2015 CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR SNAP

The Government has declared that it will remove Section 309 from the Indian Penal
code(IPC) under which anyone attempting to commit suicide is punishable with a jail upto 1
one year and a fine.
The Saudi Arabia government has entered into an agreement with India for recruiting Indian
domestic workers including maids.
Oil Ministry has reserved 27% quota for the OBCs in the auction of government
Fuel(petrol/diesel pump) pumps.
Russian President Vladimir Putin came on a visit to India.Russia signed 20 agreements with
India.
Dr.V.H.Murthy became the 1st PIO(person of Indian origin) Surgeon-General of USA.
UN Climate Summit Talks(COP 20) was held in Lima,Peru.India was represented by
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar.
Mr.Anerood Jugnauth was elected as new Prime Minister of Mauritius.
Mr.Tabare Vazquez was elected as new President of Uruguay.
Raghubar Das is new Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
Anil Kumar Sinha is new CBI(Central Bureau of Investigation) Chief.
Dineshwar Sharma appointed as new IB(Intelligence Bureau) Chief.
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and freedom fighter & educationist Madan
Mohan Malviya were conferred with Bharat Ratna.
PM Narendra Modi was declared Asian of the Year by editors of Singapore daily The Strait
Times.
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were named 2014 World Champions by the
International Tennis Federation(ITF).
Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss has won the Miss World title 2014.
Sunil Chhetri and Bala Devi were named AIFF Best Players(Male and Female) of the Year
2014.
India has 3rd largest HIV+ population in the world according to UN.
Sachin Tendulkar was named ICC World Cup 2015 Ambassador.
East Zone won the Deodhar Trophy 2014-2015.
Real Madric CF wins the World Club Football Tournament 2014 held in Morocco.
India emerges Champions of Kabaddi World Cup 2014 in both Mens and Womens category.
Jyotsna Suri has been elected as President of The Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry(FICCI).
Pakistan became the associate member of CERN.
Shinzo Abe has been re-elected as Japans Prime Minister.
Ebola Fighters was declared as TIMEs Person of the Year 2014.
Goods and Service Tax bill(GST) has been cleared by Lok Sabha.Currently waiting for
clearance from Rajya Sabha.
Suzlon Energy has set up the Worlds Tallest Hybrid wind generator turbine in Kutch,Gujarat.
Bangalore City Railway station became the first Railway Station in India to have Wi-Fi
Facility.

India launches Air Quality Index to measure air quality across the country. 30.India ranks
5th in production of Wind Energy.State of Tamil Nadu is leading wind producer in India.
PM Narendra Modi launches Swavalambam Abhiyan.This program includes pro-poor
activities for the benefit of downtrodden people so that they can fight against poverty.
PM Narendra Modi launches Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate scheme that
seeks to improve employability,skill development and other conveniences for labour.
PM Narendra Modi has launched Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana with the aim of
eradicating the financial un-touchability by providing bank accounts to the poor.
PM Narendra Modi has launched a new Program Sansad Aadarsh Gram Yojana under which
each Member of Parliament(MP) would develop a model village in his constituency. 35.India
has been ranked 142nd in World Banks Ease of Doing Business report. 36. India has been
ranked 71st rank in Global Competitiveness list.
Six Indian Infra Projects have been listed in Worlds 100 Most Innovative list. The projects
are Delhi Metro, Yamuna Expressway, Interceptor Sewage System(Delhi),Gujarat
International Finance Tec-City(GIFT), Mundra Ultra Mega Power Projects and Narmada Canal
Solar Projects. 38.12th India-ASEAN Summit was held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.
Lakmikant Parsekar sworn in as Goa Chief Ministe.
ONGC Videsh Limited(OVL) and Vietnam Oil signed agreement for jointly exploring Oil Blocks
in South China Sea.
India and Australia signed Civil Nuclear Deal.
Heritage City Pact was signed between Indian city Varanasi and Japanese city Kyoto.
Tamil Nadu Assembly cleared the Dhoti Bill(Removal of restriction of dress )Act 2014.The Bill
withdraws the restriction on wearing Dhoti in Public place, Recreational Clubs, etc.
US President Barack Obama was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day Parade this year.
2.102nd Indian Science Congress was held in Mumbai.The meet was inaugurated by PM
Narendra Modi.
13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was celebrated in Gandhinagar,Gujarat. 4.Year 2015 celebrated
the 100th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhis return to India from South Africa.
Indian Air Force(IAF) has inducted indigeneously built Light Combat Aircraft(LAC) Tejas.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(HAL) was the manufacturer.
Dilma Rousseff was elected Brazils President for a second term.
Palestinian Statehood Resolution fails at United Nations.
Maithripala Sirisena was elected as new President of Sri Lanka.His Party defeated Mahindra
Rajapaksa.Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Palestine has joined International Criminal Court(ICC) as new member.
Saudi Arabias King Abdullah Abdulaziz passed away in Riyadh.He will be succeeded by Prince
Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Jean Ravel Onarivo is the new Prime Minister of Madagascar.
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic was elected as First Female President of Croatia.
Evans Paul was elected as new Prime Minister Of Haiti.
Justice S.K.Sinha was appointed as First Hindu Chief Justice of Bangladesh.
South Koreas Saenuri Party leader Lee One-Koo was named as the countrys Prime Minister.
Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev was named Brand Ambassador of Haryana.
Pahlaj Nihalani appointed as Censor Board Chief.
Dr.S.Jaishankar was appointed as new Foreign Secretary Of India.
Renowned Bharatanatyam danseuse Leela Samson was conferred with the title of Natya
Kala Acharya.

