Current Affairs 6th December 2016
NATIONAL
- Internet population in India to touch 600 mn by 2020
- NITI Aayog to provide Rs 5 lakh per district to encourage digital payment system
- Andhra Pradesh: 8 schools selected for establishment of Atal Tinkering Labs
- Mumbai to be open defecation free by end of this month: BMC
- Rajasthan to launch app for quick response in road accidents
- World’s largest bird festival organized in Agra to promote Eco-tourism
INTERNATIONAL
- Vaccination drives against Japanese Encephalitis
BANKING NEWS
- Public Financial Management System (PFMS) will help Union Government to save a significant amount on interest costs.
- India recieves $300 billion FDI between April 2000-September 2016
BUSINESS NEWS
- India’s first online flea market is Yappily
- Amazon launches global startup program ‘Launchpad’ in India
AGREEMENTS & MoUs
- KPMG, Microsoft join hands to boost digital transformation
AWARDS
- PM NarendraModi wins Time’s Person of the Year online readers poll
- Hindi poet LeeladharJagoori to get Gangadhar National Award
- Rekha gets Lifetime Achievement Award at Star Screen Awards
- ‘Pink’ named Best Film at Star Screen Awards 2016
- Flipkart founders Sachin and BinnyBansal named ‘Asians of the Year’
NEW APPOINTMENTS
- Airtel appoints Sunil Taldar as CEO, Director of Digital TV arm
- New Zealand PM John Key resigns
- Austria’s Norbert Hofer concedes defeat in Presidential race
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch 83 satellites into space in one go, aboard a single rocket in January 2017.
SPORTS NEWS
- Admiral’s Cup Regatta to begin on 7th december
- Mukesh Kumar makes history in Golf Asia Tour
