Rajya Sabha passes Juvenile Justice Bill, 2015
- Rajya Sabha on 22 December 2015 passed the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2015.
- With this passage, the bill awaits the President’s nod to be qualified as an act as it was already passed by the Lok Sabha on 7 May 2015.
- The Bill permits juveniles between the ages of 16-18 years to be tried as adults for heinous offences.
Philippines becomes first Asian Country to approve world’s first ever dengue vaccine
- Philippines became first Asian country to approve the sale of the world’s first-ever dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia.
- The Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration approved the dengue vaccine for the prevention of disease caused by all four dengue types in individuals from 9 to 45 years old living in endemic areas.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar approves Patna Metro Rail project.
- Bihar CM Nitish Kumar approved much anticipated Patna Metro Rail project’s proposal.
- The state government will now send the proposal for the union government’s clearance.
- The Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Patna Metro Rail project will be presented to the state cabinet for approval soon.
Union Cabinet approves Lucknow Metro Rail Project Phase-1A
- Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi approved the Lucknow Metro Rail Project Phase-1 A.
- To be developed at an expenditure of 6928 crore rupees, the project will cover a length of 22.878 km with 22 stations.
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Pawan Kumar Aggarwal is new CEO of FSSAI.
- IAS Officer P K Aggarwal appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
- He replaces Yudhvir Singh Malik, who was shifted as Additional Secretary in Niti Aayog in September 2015.
CCEA approves a scheme worth 3000 crore rupees for integrated development and management of fisheries.
- CCEA gave its approval for implementation of an umbrella scheme for integrated development and management of fisheries.
- The scheme will be implemented at an outlay of 3000 crore rupees, for a period of five years.
- Aim : development and management of fisheries and aquaculture sector to ensure a sustained annual growth rate of 6 to 8 percent.
RBI creates dedicated helpline for guiding Start-ups in India on Forex matters.
- RBI created a dedicated helpline (Email) for start-ups in India in order to offer assistance on Forex matters to them for undertaking cross-border transactions within the ambit of the regulatory framework.
- This will enable the personnel attending the helpline to offer timely and effective information.
CCEA approves 5000 crore rupees investment into ONGC Videsh.
- Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave its approval for investment of 5000 crore rupees by ONGC Ltd into the equity share capital of ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) by conversion of existing loan of equivalent amount into equity.
- The approved investment will strengthen the capital base of ONGC Videsh.
- With this investment, the equity base of OVL will rise to 15000 crore rupees.
- All the loan ONGC had given to OVL was at zero interest.
ICC Awards 2015 winners announced in Dubai, UAE.
The awards were based on performance of individuals and teams, both men and women, between 18 September 2014 and 13 September 2015.
- Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year – Steven Smith (Australia)
- ICC Test Cricketer of the Year – Steven Smith (Australia)
- ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year – AB de Villiers (South Africa)
- ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year – Meg Lanning (Australia)
- ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year – Josh Hazlewood (Australia)
- ICC Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year – Khurram Khan (UAE)
- ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the Year – Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
- ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year – Stafanie Taylor (West Indies)
- David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year – Richard Kettleborough
- ICC Spirit of Cricket Award – Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
FIFA’s Independent Ethics Committee bans Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini from football for 8 years.
- They were banned for eight years from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) on a national and international level.
- The ban came into force immediately. Blatter and Platini have also been fined 40000 US dollar and 80000 US dollar respectively.
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International Tennis Federatio announces winners for world champions 2015.
- The awards were conferred on the basis of players’ performance in the 2015 season.
- They will receive their awards at the 2016 ITF World Champions Dinner on 31 May 2015, in Paris, during Roland Garros.
- Men’s World Champion – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
- Women’s World Champion – Serena Williams (the USA)
- Men’s Doubles World Champions – Jean-Julien Rojer (Netherlands) & Horia Tecau (Romania)
- Women’s Doubles World Champions – Martina Hingis (Switzerland) & Sania Mirza (India)
- ITF Junior World Champions – Dalma Galfi (Hungary) & Taylor Fritz (the USA)
- ITF Wheelchair World Champions – Jiske Griffioen (Netherlands) & Shingo Kunieda (Japan)
