Current affairs: ******************* > The Indian men’s Kabaddi team and women’s Kabaddi team won Kabaddi World Cup title, by defeating Pakistan and New Zealand, respectively. > US Dept of Defense demonstrated Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO), a 0.50 caliber round bullet that can change direction mid-air to reach its target. > Maharashtra Government decided to make e-tendering compulsory for projects over 3 lakh rupees. > SMC(Surat Municipal Corporation) partnered with Microsoft India to transform Surat into a smart city. The global software giant will introduce several citizen centric services. > Actress Billie Whitelaw was died, who was famous for her roles as Mrs Baylock in horror film The Omen. > Birthday of great Indian Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan 22 December observed as National Mathematics Day. > People of Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir started celebrating Losar, a festival that marks the beginning of New Year in Ladakh. > Jyotsna Suri elected as the President of the FICCI. She succeeded Sidharth Birla, Chairman of Xpro India Limited and Digjam Limited. Also, Ambuja Neotia group Chairman Harshavardhan Neotia was elected Senior Vice President and Zydus Cadila Chairman Pankaj R. Patel as Vice President. > BHEL bagged a 16.96 million Euros contract for a thermal power project from Electricity Generation Company of Turkey. > Sachin Tendulkar was appointed as the World Cup 2015 Ambassador, announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC). > Shiva Keshavan won Silver at 17th Asian Luge Championships. He clocked 49.934 seconds to cover the 1326 metre long ice track in the mens luge competition at the Spiral Olympic Sliding Centre in Nagano, Japan. > Rupert Murdoch-led News Corp on 21 December 2014 acquired Indias financial advisory start-up firm BigDecisions.Com for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition of BigDecisions.Com includes the sites parent company, FinDirect Services Pvt Ltd. > Union Government calendar for the year 2015 was released with the theme Clean India Green India. > G. Venkataswamy a Parliamentarian from Peddapalli constituency of Andhra Pradesh died in Hyderabad, Telangana. > NSSO released Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households. The survey focused on a common perception regarding agriculture — how it generates just 15 per cent of India’s GDP (2012-13 data) despite rural areas houses 68.8 per cent of the total population (2011 Census). > The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) on 22 December 2014 signed MoU with Odisha government and 2 ports to develop commercially viable stretches of National Waterway 5. > US President signed NDA Act 2015; provision for release of CSF of 1 billion US dollars to Pakistan. > HRIDAY is a scheme of Union Government for conservation of heritage and development of 12 cities across the country. > Stem cell scientist of Japan Haruko Obokata, who is at the heart of stem cell scandal, resigned. > The European space mission Rosetta was on 19 December 2014 named as the most important scientific Breakthrough of the Year 2014 by Science journal. > The book titled Why I Assassinated Gandhi written by Nathuram Godse and Gopal Godse was in news in third week of December 2014. The first revised edition of book was published by Delhi-based Farsight Publishers and Distributors. The revised edition has been compiled and edited by Virender Mehra. The book was first published in 1993 by Surya Bharti Prakashan. > Shyam Srinivasan was on 19 December 2014 appointed as the Chairman of the reconstituted Indian Banks’ Association committee on Member Private Sector Banks for 2014-15. > Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 22 December 2014 licensed Ford Credit India to operate as a non-banking financial company (NBFC). Ford Credit India is a subsidiary of Ford Motor Credit Company. The company will start automotive financing in India by first quarter of 2015. > Senior IPS officer Prakash Mishra was on 22 December 2014 appointed as the Directorate General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). > Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on 22 December 2014 announced that Gujarat will host 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) from 7 January 2015 to 9 January 2015. The 13th edition of PBD will mark the 100th year of Mahatma Gandhi’s return to India from South Africa. PBD is an event which celebrates the achievements of Indians living abroad. The chief guest of the 13th PBD would be Guyana President Donald Ramotar. > Legendary soul and rock singer Joe Cocker died on 22 December 2014 in the US state of Colorado following the lung cancer. > Andhra Pradesh Assembly passed Capital Region Development Authority Bill, 2014. > Reserve Bank of India on 22 December 2014 issued guidelines to define non-cooperative borrowers and fixed the cut off limit for classifying non-cooperative borrowers. > GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC) tied up the finances of nearly 525 million US dollars for developing Macatan Cebu International Airport in Philippines. > STAP technique is a unique cellular reprogramming phenomenon was in news due to Stem cell scientist of Japan Haruko Obokata resigned. > Section 309 Indian Penal Code (IPC) was in news recently as Union Home Ministry decided to remove this Section, thus decriminalizing attempt to suicide. > President of Egypt Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi ratified the electoral constituencies law which paves the way for parliamentary elections of 2015. > Suresh Prabhu Advisory Group on Integrated Development of Power submitted report to Union Government. > The results of 2014 Presidential elections of Tunisia were declared on 22 December 2014. Beji Caid Essebsi of Nidaa Tounes party won the elections with 55.68 percent vote > India exported CGS Barracuda offshore patrol vessel (OPV) to Mauritius which is the first warship ordered by a foreign country from shipyard of India. > WTCIS and NIESBUD on 22 December 2014 signed an agreement to promote and develop small businesses in the country. > Leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany reached an agreement to hold new round of peace talks on Ukraine to imporve the ties between Russia and the West.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 04:59:35 +0000
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