Daily Current Affairs for Competitive Exams: December 1, 2, 2016

National

‘Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan’ launched by MHRD

• The Abhiyan aims at making people aware about the cashless economic system.
• MHRD has also launched a webpage for the same where people can provide their feedback and suggestions on the initiative as well as upload the progress of their work.

International

World AIDS Day celebrated on December 1

• 1 December 2016 is observed as World AIDS Day.
• The theme this year is Hands up for HIVprevention. The campaign HIVprevention explores different aspects of HIV prevention and how they relate to specific groups of people, such as adolescent girls and young women, key populations and people living with HIV.

Sports

Magnus Carlsen wins World Chess Championship 2016

• Magnus Carlsen won the 2016 World Chess Championship on 30 November 2016 in New York City, USA. Carlsen defeated Sergey Karjakin to retain the World Chess Champion title.
• It’s the third time that Carlsen has won the championship. He has reigned as world champion since 2013.