Renowned Sanskrit Scholar Prabhu Nath Dwivedi has been selected for the Sahitya Akademi
award 2014.
Indian-American Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Frank Islam was honoured with the
coveted Martin Luther King Junior Award.
Major Mukund Varadarajan and Naik Neeraj Kumar were honoured with Ashok
Chakra(Posthumously).
Arundhati Subramanium won the inaugural Khuswant Singh Memorial Prize for Poetry for
her work When God is a Traveller.
Jhumpa Lahiri was awarded the 2015 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for her novel The
Lowland.
Bengaluru FC won the 2015 Federation Cup.
Switzerlands Stanislas Wawrinka won the 2015 Chennai Open title.
Poland wins Hopman Cup 2015.Hopman Cup is a Tennis tournament held in Austrlia in which
various nations compete with each other.
The Punjab Government has banned the screening of the controversial film The Messenger
of God.
Indian Air Force Wing Commander Pooja Thakur became the first lady to lead the Inter
Service Guard of Honour to US President Barack Obama at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Ballon dOr Award 2014.
65-year old Planning Commission has been dissolved and a new institution named NITI
Aayog has been constituted to replace it.NITI stands for National Institution for Transforming
India.The institution will be headed by Prime Minister,who will be its
Chairperson.Sindhushree Khullar has been named CEO while Arvind Panagariya has been
named Vice-Chairman.
Indian Oil Corporation has topped the list in Fortune 500 List of Indian Companies,followed
by RIL.
The Lok Sabha has passed Companies(Amendment) Bill,2014.This Bill seeks to remove
oppressive provisions in companies law.
Tatas Vistara Airline starts domestic flight operation.Tata group owns 51% stake in JV,while
Singapore Airlines holds the rest 49% stake.
Andhra Pradesh CM N.Chandrababu Naidu launches Smart Village-Smart Award in West
Godavari district.
In Census 2011,Assam has recorded highest rise in Muslim Population.FYI states of
J&K,Assam and West Bengal have largest share of Muslims.
India has emerged as the second most trusted country in the world in the terms of faith
reposed on its institutions. 39.18th SAARC Summit was held at Kathmandu,Nepal.
China to host G-20 Meet in 2016.
Eva Morales became President of Bolivia for a third term.
British Parliament votes to recognize Palestinian State.
Iran unveils Talash Missile.
Switzerland wins 2014 Davis Cup while Czech Republic won the Federation Cup.
Indonesia to host 2018 Asian Games.
Sergio Mattarella has been elected as Italys new President.
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed sworn in as new Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister.
US President Barack Obama has appointed Master Card CEO Ajay Banga as a member of the
Advisory Committee for Trade and Negotiations. Ajay Banga is IIM-A Alumnus.

Marathi litterateur Bhalchandra Nemade has been chosen for 5Oth Jnanpith Award for the
year 2014.
Amartya Sen has been chosen for Maynard Keynes Prize.
China has opened its largest Embassy in Pakistan.
PM Narendra Modi has launched a small deposit scheme named Sukanya Samriddhi
Account as a part of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao. This scheme will provide Interest Rate of
9.1% and also provide Income Tax rebate.
Union Government has launched a Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana
(HRIDAY) scheme to preserve and rejuvenate the rich cultural heritage of the country. The
cities identified for first phase are Amritsar, Varanasi, Gaya, Puri, Ajmer, Mathura, Dwarka,
Badami, Velankanni, Kanchipuram, Warangal and Amaravati.
Lithuania became the 19th member to join Eurozone.
ICICI Bank has launched an e-wallet called Pockets, which can do everything which a Bank
with payment options can do. Pocket is an mobile application through which one can send
money,pay utility bills, book movie tickets, send gifts and others.
Australia emerged as Asia Cup Football Champions defeating South Korea.
Ivory Coast emerged champions of African Cup of Nations Football tournament, defeating
Ghana.
Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open 2015 Tennis tournament defeating Andy Murray in
Final.
Serena Williams emerged champions of Women category in Australian Open 2015, defeating
Maria Sharapova.
Ranchi Rays won the third edition of Hockey India League.
Garuda Shakti-III was a Joint Military exercise between India and Indonesia in Mizoram.
Sourav Ganguly was accorded the honorary life membership of Marylebone Cricket Club
(MCC).
Canadas top court has legalized Doctor assisted Suicide.
Robert Mugabe was elected the new Chairman of African Union
Supreme Court has scraped Section 66A of IT Act. It has struck down a provision in cyber law
which provided power to arrest a person for posting allegedly offensive content on
websites. But it has allowed Government to block offensive websites.
Indias air-to-air missile Astra was test fired from the coast of Odisha.
Saudi Arabia has become the top Arms (Defence) Importer for the year 2014.It overtook
India to claim the first spot in Arms Import. USA was largest Arms Exporter for the same
period. While China is Worlds third largest Arms Exporter.
Benjamin Netanyahu became Prime Minister of Israel for a second term, with the help of a
single seat majority in Parliament.
Assembly of Mahrashtra has passed a Bill which orders the ban of Beef in State. Earlier
slaughter of Cows was banned but with clearance of this bill the ban has been extended on
the slaughter of Bulls and Bullocks.
Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor was honoured with 46th Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
Renowned Environmentalist Rajendra Singh was chosen for Stockholm Water Prize 2015.
Indian-American novelist Akhil Sharmas novel Family Life was selected for the Folio Prize
2015 in the UK.
Congress leader and noted Kannada writer M.Veerapa Moily was selected fo Saraswati
Samman 2014 for his poem Ramayana Mahanveshanam.
Indias renowned Environmentalist Madhav Gadgil was chosen for Tyler Prize 2015.

