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Dec 31, 2015

[CA] December 2015 Events: Part 4

December 2015 Events – Part 4

Col. C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award to 1983 World Cup winning cricket team's wicket keeper Syed Kirmani
Eminent litterateur Raghuveer Chaudhari was awarded the prestigious Jnanpith Award
16th India - Russia annual summit at Moscow; Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, visited Russia's National Crisis Management Centre (NCMC) in Moscow
18th Session of the India-Iran Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was held in New Delhi
An entire block of the Parliament building in Afghanistan has been named as Atal block to credit former Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
British Government to stop financial aid to India from 2016
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
Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan to meet in Islamabad on Jan 15, 2016
HAL - Russia tie up to Make in India 200 light helicopters
India and Russia signed 16 agreements; The Joint Statement between India and Russia titled as "Shared Trust, New Horizons"
India likely to open 9 new trade routes to Pakistan as per the Naresh Chandra Task Force on National Security report
Iran’s leading banks will soon open branches in India to energise commercial ties between India and Iran
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
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]
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
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
Budget carrier IndiGo joins 100-fleet club; becomes third domestic airlines to have as many planes after Air India and Jet Airway
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
Four floating LNG Terminals in the eastern coast at Krihnapatnam Port, Kamarajar Port, Kakinada Port and Gangavaram Port
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
India Post Payment Bank to be operational by March 2017
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
Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu are the top two states in terms of general insurance premium collection and penetration
RBI released report of Deepak Mohanty Committee on Medium-term Path on Financial Inclusion
Vijay Kelkar Committee suggested the government on reviving public-private partnership model for various sectors
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.
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
Aircraft - carrier INS Viraat won the coveted Cock Trophy during the western fleet whaler pulling regatta; INS Viraat to be decommissioned soon
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
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
Centre sanctioned Rs. 5083 crore to Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra as central assistance for coping with the drought
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)
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
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.
Indian Navy successfully test fired 70 km-range Surface - to - Air missile Barak 8 (India - Israel) from INS Kolkata
Lok Sabha Speaker, Ms. Sumitra Mahajan mooted a proposal to construct a new Parliament building as the current structure is old and under stress
Make in India week from Feb 13-18, 2016 at Mumbai
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare to celebrate "Jai Kisan Jai Vigyan" week from Dec 23-Dec 29, 2015
No more LPG subsidy if you earn above Rs. 10 lakh a year
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.
Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi chaired his eighth interaction through PRAGATI - the ICT-based, multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation.
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
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
Star-Up India, Stand-Up India from January 16, 2016: Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi
UGC has asked all higher educational institutions in the country to implement online admission system for the next academic session
Union Cabinet approved the Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS) for textiles industry
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)
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
Union Home Minister, Mr. Rajnath Singh met the orphan youth from the state of Jammu and Kashmir under ‘Wattan Ko Janoinitiative 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]
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
Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan unveiled the National Biotechnology Development Strategy for 2015-2020
Union Railways Minister, Mr. Suresh Prabhu, dedicated a 26-Mega Watt windmill plant in Jaisalmer towards power procurement for the railways.
103rd ISC (Indian Science Congress) will be held in Mysuru from Jan 03-07, 2016; Theme: "Science & Technology for Indigenous Development in India"
20th National Youth Festival will be held in Raipur from Jan 12-16, 2016; Theme: "Indian Youth on Development Skill and Harmony"
76th IHC (Indian History Congress) began in Malda, West Bengal
After Taj Mahal and Statue of Liberty, now Eiffel Tower also joined in Twitter
Chennai techie (Ramki Krishnan) won the National Crossword Champion Trophy
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
Hindi film actress Ms. Sadhana passed away
Iconic Marathi poet and Padma Bhushan recipient Mangesh Keshav Padgaonkar passed away
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik's Santa Claus sculpture featured in Limca Book of Records
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
Mr. Amitabh Kant is the new CEO of NITI Aayog; tenure of Ms. Sindhushree Kullar (present CEO) comes to an end this month
Microsoft's Robot XiaoIce lands its first job as a weather reporter on a Chinese TV show


