Current Affairs 1st December 2016
NATIONAL :
- Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar arrives in Dhaka on two day visit
- Over 340 railway stations provided with CCTV cameras
- Asia’s first cycle highway inaugurated in UP
- Losar Festival being celebrated in J&K
- Government approves 6 new SEZs for IT, biotech
- Manipur hosts WWII Vintage Jeep Rally
- Telangana village renamed ‘Kavithapuram’ after CM’s daughter, TRS MP Kalvakuntla Kavitha
INTERNATIONAL :
- Foreign NGOs must provide their funding details: China
- South Africa begins clinical trial of experimental vaccine against AIDS
- WHO settles India, EU medicine dispute issue
- Zimbabwe Launches ‘Bond Notes’ To Ease Cash Crunch
BANKING NEWS :
- RBI restricts withdrawals from Jan Dhan accounts up to Rs 10,000
- RBI relaxes cash withdrawal limits from bank accounts
- Morgan Stanley lowers India’s growth forecast by 40 bps to 7.3% for FY’17
- 78 schemes covered under DBT system so far
BUSINESS NEWS :
- Singapore Tops Global Education Rankings
- Government approves 6 new SEZs for IT, biotech
- Amazon to sell Amul products online in the US
APPOINTMENTS :
- Lt Gen AK Bhat appointed new DGMO
- Susan Kiefel become Australia’s first woman highest ranking judge
- Myntra appoints Ajit Narayanan as its new CTO
- Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu to head CMs Committee on Demonetisation
- M. M. Kutty appointed Delhi Chief Secretary
AWARDS :
- Chinese professor to be honoured ICCR Distinguished Indologist Award
- Bapu’s Charkha among 100 ‘Most Influential Photos of All Time’
- Iranian film Daughter wins Golden Peacock award at 47 IFFI
BOOKS AND AUTHORS :
- Death Under the Deodars authored by Ruskin Bond released
- Conflicts of Interest: My Journey through India’s Green Movement authored by Sunita Narain
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY :
- ICICI Bank to convert 100 villages into digital in 100 days
SPORTS NEWS :
- Women’s Asia Cup: India beat Pakistan by 5 wickets
OBITUARY :
- Tony winning-actor Fritz Weaver dies at 90
