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National
Indias first injectible Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) as a part of Global endgame strategy
was launched by Union Government.
The government of Jharkhand declared Jharkhand state as a Drought hit state.
The proposal of 6 new Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) across India will be approved by
Union cabinet.
National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 has been launched by the Goa government.
After visited Tamil Nadu PM Modi announced Rs. 1,000 crore for flood relief in the state.
Environmental clearance will be provided to Gujarats Dholera airport project.
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved signing and
ratification of Protocol between India and Japan for amending the Double Taxation
Avoidance Convention (DTAC).
First state in India to launch Rotavirus vaccination project will be honoured to Himachal
Pradesh.
Biodiesel for operating of trains will be introduced by South Western Railway zones.
After a period of 41 years first consignment of Uranium to India will be sent by Canada.
First fully air conditioned double decker train will start operating from Goa to Mumbai by
Ministry of Railways.
Online labs-e learning programme will be launched by Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of
Communications & IT.
Maharashtra has become countrys first state to allow the MLAs to raise online questions
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bans plastic from Gomukh to Haridwar for Ganga
Rejuvenation with effect from February 1, 2016:
On My terms, an Autobiography of former Union Minister Sharad Pawar released by PM
Narendra Modi , on the occasion of 75th birthday of Mr.Pawar at a function held at the
Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi
Varanasi and Jaipur was officially declared as members of UNESCOs Creative Cities
Network
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered ban on registration of new diesel-run vehicles
in Delhi
India got 130th rank in Human Development Index by upgrading 5 ranks
Rajasthan state government has submitted the smart city Proposals of Udaipur, Kota and
Ajmer to Union Ministry of Urban Development and became the first State to do it
The Maharashtra government constituted a task force for setting up an International
Financial Service Centre (IFSC) in Mumbai Supreme Court has banned the registrations of
luxury diesel cars of over 2000cc in Delhi till March 31st
Uttar Pradesh government bans use of polythene bags across the State as per the directives
of Allahabad High Court to prohibit its usage.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurates Indias biggest wildlife rescue
center in presence of State Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar at Nagpur
Patna Metro Rail project will be approved by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
The Union Cabinet has approved the reconstruction and completion of Salma Dam Project in
Afghanistan at the Revised Cost Estimates (RCE) of 1775.69 crore rupee.
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Haryana Government has decided to fix a minimum educational qualification for aspirant of
contesting urban local bodies (ULB) elections in the state on the lines of Panchayat polls.
The Kerala government will set up the states first Petcoke (petroleum coke)-based power
plant using the fuel produced from BPCL-Kochi Refinerys Integrated Refinery Expansion
Project (IREP). This can be used to produce around 500-600 MW of power.

New Appointments

Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan assumed Presidency of the Royal society in London.

Justice Tirath Singh (TS) Thakur sworn in as 43rd Chief Justice of India by President Pranab
Mukherjee.
Indian American Dr.Vijay M Rao named as chairperson of Radiological society of North
America (RSNA) Board of Directors.
Vijay Kumar Chaudhary elected as Bihar assembly speaker.
Kahar Kazem appointed as General Motors India Head.
Kapil Chopra to head World tourism council.
Udai Kumar to take over as MD and CEO of Metropolitan Stock Exchange.
ABB India Limited appoints Sanjeev Sharma as MD.
Prakash Kumar Singh is new SAIL chairman.
Supreme Court appoints Virendra Singh as Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh.
Arun Kumar Jain appointed as Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxation (CBDT).
R.K. Mathur appointed as Chief Information Commissioner.
Jeff Williams appointed as Chief operating Officer of Apple Inc.
Pawan Kumar Aggarwal appointed as CEO of FSSAI.
Gautam H Bambawale appointed as Indias HC to Pakistan.
Dr.Gyanendra D Bandgaiyan appointed DG of National centre for Good Governance day.
Karan Adani new CEO of Adani Port & Special Economic Zone Ltd. (APSEZ)

