Current Affairs 14th December 2016

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