Current Affairs 18th December 2016

Current Affairs 18th December 2016 - Important Points

• Who will be next Indian Army Chief - Lt Gen Bipin Rawat
• Who will be next Indian Airforce Chief - Birender Singh Dhanoa
• Fifth edition of India-Arab Partnership Conference concluded in Muscat
• According to Supreme Court which states has no sovereignty - Jammu & Kashmir

Current Affairs 18th December 2016 - Details

Who will be next Indian Army Chief - Lt Gen Bipin Rawat

Among Important Appointments, Lt General Bipin Rawat who is Vice Chief of Army Staff, will be next Chief of Army Staff. He will be taking charge of this top post on 31st December 2016.

Lt General Bipin Rawat has experience of serving in combat areas on many critical positions.

He will be succeeding General Dalbir Singh Suhag

Who will be next Indian Airforce Chief - Birender Singh Dhanoa

Among Important Appointments, Air Marshal BS Dhanoa will be next Chief of Airforce Staff. He will be taking charge of this top post on 31st December 2016.

He will be succeeding Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha.

Air Marshal BS Dhanoa was first commissioned into the fighter stream of the Air Force in June 1978.

Fifth edition of India-Arab Partnership Conference concluded in Muscat

On 15th December 2016, India-Arab Partnership Conference concluded in Oman as it was two day long conference held with an aim to boost economic partnership between India and Arab League.

Theme of this conference was Partnership towards innovation and cooperation in Information Technology.

 According to Supreme Court which states has no sovereignty - Jammu & Kashmir

Among Important National Current Affairs, The Supreme Court in a landmark verdict held that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and did not enjoy sovereign status, either under its constitution or that of India. 

However, the apex court made this observation while hearing on appeal filed by State Bank of India (SBI) and other banks over the issue of recovery of loans under Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act, 2002. 

Also it affirmed that J&K’s constitution was subordinate to the Indian Constitution and its permanent residents were Indian citizens.