CURRENT AFFAIRS
(14th to 20th Dec) of 2015
GNXX CALC X51B EN15
THIS WEEK … WE DELIBERATE ON ISSUES
2015 – IMPORTANT EVENTS (PART – 1)
NATIONAL
1. ORDINANCE TO LAND ACQUISITION
FINALLY IT GOT SHELVED 
2. NJAC APPROVED BY PARLIAMENT 
STRUCK DOWN BY SUPREME COURT 
3. NITI AAYOG … National Institution for Transforming India Aayog 
PLANNING COMMISSION 
Narendra Modi … Chairperson
Arvind Panagariya … Vice-Chairperson
4. MINIMUM EDUCATION QUALIFICATION FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ ELECTIONS IN RAJASTHAN & HARYANA
Vasundhara Raje …Chief Minister of Rajasthan
Manohar Lal Khattar …Chief Minister of Haryana
5. “ BETI BACHAO, BETI PADHAO” SCHEME LAUNCHED
…SUKANYA SAMRIDDHI SCHEME WAS ALSO LAUNCHED
6. PMJDY … LARGEST FINANCIAL INCLUSION PROJECT IN THE WORLD, ENTERED GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS
7. DBTL (PAHAL) … ENTERED GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS
8. FAMOUS CARTOONIST R.K. LAXMAN PASSED AWAY
9. RBI REDUCED REPO RATE BY 125 BASIS POINTS DURING THE YEAR
Raghuram Rajan …Governor, RBI
10. AAP SWEPT DELHI BY WINNING 67 OUT OF 70 ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES
ARVIND KEJRIWAL
11. 14th FINANCE COMMISSION INCREASED THE SHARE OF STATES IN “CENTER’S DIVISIBLE POOL OF TAXES” FROM 32% TO
42%
Y.V.REDDY …Chairman
12. FIRST INDIGENOUSLY DEVELOPED ROTAVIRUS VACCINE “ROTAVAC” WAS LAUNCHED
13. COAL MINES (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) ACT 2015 & MINES & MINERALS (DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION) (MMDR)
AMENDMENT ACT 2015 CAME IN TO EXISTENCE
MONOPOLY HAS GONE !
14. BIBEK DEBROY PANEL GAVE REPORT ON RESTRUCTURING OF RAILWAYS
15. NEW TRADE POLICY OF 2015-2020 AIMS TO REACH EXPORTS OF GOODS AND SERVICES TO $ 900 BN BY 2020
16. MISSION INDRADHANUSH WAS LAUNCHED IN 201 DISTRICTS OF THE COUNTRY
17. PRADHAN MANTRI MUDRA YOJANA INAUGURATED BY THE PRIME MINISTER
18. PRADHAN MANTRI JEEVAN JYOTI BIMA YOJANA
Life insurance worth Rs. 2 Lacs at just Rs. 330 per annum
19. PRADHAN MANTRI SURAKSHA BIMA YOJANA
20. ATAL PENSION YOJANA
Minimum Investment, Maximum Benefits during old age
21. DEBATE OF NET NEUTRALITY IS GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY DURING THE YEAR
22. UNDER OPERATION RAHAT, INDIA RESCUED 4741 INDIANS FROM YEMEN
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23. CALL DROPS WERE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND RS. 1 PENALTY IS PROPOSED PER EACH CALL DROP FROM 1 st JAN, 2016
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
24 .SMART CITIES MISSION & AMRUT (Atal Mission of Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) WERE LAUNCHED BY THE GOVT.
25. 12 CITIES / TOWNS OF RELIGIOUS IMPORTANCE WERE NAMED UNDER PRASAD
26. HRIDAY SCHEME (Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana)
CRITERIA “Rich Cultural Heritage & Cultural History”
PRASAD Scheme
(Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spirituality
Augmentation Drive)
27. INDIA-BANGLADESH SIGNS LAND BOUNDARY AGREEMENT
28. AMENDMENTS TO JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT 2000 CLEARED BY PARLIAMENT 
29. GOODS & SERVICES TAX BILL WAS STRUCK IN PARLIAMENT 
30. “ENVIRONMENTAL COMPENSATION CHARGE” WAS IMPOSED IN DELHI
31. INDIA WANTS TO GENERATE 175 GW OF RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2022, OUT OF WHICH 100 GW WILL BE SOLAR
32. GOVT. LAUNCHED
1. GOLD MONETISATION SCHEME
2. SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND SCHEME
3. INDIA GOLD COIN
33. INDIA’S GDP GROWTH IS THE HIGHEST AMONG THE BIG NATIONS
JAN – MARCH 2015
…
7.5%
APRIL – JUNE 2015
…
7.0%
JULY – SEPT 2015
…
7.4%
34. NESTLE IS INTO CONTROVERSY DUE TO MAGGI NOODLES
35. THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA WAS OBSERVED ON 21st JUNE.
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THE RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED IN
THE UNITED NATIONS WITH SUPPORT
FROM 177 NATIONS