Current Affairs 6th January 2017

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