NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Viral Acharya appointed as the Deputy Governor of RBI: He will be joining the ranks of Vishwanathan, S SMundra, R Gandhi
as one of four deputy governors serving under RBI Governor Urjit Patel.
2.
Indian Army partners with IIT Gandhinagar for critical technology requirements:
Indian Army has
inked an agreement with IIT Gandhinagar to set up a research and development
(R&D) cell at the IIT campus to identify problems and possible
solutions for the Indian Army. The agreement also enable the IIT and Indian
Army to collaborate in areas including critical technology requirements of
Indian Army, sharing of professional and technical knowledge.
3. Ministry of Shipping inaugurates
Sagarmala Development Company’s office in New Delhi: The Company would help in structuring activities, bidding out
projects for private sector participation, identifying suitable
risk management measures for strategic projects across multiple states,
regions and obtaining requisite approvals and clearances.
4.
PM Modi lays foundation stone of 900 km Char Dham Highway: PM NarendraModi has laid the foundation stone of
Char Dham highway development project in Dehradun. Char DhamYatra is an annual
pilgrimage to the shrines of Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri.The
project includes developing 900 km of National Highways in Uttarakhand at Rs
12,000crore.
5.
Government cancels FCRA licences of 20,000 NGOs for incomplete documentation: The Government of India cancelled the Foreign
Contribution of Regulation Act FCRA licences of 20,000 out of 33,000 NGOs for
violation of laws. Only 13,000 NGOs in the country are now legally valid
as the licences of 20,000 such organisations have been cancelled
for incomplete documentation.On December 15, 7 NGOs, including one run by
activist Shabnam Hashmi, were barred by the government from receiving
foreign funds after their FCRA licence.
6.
Gujarat Government announces Biotechnology Policy: Gujarat government lead by Vijay Rupani has
introduced the ‘Biotechnology Policy-2016’ to establish Gujarat as a
preferred destination for manufacturing of biotechnology products. Under
the policy, the state government would provide capital subsidy up to Rs 25
crore on the total investment for developing a Biotechnology (BT) Park,
said Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel while announcing the policy.
7.
Nagar UdayAbhiyan launched in Madhya Pradesh: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has launched Nagar
UdayAbhiyan rallies across the state. In these rallies, urban welfare and other
public welfare schemes will be reviewed.
8. Paytm launches 100-member
merchant helpdesk to educate on digital payments: Mobile payment and e-commerce platform Paytm has announced a
100-member 'merchant helpdesk' and announcing that it will invest Rs
50 crore towards educating merchants on digital payments across the
country.
9.
Tata Motors signs Akshay Kumar as brand ambassador: Indian Cinema's 'original Khiladi' will make his blockbuster entry
in this new role at the launch of Tata Motors' latest offering in
Commercial Vehicles, slated in January 2017.
10. Shah Rukh Khan conferred with
Honorary Doctorate for promoting Urdu language: Actor Shahrukh Khan has received an honorary doctorate from Maulana
Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) in Hyderabad for his extraordinary
contribution in promotion of the Urdu language and culture through his films.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1.
Shinzo Abe becomes the first Japanese PM to visit Pearl Harbour: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who arrived in Hawaii, will become the
first Japanese leader to visit Pearl Harbor. He pay's his respects at the
USS Arizona Memorial, the site of the deadly attack that prompted the U.S.
entry into World War II.
OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1.
Au Financiers gets final nod to start small finance bank operations: AU Financiers (India) Ltd has received the final
licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to start a small finance
bank, becoming the seventh entity to do so. AU Financiers was the
only non-banking finance company (NBFC) among the 10 entities to receive
in-principle approvals to start small finance banks in September 2015.
2.
Bank of Maharashtra adopts village in Sangli for Digital Transactions: Pune based public sector lender Bank of
Maharashtra, has helped to make the village of Malangaon, in Sangli
district, Maharashtra, a completely cashless village.
SPORTS:
3.
Virat Kohli chosen as captain of Cricket Australia’s ODI Team of the Year.
4.
16 year of Indian shooter equals Rio gold medallist’s score: Shooter Pruthviraj Ayachi shot 209.5 in the finals of the junior
men's 50 meters Rifle Prone event at the National Shooting Championship,
equalling the score of the Rio Olympics' gold medallist.
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