Current Affairs - December 23, 2019 Current Affairs

On December 21, 2019, GoI announced that the 9.5-acre plot opposite to Parliament building is to be used for the construction of new Parliament building. This officially confirms that the plan to build a new Parliamentary building is on. There were concerns and objections regarding the plan in the earlier stages. The Parliament Architecture was designed by British Architects Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker in 1912. The structure includes hybrid architectural style namely Hindu, Roman and Saracenic.

Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of NGO Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) and winner of the 2015 World Food Prize, dies aged 83 in Dhaka.

Mexico's Julio Cesar Martinez defeats Nicaragua's Cristofer Rosales to win World Boxing Council flyweight title in Los Angeles.

Describing space as the world's newest war-fighting domain, US President Donald Trump officially launched US military 'Space Force' at an army base near Washington. Trump highlighted that the Space Force will help to deter aggression and control ultimate high ground.

Govt. of India constructed Girls Hostel for Nepal Armed Police Force School, Kirtipur. Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Dr. Ajay Kumar inaugurated hostel building at Kirtipur in Kathmandu district. Mayor of Kirtipur Municipality, senior officers of Nepal Armed Police Force and political, community leaders also attended the inaugural ceremony.

Eminent cinematographer Ramachandra Babu died at 72 in Kozhikode (Kerala).

USA States Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has announced his resignation. James Norman Mattis is the 26th and current United States Secretary of Defence and a former United States Marine Corps general. He commanded the 1st Marine Division during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and served as the 11th Commander of United States Central Command during the Presidency of Barack Obama.

A lately-discovered amphibian from Panama will be named after Donald Trump. The small creature is with no legs and poor eyesight and these features of the amphibian match the Donald Trump's opinion on climate change as in June last year USA withdrew from the Paris climate change agreement.

79th Conference of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies was organised in Dehradun.

PM Modi congratulates Charles Michel on assumption of office of European Council President.

'R N Kao: Gentleman Spymaster', is a book penned by Nitin Gokhale. It was recently released.

The Australian pacer Pat Cummins, with a base price of Rs.2 crore, became the most expensive overseas player in Indian Premier League (IPL) as he was sold to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a whopping Rs.15.50 crore ($2.2 million).

Chilai-Kalan', the 40-day period of extreme cold, begins in Jammu and Kashmir.

Indian-American Dr Monisha Ghosh appointed as the first woman Chief Technology Officer at the US government's powerful Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Indian-American Chairman of the FCC Ajit Pai and the agency on technology and engineering issues, and work closely with the Office of Engineering and Technology. Dr Ghosh will take charge on January 13. She replaces Dr Eric Burger.

India and Iran agreed to accelerate work on the strategic Chabahar project as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held wide-ranging talks with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif on regional and global issues of mutual interest. Chabahar port jointly being developed by India, Iran and Afghanistan is considered a gateway to golden opportunities for trade with central Asian nations by the three countries.