Mumbai City has the highest number of Billionaires in India.

Karnataka won the Ranji Trophy 2014-2015.
Jagmohan Dalmiya was elected the new BCCI President.
Services lifted the Santosh Trophy (Football) after defeating Punjab in Final.
Australia won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015,defeating New Zealand in the Final.James
Faulkner was declared Man of the Match while fast bowler Mitchell Starc was declared Man
of the Tournament.
Karnataka won the Irani Cup (cricket) 2015 defeating Rest of India.
A statue of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled in Londons prestigious Parliament Square.
LIC to invest Rs1.5 Lakh Crore in Indian Railways over the next 5 years.
Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata will head the Indian Railways Kaya Kalp Council.
Union Government has launched a scheme named Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana to
provide skill training to 1.4 million youth. This will be implemented by the Ministry of Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship.
Union Government has launched Mission Indradhanush-201 to protect children under 5
years against seven killing disease through universal immunization.
PM Narendra Modi launches Air Quality Index(AQI) for monitoring the quality of air in urban
areas across the country.
Indian Navy launches new Stealth Destroyer named Visakhapatnam.
Palestine joins International Criminal Court(ICC).
Nigerias new President is Muhammadu Buhari.
Odisha Government launched Aahar Food Scheme to provide cooked food to the Urban
poors at Rs5 per meal.
Nasim Zaidi has been appointed as new Chief Election Commissioner.
Pakistan has conferred its top civilian award Nishan-e-Pakistan to Chinese President Xi
Jinping.
New Zealand wins the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup 2015.
Ukranian Music Baron Len Blavatnik was declared the Wealthiest Person of Britian.
Union Government has launched Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency(MUDRA)
Bank which would primarily responsible for regulating micro and small enterprise financing
business and supporting them. 32.HDFC Bank opens Account in iWatch Banking. This
means HDFC mobile banking app will be available on the Apple Watch.
Indian Army inducts indigenously developed supersonic surface to air missile Akaash,
capable of targeting enemy helicopters, aircraft and UAVs from a range of 25 Kms. This
missile is developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO).
The Bill to operationalize the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh was cleared by
the Union Cabinet and now includes territories in Assam along with those in West
Bengal,Tripura and Meghalaya.
India and France closed deal to purchase Rafale fighter jets from France.In this deal India will
purchase 36 Fighter jets.
Lok Sabha clears The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children Bill). Now,16-yearolds
to be tried as adults for heinous crimes.
India is home to 56 of the worlds 2,000 largest and most powerful public companies,
according to the Forbes annual list which is topped by the US with its share of 579
companies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the upgraded IISCO Steel Plant (ISP)
in Burnpur, West Bengal, that houses the countrys largest blast furnace and has been
modernised by the Central Government at a cost of Rs 18,00 crore.
PM Narendra Modi became the first Indian head to visit Mongolia.This visit was included
along a visit to China and South Korea.14 agreements were signed between India &
Mongolia.
PM Narendra Modi visits China. India signs 24 key agreements with China.
David Cameroon becomes Prime Minister of Britian for second term. His Conservative Party
came to power with the help of clear majority.
USA for first time has approved Oil and Gas drilling in the Artic Ocean.
Former ICICI Bank non-executive Chairman KV Kamath has been named BRICS first
President.
First International Yoga Day to be celebrated on 21 June .100 US cities will host Yogathon.
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forms government for another term with the help
of single seat majority.
French President Francois Hollande becomes first French President to visit Cuba.
Andrzej Duda becomes new President of Poland.
Tripura Government withdraws Armed Forces(Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from the state.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launches free medicine scheme Nirmaya in the state.
Indian origin women Harbhajan Kaur Dheer became the first Asian to be elected as Mayor in
UK.
Tathagata Roy is Tripuras new Governor.
Former Foreign minister of Singapore George Yeo has been named as the new Chancellor of
Nalanda University.
Dr.S.Christopher has been named as new head of Defence Research and Development
Organisation(DRDO).
Movie Dheepan has been honoured with Palme dOr award at the 68th Cannes Film
Festival.
Eminent Hungarian novelist Laszlo Krasznahorkai has been honoured with the prestigious
Man Booker International Prize for 2015.
The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo was presented the Freedom of Expression
Courage Award from the PEN American Center.
Syrian journalist & Human Right activist Mazen Darwish awarded UNESCO World Press
Freedom Award 2015.
Supreme Court has issued a notice which will allow Only President,Prime Minister and Chief
Justice pictures in Government Advertisements.
Liberia has been declared Ebola-free by World Health Organization.
Mumbai Indian wins 8th edition of Indian Premier League 2015.
Football club Barcelona wins Spanish La Liga title 2014-2015.
Football club Juventus wins Italian League title 2014-2015.
Chelsea FC wins English Premier League 2014-2015.
Barcelona FC wins UEFA Champions League 2014-2015.
Spanish club Sevilla FC wins UEFA Europa Cup 2014-2015.
Kolkata Club Mohun Bagan wins I-League Championship 2015.
The Republic of Ireland became the first country to legalise same-sex marriage.
India has signed Chabahar Port deal with Iran.

