1.RBI
appoints SurekhaMarandi as Executive Director: The Reserve Bank of India has appointed
SurekhaMarandi as its Executive Director (ED) in place of U S Paliwal, who
retired on December 31, 2016.
2.
EC limits cash expense per candidate
at Rs 20-28 lakh for Assembly polls: The Election Commission of India has issued a limitation for campaign
expense per candidate. In Goa and Manipur, the limit on election expenses per
candidate is Rs 20 lakh.
3. Rs. 5 discount for online payment of LPG cylinder: State-owned fuel retailers, Indian Oil
Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum
Corp Ltd (HPCL) will offer an upfront discount of Rs 5 on every LPG refill to
all LPG customers who will book and pay for it online.
4.
PM NarendraModi Releases special
commemorative postage in 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh in Patna:
Prime Minister Modi released special
commemorative stamps on PrakashParv in 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind
Singh in Patna on 5 January 2017.Bihar Governor Ram NathKovind, Chief Minister
Nitish Kumar, Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal, Union Minsters Ravi
Shankar Prasad Ram Vilas Paswan and HarsimratKaur were present on this
occasion.
5. Telangana,
Assam join Uday Discom debt scheme: Telangana and Assam signed memoranda of
understanding (MoUs) to join the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojna (UDAY) taking the
total number of states covered under the scheme to 20.
6. Supreme Court Removes Anurag Thakur as BCCI President:The Supreme Court of India has stripped Anurag
Thakur of his powers as BCCI President for not complying with the orders of the
apex court with regard to implementation of the Lodha committee reforms.
7. Two-day Assam Biotech Conclave to begin in
Guwahati: The two day Assam Biotech Conclave
began today in Guwahati. Chief Minister Sarbanand Sonowal inaugurated the
conclave in presence of Science and Technology minister Keshab Mahanta.
8. Ludhiana district administration
develops mobile app for Election Commission of India: For the benefit of voters, candidates, election staff as well as the
Election Commission of India (ECI), the district administration of Ludhiana has
developed a mobile application named ECI360.
9. Solar power producer Azure Power commissioned 150 MW solar power project
in Punjab, which is its largest in North India.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. United Nation Recognises 2017 as
Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development: The United Nations 70th General Assembly
has recognised the year 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable
Tourism for Development.
2.
Five Indian Americans Takes Oath as
Members of US Congress.
3. Jovenel Moise elected as the
President of Haiti: Jovenel Moise has been
elected as the President of Haiti.The electoral tribunal officially declared
the winner on 3 January 2017.
OTHER
UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1.
Yes Bank
ties-up with Bajaj Electricals for vendor financing using blockchain:Private lender Yes Bank has entered into a tie-up
with Bajaj Electricals for vendor financing using blockchain solution, and
announced to use the technology more aggressively as it saves over 70 per cent
in cost.
2. Paytm gets final approval
for payments bank:Mobile commerce and payments company Paytm has got the final permission
to open a payments bank by RBI.
3. Munich Re to open reinsurance branch office in Mumbai: Munich Re is opening a composite branch office in
Mumbai to service the property-casualty, life, health reinsurance markets
across the country.
SPORTS:
4.
MS Dhoni has stepped down as the captain of
India's limited-overs sides.
5. India
win record 4th straight SAFF Women's Championship title:India's women's
football team defeated Bangladesh 3-1 in Siliguri to win the 2016 South Asian
Football Federation Women's Championship for the fourth consecutive time.
6. Arthur Morris inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of
Fame:Arthur Morris, who
became the 82nd player to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, was
given the honour posthumously.
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