NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
BSF to put tallest ‘Tiranga’ at Wagah border by January 2017: The
flag at 350 feet is part of BSF’s expansion plans for the visitors’ gallery at
the site of the iconic Retreat ceremony.
2.
First time direct tax details published by CBDT: First
time in the history, a total of 84 page data has been released and put in the
public domain, as the Central Board of Direct Taxes has published direct tax
data including income disclosed in tax returns by various categories of tax
payers from 2000 to 2015.
3. Government plans to keep 1% of
highways project cost for road safety: The
government is committed to reducing the number of road accidents and fatalities
by 50% in next two to three years.
4. India and Papua New Guinea sign
four agreements in the fields of Agriculture, Health, Information Technology
and Infrastructure.
5. Government approves BPCL’s Rs
3000 crore investment in Bharat Oman Refineries Ltd: The
BORL is planning for capacity expansion in its refinery in Bina, Madhya Pradesh.
6. NITI Ayog launched urban
management programme for capacity building of states and urban local bodies: The
programme is designed by NITI Ayog, Temasek Foundation and Singapore
Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) under the platform of the MoU signed between NITI
Ayog and the Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE).
7. ISRO’s 7th
navigational satellite IRNSS 1G launched: It
was launched from the First Launch Pad of the SatishDhawan Space Centre,
Sriharikota, which is situated 90 kms from Chennai.
8. Indian Naval Ship Veer and Nipat
decommissioned.
9. Rahuri Municipal Council of
Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra has become the first municipal council to
attain the status of integrated with digital locker for the issuance of all
essential documents.
10. Election commission launches
mobile app ‘e-voter’ for Kerala assembly polls.
11. Gujarat announces 10% quota for
reservation in higher education and government jobs for economically backward
members of all non-reserved castes, with annual income below Rs 6 lakh.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1.
Mongolia confers highest civilian honour to two Indians: Mongolia
has conferred its highest civilian honour ‘North Star’ to two Indian
scholars-Lokesh Chandra and Mansura Haider for their contribution to Mongolian
studies.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1.
Former Sri Lankan cricketer SanathJaysuriya recalled as Sri Lanka’s cricket
chief selector.
2.
GarimaChaudhary wins gold at Commonwealth Judo Championship held in Port
Elizabeth in South Africa.
AWARDS:
3.
Swat Activist Tabassum Adnan wins 2016 Nelson Mandela Award.
OBITUARIES:
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