{"id":5883,"date":"2019-12-16T10:19:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T04:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/?p=5883"},"modified":"2019-12-16T16:44:49","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T11:14:49","slug":"daily-current-affairs-gk-5th-december-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/news\/current-affairs\/daily-current-affairs-gk-5th-december-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Current Affairs GK 5th December 2019 for RRB NTPC, Group D, SSC CGL, SBI, IBPS, NVS, Police, UPSC"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Daily Current Affairs &#8211; National<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Vice Prez M Venkaiah Naidu launches Bharatiya POSHAN Anthem<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Vice President\u00a0<strong>M Venkaiah Naidu<\/strong>\u00a0launched the\u00a0<strong>\u2018Bharatiya Poshan Anthem\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0in New Delhi.<\/li>\n<li>The aims towards taking the message of making India malnutrition free to all corners of the country.<\/li>\n<li>The anthem was conceptualised by Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) and has been penned by noted lyricist\u00a0<strong>Prasoon Joshi<\/strong>\u00a0and sung by\u00a0<strong>Shankar Mahadevan.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also Read,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/news\/general-knowledge\/gk-current-affairs-quiz-5th-december-2019\/\">GK Current Affairs Quiz 5th December 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/news\/general-knowledge\/gk-current-affairs-quiz-4th-december-2019-with-question-and-answers-for-banking-ssc-rrb-ntpc-upsc-nvs-uppsc-si-and-constables\/\">GK Current Affairs Quiz 4th December 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/news\/general-knowledge\/gk-current-affairs-quiz-questions-with-answers-1st-december-2019\/\">GK Current Affairs Quiz 1st December 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/news\/current-affairs\/daily-current-affairs-gk-1st-december-2019-for-rrb-ntpc-group-d-ssc-cgl-sbi-ibps-nvs-police-upsc\/\">Daily Current Affairs GK 1st December 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>EC to implement Political Parties RTMS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Election Commission of India<\/strong>\u00a0will implement the political parties\u00a0<strong>Registration Tracking Management System (RTMS).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It will be implemented through an online portal to facilitate tracking of the status of the application by applicants.<\/li>\n<li>The Commission said, the applicant who is applying for party registration from\u00a0<strong>1st January 2020<\/strong>\u00a0onwards will be able to track the progress of his or her application and will get status through SMS and email.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Sunil Arora is\u00a0the Chief Election Commissioner of India.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>International Volunteer Day: 5 December<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>International Volunteer Day (IVD)<\/strong>\u00a0is observed across the world on\u00a0<strong>5 December<\/strong>\u00a0every year. This year theme is\u00a0<strong>\u201d Volunteer for an inclusive future\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>This year\u2019s theme highlighting Sustainable Development Goal 10 (SDG 10) and the pursuit of equality including inclusion through volunteerism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>World Soil Day: 5 December<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>World Soil Day<\/strong>\u00a0is celebrated annually on the\u00a0<strong>5th of December<\/strong>\u00a0at the\u00a0<strong>Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)<\/strong>\u00a0headquarters in\u00a0<strong>Rome, Italy.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>This year, by addressing the increasing challenges of soil management, the FAO campaign\u00a0<strong>\u201cStop soil erosion, Save our future\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0aims to raise awareness of the importance of sustaining healthy ecosystems and human well-being.<\/li>\n<li>By encouraging people around the world to engage in proactively improving soil health, the campaign also aims to raise the profile of healthy soil.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS),<\/strong>\u00a0in 2002, adopted a resolution proposing the 5th of December as World Soil Day to celebrate the importance of soil as a critical component of the natural system and as a vital contributor to human well-being.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Indian Navy Day: 4 December<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Navy Day<\/strong>\u00a0is being celebrated in India on\u00a0<strong>4th December.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The day is celebrated in honour of the maritime force\u2019s role during the war with\u00a0<strong>Pakistan in 1971<\/strong>\u00a0when Indian warships attacked Karachi port and successfully hurt Pakistani operations in the western coast.<\/li>\n<li>The Day is also celebrated to highlight the role the Navy plays in securing the country\u2019s marine borders during peacetime and carrying out humanitarian missions.<\/li>\n<li>As per the recent Data, since 2008, 70 Indian naval warships have been deployed, which safely escorted over 3440 ships with over 25,000 mariners on board.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS): Admiral Karambir Singh.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>UP govt announces 25% subsidy &amp; full stamp duty waiver for defence industry<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Uttar Pradesh<\/strong>\u00a0government has decided to provide\u00a0<strong>25 per cent subsidy<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>100 per cent stamp duty<\/strong>\u00a0waiver for setting up the\u00a0<strong>defence industry<\/strong>\u00a0in the state.<\/li>\n<li>The state government will also provide all facilities including power, road and fencing of land to the companies that will set up defence industries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>UP Present CM: Yogi Adityanath, Governor: Anandiben Patel.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Exercise HAND-IN-HAND 2019 to commence from 7 December<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Exercise HAND-IN-HAND 2019<\/strong>\u00a0is to be conducted at\u00a0<strong>Umroi, Meghalaya<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>8th India-China<\/strong>\u00a0joint training is held under the\u00a0<strong>United Nations<\/strong>\u00a0mandate.<\/li>\n<li>The exercise will be held from\u00a0<strong>7-20 December 2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Theme:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The aim of the Exercise HAND-IN-HAND 2019 is to practice joint planning and conduct of counter-terrorist operations in semi-urban terrain.<\/li>\n<li>The theme of the 14-day long training exercise is Counter-terrorism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Participants:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From the Chinese side, the\u00a0<strong>Tibet Military command comprises 130<\/strong>\u00a0personal who will be participating in the event.<\/li>\n<li>From the Indian Contingent, more than\u00a0<strong>100 personnel<\/strong>\u00a0will participate in the training exercise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><br \/>\nLaw Ministry launched a drive on fundamental duties<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Department of Justice (DOJ)<\/strong>\u00a0has launched a programme to create awareness of their fundamental duties among the citizens.<\/li>\n<li>The year-long drive is a part of the celebrations of the\u00a0<strong>70th anniversary of Constitution Day\u00a0<\/strong>that was celebrated on\u00a0<strong>26 November.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Drive on fundamental duties:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The department will conduct activities such as online quizzes, essay competitions, and preamble pledge signing contest. It will be organized to educate them about their constitutional responsibilities.<\/li>\n<li>The Ministry has outlined which duties should be handled by each ministry and asked them to prepare a calendar of activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fundamental Duties:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Fundamental Duties were incorporated in Part IV-A of the Constitution by the 42nd amendment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 51-A<\/strong>\u00a0describes\u00a0<strong>11 Fundamental Duties<\/strong>. In\u00a0<strong>2002<\/strong>, one more duty was added by the\u00a0<strong>86th amendment<\/strong>. It was borrowed from\u00a0<strong>USSR<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Fundamental Duties are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abide by the Indian Constitution and respect the national flag and National Anthem<\/li>\n<li>Follow ideals of the freedom struggle<\/li>\n<li>Protect sovereignty &amp; integrity of India<\/li>\n<li>Defend the country and render national services when called upon<\/li>\n<li>Sprit of common brotherhood<\/li>\n<li>Preserve composite culture<\/li>\n<li>Preserve natural environment<\/li>\n<li>Develop scientific temper<\/li>\n<li>Safeguard the public property<\/li>\n<li>Strive for excellence<\/li>\n<li>Duty of all parents or guardians to send their children in the age group of 6-14 years to school<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>ECI to implement \u201cPolitical Parties Registration Tracking Management System\u201d (PPRTMS)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Election Commission of India (ECI)<\/strong>\u00a0has launched the\u00a0<strong>Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System (PPRTMS).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>ECI has reviewed the system and process of registration of political parties. The new guidelines will be effective from\u00a0<strong>1 January 2020.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The guidelines are available on the ECI&#8217;s website https:\/\/eci.gov.in. PPRTMS will be implemented through an online portal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Features of PPRTMS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The portal will track the status of application by applicants. The applicant who applies for the party registration from 1 January 2020 onwards will be able to track the progress of the application.<\/li>\n<li>The candidate will get status update through SMS and email.<\/li>\n<li>The applicant must provide the contact mobile number and email address of either the party or the applicant in his application if he\/she wishes to track the progress of the application<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Daily Current Affairs &#8211; International News<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Pritivirajsing Roopun elected as new President of Mauritius by parliament<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The National Assembly of Republic of<strong>\u00a0Mauritius<\/strong>\u00a0has unanimously elected\u00a0<strong>Prithvirajsing Roopun,<\/strong>\u00a0as new\u00a0<strong>President<\/strong>\u00a0of the island nation, a largely ceremonial post.