The day’s one liner covers important current affairs of the day like 2016 Davis Cup, e-Pashuhaat portal and 47th International Film Festival of India among others.
• The winner of the 2016 Davis Cup is - Argentina
• The Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year for 2016 is - Xenophobia
• The author of the book titled ‘Conflicts of Interest: My Journey through India's Green Movement’ is - Sunita Narain
• Radha Mohan Singh, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, launched e-Pashuhaat portal to - connect breeders and farmers regarding availability of bovine germplasm
• The village in Gujarat that recently earned the tag of becoming India’s first digital village in India is – Akodara
• Person appointed as Director of Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration- Upma Chawdhry
• City that will organise the first underwater festival of India- Pune
• Bank that launched contactless debit card based on Near Field Communication (NFC) technology- South Indian Bank
• Bank that tied-up with Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) to digitise payment of bus tickets for its customers- YES Bank
• Person appointed as the Director-General of Military Operations (DGMO) recently- Lt-General A K Bhatt
• The Indian Dairy brand to debut online through Amazon in the United States- Amul
• This state will be the first-ever in India to go completely cashless- Goa
• The 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was held in- Goa
• The Golden Peacock for ‘Best film’ at the 47th IFFI went to- Daughter
• The ICFT- UNESCO Gandhi medal was awarded to Turkish drama film- Cold of Kalandar
• The Bill that amends the Income Tax Act, 1961 and seeks to impose a higher rate of tax and penalty in respect of undisclosed incomes is - Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill, 2016
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