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December 7 , 2018 1989 days 718 0
  • The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has appointed Ajay Narayan Jha, Secretary, Expenditure as new Finance Secretary after retirement of Hasmukh Adhia.
  • The National Film Archive of India, a government-run film preservation and restoration body has added 2,200 short films and documentaries in the 16mm format to its collection.
    • The prints were acquired from the State Institute for Audio-Visual Education (Maharashtra) in Pune.
  • The Researchers at University of Queensland in Australia have created a new diagnostic test that can identify the presence of a tumour in the body based on a unique, DNA nanostructure that appears to be common to all types of cancer.
  • Claudia Sheinbaum, the first woman elected mayor of Mexico City was sworn for a six-year term.
    • Another woman previously served as Mexico City mayor was appointed on an interim basis - Rosario Robles, (1999 - 2000) — but Sheinbaum is the first woman elected to the post.
  • The Mauritius-based SBM Group has received Reserve Bank of India’s approval to operate in the country through a wholly-owned subsidiary route.
    • The first foreign lender to receive such a licence after local incorporation was introduced in 2013.

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