NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
ISRO successfully launches GSAT-18 from Kourou in French Guiana: India's latest communication satellite GSAT-18 has been
successfully launched by a heavy duty rocket of Arianespace from the spaceport
of Kourou in French Guiana.
2.
New Solar Powered Guard Van of goods train flagged off: Railways Minister Suresh
PrabhakarPrabhu flags off the newly manufactured Guard Van of Goods
(Freight) Train, in New Delhi. The newly manufactured Guard Van of Goods Train
has been equipped for the first time with Solar powered Light, Fan, and Mobile
Charging Point along with the facility of Zero discharge Bio Toilet.
3. Finance Ministry to set up
public debt management cell: Union
Finance Ministry has constituted a Public Debt Management Cell (PDMC). The cell
was created to streamline government borrowings and better cash management with
the overall objective of deepening bond markets.
4. Election Commission of India
collaborates with Facebook to register young voters: Social networking site Facebook is collaborating with the
Election Commission of India in five states,which are going to polls next
year, to run a voter registration drive aimed at encouraging youth to
participate in the democratic exercise.
5.
IAF inducts renowned space scientist UR Rao in Hall of Fame: The International Astronautical Federation's
renowned space scientist U.R. Rao has been inducted into its Hall of Fame for
his contribution to development of India's space technology. Rao, 84, is the
Chairman of the space agency's Physical Research Laboratory at Ahmedabad in
Gujarat.
6.
Arundhati Roy’s next novel to be out in 2017: Nearly, 20 years after her Booker prize-winning
novel 'The God of Small Things' was published. Arundhati Roy has announced the
release of her next novel titled "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness"
in June 2017.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1.
Former PM of Portugal, Antonio Guterres set to become the next Secretary
General of UNSC: Former
Prime Minister of Portugal, Antonio Guterres is poised to become the next
Secretary-General of the United Nations after the Security Council declared him
to be the unanimous choice in the sixth straw poll.
OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1. J&K Bank appoints Parvez
Ahmed as Chairman and CEO: Union Communication and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar
Prasad has stated that the India Post’s payment bank will start functioning
from March 2017 and serve as a wider platform to implement financial inclusion
programmes.
SPORTS:
2. 1st BRICS U-17 Football
Tournament kicked off in Goa: The first BRICS Under-17 football tournament
kicked off in Goa. The initiative of the Government of India aims at taking the
ongoing interaction and cohesion amongst the BRICS nations.
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