<\/li>\n<li>He was former arts and culture minister of the country. In Mauritius, Prime Minister is head of government and holds most political power while the president is head of state but has no executive role and is considered guardian of the constitution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>The Prime Minister of Mauritius: Pravind Kumar Jugnauth.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Putin and Xi launched Russia-China gas pipeline<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Chinese President Xi Jinping\u00a0<\/strong>launched the\u00a0<strong>Siberia pipeline project.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The pipeline will transport natural gas from\u00a0<strong>Siberia to northeast China<\/strong>. The move aims to boost the economic and political ties between\u00a0<strong>Russia<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>China<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Siberia pipeline:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The pipeline project shows Russia&#8217;s attempts in helping China from the financial sanctions imposed by the\u00a0<strong>US over China&#8217;s 2014<\/strong>\u00a0annexation of Ukraine&#8217;s Crimea.<\/li>\n<li>It is a\u00a0<strong>3,000-km<\/strong>-long Power of Siberia pipeline.<\/li>\n<li>It will transport gas from the\u00a0<strong>Chayandinskoye<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Kovytka<\/strong>\u00a0fields in\u00a0<strong>eastern Siberia<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The project will generate\u00a0<strong>$400 billion<\/strong>\u00a0for Russian state coffers.<\/li>\n<li>The project began in\u00a0<strong>October 2012<\/strong>\u00a0and it was commissioned\u00a0<strong>on 2 December 2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Russia&#8217;s other plans:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Russia<\/strong>\u00a0is planning to launch two other major energy projects.<\/li>\n<li>One project, the\u00a0<strong>Nord Stream 2 undersea Baltic gas pipeline<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>to Germany\u00a0<\/strong>and the other,\u00a0<strong>TurkStream pipeline<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<strong>Turkey<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>southern Europe<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Daily Current Affairs &#8211; Appointments<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Masatsugu Asakawa elected ADB President<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The<strong>\u00a0Asian Development Bank (ADB)<\/strong>\u00a0board has unanimously elected M<strong>asatsugu Asakawa<\/strong>\u00a0as its new president.<\/li>\n<li>He is currently a special advisor to Japan\u2019s Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, will assume office as ADB\u2019s 10th President on January 17, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>He will succeed Takehiko Nakao, who will leave office on January 16, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>He served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Tokyo from 2012 to 2015 and at Saitama University from 2006 to 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>ADB established: 1966, ADB is owned by 68 members.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Sundar Pichai promoted as Alphabet Inc. CEO<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sundar Pichai<\/strong>\u00a0promoted as\u00a0<strong>Alphabet Inc. CEO<\/strong>\u00a0after Google co-founders\u00a0<strong>Larry Page<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Sergey Brin<\/strong>\u00a0have announced that they are stepping down from the leadership role of the parent company Alphabet.<\/li>\n<li>Google CEO Indian-American Sundar Pichai will be assuming the role of Alphabet Inc CEO, making him one of the most powerful corporate leaders of the world.<\/li>\n<li>Alphabet and Google no longer need two CEOs and a President and Sundar Pichai will be the CEO of both Google and Alphabet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Google established: 4 September 1998.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"w8qArf\">Headquarters:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"LrzXr kno-fv\">Mountain View, California, United States.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Daily Current Affairs &#8211; Agreements<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>ADB provides $206m loan to finance Tamil Nadu Urban Investment Programme<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Asian Development Bank (ADB)<\/strong>\u00a0has agreed to advance a loan of\u00a0<strong>US $206 million<\/strong>\u00a0to develop water supply and sewerage infrastructure in Tiruchi and other cities in Tamil Nadu.<\/li>\n<li>It will also strengthen the capacities of\u00a0<strong>Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)<\/strong>\u00a0for improved service delivery.<\/li>\n<li>The project initiatives are also expected to help the state develop the requisite ecosystem for economic growth.<\/li>\n<li>The project will target cities namely\u00a0<strong>Ambur, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruppur, and Vellore<\/strong>\u00a0for developing sewage collection and treatment and drainage systems.<\/li>\n<li>Improvement to water supply systems would be targeted in the cities of\u00a0<strong>Madurai and Tiruppur.