Current Affairs 15th December 2016

Current Affairs 15th December 2016

NATIONAL:

• Rajya Sabha passes Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014
• Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates 6th Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference

INTERNATIONAL:

• Ambani, Tata join Bill Gates for $1 bn clean energy fund
• NGT imposes interim nationwide ban on manja for flying kites
• India to contribute 5 lakh US Dollars to CERF for year 2016-17

BANKING NEWS:

• Grofers partners with Yes Bank to deliver cash at customers’ homes

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:

• Paytm partners with NHAI for digital payments at toll plazas
• Trade between India, China expected to be $65 billion for 2016

APPOINTMENTS:

• Trump picks ExxonMobil CEO Tillerson as choice for secretary of state
• Malaysia enthrones new King Sultan Muhammad V

AWARDS AND HONORS:

• Danilo, Chapecoense goalkeeper killed in plane crash, is Brazil player of the year
• Andy Murray, Angelique Kerber named ITF players of the year
• PV Sindhu wins BWF Most Improved Player award
• Sushma Swaraj named Global Thinker for ‘novel Twitter diplomacy

DEFENCE NEWS

• India, Russia bilateral naval exercise Indra Navy 2016 begins
• India outguns Russia to become 4th largest defence spender

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:

• NASA building robotic spacecraft to refuel, repair satellites in orbit

SPORTS NEWS:

• Russia: Sochi will not host Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Championships 2017

OBITUARY:

• Walter Swinburn: Legendary jockey and Shergar Derby winner dead at 55