Current Affairs 10th December 2016
NATIONAL
- FSSAI bans use of newspapers for packing food
- Centre to set up one All India Institute for Ayurveda in each state soon: Shripad Naik
- State Information Ministers Conference begins
- Govt coming up with new print media policy: Venkaiah Naidu
- Old Rs 500 notes can be used only till midnight of December 9 for buying rail, metro and bus tickets
- Union Government announces package for promotion of digital & cashless economy
- 2016 India International Science Festival held in New Delhi
- Kerala CM Pinarayi launches Haritha Keralam Mission
- Serendipity Arts Festival to be held in Goa
- J&K: Indian Army launches Swacch Bharat Abhiyan
- Minister of Railways inaugurates Website of National Rail Plan, 2030
- Triple talaq unconstitutional, violates rights of Muslim women: Allahabad high court
INTERNATIONAL
- Impeachment motion passed against South Korean President
- Pakistan lifts ban on Indian cotton imports
- English most powerful language in the world: World Economic Forum
BUSINESS NEWS
- India-UK Conference on Ease of Doing Business inaugurated in Delhi
- Google parent Alphabet named company of the year by Fortune
- Online marketing platform Mahila E-haat ties up with India Post, SBI
APPOINTMENTS
- IDFC Bank appoints Veena Mankar as non-executive chairperson
AWARDS
- Michael Jordan highest-paid athlete of all time: Forbes
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- Researchers discover hot hydrogen atoms in Earth’s upper atmosphere
SPORTS NEWS
- Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup: India beat Canada, 4-0
OBITUARY
- John Glenn, First American to Orbit the Earth, Dies at 95
