Haryana signs MoU with Andhra to prepare citizen database
i.Haryana
government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Andhra Pradesh
to assist it compile a centralised database of its population to ensure
efficient and effective implementation of welfare programmes.
ii.The
MoU for State Resident Data Base (SRDB) was signed by Haryana Principal
Secretary, Information Technology Devender Singh and Secretary Andhra
Pradesh, Information Technology, Vijayen.
Bihar Government approves 50 % reservation in judicial services
i.The
Bihar Cabinet has declared 50 per cent reservation in all judicial
services for aspirants belonging to the Extremely Backward Classes,
Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
ii.The reservation will be in both Superior Judicial Services and Subordinate Judicial Services.
According
to the Cabinet decision, aspirants belonging to EBCs will get 21 per
cent reservation, OBCs will have 12 per cent reservations, Scheduled
Castes will have 16 per cent reservation and Scheduled Tribes will be
provided 1 per cent.
World Bhojpuri Conference begins in Varanasi
i.Mauritius
High Commissioner to India Jagdishwar Goburdhun has stated that a
‘World Bhojpuri Conference’ will be held from 29 December 2016 till
January 1 2017, in which participants from over 18 countries are likely
to be present.
ii.The conference will deliberate on culture, religion, language and business among other issues.
iii.A
large number of Bhojpuri speakers from different parts of the world will
participate in the conference at a private school in Badalalpur.
Takam Pario is likely to be elected next chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh
i.Peoples' Party of Arunachal (PPA) MLA Takam Pario is likely to be the next chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh.
ii.Pema
Khandu, his deputy Chowna Mein and five other legislators of ruling PPA
governement were suspended temporarily for alleged anti-party
activities.
iii.Takam Tagar Pario' is an Indian politician from the state of Arunachal Pradesh.He is also known by the name Pario.
iv.Takam
was elected unopposed from Palin seat in the 2014 Arunachal Pradesh
Legislative Assembly election, standing as a People's Party of Arunachal
candidate.
Railway Minister lays foundation of Nadikudi-Srikalahasti project in Andhra Pradesh
i.Railway
Minister Suresh Prabhu laid the foundation of Nadikudi-Srikalahasti
railway project and initiated several other development works in Andhra
Pradesh.
ii.Mr. Prabhu flagged off the Double-Decker train between Visakhapatnam-Tirupathi
Digital payments: MeitY teams up with CAIT to train retail merchants
i.The
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has decided
to team-up with Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) to further
promote digital payments among the retail community.
ii.As
many as 1 crore shopkeepers in about 1,000 towns of the country will be
trained on digital payments under a memorandum of understanding (MoU)
between MeitY and CAIT
Suresh Kalmadi declines post of IOA Life President
i.Suresh Kalmadi chose to back off but Abhay Singh Chautala remained defiant even as the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
ii.Suresh
Kalmadi has refused to accept the post of life president with the
Indian Olympic Association following a notice from the Sports Ministry
to the IOA.
iii.On
27 December 2016 , former IOA presidents Kalmadi and Abhay Singh
Chautala were appointed life presidents of the apex sports body in the
country.However, Chautala has decided not to step down.
China's Alibaba to open first India office in Mumbai
i.Chinese
e-retail giant Alibaba, which has made investments in India's Snapdeal
and Paytm, is setting up its first office in India in Mumbai.
ii.The
office will be located at the commercial Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) in
Mumbai. Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese e-commerce company
that provides consumer-to-consumer, business-to-consumer and
business-to-business sales services via web portals.
iii.It also provides electronic payment services, a shopping search engine and data-centric cloud computing services.
RBI extends loan repayment window to 90 days
i.The
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked lenders to provide borrowers 90
days for repayment of housing, car, farm and other loans worth up to 1
crore rupees, stated that the dispensation will apply to dues payable
between 1st November and 31st December.
ii.RBI has decided to provide another 30 days over and above the existing 60 days.
BoB signs MoU with HFL to provide dairy loans to farmers
i.State-run
Bank of Baroda and Heritage Foods Ltd (HFL) has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding to provide dairy loans to farmers through the lender's
branches across the country.
ii. Heritage Foods is in the business of procurement, processing and sale of milk and milk products.
iii.BoB
and HFL will work jointly to provide dairy loans to the farmers which
will benefit them in increasing their productivity and earnings under
allied activities
Lakshmi Vilas Bank launches QIP to raise Rs 600 crore
i.Private
sector Lakshmi Vilas Bank has launched QIP to raise over Rs 599.88
crore by issuing 4.25 crore shares in domestic or international markets.
ii.The
Committee of Directors for Capital Raising of the bank, at a meeting
held yesterday, approved the floor price for the QIP issue at Rs 141.15
per equity share.
China, Nepal to conduct first ever joint military drill
i.Nepal and China will hold their first ever joint military exercise early 2017.
ii.China
and Nepal had been in "initial communication" on the military exercise,
and that the details would be released in due course of time.
iii.Although
Nepal has been holding joint military exercises with other countries,
including India and the United States, this is the first time Nepali
military would be holding such an exercise with China.
Ranveer Singh becomes new ambassador of Thumps Up
i.Coca-Cola India has signed Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh as brand ambassador for its Thums Up brand.
ii.The
company launched new thematic campaign starring Ranveer Singh in its
'Toofani' series, nearly four months after ending association with
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan.
Amul's 'India 3.0' book launched
i.Amul has launched the updated edition of 'Amul's India 3.0'.
ii.
The book was unveiled by social commentator Santosh Desai, Amul's
Managing Director R.S. Sodhi, and journalists Indrajit Hazra, Rahul Da
Cunha and Jai Arjun Singh.
iii.They shared many insights and observations shared about the iconic 'Amul Girl'
Rishi Kapoor's autobiography to release on 15 January 2017
i.Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor's autobiography titled Khullam Khulla will hit the stands on January 15 next year.
ii.The book's title has been borrowed from the 64-year-old actor's famous song Khullam Khulla Pyar Karenge Hum Dono.
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