INTERNATIONAL

CERN formally confers its Associate Membership to Pakistan

193 UN members reach agreement on New Sustainable Development Agenda
Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka for the second time
China, Pakistan signed deals worth 1.6 billion US dollars to implement CPEC
Bangladesh became first country to receive funds from UN for Solar Home Systems
India & World Bank signed agreement with NCRMP-II
Union Cabinet approves proposal to sign agreement with UNESCO
Xiaomi launched first India-made phone Redmi 2 Prime
Union Cabinet approves MoU between India, Nepal for construction of petroleum pipeline
Government of India approves MoU bet-ween India &America to establish PACE-setter Fund
China celebrated 70th anniversary of Japans defeat in World War-II
900 million active users for WhatsApp around the world
Boeing signed to sell 300 jets to Chinese Firms
Indian Origin Ashok Sreedharan elected as Mayor of German Town
Tallest mountain is North America, Mt. Mckinley renamed as Denali
India Australia joint Naval excercises AUSINDEX-2015 in Vishakapatnam
6th Indo-Maldives Joint Military Exercise begins in Thiruvananthapuram
Government cleared multi billion dollar deal with Americas Boeing for military helicopters
Modi addressed special summit on Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations
India-Sri Lanka Joint Military Excercise Mitra Shakti 2015
China to sell 8 submarines to Pakistan
North Korea celebrated 70th Anniversary of the Country
China starts biggest dam on Brahmaputra in Tibet
Fiji Parliament elects new President Jioje Konrote
NATO launched Trident Juncture Military Excercise

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India and Germany signed 18 MoUs

Union Cabinet approved MoU with Mozambique for cooperation in renewable energy
ADB to provide loan for India-Bangladesh Electricity link upgradation
India pips China to emerge as worlds largest cotton producer
India-Sri Lanka joint training exercise Mitra Shakti-2015 concluded
Britain nuclear deal with China
Law and Justice party won the Poland elections
Nepals first woman President Bidhya Bhanadari
Bangladesh signs satellite deal with French firmEgypt, Russia signed on nuclear power plant
India-Sri Lanka bilateral Naval Excercise SLINEX15
India re-elected to UNCITRAL
India & UK signed a Civil Nuclear Pact
India-Australia sealed Nuclear deal procedures
India Vietnam deal on Animal Health
Mahatma Gandhi International Centre in Sri Lanka
German military aid to fight ISIS in Syria
Paris pact on Water and Climate Change Adaptation
President of Argentina Mauricio Macri Blanco
Afghanisthan joins World Trade Organisation
Railways inks pact for loco factories
MoU between India and Iran on visa facilitation
India and South Korea MoU on taxation treaty
Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and UK in energy sector
Construction work TAPI gas pipeline project begins

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NATIONAL
Ministry of Rural Development launches SAMANVAY portal
Delhi High Court Amendment Bill, 2015 approved by Parliament
UP Stoods first in Give It Up of LPG Subsidy:
Access to telemedicine with the launch of SEHAT
Start-up India Stand up India campaign was announced by PM Narendra Modi
Union Government signed historic peace accord with NSCN (I-M)
Jharkhand empowered ACB to arrest Ministers & civil servants in bribery cases without permission
Rajasthan HC banned Santhara ritual in Jain Community:
Amitabh Bachchan as Brand Ambassador for Save the Tiger campaign of Maharashtra:
Gujarat to become 1st state to launch agro-solar policy
Union Government recognizes Yoga as Sports discipline
Internet user base in India reached 302 million in 2014: IAMAI
Central Government accepted One Rank One Pension (OROP) Scheme
Indian Army organises cycle rally to commemorate 1965 victory over Pakistan in the name of The
Victory Car Rally
Government of India launches Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY)
Punjab Government wins award for achievement in rooftop solar power output
West Bengal Government declassified 64 secret files on Subhash Chandra Bose
A stadium with the name of Sachin in Kerala
Perumanna Grama Panchayat becomes first Panchayat in Kerala to declare a water policy
Rajasthan Assembly passed two bills on Reservations
India to cut emissions intensity upto 35 Per cent by 2030
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released postal stamp on Abdul Kalam
Supreme Court Bench strikes down NJAC Act as unconstitutional and void
Central Government launches KISAN Project and Hailstorm App for crop damage
India launched massive awareness drive on climate change by flagging off unique train

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Jammu and Kashmir High Court ruled that Article 370, granting special status to the state is
permanent
House of Kalam launches international foundation in Chennai
Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu declared as AMRUT town
Tamil Nadu Government banned drug Ketoprofen to save vultures
Swadhar Greh scheme approved by Haryana Government for women in distress
Indian Police Foundation in Delhi
Narendra Modi laid foundation stone for Amaravati
Women fighter pilots in Indian Air Force
Three gold schemes launched
First AMRIT out let in New Delhi
2016 South Asian Rugby Championship in Jammu and Kashmir
Indias first Paragliding World Cup
Maharashtra approved APJ Abdul Kalam Amrut Yojna
Indian Railways signed MoU with Odisha
Northeast Indias first elephant hospital at Kaziranga National Park
NHAI approved pilot project on greenbelts
Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) injection
Indian Railways flags off first double decker
Commemorative coins on Dr B R Ambedkar
Union Cabinet approved Amendments in the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950
Broad gauge rail line in Assam
Maharashtra is the biggest economy in India
First International festival on Birds in Uttar Pradesh
NGT bans registration of new diesel-run vehicles in Delhi
Delhi became first state to implement Road Safety recommendations
Dress Code For Devotees Visiting Tamil Nadu Shrines From January
Jharkhand first state to sign MoU with Centre for power scheme UDAY

