Page-26 of Current Affairs - December, 2015

Roch Marc Christian Kabore elected as president of Burkina Faso

Roch Marc Christian Kabore has been elected as President of Burkina Faso. In the presidential election, Kabore from the Movement of People for Progress party won 53.5 per cent of the vote across 368 communes. His nearest competitor Zephirin Diabre, ..

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Union Government launches IPV injection as part of global polio endgame strategy

The Union Government has launched inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) injection as part of the global polio endgame strategy in New Delhi. The vaccine was launched by the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda in New Delhi. ..

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President gives assent Maharashtra Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to Maharashtra Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2015 of Maharashtra government to allow women to work in factories in night shifts The amendment bill amends Section 66(1) (c) of Factories Act, 1948 to ease provisions ..

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Indian Railways ink Rs 40000 cr deal of locomotive plants with GE, Alstom in Bihar

Indian Railways has signed 40,000 crore rupees contracts with General Electrics (GE) and Alstom to set up two locomotive plants in Bihar. Under this deal, first venture the electric locomotive factory would be set up at Madhepura city and diesel ..

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Anil Kumble resigns as chief mentor of Mumbai Indians

Former Indian Test Captain and ace spinner Anil Kumble has resigned as the Chief Mentor of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians with an immediate effect. His decision follows after Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) crackdown ..

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Russian legendary film Director Eldar Ryazanov passes away

Russian legendary film Director and screenwriter Eldar Ryazanov passed away in Moscow, Russia. He was 88. He was one of Russia’s best-loved Soviet-era film directors and an icon of popular USSR culture of tragi-comedies that satirised daily life in the ..

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1st December: World AIDS Day

Every year on 1st December World Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Day is being observed to raise awareness of the pandemic caused by the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. It also seeks to remember those who have died of ..

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