Current Affairs 29.12.19 English

NATIONAL

1.     India is set to cross 100GW Renewable Energy capacity in 2020.

2.     India 1st university for Transgender community will be opened up in Fazilangar, UP.

STATE

3.     Losar Festival celebrated for Ladakhi New year.

SCHEMES & APPS

4.     Aadhaar made mandatory for PMVVY (Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana) pension scheme for senior citizens.

5.     Government citizen engagement platform MyGov has reached 1 crore registered users.

SUMMITS & CONFERENCE

6.     5th India-Japan Maritime Affairs Dialogue held in Tokyo.

BANKING

7.     NPCI offers recharge option for FASTag through BHIM UPI App.

8.     RBI introduced PPI (Prepaid Payment Instrument) which can be used for transaction of Goods & Services upto limit of Rs 10,000.

9.     Government released 2153 crore to Allahabad Bank, 4630 Crore to Indian Overseas Bank, 2142 Crore to UCO Bank for preferential Allotment of shares.

10. SBI to launch OTP-based ATM cash withdrawal from January 1.

BUSINESS

11. Ashok Leyland partnered with Citicorp Finance for Financing Commercial Vehicles.

12. BEML signed MoU with IRCON International to explore overseas Market for Large Infrastructure projects in Transportation sector.

AWARDS

13. Illayaraja selected for Harivarasanam Award for 2020 by Kerala.

14. NASA Astronaut Christina Koch creates record for longest single Spaceflight for 300days by Woman.

OBITUARIES

15. Allee Willis – Singer.