NATIONAL
UPDATES:
1.
PM Modi and Shinzo Abe to visit Varanasi on Dec 12: Marking a new
chapter in centuries-old ties between India and Japan, PM Modi and his Japanese
counterpart Shinzo Abe will visit the ancient temple town tomorrow. The Japanese
PM is on a three-day visit to India.
2.
Kapil Chopra to head World Tourism Council: The President of
Oberoi Group has been appointed as the Chairman of World Travel and Tourism
Council, India Initiative (WTCII) for 2016.
3.
India and South Korea ink MoU on taxation treaty: Both the
countries have inked a new memorandum of understanding on suspension of
collection of taxes during pendency of mutual agreement procedure.
4.
Udai Kumar to take over as MD & CEO of Metropolitan Stock Exchange (formerly
MCX Stock Exchange).
5.
ABB India Ltd appoints Sanjeev Sharma as Managing Director.
6.
Union Government slashed the Minimum Export Price of onions to 400 dollar per
tonne: MEP is the rate
below which no traders are allowed to export their goods. The rise in MEP
restricts exports and improves domestic supplies.
7.
Supreme Court upheld Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015: The Act mandates
educational qualifications and other eligibility criteria for candidates who
aspire to contest the rural local body elections.
8.
NGT gave directions to keep River Ganga pollution free: There will be a
complete ban on use of plastic of any kind from Gomukh to Haridwar along Ganga
with effect from 1 February 2016.
9.
India Health Report: Nutrition 2015 released: Union Minister
for Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda released the India Health Report:
Nutrition 2015. The report by Transform Nutrition Consortium offers a critical
analysis of the current situation with nutrition at the national and state
levels in India.
10.
TATA owned Jaguar Land Rover will set up a one-billion pound premium
manufacturing plant in Slovakia to make all new aluminium vehicles as part of
its commitment to deliver lightweight cars.
11.
Shah Rukh Khan unseats Salman Khan as India’s top-earning celebrity.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1.
World’s first dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, approved for use in Mexico:
The
Mexican authorities approved the use of the first-ever vaccine against dengue
fever, which will be publicly available for the first time. The vaccine is
manufactured by French pharmaceutical company Sanofi Pasteur.
2.
Myanmar inaugurated Yangon Stock Exchange: The exchange was
set up by local companies in a joint venture with Daiwa Institute of Research
Japan and Japan Exchange Group, which operates the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
3.
5th
Ministerial Conference on Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process concluded in Islamabad:
The
event was jointly inaugurated by Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif and President of
Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani. The event was attended by high-ranking delegations
from 14 participating states, 17 supporting countries and 12 international and
regional organisations. The Indian delegation was headed by External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj. The objective and for the 5th
Conference was ‘Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process: Enhanced cooperation for
countering security threats and promoting in the Heart of Asia
region’.
4.
Mauricio Macri Blanco sworn in as the President of Argentina: It was the
10th
summit since the inception of G20 in 1999. The focus of the summit was to evolve
strategies to ensure inclusive and robust growth through collective
action.
5.
UN agencies launched $1.98 billion Sahel humanitarian appeal for 2016:
The
purpose of the initiative is to mobilise international support to tackle triple
crisis of poverty, insecurity and climate change that plagues the Sahel region
in Africa.
6.
India ranks 135 on Women Empowerment Index of UN.
7.
O P Jindal University signs MoU with Queen Mary London University: Both the
universities signed a MoU to facilitate collaboration between emerging research
universities in South Asia for teaching, academic and research
activities.
OTHER
UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1.
International Cricket Council (ICC) announced OPPO, one of the world’s leading
mobile telephone device companies as global partner for a period of four
year.
AWARDS:
2.
Naseeruddin Shah receives lifetime achievement award at DIFF: Veteran
Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah was honoured with the lifetime achievement
award at the Dubai International Film Festival. French actor Catherine Deneuve
also received the award.
3.
Salman Rushdie receives Mailer Prize for lifetime achievement for
2015.
4.
Jawaharlal Nehru University conferred Honorary Doctorate on Japanese PM Shinzo
Abe.
BOOKS
AND AUTHORS:
5. The book titled ‘On My terms: From the Grassroots to the
Corridors Power’ an autobiography of Sharad Powar was released by PM Narendra
Modi.
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