Current Affairs 28th December 2016

NATIONAL:

• PM lays foundation stone of Char Dham highway development project in Dehradun
• Union Government releases special stamp on freedom fighter Gaya Prasad Katiyar
• Gadkari inaugurates Sagarmala Development Company’s office
• First 2G Ethanol Bio-refinery in India to be set up at Bathinda
• NITI Aayog launches the National Index of Performance on Health Outcomes

INTERNATIONAL:

• China to levy environment tax to fight pollution
• Registration fee for Pakistani Hindus as Indian citizens reduced from Rs 15000 to Rs 100

BANKING NEWS:

• Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank launches ‘Bank Sakhi’ scheme

APPOINTMENTS:

• Vinod Vashisht takes over as DG NCC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:

• China tests prototype of fifth-generation fighter jet
• First biological pacemaker developed from human stem cells

SPORTS NEWS:

• Yuki Bhambri clinches ITF Hong Kong F4 Futures title

OBITUARY:  

• US Astronomer Vera Rubin dies at 88
• Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, former Sri Lankan Prime Minister, passes away