1. Cabinet approves MoU between India and Australia for
promotion and development of cooperation in civil aviation security.
2. India's growth is projected to slow to 6.6% in 2016-17 fiscal due to the
strains that have emerged in the economy as a result of temporary disruptions
caused by demonetization.
3. The government has allowed women working in industries to take six months
maternity leave pre-empting parliamentary approval on the maternity benefit
amendment bill that is pending in the Lok Sabha.
4. Third National Biodiversity Congress (NBC) 2017 held in Thiruvananthapuram,
Kerala. To identify practical evidence based case studies at regional level to
support the plan of action.
5. The country's largest telecom services provider, Bharti Airtel (Airtel) has
officially announced that it will acquire Telenor India. Although both the
companies did not disclose the deal size, internal sources from the companies
said it ranges between Rs. 6,500 crore and Rs. 7,000 crore.
6. Karnataka Bank has bagged two ‘IBA-Banking Technology’ awards. The bank was
the winner in ‘Best financial inclusion initiatives (small bank)’ category, and
was runner-up in ‘Best use of digital and channels technology (small bank)’
category.
7. The chief executive officer of Jasper Infotech-owned digital payments
platform FreeCharge, Govind Rajan has submitted his resigned.
8. Astronomers of NASA have discovered seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a
star called TRAPPIST-1. Three of them are in the habitable zone the happy
place where liquid water can exist on the surface of rocky planets, as it’s not
too hot or cold.
9. The National Rifle Association of India(NRAI) announced that India will be
hosting the Combined World Cup for shooting in 2019 during the meeting held in
New Delhi.
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