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2 Weekly One Liner Updates 8 st 14 th December 2016 Dear readers, Weekly One Liner Updates is a collection of important news and events that occurred in the Second week (8 th 14 th ) of December This file is important for exams like NIACL AO, RBI Assistant, India Post Payment Bank, IBPS Clerk VI, IDBI, Indian Bank, Syndicate bank and all upcoming Banking & Insurance exams. Banking & Financial Awareness 1. India s rank in the 2016 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 7th. The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2016 released by Sydney-based think-tank Institute for Economics & Peace. 2. The India-UK Conference on Ease of Doing Business has started in New Delhi. The India-UK Conference will bring together officials from state and central Government in India with UK experts. 3. As 2016 Expedia vacation deprivation report, India s position in the vacation deprived country ranking 4th. The survey was conducted online between 12 th to 29 th September, 2016, across 28 countries by Expedia. The list is topped by Spain and UAE, followed by Malaysia and South-Korea. 4. As per updated report Asian Development Outlook 2016 of Asian Development Bank (ADB) India s economic growth forecast for Financial year %. 5. The Telangana State Government will provide banking services to the uncovered villages by 10th, January 2017 about 5 thousand. The banks have come forward to adopt two villages through each of their branches for enabling cashless transactions. The officials of about 3000 bank branches along with Panchayat Raj authorities will visit every village and open Jan Dhan accounts for people who do not have it until now. 6. The Union Government has decided to waive service tax on debit and credit card transactions up to Rs. to promote digital transactions 2,000 rupees. The exemption will be applicable for the amount in a single transaction. 7. The union Government has decreased the import duty on wheat to zero from 10%. It will improve domestic availability in the wake of rising prices. Earlier, the government had decreased wheat import duty to 10 % from 25 %. 8. The TV channel was launched by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in order to provide lessons for cashless transactions 'Digishala'. The TV channel will broadcast nationally on DD free-dth service. Major aim for this move is to educate farmers, students, Dalit and women in rural areas about the benefits of digital payments. 9. Who has become first Canadian woman to appear on bank note Viola Desmond. Viola Desmond will appear on the Canadian $10 bill - replacing the nation's first prime minister John A Macdonald who will be moved to a higher bill - when new banknotes go into circulation in Yes Bank has tied-up with a grocery delivery startup to deliver up to Rs. 2,000 cash to customers when they order grocery worth minimum Rs.1,000 online Grofers. The service currently operational in Mumbai, Gurugram and Bengaluru. Grofers delivery executives will carry Yes Bank PoS machines that users can swipe to get cash. 2 P a g e

3 Important Date 1. The United Nations (UN) International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) is observed every year on 9th December. The day highlights the role of the United Nations Convention against Corruption in combating and preventing it. The 2016 theme is United against corruption for development, peace and security. 2. The Human Rights Day (HRD) is observed every year on 10th December. The day emphasizes on peace and harmony with respect for each other s rights. The 2016 theme is Stand up for someone s rights today!. 3. The International Mountain Day (IMD) is observed every year on 11th December. The 2016 theme is Mountain cultures: Celebrating diversity and strengthening identity. 3 P a g e New Appointments 1. Who has been appointed as the Director General of National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) Adwaita Gadanayak. He succeeded Rajeev Lochan. Earlier, Gadanayak was the head of the School of Sculpture at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. 2. Who has won the presidential election of the Republic of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo. He got absolute majority over President John Mahama by 53.8% votes. He will be sworn in as President of Ghana on January 7, Who has become the acting president of South Korea Hwang Kyo-ahn. 4. Who has been elected new President of 90th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan Akshay kumar M Kale. 5. The first Indian state to launch crop insurance claim distribution programme Madhya Pradesh. Under the this Scheme, the farmers who lost Kharif Crop in the year 2015 due to natural calamities will be benefited. 6. Who has been elected as the Prime Minister of New Zealand Bill English. He succeeded John Key. Earlier, English was the Deputy Prime Minister from 2008 to Who has been sworn-in as the new Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres. He will succeed Ban Ki-moon on 1st January, The Bollywood personality has been appointed as the UNICEF s newest Global Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra. She has the responsibility to urge people from across nations to become the collective voice of oppressed children in the world and join forces to leave a better future for the coming generations. 9. Who has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar. Justice Nisar will replace Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, who is set to retire on December Who has been appointed as the non-executive Chairperson of IDFC Bank Veena Mankar.

4 She has been appointed with effect from December 09, 2016, up to July 26, Who has been appointed chief of Pakistan's powerful spy agency ISI Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar. Books & Authors 1. The book Dipa Karmakar: The Small Wonder has been authored by Bishweshwar Nandi. The book will have many untold stories of struggle and triumph besides rare archival photos from the Karmakars private album and photos from the Olympics and Commonwealth Games. 2. The book The Other One Percent: Indians in America has been authored by Sanjoy Chakravorty. The book is the first comprehensive and data-driven account of the selection and entrepreneurship of Indians in America. 3. The book Many Everests: An Inspiring Journey of Transforming Dream into Reality has been authored by Ravindra Kumar. The book gives you a new approach to life, a new way to make and live a happy, successfull and peaceful life 4 P a g e Important News India 1. The Indian Army has launched a Veterans Outreach App Veterans Outreach App. The app. has been launched by the Chief of the Army Staff General Dalbir Singh Suhag. It was prepared under the Directorate of Indian Army Veterans (DIAV). 2. The union minister has launched Digidhan campaign to promote digital transactions Ravi Shankar Prasad. Citizens will be informed about various modes of digital payments by educating them to download, install and transact digital payments. Digishala TV Channel is a free-to-air channel which will educate people about digital payment and is available on DTH service. 3. The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has constituted committee to fight against the menace of online piracy Ajit Mohan committee. 4. The Committee has submitted its final report to the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Ratan Watal committee. The committee has recommended medium term strategy for accelerating growth of Digital Payments in India Million for 100 Million campaign for child rights has been launched Pranab Mukherjee. The campaign is with the objective to mobilize 100 million youth and children for the upliftment of 100 million underprivileged children across the world. 6. Indian airport has become the second airport in the Asia-Pacific region to achieve carbon neutral status Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA). 7. Union Ministers Suresh Prabhu & J P Nadda has inaugurated new coaches of the 'Lifeline Express' for cancer and family health services in New Delhi Railway station two. The purpose of the coaches with medical facilities is to provide health services to every nook and corner of the country. Lifeline Express (Jeevan Rekha Express) is the fully equipped with operation theatre travels in the rural areas and provides free treatment to the populace.

