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Current Affairs at a Glance - 6 December, 2016
- The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Queensland, Australia Smart City Consortium (ASCC) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to help India build smart cities. The ASCC is a group of companies that will work on the government’s ‘smart city mission’ that aims to cover 100 cities in the next five years.
- E-commerce giant Amazon on 5 December 2016 launched its global startup program named Launchpad in India. The Launchpad programme was launched with an aim to enable Indian startups to sell their products overseas.
- The Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram on 5 December 2016 launched the ‘Stanpan Suraksha’mobile application to promote breastfeeding and keep a check on inapt promotion of baby food items in the country.
- The Indian Space Research Organisation will tomorrow launch Remote Sensing satellite, RESOURCESAT-2A using its workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
- Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, who led the five-judge constitution bench in the Supreme Court which had struck down the controversial NJAC Act for appointment of judges, was today recommended as the 44th Chief Justice of India.
- O Panneerselvamwas sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 5 December 2016. He succeeded AIADMK supremo and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister who earlier died at the Apollo Hospital.
- Senior IAS officer B.S. Bhullaron 5 December 2016 was appointed the Chief of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
- French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve was appointed as the new Prime Ministertoday after Manuel Valls resigned to seek the Socialist nomination in the presidential election, the presidency said.
- 45th Navy Day was observed on 4 December 2016 in India. The Day is celebrated to rejoice the splendor, achievements and role of the naval force of India.
- Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalithaa who suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday passed away on 5 December 2016. She was 68. AIADMK supremo breathed her last at 11:30 PM at Apollo Hospital, Chennai.
Finance/Banking –
Confederation of Indian Industry signs a MoU with Australian consortium for smart cities
- The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Queensland, Australia Smart City Consortium (ASCC) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to help India build smart cities. The ASCC is a group of companies that will work on the government’s ‘smart city mission’ that aims to cover 100 cities in the next five years.
- John Madew, Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner, Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) visited India with a six-member delegation from November 21-24 to expand linkages between technology and innovation and the Indian IT sector. This mission is an excellent opportunity for Indian IT companies to learn more about Australia’s advanced capabilities.
- This comes after Australian companies can help solve cyber security challenges in the country with home-grown technologies and solutions, a senior official said on Thursday.
PNB partners with Ola to deploy mobile ATMs
- Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Tuesday announced a partnership with cab aggregator Ola to aid cash withdrawals for the citizens of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
- PNB ATM machine equipped Ola cabs have been stationed in Gurgaon, Laxminagar, Janakpuri, Civil Lines, AIIMS, Netaji Subhash Place, Manesar, Nehru Place, Bhikaji Cama Place, Mayur Vihar, Faridabad, Tilak Nagar, Rajouri Garden and Greater Kailash, with Ola volunteers and PNB executives, to assist people in withdrawing cash without any hassle.
- Earlier this week, Ola rolled out similar activity for the citizens of Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Jaipur, in partnership with Yes Bank.
Amazon launches global startup program Launchpad in India
- E-commerce giant Amazon on 5 December 2016 launched its global startup program named Launchpad in India. The Launchpad programme was launched with an aim to enable Indian startups to sell their products overseas.
- In this regard, Amazon India tied up with Start Up India programme of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), NASSCOM's 10000 Startups, Indian Angel Network (IAN), NITI Aayog, Governments of Maharashtra, Telangana and TiE.
- These tie-ups were made to roll in as many startups as it can.
Highlights of the Programme
- It aims to help startups to sell, market, and deliver their products to gain more visibility.
- It will provide an exceptional opportunity for Indian Startups to get access to big consumer markets nationally and internationally.
- Through this program, small entrepreneurs and innovators can use Amazon’s online platform to increase scale of their businesses and get easy access to global markets.
India –
Union Government launches Stanpan Suraksha mobile app to promote breastfeeding
- The Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram on 5 December 2016 launched the ‘Stanpan Suraksha’ mobile application to promote breastfeeding and keep a check on inapt promotion of baby food items in the country.
- The mobile application was developed by the Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI).
Highlights of Stanpan Suraksha app
- It is first-of-its-kind app that aims to promote breastfeeding and baby food promotion reporting mechanism.
- If anyone comes across any inapt promotion of baby food, he or she just has to click a photograph of inappropriate baby food promotion and send it to BPNI.
- It also has a city-wise database of trained breastfeeding counsellor to educate and provide assistance to mothers during antenatal and postnatal period.
- Moreover, it provides sign up option for mothers who wish to become a breastfeeding counsellor.
- It will also be able to gather incremental evidence on promotion of baby foods from remote locations as well.
ISRO to launch remote-sensing satellite RESOURCESAT-2A on Wednesday
- The Indian Space Research Organisation will tomorrow launch Remote Sensing satellite, RESOURCESAT-2A using its workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
- PSLV-C36/ RESOURCESAT-2A will blast off at 10:25 hours from SDSC (Satish Dhawan Space Centre) at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
- The satellite was earlier planned for launch on November 28.
- ISRO, which began a 36-hour countdown last night, today said Mono Methyl Hydrazine (MMH) fuel and Mixed Oxidesof Nitrogen (MON-3) oxidiser filling operations of the fourth stage (PS4) of PSLV-C36 are completed.
- PSLV-C36, the 38th flight of PSLV, will place the 1,235-kg RESOURCESAT-2A into an 817-km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
- In this flight, the 'XL' version of PSLV with sixsolid strap-on motors is used.
