Current Affairs Dose Dec 2016(English)

• Tamilnadu Late Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa passes away on 6 Dec 2016(Tuesday) due to cardiac arrest, she was in hospital past 75 days.
• Foreign Minister of India, Mrs Sushma Swaraj will undergo kidney transplant surgery.
• Due to 500 and 1000Rs note ban, PMI is at 3 years low, it was dropped to 46.7 in the month of November from 54.5.
• Third Gender to be included in Rail reservation forms.
• Francois Fillon wins France’s Conservative Presidential primary
• Supreme Court ordered that government cannot tax income from renting a palace.
• US Defense Secretary said on Monday that India-US defense ties are closest ever after.
• Indian girl Shrinidhi Shetty becomes Miss Supranational 2016 and a boy from Jaipur, Rajasthan Jitesh Thakur become 2^nd runner-up in Mr Supranational 2016 in Poland.
• As per a report in Rajya Sabha stated that nearly 37% of country’s land is degraded.
• Justice Jagdish Sigh Khehar will become first Sikh Chief Justice of India, he will swear in on January 4^th, 2017.
• Yes Bank has made a tie up with Ola to provide mobile ATM’s in 10 major cities.
• Maharashtra government is all set to launch its own e-wallet to push PM Modi’s cashless initiative.
• Angela Markel a German Chancellor said that she want to ban full face burqa.
• Paris has banned nearly half of city’s cars to curb air pollution.
• RBI has eases norms for transactions less than RS. 2000, soon there will be no OTP require for it.
• According to Times Jobs survey, hiring activity rises by 10% in November and travel & hospitality business are in led.
• Tata Steel replaces Cyrus Mistry as Chairman.
• Argentina defeats Croatia to win 2016 Davis Cup
• UNESCO adds Cuban rumba and Belgian beer to list of world’s intangible heritage
• Recently Election Commission has stated that there are 1900 political parties in the country from 400 have never fought election.
• National Milk Day observed in memory of Verghese Kurien.
• United Nations launches strategy to minimize environmental footprint of its peace operations
• Competition Commission of India approves merger of Bharatiya Mahila Bank with SBI.
• On the ocassion of winning the United States Presidential election Donald Trump was named Times Person of the year for 2016.
• Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill, 2016 introduced in Lok Sabha
• On Wednesday 6 Dec 2016 Indonesia was hit by 6.5 magnitude earth quack which kills 97 people as of now.
• KKR & Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board have bided together nearly $ 5 billion to get controlling stake in Bharti Infratel.
• Union Government forms Chandrababu Naidu Committee to promote digital economy
• Rupee is now at 3 weeks high was up by 27p on Wednesday closes at RS. 67.63/$.
• World’s biggest Cricket stadium to be built in Motera, Ahmedabad, Gujrat by L&T’s construction company.
• Mumbai’s international airport and CST station names have been changed, now it is Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.
• Automobile sale was hit the highest due to demonetization of old currency notes.
• World Bank has cancelled $ 100 million loan to Pakistan which was sanctioned for Natural gas efficiency project.
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• PayTM founder has raised RS 325 Cr. by selling 1% stake of the company.
• On 9 Dec 2016 Indian share markets have done a comeback, Sensex raise by 457 points and Nifty crosses 8200 mark.
• Rajasthan High Court has scrapped Rajasthan Special Backward Classes Reservation act 2015, which was provisioned for 5% reservation to five communities.
• Supreme Court orders Status Quo on Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal land
• Despite government assurance, new currency notes of RS. 500 are in short supply.
• Digital payment was up by 300% due to demonetization of old currency notes.
• Paolo Gentiloni was named a new Prime Minister of Italy; he was a foreign Minister of the country.
• Bureau of Civic Aviation Security has said that Aircraft carrying human organs for transplant will be given priority to fly.
• Central Government has ensured that all household will get electricity by the year 2019.
• Switzerland has unveiled world’s longest tunnel on 12 Dec 2016.
• Bank of Baroda is in talks with Central bank to buy its Home Finance Company.
• To increase safety soon India will switch to 4 digit flight numbers to overcome confusion.
• Indian Cyclone ‘Vardah’ hits Chennai on 13 December; its recorded high speed is 200kms/hour.
• From January 2017, CBSE will collect fees cashless, as a board has ordered to all affiliated schools in the country.
• Bill English become the 39^th Prime Minister of New Zealand, he was elected on 13 Dec 2016.
• China’s richest man Wang Jianlin a founder of Dalian Wanda Group Co. is finding a successor after his son denies to take charge of his wealth.
• India’s Agni Missile is finally ready to test after 2 years, it has a very long range, it can reach China easily.
• Gujarat will doubled medical seats in state colleges by the year 2022.
• Nearly 12.4 Lakhs Cr. worth of old currency notes were deposited in banks till 14 Dec 2016.
• Russian President Putin’s friend and Exxon’s CEO was named Secretary of State by newly elected president Donald Trump.
• India’s test cricket team Captain, Virat Kohli is now world’s number 2 test cricket batsman.
• Newly elected president Donald Trump has appointed Pepsico’s Indra Nooyi and Uber’s Kalanick to a strategic & Policy forum.
• Gujarat-born UK activist was on power women list of BBC’s most influential women of past 70 years
• HRD minister Smiriti Irani has launched a drive to turn most of the campuses cashless, starting from IIT’s in a just one week.
• PM Modi to Address the Nation At 7.30 On 31st Decemeber 2016
• Bengaluru Scientist Converting Oman’s Black Water into White
• China Operationalises One of World’s Longest bullet train line
• Apple is planning to manufacture iphones in Bengaluru city of Karnataka state.
• Indian Govet has decided to give free LPG lines to 1.5CR. Poor homes under Ujjawala Yojna.
• Due to demonetization, maximum cash deposits in Jan Dhan A/Cs are made in West Bengal and Karnataka state.
• Now Medical students have to pass National Exit Test for Degree education.
• New York has allowed Sikh police men to wear turbans and grow beard.