Current Affairs 25th December 2016

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 3^rd 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