NATIONAL UPDATES:
I. Rameswaram, birthplace of Dr Abdul
Kalam included as 498th town under AMRUT: Union
Minister of Urban Development M Venkaiah Naidu declared that former President
Dr.Kalam’s birthplace Rameswaram has been included in Atal Mission for
Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) for providing basic urban
infrastructure.
II. SC declared National Judicial
Appointments Commission (NJAC) unconstitutional: The
five-judge Constitutional bench of Supreme Court (SC) in a collective order
ruled that 99th Constitutional Amendment Act and the National
Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, 2014 is unconstitutional and void.
It also upheld the Collegium System that existed before the NJAC as operative.
III. Central Victim Compensation Fund
set up with 200 crore rupees by Union Government: The
scheme aims at enabling support to victims of various attacks, such as rape,
acid attacks, human trafficking and women killed or injured in the cross border
firing.
IV. Supreme Court allowed use of Aadhar
Card for all Central and State Welfare schemes on voluntary basis.
V. Union Government flagged off
Science Express Climate Action Special Train: The
train is a unique collaborative initiative of Department of Science and
Technology, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Ministry of
Railway. The train was flagged from Safdarjung Railway Station in New Delhi.
VI. Pedana fabric recommended for the
Handloom Brand:Pedana’s Handloom woven fabric made of
yarn dyed with natural was recommended by the Weavers’ Service Centre (WSC),
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, under the Ministry of Textile for recognition as
one of the India Handloom Brands.
VII. Jharkhand signed Gas Cooperation
Agreement (GCA) with GAIL for construction of Urja Ganga Jagdishpur-Haldia
pipeline project in the state: The project aims at
connecting eastern India to the national natural gas grid.
VIII. TRAI made mandatory for telecom
operators to compensate for call drops from 1 January 2016.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
I.
India and Israel signed 10 MoUs to
enhance bilateral cooperation: The MoUs were in the
field of cultural exchange programme for the years 2015-2018, MoU between
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,
Agreement of cooperation between the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Indian
Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, etc.
II. Myanmar signed National Ceasefire
Agreement with 8 armed ethic rebel groups: The peace deal
was signed in the capital, Nay Pyi Taw and is the culmination of two years of
peace talks between the government and rebels. Representatives from the United
Nations, China and the US witnessed the signing.
III. Australian Government re-approved
Carmichael Coal Mine Project to be built by Adani Group:
The approval granted is subject to 36 of the strictest conditions in Australian
history.
IV. International Religious Freedom
Report 2014 released: It was released by the US State
Department. The Report attempts to give voice to those oppressed people and to
document when and where the universal human right to religious freedom was
violated.
V. World Food Day observed with the
theme Social Protection and Agriculture: It was observed
on 16th October 2015 with an aim to raise public awareness about
hunger challenges and encourage people worldwide to take action in the fight
against hunger.
VI.
Malaysia proposed to invest 30
billion USD for urban development in India.
OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
I. RBI formed Financial Inclusion Fund
with 2000 crore rupees corpus: The fund was formed by
merging the Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF) and Financial Inclusion Technology
Fund (FITF). The new FIF will be administered by the reconstituted Advisory
Board constituted by Union Government and will be maintained by NABARD.
SPORTS:
II. Zaheer Khan retired
from International Cricket: He has
retired from all forms of international cricket and first-class cricket.However,
he will continue to play in IPL for one more season.
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