DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 4TH DEC 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. DELHI
AIRPORT WORLD'S 22ND MOST CONNECTED
i. The
Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi is the 22nd most connected
airport in the world, according to air travel intelligence company OAG.
ii. Mumbai
Airport has been ranked 28th,
iii. The
index is topped by Chicago Airport in the United States.
2. LEBRON
NAMED SPORTS ILUSTRATED'S SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR
i. Basketball
player LeBron James has been chosen as the Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of
the Year.
ii. He
became the second athlete ever to win the award twice.
3.
SPANISH CITY CHANGES NAME FOR THIRD TIME IN A DECADE
i. A Spanish
city has changed its name for the third time in a decade, renaming itself Palma
from Palma de Mallorca.
ii. The city
was renamed Palma in 2008, but its name was changed to Palma de Mallorca in
2012.
4. USAIN
BOLT WINS A RECORD SIXTH 'ATHLETE OF THE YEAR' AWARD
i. Jamaican
sprinter Usain Bolt won the International Association of Athletics Federations'
award for male athlete of the year for a record sixth time.
ii. He last
won the award in 2013, while his first win came in 2008.
iii. Usain Bolt, is undefeated this season in all
distances, completed his 'triple-triple' of 100-metres, 200-metres and
4x100-metres Olympic golds.
5.
KOLKATA GETS BEST CITIES AWARD FOR TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE
i. Kolkata
has been honoured with the best cities of 2016 award in recognition of its
programme on solid waste management.
ii. Kolkata,
the only Indian city to win the honour, received the award during the C40
Mayors Summit held in Mexico.
