Current Affairs - December 29, 2019 Current Affairs

Pakistan rolls out first batch of its indigenous dual-seat fighter jets JF-17 manufactured in collaboration with China.

Former cricketers Krish Srikkanth and Anjum Chopra (women's) were selected for the 2019 CK Nayudu Lifetime Award of BCCI.

All India Radio (AIR) organized the National Symposium of Poets 2020 on 27 December 2019. This edition of poet symposium was attended by select poets from all corners of country, who gave their presentations and captivated the hearts of people. AIR is National Radio Broadcaster of India. Since 1956 is officially known as Akashvani. Founded in 1936, it is a division of Prasar Bharati

Dr. Santosh G Honavar, India's ophthalmologist conferred with the American Academy of Ophthalmology's (AAO) highest award Life Achievement honor. He is the first Indian chosen for the honor. The award presented to Dr. Honavar recently at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology held in San Francisco.

The 102nd annual conference of the Indian Economic Association was being organised in Raipur from December 27 to 29, 2019.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar unveils statue of former Union Minister Arun Jaitley in Patna on his birth anniversary.

Strategically important Rabung bridge was inaugurated in Arunachal Pradesh's Upper Siang district.

Farmers whose crop loan and restructured loan exceeds Rs two lakh will be ineligible for the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Farmer Loan Waiver Scheme.

China successfully launched the largest carrier rocket of the country, Long March-5 from Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province. Long March-5 Rocket The rocket known as CZ-5 blasted off with more than 1,000 tonnes of thrust at 8.45 pm, Xinhua reported. The Chinese space authorities declared the mission a complete success just over half an hour after the lift-off when the Shijian-20 satellite it carried entered its designated orbit.

On December 28, 2019, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation constituted standing committee on statistics. The objective of the committee is to improve data of the government. The committee will be headed by Chief Statistician Pronab Sen.

Russia's first missile unit equipped with Avangard Hypersonic glide vehicle. Russia's defence ministry new hypersonic weapon with the latest strategic missiles of the intercontinental-range became operational. The nuclear-capable missiles can travel more than 20 times the speed of sound. The Avangard can carry a nuclear weapon of up to 2 megatons. Avangard is designed using new composite materials to withstand temperatures of up to 2,000 Celsius resulting from a flight through the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds.

The 5-day Mandu festival, started in Mandu, a world-famous picturesque tourist destination located in Dhar district of the state. The Mandu festival will redefine the essence of the city & bring about the joy of establishing a new tourism hub in the state.

SBI is to allow ATM withdrawal above Rs 10,000 only after OTP verification during 8 PM to 8 AM from January.

Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata emerged as India's most searched business tycoon on Google in 2019. Google released a Year in Search 2019 report shows what was trending on the world's largest search engine during the year in India.

Marathi litterateur Bhalchandra Nemade and Hindi writer Gynanranjan win 'Akashdeep Sanman' awards given by Amar Ujala media group.

The United Nations has adopted 3.07 billion USD budget on December 27, 2019. The organization for the first time included investigation of war crimes in Myanmar and Syria in its fund allocation. The United Nations has categorized its spending in to 5 general groups namely. The top most preference is given to humanitarian assistance (34%). The other categories include development assistance (24%), peacekeeping operations (19%), knowledge-creation operations (16%) and technical cooperation (7%).

Composer Ilaiyaraja wins 2019 Harivarasanam award given by the government of Kerala.

Tropical Cyclone Sarai touches Fiji. The tropical cyclone was not expected to make landfall in Fiji though its weather service issued storm and flood warnings for parts of the country.

Shijian-20 satellite is a new technology test and verification satellite. The satellite will lay foundation for development of highly sensitive space probes. Shijian-20 weighs more than 8 tonnes and will carry out orbit experiments for a series of key technologies. It is China's heaviest and most advanced communications satellite in geosynchronous orbit. It is made by 'China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)' under China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Dr S. Mohan dies at 89 in Chennai.