the list of
Acleanest streetsB#
,ir+em+n 0imura named ( 7+rld#s Oldest $ers+n
On 1> December Jiroemon @imura (11% !ears) has been named the orlds oldest "erson after the
death of his "redecessor( an )merican oman named Dina Manfredini ho died on 1& December after
recei'ing the title of oldest "erson of the orld#Jiroemon @imura as born on 11 )"ril 1>1& and is 2ust
1% da!s !ounger than the deceased Dina Manfredini#
Miss %ni4erse 2012 Oli4ia Cul-+ E%SAG
Miss 3:) Oli'ia Cul"o is croned Miss 3ni'erse 0010 on 11 December 0010( on the 9as Hegas# Miss
Phili""ines( Janine 4ugonon( came in second( hile Miss Hene6uela( Frene :ofia ;sser Cuintero( "laced
third#
Obama is Time#s ($ers+n +f te Aear#
President ?arac$ Obama had been named 4ime maga6ines APerson of the 5earB for 0010 on 11
December 0010# Obama also recei'ed the honour in 000>#
F Indians Am+n5 7+rld#s 1est $erf+rmed CEOs
;ight Fndian C;Os ha'e made it to the list of 100 best "erforming global chief eEecuti'es( com"iled b!
/ar'ard ?usiness .e'ie (/?.)# De'eshar as first among the Fndian C;Os featured in this list(
and cornered the se'enth "lace o'erall#-ormer chairman and MD( ONGC :ubir .aha (.an$
1=)#Chairman and C;O( .eliance Fndustries( Mu$esh )mbani (.an$ 0>)#Chairman and Managing
Director( 9arsen O 4oubro( )M Nai$ (.an$ =0)# -ormer CMD( ?harat /ea'! ;lectricals( )@ Puri
(.an$ =>)# Chairman( ?harti )irtel( :unil ?harti Mittal (.an$ <%)# C;O( Jindal :teel O Poer( Na'een
Jindal (.an$ >&)# -ormer Chairman( :)F9(H: Jain (.an$ >1)# -ormer )""le C;O( :te'e Jobs (.an$
1)# C;O( )ma6on#com C;O( Jeff ?e6os (.an$ 0)#
Cina Launced 7+rld#s L+n5est 3i5!S-eed Rail
China launched ser'ice on the orlds longest high*s"eed raila! on 0< December 0010 ith trains
scheduled to run 0(01> $ilometres beteen ?ei2ing and Guang6hou in about eight hours#4ra'elling at
an a'erage s"eed of about =00 $m "er hour( the ser'ice ould cut the 2ourne! time from more than 00
hours b! con'entional trains#
$LACES IN NE7S
Ty-++n 1+-a 0illed 3undreds in $ili--ines
?o"ha( the strongest t!"hoon hit the Phili""ines on % December 0010( as left at least =0% died# 4he
t!"hoon ith central inds of 11% $"h and gusts of u" to 1+% $"h as mo'ed to est*northest of the
central Phili""ines on < December 0010#
$+.erful EartKua'e in ,a-an
4he "oerful earthGua$e had occurred in Ja"an on & December 0010#4he magnitude of this earthGua$e
as recorded as &#=# 4his earthGua$e had occurred in 0+0 $m be!ond the Mi!agi coast in the Pacific
Oceanin a de"th of 10m#
A11RE?IATIONS
%N)CCC * 3nited Nations -rameor$ Con'ention on Climate Change
7CC1 D ,ildlife Crime Control ?ureau
TRAI D 4elecom .egulator! )uthorit! of Fndia
SCI D :hi""ing Cor"oration of Fndia
NSC D National :ecurit! Council
OIL D Oil Fndia 9imited
"AAR D General )nti )'oidance .ules
NC3R3 D National Council for /uman .esources in /ealth
IOA D Fndian Ol!m"ic )ssociation
"CC D Gulf Coo"eration Council
NDAA D National Defence )uthorisation )ct
INAE D Fndian National )cadem! of ;ngineering
ITSMA D Fnformation 4echnolog! :er'ices Mar$eting )ssociation
"TI D Global 4errorism FndeE
1OO0S IN NE7S
8Te $ea'9 1++' Released +n Sacin Tendul'ar
On 0 December Fndian Cric$eter 5u'ra2 :ingh as launched :achin 4endul$ars ne boo$ named
I4he Pea$ hich is a uniGue "hotogra"hed stor! on 4endul$ar b! "hoto*2ournalist :uman
Chatto"adh!a!# 4he boo$ ca"tures some rare and memorable moments of 4endul$ars life through
Chatto"adh!a!s lens and the stories behind them in the masters on ords
8$an'a>& 1en5al#s )+r5+tten 3er+9 1++' Released
On = December :enior batsman :achin 4endul$ar and former Fndia ca"tain :oura' Gangul! released a
boo$ on former Fndia o"ener 9ate Pan$a2 .o! named IPan$a2( ?engalIs -orgotten /eroI has been
ritten b! ?engali s"orts 2ournalist Gautam ?hattachar!a# Pan$a2 .o! had "la!ed += 4ests for Fndia in
a s"an of 10 !ears scoring 0++0 runs ith fi'e centuries#
8My Tryst .it ,ustice9 1++' Released
On 10 December President Pranab Mu$her2ee released a boo$ AM! 4r!st ith JusticeB hich as
ritten b! -ormer Chief Justice P#N#?hagati #4he boo$ ould be a "ri6ed "ossession for e'er! Fndian
ho ants to ma$e a difference to the orld and ho as"ires for a orld more 2ust( he added#
#M2S2 Subbula'smi H Cueen +f Carnatic Music# 1++' Launced
4he life stor! of carnatic music legend M#:# :ubbula$shmi( the first musician to be conferred the
?harat .atna( is no detailed in a gra"hic illustrated boo$ launched on December# 4he stor! of the
nightingale of carnatic music( fondl! $non as M:# Ft is being told through )mar Chitra @athas ne
title AM : :ubbula$shmi D Cueen of Carnatic Music
COMMITTEES
%sa T+rat C+mmittee f+r N1)Cs
Fndias ma2orit! of Non*?an$ing -inance com"anies (N?-Cs) ma! be freed from the regulator!
clutches "ro'ided .eser'e ?an$ of Fndia (.?F) im"lements one of the recommendations made b! 3sha
4horat Committee# 4he committee had submitted its recommendations to .?F# Currentl!( those
recommendations are under .?Fs consideration#
Candrase'ar C+mmittee t+ )rame Rules f+r )+rei5n In4est+rs
On 1= December 4he mar$et regulator :ebi has a""ointed a committee under eE*Cabinet secretar! @
M Chandrashe$har to frame a single set of guidelines for all t!"es of foreign in'estors#4he committee
ill suggest a!s to sim"lif! the in'estment "rocess for all o'erseas entities li$e foreign institutional
in'estors( foreign 'enture ca"ital in'estors (-HCFs)( Gualified financial( institutional in'estors (C-Fs)
IM$ORTANT DAAS 6 DATES
)eb ; D ,orld Cancer Da!
)eb 20 D ,orld Da! of :ocial Justice
)eb 21 D Fnternational Mother 4ongue Da!
)eb 22 D ,orld :cout Da!
)eb 22 D ,orld 4hin$ing Da!
)eb 2= D ,orld Peaces and 3nderstanding Da!
)eb 2; D Central ;Ecise 4aE Da!
)eb 2F D National :cience Da!
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