News Highlights : 9 december 2015

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Pahal enters guiness book of world records

1. Singapore replaces Mauritius as top source of FDI into India

2. India’s forest & tree cover increased by 5, 081 Sq km: ISFR 2015

3. World's largest practical science lesson attempted at IIT

4. Venezuela opposition wins parliamentary majority

5. December 07 - Armed Forces Flag Day

6. PAHAL-Guinness world record

7. Kaher Kazem appointed GM India head

8. Watson crowned Hero World Challenge champion

9. IBM signs security pact with Federal Bank for mobile app

10. India-Russia joint naval exercise INDRA NAVY-15 begins in Visakhapatnam

11. Hockey World League Final : Australia Beat Belgium to Lift Title

12. Delhi & Tokyo may ink pact for India’s first Bullet Train

13. Nirma University awarded Excellence in Technology for Education by FICCI

14. Babri Masjid anniversary: Day of ‘victory’ and ‘sorrow’ - 6 december

15. Sanofi Pasteur launches injectable inactivated Polio Vaccine

16. Shahzar Rizvi wins air pistol gold

17. Phelps claims third race at Winter Championships

18. AP & Jharkhand joined discom betterment scheme “UDAY”

19. Centre to support rural entrepreneurs under MUDRA

20. Government imposes anti-dumping duty on kitchenware products

21. Railways has undertaken PPP projects worth Rs 14,000 crore

22. FSI – India’s forest & tree cover increased by 5081 sq km

23. 2,600-year-old tombs discovered in central China

24. 6th Meeting of Group on Automatic Exchange of Information held

25. Sarita, Shiva, Devendro win in China

26. Indo-Pakistan NSAs Ajit Doval, Nasir Janjua meet in Bangkok

27. Canada sends first consignment of uranium to India

28. Singapore emerged as the top source of FDI in India

29. Commemorative coins on Babasaheb launched by PM Modi

30. Goa-Mumbai double decker train flagged off by Indian Railways

31. SWR Zones introduces Biodiesel for trains.


32. Indian-American entrepreneur to get Uttar Pradesh Ratna Award


33. Genetically modified mosquitoes to help fight malaria


34. Atomic Energy (Amendment) Bill, 2015 introduced in Lok Sabha to fast track nuclear power projects


35. First red alert on pollution declared in Beijing


36. Lok Sabha passes High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) 
Amendment Bill, 2015


37. Maharashtra becomes first state to allow MLAs raise online question


38. India pick up historic win over South Africa


39. MoU Signed for Skill Development in Manufacutring Sector


40. A Central Research Institute in Yoga and Naturopathy to be set up in Khordha District of Odisha


41. New Andhra Pradesh capital Amaravati to cost over Rs 27,000 crore: Panel


42. INS Sindhudhwaj bags award for innovation from PM Narendra Modi


43. GRSE launches fifth ship of Indian Navy’s LCU MK IV project


44. Former FIFA referee Bhattacharya passes away


45. MoU signed between Ministry of MSME & Ministry of Textiles for establishing a Technology Centre 
at Kanpur


46. Tech Mahindra bags ‘Forbes Top 100 Middle East – Global Meets Local 2015’ Award.

47. Supreme Court : Acid victims under disability act

48. SEBI orders freezing bank, demat accounts for the Sunplant Forgings


49. Tata Comm concludes deal to sell Neotel fixed line to Vodacom


50. Nobel Peace Prize conferred upon Tunisia’s “National Dialogue Quartet”

51. NSE, London Stock Exchange join hands to set up research centre


52. Centre sets up `SETU’ to support start-up businesses


53. India software market to grow to $5.3 billion in 2016: Gartner


54. Goldman pegs India's GDP growth at 7.9% in FY17


55. India ranks 4th in black money outflows per annum: GFI report


56. Angela Merkel is Time magazine's Person of the Year 2015


57. Rohit Sharma became co-owner of UP Warriors in Pro Wrestling League


58. International Anti-Corruption Day observed across the world.

59. International Anti-corruption day.

60. Maharashtra won Wheelchair Basketball Championship

61. Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015 consented by Rajya Sabha


62. Seven-member committee to examine online drug sale issue


63. Govt extends PMJJBY and PMSBY deadline to Dec 31


64. MoU signed between Ministry of Textiles & Ministry of MSME for establishing a Technology Centre 
at Kanpur


65. MoU Signed for Skill Development in Manufacutring Sector


66. GFI ranked India 4th in black money outflows p/a


67. US House passed Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015


68. International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide observed


69. 2 Indians win Queen’s Young Leaders award in UK


70. Central Research Institute in Yoga and Naturopathy to be set up in Khordha District of Odisha


71. Hetero became first Indian company to receive DGCI’s approval for hepatitis C drug


72. World’s first biologically powered chip created


73. Iran successfully tests fired Ghadr-110 ballistic missile


74. Chen Long & Carolina Marin bagged 2015 BWF Player of the Year Awards

75. Yes Bank announced to mobilize 5 billion US dollars for
climate action by 2020

76. Pune, Rajkot became interim IPL franchises to replaceCSK, RR

77. Parliament passes Negotiable Instruments (Amendment)Bill, 2015

78. India extends hand of cooperation to Pak

79. India ranks 4th in black money outflows per annum

80. Manohar Parrikar becomes first Indian defence ministerto visit PACOM

81. Glaciers in Mount Everest shrink 28% in 40 years:Report

82. December 09 - International Day of Commemoration andDignity of the Victims of the Crime of 
Genocide

83. Govt proposes joint venture between NPCIL and NTPC,NALCO

84. PFRDA asks government to give tax incentives, expandpension cover

85. 2 Indians win Queen's Young Leaders award in UK

86. Russia launches Syria submarine strikes ahead of talks

87. Lok Sabha passes bill to amend Indian Trusts Act

88. Centre sets up `SETU’ to support start-up businesses

89. New Zealand formally becomes member of AIIB


90. 6.5% of Indian population suffering from some form ofmental disorder

91. Lok Sabha passes bill to amend Indian Trusts Act

92. Cabinet approves Real Estate (Regulation andDevelopment) Bill, 2015

93. MoU between India and Indonesia in the field new andrenewable energy cooperation

94. MoU between India and UK in the field of cooperation inthe energy sector

95. Cabinet approves Central Legislation to declare 106additional inland waterways as national waterways

96. “2016 : UK-INDIA Year of Education, Research andInnovation” Launched.