Current Affairs December 2016

President Pranab Mukherjee launches 100 Million for 100 Million Campaign

Date: 11 December 2016

Place: Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi

World’s longest Rail Tunnel Starts Operating in Switzerland

Date: 11 December, 2016

Place: Switzerland

India International Science festival -2016

Date: 11 December,2016

Place: New Delhi

Madhya Pradesh Government launches Narmada Seva Yatra

Date: 11 December,2016

Place: Amarkantak(Madhya Pradesh)

Microsoft launches India’s first Cybersecurity Engagement Centre in New Delhi

Date: 12 December, 2016

Place: New Delhi

Punjab Government launches India’s first amphibious bus project

Date: 12 December, 2016

Place: Harike wetland near Amritsar

Cyclone Vardah struck coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

Date: 12 December, 2016

Place: Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

India, Russia bilateral naval exercise Indra Navy 2016 begins

Date: 14 December, 2016

Place: Bay of Bengal

Union Cabinet approves Major Port Trust Authorities Bill, 2016 to give autonomy to 12 major ports

Date: 14 December, 2016

Place: New Delhi

Rajya Sabha passes Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2016

Date: 14 December.2016

Place: New Delhi

Union Cabinet approves MoU between ISRO and USGS

Date: 14 December, 2016

Place: New Delhi

Pakistan successfully test-fires enhanced version of Babur cruise missile 4

Date: 14 December, 2016

Place: Islamabad

PM Narendra Modi ranks 9th in Forbes list of powerful people

Date: 14 December, 2016

Place: New York

Union Government launches Lucky Grahak Yojana, Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojana to promote digital payments

Date: 15 December, 2016

Place: New Delhi

e-Tourist visa extended to citizens of 161 countries: Government

Date: 14 December, 2016

Place: New Delhi

Supreme Court bans sale of liquor on highways

Date: 15 December, 2016

Place: New Delhi

Rajasthan Government launches Annapurna Rasoi Scheme

Date: 15 December, 2016

Place: Jaipur(Rajasthan)

5th India-Arab partnership conference

Date: 14 to 15 December, 2016

Place: Muscat, Oman