Current Affairs 6th December 2016

Current Affairs 6th December 2016

NATIONAL

• Internet population in India to touch 600 mn by 2020
• NITI Aayog to provide Rs 5 lakh per district to encourage digital payment system
• Andhra Pradesh: 8 schools selected for establishment of Atal Tinkering Labs
• Mumbai to be open defecation free by end of this month: BMC
• Rajasthan to launch app for quick response in road accidents
• World’s largest bird festival organized in Agra to promote Eco-tourism

INTERNATIONAL

• Vaccination drives against Japanese Encephalitis

BANKING NEWS

• Public Financial Management System (PFMS) will help Union Government to save a significant amount on interest costs.
• India recieves $300 billion FDI between April 2000-September 2016

BUSINESS NEWS

• India’s first online flea market is Yappily
• Amazon launches global startup program ‘Launchpad’ in India

AGREEMENTS & MoUs

• KPMG, Microsoft join hands to boost digital transformation

AWARDS

• PM NarendraModi wins Time’s Person of the Year online readers poll
• Hindi poet LeeladharJagoori to get Gangadhar National Award
• Rekha gets Lifetime Achievement Award at Star Screen Awards
• ‘Pink’ named Best Film at Star Screen Awards 2016
• Flipkart founders Sachin and BinnyBansal named ‘Asians of the Year’

NEW APPOINTMENTS

• Airtel appoints Sunil Taldar as CEO, Director of Digital TV arm
• New Zealand PM John Key resigns
• Austria’s Norbert Hofer concedes defeat in Presidential race

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch 83 satellites into space in one go, aboard a single rocket in January 2017.

SPORTS NEWS

• Admiral’s Cup Regatta to begin on 7th december
• Mukesh Kumar makes history in Golf Asia Tour