Current Affairs 16th December 2016

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