Current Affairs 2nd December 2016

Current Affairs 2nd December 2016

NATIONAL :

• Centre proposes to release Rs 48,000 cr to develop 100 Smart Cities
• Govt launches campaign to educate people about digital payments
• Raj Bhawan of Himachal Pradesh has adopted the cashless system for all kind of payments.
• PM Modi greets Nagaland on 53rd statehood day
• The United Nations Department of Field Support (DFS) has launched a new strategy to maximize its peace operations’ efficiency in the use of natural resources.
• The Union Cabinet has given approval to the India negotiating position at the recent 28th Meeting of Parties (MoP) in Kigali, Rwanda.
• The Union Cabinet has approved the rehabilitation package of Rs 2000 crore for around 36384 displaced families from Pakistan occupied Jammu & Kashmir (POJK).
• The Union Cabinet has approved the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) Phase-III.
• The Union Cabinet has given its approval for liberalization, simplification and rationalization of the existing visa regime in India.

INTERNATIONAL : 

• UK scientists give green light to three-parent babies
• India to continue talks with China on trans-border rivers

BANKING NEWS : 

• The Competition Commission (CCI) has approved the merger of BharatiyaMahila Bank Ltd (BMBL) with the State Bank of India (SBI).
• Mahindra Group, IBM to develop blockchain solution for supply chain finance
• RBL Bank launches Aadhaar-based disbursement of micro loans
• NITI Aayog, under the banner of the Union Government has constituted a 13-member committee to promote cashless economy.

BUSINESS NEWS : 

• NGOs need to register with NITI Aayog for grant-in-aid: Govt
• Facebook pumps $40,000 into Indian fashion start-up CoutLoot
• GDP growth recorded at 7.3% in second quarter of current fiscal

AGREEMENTS & MoUs : 

• India has singed deal with the United States (US) to buy 145 M-777 Ultra-Light Howitzers worth $750 million.
• Coal India arm signs pact with SBI Capital markets
• Arunachal Pradesh and Thailand signs MoU to promote cooperation and collaboration.

APPOINTMENTS : 

• Dr. Seema Verma, Second Indian-American to be Nominated to top Administration post by President-Elect Trump

AWARDS : 

• Sachin Tendulkar’s autobiography “Playing it my way” named Book of the Year
• Four India-born CEOs on Fortune Businessperson of the Year list 2016
• National anthem must be played in theatres before movies, orders Supreme Court

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY : 

• Naveen Patnaik inaugurates Tata Steel’s 55,000 TPA ferro-chrome plant in Gopalpur

SPORTS NEWS  :

• Magnus Carlsen wins 2016 World Chess Championship