DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 17TH DEC 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. VG
KANNAN APPOINTED CEO OF INDIAN BANKS’ ASSOCIATION
i. V G Kannan has took charge as Chief
Executive of the Indian Banks’ Association .
ii. He succeeds M V Tanksale.
iii. Kannan had retired as Managing
Director & Group Executive of State Bank of India.
2.
INDIAN-AMERICAN WOMAN ELECTED AS MAYOR
i. First time, an Indian-American woman
Savita Vaidhyanathan has been elected as the new Mayor of the key Californian
city of Cupertino..
3.
SEVENTH EDITION OF BILATERAL EXERCISE ‘EKUVERIN’ STARTED IN MALDIVES
i. The Seventh edition of Exercise
EKUVERIN will be held at Kadhdhoo, Laamu Atoll, Maldives.
ii. The aim of the exercise is to
conduct military training with emphasis on amphibious & counter-terrorism
operations with a view to enhancing interoperability between the two armies.
iii. The Exercise is a 14-day platoon
level joint military exercise between the Indian Army & the Maldives
National Defence Force.
4. SMRITI
MANDHANA NAMED IN ICC WOMEN’S TEAM OF THE YEAR
i. India’s Smriti Mandhana has been
named in the ICC Women’s Team of the Year 2016.
ii. The women’s team of the year has
been added to the list of awards to acknowledge and appreciate outstanding
performances of women’s cricketers over a 12-month period.
5. INDIA
TOPPED ASIA’S INNOVATION CHART
i. India has topped the Asia's
innovation chart Index.
ii. The ‘Silicon Valley’ of the east,
Bengaluru, which is 5th largest hub at the global level, saw most of the
innovations in 2016.