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1. AMRUT Action Plans for 81 cities approved with total project outlay of 5748 crore rupees.
2. Governing Council of National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) constituted under the chairmanship of Finance Minister.
3. Czech Republic defeated Russia to retain Fed Cup.
4. FIFA banned Nepal football Chief Ganesh Thapa for 10 years for corruption.
5. Odisha implemented National Food Security Act, 2013 in 14 districts.
6. Siril Verma wins silver medal at 2015 World Junior badminton Championships.
7. Australian cricketer Mitchell Johnson retires from International cricket.
8. ICICI Bank unlocks value in its insurance business.
9. Russian Federal Security Service director announces $50 million reward for info on those behind Sinai crash.
10. Axis Mutual Fund launches Children’s Gift Fund.
11. India, Bangladesh agree to share information on militants.
12. Govt to impart digital literacy training to 52.5 lakh by 2016.
13. NASA to grow flowers in space for first time.
14. GAIL tops among PSUs in Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index.
15. Zarine Daruwala quits ICICI Bank to join Standard Chartered.
16. Syed Akbaruddin appointed as India’s Permanent Representative to UN.
17. World’s first ‘porous’ liquid can filter carbon emissions.
18. Food authority challenges lifting ban on Nestle’s Maggi.
19. Devotional singer Pithukuli Murugadas passes away.
20. Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Ashok Singhal passes away in Gurgaon.
21. Nokia appoints Sandeep Girotra designated head for India.
22. Siril wins silver at World Junior Championships.

23. Saina loses to Li Xuerui in China Open final.

24. Government declares National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) as terrorist organization under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

25. Over 13,000 delegates from 26 nations attend G20 Summit.

26. ATP World Tour Finals : Novak Djokovic beats Kei Nishikori.

27. Saeed Jaffrey, Indian actor and Bollywood veteran, dies.

28. Noted Children’s Book Writer Kamala Laxman passes away.

29. 160.4 Kph : Starc bowls Tests’ fastest.

30. India, Australia seal N-deal procedures.

31. “SMB”(Seakeeping and Manoeuvring Basin) & “Maareech” dedicated to Nation by Defence Minister
32. TRAI’s(Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) views on spectrum cap consented by Telecom Commission

33. India’s food industry to be worth $65 bn by 2018: Report

34. J&K Govt to implement National Food Safety Act in state

35. Vulture reintroduction programme launched in Haryana

36. Swachh Bharat Cess: PAN Card Gets Costlier

37. India-Bangladesh inked SOP to operationalize Coastal Shipping Accord

38. Trivago’s Best Value Index listed 4 Indian cities in quality hotel services

39. India, Brazil joined hands for raising cattle & buffalo yields

40. India-China Yoga College begins classes in Kunming city

41. Clean Air Nation App : Alert! Against deadly air

42. Navy chief Admiral R K Dhowan commissions INS Vishwakarma

43. Zoological Survey of India unravels 778 new fauna species: K Venkataraman

44. Dudhwa National Park opens for tourists

45. Nanopores can make sea water drinkable

46. Saina runs out of steam against Li Xuerui in China Open final

47. Kristoffer Broberg wins BMW Masters in Shanghai

48. Actor Warren Mitchell dies aged 89

49. World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.

50. Nico Rosberg wins Brazilian Grand Prix.

51 Demands of doctors to be evaluated by committee set up by Govt.
52. The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 35th India International Trade Fair 2015 at New Delhi.
53. Jammu and Kashmir to get its first handicrafts museum.
54. 2015 Valletta Summit on Migration concluded.
55. French President Francois Hollande declared state of emergency after a series of terror attacks which left at least 128 people dead.
56. HDFC & YES Bank to list bonds on London Stock Exchange.
57. Nation’s first low-income state infrastructure equity partnership or Neev fund was launched by Modi in UK.
58. September IIP fall to 3.6% while October CPI rises to 5%.
59. Govt appointed 3 new persons as members of Film and Television Institute of India society.
60. President of India bestowed National Child Awards 2015.
61. 2 members committee to probe DDCA irregularities constituted.
62. Kerala is organising Nation’s first “Global Conference on Gender Equality”.
63. Government extends tenure of Lahiri Panel by one year.
64. IISc made Indian Debut in THE Top 100 World University Ranking.
65. Amazon’s first appearance in 2015 Thomson Reuters top 100 innovators list.
66. Aung San Suu Kyi wins Myanmar elections.
67. Govt working on plan to curb NPAs in PSBs.
68. IBHFL buys 40% stake in OakNorth Bank.
69. Ola acquires trip-planning app company Geotagg.
70. Italian diplomat Grandi to be new UN refugee chief.
71. I S Jha appointed CMD of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.
72. Subir Gokaran appointed Executive Director at IMF.
73. Govt appoints Christopher Thomas arbitrator in Cairn tax case.
74. Oldest known stars discovered at the heart of Milky Way.
75. SBI to launch mobile wallet ”Batua” for feature phone users next month.
76. Environment Minister Launches New Website on Climate Change.
77. 13th Asian shooting championship – South Korea Top is in medal tally.
78. American musician Allen Toussaint dies at 77.
79. India celebrates Public Service Broadcasting Day.

