December
2015 Events – Part 4
Col. C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award to 1983 World Cup
winning cricket team's wicket keeper Syed Kirmani
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Eminent litterateur Raghuveer Chaudhari was awarded the
prestigious Jnanpith Award
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16th India - Russia annual summit at Moscow; Prime Minister, Mr.
Narendra Modi, visited Russia's National Crisis Management Centre (NCMC) in
Moscow
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18th Session of the India-Iran Joint Commission Meeting (JCM)
was held in New Delhi
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An entire block of the Parliament building in Afghanistan has
been named as Atal block to credit
former Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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British Government to stop financial aid to India from 2016
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Famous singer, Ms. Valeriya who was the brand ambassador for IDY
in Russia, presents her book on Yoga to the Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi
in Moscow
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Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan to meet in Islamabad
on Jan 15, 2016
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HAL - Russia tie up to Make in India 200 light helicopters
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India and Russia signed 16 agreements; The Joint Statement
between India and Russia titled as "Shared Trust, New Horizons"
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India likely to open 9 new trade routes to Pakistan as per the Naresh Chandra Task Force on National
Security report
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Iran’s leading banks will soon open branches in India to
energise commercial ties between India and Iran
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Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi visited Lahore; greeted his
Pakistani counterpart, Mr. Nawaz Sharif on his birthday; with this, Mr. Modi
becomes fourth Indian Prime Minister to visit Pakistan
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Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi was greeted with twin cultural
programs, Abhinandan & Abhivyakti in Moscow. [‘Abhinandan’ event
envisages performance of Indian art forms (classical and folk dances) by
Russian artists; ‘Abhivyakti’ is an attempt to articulate and convey an
authentic image of Indian traditions, history and culture by Russian artistes
and enthusiasts]
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Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, attended the "Friends of India" event at
Moscow, which featured performances of Indian art forms (classical and folk
dances) by Russian artists; all
artistes coming on stage for a musical enactment of Mr. Atal Bihari
Vajpayee’s poem “GeetNayaGataHoon”
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Union Government has sanctioned a proposal to open six more
border haats (markets) along the border of Bangladesh in the States of
Tripura and Meghalaya
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Budget carrier IndiGo
joins 100-fleet club; becomes third
domestic airlines to have as many planes after Air India and Jet Airway
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First meeting of the Governing Council of National Investment
and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) under the Chairmanship of the Union Finance
Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley was held
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Four
floating LNG Terminals in the eastern coast at Krihnapatnam Port,
Kamarajar Port, Kakinada Port and Gangavaram Port
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Idea
Cellular became the third mobile operator in India to launch 4G services in India after Bharti Airtel and Vodafone; Reliance Jio becomes fourth operator to launch 4G Services in
India; actor Shah Rukh Khan is the brand ambassador for Reliance Jio
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India Post Payment Bank to be operational by March 2017
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India's mobile phone
subscriber base peaked to more than 1 billion users (100 crore) for the
first time; making India the only country after China to achieve that
milestone
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Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu are the top two states in terms of
general insurance premium collection and penetration
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RBI released report of Deepak
Mohanty Committee on Medium-term Path on Financial Inclusion
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Vijay
Kelkar Committee suggested the government on reviving public-private partnership
model for various sectors
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A Centre-appointment
panel (Vasudev Devnani -
Educational Minister of Rajasthan) has recommended revocation of the
`no-detention policy' under which students could not be failed in exams till
Class 8 as part of the Right to Education.
