Current Affairs 19th December 2016

Current Affairs 19th December 2016

NATIONAL:

• Himachal Pradesh becomes sixth in India to attain 100% Aadhaar saturation
• Asia Pacific countries resolve to adopt Urban Plus approach to take planning beyond city limits
• Department of Telecom to launch portal on mobile radiation: Manoj Sinha

INTERNATIONAL:

• India, Tajikistan ink four agreements
• Grand Palais in Paris opens giant ice rink for winter revellers
• President of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Sharshenovich Atambayev has arrived in Delhi

BANKING NEWS:

• State Bank MobiCash Mobile Wallet launched

APPOINTMENTS:

• Lt Gen Bipin Rawat appointed army chief, Air Marshal BS Dhanoa is new air force chief
• Govt Appoints Anil Dhasmana As New RAW Chief, Rajiv Jain As IB Chief

AWARDS AND HONORS:

• Priyanka Chopra beats DiCaprio, JLaw on IMDb’s most popular celebs list

SPORTS NEWS:

• Vijender Singh beats Francis Cheka by TKO to retain WBO Asia Pacific title