Current Affairs: Daily GK Update 14th December 2017
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Current Affairs: Daily GK Update 14th December 2017
International
1.Norway becomes 1st nation to shut national broadcasts on FM
Norway became the world’s first country to shut down national broadcasts of its FM network by completing its transition to digital radio. The transition concerns only national radio channels.
2.World Bank to stop funding oil, gas projects from 2019
The World Bank announced that it will stop financing oil and gas exploration and extraction from 2019,
National
1.Telangana develops app ‘Urban Genie’ to connect citizens, technicians
The Telangana government has announced to launch a mobile application ‘Urban Genie’ which will enable citizens in urban areas across the state to find certified technicians and workers.
2.Delhi Govt sets up panel to suggest norms for private hospitals
The Delhi government under Dr. Kirti Bhushan set-up a nine-member expert committee to look into the functioning of private hospitals and nursing homes and recommend norms to be followed the clinics, including capping the profit margin on medicines and consumables.
3.Home ministry releases Rs 174 crore to six states for border development
The home ministry has released Rs 174 crore to six states having an international border for development of infrastructure in forward areas.
4.PM Narendra Modi dedicates scorpene-class submarine INS Kalvari to the nation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned India’s first indigenous Scorpene-class submarine Kalvari into the Navy at Mumbai’s Naval Dockyard.
5.Japan to offer grant for vocational training centre in Rajasthan
Japan has decided to offer a grant worth 8.4 million Yen for the construction of a vocational training centre for poor women and youth in Rajasthan’s Baran district.
Banking & Economy
1.RBI imposes restrictions on Corporation Bank as its bad loans crosses 10%
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed certain restrictions on Corporation Bank on carrying out banking activities as its share of bad loans rose sharply. This makes Corporation Bank eighth bank to face restriction in a span of 10 months.
2.AIIB approves USD 335 mn loan for Bangalore metro project
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a USD 335 million loan to finance a 100-per cent electric metro rail project in Bangalore.
Death
1.Actor, director Neeraj Vora passes away
Actor-director Neeraj Vora, who starred in films like ‘Baadshah’ and ‘Hello Brother’, passed after battling coma for a year