DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11 DEC 2015
(Daily News India)
1.
MAURICIO MACRI BLANCO SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT OF ARGENTINA
i. Mauricio Macri Blanco has sworn in
as the President of Argentina.
ii. He has replaced Cristina Elisabet
Fernandez de Kirchner who was in the office for two terms between 2007 and
2015.
Capital of Argentina: Buenos Aires
Currency of Argentina: Peso
2. SHARAD
PAWAR’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY ON MY TERMS RELEASED
i. On My Terms: From the Grassroots to
the Corridors of Power, an autobiography of Sharad Pawar was released by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
ii. The book was released on the 75th
birthday of Pawar known as the Maratha strongman and the leader of Nationalist
Congress Party.
iii. In his autobiography he has
detailed his experiences of political and social issues spanning 50 years.
3.
WORLD’S FIRST DENGUE VACCINE DENGVAXIA APPROVED FOR USE IN MEXICO
i. The Mexican authorities has approved
the use of the first-ever vaccine against dengue fever.
ii. The Dengue vaccine will be publicly
available for the first time.
iii. The Federal Commission for the
Protection against Sanitary Risks approved Dengvaxia for the prevention of
disease caused by all four dengue virus
iv. Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne
disease caused by the dengue virus.
v. The disease is a potential threat to
almost half of the world’s population.
4.
TUNISIAN NATIONAL DIALOGUE QUARTET AWARDED 2015 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
i. Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet
has been awarded prestigious 2015 Nobel Peace Prizein Oslo, Norway.
ii. The award was received by Trade
unionist Hassine Abassi, human rights activist Abdessatar Ben Moussa, Mohamed
Fadhel Mahfoudh and Ouided Bouchamaoui.
iii. The award is given for his contribution
in building pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the 2011 Jasmine Revolution.
iv. National Dialogue Quartet was
established in 2013 with an aim of promoting peaceful political process at a
time when Tunisia was on the brink of civil war aftermath of revolution.
5. CABINET HAS GIVES ITS
NOD FOR BIGGEST FDI IN INDIAN RAILWAYS
i. The Cabinet has given its approval
to set up India’s first 500-km-long bullet train project, with the help of
Japanese funds and technology.
ii. The train will Connect Mumbai to
Ahmedabad and it will cost the project with Rs 98,000 crore
iii. Japan will invest Rs 78, 000
crore.
iv. This is the largest foreign
investment in India’s railway sector.
iv. The Japanese Shinkansen system of
bullet trains had the best safety record, with no fatalities and delays of less
than a minute.
