Current Affairs - 13 & 14 December 2015

Typhoon Melor struck the Philippines

The typhoon was ranked as a Category 3 storm by the US military’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center which is located at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii.

Government of India signed MoU to establish three IIITs on PPP mode

These IIITs are operated on a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) mode with participation of State Government and Industry, apart from the Union Government.

Vijay Kumar won gold in the 59th National shooting championship

Vijay Kumar won silver medal in the 25m rapid fire pistol event in 2012 Olympics.

Losar, the biggest Tibetan Buddhist Festival, began in Ladakh region

The festival marks the beginning of New Year for Buddhists.

Saudi voters elected women candidates for first time in Municipal council polls

This was a historic local election in Saudi Arabia is which women were allowed to vote and run for office.

COP 21 under UNFCCC adopted Paris Agreement on Climate Change

The agreement facilitates enforcement of global green house emission reduction measures in the post-2020 (post Kyoto Protocol) scenario.

Construction work of TAPI Gas Pipeline started

The 1800-kilometer TAPI project is intended to deliver Caspian Sea natural from the energy-rich former Soviet republic Turkmenistan to three South Asian countries.

Indian-origin writer J M Sali won 2015 South East Asian Write Award for Singapore

Since 1979, the Southeast Asian Write Awards (S.E.A. Write Awards) is presented annually to poets and writers of Southeast Asia.

Japan's Nozomi Okuhara, Kento Momota won singles titles at World Dubai Superseries Finals

Momota was the first Japanese player to win a medal in BWF World Championships 2015 held in Jakarta.

Legendary actor Dilip Kumar conferred with Padma Vibhushan

The 93-year-old actor received the award from Home Minister Rajnath Singh at his residence in Mumbai.

Mumbai Police Commissioner Ahmad Javed appointed as Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

His appointment to the post will fill the vacancy which was lying vacant since retirement of Hamid Ali Rao in April 2015.

India and Japan inked three agreements for cooperation in Railway Sector

Japan offered an assistance of over 79000 crore rupees for the Bullet Train project.

Mascot and Logo of 2016 South Asian Games unveiled

Tikhor, a one-horned rhino, the Mascot of the 12th South Asian Games and its logo eight petals represents the countries participating in the mega event were unveiled.

Renowned agro-economist and farmer’s leader Sharad Joshi died

After working with Chief Informatics Service International Bureau in Switzerland, Joshi returned to India to work on agrarian issues and formed the Shetkari Sanghatana.

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