Current Affairs 23rd December 2016

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