- RESOURCESAT-2A, a Remote Sensing satellite intended for resource monitoring, is a follow on mission to RESOURCESAT-1 and RESOURCESAT-2, launched in 2003 and 2011 respectively.
Nation pays homage to Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar on his Mahaparinirvan Diwas
- Dr BR Ambedkar, the father of the Indian Constitution, was in news on 6 December 2016. He came into news on his 60th death anniversary.
- On the occasion, lakhs of people converged at Chaitya Bhoomi to pay homage to him. Chaitya Bhoomi is the place where Ambedkar was cremated after his death on 6 December 1956.
Appointments –
Justice J S Khehar to be the 44th Chief Justice of India
- Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, who led the five-judge constitution bench in the Supreme Court which had struck down the controversial NJAC Act for appointment of judges, was today recommended as the 44th Chief Justice of India.
- Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today wrote a letter recommending the name of Justice Khehar, who is the senior most judge of the Supreme Court to be his successor.
- Justice Khehar, 64, will be the first Chief Justice from the Sikh community and he will succeed CJI Thakur who will be demitting office on January 3, 2017.
- Justice Khehar, who will be sworn in on January 4, will hold the tenure for over seven months till August 27, 2017.
- Besides heading the bench in NJAC matter, Justice Khehar has also headed a bench which had set aside the imposition of President's Rule in Arunachal Pradesh in January this year.
O Panneerselvam sworn-in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- O Panneerselvam was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 5 December 2016. He succeeded AIADMK supremo and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister who earlier died at the Apollo Hospital.
- Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao administered the oath of office and secrecy for Panneerselvam at a somber ceremony at the Raj Bhawan. Other 31 ministers of the erstwhile Jayalalithaa Cabinet were also sworn-in.
- This was Panneerselvam’s third swearing-in as Chief Minister. Earlier, he had served Tamil Nadu as its Chief Minster, during 2001-02 and 2014-15, after Jayalalithaa was unseated by the courts.
- Tamil Nadu government has announced a seven-day State Mourning from 6 November 2016. The government has also declared a three-day holiday for all educational institutions in the state.
AirAsia India appoints Amar Abrol as Managing Director
- AirAsia on 5 December 2016 announced the appointment of Amar Abrol as its Managing Director in addition to his role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
- As per AirAsia, “Abrol was appointed as the Managing Director following the company's board meeting held on 29 November 2016.” He was appointed as CEO of the airline in April 2016.
- Abrol holds over two decades of experience in different markets including Hong Kong, Singapore, the UK and Malaysia.
B S Bhullar appointed Chief of Directorate General of Civil Aviation
- Senior IAS officer B.S. Bhullar on 5 December 2016 was appointed the Chief of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
- At present, Bhullar, a 1986-batch IAS officer, is working as an Additional Secretary in Civil Aviation Ministry. He was also holding the additional charge of the DGCA.
- The post of the Chief of DGCA was lying vacant for over four months after M Sathiyavathy, a 1982-batch IAS officer of the union territories cadre, was named as new Union Labour Secretary in July 2016. She was the first woman chief of the aviation regulator.
World –
Shavkat Mirziyoyev wins Uzbekistan Presidential Election
- The Prime Minister and acting President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev was elected the country's president in the presidential election, which was held on 4 December 2016.
- As per the Central Election Commission of Uzbekistan, Mirziyoyev won the election with an overwhelming vote. He garnered 88.61% of the votes, which is above the required over 50% of valid ballots to become a president.
- The other three presidential candidates were: the National Revival Democratic Party’s Sarwar Otamuratov, who scored 2.35%, Hotamzhon Ketmonov of the People's Democratic Party scored 3.73% and the Justice Social Democratic Party’s Narimon Umarov scored 3.46% of the votes.
France names Bernard Cazeneuve as PM after Valls quits
- French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve was appointed as the new Prime Minister today after Manuel Valls resigned to seek the Socialist nomination in the presidential election, the presidency said.
- Cazeneuve, who has overseen the security forces’ reaction to a string of jihadist attacks that have killed more than 230 people in France over the past two years, will take control of the Socialist government until legislative elections in June.
- He was named Prime Minister after Valls presented his resignation to President Francois Hollande early today.
- Hollande’s office said Valls’ resignation had been accepted. “The President of the Republic has appointed Bernard Cazeneuve as prime minister and asked him to form the new government,” the statement said.
- Valls, who had been prime minister for the past two and a half years, announced yesterday he would step down to try to rally the fractured French left ahead of a primary in January.
Days –
45th Navy Day observed in India
- 45th Navy Day was observed on 4 December 2016 in India. The Day is celebrated to rejoice the splendor, achievements and role of the naval force of India.
- On the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with President Pranab Mukherjee extended greetings to all members of the Indian Navy and highly praised their dedication to protect the maritime interests of nation.
Obituaries –
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa passes away
- Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalithaa who suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday passed away on 5 December 2016. She was 68. AIADMK supremo breathed her last at 11:30 PM at Apollo Hospital, Chennai.
- She was put on heart assist device following the attack and her condition was stated to be critical by senior doctors at the Apollo hospital.
- The minister was brought in with complaints of temperature, dehydration, and congestion on 22 September 2016 but after the tests, it was revealed that there was a collection of fluid in her lungs and she was put under observation.
- UK critical care specialist Richard Beale was specially flown in to evaluate Jayalalitha’s reports. A three-member team of specialists was also dispatched from AIIMS to provide Amma with best medical care and opinion.
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