Current Affairs 7th December 2016

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Current Affairs 7th December 2016

NATIONAL

  • IMD Director, Ministry of Earth Sciences Secy inaugurate WIFEX 2016-17
  • President Mukherjee to inaugurate 1st ever International Gita Mahotsav
  • NITI Aayog to provide Rs 5 lakh per district
  • Aadhaar cards mandatory for senior citizens to avail concessions on train ticket
  • Govt to create accreditation centres in IIT, IIM
  • Maharashtra govt works on ‘Maha wallet’ to encourage cashless transactions
  • Haryana bans carrying of arms at weddings

INTERNATIONAL

  • India has agreed to train Vietnam’s Sukhoi-30 fighter pilots.

BANKING NEWS

  • Bank of Baroda has raised Rs 1,000 crore by issuing bonds
  • YES Bank has partnered Ola to set up mobile ATMs for cash withdrawal.
  • MMTC to tie-up with SBI to sell govt minted ‘Indian Gold Coin’
  • India has received over US $300 billion US Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) milestone.

BUSINESS NEWS

  • EESL plans to open counters in Tripura for selling low cost LED bulbs, fans

AWARDS

  • Chapecoense awarded Copa Sudamericana in posthumous tribute

NEW APPOINTMENTS

  • Panneerselvam sworn in as new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
  • ShavkatMirziyoyev elected Uzbekistan President
  • France PM Manuel Valls resigns and declares presidential candidacy
  • Praful Patel appointed as AFC senior VP
  • B.S. Bhullar was appointed as the Chief of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
  • AirAsia has announced the appointment of Amar Abrol as its Managing Director.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

  • Google launches personal safety app ‘Trusted Contacts’

DEFENSE

  • INS Sumitra reaches Darwin, Australia
  • ISRO to launch Resource Sat-2A on 7th of Dec

OBITUARY

  • Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa passes away
  • B R Ambedkar’s death anniversary: 6 December