Current Affairs 18th December 2016

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