DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 2ND DEC 2016
(Daily News India)
1. WORLD
AIDS DAY OBSERVED ON 1ST DECEMBER
i. World
AIDS Day is observed across the world on 1st December annually.
ii. The
theme for 2016 World Aids Day is ‘Hands Up for HIV Prevention’.
iii. The day
is observed to raise awareness to the Aids pandemic caused by the spread of the
HIV infection.
2. SACHIN
TENDULKAR'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY "PLAYING IT MY WAY" NAMED BOOK OF THE YEAR
i. The
autobiography of India’s Sachin Tendulkar “Playing it my way” has won the
prestigious Crossword Book of the Year Award in the Autobiography category.
ii. The book
is penned by Boria Majumdar.
iii.
Earlier, it also had entered the Limca Book of World Records for being the best
selling.
3. ANDHRA
PRADESH CM CHANDRABABU TO HEAD CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO PROMOTE E-PAYMENTS
i. NITI
Aayog under the banner of the Union Government, constituted a 13-member
committee to promote cashless economy.
ii. The
committee will be headed by Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu.
iii. The
committee will be formed by Chief Ministers of various states representing
different political parties to examine and promote the use of digital payment
systems across the country.
iv. The
Committee will identify the best global practices for implementing an economy
primarily based on digital payment.
4. NATIONAL
ANTHEM MUST BE PLAYED IN THEATRES BEFORE MOVIES, ORDERS SUPREME COURT
i. The
Supreme Court made it mandatory for cinema halls to play the National anthem
before the screening of a film in theatres across the country.
ii. A Bench
of Justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy said that “People must show respect to
the national anthem and the national flag and pay respect to the anthem.
5. HIMACHAL
PRADESH RAJ BHAWAN ADOPTS CASHLESS SYSTEM AFTER PM’S APPEAL
i. Raj
Bhawan of Himachal Pradesh has adopted the cashless system for all kind of
payments.
ii. Governor
Acharya Devvrat has directed Raj Bhawan’s official in Shimla to use a cashless
system or cheque in all kinds of payments.
