Current Affairs 29th December 2016

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