Current Affairs 14th December 2016
NATIONAL:
- Punjab govt launches country’s 1st amphibious bus project
- Cyclone Vardah brings Chennai to a standstill
- Goa can have only one official language: Parsekar
- Discount of 0.75 per cent on digital payments for petrol, diesel from today
- Promotion of organ donation-an Indian Air Force initiative
- Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approves recommendations of 7th pay commission
INTERNATIONAL:
- Apoorva Mehta, Vivek Ramaswamy Feature In Forbes List Of US’ Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40
BUSINESS AND ECOMOMY NEWS:
- World Bank ‘pauses’ Indus treaty processes of India, Pakistan
- NITI Aayog’s Amitabh Kant To Chair Meet On Digital Cash Payment
APPOINTMENTS:
- Pakistan army chief names Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar as new ISI chief
- Priyanka Chopra appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for stellar work in child rights
AWARDS AND HONORS:
- Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi to win Ballon d’Or 2016
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- Researchers discover Hot Atomic Hydrogen in Earth’s Thermosphere
SPORTS NEWS:
- Pankaj Advani beats Peter Gilchrist in final to win his 11th World Billiards Championship
