Current Affairs 1st January 2017
NATIONAL:
- PM launches Mobile App-BHIM for Aadhaar-based digital payment
- India and Singapore have signed the 3rd protocol for amending Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA)
- The Bihar Cabinet has declared 50 per cent reservation in all judicial services for aspirants belonging to the Extremely Backward Classes, Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
- Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor’s autobiography titled “KhullamKhulla” will hit the stands on January 15, 2017
- Government has suspended the deemed recognition, granted by it to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) until the IOA reverses its decision to appoint Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Chautala as Life Presidents
INTERNATIONAL:
- Sorin Grindeanu appointed as Prime Minister of Romania
- Justice Mian Saqib Nisar took oath of office as Pakistan’s 25th Chief Justice. 62-year Nisar replaced Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali
- UN chief Ban Ki-moon bids colleagues, staff farewell
- UN Security Council to vote on Syria cease-fire agreement
- The world’s highest bridge has opened to traffic in China, connecting two provinces in the mountainous southwest and reducing travel times by as much as three-quarters
- Russia pushes UN resolution on Syria ceasefire
BANKING NEWS:
- State bank of India ties up with Magicbricks.com
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- Alibaba to soon open first India office in Mumbai
- Cash withdrawal limit from ATMs increased to Rs 4,500 per day
APPOINTMENTS:
- India Today poll: Virat Kohli voted India’s Sportsperson of 2016
- Air Marshal C Hari Kumar hands over command of EAC to R Nambiar
- Anil Baijal takes oath as Delhi Lieutenant Governor
- General Bipin Rawat takes over as next Chief of Army Staff
AWARDS AND HONORS:
- Bharatiya Jananpith announces Navlekhan award 2016
- Rajasthani litterateur Satya Narayan to be awarded Bihari Puraskar 2016
SPORTS NEWS:
- Kush Bhagat creates history in UAE tourney, wins 3 gold medals in chess championship
