Current Affairs 8th December 2016
NATIONAL
- IISF-2016 to begin in New Delhi from today
- Govt asks banks to install additional 10 lakh POS to promote digital transactions
- Ambedkar’s birth anniversary to be observed as ‘Water Day’
- UGC asks universities, colleges to create awareness about cashless transactions
- Bengal forms anti-child trafficking panel
- KVIC launched e-commerce platform to promote khadi: Govt
- Chandrababu launches AP Purse mobile app to promote digital transactions
- Odisha to appoint 1000 Banking correspondents in unbanked gram panchyats
- Haryana CM approves implementation of Rs. 50-crore National Hydrology Project
INTERNATIONAL
- Singapore tops global education rankings
- India to establish Center of Excellence in IT at Egypt
- India to train Vietnam’s Sukhoi fighter pilots
BANKING NEWS
- RBI Authorize RXIL for 1st trade receivables exchange platform
- Vijaya Bank bags SME award
BUSINESS NEWS
- HDFC Life launched two micro insurance products, JeevanSuraksha and Credit Suraksha
- Vijayawada Parliamentary constituency becomes first to have health insurance for all
AGREEMENTS & MoUs
- NATO Foreign Ministers agrees; NATO & EU to boost their defense cooperation
AWARDS
- Hindi language in the top 10 most powerful languages
- Shah Rukh Khan named Kids’ Ikon of the Year
NEW APPOINTMENTS
- Justice JS Khehar to be next Chief Justice of India
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- The Lifeline Express to get two more coaches for cancer treatment
- ISRO launches PSLV-C36 carrying remote sensing satellite
- India, Russia to hold joint naval drills
- British and Indian Navy Exercise ‘KONKAN-2016’ begin at Mumbai
OBITUARY
- Noted journalist Cho Ramaswamy passes away