International
Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa on 21 December 2015 announced that the
country has planned to adopt the Chinese Yuan as legal tender
Saudi Arabian voters on 12 December 2015 voted to elect women in at least 18 municipal
council seats.
Construction work on the TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) Gas Pipeline
project started in Turkmenistan on 13 December 2015.
Government of Nepal on 20 December 2015 decided to amend the Constitution to address
two key demands of agitating Madhesis regarding proportional representation and
constituency delimitation.
India and France has launched International Solar Alliance (ISA) at the Conference of Parties
(CoP21) Climate Conference in Paris, France
India was Re-elected as the member of International Maritime Body Council
Brazils economy fell deeper into recession
Paris pact on water and climate change adaptation announced with India on board
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Production of China's first manned electric aircraft RX1E is ready
New Anti-Terrorism law to strip citizenship has been passed by Australia
According to the recently released India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2015, Indias forest
and tree cover has been increased by 5081 Square kilometer
Chinese capital Beijing issued its first-ever red alert on air pollution
5th Heart of Asia conference has begun at, Islamabad Pakistan
Time magazine has remarked German Chancellor Angela Merkel as Person of the Year 2015
Worlds first dengue fever vaccine Dengvaxia was cleared by Mexico for public use.
Philippines will be hitted by Typhoon Melor
18th India-Iran Joint Commission Meeting held in New Delhi

Defence:

India-Russia joint naval exercise-INDRA NAVY-15 has begun in Visakhapatnam, Andhra

Pradesh with its 8th edition
Pakistan has successfully test-fired nuclear-capable Shaheen-III ballistic missile.
Combined Commanders Conference, an annual tri-services event chaired by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi was held on board INS Vikramaditya about 50 kms off Kochi coast.
Pakistan has successfully tested the nuclear-capable Shaheen-IA ballistic surface to surface
missile with a range of 900 km.
SpaceXs Falcon 9 rocket was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida carrying 11
satellites to low-Earth orbit and was also successfully landed after 10 minutes to the Earth.
Indias first indigenously designed & built warship INS Godavari decommissioned
Russias Rostech State Corporation has signed one billion US dollar deal with Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to manufacture 200 Kamov 226T light helicopters.
China has successfully launched its most sophisticated observation satellite Gaofen-4, as
part of the countrys high-definition (HD) earth observation Gaofen project.
Indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile, Astra, was on 25
December 2015 successfully test fired.
Combined Commanders Conference, an annual tri-services event chaired by Prime Minister
NarendraModi was held on board INS Vikramaditya about 50 kms off Kochi coast.
Pakistan successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile Shaheen-1A.
Indias second lunar probe Chandrayaan II will land on moon in 2017 and the countrys first
solar mission Aditya L1 is likely to be launched in 2019.
Six satellites were launched using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C29) from the first
launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
China launches satellite to search for signals of dark matter, an invisible material that makes
up most of the Universes Mass
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has cleared the purchase of Russian advance S-400 Trium
Air Defence Missile Systems at an estimated cost of 40,000 crore rupees.

