Current Affairs Daily Updates 6th January 2017
APPOINTMENTS
S Padmanabhan Appointed as
Chairman of Tata Power:
- Tata
Sons has nominated S Padmanabhan as the Chairman of Tata
Power Co Ltd with immediate effect, in place of Cyrus Mistry.
- He
is also the executive chairman of Tata Business Excellence Group. Recently
he was appointed as the head of group for human resources for Tata Sons.
- He
is associated Tata group for 34 years, of which 26 were with Tata
Consultancy Services (TCS).
Sir Tim Barrow has been
appointed as the Britain’s ambassador to the EU:
- UK
Senior diplomat Sir Tim Barrow was appointed the new ambassador to the
European Union (EU).
- He
replaced Sir Ivan Rogers.He previously served in the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office, as a representative to various bodies of the European
Union, and as British Ambassador to Ukraine 2006–2008.
BANKING AFFAIRS
Karnataka Bank launches
group Personal Accident Insurance Scheme:
- The
'Karnataka Bank' has launched a month-long campaign topromote a group
personal accident insurance scheme for savings bank account-holders.
- ‘KBL
Suraksha’ was
launched on 2nd January and will be in force till 31st January in
association with Universal Sompo General Insurance.
- KBL
Suraksha provides coverage against all types of accidental deaths.
- All
savings bank account holders of the bank in the age group of 18-70 years
can subscribe to this scheme by paying an annual premium of Rs. 100 for
Rs. 10 lakh and Rs. 50 for Rs. 5 lakh coverage.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
SIDBI ties up with LIC for
capital support to enterprises:
- Small
Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has tied up with Life
Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) foraugmenting capital
support to enterprises in the country.
- The
idea behind tying up with the state-run insurance behemoth is to give a
boost to the venture capital ecosystem for MSMEs.
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Book on Dr. Kalam titled
'The People’s President: Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam' released:
- Vice
President Hamid Ansari on 4 January 2017 released a book titled The
People's President: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
- The
book was released at a function in New Delhi which was attended by Union
Finance.
DEATHS
Eminent historian Prof
Gangmumei Kamei passes away:
- Noted
Manipur-based historian and scholar Gangmumei Kamei has passed away in
Imphal (Manipur).
- He
had served as a professor of History in Manipur University and was also
elected president of the Northeast India History Association (NEIHA) in
its Kohima session of 1986.
- In
July 2015 he has been appointed as a member of the North Eastern Council
(NEC).
Om Puri passes away after
a massive heart attack:
- Veteran
actor Om Puri (66-year) has passed away after a massiveheart attack in
Mumbai.
- He
made his film debut in 1976 with the Marathi film "Ghashiram
Kotwal".
- Mr.
Puri was awarded Padma Shri and was made an honorary Officer of the Order
of the British Empire.
- He
also appeared in mainstream commercial Indian, British, and American
films, as well as independent films and art films.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
India and Kazakhstan sign
Protocol to amend DTAC:
- India
and Kazakhstan have
signed a Protocol to amend the existing Double Taxation Avoidance
Convention (DTAC)between the two countries in New Delhi.
- The
DTAC between both countries was earlier signed in December 1996 for the
avoidance of double taxation and for the prevention of fiscal evasion with
respect to taxes on income.
Island Tourism Festival
2017 begins in Andaman and Nicobar:
- Lt.
Governor Jagdish Mukhi has inaugurated 10-day Island Tourism
Festival 2017 at Port Blair in Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
- Performances
by the cultural troupes from the mainland will help the Islanders renew
their cultural ties with mainland India.
- An
International Cultural Group from Khazkhistan has also performed at the
ITF Ground Port Blair.
- A
band of artists from the mainland has also performed during the festival
at North & Middle Andaman and also at Nicobar Group of Islands.
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
Centre approves assistance
of Rs 1782 crore for Karnataka:
- The
Centre has approved an assistance of over 1782.44 crore rupees for
Karnataka.
- The
state will get this sum from the National Disaster Relief Fund as drought
relief.
- The
financial assistance was approved by Home Minister Rajnath Singh at a
meeting of the High Level Committee in New Delhi.
16th meeting of FSDC held
in New Delhi:
- The
16th meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council
(FSDC) was held in New Delhi. It was chaired by
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
- It
was attended by heads of all financial sector regulators as its members.
It reviewed the major issues and challenges facing the economy.
Govt imposes anti-dumping
duty on Bangladesh & Nepal jute products:
- Today,
the union Government has imposed an anti-dumping duty ranging from 6.30
US dollars to 351.72 US dollars per ton on imports of jute and
its products from Bangladesh and Nepal.
- This
anti-dumping duty has been imposed for five years in order to protect the
domestic industry.
- The
import restrictive levy has been imposed on jute yarn, twine, Hessian
fabric and jute sacking bags in all forms and specifications.
4th Assam International
Agri-Horti show to begin today:
- Today,
Assam Chief Minister Sarbanand Sonowal has inaugurated fourth Assam
International Agri- Horti show in Guwahati, Assam.
- Ten
foreign countries are also taking part in the show and nearly 600 farmers
from Assam will be trained on doubling farmers' income.
- More
than 200 organizations from across the country will take part in the show.
Three Days International
Conference on Yoga for Diabetes Organised in New Delhi:
- The
Minister of State for AYUSH Shri Shripad Yesso Naik inaugurated the
International Conference on “Yoga for Diabetes”which began in New
Delhi.
- The
three days conference aims to generate discussions on the role of Yoga in
the prevention and management of Diabetes and draw up a roadmap to be
adopted for the control of Diabetes through Yoga.
Delhi’s Connaught Place to
go vehicle-free from Feb:
- The
middle and inner circle roads of Delhi’s Connaught Place will be made vehicle-free
for three months.
- A
pilot smart city project starting from February 2017.
- The
traffic will be barred on these roads as part of 'pedestrianization' of
the area.
- The
ban on vehicles is meant to offer a "congestion free, accident-free
and crime free" experience to those visiting the area.
- Connaught
Place is one of the largest financial, commercial and business centres in
New Delhi, India.
SPORTS AFFAIRS
Government constitutes Injeti
Srinivas Committee to frame National Sports Code:
- Former
Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra and legendary Prakash Padukone are part of
the nine-member government panel formed to make recommendations for
bringing out a comprehensive National Sports Development Code across all
disciplines.
- The
committee will be headed by Sports Secretary Injeti Srinivas.
- The
Committee will study issues related to sports governance including court
judgments and best international practices.