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After a gap of 16 years, a train to former Prime Minister, Mr.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ancestral village Bateshwar (Uttar Pradesh) was
flagged off
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Aircraft - carrier INS
Viraat won the coveted Cock Trophy during the western fleet whaler
pulling regatta; INS Viraat to be decommissioned soon
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Centre has added 106 drugs including that for cancer, Hepatitis
C to the list of essential medicines taking the total number of items to 376
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Centre has decided to open AMRIT
(Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment) outlets in the
central government hospitals across the country to provide cheaper cardiovascular
and cancer drugs
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Centre sanctioned Rs. 5083 crore to Madhya Pradesh and
Maharashtra as central assistance for coping with the drought
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Civil Aviation Ministry gave nod for 4 Greenfield airports - 3 in Andhra Pradesh (Bhogapuram,
unidentified places in the districts of Nellore and Kurnool), Dholera
(Gujarat)
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Congress Darshan (a
mouthpiece of Congress published from Congress) on its 131st Foundation Day
blamed former Prime Minister, Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru for mishandled the
J&K, China and Tibet issues
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Government has come out with revised rules, making it clear that
approval of the Prime Minister is a must before transferring an officer
working in the Central Government.
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Indian Navy successfully test fired 70 km-range Surface - to - Air missile Barak 8 (India
- Israel) from INS Kolkata
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Lok Sabha Speaker, Ms. Sumitra Mahajan mooted a proposal to
construct a new Parliament building as the current structure is old and under
stress
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Make in India week from
Feb 13-18, 2016 at Mumbai
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Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare to celebrate "Jai Kisan Jai Vigyan" week from
Dec 23-Dec 29, 2015
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No more LPG subsidy if you earn above Rs. 10 lakh a year
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President, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee dedicated the Bengaluru based
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurological Sciences (NIMHANS) to
the nation as an Institute of national importance.
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Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi chaired his eighth interaction
through PRAGATI - the ICT-based, multi-modal platform for Pro-Active
Governance and Timely Implementation.
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Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi inaugurated the National
Conference of Dalit Entrepreneurs at Vigyan Bhawan, organized by the Dalit
Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DICCI) in New Delhi
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Shortage on funds, Ministry of Women and Child Development has
expressed its inability to extend a scheme meant for nutrition of adolescnet
girls (Sabla) to all districts in the Country
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Star-Up
India, Stand-Up India from January 16, 2016: Prime Minister, Mr.
Narendra Modi
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UGC has asked all higher educational institutions in the country
to implement online admission system for the next academic session
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Union Cabinet approved the Amended
Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS) for textiles industry
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Union Cabinet has approved the scaling up of budget from Rs. 600
crore to Rs. 5,000 crore for implementation of Grid Connected Rooftops
systems over a period of five years up to 2019-20 under National Solar
Mission (NSM)
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Union Defence Minister, Mr. Manohar Parrikar dedicated the first cable-stayed bridge of North India
to the nation; located - over Ravi River at Basohali town in Kathua Dt of
Jammu & Kashmir; it is fourth of its kind in India and first in North
India and Jammu and Kashmir
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Union Home Minister, Mr. Rajnath Singh met the orphan youth from
the state of Jammu and Kashmir under ‘Wattan Ko Jano’ initiative of Ministry of Home
Affairs [‘Wattan Ko Jano’ is an initiative under which the children of
militancy-hit victims and weaker sections of society in Jammu and Kashmir are
identified by J&K State Rehabilitation Council as beneficiaries under the
programme]
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Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Mr. J. P. Nadda
announced 4 new IT-based initiatives on the birth anniversary of Mr. Atal
Bihari Vajpayee and Mr. Madan Mohan Malaviya
- "Kilkari": an audi-based module service that
delivers weekly audio messages to families about pregnancy, child birth and
child care
- "Mobile Academy": a mobile application, aid in
enhancing the inter-personal skills of ASHAs
- "M-Cessation": an IT enabled tool to help tobacco
users to quit tobacco
- "1800-11-6666": a dedicated call centre to provide
feedback to patients and also link or refer chest symptomatic persons;
started in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi
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Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences,
Dr. Harsh Vardhan unveiled the National
Biotechnology Development Strategy for 2015-2020
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Union Railways Minister, Mr. Suresh Prabhu, dedicated a 26-Mega Watt windmill plant in Jaisalmer
towards power procurement for the railways.
