December
2015 Events - Part 2
Salman Rushdie receives Mailer
Prize for lifetime achievement
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Wipro won 2015 Aegis Graham Bell Award for innovation in IoT
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Indian-origin writer J M Sali won 2015 South East Asian Write Award for Singapore
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Sangita Kalanidhi M. S. Subbulakshmi Award (instituted by The
Hindu newspaper) was given to Carnatic vocalist, Sanjay Subrahmanyan
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Cofounder of Kamathipura School (Ms. Chaurasiya) has been
nominated for Global Teacher's Prize (Nobel
equivalent in teaching)
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President, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee received Garwood Award for ‘Outstanding Global Leader in Open Innovation’
from US Berkeley-Haas School
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EU's
Human Rights Prize was given to the wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi
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Indian Institute of Science has bagged a US military contract
for research and development on solar powered micro-grid
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2016: UK-INDIA Year of Education, Research and Innovation
launched
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International Conference on "India - Laos: Inter - Cultural
Linkages" was inaugurated
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Prime Ministers of India and Japan, Mr. Narendra Modi and Mr.
Shinzo Abe addressed the India-Japan Business Leaders Forum in New Delhi; India
and Japan ink range of MoUs, including bullet train, two on defence (Deep
Strategic Ties); Japan to be permanent partner of MALABAR Exercises (India
and US are already in this group); India and Japan warn China not to take
unilateral actions in South China Sea
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Vice President, Mr. Hamind Ansari along with the Presidents of
Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkmenistan launched
the welding process of the TAPI gas pipeline
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India to launch "India
Business Card" for the business community in SAARC Countries
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Asian Development Bank (ADB) released a report titled “Asian
Economic Integration Report 2015: How Can Special Economic Zones Catalyze
Economic Development?”
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Government has proposed joint ventures between Nuclear Power
Corporation of India (NPCIL) and other Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) like
the NTPC, Indian Oil and NALCO
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Luxembourg became
the 10th country to ratify AoA of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
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Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., has agreed
to buy the Hong Kong’s flagship English-language newspaper, the South China
Morning Post
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Japan will import Maruti Suzuki cars from India: Mr. Narendra
Modi
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Industrial growth at 5-yr high of 9.8%
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Wipro and Dell join hands with Microsoft for cloud services
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Infosys invests in sports starup WHOOP
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World Bank Group and FIRST Initiative launched Principles for
Public Credit Guarantee Schemes (CGSs).
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Regardless of the mode of payment, PAN card is a must for all
transactions of an amount exceeding Rs. 2 lakh
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World Bank approved 1.5 billion US dollar loan to support Clean
India Campaign
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India at WTO summit seeks SSM (Special Safeguard Mechanism) for
developing countries and for changing the rules relating to public
stockholding for food security purposes
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Ganga Clean - up: NGT bans plastic from Gomukh to Haridwar
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In a landmark judgment, Supreme
Court upheld the Haryana government's law mandating minimum educational
qualifications as a prerequisite for contestants in panchayat polls
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Fifth ship of Indian Navy’s LCU MK IV project was launched at
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) in Kolkata
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The Government of Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh had sent
requests to the Government seeking the previous consent of the President of
India under Article 348 (2) of the
Constitution of India, for the use of the regional language in the
proceedings of the High Courts of their States; Government had taken up these
requests with the Chief Justice of India: Union Minister of Law &
Justice, Mr. D. V. Sadananda Gowda in Lok Sabha
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State Governments of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal
have sent the proposals for changing the name of ‘Bombay High Court’ as
‘Mumbai High Court’, ‘Madras High Court’ as ‘Chennai High Court’ and ‘Calcutta
High Court’ as ‘Kolkata High Court’: Union Minister of Law & Justice, Mr.
