Current Affairs 18th December 2016
NATIONAL:
- NTPC, NALCO ink MoU to establish a 2.4 GW power project at Gajmara, Odisha
- Raj launches Amma canteen-type meal scheme
- PimpriBudruk in Pune district declared cashless village
- Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana comes into effect
INTERNATIONAL:
- UK becomes first country to approve three-parent babies
- India, Tajikistan sign four agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- India’s foreign exchange reserves down by USD 887.2 mn to USD 362.987 bn
APPOINTMENTS:
- Rahil Ansari appointed as new head of Audi India
- SaurabhVarma appointed as Publicis Communications’ India CEO
AWARDS AND HONORS:
- Devendra Fadnavis, AS Kiran Kumar and John Ralston Marr selected for SIES- National Eminence Award
- Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation awarded Digital India Silver Award
- Karnataka VikasGrameena Bank (KVGB) has bagged two awards
- BEML CMD gets CEPM Fellowship Award-2016
- Bharatanatyam guru receives Nadhabrahmam title
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- Indian Navy’s eight landing craft utility L-58 launched by GRSE
