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Justice
Thakur sworn in as the 43rd Chief Justice of India
India
> Chief
Justice of India > 3rd December
Justice
TS Thakur was sworn in as the 43rd Chief Justice of India. Elevated
to the Supreme Court on November 17, 2009, Justice Thakur has the
credit of taking steps to clean up the cricket administration when he
delivered the verdict in the Indian Premier League spot-fixing and
betting scandal in January this year. His bench ordered constitution
of the Justice RM Lodha committee that shall suggest measures to make
the world’s richest Cricket body — BCCI — transparent and
accountable.
44th
Navy Day observed on 4 December
Days
> 44th
Navy Day > 4th December
44th
Navy Day was observed on 4 December 2015. The Navy day is celebrated
every year to commemorate the success of Operation Trident of Indian
Navy on Karachi Harbour during the 1971 Indo-Pak war.
RBI
cancels license of 56 NBFCs, Bajaj Finserv gives away license
Economy
> RBI
Cancels License of 56 NBFCs > 4th December
The
Reserve Bank of India has cancelled a bulk of non-banking financial
companies as those mostly little-known local lenders may have either
violated regulatory norms or surrendered licence of their own.
The
central bank has taken away the certificate of registration of the 56
non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), in exercise of the powers
conferred on it
Others
International
Day for the Abolition of Slavery Observed globally
Days
>
International Day
for the Abolition of Slavery > 2nd December
The
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery was observed globally
on 2 December 2015. The day focuses on eradicating contemporary forms
of slavery, such as trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation, and
the worst forms of child labour, forced marriage, and the forced
recruitment of children for use in armed conflict.
India’s
Thakur Anoop Singh won gold medal in World Bodybuilding and Physique
Championships
Sports
> World
Bodybuilding and Physique Championships > 2nd December
India’s
Thakur Anoop Singh on 28 November 2015 won gold medal in the 7th WBPF
World Bodybuilding and Physique Championships. He won the medal in
the fitness physique category.
Foreign
banks top rate-cut charts; public sector lenders lag
Banking
and Insurance >
Rate-Cut Charts > 2nd December
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's repeated nudge to
banks to pass on the rate-cut benefits seems to be falling on deaf
ears, as the transmission has been less than one-fifth in some cases.
Adidas
India’s Pulin Kumar won prestigious INBA Award
Awards
> INBA
Award > 3rd December
Pulin
Kumar, Group Senior Legal and Compliance Director of Adidas India, on
26 November 2015 was conferred with the Indian National Bar
Association's (INBA) General Counsel of the year 2015 - Retail Award
in New Delhi. Kumar has been conferred with the award for his
contribution to the legal field in and outside India for more than 21
years.
Andhra
Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu launches 'She Autos' scheme
Politics
and Government >
'She Autos'
Scheme > 4th December
Encouraging
women to take up driving as profession, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister
N Chandrababu Naidu launched 'She Autos' scheme and distributed 49
CNG-fuelled autos to women drivers at a function here.
'Sugamya
Bharat': Arun Jaitley launches Modi government's Accessible India
initiative
Politics
and Government >
Accessible India > 4th December
The
BJP government unveiled its next bigticket campaign, Accessible
India, which aims to provide universal accessibility for all,
including differently-abled persons. Finance minister Arun Jaitley
inaugurated Accessible India initiative with the launch of a
mobile-based app and a web portal, Sugamya Bharat (Accessible India),
which would enable citizens to take photographs of inaccessible
public places and help state governments and the Centre in making
them accessible.
Armed
Forces Flag Day observed across India
Days
> Armed
Forces Flag Day > 7th December
Armed
Forces Flag Day was observed across India on 7 December 2015. The Day
is celebrated all over India in order to collect the funds from
people all around the country for the wellbeing of the staff of the
Indian Armed Forces.
Source:
http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/armed-forces-flag-day-observed-across-india-1449470020-1
India
win Kotla Test against South Africa to seal series 3-0
Sports
> Cricket > 8th December
India
won fourth Test cricket match with South Africa at the Feroz Shah
Kotla stadium in New Delhi on December 7, 2015. This was also India's
highest victory margin in terms of runs, beating their 320-run defeat
of Australia in Mohali in 2008.
'Heart
of Asia' conference begins in Pakistan
Politics
and Government >
'Heart of Asia'
Conference > 8th December
A
regional conference hosted by Pakistan with focus on Afghanistan has
started, where External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will represent
India at the ministerial-level meeting. The fifth 'Heart of Asia'
conference, an annual gathering of Asian and other countries, is
aimed at enhancing cooperation for countering security threats and
promoting connectivity in the region.
India
to sign deal with Japan to get its first bullet train
India
> First
Bullet Train > 8th December
India
is set to sign a deal with Japan this week on the country’s first
bullet train, with Tokyo financing the bulk of the high-speed-rail
project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad through a USD 8 billion loan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe
will issue a joint statement on the deal on Saturday during latter’s
visit to India.
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