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1) India ranks 130th in 2015 Human Development Index: UNDP
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2) Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman (70)has been
awarded 2016 Genesis Prize which is also known as Jewish Nobel prize.
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3) Rajasthan becomes the first state to submit smart city plan
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4) Indian-origin politician Pravin Gordhan becomes South
Africa’s Finance Minister
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5) Vijay Kumar wins gold medal at 59th NationalShooting
Championship
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6) Anirban Lahiri wins Order of Merit crown ofAsian Tour
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7) Typhoon Melor hits central Philippines
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8) Union Government appointed L N ReddyJudicial Committee on
OROP
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9) Lok Sabha passes Atomic Energy(Amendment) Bill, 2015
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10) Ground breaking ceremony of 1800-kilometre-long
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project was held at theancient city of Mary of Turkmenistan.
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11) Indian-origin writer Jamaludeen Mohamed Sali from Singapore
has been awarded prestigious 2015 South East Asia Write Award.
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12) Legendary actor Dilip Kumar conferred withPadma Vibhushan
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13) Losar festival beings in Ladakh region of J&K
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14) Ahmad Javed appointed as Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
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15) COP 21 adopts historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change
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16) Wipro awarded 2015 Aegis Graham Bell Award
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17) India and Japan ink 14 agreements invarious fields
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18) India & Japan sign MoC on High Speed Railon Mumbai-Ahmedabad
sector
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19) Myanmar’s first UNESCO biosphere reserve Inle Lake launched
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20) NGT bans registration of new diesel-run vehicles in Delhi
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21) Renowned agro-economist Sharad Joshi passes away
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22) Two Indian cities for first time have beendesignated as
members of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network (UCCN). Two cities areVaranasi
City (Uttar Pradesh): It has been added in the City of Music category of
network.Jaipur City (Rajasthan): It has been added in the City of Crafts and
Folk Art category of network.
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23) Union Government inks MoU for establishing IIITs at Ranchi,
Nagpur & Pune
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24) Salman Rushdie awarded 2015 Mailer Prizefor Lifetime
Achievement
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25) Union Government has imposed anti-dumping duty on import
of cold-rolled flatproducts of stainless steel for 5 years from 7 countries
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26) India, Japan sign protocol to amend doubletaxation
avoidance pact
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27) Veteran Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shahhas been honoured
with the lifetime achievement award at the 12th edition of Dubai InternationalFilm
Festival (DIFF).
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28) Pakistan successfully test-fires nuclear-capable
Shaheen-III ballistic missile. It iscapable of carrying nuclear as well as
conventional warheads up to 2,750 kilometres
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29) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has releasedOn My Terms: From
the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power, an autobiography of former UnionMinister
Sharad Pawar.
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30) Mexico Government approves world’s 1stDengue fever vaccine
named Dengvaxia
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31) India and South Korea ink MoU on taxation treaty
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32) Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet awarded2015 Nobel Peace
Prize
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33) Mauricio Macri sworn in as President ofArgentina
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34) Israel successfully tests Arrow ballistic missile
interceptor
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35) Union Government declares Tamil Nadu flood as Calamity of
Severe Nature
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36) India and Pakistan have agreed to resume structured
dialogue between them through new
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10-point Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue (CBD).
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37) Cabinet approves amendments to TheNational Waterways Bill,
2015
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38) IISc bags US military contract for R&D onsolar powered
micro-grid
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39) 10 December: Human Rights Day
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40) India ranks 4th in black money outflows: GFIReport
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41) CCEA approves measures to increase Pulses’production
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42) Union Cabinet approves MoU between Indiaand UK in the
field of cooperation in the energy sector Estate (Regulation and Development)
Bill, 2015.
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43) The Union Cabinet chaired by the PrimeMinister Narendra
Modi has approved the Real
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44) German Chancellor Angela Merkel named2015 Time’s Person of
the Year
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45) Lok Sabha passes Indian Trusts(Amendment), Bill 2015
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46) 5th Heart of Asia conference begins inPakistan
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47) Scientists genetically modify Anopheles gambiae mosquito
species to fight malaria
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48) Iran has successfully carried out test ofmedium range
Ghadr-110 ballistic missile near theChabahar, a port city in southeast of
countryalong the Gulf of Oman.
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49) Shuttler Carolina Marin wins Female Playerof the Year
award
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50) Indian-American Entrepreneur Frank Islamselected for 2015
Uttar Pradesh Ratna Award
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51) Parliament passes Negotiable Instruments(Amendment) Bill,
2015
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52) Pune, Rajkot become interim IPL franchisesto replace CSK,
RR
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53) Atomic Energy (Amendment) Bill, 2015introduced in Lok
Sabha to fast track nuclear power projects
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54) Maharashtra becomes first state to allowMLAs raise online
question
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55) Lok Sabha passes High Court and SupremeCourt Judges
(Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2015
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56) Centre-right MUD coalition wins 2015Parliamentary election
of Venezuela
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57) First red alert on pollution declared in Beijing
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58) India-Russia joint naval exercise INDRANAVY-15 begins in
Visakhapatnam
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59) India, Pakistan holds NSA level talks inBangkok
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