Pakistans Upper House of Parliament (Senate) has been named as House of Federation.
India has been ranked 100th in Global Human Capital Index,2015.Finland topped the
rankings followed by Norway and Switzerland.
Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi has launched three Social Security Schemes.They are
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana(PMJJBY),Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima
Yojana(PMSBY) and Atal Pension Yojana(APY).
Reserve Bank of India has approved the merger of Kotak Mahindra Bank and ING Vysya
Bank.
Indias first private greenfield airport named Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport at Andal near
Durgapur has become operational.
Securities Exchange Board of India has appointed NR Narayana Murthy to head Panel on
Startups.
Public Sector Banks will remain closed on 2nd and 4th Saturdays from July 2015 onwards.
India has joined Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on Automatic
Exchange of Financial Account Information.
Maharashtra Government and Netherlands have signed an agreement under which, the
Netherlands government will offer its advice and technical expertise to plan a coastal road, a
significant portion of which will stand on reclaimed land. 3. Indias 1st indigenous aircraft
carrier INS Vikrant was undocked at Cochin Shipyard Limited CSL) in Kochi.
India signs Motor Vehicle Pact with Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal. This will ensure seamless
transmit of passenger and cargo vehicles among these countries.
United Nations has marked June 21 as International Yoga Day.
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim was appointed First Women President of Mauritius.
G-7 Summit 2015 was held in Kruen, Germany. The G-7 nations are USA, Britain, Germany,
France, Italy, Canada & Japan.
The Vatican signs First Treaty with the State of Palestine.
Tennis player Steffi Graf has been named Brand Ambassador of Ayurveda in Kerala.
Blue Mormon Declared as Maharashtra State Butterfly.
Senior IPS Officer R.C Tayal has been appointed as new chief of National Security Guard
(NSG).
Renowned Indian author Ramachandra Guha have been selected for Japans prestigious
Fukuoka Prize 2015.
Well know Scientist and Bharat Ratna Awardee CNR Rao was honoured with the order of
the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, a top Japanese Civilian award.
Scam tainted sports administrator Suresh Kalmadi was honoured with Asian Athletics
Association Presidents award for his contribution towards development of Athletics in Asia.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) won the US National Space Society Award, for its
success in Mars Mission.
Former Pakistan cricketer Zaheer Abbas is new ICC President.
Serbia wins Under-20 Football World Cup.
Satnam Singh becomes the first Indian to join National Basketball Association (NBA).
Stansilas Wawrinka wins the French Open 2015. Serena Williams was the winner of
Womens title.
Popular Hindi Author Vishwanath Tripathi has been chosen for the 28th Mootridevi award
2014 for his work Vyomkesh Darvesh.
Rahul Dravid has been appointed as Coach of India A & U-19 Cricket team.
Mogens Lykketoft has been elected as new President of UN General Assembly.

United States of America (USA) Supreme Court has legalized same-sex marriage.
China has developed the first Automated Teller Machine (ATM) with facial recognition
technology to reduce the risk of theft. 25. India was on 9th position in ranking of Top FDI
Destinations in 2014.
7th BRICS meet was held in Ufa, Russia.
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit was held in Ufa, Russia. SCO was founded
in 2001.Full time members of SCO are China, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia,
Tajikistan.
Afghanistan, India, Iran, Mongolia and Pakistan were observers, which have now been
admitted as full members in the 15th Summit.
Prime Minister went on 6 nation tour of Central Asian countries. The tour included visit to
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Russia.
Tamil Nadu has signed a pact with Adani Group over Solar Energy. The State government will
purchase the power generated by Adani Group Solar projects.
IFS Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi and Human rights activist and founder of NGO Goonj Anshu
Gupta were announced as winner of Ramon Magsaysay Award -2015. Other winners are
Kommaly Chanthavong of Laos, Ligaya Fernando Amilbasanga of Phillipines and Kyaw Thu
from Myanmmar.
Professor Peter Higgs has been honoured with the Royal Societys Copley Medal, the oldest
scientific prize of the world for his Higgs Boson Theory. 7. 16th World Sanskrit Conference
2015 was organised in Bangkok, Thailand. Next World Sanskrit Conference will be organised
in Vancouver, Canada in 2018.
Sweden wins European Under-21 Football crown.
USA wins Womens FIFA World Cup 2015 .
Mexico wins CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 Football title.
Chile wins Copa America 2015 Football title.
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) wins MCC- Muruguppa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament.
India wins South Asian Basketball Championship 2015.
R. S. Sharma has been appointed as new Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chief.
India and Singapore have signed an agreement on sharing white-shipping information to
augment maritime cooperation between the navies of India and Singapore.
The Reserve Bank of India has signed a special currency swap agreement with the Central
Bank of Sri Lanka. This agreement allows Sri Lanka to draw upto $ 1.1 billion for a period
upto six months.
India and Georgia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in
the field of election management.
India is now Worlds third biggest producer of Steel. China is the leader followed by Japan.
Bharti Airtel is now worlds third largest mobile operator in terms of subscribers. China
Mobile is the leader, followed by Vodafone Group.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGA) has been
ranked as the worlds largest public work scheme by World Bank.
Countries involved in TAPI energy pipeline are Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan & India.
Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of ISRO has signed deals to put nine American
nano/micro satellites into orbit.
Salma Multipurpose Dam in Afghanistan is a project executed by the Indian Government.
Maldives President is Abdullah Yameen. 5. 3rd India-Africa Summit will be held in New Delhi.
The second Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPICO) Summit was held at Jaipur.

