NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Action plan for ‘Start up India’ to be unveiled on January 16: Seeking
to boost entrepreneurship at the grass root level, PM Modi said that the action
plan for ‘Start up India’ will be unveiled on January 16th, 2016.
2.
Indian Oil Corporation tops in 2015 Fortune 500 companies in India list: State
run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has emerged as the country’s biggest company
in terms of annual revenue as per an annual list of 2015 Fortune 500 companies
in India. IOC was followed by Mukesh Ambani led private sector Reliance
Industries
3. Tech Mahindra launches contactless
wallet MoboMoney: IT Major Tech Mahindra has launched
first of its kind ‘Tap N Pay’ contactless digital payment wallet MoboMoney for
the Indian masses. MoboMoney has been billed as India’s first commercial Near
Field Communication (NFC) ecosystem rollout that would allow consumers to
convert cash into e-cash for making payments.
4. Union Government brings 376 drugs
under the NLEM: The Union Government has added 106 drugs
including that of HIV/AIDS, Cancer and Hepatitis C to the National List of
Essential Medicines (NLEM).
5. Union Government announced 4 new
IT-based initiatives for citizen-centric health services: The
initiatives include three applications, namely Kilkari, Mobile Academy and
M-cessation and a dedicated toll free number 1800-11-6666 which will provide
round the clock counselling and treatment support services for TB patients.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Seychelles Government allows India to build Naval Base on its Assumption Island:
Seychelles
Government allowed India to build Naval Base on the Assumption Island in the
Indian Ocean region (IOR) as a joint project between both countries. India’s
first Naval Base project has acquired significance following China acquiring
its first African naval base in Djibouti (near Horn of Africa).
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