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103rd
ISC (Indian Science Congress) will be held in Mysuru from Jan 03-07, 2016; Theme: "Science & Technology for Indigenous Development in India"
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20th
National Youth Festival will be held in Raipur from Jan 12-16, 2016; Theme: "Indian Youth on Development Skill and Harmony"
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76th
IHC (Indian History Congress) began in Malda, West Bengal
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After Taj Mahal and Statue of Liberty, now Eiffel Tower also joined in Twitter
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Chennai techie (Ramki Krishnan) won the National Crossword
Champion Trophy
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Good Governance Day is being observed on December 25 since the
last year, coinciding with the birthday of former Prime Minister, Mr. Atal
Bihari Vajpayee
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Hindi film actress Ms. Sadhana passed away
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Iconic Marathi poet and Padma Bhushan recipient Mangesh Keshav
Padgaonkar passed away
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Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik's Santa Claus sculpture featured
in Limca Book of Records
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UNESCO has established an official relationship with Ramakrishna
Mission in the areas of inter-cultural dialogue, social cohesion and for
promoting peace and non-violence
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Mr. Amitabh Kant is the new
CEO of NITI Aayog; tenure of Ms. Sindhushree Kullar (present CEO) comes
to an end this month
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Microsoft's Robot XiaoIce
lands its first job as a weather reporter on a Chinese TV show
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7th edition of Global Soccer Awards (at Dubai): Best Team -
Barcelona; Best Player - Lionel Messi
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Asian Championship (Luge): India's Shiva Keshavan won Silver medal
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Chennai Smashers (a team in the Premier Badminton League)
unveiled its logo
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Gujarat won the Vijay Hazare Trophy (Cricket) by defeating
Delhi; it is the first time that Gujarat wins this trophy
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India's Anirban Lahiri ranks at 40th position in the World Golf
Rankings;
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Mumbai
Garuda won the inaugural PWL (Pro Wrestling League)
Champions by defeating Haryana Hammers
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Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are poised to become the first
$100 million men in tennis in 2016
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PBL (Premier Badminton League): Actor Akshay Kumar is the brand ambassador; PBL to start from
Jan 02, 2016
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World champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the Qatar Masters
Open chess tournament, billed as the strongest Open in history
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Andhra Pradesh: signs deal with Microsoft in the fields of
education, agriculture and eCitizen Services
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Assam: implemented National Food Security Act
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Bihar: Chief Minister, Mr. Nitish Kumar has directed the
officials for banning 15 year old diesel vehicles in Patna
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Bihar: State Cabinet headed by Chief Minister, Mr. Nitish Kumar
approved the Patna Metro Rail Project's proposal; sends the proposal for the
Union Government's clearance
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Delhi: biggest battle against pollution; blueprint out for
odd-even run from Jan 01, 2016
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Delhi: Government is likely to stop annual increment of
Principals of around 100 Government Schools for two years for not keeping the
school premises clean
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Famous on-screen Bollywood couple (Dharmendra and Hema Malini)
named as brand ambassador of Haryana
tourism
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Goa: Governor, Ms.
Mridula Sinha has written a song on ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ which would
be pasted at the entrances of state government departments.
