Current Affairs 7th December 2016
NATIONAL
- IMD Director, Ministry of Earth Sciences Secy inaugurate WIFEX 2016-17
- President Mukherjee to inaugurate 1st ever International Gita Mahotsav
- NITI Aayog to provide Rs 5 lakh per district
- Aadhaar cards mandatory for senior citizens to avail concessions on train ticket
- Govt to create accreditation centres in IIT, IIM
- Maharashtra govt works on ‘Maha wallet’ to encourage cashless transactions
- Haryana bans carrying of arms at weddings
INTERNATIONAL
- India has agreed to train Vietnam’s Sukhoi-30 fighter pilots.
BANKING NEWS
- Bank of Baroda has raised Rs 1,000 crore by issuing bonds
- YES Bank has partnered Ola to set up mobile ATMs for cash withdrawal.
- MMTC to tie-up with SBI to sell govt minted ‘Indian Gold Coin’
- India has received over US $300 billion US Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) milestone.
BUSINESS NEWS
- EESL plans to open counters in Tripura for selling low cost LED bulbs, fans
AWARDS
- Chapecoense awarded Copa Sudamericana in posthumous tribute
NEW APPOINTMENTS
- Panneerselvam sworn in as new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- ShavkatMirziyoyev elected Uzbekistan President
- France PM Manuel Valls resigns and declares presidential candidacy
- Praful Patel appointed as AFC senior VP
- B.S. Bhullar was appointed as the Chief of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
- AirAsia has announced the appointment of Amar Abrol as its Managing Director.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- Google launches personal safety app ‘Trusted Contacts’
DEFENSE
- INS Sumitra reaches Darwin, Australia
- ISRO to launch Resource Sat-2A on 7th of Dec
OBITUARY
- Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa passes away
- B R Ambedkar’s death anniversary: 6 December
