Current Affairs English 28.12.19

NATIONAL

1.     Digital Radio will be launched in 2024.

STATE

2.     Andhra Pradesh will setup Greenfield Seaport at Ramayapatnam in Prakasam at an outlay of 10,000 crore.

SCHEMES & APPS

3.     Union Cabinet approved conduct of Census 2021 & National population Register with expenditure of 8,754 crores.

4.     NITI Aayog launched 2nd SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) India Index in Delhi.

AWARDS

5.     Major Anoop Mishra honoured with Army Design Bureau Excellence Award by Army Chief for developing Bulletproof Jacket Sarvatra Kavach.

SPORTS

6.     Manu Bhaker & Anish Bhanwala clinched Gold at 63rd National Shooting Championship in Bhopal.

7.     Tennis player Leander Paes will retire on 2020.

8.     Virat Kohli along with Steve Smith, Dale Steyn, AB de Villiers & Ellyse Perry named as Wisden Cricktets of the Decade.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

9.     Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan unveiled India’s 1st Long-distance CNG fitted Bus with range of 3,000km.

BOOKS

10. Venkaiah Naidu released book Turbulence & Triumph – The Modi Years written by Rahul Agarwal & Bharti Pradhan in Delhi.

OBITUARIES

11. Ganga Prasad vimal – Hindi Author.