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Saudi
voters elect 20 women candidates for the first time
World
> Saudi
Elections > 13th December
Saudi
voters elected 20 women for local government seats, according to
results released to The Associated Press. This was for the first time
in the country's history that women voted and ran in elections. The
women who won hail from vastly different parts of the country,
ranging from Saudi Arabia's largest city to a small village near
Islam's holiest site.
India
set to develop own stealth combat drones
India
> Unmanned
Combat Aerial Vehicles > 14th December
India
is finally getting set to launch an ambitious project to develop its
own stealth combat drones or UCAVs (unmanned combat aerial vehicles),
which will be capable of firing missiles and precision-guided
munitions at enemy targets and then returning to home bases to re-arm
for further missions.
India
to train Japan's counter-terror intelligence unit
India
> Terror
Intelligence Unit > 14th December
India
will offer full support to augment capabilities of Japan's
newly-created intelligence unit, including training one of its
officers who will be posted in Delhi, as part of the robust
counter-terror partnership forged between Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe.
World
Bank approves $1.5 billion to support Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Politics
and Government >
Swachh Bharat
Abhiyan > 16th December
The
World Bank has approved a USD 1.5 billion loan for the ambitious
clean India campaign to support the government in its efforts to
ensure all citizens in rural areas have access to improved sanitation
and end the practice of open defecation by 2019. The loan will be
used for Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) Support Operation Project.
Others
US
House passed Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015
World
> Visa
Waiver Program > 10th December
US
House of Representatives on 8 December 2015 passed the Visa Waiver
Program Improvement Act of 2015. It amends the United States' visa
travel practices.The lawmakers voted 407 to 19 in support of the Bill
that seeks to impose restrictions on people who have visited Iraq,
Syria and countries listed as supporting terrorism to travel
visa-free to the United States.
Pakistan
tests nuclear-capable missile with range of 2,750 km
World
>
Nuclear-Capable
Missile > 11th December
Pakistan
conducted a test of the nuclear-capable Shaheen-III
surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of 2,750 km,
capable of striking targets deep inside India. The test, conducted
from an undisclosed location, was described as successful by the
military’s media arm. It was aimed at validating various design and
technical parameters of the weapon system.
NASA
plans to exit International Space Station
World
> NASA > 11th December
NASA's
long space ride with the International Space Station (ISS) in
low-Earth orbit will also touch the finish line in a decade from now.
The US space agency will move up to the cislunar space -- the area of
space surrounding the moon -- for an ambitious human exploration
programme.
Source:
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India,
Japan sign agreement to amend DTAA
Economy
> Double
Taxation Avoidance Agreement > 12th December
India
and Japan today signed an agreement to amend the Double Taxation
Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) which will help in reducing tax avoidance
and act as a deterrent against tax evasion. The agreement was signed
in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe.
Mauricio
Macri Blanco sworn in as President of Argentina
World
> President
of Argentina > 12th December
Mauricio
Macri Blanco was on 10 December 2015 sworn in as the President of
Argentina. He succeeded Cristina Elisabet Fernandez de Kirchner who
was in the office for two terms between 2007 and 2015.
Mauricio
Macri is the leader of the centre-right Cambiemos (Let's Change)
coalition. He secured 51.5 percent of votes in the elections held in
November 2015.
Vijay
Kumar wins gold at National Shooting Championship
Sports
> National
Shooting Championship > 13th December
Olympic
medallist Vijay Kumar shot his way to the men's 25-metre centre fire
pistol gold medal on day 12 of the 59th National Shooting
Championship .Vijay, who has not yet secured a quota for the upcoming
Rio Olympics, is trying to get back to his best after being laid low
by injury over the past couple of years.
Dilip
Kumar presented with Padma Vibhushan by Union Home Minister Rajnath
Singh
Awards
> Padma
Vibhushan > 14th December
Dilip
Kumar, known as the “tragedy king of Bollywood” was presented
with Padma Vibhushan by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at his
residence in suburban Bandra for his contribution to Hindi cinema
spanning over six decades.
A
K Jain appointed new CBDT chief
Economy
> Central
Board of Direct Taxes > 15th December
Senior
revenue service officer A K Jain was appointed Chairman of Central
Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex policy making body of Income
Tax department. Jain is also holding additional charge of Member
(Personnel and Vigilance) in the CBDT.
SC
bans registration of diesel SUVs & cars with engines beyond 2000
cc in Delhi & NCR till March 31
Politics
and Government >
Delhi NCR > 16th December
The
Supreme Court banned registration of diesel-run SUVs and cars having
engine capacity beyond 2000 cc in Delhi and National Capital Region
till March 31, next year as it unveiled a slew of measures to curb
the alarming rise in pollution levels in the city.
Government
to notify mandatory quoting of PAN for cash transactions over Rs 2
lakh
Politics
and Government >
PAN for Cash
Transactions > 16th December
Government
has issued a notification that you will have to flash your permanent
account number (PAN) for any transaction of over Rs 2 lakh regardless
of mode of payment. This notification has issued to give effect to
the budget proposal, intended to check domestic black money, apart
from modifying the rules for PAN requirement for other transactions
as well.
GST
will be rolled out in 2016
India
> Goods
and Services Tax (GST) > 16th December
According
to the senior government official, the draft model law on Goods and
Services Tax (GST) will be finalised in a month’s time and the
Centre was fully geared to roll out the GST in 2016. It will take at
least another month by which they will be able to finalise the draft
law and once that is done, they will be putting it up in the public
domain and the process of consultation and regional conferences for
interaction with trade and industry.
Government
to soon allow automakers to make ethanol-fuelled vehicles
Politics
and Government >
Ethanol-fuelled
Vehicles > 16th December
According
to the Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, the government next
month will announce a policy to allow automakers to manufacture
flexible-fuel vehicles in the country to curb the pollution.
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