Maharashtra
emerged as biggest economy
Maharashtra has
emerged as the biggest economy within Indian states as disclosed in a latest
report released during December 2015 by credit rating agency Brickwork Ratings.
This report rated
Maharashtra as the biggest economy within India at Rs 16.87 lakh crore in terms
of gross state domestic product (GSDP). It is followed by Tamil Nadu and Uttar
Pradesh.
Justice
T S Thakur sworn in as 43rd CJI
Justice Tirath Singh
Thakur sworn in as 43rd Chief Justice of India by President Pranab Mukherjee in
Rashtrapati Bhavan. The senior-most judge of the apex court, 63-year old
Justice Thakur took over from incumbent Justice H L Dattu.
PM announced
1000 cr relief for Tamil Nadu
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi announced a relief package of Rs 1000 cr for the flood-hit Tamil
Nadu, this will be over and above Rs.940 crore given by the Centre earlier. As
heavy rains continue to lash Chennai, several parts of the city have come to a
standstill.
V K
Choudhary appointed as Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Vijay Kumar Choudhary
appointed as Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly on 01st December 2015. He is
senior leader of Janta Dal United (JDU).
3
December: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
International Day of
Persons with Disabilities was observed across the world on 3 December 2015 with
the theme Inclusion matters: access and empowerment for people of all
abilities. United Nations estimates say that about one billion people are
living with disabilities across the world. They face barriers of inclusion in
many key aspects of society.
Satya
Nadella to visit T-Hub in Hyderabad
Software giant
Microsoft's chief executive officer Satya Nadella may visit T-Hub in Hyderabad,
the technological incubation centre set up by the Telangana government, on
December 28, state IT Minister K T Rama Rao said on Thursday. Rao, however, was
not sure if Nadella would be meeting Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao during
his visit, which is said to be private.
Banks
in talks with temple trusts to push gold scheme
A number of
state-owned banks are in talks with some of the country's largest and richest
temple trusts, including those managing Sabarimala, Sree Padmanabhaswamy,
Tirumala Tirupati, Guruvayur, and Puri Jagannath, among others, to part with
some of their massive reserves of idle gold for gold
monetisation scheme (GMS).
Amitabh
Bachchan becomes co-owner of Singapore team in IPTL
Amitabh Bachchan became
a co-owner of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) team OUE Singapore
Slammers. The OUE Singapore Slammers, co-owned by the UD Group and Bachchan.
Loading
of enriched uranium resumes in Kudankulam plant
Following successful
completion of five-month-long maintenance, loading of enriched uranium fuel
rods in the first reactor of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project resumed. The
reactor was shut down for mandatory annual outage on June 24 last, as per
schedule.
Scientists
isolate genes that delay Alzheimer's disease
A team of researchers
have identified a network of nine genes that play a key role in the onset of
Alzheimer’s disease and these findings could help scientists develop new
treatments to delay the onset of the disease in a study of a family of 5,000
people in Columbia.
Read More: Current Affairs December 2, 2015