7th edition of Global Soccer Awards (at Dubai): Best Team - Barcelona; Best Player - Lionel Messi
Asian Championship (Luge): India's Shiva Keshavan won Silver medal
Chennai Smashers (a team in the Premier Badminton League) unveiled its logo
Gujarat won the Vijay Hazare Trophy (Cricket) by defeating Delhi; it is the first time that Gujarat wins this trophy
India's Anirban Lahiri ranks at 40th position in the World Golf Rankings;
Mumbai Garuda won the inaugural PWL (Pro Wrestling League) Champions by defeating Haryana Hammers
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are poised to become the first $100 million men in tennis in 2016
PBL (Premier Badminton League): Actor Akshay Kumar is the brand ambassador; PBL to start from Jan 02, 2016
World champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the Qatar Masters Open chess tournament, billed as the strongest Open in history
Andhra Pradesh: signs deal with Microsoft in the fields of education, agriculture and eCitizen Services
Assam: implemented National Food Security Act
Bihar: Chief Minister, Mr. Nitish Kumar has directed the officials for banning 15 year old diesel vehicles in Patna
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
Delhi: biggest battle against pollution; blueprint out for odd-even run from Jan 01, 2016
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
Famous on-screen Bollywood couple (Dharmendra and Hema Malini) named as brand ambassador of Haryana tourism
Goa: Governor, Ms. Mridula Sinha has written a song on ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ which would be pasted at the entrances of state government departments.
Gujarat: "Iranshah Udvada Utsav" (festival by Parsis community) held at Udvada; Union Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley being felicitated
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;
Maharashtra: IPS officer Lohit Matani booked for rape
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
Odisha: collaborative air survey by ISRO and NASA to study Chilka Lagoon's ecosystem take off
Telangana: becomes second state (after Maharashtra) to set up Zoroastrian jury to aid the settlement of marriage and divorce for Parsis communities
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
Uttar Pradesh: "Saifai Mahotsav", a  cultural festival started
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)
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
Allotment of 10000 houses due to the flood affected families begins; Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa presented allotment orders to five families
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
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
Book "Anna Arumai Anna" written by Dr. G. Viswanathan (founder and Chancellor of VIT Univeristy) was released
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
Chennai Central Railway Station to get Google Wi-Fi cover by March 2016
Dr. S. Geethalakshmi is appointed as ninth vice-chancellor of Tamil Nadu medical university; second woman to be in this post
Election Commission has asked the District Collector to transfer officers who have completed three years or more in their present posting
MSMEs losses due to the recent floods pegged at Rs. 14, 500 crore
Tamil Nadu Government appointed Mr. K. N. Sathyamurthy as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP), Intelligence; replaces Mr. Davidson Devasirvatham
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)
Tiruchy to become second city in the State to have Urban Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA)
Total donations to the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund touches Rs. 195.43 crore
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)
Union Telecom Minister, Mr. Ravishankar Prasad released a commemorative stamp on freedom fighter Alagumuthu Kone in Madurai
Afghanistan and Pakistan set up military hotline
Bangladesh: country's first ever local body polls held; BNP which boycotted 2014 General Elections has contested the elections
China formally scrapped its One Child Policy, to change its demographic imbalance due to ageing population; to take effect from Jan 01, 2016
China launched Gaofen-4 dual-use geostationary satellite
China to expel French journalist Ms. Ursula Gauthier over Xinjiang article
Guinea was declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Heavy flood in South American countries; nearly 150000 people affected in the countries of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay
Iraq: Iraq forces sight victory in Ramadi (Operation Ramadi); declares Ramadi liberated from ISIS
Japan apologies, offers $8 million to South Korean Sex Slaves of World War - II
Mr. Giorgi Kvirikashvili elected as Prime Minister of Georgia
Nigeria: 100 killed when a gas tanker truck collapsed
Nigeria: Boko Haram kills 80
Russia: Red Square in Moscow to be closed on New Year eve due to security reasons
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
USA: Tornado kills 29 in Texas


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