IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS
OF JANUARY 4, 2016
- China has created three new military bodies to
modernize its military and improve its fighting capacity as part of reforms.
- General
command for the People's Liberation Army,
- Missile
force
- Strategic
support force
- Chinese
President Xi Jinping has
said that the three new units had been created as part of a modernization
reform and "to realize the Chinese dream of a strong military."
India moved 13 positions
ahead from 65th to 52nd rank in Tourism
& Travel competitive index according to the Press Information Bureau's
recent report.
- Top
10 in the list are,
- Spain
- France
- Germany
- US
- UK
- Switzerland
- Australia
- Italy
- Japan
- Canada
- Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 103rd session of the Indian Science Congress at Mysuru on January 4, 2016.
- In
his speech Modi gave a new mantra comprising five
Es for scientists. They are
Economy, Environment, Energy, Empathy and Equity.
- Implementing
an announcement made in the Tamil Nadu Assembly in 2014 for farmers welfare, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has launched the Amma Seedsscheme.
- This
new scheme is aimed at providing quality seeds, the state government said on
January 4, 2016.
- The Tamil Nadu State Seeds Development
Agency will act as the nodal
body to coordinate seed farms, production units and the farmers.
- President
Pranab Mukherjee on
January 4, 2016 gave his assent to the five
legislations which have been
passed by Parliament in the recently concluding winter session.
- These
legislations are,
- The
Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act,
- The
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment
Act,
- The
Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of
High Courts Act,
- The
Atomic Energy (Amendment) Act,
- The
Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015.
- Finance
Ministry has asked Public
Sector Banks (PSBs) to
strengthen written examination for recruitment of Clerical and sub-staff posts as there will be no interviews for
such appointments.
- Lt
Col Niranjan, a
member of the NSG's Bomb Disposal Squad, was martyred while he was defusing the
grenade at the Pathankot air base during combing operations.
- Corporation
Bank has
bagged three awards at the ‘National Payments Excellence Awards 2015’
event recently.
- Important
Points to Note :
- Corporation
Bank received the winner award jointly with Indian Bank for ‘Cheque Truncation
System’ under the mid-sized category.
- The
bank also received two runner-up awards for National Financial Switch for its
performance in acquirer transactions and Immediate Payment Service (IMPS).
- This
function was organised by National
Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
- Music
maestro Ilaiyaraja has been selected for Kerala Tourism’s Nishagandhi
Puraskaram 2016 for his
artistic excellence and contribution to the Indian film music industry.
- The
award carries a purse of Rs.1,50,000 citation and a statuette.
- The National Bank for Agriculture and
Rural Development (NABARD) on
January 4, 2016 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Remote Sensing Center
(NRSC) for web-based
monitoring of watershed projects.
- Important
Points to Note :
- The
web-based monitoring of Indo-German Watershed Development (IGWDP) projects will
happen in three states, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Telangana, Nabard said in a
statement.
- Under
the MoU, Hyderabad-based NRSC, will create a separate page for Nabard on Bhuvan
web-portal, develop customised software tool and mobile application for real
time monitoring, online comparison and visualisation with respect to activities
implemented in the projects sanctioned by Nabard.
- Popular
online streaming service Netflix is likely to launch in India next
week during the trade show CES 2016.
- The
website was planning to enter the Asian nations soon with Singapore and Hong
Kong.
- State-owned Punjab National Bank has announced that it has launched
host of digital banking solutions including green
PIN and enhancement of its mobile
app.
- The
bank launched mobile apps enabling the customer to locate PNB ATM with PNB ATM
Assist.
- The
bank also launched another Android app to undertake basic banking.
- PNB
MD :
Usha Ananthasubramanian
- State-run
lender, IDBI Bank, is
planning to raise Rs.3,771 crore by way of Qualified
Institutional Placement (QIP) which
could see government stake reduce by 25 per cent.
- Atul
Sobti on
January 4, 2016 assumed charge as Chairman
and Managing Director (CMD) of
state-owned power equipment maker BHEL.
- In
September last year, the government had approved the appointment of Sobti as
CMD, Bhel for a period of 5 years.
- Prior
to this, Sobti was Director on the Board of Bhel, heading two crucial
portfolios of Power and Finance. Earlier, he also held additional charge of the
post of Director (Engineering, R&D).
- Mumbai
Rockets beat
Awadhe Warriors 2-1 in opening match of Premier
Badminton League in Mumbai.
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