*CURRENT AFFAIRS (04:12:2014)

1).ISRO's multi-band communication satellite GSAT-16 is ready for
launch on-board Arianespace's rocket on December 5 from the spaceport
of Kourou, French Guiana

2).A Sikh woman Preet Didbal was elected as a council member of
California's Yuba City that has huge concentration of Sikhs in
comparison to other cities.

3).East Zone lifts Deodhar Trophy, beating West Zone by 24 runs

4).India signed in Dec2014 a multilateral agreement admitting to
participation in development of World's largest telescope
-Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT) will be established at Hawaii (US)

5).Union Govt. on 3Dec2014 constituted a high level committee with
objective of bringing about clarity on tax laws.
-Ashok Lahiri is heading this committee

6).former Supreme Court judge Justice Krishna Iyer passed away on
4Dec2014 at the age of 100 in Kochi

7).BCCI today announced the list of 30 probables for the upcoming
Cricket World Cup 2015.
-Senior players
Virender Sehwag,
Gautam Gambhir,
Yuvraj Singh,
Harbhajan Singh
and Zaheer Khan
have been left out of India's 30- member probables list for the tournament.
-Defending Champions will look forward to defend their title in the
World Cup will be held in Australia and New Zealand.