TODAYS-SPECIAL-DAILY-National-International-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH -15-12-2016
World-Energy-Conservation-Day-December-14-2016 . World Energy Conservation Dayi. World Energy Conservation Day is celebrated on 14th December across the world to highlight the importance of energy consumption and its use in our day-to-day life. Aim : To highlight awareness about impact of energy on sustainability of global eco system. It focuses our concentration to reduce the energy usage
India-Special-Important-Daily-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH -15-12-2016
Digidhan Mela for Digital Payment Options on 17th- 18th December, 2016 DigiDhan Mela is being organized by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) at Major Dhyanchand National Stadium, Delhi to create awareness about the benefits of Digital Payment option. The two day event (17-18 Dec, 2016) aims to handhold. It also aims to handhold users in downloading,
Government has launched “Adopt a Home” programme to support children in CCIs: Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi , The Ministry of Women and Child Development has notified “Adopt a Home” program on 27th April, 2016 whereby under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) the corporate sector & business houses along with individual philanthropists are invited to support the children
MHA cancels Greenpeace's FCRA licence renewal, orders probe, NEW DELHI: In a flip-flop, the Home Ministry today cancelled renewal of FCRA licences of Greenpeace India and two NGOs run by activist Teesta Setalvad, three months after "inadvertently" renewing those for five years.It also ordered a probe to ascertain if the computer systems had been hacked due to which the licences were renewed
GOVERNMENT SCHEME-APPROVAL-DECISION - DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-15-12-2016
NITI Aayog announces launch of the schemes - Lucky Grahak Yojana and Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana - for incentivising digital payment .Government of India has initiated numerous steps to combat the scourge of Corruption and Black Money in the last two and a half years. The Union cabinet had approved a slew of initiatives in February 2016 to encourage digital payments and a transition to
Centre sanctions Rs 30 crore for solar cities programme NEW DELHI: Funds worth over Rs 30 crore have been sanctioned to 21 states and union territories under the solar cities development programme, the government said Thursday. these funds were sanctioned during the last three years till November 30 this year. Out of the total sanctioned amount of Rs 30.36 crore under the Development
Government Gives Nod To Raise Andhra Pradesh Reactors Capacity NEW DELHI: The government has decided to increase the nuclear power generation capacity of atomic reactors at Kovvada in Andhra Pradesh by nearly 20 per cent, and a fresh Environment Impact Assessment is being carried out in this regard.In a written response to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State
Union Cabinet Approvals – December 14, 2016 The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on December 14, 2016, approved the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) that was signed on July 9, 2016 at Bengaluru, for cooperation in the exchange and use of U.S. Land Remote
LEGAL-COURT BILL-ACT- DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-15-12-2016
IAF officers can't grow beard on religious basis: Supreme Court NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday held that personnel working in the Indian Air Force cannot sport a beard based on religious grounds. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur said that the Centre's decision to prohibit personnel of a particular community from sporting beard does not infringe upon the
SC bans liquor shops on national, state highways across India The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a ban on all liquor shops on national as well as state highways across the country and made it clear that licenses of existing shops will not be renewed after March 31 next year.A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice T. S. Thakur also directed that all signages indicating presence of liquor vends
SC dismisses BCCI review plea against Lodha panel reforms In a setback to BCCI, the Supreme Court has refused to review its verdict in which a slew of direction was passed to transform the cricket body by barring ministers and officials from the board and setting an age limit of 70 years for office-bearers. The Apex Court on July 18 had passed the order on the recommendations of Justice
Make National Plan To Protect Children From Drugs: Top Court To Centre NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to complete a national survey and generate a data base within six months about the drug abuse by children saying "protecting children from the widespread prevalence of substance abuse is one of the biggest policy challenges facing India". The apex court also
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-HEALTH- DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-15-12-2016
Cryogenic-Technology-Launching-Space-Vehicles With the last three consecutive successful launches of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) with indigenous Cryogenic engine & stage, ISRO has demonstrated the reliability of indigenous cryogenic technology and efforts are underway to operationalise GSLV. The launch of GSAT-6 onboard GSLV-D6, on September 27, 2015,
New World Record: Scientists Certify Monster Atlantic Wave 62 Feet Tall Can you imagine coming face-to-face with a wave six stories tall? In February 2013, a buoy in the North Atlantic measured a towering 62-foot (19 meters) wave between Iceland and the United Kingdom. In an announcement Tuesday, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) concluded it was "the highest
APPOINTMENT-resigns DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-15-12-2016
