1.China on 2 December 2013 successfully sent an unmanned lunar probe -Chang'e-3 with a robotic rover to soft land on the Moon, and to explore moon’s surface.
2.International
Day for Abolition of Slavery was observed on 2 December
2013 across the world to create awareness about the prevention of human
trafficking and the exploitation of human being.
3. The Department
of Posts has launched Express Parcel and Business Parcel Service
in 20
cities
at a function
in New Delhi, Express Parcel Service is a premium
service available for retail as well as bulk customers. This service is
aimed at promoting e-Commerce market in the country by offering reliable and
cost efficient service solutions
5. M.V. Tanksale, former Chairman and Managing Director of Central
Bank of India, has taken over as Chief
Executive of the Indian Banks’ Association
6. 'Tiger Fire' book celebrates this magnificent predator by bringing together non-fiction writing, by “valmik Thapper”
7. 'Man of Steel' star Henry Cavill has been named the sexiest man in the world according to a poll by a magazine.
8. India set to become highest run-scoring team in ODIs When the Indian team scores the first run on December 5 against South Africa,India and Australia are currently leveled on 1,82,881 runs
9.
The Election
Commission on Monday issued a notice to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J
Jayalalithaa for prima-facie violation of the Model Code of
Conduct by announcing new schemes ahead of
December 4 Yercaud
Assembly bypoll. The Model Code states ministers and other
authorities shall not announce any financial grants in any form or promises
like construction of roads, provision of drinking water facilities, which may
have the effect of influencing voters in favour of the party in power.
10. India's
current account gap narrowed sharply to USD 5.2 billion, or 1.2 percent of
GDP, in the July-September quarter of 2013-14 on the back of
turnaround in exports and decline in gold imports. Contraction
in the trade deficit coupled with a rise in net invisibles receipts resulted in
a reduction of the CAD to USD 26.9 billion (3.1 percent of GDP) in H1 of
2013-14
11. Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has decided to stop selling as many as 34 policies, including Jeevan Anand, Jeevan Madhur and Jeevan Saral, to comply with new regulatory guidelines.
11. Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has decided to stop selling as many as 34 policies, including Jeevan Anand, Jeevan Madhur and Jeevan Saral, to comply with new regulatory guidelines.
12.F1 Race of Champions called off due to Thai protests.
13.Anup roy choudhury CMD of NTPC took the charge of
Addl.chairman of damodar Vally Corporation Ltd.
14.Somalia parliament voted to sack its Prime minister Abdi farad Shirdon
15.
The RBI plans to start an exercise to identify bank
that are
systematically important (SIB)in India.It will be done in
through 2
step.In first step a sample of the banks will be drawn up based on
size,cross-jurisdictional activity,complexity,lack
of substitutability and inter-connectedness.The idea is to head
off the moral hazard of 2008 financial crisis erupted ,promoting the US
administration to bail out the big banks that were popularly classfied as being”
too big to
fail”(TBTF).
16. Wipro to acquire US-based mortgage firm Opus CMC
for Rs 465 crore .
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