Current Affairs One Liners of the day: 8 December 2017

8 December 2017: The one liner of 8 December covers important current happenings that are relevant to competitive exams. The day’s one liners cover important happenings like Wassenaar Arrangement, Kumbh Mela and The Silence Breakers among others.

• This country will be the new Member of Wassenaar Arrangement - India

• India festival recognized by UNESCO as India’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - Kumbh Mela

• This country recently passed same-sex marriage bill - Australia  

• Armed Forces Flag Day is celebrated every year in India on - 7 December

• Person of the Year 2017 as per the Time magazine - The Silence Breakers

• BR Ambedkar International Centre was recently launched in - New Delhi

• This country will host the 46th Congress of the International Hockey Federation - India

• Person who resigned as National Sports Observer over conflict of Interest issue following the resignation of Mary Kom - Sushil Kumar

• US President Donald Trump recognised this place as the capital of Israel - Jerusalem

• This person will head the 3-member committee constituted by the National Commission on Minorities to give minority status to Hindus in 8 states - George Kurien