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Country Director of ADB\u2019s India Resident Mission: Kenichi Yokoyama.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Walmart launches credit card in partnership with HDFC Bank<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Walmart India,<\/strong>\u00a0in partnership with\u00a0<strong>HDFC Bank,<\/strong>\u00a0launched a co-branded credit card exclusively for members of its Best Price Modern Wholesale\u00a0<strong>\u201cB2B Cash &amp; Carry\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0stores, offering \u201cfree credit up to 50 days.<\/li>\n<li>The card is being supported by Diners Club International which has acceptance of its own membership card in 185 countries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Headquarters of Walmart India: Gurgaon, Haryana.<\/p>\n<p>President and CEO of Walmart India: Krish Iyer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Daily Current Affairs &#8211; Awards<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Lionel Messi wins Ballon d\u2019Or for 6th time<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Barcelona forward\u00a0<strong>Lionel Messi<\/strong>\u00a0has won the<strong>\u00a0Ballon d\u2019Or award<\/strong>\u00a0for the world\u2019s best player for a record\u00a0<strong>6th time.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is the 32-year-old Argentine\u2019s first Ballon d\u2019Or since 2015 and comes after he scored 54 times for club and country in 2018-19, in which Barca won La Liga.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Virgil van Dijk<\/strong>\u00a0was second-one of four Liverpool players in the top seven, including Sadio Mane in fourth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Juventus and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo,<\/strong>\u00a0who has won the award five times, was<strong>\u00a0third<\/strong>\u00a0in the voting.nce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Daily Current Affairs &#8211; Defence<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>India successfully test-fires indigenously developed nuke-capable Prithvi-II missile<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>India<\/strong>\u00a0successfully test-fired its indigenously developed surface-to-surface nuclear-capable\u00a0<strong>Prithvi-II missile<\/strong>\u00a0off Odisha coast.<\/li>\n<li>The Strategic Forces Command of the Indian Army conducted the user trial of the\u00a0<strong>350 km<\/strong>\u00a0range missile from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur.<\/li>\n<li>The missile weighs about<strong>\u00a04,600 kg,<\/strong>\u00a0is capable of carrying\u00a0<strong>500 to 1000 kilograms<\/strong>\u00a0of warheads and is thrust by liquid propulsion twin engines.<\/li>\n<li>The 9 meters tall, single-stage liquid-fueled Prithvi-II is the first missile to have been developed by the DRDO under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.<\/li>\n<li>This missile is developed under the joint collaboration of Defence Research and Development Organization and Bharat Dynamics Limited, the missile was first test-fired on 27 January 1996.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>DRDO Chairman: G Satheesh Reddy, Established:\u00a01958,\u00a0Headquarters:\u00a0New Delhi.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Daily Current Affairs &#8211; Schemes and Committees<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Govt launches 4th round of Regional Connectivity Scheme-UDAN<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The government has launched the\u00a0<strong>4th round of Regional Connectivity Scheme \u2013 UDAN<\/strong>\u00a0(Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) to further enhance the connectivity to remote and regional areas of the country.<\/li>\n<li>The focus in this round will be\u00a0<strong>North East Region, Hilly States, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Islands.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The scheme was launched in\u00a0<strong>October 2016,<\/strong>\u00a0which seeks to provide connectivity to un-served and under-served regions through the revival of existing airstrips and airports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"w8qArf\">UDAN scheme came under:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"LrzXr kno-fv\">Ministry of Civil Aviation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation: Hardeep Singh Puri.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Daily Current Affairs &#8211; Business<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>International Finance Corporation (IFC),<\/strong>\u00a0a unit of the\u00a0<strong>World Bank Group,<\/strong>\u00a0has anchored an investment round of\u00a0<strong>$200million<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>Mahindra &amp; Mahindra Financial Services Limited (MMFSL).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Mahindra &amp; Mahindra Financial Services Limited (MMFSL) is a Rural NBFC (Non-Banking Financial Company) with the objective to create a \u2018pool\u2019 specifically for financing micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in low-income states.<\/li>\n<li>IFC is investing $75 million from its own account and mobilizing another $125 million as parallel loans.<\/li>\n<li>At the same time, Mahindra Finance has committed to invest $225 million in this fund.