Awards and Recognition of December 2016 current affairs

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*Indian film maker, Onir, won the Hollywood independent  documentary awards for is Indo-australian documentary  “Raising the bar”.

*BEML(Bharat Earth Moves Ltd) has won “CII National Quality 2016 Award” .

* Helen Martin, a UK artist has won  “2016 Turner prize” , which is an annual prize awarded to a British Visual artist.

*Vijaya Bank is honored with  “Best bank for SME lending” award  and  Corporation Bank is honored with “Best MSME bank” award.

*Srinidhi Shetty has won “Miss Supranational 2016” crown  in Poland. She hails from Mangaluru.

*Usain Bolt (Jamaica) and Almaz Ayana(Ethiopia) have been named as male and female Athletes  of the year 2016 at IAAF Athletics awards.

* Didi  Chuxing Cheng Wei, is named  “Businessman of the year 2016”  by Forbes.

*Yoga, one of ancient practices of India, Rumba dance of Cuba and Beer of Belgian are included in the UNESCO list of Intangible cultural heritage  of humanity during 11^th session.

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Banking , Economic and Financial affairs of December 2016 - Current affairs

 Hello readers, following are the 7 important Financial affairs happened in December month which are of  importance in bank exams and Interviews.

*Yes bank launched SIMePAY, a digital transaction with which any account holder can do money transfers and other mobile banking services without need of Internet or smart phones.

* GDP of Indian economy has grown at 7.3%  in 2^ndquarter of 2016-2017. Previously it was 7.1%  in the 1^st quarter.

* MMTC(Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation) has tied up with  SBI(State Bank of India) to sell government minted 24 karat gold coins which will be available in 5gm,10gm and 20 gm denominations.

*YES Bank of Maharashtra has tied up with OLA cab services to set up Mobile ATM’s across 10 cities in 30 locations in India.

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* Andha Pradesh Government with TATA Trust has launched Swatha Kutumbam, which is a health insurance scheme  in Vijayawada  which became 1^stconstituency to have health insurance for all people from December 1^st, 2016    to November 30, 2017.

* Viola Desmond, a civil rights activist in Canada has been featured on Nation’s $10 Currency Note.

* Stock holders of National Bank of Abu Dhabi and 1^st Gulf gulf Bank approved to merge in to the biggest of all  Gulf Countries with an asset of 178$ billion.
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Important Places in News in December 1st week- Current affairs

* Dhasai Village, Thane district of Maharashtra-

        It became “First cashless village” on December 2^nd, 2016.

*  Kisama village, Nagaland-
10 day long hornbill festival celebrated from December1st to 10th ,which aims at revive,protect and
Preserve Naga heritage

*  Bodhgaya, Bihar-

10 day Tripitak Sutrapath Mahotsava celebrated from Dec 2^nd to 11^th

*  Bramaha Sarovar,Kurukshetra, Haryana –

First ever International Gita Mahotsav celebrated on December 6^th

*  Sardar patel Cricket stadium, Gujarat-

This stadium is going to become worlds  biggest cricket stadium in seating capacity from which
L&T company bagged contract from GCA

*  National Chambal Sanctuary-Bah tehsil,Agra,Uttar Pradesh-

3 day International festival celebrated to promote Eco-tourism in state

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Also read Important sports affairs in December 2016

Sports Affairs for December 1 to 10th, 2016 - Latest current Affairs for Bank exams

December 2016, 1-10th  Important sports affairs is given in following table for easy reference. share your opinion about it in comment box. Happy reading.

	Name	Achievement
1	Magnus Carlsen(Norway)	won “World Chess Championship” held in New York,USA
2	Nico Rosberg	Announced shocking retirement from Formula One racing
3	PV Sindhu	Her career best ranking of 7 in BWF world Ranking
4	Indian  Women’s Cricket team	Won  T20 Asia Cup held in Bangkok by defeating Pakistan in Final match
5	Mukesh Kumar	Oldest Golfer to wins Aisan Tour title
6	Steven Smith(Australian cricket team Captain)	Scored 164 runs in 1st One day against New Zealand which is his carrier best and highest individual score by Australian Captain equal Ricky Pointing
7	Alvardo Dominguez(Spain Football player)	Announced retirement
8	Argentina Women’s Hockey team	Won  women’s Hockey Junior World Cup 2016 held in Chile
9	Peter Gilchrist(Singapore)	Won 2016 IBSF World Billiards Long Up title
10	Virat Kohli	Completed 4000 runs in Test matches on Dec 10, at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

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December 1st to 10th Important People deaths and there areas - Current Affairs for Bank exams

Hello Readers. The following table lists the important deaths of Major personalities . Question on famous people deaths and what they are famous for  is definitely asked in every Bank exam. So we are providing in simplified form for you. Happy Reading.

     

	Name	Well known For
1	Jayalalitha(Amma)	Tamilnadu Chief Minister
2	Cho Ramaswamy	Journalist and Comedian
3	Sri Ram Gojamunde	Marathi Cinema Veteran
4	Makkal Pavalar Inkulab	Tamil Poet
5	John Glen	First  American to Orbit the earth
6	Rashaan Salaam	USA Foot ball player
7	Sammy Lee	First American man to win Olympic Gold medal
8	Bekal Utashi	Poet and former Member of Parliament
9	Bhai Mahavir	Former Madhya Pradesh Governor
10	Phulel Singh Sujlana	Former Hockey Empire

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December 2016 Important days and there themes - Current Affairs

Hello Readers, Important days from December 1st to December 10th,2016 are given in table form below for easy understanding even to weak students. Read completely and share your opinion in the comment box.

Day	Observance	Theme
December  1	World Aids Day	Hands up for HIV AIDS Prevention
December 2	a. International Day for Abolition of Slavery	-
	b. BSF 51 Raising day	-
	c. National Pollution control day	-
December 3	International day for persons with Disabilities	-
December 4	Navy day(45th)	-
December 5	a.  International Volunteer day for Economic  and social development	Global Applause-Give volunteers a hand
	b. World Soil Day	Soil and Pulses, a symbiosis for life
December 6	Dr.B.R.Ambedkar 61st Mahaparinirvan Diwas	-
December 7	International  Civil Aviation Day	Working together to ensure no country is left behind
December 8	Kochi observed this day as Plastic free day	-
December 9	International Anti-Corruption day	United against corruption for development ,  security and peace
December 10	Human Rights day	Stand up for someone’s rights today

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