Pakistan becomes the First Non-European Associate member of CERN.

Resolution against Death Penalty passed in Tripura Assembly.
Andrzej Duda is new President of Poland.
Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) will be first airport which will be operating on
solar energy
Gujarat Government has made voting compulsory in local elections.
India-born Sundar Pichai was named New CEO of Google.
Lionel Messi named UEFA Best Player in Europe for 2014-2015 season.
China has set up the worlds largest mosquito factory in Guangzhou province to tackle
dengue fever by releasing sterilised mosquitoes.
Ashwani Lohani is new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India.
Actor Anupam Kher has been appointed ambassador of United Nations He for She
campaign, which is meant for gender equality and women empowerment.
RBI has official node to 11 entities for Payment Banks. These includes Reliance Industries
Limited, Aditya Birla Nuvo, Paytm, Fino PayTech Ltd., Tech Mahindra, Sun Pharma, National
Securities Depository Ltd., Cholamandalam Distribution Services Ltd., Airtel M-Commerce
Services Ltd., Vodafone M-pesa Ltd.
Amitabh Bachchan appointed Tiger Ambassador for the state of Maharashtra. 18. South
Sudan became the 206th member of International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Finance Ministry has launched a new initiative named Indradhanush to revamp PSU Banks
of NPAs.
Kazakhstan is World Trade Organization (WTO) 162nd member.
Mysore has topped the Swachh Bharat rankings among the 476 cities in India.
Prime Minster Narendra Modi launches new initiative for farmers named Mera Gaon Mera
Gaurav.
US President Barack Obama has appointed Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga as member of the
Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.
Kolkata will host 2016 ICC World T20 final.
Zaheer Abbas is new ICC President.
Bodh Gaya, a UNESCO World Heritage site would be developed as a spiritual site.
Center has launched a Smart National Mobility Card (NCMC) model to enable seamless
travel by different metros and other transport systems besides retail shopping and
purchases.
Center announces One Rank One Pension (OROP) for armed forces. OROP means uniform
pension to be paid to Armed Forces personnel retiring in the same rank with the same
length of service, regardless of their date of retirement .
33% reservation would be provided for women in all paramilitary forces including CISF.
Andhra Pradeshs Godavari and Krishna Rivers formally linked under the Pattiseema Lift
Irrigation Scheme.
Members of G4 group are Brazil, Germany, Japan & India.
India launches its own Space Observatory named Astrosat. Thus India joins the exclusive
space club comprising US, Russia, Japan & the European space agency.
Queen Elizabeth II has become the longest reigning monarch.
Malcolm Turnbull is new Prime Minister of Australia. He will be replacing Tony Abbott.
Nepal adopts new Constitution.

BJP ruled Gujarat has topped the World Banks first ever ranking of States on the ease of
doing business in India followed by Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand in 2nd and 3rd places
respectively.
Jhumpa Lahiri has been selected for the prestigious 2014 National Humanities Medal.
Lee Hsien Loong becomes Prime Minister of Singapore for another term.
Afghanistans Aqeela Asifi wins United Nations refugee award the Nansen Prize.
Chaitanya Tamhanes National Award-winning Marathi film Court, will officially represent
India in the Best Foreign film category at Oscars in 2016. 16. Mukesh Ambani is richest
Indian followed by Dilip Sanghavi and Hinduja Family at 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Ankit
Bhatti and Bhavish Aggarwal of OLA are youngest wealthiest Indian. 17. 1st Natural Heritage
Protection Center to be housed in Dehradun.
10th World Hindi Conference was held at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Ashok Sridharan is first Indian-origin man to become mayor of a German City.
AUSINDEX-15 is a bilateral naval exercise between Australia and India.
FDI upto 100% allowed for White Label ATMs under Automatic route.
Bandhan Bank starts operations. 23. India ranks 81st on the Global Innovation Index 2015.
Switzerland tops the rankings. 24. India ranks 155th in UNs Broadband Penetration Ranking
in 2014. India ranks 34th in Terms of Business Growth Environment.
Asian Games 2022 will be hosted by Hangzhou, China.
Qualcomm along with NASSCOM has launched its Design in India initiative aimed at
encouraging hardware designs.
Tata Sons, the investment holding company of the Tata Group, has entered into a long-term
strategic partnership with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).
Bhopal Gas Tragedy had occurred on 2nd December,1984.
French President and Indian PM Narendra Modi have jointly launched Grammy winner Ricky
Kejs new music album Shanti Samsara.
BSF is worlds largest border guarding force.
Yes Bank has signed a $265M debt financing deal with the US governments Development
Finance Institution, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and Wells Fargo Bank
also.
PM Narendra Modi unveiled international solar alliance of 120 countries at the Paris climate
summit COP 21. It will be headquartered in India.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has added Chinese currency Yuan as part of IMFs basket
of reserve currencies which includes US Dollar, Euro, Yen and Pound.
Airtel will invest Rs60,000 crore to improve its services. This initiative has been called
Project Leap.
Madhya Pradesh has decided to recognise signas separate language.
Australia wins worlds first Day-Night test match at Adelaide.
University of South Florida announces Rs1 crore Kalam scholarship.
Azim Premji most generous Indian. He has donated $8 billion during his lifetime.
Bill Gates is worlds most generous person.
Sahid Afridi has become highest wicket taker in International T20s.
PV Sandhu wins Macau Open 2015. Her third title in a row.
Indian and China armed forces conducted a joint military exercise named Hand-in Hand
2015 in Yunnan province of China.
The Indian Navy has commissioned the first indigenously designed and built torpedo launch
and recovery vessel Ashtradharani.