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Gujarat: "Iranshah Udvada Utsav" (festival by Parsis
community) held at Udvada; Union Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley being
felicitated
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Kerala: Supreme Court (Justices Vikramjit Sen and Shiva Kirti
Singh) upheld the Kerala Government's liquor policy which restricts the sale
of liquor to only five-stars;
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Maharashtra: IPS officer Lohit Matani booked for rape
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Odisha: At Jaydev Vatika (on the foothills of the twin
Khandagiri and Udayagiri). legendary poet Jayadev's epic "Gita
Govinda" is being engraved on a rock
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Odisha: collaborative air survey by ISRO and NASA to study
Chilka Lagoon's ecosystem take off
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Telangana:
becomes second state (after Maharashtra) to
set up Zoroastrian jury to aid the settlement of marriage and divorce for
Parsis communities
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Tripura: will
become the second state after Gujarat
to make yoga compulsory in schools; yoga would be mandatory for students
in Classes 1 to 8 from the new academic session beginning on January 1
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Uttar Pradesh: "Saifai Mahotsav", a cultural festival started
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5 new
taluks in the State; increases from 269 to 274 (in Assembly, Chief Minister said
that the number of taluks will be increased to 285)
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All the 248 cases pending against the anti - Kudankulam Nuclear
Power Plant activists have been closed and none is pending: Government
informed in Madras High Court
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Allotment of 10000 houses due to the flood affected families
begins; Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa presented allotment orders to five
families
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Amway's
first plant in India (third plant outside USA) was inaugurated by
Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa; plant is located at Nilakottai in Dindigul District
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ASI and IIT-M are planning to jointly conduct a study to
implement measures to protect the monuments in the UNESCO World Heritage Site
of Mamallapuram from floods
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Book "Anna Arumai
Anna" written by Dr. G. Viswanathan (founder and Chancellor of VIT
Univeristy) was released
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Centre gave clearance to Tamil Nadu Government's Climate Change
Aaptation and Sustainable Livelihood in the Gulf of Mannar at a cost of Rs.
24.74 crore and 23 coastal villages of Thoothukudi District
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Chennai Central Railway Station to get Google Wi-Fi cover by
March 2016
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Dr. S. Geethalakshmi is appointed as ninth vice-chancellor of
Tamil Nadu medical university; second woman to be in this post
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Election Commission has asked the District Collector to transfer
officers who have completed three years or more in their present posting
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MSMEs losses due to the recent floods pegged at Rs. 14, 500
crore
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Tamil Nadu Government appointed Mr. K. N. Sathyamurthy as the
new Inspector General of Police (IGP), Intelligence; replaces Mr. Davidson
Devasirvatham
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Tamil Nadu Government has submitted 12 Smart City Plans to the Ministry of Urban Development (The 12
cities and towns included in the Smart City Mission are : Tiruchirapalli,
Tirunelveli, Dindigul, Thanjavur, Tiruppur, Salem, Vellore, Coimbattore,
Madurai, Erode, Thoothukudi and Chennai)
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Tiruchy to become second city in the State to have Urban
Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA)
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Total donations to the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund
touches Rs. 195.43 crore
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UGC grants Rs. 75 crore for Anna University to set up India's
first "Bactiobiogram"
(the high-end equipment would identify the agents causing typhoid, diarrhoea,
urinary tract infection and recommended which antibiotic could be used)
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Union Telecom Minister, Mr. Ravishankar Prasad released a
commemorative stamp on freedom fighter Alagumuthu Kone in Madurai
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Afghanistan and Pakistan set up military hotline
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Bangladesh: country's first ever local body polls held; BNP
which boycotted 2014 General Elections has contested the elections
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China formally scrapped its One Child Policy, to change its
demographic imbalance due to ageing population; to take effect from Jan 01,
2016
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China launched Gaofen-4
dual-use geostationary satellite
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China to expel French journalist Ms. Ursula Gauthier over
Xinjiang article
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Guinea
was declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization (WHO)
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Heavy flood in South American countries; nearly 150000 people
affected in the countries of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay
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Iraq: Iraq forces sight victory in Ramadi (Operation Ramadi); declares
Ramadi liberated from ISIS
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Japan apologies, offers $8 million to South Korean Sex Slaves of
World War - II
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Mr. Giorgi Kvirikashvili elected as Prime Minister of Georgia
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Nigeria: 100 killed when a gas tanker truck collapsed
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Nigeria: Boko Haram kills 80
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Russia: Red Square in Moscow to be closed on New Year eve due to
security reasons
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UK: Storm Frank
batters the cities; damage cost 3 billion (pounds); Hundreds of people has
been evacuated from Yorkshire and Lancashire areas due to heavy flood; Army
has been drafted in to help with the flood response; one of Britain's top
tourist destinations, York is devastated by the flood; two rivers brust their
banks; all major cities, towns and villages across the Northern England
flooded with heavy water
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USA: Tornado kills 29 in Texas
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December 2015 Events
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