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1. The minimum age fixed to be categorized as juvenile as per Juvenile Justice (Amendment) Bill, 2015 passed by the Rajya Sabha is 16 years.
2. The Mexico Grand Prix badminton title won by the Indian pair Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy.
3. The Indo-Switzerland pair Martina Hingis & Sania Mirza adjudged the 2015 Women’s Doubles World
Champions by the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
4. Novak Djokovic was conferred with the 2015 Men’s World Champion by the International Tennis
Federation (ITF).
5. Steven Smith was conferred with the 2015 Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year.
6. AB de Villiers was declared as the winner of the 2015 ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year –
7. The Philippines is the first Asian country to approve sale of the world's first-ever dengue vaccine,
Dengvaxia.
8. YES Bank appointed Neeraj Dhawan as Group President and Chief Risk Officer – Retail & Business
Banking.
9. The chartered accountant Amit Agarwal appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of Jet Airways.
10. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved an investment of 5000 crore rupees
by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation into ONGC Videsh Limited
11. Senior IAS officer Pawan Kumar Agarwal appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Food
Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
12. Indian-origin software engineer Nandagopal Lakshminarayanan won Innovate UK's KTP Best of the
Best Awards 2015 .
13. CCEA gave its approval for implementation of an umbrella scheme with an outlay of 3000 crore
rupees for integrated development and management of Fisheries.
14. Union Cabinet approved the Metro Rail Project Phase-1 A at an expenditure of 6928 crore rupees
for Lucknow.
15. Chinese Yuan to be adopted as legal tender by Zimbabwe as announced by Zimbabwe's Finance
Minister Patrick Chinamasa.
16. Assam decided to provide a cashless medical scheme for regular government employees,
pensioners and their dependents .
17. France dropped a plan to strip dual nationals convicted of terrorism of their French citizenship from
the constitutional amendment bill.
18. The mission Mars to this planet scheduled to be launched in March 2016 was suspended by the US
space agency, NASA because of a fault in a key research instrument.
19. Brunei banned celebration of Christmas by non-Muslims failing which they will be sentence five
years in prison.
20. In order to minimize pollution from Coal-based Thermal Plants, the Environment Ministry notified to
cut the emission of particulate matter by 40 percent from thermal plants by 1 January 2017.
21. The government of this state approved to build metro project in the capital city – Bihar
22. Giving a boost to Make in India initiative, Vivo Chinese telecom major will set up a manufacturing
plant in Noida.
38. Lok Sabha passed The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015.
39. Biocon launched generic version of hepatitis-C drug Harvoni in India.
40. National Consumer Day – 24th December.
41. Parrikar inaugurated first “Cable Stay Bridge” of J & K
42. CCEA approved investment of 5000 crore rupees into ONGC Videsh
43. Bihar Government banned 15-year-old diesel vehicles from plying on Patna roads
44. Indian Navy conducts large scale fleet exercise on eastern seaboard
45. Policy Intiative Development of Industrial / Economic
46. Union Ministry of Environment notified norms for Coal-based Thermal Power Plants
47. 2015 OPEC World Oil Outlook
48. China builds 3rd largest hydropower station on Yangtze River
49. United Nations adopted resolution to observe November 5 as World Tsunami Awareness Day
50. RBI extends deadline to exchange pre-2005 notes to June 30
51. Zimbabwe to adopt China’s currency the yuan
52. Indian-American doctor is Ohio’s first Poet Laureate
53. Dr. Rakesh K. Jain selected for 2015 National Medal of Science
54. Guinea PM steps down after prez Conde re-elected
55. SRK is brand ambassador of Reliance Jio
56. Jaguar Land Rover India announces InControl apps
57. Union Government launches two mobile apps for farmers
58. ITF announced winners of 2015 World Champions
59. Senior Telugu actor Chilukoti Kashi Viswanath passed away
23. Idea became third mobile operator to launch 4G services in India.
24. 30th National Consumers Right Day observed.
25. India’s first indigenously designed & built warship INS Godavari decommissioned.
26. RBI extended deadline to exchange pre-2005 notes to 30 June 2016.
27. North India's first cable bridge inaugurated at Basohali town of J&K.
28. OPEC released 2015 OPEC World Oil Outlook.
29. Indian American Rakesh K Jain selected for US National Medal of Science 2015.
30. UN Security Council backed Libya unity accord; urged to implement it in 30 days.
31. UN adopted resolution to observe 5 November as World Tsunami Awareness Day.
32. Bihar Government banned 15-year-old diesel vehicles from plying on Patna roads.
33. Gautam H Bambawale appointed as India's High Commissioner to Pakistan.
34. Union Government launched two Mobile Apps for Farmers.
35. Senior Telugu actor Chilukoti Kashi Viswanath passed away.
36. Pandorum Technologies developed India’s first Artificial Liver Tissue using 3D printing.
37. Union Ministry of Environment notified norms for Coal-based Thermal Power Plants.
38. Lok Sabha passed The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015.
39. Biocon launched generic version of hepatitis-C drug Harvoni in India.
40. National Consumer Day – 24th December.
41. Parrikar inaugurated first “Cable Stay Bridge” of J & K
42. CCEA approved investment of 5000 crore rupees into ONGC Videsh
43. Bihar Government banned 15-year-old diesel vehicles from plying on Patna roads
44. Indian Navy conducts large scale fleet exercise on eastern seaboard
45. Policy Intiative Development of Industrial / Economic
46. Union Ministry of Environment notified norms for Coal-based Thermal Power Plants
47. 2015 OPEC World Oil Outlook
48. China builds 3rd largest hydropower station on Yangtze River
49. United Nations adopted resolution to observe November 5 as World Tsunami Awareness Day
50. RBI extends deadline to exchange pre-2005 notes to June 30
51. Zimbabwe to adopt China’s currency the yuan
52. Indian-American doctor is Ohio’s first Poet Laureate
53. Dr. Rakesh K. Jain selected for 2015 National Medal of Science
54. Guinea PM steps down after prez Conde re-elected
55. SRK is brand ambassador of Reliance Jio
56. Jaguar Land Rover India announces InControl apps
57. Union Government launches two mobile apps for farmers
58. ITF announced winners of 2015 World Champions
59. Senior Telugu actor Chilukoti Kashi Viswanath passed away
