Current Affairs 29th December 2016
NATIONAL:
- Centre assistance of Rs.489 cr for improving water supply and sewerage networks in Delhi
- Cabinet approves International Solar Alliance (ISA)
- Kerala to seek Union government’s approval for using deer antlers in Ayurveda medicines
- Kerala’s Nedumkayam becomes 1st cashless, digital tribal colony
- Gujarat government announces Biotechnology Policy
- India’s first Digi Dhan Mela held in Gurugram to promote cashless transactions
INTERNATIONAL:
- India, Bhutan signed MoU for technical cooperation in infrastructure engineering
BANKING NEWS:
- Maharashtra village, Sangli, adopted for Digital Transactions by Bank of Maharashtra
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- Indian Army partners with IIT Gandhinagar for critical technology requirements
APPOINTMENTS:
- Indian Olympic Association appoints Suresh Kalmadi, Abhay Singh Chautala as life presidents
- Govt names Professor Viral Acharya as Deputy Governor of RBI
- Tata Motors signs up Akshay Kumar as brand ambassador for commercial vehicles
AWARDS AND HONORS:
- Rajasthani writer Satya Narayan chosen for Bihari Puraskar
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- China launches 2 high-res remote sensing satellites
SPORTS NEWS:
- Vijay Goel to felicitate Indian junior hockey team
- Meghalaya to host 2022 National Games
OBITUARY:
- Former MP CM Sunderlal Patwa passes away in Bhopal
- Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher passes away
- Astronomer Vera Rubin, who confirmed dark matter, passes away