Page-20 of Current Affairs - December, 2015
India, Pakistan holds NSA level talks in Bangkok
National Security Advisor (NSA) level talks between India and Pakistan were held in Bangkok, Thailand. It was attended by India’s NSA Ajit Doval and his Pakistani counterpart Naseer Khan Janjua. Foreign secretaries S. Jaishankar (India) and Aziz Ahmad Chaudhary (Pakistan) ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Canada sends first consignment of Uranium to India
Canada has successfully sent the first consignment of 250 tonnes of uranium to India as part of bilateral civil nuclear cooperation between both countries. It was shipped by Canada’s Cameco Inc, as part of contract with Department of Atomic Energy ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Singapore replaces Mauritius as top source of FDI into India
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Union Government releases commemorative coins on Dr B R Ambedkar
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Indian Railways flags off first double decker Goa-Mumbai train
Indian Railways has flagged off the first inaugural service of the Goa to Mumbai double-decker air-conditioned Shatabdi train. The fully air-conditioned double-decker train was the first of its kind in the country and was flagged off from Panaji by Union ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Australia wins Hockey World League Final by defeating Belgium
Australia has won the 2014-15 Men’s Hockey World League Final by defeating Belgium. In the final match played at Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Stadium, Raipur Australian team defeated Belgium by 2-1 goals. India was placed at third place in this ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
World Bank launches $500 million Transformative Carbon Asset Facility
The World Bank has launched a $500 million dollars Transformative Carbon Asset Facility (TCAF) to help developing countries pay for emission reductions and combat climate change. It is market-based scheme specially designed to help developing countries and would establish the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Kaher Kazem appointed as President and MD of General Motors India
Kaher Kazem has been appointed as President and Managing Director General Motors (GM) India operations. His appointment will come into effect from 1 January 2015 and shall replace Arvind Saxena who has decided to retire after leading the company since ..