Current Affairs Update for today :-
Politics
- Bhutan became 181st member of Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the agency of World Bank Group.
- On 09th December 2014, International Anti-Corruption Day observed by United Nations under the theme of ‘Break the Corruption Chain’.
- On 10th December 2014, Human Rights Day observed under the theme of ‘Human Rights 365’.
- First Arabic Translation Constitution of India launched in Cairo, Egypt on 09th December 2014 by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.
- Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2013 released by World Economic Forum on 08th December 2014. Switzerland ranked at No.1 position in the Index while India ranked at 65th position.
- Payments and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Bill passed in Lok Sabha on 09th December 2014 to bring the banking payment system of India in sync with international practices.
- The train namely ‘Yixinou’ completed the World’s longest jounrney on 09th December 2014 by reached at Madrid, Spain. The journey was about 13052 km. long and started from Yiwu, China.
- According to Country Threat Index released on 09th December 2014, Iraq became most dangerous country in all over the World while Pakistan became 8th most dangerous country.
Appointments
- Richard Rahul Verma became first Indian-American to be appointed as US Ambassador to India.
Deaths
- Piratla Venkateswarlu, famous Journalist, died on 08th December 2014. He began his carrier with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker. He was also the National Secretary of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.