DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS:
1 DEC 2015
(Daily News India)
1. 1ST
DECEMBER IS OBSERVED AS WORLD AIDS DAY
i. 1st
December is observed in World as World Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome Day.
ii. The day
is observed to raise awareness about the human immune deficiency virus
infection.
iii. The Theme
of the day is ‘Getting to zero, End AIDS by 2030
iv. World
Health Organization has started World AIDS Day.
2. WORLD
LEADERS LAUNCHED MISSION INNOVATION FOR ACCELERATING CLEAN ENERGY REVOLUTION
i. World
leaders launched Mission Innovation for accelerating clean energy revolution
across the world.
ii. The
mission was launched by 20 countries, including India, at the United Nations
Climate Change Conference 2015 in Paris, France.
iii. The
main aim is to promote global clean energy innovation with an objective to make
clean energy widely affordable.
3. ‘DR
ABDUL KALAM IGNITE AWARD’ PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE
i. President
Pranab Mukharjee presented Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE awards 2015 to 40 school
students of 27 districts from 18 states.
ii. Dr APJ
Abdul Kalam IGNITE Award is a national competition of original technological
ideas and innovations by children up to class 12 or those out of school up to
the age of 17 years.
iii. The
awards of IGNITE competition are announced every year on 15 October on the
birth anniversary Dr APJ Abdul Kalam which is celebrated as the Children's
Creativity and Innovation Day.
4.
HINDUJA BROTHERS HONOURED WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT ASIAN BUSINESS
LEADERSHIP FORUM 2015
i. Hinduja
Brothers were honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Asian
Business Leadership Forum Series in Dubai.
ii. The
award recognizes the most powerful and influential business leaders.
iii. The
Asian Business Leadership Forum Series is Asia’s most prestigious annual
business leadership event series.
5.
WEALTH-X RELEASED WORLD'S 20 MOST GENEROUS PEOPLE LIST
i. Wealth-X
released the World’s 20 Most Generous People list.
ii. The list
was prepared after considering all the donations given by individuals till
date.
iii. Microsoft
co-founder Bill Gates has topped in the list of philanthropist in the world Sand
Wipro’s Chairman Azim Premji was the only Indian in the list and he secured
fourth position.
