DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21 DEC 2015
(Daily News India)
1. UNITED
STATES LIFTS 40-YEARS OLD BAN ON OIL EXPORT
i.
The United States has lifted a 40 year ban on oil exports.
ii.It
is a historic shift for the booming US oil industry.
iii.It
will help in economic growth and create jobs with new revenues, prosperity and increase energy security for other countries.
iv.The
ban was first imposed in 1975 after Arab members of the Organization of the
Petroleum Exporting Countries had banned
oil exports to the US in retaliation for its support of Israel during the
Arab-Israeli war.
2.
CHENNAIYIN FC WINS 2015 INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS
i.
Chennaiyin Football Champions has won the Indian Super League Football
tournament at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa.
ii.
Chennaiyin FC has defeated Goa FC by 3-2 goals score.
iii.Indian
Super League Golden boot Award is given to John Stiven Mendoza Valencia of Chennaiyin
FC and Golden Glove Award is given to Apoula Edima Edel Bete Chennaiyin FC.
iv.Indian
Super League was launched in 2013 to
promote football in India on the lines of Indian Premier League and Twenty20
formats of Cricket.
3. UN
LAUNCHED 2016 INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PULSES
i.United
nations announced 2016 as International
Year of Pulses.
ii.The
Theme of the year will be Nutritious seeds
for a sustainable future.
iii.The
purpose of the launch is to raise awareness about the benefits of pulses, boost
their production and trade, and encourage new and smarter uses throughout the
food chain.
4. ABHAY
SINGH WON U-19 SINGAPORE SQUASH OPEN
i.
India’s Abhay Singh grabbed the Under-19 Singapore Squash Open.
ii.Abhay
Singh defeated Alwin Chai of Malaysia in
finals at Singapore.
iii.Abhay
singh has now become the world number one junior player in squash and he already won seven junior
titles in the year 2015.
5. SINGAPORE
SLAMMERS GRABBED CHAMPIONS OF IPTL 2015
i.
The Singapore Slammers won Indian Premier Tennis League 2015.
ii.Singapore
Slammers defeated Indian Aces in the final
at Singapore Indoor Stadium.
iii.Indian
Premier Tennis League was founded by
Mahesh Bhupathi in 2014 to fulfill the demand for top level tennis in Asia.
iv.
It’s the first city-based professional league in the world, played in the
respective countries.
6. TATA
MOTORS LISTED AS ONLY INDIAN FIRM ON TOP 50 GLOBAL R&D SPENDERS
i.
Tata Motors made it to the Top 50 in the annual Industrial R&D Investment
list for 2015.
ii.The
list was topped by the German automaker Volkswagen followed by Samsung,
Microsoft, Intel and Novartis.
iii.Earlier
Tata motors was at 104th position and now it moved to
49th position in 2015.