<\/li>\n<li>At least $ 100 million of this would be for women-owned MSMEs &amp; it will be supported by blended finance from the IFC-Goldman Sachs\u2019 Women Entrepreneurs Opportunity Facility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Daily Current Affairs &#8211; Economy<\/h2>\n<div><strong>MSME sector has contributed over 29 percent of GDP<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises<\/strong>\u00a0reported that Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises sector has contributed over\u00a0<strong>29% of Gross domestic product (GDP)\u00a0<\/strong>and over\u00a0<strong>49% of Indian exports<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The report was submitted by the\u00a0<strong>Union MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Government&#8217;s measure:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Indian government<\/strong>\u00a0has taken many initiatives to enhance the competitiveness of MSMEs.<\/li>\n<li>Government has introduced various schemes like\u00a0<strong>Micro and Small Enterprises\u2013Cluster Development Programme<\/strong>, C<strong>redit Linked Capital Subsidy<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>and Technology Upgradation Scheme (CLCS-TUS),<\/strong>\u00a0Procurement and Marketing Support and support for MSMEs to participate in international exhibitions and trade fairs.<\/li>\n<li>It has also conducted many conferences, summits, workshops, etc, to enhance the sector.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Daily Current Affairs &#8211; Obituries<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Baskar Menon,<\/strong>\u00a0Veteran Journalist in the\u00a0<strong>Press Trust of India (PTI)<\/strong>\u00a0passes away.<\/li>\n<li>He was the Regional Manager in the south division of the PTI.<\/li>\n<li>He has also handled many crucial\u00a0news like the assassination of former Prime Minister (PM) of India, Rajiv Gandhi in the year 1991.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Daily Current Affairs &#8211; Miscellaneous<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>35th anniversary of Bhopal Gas Tragedy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>35th anniversary of Bhopal Gas Tragedy<\/strong>\u00a0is being observed across the country.<\/li>\n<li>It is one of the world\u2019s worst industrial disaster that claimed thousands of lives on the night of\u00a0<strong>December 2, 1984.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The disaster took place in a pesticide production plant, named the\u00a0<strong>Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The leak of 40 tonnes of deadly\u00a0<strong>methyl isocyanate gas<\/strong>\u00a0on the intervening night of\u00a0<strong>December 2 and 3, 1984.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The gas cloud killed 3,787 people in and around Bhopal, according to Madhya Pradesh government\u2019s estimates.<\/li>\n<li>However, other reports suggest the actual death tally to be anywhere between 16,000 and 30,000, and the injury count close to 500,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Daily Current Affairs &#8211; Sports<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The 13th South Asian Games began in Kathmandu<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>13th South Asian Games (SAG)<\/strong>\u00a0began at the newly constructed\u00a0<strong>Dasharath Stadium<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>Kathmandu<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Nepal on 1 December 2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The multi-sport event was inaugurated by the\u00a0<strong>President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari<\/strong>. The games will be held from\u00a0<strong>1-10 December<\/strong>\u00a0in three cities namely,\u00a0<strong>Pokhara, Kathmandu, and Janakpur<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Participants:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In\u00a0<strong>2019 SAG<\/strong>, athletes from\u00a0<strong>Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Maldives, and Sri Lanka<\/strong>\u00a0are participating in\u00a0<strong>26 different sports.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>More than\u00a0<strong>2,000 athletes<\/strong>\u00a0will compete for\u00a0<strong>1119 medals.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>South Asian Games (SAG):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SAG<\/strong>\u00a0was held for the first time in\u00a0<strong>September 1984<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>Kathmandu<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Nepal<\/strong>. The games are held once every\u00a0<strong>2 years<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is held among the Asian athletes.\u00a0<strong>South Asia Olympic Council (SAOC)<\/strong>\u00a0is the governing body of SAG.<\/li>\n<li>The 8 members of SAG are India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily Current Affairs &#8211; National Vice Prez M Venkaiah Naidu launches Bharatiya POSHAN Anthem Vice President\u00a0M Venkaiah Naidu\u00a0launched the\u00a0\u2018Bharatiya Poshan &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Daily Current Affairs GK 5th December 2019 for RRB NTPC, Group D, SSC CGL, SBI, IBPS, NVS, Police, UPSC\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/news\/current-affairs\/daily-current-affairs-gk-5th-december-2019\/#more-5883\" aria-label=\"More on Daily Current Affairs GK 5th December 2019 for RRB NTPC, Group D, SSC CGL, SBI, IBPS, NVS, Police, UPSC\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[43],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Daily-Current-Affairs-GK-5th-December-2019-for-RRB-NTPC-Group-D-SSC-CGL-SBI-IBPS-NVS-Police-UPSC.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5883"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}