Thursday, December 15, 2016

Current Affairs on 14th December 2016

National :

·       Bill on Rights of persons with Disabilities Bill passed in Rajya Sabha.
·        VK Sharma appointed LIC Chief for term of 5 years.
·       TATA Teleservices unanimously removes Cyrus Mistry as chairman , Director.
·       Paytm partners with NHAI for digital payments at Toll Plazas.
·       None of Mobile Payments apps in India
fully secure - Qualcomm.
·       Supreme Court asks Centre to curb rising drug abuse in Kids.
·       NBE ( National Board of Examinations ) will conduct the single window entrance Examination NEET on June 10.
·       12.44 Lakh Crore in demonetised notes collected at banks.
·       Centre to fund Digital discounts.
·       Bill to amend SC,ST list introduced in Loksabha.
·       Government trying to implement GST from April 1.
·       Gujarat to have Wagah like border viewing point.
 International :
·       UK to cut student Visas by Half – Report
·       Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ranks Ninth on Forbes Global Power list.
·       Sushma Swaraj & Vineet Nayar from India has been included in Foreign Policy Magazine’s 2016 list of 15 Global Thinkers.
·       Indo – Russian Bilateral Naval exercise Indra – Navy 2016 begins.
·       Pepsi Co chief Indra Nooyi joins Donald Trump’s strategic & Policy forum .

States :

·       Severe cyclones increasing over AP, TN – Report .
·       APSRTC to use 15000 PoS machines in the state.

Sports :

·      Smriti Mandhana Lone Indian in ICC Women’s Team of the year.
·      Andi Murray , Angelique Kerber named ITF players of the year.

·      Indian Badminton Star PV Sindhu wins Most Improved player award.


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