President Pranab Mukherjee became the first Indian Head of State to visit Palestine. 20. 3rd
India-Africa Forum Summit took place in New Delhi. 54 countries took part in this summit.
Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko elected for another term after landslide victory.
Germany marks 25 years of Unification. Exactly 25 years ago Berlin Wall was pulled down.
USA along with Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand,
Peru, Singapore and Vietnam have reached a landmark deal on the Trans Pacific Partnership
(TTP), which aims to become the worlds largest free-trade zone.
Khagda Prasad Oli was elected 38th Prime Minister of Nepal.
Liberal Partys Justin Trudeau wins election and has been elected new Prime Minister of
Canada.
Swadhar Greh scheme meant to provide economic and social security to women got the
approval of the Haryana Government.
Amaravati has been selected as new capital of Andhra Pradesh.
Shashank Manohar elected as new BCCI President.
Jack Dorsey has been appointed permanent CEO of Twitter.
Kailash Satyarthi chosen for Harvard Universitys Humanitarian Honour.
Noted novelist Kiran Nagarkar selected for Tata Literature Live Lifetime Achievement
honour.
Shahrukh Khan gets Honorary Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh.
Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe has been honoured with Confucius Peace Prize,
generally referred as Chinas Nobel Peace Prize.
Indias Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been chosen as, Finance Minister of the Year
Asia by a London based publication Emerging Markets.
Saudi Arabias blogger Raif Badawi was honoured with European Parliaments prestigious
Sakharov Human Rights Prize.
SAARC Sufi festival takes place in Jaipur, Rajasthan. 37. Portugal becomes first European
country and 17th overall to sign an international memorandum of understanding (MoU)
with Nalanda University of Rajgir, Bihar. The other countries to sign are Australia, Brunei,
Cambodia, Lao Peoples Democratic, Myanmar, New Zealand, Singapore, China, South Korea,
Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Bangladesh ,Bhutan, Sri Lanka and India.
AIFF wins Subrato Cup.
Chinese Mobile company Vivo becomes new Title sponsor of IPL.
Mercedess Lewis Hamilton wins Formula One Championship 2015.
Sekhar Basu is new Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).
Alok Rawat has been appointed as first male member of National Commission for Women
(NCW).
Bhaichung Bhutia appointed as AIFF advisor.
Ajay Jayaram wins Dutch Open Grand Prix Mens Singles crown 2015.
India-Japan-USA joint military exercise Malabar 2015 takes place in Bay of Bengal.
Hoesung Lee elected as new Chief of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). He
takes over from R.K.Pachauri.
China ends its One-Child Policy.
Festa Da Diu, Asias longest beach festival begins in Diu.
Wipro to buy German IT Firm Cellent for Rs518 crore.
Bharti Group to launch legal aid service, Nyay Bharti, the groups corporate social
responsibility initiative. The group will hire lawyers to represent undertrials and provide bail
or surety.

Titan and HP partner for launch of smartphones.

