Page-19 of Current Affairs - December, 2015
Parliament passes Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015
Parliament passed the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015. It was first passed by Lok Sabha in August 2015 and later in Rajya Sabha in December 2015. The bill seeks to amend The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 in order to make ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Pune, Rajkot become interim IPL franchises to replace CSK, RR
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Atomic Energy (Amendment) Bill, 2015 introduced in Lok Sabha to fast track nuclear power projects
Union Government has introduced Atomic Energy (Amendment) Bill, 2015 to facilitate and fast track setting up of new nuclear projects in the country. It was introduced by Union Minister of State (MoS) for Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Maharashtra becomes first state to allow MLAs raise online question
The Maharashtra legislature has become the first in the country to launch an online mechanism for its members to send questions and move different motions in the House. In this regard state government has launched a website mls.org.in as part ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Lok Sabha passes High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2015
Lok Sabha has passed The High Court and the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2015 The Bill amends the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958 and the High Court Judges (Salaries ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Centre-right MUD coalition wins 2015 Parliamentary election of Venezuela
Opposition Centre-right Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) coalition has won the 2015 Parliamentary elections of Venezuela. The MUD coalition won at least 99 seats in the 167-seat legislature of the National Assembly by defeating ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
First red alert on pollution declared in Beijing
The Chinese government has issued its first red alert on pollution (smog) it its Capital Beijing due to hazardous air quality caused by severe air pollution. The warning was an upgrade from the previous second highest orange alert. The red ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
India-Russia joint naval exercise INDRA NAVY-15 begins in Visakhapatnam
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. About ..