News Highlights : 4 December 2015

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Reserve Bank of India

1. ICBC to become Tata Group’s strategic banking partner

2. Himachal Pradesh became first state to launch Rotavirus vaccination project

3. Paris Pact on Water and Climate Change Adaptation announced

4. Lok Sabha passed bill to establish BIS as National Standards Body

5. First India International Science Festival began at IIT-Delhi

 6. NTC signed Integrity Pact with Transparency International India

7. US-India business meet

8. YouTube opens first video production studio in India

9. GAIL, ISRO launch satellite-based portal to monitor pipelines

10. RBI announced revised Priority Sector Lending norms for Regional Rural Banks

11. Delhi Assembly passed MLA of NCT of Delhi (Salaries, Allowances, Pension, etc) (Amendment) Bill, 2015

12. Union Government launched Accessible India Campaign for differently-abled

13. 44th Navy Day observed on 4 December

14. GOI has rolled out “Accessible India Campaign” on the occasion of The International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

15. Govt to start electronic transfer of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) wages from 2016.


16. Lok Sabha passed bill to establish Bureau of Indian Standards as National Standards Body.


17. National Textile Corporation Limited signed Integrity Pact with Transparency International India.


18. Adidas India’s Pulin Kumar won prestigious Indian National Bar Association’s General Counsel of 
the year 2015 Award.


19. Union Cabinet approved signing of MoU between India and Iran on visa facilitation.


20. Vega rocket blasts off with gravity-hunting satellite


21. Union Government releases postage stamp to mark centenary year of Zoological Survey of India.


22. First India International Science Festival begins at IIT-Delhi


23. Saina nominated for Badminton World Federation Woman Player of the Year Award.


24. RBI announced revised Priority Sector Lending norms for Regional Rural Banks.


25. The World Health Organisation released estimates of the global burden of foodborne diseases.


26. FIFA World Rankings announced; Belgium topped the list, Indian team jumped six places to reach 
the 166th spot.


27. Himachal Pradesh became first state to launch Rotavirus vaccination project.


28. December 04 - Indian Navy Day.