5 States News 1. The Court has termed the Islamic practice of divorcing a woman by uttering the word TALAQ thrice as unconstitutional Allahabad High Court. The Allahabad High Court held that this form of instant divorce is cruel and most demeaning which impedes and drags India from becoming a nation. 2. The 2016 Serendipity Arts Festival (SAF) will be held in Goa. The first edition of 8-day long Serendipity Arts Festival (SAF) will be held on the banks of river Mandovi in Panaji, Goa from 16thto 23rd December. 3. The Narmada Seva Yatra has been launched by the state Madhya Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has launched Narmada Seva Yatra at Amarkantak. The Narmada Sewa Yatra will create awareness about the conservation of the river. It will cover more than 1900 km in 16 districts. 4. India s first amphibious bus project has been launched by the state government Punjab. The bus project Harike Cruise has been launched at the Harike wetland near Amritsar. The amphibious bus project has cost the state government over Rs. 11 crore. 5. The state government has tied up with Tata Trust to strengthen Public Distribution System (PDS) Uttar Pradesh. Tata Trusts have installed electronic Point of Sale devices (epos) to ensure operation of an Aadhaar-enabled Public Distribution System (AePDS) at fair price shops of the entire urban region of Lucknow. 6. A comprehensive program for creating new development perspectives by maximum utilization of opportunities through waste management, water resources and agricultural development using organic farming Haritha Keralam Mission. Important News World 1. The 5th India-Arab Partnership Conference has been held in Muscat(Oman). The theme of the conference is Partnership towards innovation and cooperation in Information Technology. 2. The city will host 2016 Laureates and Leaders summit for children New Delhi. The purpose of the summit is to advance the fight against Child Labor, child slavery and violence against Children. 3. The technological giant has tied up with union government for online River Water and Air Quality Monitoring systems Intel. 4. An advance weather satellite has been successfully launched into orbit Fengyun The 6th edition of Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development (APMCHUD) has inaugurated by Venkaiah Naidu. Honours & Award 1. Who has been named as the Time magazine s Person of the Year 2016 Donald Trump Donald Trump has named by Time magazine as its Person of the Year 2016 for his stunning victory in the US Presidential election. 2. Who has been bestowed with the Golden Jubilee Lifetime Achievement Award by the Sports Journalists Association of Mumbai (SJAM) Sunil Gavaskar. 5 P a g e

6 He was presented with a citation and a certificate which has details of all his 34 centuries. 3. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Italy Paolo Gentiloni. Mr Gentiloni succeeds Matteo Renzi, who resigned after losing a referendum eight day ago. 4. The first Indian to win medal at the Mr. Olympia Amateur Asia 2016 s Classic Bodybuilding category Iqbal Sayed. He won silver medal in the event after beating participants from 20 countries in the classic bodybuilding category. 5. Who has won the 2016 FIFA Ballon D or Award Cristiano Ronaldo. Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo beat rival Lionel Messi to win the prestigious Ballon d'or award for a fourth time. 6. Who has been named as the 2016 Foreign Policy Global Thinker for novel Twitter diplomacy Sushma Swaraj. She was named in the Decision-makers category of 14 other notable thinkers including Hillary Clinton, Angela Merkel and Justin Trudeau. Sports News 1. The first elite men s senior national boxing tournament has started in Assam. The elite boxing championship would immensely help the upcoming boxers of the state and motivate the young generation to take up boxing as a career. Around 350 players have participated and would be competing in 10 weight categories. 2. The world s largest seating capacity cricket stadium will come up in the Gujarat. The Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium (Motera Stadium) in Ahmedabad is set to become the world s largest seating capacity cricket stadium. The stadium is projected to seat about 1,10,000 people (current 54,000 people). 3. Who has won the World Billiards (150-Up format) Championships title Pankaj Advani. 4. India s largest indoor sports arena will come up in New Town area (Kolkata). The proposed stadium will have solar power and will come up on 10 acres of land near the Deer Park in Eco Park. 5. The badminton player has won the 2016 Most Improved Player award by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) PV Sindhu Most Improved Player award has been given by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) at the Players Reception and Gala Dinner in Dubai. 6. The highest-paid athlete of all time, according to Forbes Michael Jordan. Jordan played 15 seasons in the NBA which allowed him to earn $93 million. 7. Who has equaled Kapil Dev's record of 23 five-wicket hauls Ravichandran Ashwin. This was the 23rd time that Ashwin had picked up a 5-wicket haul in a Test match, considered by pundits as an equivalent of a Test century by a batsman, thus emulating the legendary Kapil Dev, who too picked up 23 5-wicket hauls in his decorated career. 6 P a g e

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