Current Affairs 27th December 2016

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