Tuesday 3 December 2013

CURRENT AFFAIRS : 3 December

1. Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia are seen as the world's most corrupt countries while Denmark and New Zealand are nearly squeaky-clean, graft watchdog Transparency International said in a survey on Tuesday. India 94th on corruption index.

2. The crucial 3-day WTO Ministerial Conference will begin today in Indonesia city of Bali, India firm on commitment to asert its stand on Food Security.

3. Directorate General of Foreign Trade’s e-BRC project has won the 2013 eASIA Award under Trade Facilitation category. Electronic Bank Realization Certificate (e-BRC) project was launched on 5 June 2012, to electronically transmit foreign exchange realization details on exports from the respective banks to Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).

4. India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won this year's LG People's Choice Award, thus becoming only the second Indian cricketer to win the coveted prize after just-retired Sachin Tendulkar.

5. Brahmaputra Cruises’ by Assam Bengal Navigation Company has been recognised by CNN International as one of the top 10 Most Adventurous Cruises in the World for 2013.

6. India today successfully test-fired indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile with a strike range of 350 km from a test range at Chandipur in Odisha as part of a user trial by defence forces.

7. India offered to give $1 million for a fund to be used for the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons and also the services of its experts to aid in the process scheduled to be completed by mid-2014.

8. Hong Kong confirmed its first human case of the deadly H7N9 bird flu, according to a report, in the latest sign of the virus spreading beyond mainland China.

9. The Nepali Congress (NC) has emerged as the largest party in the 601-member constituent assembly after it won 91 out of 335 seats under the proportional representation system, the country's Election Commission announced on Tuesday.

10. India's first President Dr.Rajendra Prasad was born on 3rd December, 1884 in Saran district of Bihar. 

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