Current Affairs 27th December 2016
NATIONAL:
- Pune smart city mission project gets three awards
- External Affairs Ministry launches ‘Twitter Seva’ platform
- CM Fadnavis to launch Transform Maharashtra initiative today
- Kuchipudi performers dance their way into Guinness Records
- BunkarMitra–Handloom Helpline Centre to be set up by Ministry of Textiles
- Centre releases Rs 1,982 crore for Andhra Pradesh’s Polavaram project
INTERNATIONAL:
- US President Obama signs $618 billion defence bill
BANKING NEWS:
- SBI adpots Shirki village in Pen for Aadhaar-based payments
- IDFC Bank launches aadhaar-linked cashless merchant solution
- KVGB launches ‘Bank Sakhi’ scheme
APPOINTMENTS:
- Indian-American elected Pradeep Gupta Mayor of Californian city
AWARDS AND HONORS:
- SASTRA Ramanujan prize for Radziwill, Matomaki
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- India successfully test-fires nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-5
OBITUARY:
- British singer George Michael dies at 53
