DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 12TH DEC 2016
(Daily News India)
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1.
INDIA-UK CONFERENCE ON EASE OF DOING BUSINESS
i. The India-UK Conference on Ease of
Doing Business concluded in New Delhi.
ii. This conference would act as an
opportunity to enhance the strategic bilateral partnership between the two
nations.
iii. The conference was jointly
inaugurated by Ramesh Abhishek, Secretary of Ministry of Commerce and Industry
and Dominic Asquith, the British High Commissioner.
2. 28TH
EDITION OF SIMCON 2016
i. The 28th State Information Ministers
Conference was organised by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting at
Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
ii. The conference was chaired by
Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu.
iii. The aim of the conference is to promote
partnership among Centre and State, to discuss key issues in the films &
broadcasting sector.
3.
RAJENDAR KUMAR APPOINTED AS NEW CBDT MEMBER
i. Senior IRS officer Rajendra Kumar
has been appointed as the new Member of the Central Board of Direct Taxes.
ii. The Central Board of Direct Taxes
is a statutory authority functioning under the Central Board of Revenue Act,
1963. It is headquartered at New Delhi.
4. RATAN
P. WATAL SUBMITTED ITS REPORT TO FINANCE MINSTER TO BOOST DIGITAL PAYMENT
i. The committee formed by Finance
Ministry to boost Digital Payment system in India submitted its report to
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
ii. The report recommended including
those group of citizens into the digital payment system who are not well versed
with it so that they can use it for their benefit and reduce dependence on
cash.