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Union Government notifies stricter standards for Coal Based Thermal Power Plants
The Union Government has notified the revised standards for coal-based Thermal Power Plants in the country with the primary aim of minimising pollution In this regard, Union Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) has issued notification and proposed ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Parliament passes Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill
Parliament has passed Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2015 for trying juveniles as adults. The bill was first passed in Lok Sabha in May 2015 and later in Rajya Sabha in December 2015. Now it will go ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Lok Sabha passes The National Waterways Bill, 2015
Lok Sabha has unanimously passed the National Waterways Bill, 2015 by voice vote after it was introduced by Union Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari. The bill aims at declaring 106 additional inland waterways as National Waterways in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Union Defence Ministry launches website for interface with industry and transparency
Union Ministry of Defence has launched a new Make in India website www.makeinindiadefence.com to make defence acquisition process simpler and to provide an interface with industry. The website was launched by Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in New Delhi. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
PM Narendra Modi flags off first prototype electric bus for MPs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off first prototype pollution free electric bus for Members of Parliament. The bus powered by battery has been manufactured in the lines with Union Government’s flagship Make in India campaign. Key facts The 15-seater eco-friendly ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
India joins select club nations to build LNG ships
India has joined select club nations to build Liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships after state owned Cochin Shipyard has received certification in this regard. Cochin Shipyard also became first shipyard in India to get the nod to build LNG-transporting ships ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Spain's ruling conservative People’s Party wins 2015 general election
Ruling conservative People’s Party (PP) of Spain led Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy by has won the 2015 general election of the country. In the general election, PP won the 123 seats by securing in the lower house of the 350-member ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum announces retirement
New Zealand cricket team captain Brendon McCullum has announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket viz., tests, ODIs and twenty20. He will retire after playing the two home test series against Australia in February 2016. Presently, he is ..