Pfizer buys Allergen in a biggest healthcare deal.
Vijaya Mallya has been declared wilful defaulter by SBI. 54. ASEAN is Indias 4th largest
trading partner while for ASEAN India is 6th largest trading partner.
ASEAN countries set up economic community ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).
Reliance Defence gets DIPP (The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) nod for
manufacturing.
US fines Novartis $390 million for pharmacy kickbacks.
Infosys acquires US-based Noah Consulting.
French company Air Liquide to buy USAs Airgas for $13.4billion. The combined entity would
become the biggest global player in the industrial gases industry.
India is currently hosting South Asian Football Association (SAFF) Championships.
Facebook Free Basics programme shut down in Egypt.
The British East India Company was founded on December 1, 1600.
Pakistani singer Adnan Sami granted Indian citizenship.
Virat Kohli named 2015 BCCI International Cricketer of the Year (Men) while Mithali Raj won
in the womens category.
ASEAN officially launches an economic bloc ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).
Indias mobile subscriber base crosses 1 billion. India is second country after China to
achieve the milestone.
Airtel has acquired 74% stake in Augere Wireless Broadband India, which owns a 4G
spectrum in Madhya Pradesh.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has tied-up with Russias Rostech State Corporation to
manufacture Kamov helicopters.
Reliance Capital acquires 6.82% stake in Saregama India.
Reliance launches 4G services in India. Airtel, Vodafone and Idea have earlier launched 4G
services earlier in the country.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) formally launched. India along with other 56
nations are part of these group. China, India and Russia are the biggest stakeholder in the
bank.
Tata Power and the Ministry of Development of Russian Far East signed a MoU regarding
energy investments in energy sector.
Bollywood actor ShahRukh Khan to endorse Reliance JIO.
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) retains the top spot in Fortune 500 India list. Reliance Industries
was second, Tata Motors third while SBI ranked fourth.
Anil Ambanis Reliance Defence has signed a manufacturing and maintenance deal with
Russias Almaz-Antey.
SAIL to launch Rs400 crore voluntary retirement plan.
Wipro to buy US IT firm Viteos Group for $130 million.
USA has lifted its 40 year-ban on oil exports.
Anil Ambanis Reliance Entertainment has entered into a partnership with Hollywood
director Steven Spielbergs DreamWorks to form a new film, digital and television content
creation company called Amblin Partners.
Narayana Hrudayalaya, Alkem Laboratories, Indigo and Dr Lal Pathlabs were among the
companies who went public this year.
Mahindra & Mahindra and its tech subsidiary Tech Mahindra has acquired a 76.06% stake in
Italian car designer Pininfarina.

Pfizer buys fellow drugmaker Allergen.

US Chemical companies DuPont and Dow Chemicals agreed to an all-stock merger to form a
new company DowDuPont.
Maharashtra is top destination for investment in India.
Indian-origin cancer expert Harpal Singh Kumar received Knighthood by Queen.
The Union Cabinet has given its approval to sign Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) on
the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia.
The Union Cabinet has approved the construction of 69 Bridges including Approach Roads
on the Tamu-Kyigone-Kalewa (TKK) road section of the Trilateral Highway in Myanmar.
China has successfully launched its most sophisticated observation satellite Gaofen-4, as
part of the countrys high-definition (HD) earth observation Gaofen project.
World Health Organization (WHO), a UN health agency has declared Guinea Ebola-free after
no new cases were reported. Now the country enters into 90-day period of heightened
surveillance of WHO.
Giorgi Kvirikashvili has been elected as the 12th Prime Minister of Georgia by the Parliament
of the country.
Eminent Gujarati litterateur Raghuveer Chaudhary has been selected for the 51st Jnanpith
award.
Gujarat has won the 14th season of prestigious Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy for season 2015
16 for first time in its history of championship
Andhra Pradesh Government has signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with tech
giant Microsoft India on various technology initiatives for governance.
Senior IAS officer Amitabh Kant has been given additional charge as Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog.
Seasoned Indian luger Shiva Keshavan has won a silver medal at the 2015 Asian Luge
Championship held in Nagano, Japan. In this edition of championship, the first place was
claimed by Japans Hidenari Kanayama and the third by South Koreas Dong Hyeon Kim.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new building of Afghanistan Parliament in
the capital city Kabul built by India.
Seychelles government allowed India to build its first Naval Base on the Assumption Island in
the Indian Ocean region (IOR) as a joint project between both countries.
IT major Tech Mahindra has launched first of its kind Tap N Pay contactless digital payment
wallet MoboMoney for the Indian masses. MoboMoney has been billed as Indias first
commercial NFC ecosystem rollout that would allow consumers to convert cash into ecash
for making payments.
India and Russia have inked 16 cooperation agreements to expand cooperation in various
sectors to give a major push to their strategic ties.
North Indias first cable-stayed bridge named Atal Setu was inaugurated on DuneraBasohliBhadharwah road in Basohali town in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Australian cricketer Steve Smith has been named Cricketer of the Year for 2015 at the
International Cricket Council (ICC) Awards ceremony in Dubai. South Africas ODI captain AB
de Villiers was named the ODI Cricketer of the Year for 2015 for the second time in a row.
ICC Emerging player of the year: Josh Hazlewood (Australia). Best T20 performance of the
year: Faf du Plessis (South Africa). Spirit of Cricket award: Brendon McCullum (New Zealand).
ICC Associate player of the year: Khurram Khan (UAE). Umpire of the year: Richard
Kettleborough (England). Womens ODI Cricketer of the Year: Meg Lanning (Australia).