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Sports:
Polish professional footballer Robert Lewandowskis nine minute, five-goal haul for German
Football Club Bayern Munich against Wolfsburg was officially recognized by Guinness World
Record.
Indias Thakur Anoop Singh won gold medal in the 7th WBPF World Bodybuilding and
Physique Championships.
Australia defeated Belgium by 2-1 to win 2014-2015 Mens Hockey World League Final, which
was held at Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Stadium, Raipur.
Chinas Chen Long and all England and World champion Carolina Marin bagged the Badminton
World Federation (BWF) Male and Female Player of the Year Awards respectively in Dubai.
Pune and Rajkot became the interim franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) till 2017.
Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene was awarded with an honorary life membership
of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
Keralas Elizabeth Susan Koshy won the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Gold at the 59th
National Shooting Championships
Indian cyclist Deborah Herold became the first Indian female cyclist to be ranked fourth in the
World Elite Women Ranking for the 500m time trial event.
New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum on 22 December 2015 announced retirement
from all forms of international cricket.
Vijay Kumar on 13 December 2015 won the centre fire pistol gold in the 59th National shooting
championship
Indias star golfer Anirban Lahiri has won the coveted Order of Merit crown of Asian Tour for
year 2015.
Apurvi Chandela from Rajasthan has won a Gold medal in the 59th National Shooting
Championship in Delhi.
The National selectors decided that M.S. Dhoni will remain captain of the limited-overs sides till
the World T20 championship in March.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on 23 December 2015 announced the winners for the
2015 ICC Awards in Dubai, the UAE.
FC Barcelona on 20 December 2015 won the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.
Chennaiyin FC was crowned as the champions of the 2nd Indian Super League (ISL) Football
tournament on 20 December 2015.
Indias Abhay Singh on 20 December 2015 won the Under-19 Singapore Squash Open
Kane Williamson, 25, on 21 December 2015 became the first cricketer from New Zealand to
top the International Cricket Councils (ICCs) Test rankings.
International Tennis Federation (ITF) on 22 December 2015 announced winners of 2015 World
Champions.
Andy Murray of the UK on 20 December 2015 received the 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the
Year award in London.

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Economic & Business

International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved China's Yuan as the Elite Reserve Currency
Indian Railways has signed 40,000 crore rupees contracts with General Electrics (GE) and Alstom
Tata Sons and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC) has formed a long-term
partnership
GAIL and ISRO has join hands to monitor pipeline through special portal
YouTube has partnered with Whistling Woods International (WWI) to set up 'YouTube Space' at
Mumbai
Bengaluru became India most attractive investment destination for FDIs
Singapore has replaced Mauritius as the top source of FDI into India during the first half of the
current fiscal
Markets regulator SEBI has ordered freezing bank and demat accounts of Sunplant Forgings
FIFA has signed an eight-year partnership deal with Alibaba E-Auto for the Club World Cup
Hetero Drugs became the first Indian company to receive the approval of Drug Controller
General of India (DCGI) to launch Hepatitis C medicines
U.S.-based e-Clinical Works has planned to invest $30 million in India
Bharat Forge has signed a long-term agreement with Rolls-Royce for supply of aero engine parts
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Banglore has bagged a US military contract for research and
development on solar powered micro-grid.
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Infrastructure (R-Infra) has acquired an additional 17 per cent stakein
Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Co Ltd (PDOC) for an estimated Rs. 850 crore
Tech Mahindra and Mahindra and Mahindra have formed 60:40 joint venture for the
acquisition of Milanlisted Pininfarina which designs cars for Ferrari, Maserati, Cadillac and Rolls-
Royce.
Union Cabinet has approved development of Underground Coal Gasification (UCG)

Banking

Reserve Bank of India holds it policy rate 6.75% steady and relaxed the overseas borrowing
rules for the domestic companies.
Axis Bank has become first Indian bank to offer Display variant debit card which will be
currently launched for NRE customers.
Tata Sons Ltd and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC) have formed a long-term
partnership, under which ICBC will become a strategic banking partner to the Tata group.
The Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the certificate of registration of 56 non-banking
finance companies (NBFCs), including ABNL, Future Ventures India and Bajaj Finserve.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced revised Priority Sector Lending (PSL) norms for
Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)
The Finance ministry recently announced mandatory furnishing of Permanent Account Number
(PAN) for all transactions above Rs. 2 lakh through all payment modes with effect from January
1, 2016.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the deadline for exchanging currency notes issued
before 2005 of various denominations by another six months to June 30, 2016
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IDFC Bank ties node with the TCS for core banking solution.
Life Insurance Corporation of India has launched, Jeevan Akshay IV, a plan for planning of post
retirement.
Government of India has made to show Permanent Account Number (PAN) mandatory from 1st
January 2016 for all the bills above Rs.50, 000.

