Lewis Hamilton ended another title-winning Formula One season by cruising to victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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Date: 1 December 2019
Location: Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates Founded: 2009
NASA satellite orbiting the Moon has found India’s Chandrayaan-2 Vikram lander which crashed on the lunar surface in September. NASA released an image taken by its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) that showed the site of the spacecraft’s impact.
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Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States
Founder: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Founded: 29 July 1958, United States
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden are on a five-day visit to India aimed at strengthening bilateral ties. He ascended the throne on the death of his grandfather, King Gustaf VI Adolf, on 15 September 1973.
The Swedish royal couple, who arrived in India on December 2, 2019 were accorded a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Apart from Delhi, the royal couple is scheduled to visit Mumbai and Uttarakhand.
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Capital: Stockholm
Currency: Swedish krona
King of Sweden: Carl XVI Gustaf
Full Name: Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus;
Born: 30 April 1946
Bestselling author Ashwin Sanghi will come out with his next book, “The Vault of Vishnu”, on January 23, 2020 . The book, which will be the sixth installment of the author’s famous mythological ‘Bharat series’, will be released at the upcoming Jaipur Literature festival (JLF).
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Publishing house: Westland
The book will be combination of: history, mythology, culture, philosophy, geology, and science
Jaipur Literature festival (JLF): 23rd Jan 2020 – 27th Jan 2020
Sub-lieutenant Shivangi became the first woman pilot for the Indian Navy on December 2. Shivangi was born in the city of Muzaffarpur in Bihar. Shivangi was commissioned into the Indian Navy last year after her initial training. Shivangi joined operational duties at the Kochi naval base. She will be flying the Dornier surveillance aircraft of the Indian Navy.
The Lok Sabha on December 2, 2019 passed a Bill to replace an Ordinance promulgated in September for effecting reduction of corporate tax rates. Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, will amend the Income Tax Act 1961 and the Finance (No 2) Act 2019.
On December 3, 2019 the former arts and culture minister Pritivirajsing Roopun was elected as president of Mauritius. His predecessor Ameenah Gurib-Fakim resigned in March 2018 after being embroiled in a scandal over her use of a credit card to buy luxury personal items.
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Capital: Port Louis
Currency: Mauritian rupee
President: Pritivirajsing Roopun (known as Pradeep Roopun)
Prime Minister: Pravind Jugnauth
International Day of Persons with Disabilities is an international observance. The observance of the Day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. Each year the day focuses on a different issue. The theme for 2019 is “The Future is Accessible”
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Promoted by the United Nations since 1992
Celebrated: December 3
Lt Gen Podali Shankar Rajeshwar took over as the 14th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN). A gunner and aviator, he is an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Army War College and National Defence College in New Delhi and Philippines.
The powerful typhoon “Nock-Ten” has recently hit the coast near Catanduanes Island in Philippines with winds up to 140 km/ hour. The name of the typhoon is Kammuri, locally known as Nina in the Philippines.
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