National
Rail regulator to set fares, ensure fair competition
The Union government has come out with a concept paper proposing to set up a rail regulator for fixing fares and ensuring level-playing field for private investments in railway infrastructure. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
International
India-Nepal friendship bus service resumes after gap of 27 years
A friendship bus service between India and Nepal was flagged off via Champawat district in Uttarakhand after a gap of 27 years. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Sports
Key recommendations of Lodha Panel on Cricket
With a strong recommendation to lawmakers to legalise betting in cricket for all except cricket players, officials and administrators, the Supreme Court-appointed Justice R.M. Lodha Committee report said that government servants and ministers should be banned from holding posts in the BCCI. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Laxman’s 281 against Aus voted the best Test knock in last 50 years
V.V.S. Laxman’s masterly innings of 281 against Australia at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata has been rated as the greatest Test performance of the last 50 years. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Business and Economy
RBI imposes Rs. 1 crore fine on State Bank of Travancore
Reserve Bank has imposed a penalty of Rs. 1 crore on an SBI associate bank, State Bank of Travancore, for violation of some of its instructions. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
E-commerce industry to cross $38 billion this year: Assocham
India’s e-commerce market is likely to touch $38-billion-mark in 2016, a 67 per cent jump over the $23 billion revenue it clocked last year, according to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham). â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
New Appointments
Wipro names Abid Ali Neemuchwala as CEO
India’s third largest IT exporter Wipro Limited announced the appointment of Abid Ali Z. Neemuchwala as the Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of the company. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
RK Mathur takes oath as new CIC
Former defence secretary R.K. Mathur was sworn in as the eighth Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) by President Pranab Mukherjee at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. â€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Ã¢€Â¦Read More
Current Affairs: 4th January, 2016 Current Affairs Round up December, 2015.
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