Current Affairs - December, 2014
National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Bill gets President’s assent
President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Bill, 2014 that seeks to scrap the collegium system of appointing judges to higher judiciary. This bill lays down the procedure that must be followed by NJAC for ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Commercial power generation begins at Kudankulam Nuclear power plant
India’s largest nuclear reactor at Kudankulam has started generating electricity on a commercial basis after it received green signal from Nuclear Power Corporation(NPC). This 1000 MW reactor made with Russia’s help is generating electricity only on an experimental basis after ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Second National Biodiversity Conference-2015 will be held in Kerala
The National Biodiversity Conference (NBC)-2015 will be held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala from 23rd to 27th February. It will be second edition of this biodiversity conference and its focal theme for 2015 is ‘Biodiversity: Access and Benefit Sharing’. NBC is being ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Delhi Government launches New Scheme for E-Rickshaws
Delhi government has launched new E-Rickshaw Sewa Scheme. This scheme will pave the way for the battery- operated vehicles in Delhi. Key facts of E-Rickshaw Sewa Scheme E-rickshaws will be registered as transport vehicle under registration series DL-1ER and will ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
UNSC rejects Palestinian resolution demanding end to Israeli occupation on its territories within three years
UN Security Council (UNSC) has rejected a resolution demanding an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within three years i.e. 2017. In this regard, Jordan earlier had submitted the motion in UN after it was agreed and ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
K K Paul appointed as Uttarakhand Governor
Krishan Kant Paul is appointed as Uttarakhand governor for the remainder of his term. Earlier, he was governor of Meghalay and was appointed on July 8, 2013. Now he will also continue to hold additional charge of Manipur state till further ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Unoin Government sets up committee on NATGRID
Union Government has set up a high-level committee in order to allay apprehension of data and intelligence sharing by various government agencies with the proposed real-time intelligence sharing set up National Intelligence grid (NATGRID). Members: It will be headed by ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Actress Luise Rainer first to win consecutive acting Oscars passes away
Actress Luise Rainer passed away in London, UK. She was 104. She was born on 12th January 1910 in Vienna, Austria. She was renowned German-born Austrian and American film actress of cinema’s golden era. Acting career: Rainer began acting career ..