NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Website to educate women on their legal rights
launched: Tasmania-based Women's Legal Service in
collaboration with TRS Law Offices (India) has launched a website
(www.Girlsgottaknow.In) for women in the country to educate them about their
legal rights.
2.
MSS limit raised to Rs 6 lakh crore to manage liquidity: In order to mop up extra liquidity from the
system in view of demonetisation, government and the Reserve Bank on 03rd
December sharply raised the Market Stabilisation Scheme (MSS) ceiling to Rs 6
lakh crore from Rs 30,000 crore.
3.
Flipkart’sBinnyBansal and Sachin
Bansal named Asians of the Year: Flipkart founders Sachin Bansal and BinnyBansal have been jointly named
"Asian of the Year 2016" by Singapore-based newspaper The Straits
Times. The "Asian of the Year 2016" award recognises entrepreneurs
operating at the frontiers of technology's interface with business.
4.
KPMG and Microsoft partner to help grow India’s
digital transformation: KPMG in India and Microsoft India have established a strategic IoT
Advisory partnership. This will enable them to combine their advanced
technologies, industry insights, and creative thinking to accelerate the digital
transformation of large and mid-market Indian enterprises.
5. Airtel appoints Sunil Taldar as CEO, Director of
Digital TV arm: Telecom operator BhartiAirtel announced top level
changes by appointing Sunil Taldar as CEO & Director of its DTH arm Airtel
Digital TV and moving incumbent Shashi Arora as MD & CEO of Airtel Payments
Bank.
6.
Amazon launched global
startup program ‘Launchpad’ in India:E-commerce major Amazon has launched its global startup program
'Launchpad' in India, an online portal featuring over 400 products from
different startups including 25 Indian startups. The program will also help
Indian startups to sell their products overseas. First started in 2015, Amazon
Launchpad is now available in seven regions.
7. India’s internet population to touch 600
million by 2020: Study: Driven by increased
4G and 3G penetration, India's internet population is likely to increase from
current 343 million users to 600 million by 2020, according to a study by The
Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) and Deloitte.
India is the world's second largest mobile phone market with over a billion
mobile phone connections. Among these, 240 million mobile connections belong to
smartphones.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1.
International Volunteer
Day: 5 December: The International Volunteer Day (IVD) is observed across the world on 5
December every year. This year theme is “Global Applause – give volunteers a
hand". This year's theme recognises the volunteers worldwide and their
efforts in making peace and sustainable development a reality.
2.
World Soil Day: 5 December:
The World Soil Day 2016 is observed on
5 December annually. The theme for this year is “Soils and pulses, a symbiosis
for life”. The theme for the 2016 WSD focuses on the positive contributions of
pulses to soil properties, such as fixing the atmosphere nitrogen and improving
its biodiversity, fertility and structure.
3.
Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn
becomes Thailand’s new king: Thailand named its
crown prince Maha Vajiralongkorn as its new king on 1 December 2016, 50 days
after the passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadei.
OTHER
UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1.
Praful Patel appointed as All India Football Federation President.
2. Mukesh
Kumar makes history in Golf Asia Tour: Indian Golfer Mukesh Kumar became the oldest golfer to win an
Asian Tour title on December 4, 2016 at Delhi Golf Club (DGC) after winning the
Panasonic Open India.
AWARDS:
3.
Star Screen Awards 2016: The 23rd edition of
the annual film awards show, Star Screen Awards, was held at Mumbai on 4th
December 2016. The main attraction of the awards show was Salman Khan and
Shah Rukh Khan hosting the event.ShoojitSircar's critically-acclaimed Pink
bagged as many as four awards, including for the Best Film, at the 23rd Star
Screen Awards 2016.
OBITUARIES:
4. Former International hockey umpire Phulel Singh Sujlana
passed away: The jovial Sujlana, who
was also secretary of the Mumbai Hockey Association Limited (MHAL) for four
years from 2000-2004 after being its vice president from 1997, donned quite a
few hats in hockey, officiating first at the international level as an umpire at
the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok.
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