Current Affairs 3rd December 2016

NATIONAL :

Dhasai becomes first cashless village in Maharashtra
India International Science festival 2016 to be held from 7th to 11th Dec in New Delhi
Govt provides 540 essential medicines through AMRIT scheme
Hornbill Festival Kicks Off In Naga Heritage Village Of Kisama
The Union Minister for Human Resource Development has launched ‘Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan’
Government sets up special cell to monitor fake currency notes
Team Indus will launched India’s first private moon mission in 2017
The Union Government has approved inclusion of 15 new castes and modification of 13 others in the Central Other Backward Castes (OBC) list
Devendra Fadnavis asks for Aadhar linkage of bank accounts for student scholarships
10-day Tripitak Sutrapath Mahotasava begins in Bodhgaya, Bihar

INTERNATIONAL :

Qatar PM Sheikh Abdullah arrives in New Delhi
Pak-China start direct rail and freight service
Emirates launches world’s shortest service on largest plane
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) includes Yoga in Intangible Cultural Heritage list

BANKING NEWS :

India projected to grow 7.6 per cent in 2017: UN report
Yes Bank launches new product ‘SIMsePAY’ for money transfer through feature phones

BUSINESS NEWS :

The opening bell ceremony for the listing of KIOCL (Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited) share on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was held in Mumbai to commemorate the commencement of trading on the NSE platform

AGREEMENTS & MoUs :

APPOINTMENTS :

AWARDS :

Hubballi-based Aissel Technologies has been chosen winner in the Startup Karnataka Top Tech 25 Awards 2016
Katy Perry honoured with humanitarian award at UNICEF event
Nihonium becomes Asia’s 1st Periodic Table element discovery

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY :