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1) Human Rights Day: 10 December
•This year, Human Rights Day marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. #StandUp4HumanRights is the global campaign launched on for year 2018.
2) Kannur International Airport In Kerala Begins Operations
•Later the first flight from the Airport to Abu Dhabi was flagged off. With this, Keralabecame the only state in the country with four international airports.
3) RLSP Chief Upendra Kushwaha Quits As Union Minister
•Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) Chief Upendra Kushwaha resigned as Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development. This comes a day ahead of the start of the Parliament’s Winter Session, triggering a realignment of political equations in Bihar.
4) 1st International Conference on ‘Sustainable Water Management’ Held in Mohali
•The theme of the international conference is ‘Sustainable Water Management’. The inaugural session of the conference was attended by Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat, who was the chief guest of the event and UP Singh, Secretary at the Union Ministry of Water Resources, who was the guest of honour.
5) CAD Widened To 2.9 % Of GDP In Q2
•The deficit for the second quarter was $19.1 billion compared with $6.9 billion in the year-earlier period. The CAD for the April-June quarter was 2.4% of GDP or $15.9 billion.
6) SEBI Renamed ITP as ‘Innovators Growth Platform’
•The changes include doing away with the requirement of at least 50% of pre-issue capital being held by qualified institutional investors.
7) RBI Governor Urjit Patel Resigns
•Patel, who cited “personal reasons” behind his decision, was in a conflict with the Union finance ministry over matters related to the monetary policy.
8) Atul Sahai Appointed CMD Of New India Assurance
•The appointments committee of the cabinet announced that Sahai who is the General Manager at Oriental Insurance will be appointed for a period of five years. Sahai’s name was recommended by the department of financial services after interviews were held for the position almost three months back.
9) Khelo India Youth Games To Be Held In Pune
•Under Khelo India programme, the government is providing scholarships to 1500 students from across the country. Last year around 3500 school children had participated in the event. In this edition of Khelo India Youth Games university players will also take part.
