Daily GK Potion – 20th and 21st December 2015

 

  1. Chennaiyin FC crowned 2015 ISL champion
    • Chennaiyin FC was crowned as the champions of the 2nd Indian Super League (ISL) Football tournament on 20 December 2015.
    • In the final played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, Goa, Chennaiyin defeated the hosts FC Goa, 3-2.
    • Mendoza, who finished as the tournament’s highest scorer with 13 goals, bagged the ‘Golden boot’ as well as the ‘Hero of the League’ award.
  2. Spain’s Mireia Lalaguna Royo crowned Miss World 2015
    • Spain’s Mireia Lalaguna Royo was named the winner of the Miss World 2015 competition in the southern Chinese island resort of Sanya.
    • Sofia Nikitchuk of Russia was the runner-up and Indonesia’s Maria Harfanti took third place.
    • The victory marked the first-ever win for a Spanish contestant..
  3. Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach crowned Miss Universe 2015
    • Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach has crowned Miss Universe 2015 at the final of 64th edition of Miss Universe held in Las Vegas, the USA.
    • Urvashi Rautela who represented India in the contest couldn’t make it to top 15 semi-finals round.
  4. West Bengal Government approved proposal for formation of 5 new districts
    • The West Bengal Government has cleared the proposal for setting up five new districts in the state.
    • These five new districts will increase the number of districts of West Bengal to 25
    • The five new districts will be Kalimpong, Basirhat, Sunderbans, Jhargram and Burdwan.
  5. Indian ace Abhay Singh wins Boys’ under-19 title in Singapore
    • Top seeded Abhay Singh of India lived up to his seeding to win the Boys U-19 title beating second seeded  Alwin Chai of Malaysia 11-8, 11-3, 11-8 in the finals of the Old Chang Kee Singapore Squash Open in Singapore
    • Inclusive of this win, this number one ranked junior player has now a tally of seven junior titles this year, two of them international.
  6. 10th WTO Ministerial Conference adopted Nairobi Package
    • The five-day long 10th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference concluded in Nairobi, Kenya.
    • The conference concluded with the adoption of the Nairobi Package that is aimed at benefitting organization’s poorest members.
    • The conference was attended by trade ministers of 162 member countries of the WTO. India was represented by Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce & Industry Nirmala Sitharaman
    • The Nairobi Package contains a series of six Ministerial Decisions on agriculture, cotton and issues related to least-developed countries.

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