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Indo-Japan
N-deal to boost India's renewable energy plans
India
> Indo-Japan
N-deal
India's
recent agreement with Japan on developing environmentally-friendly
nuclear energy for civilian use is the right step and will boost the
country's renewable energy plans, the IEA said in Singapore.
India
to contribute $500,000 to UN emergency response fund
India
> UN
emergency response fund
India
will contribute $500,000 to a UN rapid response funding mechanism for
the 2015-16 period to support global humanitarian relief operations.
India had contributed $500,000 to the Central Emergency Response Fund
(CERF) in 2014 and announced a similar contribution for the 2015-16
period.
Former
Defence Secretary R K Mathur appointed new Chief Information
Commissioner
Politics
and Government >
Chief Information
Commissioner
Former
Defence Secretary R K Mathur has been appointed as Chief Information
Commissioner (CIC), breaking away from the convention of appointing
the head from among the serving Information Commissioners. He will
have tenure of about three years, till he attains the age of 65
years.
Demand
in RS for immediate passage of juvenile bill
Politics
and Government >
Juvenile Justice
Act
A
demand for expeditious passage of the amendments to the Juvenile
Justice Act to allow children between 16-18 years to be tried as
adults in heinous crime cases was made in the Rajya Sabha, soon after
the Supreme Court dismissed a plea against the release of the
juvenile offender in the December 16 gang-rape case.
Others
Banks
open over 19 crore accounts under PM Narendra Modi's Jan Dhan Yojana
Banking
and Insurance > Jan
Dhan Yojana
Banks
have opened 19.21 crore accounts under the government's ambitious
financial inclusion scheme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana with
deposit of more than Rs 26,819 crore. According to the finance
ministry, RuPay cards have been issued to 16.51 crore customers and
that two lakh accounts are opened every day.
India
ranks 97th on Forbes' best countries for business list
India
> Forbes'
List
India
has ranked a low 97th out of 144 nations, behind Kazakhstan and
Ghana, on Forbes' annual list of the best countries for business in
2015, scoring poorly on metrics like trade and monetary freedom and
tackling challenges like corruption and violence. Denmark topped the
list of the 144 nations on the Best Countries of Business in 2015
list by Forbes.
Sahitya
Akademi awards announced for the year 2015
Awards
> Sahitya
Akademi Awards
Sahitya
Akademi on 17 December 2015 announced the Sahitya Akademi Awards for
the year 2015 in 23 languages. Poetry and short story writers
dominated the awards. Among the winning books are six poetry
collections, six books of short stories and four novels, besides two
books each of essays and criticism.
PM
Narendra Modi to inaugurate Make in India Week on February 13
Politics
and Government >
Make in India
Week
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Make in India Week in
Mumbai on February 13. The event would be inaugurated on February 13
by the Prime Minister. The theme of the event will be innovation,
design and sustainability. The main aim of the event is to attract
more FDI into the country.
India
ranks 97th on Forbes' best countries for business list
Economy
> Business
List
India
has ranked a low 97th out of 144 nations, behind Kazakhstan and
Ghana, on Forbes' annual list of the best countries for business in
2015, scoring poorly on metrics like trade and monetary freedom and
tackling challenges like corruption and violence.
RBI
cancels registration certificate of 3 NBFCs
Banking
and Insurance > RBI
The
Reserve Bank has cancelled registration certificate of three
non-banking financial companies (NBFCs). The three NBFCs are
Bengaluru-based Malpani Holdings Private Ltd, Sachsons Leasing and
Finance of New Delhi and Mumbai based Tej Gaurav Finance Limited.
Chennaiyin
FC stun FC Goa 3-2 to win Indian Super League
Sports
> Football
Chennaiyin
FC stunned FC Goa 3-2 to emerge winners in the second edition in
Fatorda. It was a shocking end to the match where Goa seemed to have
done enough to steal the winner. Chennaiyin FC celebrated their win
in front of a near empty stadium.
Miss
Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach crowned Miss Universe 2015
World
> Miss
Universe 2015
Pia
Alonzo Wurtzbach of the Philippines was crowned Miss Universe 2015.
Wurtzbach beat as many as 80 contestants, including India's Urvashi
Rautela who didn't find a spot even in the top 15.
Government
introduces bill for bankruptcy law in Parliament
Economy
> Bill
for Bankruptcy Law
Finance
Minister Arun Jaitley introduced the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
in Parliament on Monday, looking to modernise an outdated system and
allow speedy exits from failed businesses
India
& US to talk on giving access to each other's military bases
Other
> India
- US Pact
India
has agreed to reopen talks with the US on a pact to allow each other
access to their military bases and ports, signalling a strategic
shift from the UPA position to not take any such step for fear of
conveying an impression of a military alliance.
The
proposed pact, which is called the Logistics Support Agreement (LSA),
allows both sides to make changes to each other's facilities in a way
that it allows for easier conduct of military exercises besides
expanding their scope and ambition
Landslide
devastates Chinese industrial park, 91 missing
World
> China
At
least 91 people were missing after a huge mound of mud and
construction waste collapsed at a business park in southern China and
buried 33 buildings in the country's latest industrial disaster.
Serena
Williams and Djokovic named players of the year by ITF
Sports
> Tennis
The
International Tennis Federation (ITF) named Serena Williams and Novak
Djokovic as the women’s and men’s player of the year
respectively. Both won three of the four Grand Slams in 2015 and are
well clear in the world rankings.
Wipro
to buy US-based Viteos Group for $130 million
Corporate
> Wipro
India's
third largest software exporter has agreed to buy US-based
back-office outsourcing firm Viteos Group for $130 million,
continuing with its traditional " string of pearls"
acquisition strategy of making several buyouts of small companies
that are a strategic fit. The acquisition will be completed in the
quarter ending March 31, 2016.
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