Current Affairs Daily Updates: 09th Dec 2017
1. Former
supermarket worker Dan Middleton named Worlds richest YouTuber
- The
Forbes Magazine has named former Tesco supermarket worker Dan Middleton as
the world's richest YouTuber after he made a fortune of $16.5 million this
year.
- The
26-year-old shares videos of himself playing video games and describes
gameplay and strategies on his YouTube channel, DanTDM.
- He has
earned popularity around the world, with his live tour most recently
including a stopover at the Sydney Opera House in Australia – with the
show the second-fastest show in the venue’s history.
2. UAE
launches its first astronaut programme
- Dubai's
ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has launched the UAE's first
astronaut programme.
- Earlier
this year, the UAE had announced plans to send an unmanned probe to Mars
by 2021.
3. Shah
Rukh Khan named top Indian actor of 2017 by IMDb
- Actor
Shah Rukh Khan has been named the top Indian actor of 2017 by Internet
Movie Data Base (IMDb).
- Aamir
Khan and Salman Khan occupied the second and third spots respectively.
4. Diddy
Tops Forbes Highest Paid Musicians of 2017 List
- Forbes
has revealed its annual list of the highest-paid musicians. Diddy [Sean
Combs] was named the highest earner. ranked in $130 million.
- The
top 3 in the list are:
- 1)
Diddy ($130m)
- 2)
Beyonce ($105m)
- 3)
Drake ($94m)
5. South
Korea will have 85 robot volunteers at the Winter Olympics
- South
Korea announced it will have 85 robots at the 2018 Winter Olympics, as
volunteers.A humanoid robot has the ability to walk and will bear the
Olympic torch in South Korea on December 11.
- 2018
Winter Olympics will start on February 9, 2018 in PyeongChang, South
Korea.
- When
the next Summer Olympics roll around, Japan hopes to have an entire
"robot village" ready to aid and assist humans.
6. Facebook
Co founder Saverin becomes richest man in Singapore
- Facebook
Co-founder Eduardo Saverin has become Singapore's richest person with a
net worth of $10.4 billion.
- Saverin
became a Singapore resident after giving up his US citizenship in 2012.
7. Kacheguda
Becomes Indias First Energy Efficient Railway Station
- Kacheguda
railway station in Hyderabad division of the SCR (South Central Railway),
becomes India's 'First' Energy-Efficient 'A1 Category' Railway Station.
- It has
achieved 100 per cent energy efficiency by replacing 1,312 conventional
lights with light-emitting diode (LED) lighting, 370 ceiling fans with
Brushless DC Electrical (BLDC) motors energy-efficient fans and 12 air
conditioners with energy efficient inverter type ACs.
8. Sarvesh
Tiwari appointed as President Para Sports Foundation
- On the
occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a renowned
communication expert, Sarvesh Kumar Tiwari, was appointed as the President
of Para-Sports Foundation (PSF), India.
- The
announcement was made at the National Award for Divyangjan 2017 at Vigyan
Bhawan, New Delhi.
- Para
Sports Foundation is a non-profit organization working towards the social
welfare of persons with disabilities.
9. Goa CM
to unveil Indias first mobile food testing lab
- India's
'first' mobile food testing laboratory, which will enable on-the-spot food
safety tests to be conducted in Goa, would be launched by Chief Minister
Manohar Parrikar on December 10, 2017.
- "This
is the first ever 'Food Safety on Wheel' mobile laboratory in the country.
- The
vehicle is equipped to conduct on-the-spot tests to check the food
quality. It will also check the hygiene level of water, he said adding
that the results can be received within 15 minutes.
- The
mobile laboratory costs Rs 45 lakh and it has been fully funded by the
Centre.
10. Second
vice president of Afghanistan arrives in India today for 5 day visit
- Afghanistan's
second vice president Mohammad Sarwar Danish will be on a five-day visit
to India starting today.
- During
his visit, Danish will go to Mumbai to attend an international conference
on 'Harmony and Memorial of Mother Teresa'.
