Current Affairs 25th December 2016
NATIONAL:
- Foundation stone has been layed for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj memorial by PM Modi
- BJP’s Parivartan Yatra to culminate in Lucknow after covering 18,000 km around UP
- 3.5 MW Solar power project starts at HAL airport in Bengaluru
- India’s first cashless vegetable market is introduced in Dharamshala, of Himachal Pradesh
- Around Rs 2 lakh of insurance for tea tribes to be sponsored by Assam govt
- 10 Delhi metro stations to go fully cashless from Jan 1
- To mark 350th jayanti of Guru Govind Singh ‘Prabhat Pheri’ to take out by Sikhs at Patna Sahib
INTERNATIONAL:
- Nepal bans new Indian Rs. 500, Rs. 2,000 notes
- Defence bill regards to security co-op between India and US is Signed by Obama
- India agreed to supply additional 240 MW power to Nepal
- The Hijacked Airbus A320 Libyan plane got surrendered by hijackers, all passengers freed
- A resolution is passed in UNSC, demanding end to Israeli settlement building on occupied Palestinian territory
BUSINESS & ECONOMY :
- Govt directs Amul and other cooperatives to open bank accounts for milk producers
- Japan drags India to WTO against steps on iron, steel imports
- Maruti to invest Rs.2,000 cr. in R&D center
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- Canada-based scientists developed 1st functional pacemaker cells made from human stem cells
- Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon successfully tested by DRDO
SPORTS NEWS:
- Indian cricket team won U-19 Asia Cup consecutively 3rd Time
- 6-red Snooker the National title won by Pankaj Advani
- Olympics: 28 Russians face action over tampered Sochi samples
OBITUARY:
- NASA astronaut and Climate Scientist Mr.Piers Sellers, Dies At 61
- Chetan Ramarao: Veteran Kanada actor passes away at age 76