80. Philippines to host 2015 APEC summit.

81. GOI eased Foreign Investment norms in 15 sectors.
82. Independent commission on Doping in Sports submitted its report to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
83. India's 106th Among 145 Nations in World Giving Index.
84. China, Pakistan implement of banking service protocol.
85. Deal between Emirates Bank & SBI for easier remittances.
86. Govt invites bids to sell 5% stake in Container Corporation of India (CONCOR).
87. Google acquires Photo Video editor Fly Labs.
88. Jet Airways to acquire 75 Boeing 737 Max 8 Planes.
89. Alibaba to acquire Youku Tudou.
90. Indian-origin Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) campaigner conferred with UK’s Point of Light.
91. Caitlyn Jenner wins Transgender Champion Award.
92. Manipal University wins Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Higher Education Awards 2015.
93. GSAT-15: India’s Telecom Satellite instigated by European rocket.
94. Largest Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel Samarth commissioned.
95. AIDS preventive medicine from Dec in Sonagachi.
96. Cyclone Megh strikes Yemeni island.
97. Pakistan veteran Younis retires from ODI cricket.
98. OUE Limited new title sponsor of Singapore Slammers.
99. Former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt dies.

101. FIPB clears 4 FDI proposals worth Rs 384.45 Cr

102. Bihar Assembly Elections – Grand victory for Grand Alliance

103. OECD: India to grow at 7.2% in FY-16

104. Loan Agreement: Rural Connectivity Investment Program – Tranche 3 b/w ABD & GOI

105. Centre approves Rs 2100 crore for Karnataka, Gujarat under NDRF

106. International Indigenous Terra Madre 2015 startes in Shillong

107. Bengaluru listed among Top-20 in Asia Pacific City Investment Intensity Index

108. India re-elected to UNCITRAL for 6 years term

109. UNESCO Rejects Kosovo Membership

110. Iran appoints first Woman Ambassador since Revolution

111. Indian-American appointed to key university position in Texas

112. RBI Governor appointed Vice Chairman on BIS Board

113. Justice AP Shah appointed as the Ethics Officer (Ombudsman) at BCCI

114. Jayant Krishna appointed as interim CEO of NSDC

115. NASA Award for Indian team’s tyre burst solution

116. Indian astronomers discover rare giant radio galaxy

117. India stay at second spot in ODI rankings

118. Odisha’s Barabati stadium excluded from BCCI’s new Test venues

119. Choudhry Harpal Singh – Former BKU general secretary passes away

120. World Science Day for Peace and Development.

121. Cabinet approves 10% stake sale in Coal India.
122. Cabinet approves long-awaited interest subvention scheme for exporters.
123. Govt approves six FDI proposals worth Rs. 1,810 crore.
124. Kiren Rijiju conferred with Disaster Risk Reduction Asia Champion honour by UN.
125. Prithvi Raj Singh elected to Board of Governors of World Water Council.
126. Zarin Daruwala appointed as CEO of StanChart Bank India.
127. Kosmos 2510, the first satellite of EKS (Tundra) system, launched by Russia.
128. Delhi to host the first International Qawwali Festival 2016.
129. Tianhe-2 : World’s powerful Supercomputer for the sixth consecutive time.
130. India, China agree to deepen defence ties, maintain peace at LAC (Line of Actual Control).
131. World Bank and Andhra Pradesh ink $75-m credit deal for rural project. 
132. Brazil declares emergency after mine waste spill.
133. Soccer turned fashion icon David Beckham, 40, has been named as this year’s sexiest man alive by People magazine.
134. Intel India launches initiative for rural digitisation.
135. Javadekar Announces Formation of Indian Resource Panel.
136. MoU between India and Vietnam for cooperation in the field of Animal Health.
137. Russia’s defence satellite EKS Kosmos-2510 successfully launched.
138. Government extends currency swap facility for SAARC members.
139. India to complete strategic partnership with Singapore.
Alphabet revamps Google+ online social network.
140. Syrian journalist, Turkish paper win French media freedom prizes.
141. Rugby: All Black legend Jonah Lomu dead at 40.
142. Indian Red Cross Secretary General Dr. Satya Paul Agarwal passes away.
143. Former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) Director Shankaran Nair passes away.
144. National Digital Literacy Mission deadline advanced to 2016 from 2017.
145. Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft “Boeing P-8I” obligated to the Nation.
146. Magnitude 7.0 quake hits off southern coast of Japan – USGS.
147. New species of duck-billed dinosaur found in US.
148. Putin orders inquiry into allegations of major drug abuse in athletics.
149. CCEA approves four projects in East Coast Railways
150. World Toilet Day observed
151. Resurgent Rajasthan Partnership summit 2015
152. 2 Indian-Americans among richest entrepreneurs under 40
153. Union Cabinet approves setting up of NARF at Genome Valley in Hyderabad
154. Vijay Keshav Gokhale appointed as India’s ambassador to China
155. President Appoints Justice T. S. Thakur as the new Chief Justice of India
156. Bangladesh Government blocked social media platform on security grounds
157. Union Cabinet approved setting up of National Resource Facility for Bio-medical Research
158. Union Cabinet approved signing of Tripartite Agreement on IBSA Fund for Poverty Alleviation
159. China testing its largest new space rocket: Report
160. Govt extends IDEA scheme for five years
161. Indian-American Judge Ushir Pandit-Durant receives public service award
162. Launch of Technology Acquisition and Development Fund under National Manufacturing Policy
163. Afghanistan to collaborate with India for Skill Development
164. WHO launched World Antibiotic Awareness Week with the theme Antibiotics: handle with care
165. Union Cabinet approved German as additional foreign language in Kendriya Vidyalayas.