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi Joins Trump's Business Council She’s one of three female CEOs on the 19-person forum. PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi has become only the third female executive to join a 19-person business forum created by President-elect Donald Trump as he prepares his economic agenda for the United States. Trump’s team on Wednesday announced that three additional members would
VK Sharma confirmed as new LIC chairman MUMBAI: VK Sharma, the acting chief of Life Insurance Corporation of India, is the new chairman and managing director of the nation's biggest insurer and investor, for five years. Sharma's future decisions would be keenly followed by investors as the government has plans to use the behemoth's funds to build infrastructure. LIC's role in corporate
Kannan- takes -charge -as -new- Indian- Banks’ -Association- (IBA)- chief
V G Kannan took charge as Chief Executive of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) on December 14, 2016. He replaced M V Tanksale. Kannan had working as Managing Director & Group Executive (Associates & Subsidiaries) of State Bank of India till July 31, 2016. Indian Banks’ Association
BANKING-DAILY- NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-15-12-2016
Fed raises rates, signals faster pace of increases in 2017 WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point on Wednesday and signaled a faster pace of increases in 2017 as the Trump administration takes over with promises to boost growth through tax cuts, spending and deregulation. The rate increase, regarded as a virtual certainty by financial markets in the wake of a
ECONOMICAL-DAILY -NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-15-12-2016
ADB Trims 2016 India’s Growth Estimate to 7%
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) lowered the 2016 growth estimate for India to 7 per cent from the previous 7.4 per cent on December 13, 2016, due to demonetisation, weak investment and agricultural slowdown. However, India’s growth forecast for 2017 remained unchanged at 7.8 per cent.Besides,
India to contribute $500,000 to UN emergency response fund India will contribute $500,000 to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for the year 2016-17 announced by Indian diplomat Anjani Kumar a counsellor at India’s UN emergency response fundUN Mission at the pledging session held at UN. India giving it’s contribution since it was launched in 2006. This fund will be used to
US to provide Rs 8.5 billion for construction of dam in Pakistan PESHAWAR: The US today signed an agreement to provide more than 8.5 billion rupees to Pakistan's Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) for the construction of the Kaitu Weir project in restive North Waziristan Agency.The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and WAPDA signed the
POLITICAL-DAILY- NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-15-12-2016
Malaysia enthrones 15th king, Sultan Muhammad V Malaysia government has been installed its 15th king Sultan Muhammad V in the Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur(KL) on December 14, 2016. muhammad succeeds Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah who was king previously in the 1970s and he was the first person to hold the position twice.Malaysia enthrones 15th king, Sultan Muhammad V. He
AWARD AND HONOUR - -DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-15-12-2016
Shobhana Bhartia conferred France's top civilian honour Chairperson and Editorial Director of Hindustan Times, Shobhana Bhartia was today conferred France's top civilian honour - 'Officier de la Legion d'Honneur'. Ambassador of France to India Alexandre Ziegler presented the award to Bhartia at an event organised at the French embassy here. Bhartia, a former Rajya Sabha member, said the award
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Achieves Carbon Neutral Status The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad operated by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL), has achieved neutral status with regards to carbon emission. Hyderabad Airport has become the first airport in Asia-Pacific region under the 5-15 Million Passengers Per Annum category and
SPORT-DAILY--NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-15-12-2016
Sochi, Russia won’t host 2017 Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships
The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) announced that Russia will not host the 2017 Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships. The reason cited by IBSF for this was that Russia is accused of state-sponsored doping and IBSF wants to focus on sport rather than accusations. Earlier
ENVIRONMENT-DAILY- -NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-15-12-2016
Interim Nationwide Ban Imposed On Manja For Flying Kites By NGT A ban was imposed by the National Green Tribunal on December 14, 2016 on the procurement, sale and use of glass powder coated ‘manja’ and other dangerous strings for flying kites. The order was passed by the NGT bench, headed by Chairman Justice Swatanter Kumar who said that the sharp string poses a danger to
FOREIGN TOUR-FOREIGN RELATION- INTERNATIONAL -DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-15-12-2016
Qatar Ends Controversial kafala labour system
Labour Minister of Qatar, Issa bin Saad al-Jafali al-Nuaimi on December 13, 2016, formally announced the end of its controversial “kafala” system, which was the biggest ever labour reform in Qatar.Kafala System is a system used to monitor migrant laborers, working primarily in the construction and
Rio Gets UNESCO World Heritage Status The Marvelous City or Rio de Janeiro officially entered into the UN’s list of world heritage sites while UNESCO status was announced in 2012 in recognition of its soaring granite cliffs, urban rainforest and beaches. The UN cultural body, UNESCO given this status to Rio to highlighted the “extraordinary fusion” of man-made and natural beauty.
