DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 6TH JAN 2017
(Daily News India)
1. GOOGLE INDIA LAUNCHES MY BUSINESS AND DIGITAL
UNLOCKED TOOL FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES IN INDIA.
i. Google India has
launched two new initiatives named My Business and Digital Unlocked for the
small and medium businesses in India.
ii. My Business tool
small businesses would be able to set up website from their Digital Unlocked mobile devices.
iii. Digital Unlocked
programme will impart mobile and online courses to help small businesses. It is
a digital training programme to enable the small businessman to adapt them with
the changing technologies.
2.
JOVENEL MOISE ELECTED AS THE PRESIDENT OF HAITI
i. Jovenel Moise has been
elected as the President of Haiti.
ii. Jovenel Moise is a
businessman from Haiti capital city of Port-au-Prince and is related to banana
export business. Mr. Moise who is from
Bald Heads Party has won 55.6% of the total votes casted.
3.
RBI APPOINTED SUREKHA MARANDI AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
i. India’s central
banking institution Reserve Bank of India was appointed Surekha Marandi as its
Executive Director.
ii. She replaced U S
Paliwal.
iii. Marandi was working
as the Chief Vigilance Officer and Principal Chief General Manager in the
Reserve Bank.
iv. She has also served
on the Boards of United Bank of India and Bank of Baroda.
4.
AUSTRALIAN CRICKETER ARTHUR MORRIS INDUCTED INTO ICC CRICKET HALL OF FAME
i. Former Australian
cricketer Arthur Morris was inducted into the International Cricket Council’s
Hall of Fame.
ii. Morris, who became
the 82nd player to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, was given the
honour posthumously.