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Kerala became first State to achieve 100% primary education

Maharashtra Government inks MoU with Tata Trust for skill training of youth
Bihar Government announced 35% reservation for women in all govt jobs

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CONFERENCES
Global Call to Action summit 2015
Forum for India Pacific Islands Co-operation (FIPIC) summit
SAARC countries conference on Disaster Mitigation in New Delhi
The third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting held in Ankara
The Economist: India Summit 2015 held in New Delhi
First Conference on contemporary relevance of Bhagvad Gita
Indo-German Summit 2015 held in Bengaluru
BRICS Ministerial migration meeting held in Sochi
2015 IMF, World Bank Annual Meeting held in Peru
5th Meeting of the India-Maldives Joint Commission held in Maldives
International Food Data Conference in Hyderabad
12th ASEM Foreign Ministers meet in Luxemburg
21st INCOFYRA in Bengaluru in 2016
23rd APEC Economic Leaders Summit
27th ASEAN leaders Summit 2015
China hosts 1st BRICS media summit
26th Conference of Southern Zonal Council held in Vijayawada
Combined Commanders Conference on INS Vikramaditya
14th Meeting of Heads of Governments of SCO Member
Prime Minister inaugurated 103rd edition of the Indian Science Congress (ISC)
CII Partnership Summit 2016 concluded in Visakhapatnam

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AWARDS
Amalendu Krishna of TIFR wins Ramanujan Prize
Indian-origin Adrienne Batra wins Best Journalist in Canada
Hyderabad players Srikanth Kidambi and Anup Kumar Yama in Arjuna Awards List
Urdu Author Shamim Hanfi chosen for first Jnangarima Award
Celkon Mobiles Get Make in India Award for Excellence 2015
Kerala Temple won the UNESCO Award 2015
Hariprasad Churasia to be felicitated with Kopparapu Kavula National Eminence Award 2015
Gandhi Peace Prize-2014 for ISRO
Marathi Film Court as Indias Official entry to 88th Oscar Awards
Maruthi Chairman Bhargava honoured with Forbes Life Time Achievement Award
Jamaicas Marlon James wins Man Booker Prize
2015 Right Livelihood Awards announced for three persons
Indian movie won Peoples Choice Award
AR Rahman conferred with 2015 Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award
Indian Scientist team won the NASA Award
London doctorate to Ashok Amritraj
E-India Award for Delhi Development Authority
Violinist L Subramaniam honoured with ITC Sangeet Samman
Indian-American Frank Islam selected for 2015 Uttar Pradesh Ratna Award
Wipro won 2015 Aegis Graham Bell Award
Dilip Kumar conferred with Padma Vibhushan
Pranab received Garwood Award
Israeli journalist, Palestinian pastor won Swedish rights prize
ISRO chairman received Reva Lifetime Achievement Award
EPFO bags National Award on e-Governance
Prime Minister conferred the Times Now Amazing Indians Awards 2016
Oscar nominations 2016:Revenant leads with12

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SPORTS
Ranveer Singh Saini wins gold at Special Olympics
India womens team won silver in World Archery Championship
Ganguly wins Silver Medal in Asian Continental Chess Championship:
Abhishek Verma won the Archery World Cup 2015:
Andy Murray won Rogers Cup Masters Tournament 2015
Levan Aronian of Armenia won the Sinquefield Cup Chess Tournament
Bronze Medal for India in World Junior Boxing Championship
Womens Hockey Team Selected for Rio Olympics
India wins silver Medal at 2015 Asian Air Gun Championship
India won Gold medal in the Womens event at Asian Air Gun Championship
Sania-Hingis pair won the Wuhan Open Womens Doubles Title
Harikrishna wins PokerStars Isle of Man International Chess Tournament 2015
Johor Cup Hockey winner Great Britain
Novak Djokovic won the Shanghai Masters Tennis Championship
Hoogeveen Chess Title for Abhijeet
2015 Swiss Indoors mens singles title winner
Indian Railways Won Hockey Tournament
Wasim Jaffer is the first cricketer to score 10000 runs in Ranji
2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup winner Nigeria
15th World Snooker Title for Pankaj Advani
India won 2015 Mens Junior Asia Hockey Cup
Hockey World League Final winner Australia
New IPL teams Pune, Rajkot
Elizabeth won gold in 59th National Shooting Championships
India beat Afghanistan 2-1 to lift SAFF Cup title for 7th time
Pranav Dhanawade Scores 1009 runs in 323 balls

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Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won WTA Brisbane trophy

