1. The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade , signaling faith that the US economy had largely overcome the wounds of the 2007-2009 financial crisis.
2. PSLV-C29 successfully launched by ISRO with six Singapore satellites.
3. According to Emerging Trends in Real Estate Asia Pacific 2016 report, jointly published by the Urban Land Institute and Price water house Coopers (PwC), respondents ranked Bangalore,Mumbai and New Delhi at 12th, 13th and 16th positions for investment prospects and at 15th, 13th and 11th positions for development prospects
respectively, in the list of the 22 markets covered in the report.
2. PSLV-C29 successfully launched by ISRO with six Singapore satellites.
3. According to Emerging Trends in Real Estate Asia Pacific 2016 report, jointly published by the Urban Land Institute and Price water house Coopers (PwC), respondents ranked Bangalore,Mumbai and New Delhi at 12th, 13th and 16th positions for investment prospects and at 15th, 13th and 11th positions for development prospects
respectively, in the list of the 22 markets covered in the report.
4. Northern Ireland's top golfer Rory McIlroy has been named the European Tour's golfer of the year, claiming the award for the third time in four years.
5. New Zealand confirmed the black, white and blue design, called Silver Fern, to become country’s new flag, after the final votes were counted in a referendum for the same.
6. Union Government appointed senior diplomat Akhilesh Mishra as India's High Commissioner to Maldives.
7. The government has set up a judicial commission headed by former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Ajit Prakash Shah to look into the findings of the international consultant DeGolyer & MacNaughton in the gas dispute between Reliance Industries (RIL) and state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
8. Four Indian boxers, namely Shiva Thapa, Mandeep Jangra, Gaurav Bidhuri and Sumit Sangwan on 15 December 2015 were selected by the International Olympics Committee (IOC) for a scholarship.
9. The state-owned Coal India has become the title-sponsor for the next three editions of the Hockey India League beginning 2016.
10. The Central Government is in the process of establishment of a North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homoeopathy at Shillong.
11. The Maharashtra Government has decided to lower the age of attaining senior citizenship from 65 years to 60 years like the central government. It would be implemented from March 2016.
12. Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the London Classic and also won the Grand Chess Tour.
13. The government has made it mandatory to quote PAN (permanent account number) for all transactions in excess of Rs.2 lakh, regardless of the mode of payment, to curb black money.
14. Life Insurance Corporation of India has launched an immediate annuity plan, Jeevan Akshay IV, for post-retirement planning.According to the plan, an individual aged between 30 years and 85 years can make a lump sum investment of minimum Rs.1 lakh.
15. 16-year old disabled Indian girl Muskan Devta wins prestigious New Zealand Award Muskan Devta is a class captain, a roving reporter for the school newsletter who owns a radio show, who has also written an autobiography 'I Dream' just at the age of 16.
16. "Yoga is being taught in over 15,000 CBSE - affiliated schools in India and across more than 25 countries as efforts are being made to popularise the subject." : The Minister of State for AYUSH, Shripad Yesso Naik
17. India ranks 97th on Forbes’ best countries for business list . Denmark topped the list of the 144 nations on the Best Countries of Business in 2015 list by Forbes.
18. Ms Chaurasiya, 29, is an Indian American who co- founded Kranti School, an NGO that works with marginalised children, daughters of commercial sex workers and survivors of trafficking in Kamathipura. She has been nominated for the prestigious $ 1 million prize, the Global Teacher’s Prize – considered a Nobel equivalent in global teachers community.
19. According to the August 2015 rankings by Swachh Bharat, Mysuru has been listed as the cleanest city in India, scoring 18.5 points out of 20. The list included three more cities in top ten from Karnataka, namely; Hassan, Mandya and Bengaluru. The country's capital New Delhi, ranked 398th in the list, getting listed in the bottom 100.
20. The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order Amendment Bill, 2015 seeks to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, in order to modify the list of Scheduled Castes in five states, i.e.,Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kerala, Odisha and West Bengal.
6. Union Government appointed senior diplomat Akhilesh Mishra as India's High Commissioner to Maldives.
7. The government has set up a judicial commission headed by former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Ajit Prakash Shah to look into the findings of the international consultant DeGolyer & MacNaughton in the gas dispute between Reliance Industries (RIL) and state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
8. Four Indian boxers, namely Shiva Thapa, Mandeep Jangra, Gaurav Bidhuri and Sumit Sangwan on 15 December 2015 were selected by the International Olympics Committee (IOC) for a scholarship.
9. The state-owned Coal India has become the title-sponsor for the next three editions of the Hockey India League beginning 2016.
10. The Central Government is in the process of establishment of a North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homoeopathy at Shillong.
11. The Maharashtra Government has decided to lower the age of attaining senior citizenship from 65 years to 60 years like the central government. It would be implemented from March 2016.
12. Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the London Classic and also won the Grand Chess Tour.
13. The government has made it mandatory to quote PAN (permanent account number) for all transactions in excess of Rs.2 lakh, regardless of the mode of payment, to curb black money.
14. Life Insurance Corporation of India has launched an immediate annuity plan, Jeevan Akshay IV, for post-retirement planning.According to the plan, an individual aged between 30 years and 85 years can make a lump sum investment of minimum Rs.1 lakh.
15. 16-year old disabled Indian girl Muskan Devta wins prestigious New Zealand Award Muskan Devta is a class captain, a roving reporter for the school newsletter who owns a radio show, who has also written an autobiography 'I Dream' just at the age of 16.
16. "Yoga is being taught in over 15,000 CBSE - affiliated schools in India and across more than 25 countries as efforts are being made to popularise the subject." : The Minister of State for AYUSH, Shripad Yesso Naik
17. India ranks 97th on Forbes’ best countries for business list . Denmark topped the list of the 144 nations on the Best Countries of Business in 2015 list by Forbes.
18. Ms Chaurasiya, 29, is an Indian American who co- founded Kranti School, an NGO that works with marginalised children, daughters of commercial sex workers and survivors of trafficking in Kamathipura. She has been nominated for the prestigious $ 1 million prize, the Global Teacher’s Prize – considered a Nobel equivalent in global teachers community.
19. According to the August 2015 rankings by Swachh Bharat, Mysuru has been listed as the cleanest city in India, scoring 18.5 points out of 20. The list included three more cities in top ten from Karnataka, namely; Hassan, Mandya and Bengaluru. The country's capital New Delhi, ranked 398th in the list, getting listed in the bottom 100.
20. The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order Amendment Bill, 2015 seeks to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, in order to modify the list of Scheduled Castes in five states, i.e.,Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kerala, Odisha and West Bengal.
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