Current Affairs 6th January 2017
NATIONAL:
- Centre plans to assign 12-digit unique identification number for All cows across India
- Guwahati’s 1st Braille library opens at Blind High School
- Karnataka got assistance of Rs 1782.44 crore from Central Government as drought relief
- Army launches operation to flush out terrorists in Bandipora district of J&K
- EVMs with Candidates’ photos to be introduced in Manipur and U’khand States
- Andhra Pradesh CM announced Rs. 100 cr. for the first Nobel laureate from State
- Talcher fertilizer plant to be revived & start production by Sept 2020 in Anugul district of Odisha
- Assam Biotech Conclave begins in Guwahati
INTERNATIONAL:
- H1-B visa reform Bill reintroduced in U.S. Congress
BANKING NEWS:
- Mega merger of 5 associate banks, Bharatiya Mahila Bank with SBI pushed to next fiscal
- Banks cut base rates; home, corporate loans to be cheaper
- Cash transfer to major mobile wallets is temporarily blocked by SBI
- RBI Reported that Net profit of listed private sector companies recorded 16% growth in 2nd quarter of fiscal
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- Apple decides to invests $1 bn in world’s largest tech fund by SoftBank
- Govt reported nearly Rs 23,500 Cr realized via disinvestment this year so far
- Export of Spices is up by 5% in volume in first half of 2016-17
APPOINTMENTS:
- Indian-American, Raj Shah appointed as Deputy Assistant to the President by Donald Trump
- Tareck El Aissami appointed as Vice President of Venezuelan by President Nicolas Maduro
SPORTS NEWS:
- MS Dhoni steps down from ODI and T20 Captaincy
- Dhoni’s 2011 WC final bat is auctioned for record high price
- SAFF Women’s C’ship title won by India women’s football team 4th time in a row
- Pranav Dhanawade of Mumbai becomes the 1st to score 1,000 runs in an innings
- Robert Marchand of 105-year-old sets record by cycling 22 kms in 1 hour