Page-21 of Current Affairs - December, 2019

US President Donald Trump impeached

December 19, 2019

On December 18, 2019, Donald Trump became the third President to be impeached by the US House. He was accused of enlisting foreign government to investigate political rival before 2020 election. Highlights The House called for voting process alleging that ..

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Finance Minister chairs GST Council Meeting

December 19, 2019

On December 18, 2019, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman chaired the GST Council Meeting in New Delhi. The meeting was held to address the backdrop of falling collections for the current fiscal. Highlights For the first time, the council has used ..

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December 18: International Migrants Day

December 18, 2019

The International Migrants Day is observed by the United Nations since 1990 in order to protect the rights of the migrants. The day was adopted after the organization passed a resolution at the International Convention on the Protection of the ..

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What is Government Instant Messaging System?

December 18, 2019

The Centre Government is testing a prototype of an Indian equivalent of popular messaging application platforms, such as WhatsApp and Telegram, for secure internal use. This secure messaging app is codenamed as ‘Government Instant Messaging System (GIMS)’. It is being ..

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GEM Samvaad: GEM launches National Outreach Programme

December 18, 2019

Government e-commerce portal GeM has launched a national outreach programme called ‘GeM Samvaad’, to bring on-board more local sellers. The outreach programme will take place from 19 Dec 2019 to 17 Feb 2020 and will cover all States and Union ..

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First SEZ in Tripura to focus on agro-based food processing

December 18, 2019

The Government of India approved the first SEZ (Special Economic Zone) at Sabroom, Tripura in October 2019. Recently, it was announced that the SEZ will primarily focus on agro-based food processing. Union Government is expected to invest around Rs 1550 ..

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