Technology

Pakistan has successfully tested the nuclear-capable Shaheen-IA ballistic missile with a
range of 900 km
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 16 December 2015 successfully launched 6
satellites of Singapore into Space. The satellites were launched using the Polar Satellite
Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C29 from the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre
(SDSC) at Sriharikotta in Andhra Pradesh.
American aerospace company Space X on 21 December 2015 achieved the historic feat of
successfully launching and landing Falcon 9 rocket.
China on 17 December 2015 launched the Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) Satellite
to shed light on mysterious dark matter. It was the country's first space telescope and
launched on a Long March 2-D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

Books & Authors

Sharad Pawars On My Terms: From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power, an

autobiography of Sharad Pawar was released by PM Narendra Modi
The book titled The Bose Brothers and Indian Independence An Insiders Account
authored by Madhuri Bose.

Obituaries

Eldar Ryazanov, aged 88 one of the most popular Russian film directors of the Soviet era,
died following the prolonged illness.
Renowned sarangi player Ustad Sabri Khan aged 88 died in New Delhi due to breathing
problems.
Industrialist, founder of Chettinad Group, former parliamentarian MAM Ramaswamy
passed away on 2 December 2015 in Chennai due to prolonged illness. He was 84.
A renowned agro-economist and veteran leader of farmers Sharad Anantrao Joshi passed
away in Pune, Maharashtra
Noted writer and theatre artiste Chatla Sriramulu passed away at Secunderabad on Friday
British Novelist Peter Dickinson passed away on 16 December 2015 following a brief illness
in Winchester, Hampshire. He was 88.

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Veteran leader Noorul Huda, 86 aged of Communist Party of India (M) of eastern India,
passed away on 17 December 2015 following a cardiac arrest in Kolkata.
Kurt Masur, widely regarded as one of the world's greatest conductors, passed away on 19
December 2015 in the United States.

Awards & Prizes

Hinduja Brothers received lifetime achievement award at Asian Business Leadership forum
2015 in Dubai
Dr. Abdul Kalam IGNITE award presented by President Pranab Mukherjee
DDA awarded with E-India award for adopting technology to serve the public better.
Renowned violinist Laxmikant Subramaniam will be honoured with the Sangeet Samman
at the ITC Sangeet Sammelan 2015.
Adidas Indias Pulin kumar won prestigious Indian National Bar Association (INBA) award.
Tech Mahindra bags Forbes Top 100 Middle East-Global meets Local 2015 award.
Indian American entrepreneur Frank Islam to be conferred with Uttar Pradesh Ratna award
on 4 Jan 2016 at the inaugural of UP Pravasi Diwas in Agra.
Two Indians, Kartik Sawhney and Neha Swain, have won the 2016 Queens Young leaders
award in United Kingdom.
Chen Long and Carolina Malin bagged 2015 BMW player of the year award.
Naseeruddin Shah receives lifetime achievement award at DIFF.
Salman Rushdie honoured with Mailer Prize for lifetime achievement
Wipro won 2015 Aegis Graham Bell award for innovation in Internet on Things (IoT)
Legendary actor Dilip Kumar gets Padma Vibhushan award.
Renowned Violinist Itzhak Perlman won 2016 Genesis Prize.
Andy Murray won 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the year award.
Indian American Professor Dr. Rakesh K Jain had been selected for 2015 National Medal of
Science of the United States.
The West Bengal government honoured music composer Bappi lahri and singer Kumar
Sanu with lifetime achievement award.
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee received Garwood Award for Outstanding
Global Leader in Open Innovation from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach crowned Miss Universe 2015
Miss Spain Mireia Lalaguna Royo was crowned Miss world 2015

Important days

Dec 1st >> AIDS day

Dec 2nd >> World Computer literacy day, International day for the abolition of slavery
Dec 4th >> 44th Navy Day
Dec 5th >> International Volunteer day
Dec 10th >> Human Rights Day
Dec 14th >> National Energy conservation day
Dec 16th >> Vijay Diwas
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Dec 18th >> International Migrants day
Dec 22nd >> National Mathematics day
Dec 24th >> National Consumers day
Dec 25th >> Good Governance day

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