D. V. Sadananda Gowda in Lok Sabha
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UN Advisory has said that Southern India continue to experience
higher than normal rainfall and causing further deluges, particularly urban
flooding, in certain locations due to the El Nino phenomenon; UN Advisory
also said that, the North East monsoon may extended till Feb 2016 due to El
Nino phenomenon
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President, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated Children's Section
of the website of the President of India
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Festival of Energy ‘Umang
2015’ was inaugurated by President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee
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26th meeting of the Southern
Zonal Council at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh; Southern Zonal Council
comprises of the States of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala,
Telangana and Puducherry
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Union Minority Affairs Minister, Dr. Najma Heptulla inaugurated
a two day National Conference on “An Understanding of Educational Aspirations
and Attainment of Minority Girls”
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Three Indian Institute of
Information Technology (IIITs) at Ranchi, Nagpur and Pune
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Government to rope in Central Public Sector Units in Namami
Gange Programme
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Union Urban Minister, Mr. Venkaiah Naidu called upon all State
Governments to remove encroachments on waterways on a war-footing to avoid
repeat of a tragedy like the recent floods that had devastated Chennai
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UNESCO
designated Varanasi and Jaipur as
members of Creative Cities Network
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Central Government has appointed Justice L Narasimha Reddy (retired Chief Justice of Patna High
Court) to head the Judicial Committee which will look into the implementation
of One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme for the Ex-Servicemen
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Government of India has requested the States/UTs to start “Operation Smile-II” from 1st January,
2016 to 31st January, 2016 to be rolled out throughout the country as a
follow up of the earlier campaign to rescue/rehabilitate the missing children
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New website of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) was
launched (www.esichospitals.gov.in)
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Centre approves nationwide use of IIT-M water purifier
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Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, chaired the Combined
Commanders Conference on board INS Vikramaditya at Sea, off the coast of
Kochi.
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Rs. 19170 crore AMRUT plans cleared for 474 cities from 18
States
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85 of the 98 cities included in the Smart City Mission have
submitted city level Smart City Proposals to the Ministry of Urban
Development within the stipulated time; Tamil Nadu seeks time to submit 12
proposals later due to floods; Telangana seeks to replace Hyderabad
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Supreme Court to get cycle stand on campus after 10 years
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To train a large number of youth in yoga and popularize in
various countries, Yoga is an integral part of CBSE’s Physical Education and
Sports activities and is being taught in its affiliated schools under
Physical Education Curriculum at Senior Secondary level among its nearly
17000 affiliated schools spread across India and in nearly 27 countries: MoS
for AYUSH, Mr. Shripad Yesso Naik in Rajya Sabha
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Maximum number of sexual harassment complaint received from
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi: Union HRD Minister, Ms. Smriti Irani in
Lok Sabha
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ASI has signed a MoU with ISRO to locate the untraceable
monuments using satellite technology: Union Culture Minister, Mr. Mahesh
Sharma in Lok Sabha
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ISRO successfully launched PSLV
- C29; carried 6 satellites from Singapore; for the first time, the
PSLV's fourth stage was successfully restarted in space 50 minutes; With the
launch of PSLV - C29, ISRO has
launched 50 satellites from SHAR (Sriharikota Range or Satish Dhawan Space
Centre); ISRO's commercial wing Antrix earned 26 million Euros on
launching of PSLV - C29
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President, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee hosted a roundtable discussion
on ‘Technology, Innovation and Education’
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Publication of “Bee World”, was released by Union Minister for
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Mr. Radha Singh
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Free RailWire WiFi from January, training for 2 million
developers, Project Loon: Google
announces its India plans
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Supreme Court bans registration of SUVs, cars with engines
beyond 2000 cc in the NCR, stops trucks from using Delhi as a transit route
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Supreme Court put the ball back in the government's Court and
directed the Centre to finalise a draft memorandum of procedure on
appointment of judges to High Courts and the Supreme Court in consultation
with the CJI
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India can take on ISIS under UN Flag: Union Defence Minister,
Mr. Manohar Parrikar
