Daily Current Affairs Updates

Israel̢۪s top court slashed former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert̢۪s prison sentence from six years to 18 months after overturning the main count in his 2014 bribery conviction.

LR-SAM, also known as Barak NG (next generation), is being co-developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). The missile will be manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Limited.

• Haryana Government sets educational qualification for municipal polls.
• Union Government announces central assistance of Rs. 6,794 crore to three drought-hit states.
• China successfully launches earth observation satellite Gaofen-4.

Union Government has approved financial aid of Rs. 6,794 crore for three states—Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh affected by drought in year 2015 due to deficit rainfall.

Russia̢۪s Rostech State Corporation has signed one billion US dollar deal with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to manufacture 200 Kamov 226T light helicopters.

Giorgi Kvirikashvili has been elected as the 12th Prime Minister of Georgia by the Parliament of the country.

Haryana Government has decided to fix a minimum educational qualification for aspirant of contesting urban local bodies (ULB) elections in the state on the lines of panchayat polls. Decision in this regard was taken by state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Chandigarh.

World Health Organization (WHO), a UN health agency has declared Guinea Ebola-free after no new cases were reported. Now the country enters into 90-day period of heightened surveillance of WHO.

China has successfully launched its most sophisticated observation satellite Gaofen-4, as part of the country̢۪s high-definition (HD) earth observation Gaofen project.

Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has introduced e-office, an initiative which will help provide efficient services to the people by digitizing more than 12,000 files.

The Union Civil Aviation Ministry has given clearance for four greenfield airports in two states. Of the total four approved greenfield airports, three will be in Andhra Pradesh and one at international airport at Dholera in Gujarat.

Legendary American cinematographer Haskell Wexler passed away on 27th December 2015 in California, US. He was 93.