Current Affairs 23rd December 2016
NATIONAL:
- Mizoram’s Aizawl becomes first free Wi-Fi city in North-East
- Gujarat govt announces Aerospace and Defence Policy-2016
- Meeting of GST council underway in New Delhi
- Union Cabinet approves ordinance to pay salaries by cheques
INTERNATIONAL:CACA
- China bans sharing user-generated content on social media
- Japan cabinet approves biggest defence budget
APPOINTMENTS:
- Praful Patel re-elected unopposed as AIFF president for 3rd time
- Girija Vaidyanathan appointed as new Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu
- Priyanka 1st Indian to be made Pantene’s global ambassador
- Najeeb Jung resigns as Lieutenant governor of Delhi
AWARDS AND HONORS:
- SASTRA Ramanujan prize for Radziwill, Matomaki
- Ashwin named ICC Cricketer of the Year and Test cricketer of the Year
- Indian movies MS Dhoni, Sarbjit make it to Oscars long list
- Jerry Pinto, Nasira Sharma and Vannadhasan among 2016 Sahitya Akademi Award winners
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- Japan successfully launches solid fuel rocket
- China launches satellite to monitor global carbon emissions
SPORTS NEWS:
- India end 2016 as No.1 Test team after series sweep over England