Nick Kyrgios, Daria Gavrilova lift Australia to Hopman Cup title
Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis created world record by winning 29 matches in a row
Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis Won Sydney International Title

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ECONOMY
UTI Mutual Fund crossed One Lakh Crore
RBI relaxed Branch Authorisation Policy to allow banks to merge or close branches in urban areas
SBI launched new mobile wallet App Buddy:
Bandhan Bank launched in Kolkata
ICICI Bank launched Smart Vault digital locker facility
The 11th Indo -American Economic Summit held in New Delhi
Chanda Kochhar of ICICI tops Fortunes Asia Pacific most powerful women list
India ranks 11th place in World Wealth Report-2015
India signed Loan Agreement with Asian Development Bank
Ambani Family ranks third in Forbes Asias 50 richest families list
India ranks 3rd in Global startup ecosystems
China beats US in number of dollar billionaires for the first time
India ranks 55th on 2015 Global Competitiveness Index: WEF Report
RBI and UAE central Bank Signed MoU on supervisory information exchange
RBI allows NRIs for National Pension System
India seventh most valued Nation Brand in the world
India signs with Asian Development Bank
Narendra Modi launches Neev Fund in UK
RBI allows RRBs to launch internet banking
RBI keeps key rates unchanged
World Bank launches Transformative Carbon Asset Facility
United Nations Human Development Report 2015
World bank approves loan for swach bharat abhiyan
NSE launches three new group indices
RBI extends deadline to exchange pre-2005 notes to June 30, 2016
United Nations ushers in ambitious 2030 Sustainable Development Goals

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Reliance to set up Rs. 5,000-crore naval shipbuilding unit near Vizag

Walmart to close 269 stores, lay off 16,000 employees
World Bank to fund 20 million US dollar for reconstructing Indira Gandhi Zoological Park

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Bharti Airtel launched its 4G services in 296 towns across India
New Search Engine developed by Indian-Canadian Anmol Tukrel
ISRO Successfully launched GSLV D 6
NASA spacecraft finds neon gas in Moons atmosphere
India to launch Indonesian satellite LAPAN A2/ Orari
The first indigenous howitzer Dhanush developed by Ordanance Factory Board of Kolkata
NASA developing worlds first space shot gun to blast Asteroids
China Successfully launched Long March -11 carrier Rocket
China launched 20th Satellite for its Navigation system
NASAs New Horizons found blue skies and water ice on Pluto
ARSAT2 is a second communication satellite launched by Argentina
Worlds fastest cruise missile BrahMos successfully test fired
Agni-IV missile successfully test-fired
Indias Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel Samarth commissioned
GSAT-15 successfully launched
Defence satellite EKS Kosmos-2510
Supersonic interceptor AAD missile test fired successfully
Interceptor boat ICGS C-422 Commissioned
First IVF puppies in US
Worlds first dengue vaccine Dengvaxia
ISRO successfully launched PSLV-C29
New planet Wolf 1061c close to Earth found
SpaceX launches reusable rocket Falcon 9
Barak 8 Missile successfully tested
ISRO successfully launched the fifth navigation satellite IRNSS-1E

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PERSONS IN NEWS
Om Prakash Rawat appointed as New Election Commissioner:
Greek Prime Minister Tsipras resigned
Libyan PM Abdullah al-Thani resigned hours after peace talks restarted
Hero Cycles founder O.P. Munjal died
Five agreements signed between India and Seychells
Indian-American Atul Keshap confirmed Ambassador to Sri Lanka
J. Manjula as the first Woman Director General at DRDO
K.M. Singh as new Chairman of NHPC
Meghalaya Governor V. Shanmuganathan gets additional charge of Manipur
Egypts Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb resigned
The famous British author Jackie Collins died
Manipur Governor Syed Ahmed passed away
Indian-origin Mahesh Ramanujam as new CEO of Americas Green Council
Japanese centenarian Golden Bolt sets Guinness World Record in racing
Mukesh Ambani is the richest Indian in Hurun Reports India Rich List-2015
A.K.Pujari assumed additional charge as CMD of SAIL
Shashank Manohar elected as BCCI President
Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala resigned
Google tops list of Worlds Best Workplaces
Nepal elects Onsari Gharti as first woman Parliament speaker
Modi ranks 13th in global list of most influential people
DRDO Missile Complex renamed as Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex
Alok Rawat appointed National Council for Women
P K Gupta as next MD of SBI
Shaktikanta Das nominated to RBI central Board
Romanias Prime Minister Victor resigned

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Modi ranks 9th in Worlds Most Powerful list

Twitter launches Make In India emoji
Dr Henk Bekedam -WHO representative to India
Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan assumed Presidency of the Royal Society
Prakash Kumar Singh is new SAIL chairman
Chettinad Group founder MAM Ramaswamy passed away
Azim Premji ranked fourth in Worlds 20 Most Generous People list
R K Mathur appointed as CIC
Air Marshal Bhadauria takes over as Deputy Chief of Air Staff of IAF
Abid Ali Z. Neemuchwala appointed as CEO of Wipro
Sikri takes over as new CCI chairman
Binny Bansal appointed as CEO of Flipkart

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