Current Affairs One Liners of the day: 29 December 2017

29 December 2017: The one liner of 29 December covers important current happenings that are relevant to competitive exams. The day’s one liners cover important happenings like test-firing of India’s Supersonic Interceptor Missile, Harivarasanam Award 2017 and 78th session of Indian History Congress among others.

• This country recently test-fired AAD Supersonic Interceptor Missile - India

• This law extending the deadline for protection of illegal structures in Delhi was passed by the Parliament – Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2017

• The 78th session of Indian History Congress was inaugurated in this city - Kolkata

• Person appointed as Joint Secretary in Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council - Sumita Misra

• This country’s parliament passed a law limiting the powers of its police - Israel

• This government has launched a mobile app aimed at connecting 16,000 members of School Management Committees (SMCs) - Delhi

• Person appointed as Joint Secretary in the 15th Finance Commission - Mukhmeet Singh Bhatia

• Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh launched mobile application on - Livestock Disease Forewarning

• Former football superstar, George Weah won the presidential elections of this nation - Liberia

• The association of Indian Football Coaches has been launched in this city - Mumbai  

• This city will host the Indian Science Congress 2018 - Imphal

• Person awarded with the Harivarasanam Award 2017 - KS Chitra