By: D.K Choudhary
Human Rights Day: 10 December
ii. The day aims at promoting and raising awareness of the two Covenants of Human Rights Day.
iii. Human Rights Day was established in 1948, and ever since that auspicious day it has stood as the first major stride forward in ensuring that the rights of every human across the globe are protected.
India, Vietnam ink nuclear cooperation pact, three other agreements

ii. The two countries also signed three other agreements — to enhance aviation links, to jointly work in the area of energy efficiency and promotion of parliamentary cooperation.
Kerala launches mobile apps to fight corruption

ii. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched the applications – ‘ArisingKerala’ and ‘Whistle Now – at a function here on the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day.
iii. Using the apps, people can upload videos and audios related to corruption around them.
Onir’s documentary on Down Syndrome wins international award
ii. The documentary is about six Indian and Australian youth with Down Syndrome. “I have always celebrated human rights and diversity.
21st International Film Festival of Kerala begins
ii. It opened with Navid Mahmoudi’s directorial debut ‘Raftan,’ which narrates the story of a couple attempting to migrate from Iran to Europe.
iii. The eight-day festival, hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy on behalf of the Kerala Cultural Affairs Department, is set to showcase 184 films from 62 countries.
Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent to step down

ii. Kent, who has been CEO since 2008, will continue as Chairman.
Japan launches Kounotori 6 cargo spaceship to ISS

ii. The H-2B rocket carrying the spaceship lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.
iii. The spaceship, sixth of its kind, carries some 5.9 tonnes of supplies, including food, drinking water and other necessities, as well as some batteries and ultrasmall satellites.
Peter Gilchrist wins the Long Up title of 2016 IBSF World Billiards

ii. The event was held in Bengaluru, India.
iii. Peter defeated Sourav by 883 points with a score of 1500-617.
Channel DigiShala Launched to Educate Rural India about Cashless Transaction

ii. Apart from the channel, the government also initiated ‘Digi Dhan Abhiyan’ to achieve the objective of educating, enabling and informing citizens about the cashless economy. “DigiShala” is a free-to-air channel which is telecasted nationally on DD free-DTH service having a viewership of two crore across the country.
L&T bags contract to convert Sardar Patel Stadium to world’s biggest cricket stadium

ii. Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium is situated in Motera, Ahmadabad in Gujarat.
iii. After the renovation, it will take over the Melbourne Cricket Ground of Australia in terms of seating capacity. Melbourne Cricket Ground has a seating capacity of 100,024 people while the renovated Sardar Patel Stadium will have 1,10,000 seats as against 54,000 seats.