Indias former wicket-keeper batsman Syed Kirmani has been nominated for prestigious
BCCI-instituted Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award 2015.
In India, National Good Governance Day is being observed every year on 25th December on
the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna recipient Atal Bihari
Vajpayee.
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution to designate 5th
November every year as World Tsunami Awareness Day.
Indias first indigenously designed warship INS Godavari has been decommissioned after 32
years of service
Indian American professor Dr. Rakesh K. Jain has been selected for 2015 National Medal of
Science of the United States.
Union Government has launched two mobile applications namely Crop Insurance and
AgriMarket Mobile to benefit farmers
In India, 24th December is being observed as National Consumer Day. On this day the
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 had received the assent of the President.
Senior IAS officer Pawan Kumar Agarwal has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
of Food Regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
Parliament has passed Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2015 for trying
juveniles as adults. The bill has provision that allows trying of juveniles between the ages of
16 and 18 years as adults for heinous offences.
Ruling conservative Peoples Party (PP) of Spain led Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy by has
won the 2015 general election of the country.
Every year 22nd December is observed as National Mathematics Day to celebrate birth
anniversary of great Indian autodidact Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. This year, it will
be the 128th birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan.
Chennaiyin FC has won the second edition of Indian Super League (ISL) Football tournament.
Barcelona FC has won the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup for a record third time
Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach has been 64th crowned Miss Universe after beating
out contenders from the United States, France, Colombia and Australia.
President Pranab Mukherjee has been awarded 2015 Garwood Award for Outstanding
Global Leader in Open Innovation from UC Berkeley-Haas School of Business.
Afghanistan has become 164th member nation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO),
global trade body after 11 years of negotiations.
Indias biggest Wildlife Rescue Centre named as Gorewada Zoo and Wildlife Rescue Centre
has been commissioned at Gorewada near Nagpur, Maharashtra.
Former Defence Secretary Radha Krishna Mathur (62) has been appointed as Chief
Information Commissioner (CIC)
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has launched three separate indices on three corporate
houses of India viz. Tata, Aditya Birla and Mahindra Group. The first of its kind three
separate indices based on corporate houses have been designed to reflect the performance
of companies belonging to the respective corporate group. Each of three indices will
comprise all the companies of the respective business group.
President of France Francois Hollande will be the Chief Guest at the 67th Republic Day
parade of January 26, 2016.
Union Government has given in principle approval to work on Loon project of internet
search engine giant Google for providing Internet connectivity by using large balloons.

The World Bank has approved a 1.5 billion dollars loan to support the Union governments
flagship cleanliness drive Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM).
India has been placed at 130th position in the 2015 Human Development Index (HDI) among
the 188 countries. It was unveiled in the recently released Human Development Report 2015
by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman (70) has been awarded 2016 Genesis Prize which is
also known as Jewish Nobel prize.
An Indian-origin politician, Pravin Gordhan has been appointed as South Africas new
Finance Minister.
Indias star golfer Anirban Lahiri (28) has won the coveted Order of Merit crown of Asian
Tour for year 2015.
Indian-origin writer Jamaludeen Mohamed Sali from Singapore has been awarded
prestigious 2015 South East Asia Write Award.
Legendary actor Dilip Kumar (93) has been conferred with the prestigious Padma Vibhushan,
countrys second highest civilian award.
The festival of Losar has begun in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir to mark the
beginning of New Year in this Himalayan region.
Global software major Wipro has been awarded 2015 Aegis Graham Bell Award for
developing a solution for the Internet of Things (IoT).
India-born author Salman Rushdie has been awarded the prestigious 2015 Mailer Prize for
Lifetime Achievement
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released On My Terms: From the Grassroots to the
Corridors of Power, an autobiography of former Union Minister Sharad Pawar.
Mauricio Macri of Republican Proposal Party (RPP) has been sworn in as new President of
Argentina after taking oath in the Congress.
Human Rights Day (HRD) is marked annually on 10th December to commemorate the day in
1948 when the United Nations (UN) adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(UDHR).
Time magazine has named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as Person of the Year 2015.
Pune and Rajkot have become the new interim franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL)
through the reverse bidding process. They will replace the suspended teams of Chennai
Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) for a period of two years.
The eighth edition of India-Russia joint naval exercise-INDRA NAVY-15 has begun in
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. INDRA NAVY-15 is a bilateral maritime joint naval exercise
between the Indian and Russian navies for epitomising the strategic relationship between
the two countries.
80. Singapore has replaced Mauritius as the top source of foreign direct investment (FDI)
into India during the first half of the current fiscal year 2015-16. It was unveiled by the data
during April to September 2015 period released by the Department of Industrial Policy and
Promotion (DIPP).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released 2 commemorative coins on Dr B R Ambedkar as
part of the 125th birth anniversary year celebrations of the architecture of Indian
Constitution. The coins are of 10 rupee and 125 rupee denomination and were issued on the
60th Mahaparinirvan Divas of Babasaheb Ambedkar.
Australia has won the 2014-15 Mens Hockey World League Final by defeating Belgium
Union Government has launched Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan (Accessible India Campaign), a
nationwide campaign in a bid to achieve universal accessibility to persons with disabilities. It

was launched by Union Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley and Union Minister of Social Justice
& Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot on the occasion of International Day of Persons with
Disabilities (3 December).
Himachal Pradesh has become the first state in the country to start Rotavirus vaccination
project under the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP).
Justice Tirath Singh Thakur was sworn in as 43rd Chief Justice of India (CJI).
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing MoU between India and Israel in the
field of water resources management and development cooperation.
Union Cabinet has approved signing and ratification of a protocol between India and Japan
for amending the Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC)
China hosted the first Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS) media summit in Beijing
for creating an alternative media platform for the 5 emerging economies.
Indian Railways has signed 40,000 crore rupees contracts with General Electrics (GE) and
Alstom to set up two locomotive plants in Bihar. 90.Worlds AIDS Day is celebrated on 1st
December.

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