NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
North India’s first cable bridge inaugurated at Basohali town of J&K: The
Basohali town is located in Kathua district of Jammu & Kashmir was in news
as the Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar dedicated the 1st
cable-stayed bridge of North India to the nation.
2.
India’s first indigenously designed and built warship INS Godavari
decommissioned.
3. Indian American Rakesh K Jain
selected for US National Medal of Science 2015.
4. 30th National Consumer
Right Day observed across the country on 24th December 2015.
5. Idea became third mobile operator to
launch 4G service in India: Idea Cellular became the
third largest mobile operator in India to launch 4G services in India. Earlier,
Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India had launched 4G services in India.
6. Gautam H Bambawale appointed as
India’s High Commissioner to Pakistan.
7. Bihar Government banned 15-year old
diesel vehicles from plying on Patna roads: Bihar Government
banned 15-year old diesel vehicles from plying in the capital, Patna. The
decision was taken in view of increasing pollution.
8. Biocon launched generic version of
Hepatitis-C drug Harvoni in India: The generic version of
the drug named Harvoni will be sold under the brand name CIMIVIR-L.
9. Lok Sabha passed The Payment of Bonus
(Amendment) Bill, 2015: The Bill will allow doubling of
wage ceiling for calculating bonus of factory workers. The bill seeks to amend
the Payments of Bonus Act, 1965. It seeks to raise the eligibility limit for
payment of bonus from a salary of 10000 rupees to 21000 rupees a month.
10. Lok Sabha passed The National
Waterways Bill, 2015: The bill identifies additional 101
waterways as National Waterways.
11. Union Ministry of Environment notified
norms for Coal-based Thermal Power Plants: The Union
Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change notified norms of
emission standards for coal-based thermal power plants in India. Beginning
2017, thermal plants across India will have to cut particulate matter emissions
by as much as 40% and reduce their water consumption by nearly one-third.
12. Union Government launched two Mobile
Apps for Farmers: The apps namely Crop Insurance and
AgriMarket Mobile were launched by Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Minister Radha Mohan Singh.
13. Pandorum Technologies developed
India’s first Artificial Liver Tissue using 3D printing.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
OPEC released 2015 OPEC World Oil Outlook: The Organisation
of the Petroleum Exporting Countries released the 2015 OPEC World Oil Outlook
(WOO). As per the report, oil and gas, combined, are expected to supply around
53% of the global energy demand by 2040.
2.
UN adopted resolution to observe 5 November as World Tsunami Awareness Day: The
creation of the day is aimed at raising awareness among people in the world of
the dangers of tsunami and stressing the importance of early warning systems in
order to mitigate the damage. The proposal was first suggested by the Japan
Government after the third UN Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in
Sendai, Japan.
3.
UN Security Council backed Libya unity accord; urged to implement it in 30 days:
The
United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution endorsing an
agreement between Libya’s rival camps on forming a unity government.
OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1. RBI extended deadline to exchange
pre-2005 notes to 30 June 2016: The Reserve Bank of
India extended the deadline for exchanging pre-2005 currency notes of various
denominations by another six months to June 30, 2016.
OBITUARIES:
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