The theme of world AIDS day 2016 Hands Up For #HIVprevention

• 1 December marks World AIDS Day, proclaimed by the United Nations (UN) in 1988, aims mainly at raising awareness.
• This year’s specific theme is ‘Hands up for #HIVprevention’

Carlsen wins tie-break and remains World Champion

• Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen wins World Chess Championship 2016 defeating Russian opponent Sergey Karjakin

India hosts golden jubilee celebrations of UNCITRAL in New Delhi

• India hosted the golden jubilee (50th anniversary) celebrations of United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) in New Delhi.
• UNCITRAL was established by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in 1966 to promote the progressive unification and harmonisation of international trade law.

Ghazipur garbage to be used for highway construction

• Solid waste from Ghazipur landfill in the national capital will be used in the construction of highways, including the Meerut Expressway

According to CSO,India's GDP accelerated to 7.3% in Q2 of 2016-17

• The Central Statistical Office (CSO) on 30 November 2016 announced that India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) accelerated to 7.3 percent in the second quarter (July-September) of 2016-17 

NITI Aayog constitutes Chandrababu Naidu Committee to promote cashless society, digital economy

• The NITI Aayog has constituted a 13 member Committee on promotion of cashless society and digital economy
• Its main aim is to promote financial inclusion, transparency and healthy financial ecosystem nationwide.
  
  

U.N. Apologizes for Role in Haiti’s 2010 Cholera Outbreak

• UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has apologised to the people of Haiti for the role played by the UN peacekeepers in sparking a devastating cholera epidemic in the country

Ameising Luikham appointed on special duty in minority affairs Ministry

• Ameising Luikham, secretary, department of public enterprises, has been appointed officer on special duty in minority affairs ministry. 

Aditya Birla Group to enter health insurance business 

•  India's Aditya Birla Group (ABG) has decided to venture into the health insurance sector under the brand Aditya Birla Health Insurance
• ABHICL is a joint venture between the Aditya Birla Group and MMI Holdings Ltd. (MMI), a large and diversified financial services leader in South Africa.

International day for the abolition of slavery observed by the UN

• December 2 has been observed as International Day For The Abolition Of Slavery by the United Nations (UN).
• The focus of this day is on eradicating contemporary forms of slavery, such as trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation, the worst forms of child labour, forced marriage, and the forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict

Aissel Technologies bags Karnataka startup award

• Hubballi-based Aissel Technologies has been chosen winner in the Startup Karnataka Top Tech 25 Awards 2016.
• Aissel Technologies is an enterprise cloud software company based in Hubballi.

Maharashtra Gets Its First 'Cashless Village'

•  Dhasai village in Thane district has become the first "cashless village" in Maharashtra

54 eminent personalities selected for UP's Yash Bharti Awards 2016

• The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday named 54 persons for the coveted 'Yash Bharti' awards, given away annually by the state, for the year 2016-17.
• Among those who have made it to the list are Ustad Gulfaam (Classical music), Soni Chaurasiya (Kathak), Kashinath Yadav (Birha singing), Aaftab and Hashmi of the Sabri brothers (Qawwali) and Keval Kumar (Singing and music direction).

World Pollution Prevention Day held on 2nd December every year

•  The National Pollution Control Day is celebrated every year on 2^nd of December in India in order to give the honor and  memorialize the thousands of human beings who had lost their existence because of the Bhopal gas calamity