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Ministry of Railways has invited suggestions from the public for
its forthcoming Budget 2016-17 on its website, for the first time
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Chandrayaan - 2 to land on Moon in 2017 and India's landmark
Solar mission ADITYA - L1 will be launched in 2019: MoS for Atomic Energy and
Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh in Lok Sabha
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ISRO has initiated a process of formulating a National Space Act
for India for supporting the overall growth of space activities: MoS for
Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh in Lok Sabha
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Politician, Mr. Sharad Pawar's autobiography "On My Terms:
From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power" released
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Artist K. S. Kamesh's
painting "Amalgamation"
has been selected for the International
Artist Grand Prize Competition 2016
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Etihad Airways wins world’s leading airline award
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Book "The Other Side
of the Mountain" written by Congress leader, Mr. Salman Khurshid
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Merriam-webster declares "-ism" as word of the year
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Renowned scientist, Stephen Hawking launched an award for
science communication that bear his name ("Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication")
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Vice President, Mr. Hamid Ansari released the book titled “Diplomacy at the Cutting Edge”,
written by the former Ambassador, Mr. Kishan Rana
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NASA plans to exit international space station
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International Cricket Council announced OPPO (Chinese Electronic
Corporation) as Global Partner
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ICC World Cup T20 across 8 Cities in India from March 08 - April
03, 2015
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3 Indian athletes (Vikas
Gowda - Discus Throw; Sapna -
Women's 20 km race walk and Nitendra
Singh Rawat - Men's Marathon) have qualified
for the 2016 Rio Olympics
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Mascot for 12th South Asian Games is TIKHOR (Rhino Calf); The logo has eight petals representing the
countries participating in the 12th South Asian Games; 12th South Asian Games
will be held simultaneously in Guwahati
and Shillong from Feb 06-16, 2016
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As per World Elite UCI (International Cycling Union) ranking
released by UCI, the 20 year old Deborah Herold, from Andaman and Nicobar
moved up to 4th spot in the world rankings from earlier 10th rank
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Magnus Carlsen won the London
Chess Classic title
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Anirban
Lahiri become the fourth Indian to win the Asian Tour Order of Merit
Title
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Rome won the right to stage the 2022 edition of golf’s Ryder Cup
for the first time.
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4 Indian boxers (Shiva Thapa, Mandeep Jangra, Gaurav Bidhuri and
Sumit Sangwan) were selected by the International Olympics Committee (IOC)
for a scholarship
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Commonwealth
Table Tennis Championships begins at Pandit
Dindayal Upadhyay Indoor Stadium, Surat; mascot is Tobu (which exemplifies
the famous the Gir Forest and its lions, the pride of both Gujarat and whole
of the nation)
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Coal India Limited replaces hero MotoCorp in the title sponsor
of HIL (Hockey India League)
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Karnataka: Government bans astrology programme in television
channels
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Maharashtra: Bombay High Court acquits actor Salman Khan of all
charges in 2002 Mumbai Hit and Run Case
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Delhi: NGT bans new diesel vehicles in Delhi till Jan 06, 2016
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Delhi: all schools will be closed in Delhi from Jan 01 - 15,
2016
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Gujarat: 10th State to join UDAY Scheme
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Karnataka: Regional Conference for Southern and Western Regions
on “Fostering ‘Gati’ (Governance through Accountability, Transparency and
Innovation) through Excellence in Governance” held in Bengaluru
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Punjab: A Victory Parade was organised at Fazilka Town in Punjab
to commemorate the supreme sacrifice made by soldiers of the Indian Army
during Indo Pak War of 1971 to save the town from falling into Pakistani
hands
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Jammu & Kashmir: 2 heritage clusters (Jammu and Srinagar) to
safeguard the world-famous art and handicrafts
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Bihar: birth anniversary of King Ashoka (April 14) is holiday
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Haryana became the 11th state to join UDAY scheme
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Kerala: President refused to give nod for Plachimada Bill (to provide compensation to those affected by
Plachimada Coca Cola Plant in Palakkad)
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Odisha government has engaged Wildlife Trust of India to prepare
a comprehensive wildlife management plan for the state
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West Bengal Government honoured music composer Bappi Lahiri and
singer Kumar Sanu with Lifetime Achievement Awards
