1. Government to set
up single tribunal to arbitrate inter-State water disputes
i. The Union Government has decided to set up a single permanent Tribunal to
adjudicate all inter-State river water disputes.
ii. This single body will subsume all existing tribunals for resolving
grievances of inter-State water disputes in a speedy manner. It will be headed
by a retired Supreme Court judge.
2. Union Government forms high-level
task force on Indus Water Treaty
i. The Union government has formed a high-level inter-ministerial task force to
look into all the strategic aspects of Indus Water Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan.
ii. Mandate of Task force is to take all important strategic and policy
decisions. Thus, it will be an all-powerful body which will take decisions
regarding the treaty.
3. AYUSH Ministry launches Swasthya
Raksha Programme
i. The Union AYUSH Ministry has launched ‘Swasthya Raksha Programme’ to promote
health and health education in villages.
ii. The programme was initiated through
Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Central Council for
Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine
(CCRUM) and Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS).
iii. It was launched by AYUSH Ministry
in October 2015.
4. World’s first Goat with superfine
wool cloned in China
i. The world’s first cloned goat bearing superfine Cashmere wool was born in
north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
ii. The goat will be raised in a base for animal husbandry research conducted
by experts from agricultural universities in southwest China’s Yunnan Province
and Inner Mongolia.
5. Union Power Ministry to launch
GARV-II Mobile App to monitor rural electrification programme
i. The Union Power Ministry is going to launch new mobile application GARV-II
to provide real time data of all six lakh villages of the country.
ii. The purpose of the mobile
application is to ensure transparency in implementation of rural
electrification programme.
6. Telecom Ministry to launch Tarang
Sanchar portal check radiation compliance of mobile towers
i. The Department of Telecom (DoT) will soon launch ‘Tarang Sanchar’ portal
that will let users check radiation compliance status of mobile towers and
transmitters across country.
ii. Using this portal user can also request to get a particular BTS tested by
DoT to assess its electro-magnetic frequency (EMF) compliance level.
7. Union Government mulls merger of
cyber, telecom dispute appeals tribunals
i. The Union Government is planning to merge Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CyAT)
and with the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) into
single larger entity to avoid identical and overlapping functions.
ii. CyAT adjudicates matters related to information technology. Whereas, TDSAT
adjudicate disputes and dispose of appeals with a view to protect the interests
of service providers and consumers of the telecom sector to promote and ensure
orderly growth of the telecom sector.
8. Jammu and Kashmir has no sovereignty:
SC
i. The Supreme Court in a landmark verdict held that Jammu and Kashmir is an
integral part of India and did not enjoy sovereign status, either under its
constitution or that of India.
9. India, Tajikistan ink four agreements
i. India and Tajikistan have signed four agreements in areas including on
double taxation avoidance, money laundering and counter-terrorism.
10. Asia Pacific nations adopt New Delhi
Declaration for Urban Plus approach
i. The sixth edition of Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and
Urban Development (APMCHUD) held in New Delhi has adopted New Delhi declaration
to adopt Urban Plus approach.
11. Himachal Pradesh becomes sixth in
India to attain 100% Aadhaar saturation
i. Himachal Pradesh became sixth state/UT in the Country to achieve 100
percent Aadhar saturation on the basis of population of year 2015.
ii. Earlier, Delhi, Telangana, Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh have achieved
this milestone.
12. India’s first Transgender School to
be inaugurated in Kochi
i. India’s first transgender school will be inaugurated at Sahaj International
School in Kochi, Kerala on December 30, 2016 by transgender rights activist and
artist Kalki Subramaniam.
ii. The purpose of this school is to provide transgenders security, salvation
and sustainability. The school will provide education and examination
equivalent to Class X and XII.
iii. The students will be selected from
different sections of the transgender community itself, which includes a
disabled person and a migrant.
13. Air Marshal BS Dhanoa appointed Air
Chief of IAF
i. The Union Government has appointed Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa as the
next Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
ii. He succeeds Arup Raha who retires on
December 31, 2016. Prior to this appointment he was Vice-Chief of IAF. He is
the third person from Sikh community to head the IAF after Arjan Singh and
Dilbag Singh.
14. Rio Olympics 2016 top searched topic
this year
i. Extending unprecedented support to the Indian contingent this year, the
country moved beyond Cricket, as Rio Olympics 2016 emerged as the most searched
topic, according to the 'Year Recap of Trending Stories' by Google India.
ii. Indian women athletes who stole the show at the gala event with their
spectacular performances topped the charts with Badminton star and Olympic
medallist PV Sindhu and gymnast Dipa Karmakar bagging the 2nd and 4th spots
respectively in the 'Overall Trending Personality' searches.
15. India clinches Hockey Junior World
Cup
i. Home favourites India produced a clinical performance to outclass maiden
finalists Belgium 2-1 and clinched their second Hockey Junior World Cup title.
ii. Gurjant Singh (eighth minute) and Simranjeet Singh (22nd) scored the two
goals for India, who had won their previous title in 2001.
iii. Belgium scored their goal at the death via Fabrice van Bockrijck at the
Major Dhyan Chand Stadium.
16. Karun Nair makes history with
a triple ton
i. Karun Nair became the second
Indian batsmen to score a triple century after Virender Sehwag. With the
Chennai fans roaring behind him, Karun Nair completed his triple ton and made
history at MA Chidambaram Stadium.
ii. Interestingly, Sehwag scored two triple centuries viz. 319 in Chennai and
309 in Multan.
iii. Karun Nair became the third player in Test history, and the first Indian,
to turn his maiden hundred into a triple century. He continued to torment the
England bowlers after the dismissal of Murali Vijay and Ravichandran Ashwin.
17. Indian Navy chief in
Tokyo on five-day visit to Japan
i. Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba has reached Tokyo on a five-day visit to
Japan. The visit is aimed at consolidating the existing Maritime
Cooperation initiatives as well as exploring new avenues.
ii. During the visit, Admiral Lanba will hold discussions with Chief of
Staff, Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force, Minister of State for Defence and
other Senior dignitaries and Naval Officers.
18. Kyrgyzstan President on 4-day visit
to India
i. President of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Sharshenovich Atambayev arrived in
Delhi this afternoon on a four day state visit to India.
ii. President Atambayev is leading a high-level delegation comprising of
ministers, senior officials and business leaders. This is his first visit
to India as President.
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