Current Affairs 16th December 2016
NATIONAL:
- Union Cabinet approves amended DTAA between India and Tajikistan
- Govt announces Lucky Grahak Yojana, Digi Dhan Vyapari Yojana to promote digital payments
- Cabinet approves ISRO and USGS for cooperation in the Exchange and use of U.S. Land Remote Sensing Satellite Data
- Union Cabinet approves India’s approach to climate change negotiations at COP22 to UNFCCC
- 60 cities selected nationwide to implement ‘Solar Cities’ programme: Govt
INTERNATIONAL:
- Rio de Janeiro, the ‘Marvellous City’, gets UNESCO world heritage status
BANKING NEWS
- Indian Railways, SBI tie-up to install 10000 POS machines at various locations
- PNB launches Mobile Wallet – PNB KITTY
BUSINESS NEWS:
- Paytm partners with NHAI for digital payments at toll plazas
NEW APPOINTMENTS:
- VK Sharma confirmed as new LIC chairman
- VG Kannan took charge as Chief Executive IBA
AWARDS AND HONOURS:
- Madonna’s biopic voted as best unproduced script of 2016
- Forbes ranks PM Modi 9th among world’s 10 most powerful people
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY/DEFENCE NEWS:
- Seventh Indo-Maldives joint military exercise EKUVERIN begins
- Pakistan successfully test-fires enhanced version of Babur cruise missile
OBITUARY:
- Nobel-winning economist Thomas Schelling dies at 95
