News Highlights : 18 December 2015

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1. BMC approved Smart City Proposal for Maharashtra

2. Combined Commanders’ Conference held on an aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya

3. LS passes bill to allow NPCIL to have tie-ups with other PSUs

4. Operation Smile-II to start from 1 January 2016

5. GIFT City Phase-2 work launched

6. 14th Meeting of Heads of Governments of SCO Member

7. Step to Counter Terrorism: 34-Nation Islamic Military Coalition

8. Fitch retains India’s rating at BBB-/Stable

9. UN atomic watchdog IAEA ends Iran ‘weapons’ probe

10. World Bank accorded USD 1.5b for clean India

11. MoEF gives nod to NTPC’s Telangana power project

12. Arun Kumar Jain appointed Central Board of Direct Taxes Chairman

13. Akhilesh Mishra appointed as the next High Commissioner of lndia to the Republic of Maldives

14. ISRO launched six Singaporean satellites

15. Snapdeal launched mobile website in Hindi, Telugu

16. At pressure from Germany Google, Facebook, Twitter agree to delete hate speech in 24 hours

17. Arctic Region hits record high temperature over land: NOAA

18. Rory McIlroy bagged European Tour Golfer of the Year award

19. Shiva, Mandeep among four boxers to receive IOC Olympic scholarships

20. Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara, Kento Momota won singles titles at World Dubai Superseries Finals.

21. Gauhati High Court steps in Arunachal political crisis; stays proceedings of state Assembly's current session till 1st February.

22. Arunachal issue disrupts proceedings in Rajya Sabha.

23. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley rejects Aam Aadmi Party's allegations of irregularities against him in 

Delhi District Cricket Association affairs.

24. Delhi High Court dismisses the plea seeking CBI probe into Aam Aadmi Party's foreign funding.

25. Finance Ministry says India is well prepared to deal with the impact of US Federal Reserve interest 

rate hike.

26. Global Markets cheer US Central Bank's decision; Sensex surges 309 points.

27. Andhra Pradesh government decides to allow foreign institutions to set up campuses in the state.

28. DGCA orders probe into the killing of an Air India technician after he was sucked into a plane 

engine at Mumbai Airport.

29. India raises concern over massive subsidization of farm sector by developed countries at WTO 

meet in Nairobi; pitches for Special Safeguard Mechanism to protect interests of poor farmers in 

developing countries.

30. Supreme Court says banks cannot withhold information on defaulters covered under RTI Act.

31. Govt Lowers Growth Projection to 7-7.5% for 2015-16

32. RBI released final guidelines of Marginal Cost of Funds Methodology to calculate Interest Rates

33. Former Defence Secretary R K Mathur appointed new CIC

34. India-Born Padmasree Warrior Named US CEO of Chinese Company

35. Priyanka Chopra 3rd most followed woman on Twitter in Asia

36. International Migrants Day observed across the world

37.  Delhi High Court refuses to stay the release of the juvenile convict in Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case; Delhi Commission for Women urges the President and Chief Justice of India to prevent his release.

 38. An all-party meeting convened by Rajya Sabha Chairman agrees to pass six pending bills in 

remaining three days of Winter session; No consensus on GST Bill.

 39. Sonia and Rahul Gandhi to appear before Delhi court tomorrow in National Herald case.

 40. Former Defence Secretary R K Mathur appointed new Chief Information Commissioner.

 41. Uttar Pradesh government bans the use of the polythene bags across the State.

 42. Defence Ministry clears purchase of Russian Air Defence Missile systems.

 43. Prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award for 2015 announced; Cyrus Mistry's novel Chronicle of a 

Corpse Bearer bags award for English category.

 44. Arunachal Pradesh Governor says, after obtaining relevant documents, he will appeal against 

Gauhati High Court order staying his decision to advance State Assembly session.

 45. Vatican to confer sainthood on Mother Teresa as Pope recognises her second miracle.

 46. UN Security Council unanimously adopted the resolution to cut off supply of funds to Islamic State group