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WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS

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For the Week: December 27th December , 2015 to 2nd January, 2016
Section A: INDIA
• India testfires long range Barak 8 missile
• Committee set up to Review Wage Structure of Gramin Dak Sevaks
• Cabinet approves MoU on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey
• Govt launches national biotechnology programme
• Govt sets up panel to revamp Censor Board
• Voters name to be deleted automatically after death: EC
• Tele-evidence & CSIC facility inaugurated at PGIMER, Chandigarh
• Indian History Congress organised in Malda
• New book narrates first-hand account of Kargil War
• Adnan Sami granted Indian citizenship
• IAF officer Ranjith KK arrested for spying for ISI
• Gyanendra D. Bandgaiyan appointed DG of National Centre for Good Governance
• Rajasthan IAS officer alleges harassment, converts to Islam
• Delhi University Professor G N Saibaba accused of ‘Naxal’ links surrenders
• Justice Patil elected President of Hindi Prachar Sabha
• Educationist P Dayal dies
• Former Army chief OP Malhotra passes away
• Eminent singer Subir Sen passes away
• Marathi poet Mangesh Padgaonkar passes away
• Metropolitan of Malankara church passes away
Section B: INDIA & THE WORLD
• Indo-French military exercise Shakti-2016 to be held in January
• Civil nuclear deal with Australia gets green signal
• Cabinet approves amending tax avoidance pact with Slovenia
• Cabinet approves amending tax info exchange pact with Maldives
• Cabinet approves pact on smart cities with Bloomberg
• Cabinet approves pact on waste recycling with SINTEF of Norway
• Cabinet approves construction of 69 bridges for Trilateral Highway in Myanmar
• 18th session of India-Iran Joint Commission held in Delhi
Section C: WORLD
• Copyright of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf expires
• Majority of world’s migrant workers are engaged in the services sector–ILO
• Japanese research institute earns right to name element 113
• China officially ends three-decade-old one child policy
• China adopts tough anti-terror law, permits troops deployment overseas
• Ukraine, EU launch free trade deal
• Iraq PM visits newly reconquered Ramadi
• China launches journalistic ethics supervision committee
• China launches “most sophisticated” observation satellite
• Russia removes Iran’s enriched uranium as per nuclear deal
• Japan apologises to South Korea for wartime sex slavery
• Guinea declared Ebola-free
• Giorgi Kvirikashvili confirmed as Georgia PM
• ‘Star Trek’ writer George Clayton Johnson dies
• Actor Wayne Rogers passes away at 82
• Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister dies at 70
• Abstract artist Ellsworth Kelly dies at 92
• Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler dies
• Robert Spitzer, ‘most influential psychiatrist,’ dies at 83
Section D: AWARDS
• Gujarati writer Raghuveer Chaudhary wins Jnanpith Award
• BCCI Annual Awards announced
• DAVA project wins 2015 eASIA Award
• Shekhar Gupta chosen for Lokmanya Tilak Journalism award
• Messi, Barcelona win big at Globe Soccer Awards
• Mahanadi Coalfields wins big at PRSI National Awards
Section E: BANKING & FINANCE
• RBI committee on medium-term path on financial inclusion submits report
• Committee set up to revitalise the PPP model for infra projects submits report
• RBI to move to CTS for clearing government cheques
• RBI modifies norms for credit to overseas subsidiaries of companies
• Village over 5,000 residents to have bank branches by March 2017
• False information by non-PAN holders can land them in jail
• Now, Gold ETFs can invest in Gold Monetisation Scheme
• RBI fixes 9.45% base rate for NBFC-MFIs from January 1
• Bank of India raises Rs.3000 crore by Basel-III compliant bonds
• IDBI Bank gets Rs 2,229 crore capital infusion from govt
• Postal Department’s payment bank to start from March 2017
Section F: ECONOMY
• Government extends tax residency rule deadline
• Petronet strikes deal with Qatar’s RasGas, to get LNG at half-price
• Non-subsidised LPG rates hiked, jet fuel cut
• Govt to roll out LPG-like DBT scheme for kerosene from April 1
• SEBI issues new listing norms for stock exchanges
• Fiscal deficit touches 87% of BE in Apr-Nov
• India’s external debt rises 1.7% in Apr-Sep to USD 483.2 bn
• Horticulture output outpaces foodgrains by 10% in 2014-15
• Core sector output contracts by 1.3% in November
• India, US ink pact for implementation of FATCA and CRS
• Maharashtra is the most attractive investment destination: ASSOCHAM study
• Allocation for rooftop solar power installations hiked to 5,000-crore
• Cabinet approves railway joint ventures with states
• Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme for textiles industry approved
• CBDT clarifies rules regarding quoting of PAN
• Parliament canteen food items turn costlier
• Centre’s decision to abolish interviews for Class-III and IV govt. jobs comes into effect
• Govt launches helpline number for LPG consumers
• Cabinet approves transfer of Vizag airport land pact to Port Trust
• National Conference of Dalit Entrepreneurs organised
• Govt approves Rs 5,083 crore to MP, Maharashtra for drought relief
Section G: CORPORATE
• Atul Sobti appointed as the new CMD of BHEL
• HAL ties up for manufacturing Russian Kamov helicopters
• IBJA launches ‘World Silver Council’
• Swipe Technologies forays into fitness segment
• Lava launches Ivory M4 to strengthen its tablet portfolio
• Messaging portal Way2SMS rechristens itself Way2
• Flipkart unveils global brand licensing for Indian sellers
• Philips launches in-car air purifier priced at Rs 7,999
• Lava launches two new devices to expand its Atom series
• Karbonn launches new smartphone range
• Bharti Airtel launches Wynk Games
• Bharat Petroleum’s new crude distillation unit launched
• Reliance Foundation to impart financial literacy to women in slums
• DCB Bank, M2P launch mobile wallet service YAP
Section H: STATES
• Honorarium for SPOs in JK doubled to Rs 6,000
• J&K HC stays single bench order on hoisting the state flag
• MHA approves creation of additional 4227 posts in Delhi Police
• Delhi’s odd-even scheme for cars starts
• Home Ministry calls suspension of DANICS officers by Delhi govt as illegal
• PM lays foundation stone of Delhi-Meerut Expressway project
• Haryana sets educational qualification for municipal polls
• India’s first voter Shyam Saran Negi casts vote in Himachal panchayat polls
• Whistleblower officer Khemka promoted to Principal Secretary in Haryana
• Helpline to come up for stressed coaching students in Kota
• Agartala gets Passport Seva Kendra
• Bengal Govt announces free travel in govt buses, trams for scribes
• Cong wins 13 seats in Karnataka Legislative Council polls
• TRS wins 4 Telangana Legislative Council seats
• SC upholds Kerala liquor policy, bar licences only for 5-stars
• Laddu weighing over 8,000 kg sets Guinness Record in AP
• Chopper tours over Mumbai from January 7
Section I: SPORTS
• Gujarat win maiden Vijay Hazare title
• R. Ashwin ends 2015 as number one Test bowler and all-rounder
• Laxmi Ratan Shukla announces retirement
• Premier Badminton League unveils anthem
• National Wrestling Championship concludes
• Mumbai Garuda emerge inaugural PWL champions
• Shiva Keshavan grabs silver at Asian Luge Championship
• S. Chikka wins McLeod Russel golf
• Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus wins ITF Singles title

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