Current Affairs 21st December 2016

Current Affairs 21st December 2016

NATIONAL:

• Telangana gets Rs 450 crore Central aid for backward districts
• PM launches major skill development projects in Kanpur
• Govt revises North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy
• Renowned Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar’s statue unveiled in Haridwar
• Govt launches portal providing information on Haj pilgrimage
• India, Kyrgyzstan sign six agreements in various fields

INTERNATIONAL:

• India-Nepal Folk Crafts Festival kicks off in Kathmandu
• Russian ambassador to Turkey shot dead in art gallery

BUSINESS and ECONOMY NEWS:

• RBI to issue new Rs 50 banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi series
• EPFO lowers interest rate on EPF to 8.65 percent for FY17

AWARDS AND HONORS:

• Andy Murray wins record 3rd BBC Sports Personality of the Year
• Corporation Bank bags award

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:

• Scientists discover 163 new species in ecologically diverse Greater Mekong region

SPORTS NEWS:

• Atletico de Kolkata wins 2016 Hero Indian Super League beating Kerala Blasters 5-4
• India beat England by innings and 75 runs; win Test series 4-0
• PM congratulates Junior Hockey team for World Cup win