Current Affairs 23rd December 2016

Current Affairs 23rd December 2016 - Important Points

• Scientists use which fluid to strengthen weak bones - Pregnancy Fluid
• Union Government reconstitutes committee helping - Krishna River Board
• Solid fuel rocket is successfully launched by - Japan
• India suffers from huge gender pay gap - ILO Report

Current Affairs 23rd December 2016 - Details

Scientists use which fluid to strengthen weak bones - Pregnancy Fluid

Among Important International Current Affairs, UK-based researchers have found that stem cells harvested from pregnant woman’s amniotic fluid, which can be used to strengthen weak bones. 

However, amniotic fluid is known to be the protective fluid that surrounds baby in the uterus and also helps it to develop inside the mother’s womb. 

Here, it also contains stem cells that are the building blocks of other tissues.

Union Government reconstitutes committee helping - Krishna River Board

Among Important National Current Affairs, The Union Water Resources Ministry has reconstituted a committee that was tasked with assisting the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB). 

However, the new committee will be headed by A.K. Bajaj, former chairman of the Central Water Commission (CWC). 

Also Gopala Krishnan, R.P. Pandey, Pradeep Kumar Shukla and N.N. Rai will be its members.

Solid fuel rocket is successfully launched by - Japan

Among Important International Current Affairs, JAXA which is known as Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has successfully launched a solid fuel rocket named Epsilon-2 from the Uchinoura Space Center in southern Japan. 

However, the 26-metre-long rocket released Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace (ERG) satellite for studying radiation belts around the earth soon after the lift-off. 

India suffers from huge gender pay gap - ILO Report

Among Important National Current Affairs, Global Wage Report 2016-17 which has been recently released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has found that India suffers from huge gender pay gap. 

However it shows clearly that India has among the worst levels of gender wage disparity (men earning more than women in similar jobs) with the gap exceeding 30%.