Page-13 of Current Affairs - December, 2014

UN asks Israel to compensate Lebanon $856.4 million over oil spill damage

United Nation’s General Assembly has passed a resolution asking Israel to pay Lebanon more than $850 million in damages for an oil spill caused by an Israeli air force attack in its war against Hezbollah in 2006. The resolution was ..

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NGT forms panel to dispose sand on Yamuna riverbed

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a committee to weigh and dispose around 70,000 cubic metre of sand and clay lying on the riverbed of Yamuna at Wazirabad and Jagatpur bund areas in New Delhi. This decision was taken by ..

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Indian men & women teams win 5th Kabaddi World Cup

Indian women and men Kabaddi teams have won the 5th Kabaddi World Cup in their respective matches in the final held at Badal village in Sri Mukatsar district of Punjab. Women’s Team In the final match of Indian women’s team ..

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Atletico de Kolkata win inaugural ISL title

Atletico de Kolkata has won the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL) football tournament by beating Kerala Blasters 1-0 in the finals held at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai, Maharashtra. In the final match, Mohammad Rafique of Atletico de Kolkata scored ..

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Prakash Mishra appointed as new Director General of CRPF

Senior IPS officer Prakash Mishra is appointed as new Director General (DG) of Central Reserve Police Force(CRFP). His name was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His appointmnet comes after the post ..

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Rajinder Khanna appointed as RAW chief

Rajinder Khanna is appointed as new chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). His name was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He will replace incumbent chief Alok Joshi as he ..

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