First Twitter Now Facebook Will Not Help Build Muslim Registry Social media giant Facebook has joined Twitter to say no to President-elect Donald Trump in his reported plan to reinstate a database of immigrants from Muslim- majority countries.Mark Zuckerberg-led Facebook confirmed it will not help the government build a Muslim registry. The news comes as more tech workers speak out against
DEFENCE -DAILY- -NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-15-12-2016
Pakistan-test-fires-enhanced-version-Babur-cruise-missile Pakistan Army has successfully test fired an enhanced version of an indigenously-designed Babur cruise missile. The missile incorporates advanced aerodynamics and avionics that can strike targets both at land and sea with high accuracy. About Babur Missile The missile has been named after the first Moghal emperor. It is a low flying,
SURVEY AND REPORT-DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-15-12-2016
75% Indian companies not disaster ready: CBRE MUMBAI: Nearly 75 per cent of Indian companies are not prepared for disaster management, a recent survey by real estate consultant CBRE says. According to the study, which includes over 100 top corporates in the country and over 350 respondents found out that 75 per cent of the Indian firms are not disaster ready.It said that 96 per cent
PM Narendra Modi ranks 9th in Forbes list of powerful people NEW YORK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ranked among the top 10 most powerful people in the world by Forbes in a list that has been topped by Russian President Vladimir Putin for a fourth straight year and had US President-elect Donald Trump in the second place. Modi ranks 9th on the Forbes list of 74 of the
Vladimir Putin is world's most powerful man, Donald Trump in second: Forbes NEW YORK: Vladimir Putin was the world's most powerful person for a fourth straight year in 2016, with US president-elect Donald Trump in second place, Forbes magazine said Wednesday in its annual rankings."Russia's president has exerted his country's influence in nearly every corner of the globe," the
PASSES AWAY-DAILY- -NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-15-12-2016
Actor Bernard Fox passes away at 89 Los Angeles: Actor Bernard Fox, best known for his role as Dr. Bombay from the popular sitcom "Bewitched", is dead. He was 89.The actor died of heart failure on Wednesday at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, California, Fox was born Bernard Lawson in Port Talbot, Wales, in 1927 to stage actors Queenie and Gerald Lawson. His first tryst with cinema
‘Vizag Gandhi’ passes away Visakhapatnam: Kolluri Satyanarayana Sastry, popularly known as Vizag Gandhi, passed away at a corporate hospital Tuesday midnight after a prolonged illness. He was 95 and survived by wife Ramanamma Sastry and a son. A Gandhian to the core, freedom fighter and a social worker, Sastry was admitted to a hospital for a minor surgery and treatment for lungs and died of
AGREEMENT- -DAILY-NATIONAL-INTERNATIONAL-NEWS-IN-ENGLISH-15-12-2016
India and IBRD signs Grant Agreement for Additional Financing in MSME Project. India on December 13, 2016, signed a Grant Agreement of USD 5.19 million with International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for Additional Financing for Financing Energy Efficiency at MSMEs Project- Programmatic Framework for Energy Efficiency. The agreement was signed by Raj
Paytm partners with NHAI for digital payments at toll plazas Digital payments platform Paytm has announced partnership with major NHAI toll concessionaries like Reliance Infra, Sadhbav, IRB, MEP, L&T and GMR to enable cashless payments at all state, national and city toll plazas. With the partnership, commuters across the country can now pay their toll charges instantly with Paytm by
India Signs Open Skies Agreement With Six Countries During ICAN 2016 International Civil Aviation Negotiations (ICAN) - 2016 were held recently in Nassaufrom 5th to 9th December, 2016. In an informal conversation with media persons Shri R.N. Choubey, Secretary, Civil Aviation said that the Conference was attended by 106 countries out of ICAO membership of 191 countries. India
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