Current Affairs 8th December 2017

Current Affairs 8th December 2017

NATIONAL

• President Ram Nath Kovind on 2 day visit to Andhra Pradesh to inaugurate Aircraft Museum
• EPFO opens new facility for its over 4.5 crore members
• Centre to reward states and districts achieving 90 % of total immunization coverage
• Minorities Commission to study minority status to Hindus in eight states
• Maharashtra signs 34 MoUs to ‘transform’ villages
• Ramayana-themed Jatayu Adventure Centre opens in Kerala

BANKING and ECONOMY

• Government ropes in ICICI Bank to enable cashless payments on e-NAM
• Allahabad Bank, United Bank of India to come up with ESOP plans
• ICICI Bank offers service to open PPF account online
• RBI rationalises charges on debit card transactions

AWARDS

• ‘Dangal’ wins Best Asian Film at Australian Cinema Awards
• Trump most tweeted about elected world leader of 2017
• Kumbh Mela, India’s largest religious festival, wins UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage status

SPORTS

• Lifter Gurdeep creates three national records in IWF Championships

OBITUARY

• Music director Aadhithyan passes away

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