Current Affairs 7th December 2016

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