Current Affairs December, 2016

• Government proposes setting up Financial Data Management Centre
• Government launches Swachh Swasth Sarvatra initiative
• Government constitutes committee to review institutionalisation of arbitration mechanism in India

The Union Ministry of Law and Justice has constituted a High Level Committee (HLC) to review institutionalisation of arbitration mechanism in India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched UPI based mobile payment application called BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) at the Digi Dhan Mela held in Talkatora stadium, New Delhi.

• हाल ही में भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक (आरबीआई) के नए डिप्टी गवर्नर

The Union Ministry for Petroleum & Natural Gas has met the 1.5-crore target for LPG connections that were to be added under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in the 2016-17 financial year.

The Union Government has proposed setting up Financial Data Management Centre (FDMC) based on recommendation of a committee set up under the Department of Economic Affairs (DEC).

Union Government launched Swachh Swasth Sarvatra initiative to strengthen health centres in open defecation-free (ODF) blocks.

• वेरा रुबिन किस देश की प्रसिद्ध खगोलशास्त्री थी?

• Union Government gives nod for apex corridor development body
• Tribal development remains poor: Tribal Ministry report
• Viral V Acharya appointed as RBI Deputy Governor

The Union Government has launched Integrated Voice Response System (IVRS) system in a bid to tackle the call drop menace.

China has successfully launched pair two high-resolution remote sensing satellites SuperView-1 01 and 02 to get commercial images.

The Union Government has appointed Viral V Acharya (42) as new Deputy Governor at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).