Current Affairs 30th December 2016
NATIONAL:
- 1.5 crore LPG connections issued to BPL households under PM Ujjwala Yojana
- Maharashtra to create new ministry for welfare of VJNT OBCs and SBCs
- Assam govt to set up separate dept for Act East policy
- Karnataka State RTC launches bio-diesel buses
- Govt launches Swachh Swasth Sarvatra initiative
- Haryana Government to set up country’s first Caterpillar Train
- Ratan P Watal Committee on Digital Payments submitted report to Government
- Centre releases Rs 250 cr for Lucknow Metro Rail project
INTERNATIONAL:
- China operationalises world’s longest bullet train line
- Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe seeks reconciliation with US at Pearl Harbour
- Syrian war ‘cancer on a global scale’: New UN chief
BANKING NEWS:
- Au Financiers gets final nod to start small finance bank operations
- South Indian Bank unveils mobile banking app for NRIs
- Twitter partners with ICICI Bank for advanced customer care
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- MobiKwik gets RBI nod to accept payments for utility, convenience bills
- RBI extends loan repayment window to 90 days
APPOINTMENTS:
- SP Vaid appointed as new J&K police chief
- Anil Baijal to be appointed 21st Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
- AIADMK appoints Sasikala as party’s General Secretary
AWARDS AND HONORS:
- Rajasthani litterateur Satya Narayan to be awarded Bihari Puraskar 2016 for his book ‘Yeh Ek Dunia’
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- China launches 2 high resolution remote sensing satellites
SPORTS NEWS:
- Ana Ivanovic announces retirement from Tennis