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Supreme Court appointed Virendra
Singh as Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh (It is the first time that the apex
court exercised its powers to appoint a Lokayutka)
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Rain relief of Rs. 4000 for all ration card holders in the Union
Territory of Puducherry
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Karnataka: 60 out of 29000 villages in the State is declared as
smokeless villages by IOC with 100% LPG reach
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India
ranks 130 (out of 188 countries) in Human Development Index as per UNDP
Report (last year India was placed at 135th); Among the BRICS nations, India
was ranked lowest in Human Development Index; Norway topped the list followed
by Australia and Switzerland
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Centre has declared the floods in Tamil Nadu as a 'Calamity of
Severe nature'; Lok Sabha Secretariat had sent a circular to MPs to recommend
relief and restoration works worth Rs. 1 crore in the affected districts
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Death toll due to flood in the State now stands at 347 (as per
Tamil Nadu Government)
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International
Tourism Exhibition begins in Madurai
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Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa said concreted and coordination
was required by Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka on both the security and
development fronts to ensure that Maoist activity was not allowed to take
root in the Southern Region of the country
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Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa sought a special assistance of
Rs. 10, 250 crore from the Centre for restoring the roads, drinking water, sewerage
and storm water drainage systems damaged by the floods and for constructing
one lakh houses for those living along the waterways and slums in Chennai
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Chief Secretary, Mr. K. Gnanadesikan rubbished claims that flood
in the Adayar river was a result of improper management of water releases from
Chembarambakkam tank.
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Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa urged Prime Minister, Mr.
Narendra Modi to accord special sanction to provide permanent house to 2 lakh
families
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After a prolonged silence, Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa
reaches to people affected by flood through a message in WhatsApp; DMK's Mr.
Stalin terms it as a cinematic
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Issues in land acquisition and non-performance of a contractor
are to blame for the delay in Chennai Metro Rail: Union Urban Development
Minister, Mr. Venkaiah Naidu in Lok Sabha
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Supreme Court gave the nod the Tamil Nadu Government to go ahead
with the appointment of 'Archakas' (Temple Priests) as per the 'Agamas',
treatises relating to its functioning.
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Set up high power panel to study floods: Madras High Court to
Tamil Nadu Government
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Mexico: world's first dengue vaccine (Dengvaxia) cleared for use
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Myanmar inaugurates a new stock exchange Yangon Stock Exchange
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New Zealand: a referendum have chosen a silver fern on a
black-and-blue background as their preferred flag; decides to dump Britain's Union Jack from its
national banner
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Pakistan: test fires the medium range missile Shaheen - III
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North Korea: claims it now has a hydrogen bomb
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World countries agreed to a new climate agreement, to be
implemented from 2020, with 196 countries adopting the Paris Pact to save the Earth from Global Warming; Paris pact will
secure earth for suture: US President, Mr. Barack Obama
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Gambia
declares itself an ‘Islamic republic’
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Saudi Arabia: women voted for the first time; 13 women won municipal
council seats
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Pravin
Gordhan, a widely respected Indian-origin politician, has been
appointed as South Africa's new Finance Minister
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In a first, six countries in GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) to
introduce VAT [GCC - Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and UAE]
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WTO's Ministerial meeting begins at Nairobi (Kenya); India
wants WTO to discuss farm subsidies of the rich
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Saudi Arabia launched 34-nation Islamic Military Coalition to
counter terrorism
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14th SCO Prime Minister's meeting at Zhengzhou, China
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EC adopted proposal for a European Border and Coast Guard to
protect Schengen area
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US Federal Reserve (USA's RBI) hiked Federal Fund Rates, nearly
a decade after the last increase [Ms. Janet Yellen - Chairperson of US
Federal Reserve]
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US and Russia clear way for Syria peace talk
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Australia: tornado hit Sydney; causes flash flood; 6000 homes
lost power
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Saudi Arabia reopens Iraq embassy after 25 years
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