Weekly Current Affairs December: Week 3

Banking and Financial Awareness:

RBI Imposes Additional Actions Under PCA on United Bank of India.
RBI Imposes Rs 5 crore Penalty on Syndicate Bank.
Government Ropes in ICICI Bank to Enable Cashless Payments on e-NAM.
IRDAI panel suggests easing of G-Sec rule for insurance companies.
Yes bank and European Investment Bank announced a co-finance programme of $ 400mn for the clean power project.
AU small finance bank joins hand with Sahaj e village for banking service.
Govt. infuses Rs. 52000 cr in PSBs under Indradhanush Plan.
SBI Card and Bharat Petroleum launch BPCL SBI card.

Pradeep Kumar Gupta appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Mali.
Ravindra Jaiswal appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Sudan.
M. Subbarayudu appointed as Next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Peru.
Justice UD Salvi Appointed Officiating Chief of National Green Tribunal (NGT).
NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar retired.
Airtel Payments Bank CEO Shashi Arora Resigns.
Apple appoints Michel Coulomb to lead India operations.

Rekha Receives First Smita Patil Memorial Award.
Shree Saini Crowned Miss India USA 2017.
Actor Salman Khan has topped the 2017 Forbes India Celebrity 100 list for the second consecutive year with the earning of Rs 232.83 crore.
Tata Steel Joda East Iron Mine (JEIM) gets Golden Peacock Innovation Award.
Authors Mamang Dai and Ramesh Kuntal Megh have won this year's Sahitya Akademi award.

Assam Signs MoU with Isha Foundation to Save Rivers.
Andhra Pradesh Government Signs Agreements With Alphabet X.
Skill Development Ministry and Maruti Suzuki Sign MoU to support Skill India in the automobile industry.
India, Myanmar Ink MoU for Development of Rakhine State.
India signed an agreement with Switzerland for Information Exchange.
A loan agreement has been signed between India and Germany for Pare Hydroelectric Plant Project.

Andrej Babis Appointed as new Prime Minister of Czech.
According to Forbes' annual ranking for the best countries for business in 2018, US is at the top place.
France Passes Law to Ban all Oil and Gas Production by 2040.
Sebastian Pinera Wins Chile’s Presidential Election.
World Bank Provides Loans of $125 Million for STRIVE Project.
WHO Certifies Gabon as Polio-free.

E-way Bill to be Made Compulsory from February 2018.
Companies Amendment Bill 2017 Passed by Parliament.
Lok Sabha Passes Immovable Property Amendment Bill.
First National Training of trainers programme for Sendai Framework held in New Delhi.
DARPAN Launched for Financial Inclusion of Rural Population.
Cabinet Approves Establishing India's 1st National Rail and Transportation University.
India's First design University Opens in Haryana.
GST Council Clears e-way Bill Mechanism.
India has largest diaspora population in the world: UN Report.
India to Host Meeting of WTO Member Countries on Food Security.
Russia’s Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin Visits New Delhi.
Cabinet Approves "Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector".
MEA Launched SAMEEP to Take Indian Foreign Policy to Students Across Country.
NGT Bans Plastic Items in Towns Located Along Ganga.
Indian Railways plans to make all stations 100% LED lit by March 2018.
NITI Aayog to set up Methanol Economy Fund to promote production and use of the clean fuel.
Parliament passes Indian Institutes of Management Bill, 2017.
India selected as Chair of Ad Hoc Committee of Kimberley Certification Scheme.
Govt. approves setting up of 42 Mega food park.

India and Maldives are organising the eighth edition of EKUVERIN joint military exercise in Belagav, Karnataka.
Hamesha Vijayee Military Exercise Begins in Rajasthan.
Naseem-Al-Bahr 2017: India, Oman Conducted Naval Exercise.

Losar Festival Celebrated in Ladakh.
Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune's initiative, Avantika University has become India's first design university with a unique academic structure.
UP To, Have Cow Protection Committees in All Districts.
Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Approves Pension for State's Transgender.
Goa Celebrates 56th Liberation Day.
Vijay Rupani Remains Gujarat Chief Minister and Nitin Patel His Deputy.
PM inaugurates 60 MW Tuirial Hydropower Project in Aizawl, Mizoram.
Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project gets environmental clearance in Telangana.
India’s First National Rail and Transportation University to come at Vadodara.

PV Sindhu Wins silver at BWF World Superseries Finals.
Sir Mo Farah has been named BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2017.
Messi Gets La Liga’s Best Player Award 2017.
Sushil Kumar Clinches Gold at Commonwealth Wrestling Championships.
Junior shuttler Aakarshi Kashyap won U-17 and U-19 singles titles at Badminton junior Nationals in Guwahati, Assam.
India Finishes 1st at Junior Boxing Championship in Germany.
Ekta Bisht First Indian Women Cricketer named in ICC ODI & T20 Teams.
Birmingham to Host Commonwealth Games in 2022.