India receives first consignment of uranium from Canada
India
receives first uranium consignment of about 2730 tonnes from Canada. The
uranium is shipped to India for the country’s nuclear power reactors. The
consignment consists of uranium mined and milled at Cameco’s McArthur River and
Key Lake operations in northern Saskatchewan. According to the agreement signed
in April 2015, Canadian Cameco Corporation will supply 7.1 million pounds of
uranium concentrate to India till 2020.
Australia defeated Belgium to win Hockey World League Final
2014–15
Men’s International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hockey World League took place from
27 November to 6 December 2015 in Raipur, India. Australia defeated Belgium by
2-1 to win 2014-2015 Men’s Hockey World League Final, which was held at Sardar
Vallabh Bhai Patel Stadium, Raipur.
Indian men’s hockey team created history by winning the bronze
medal at the FIH Hockey World League Final on 6 December
2015 as they claimed their first medal at a major FIH event after 33 years.
Indian and Pakistani NSA meeting at Bangkok
Indian
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his Pakistani counterpart Nasir Janjua
held a four hour meeting in Bangkok on 6 December. The decision to hold the
talks came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Pakistani counterpart
Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Summit in Paris on 30
November 2015.
China 1st manned electric aircraft gets license for production
China
has granted a license for production of first manned two seater electric
aircraft RX1E known as RX1E by the Civil Aviation Administration of China. The
aircraft has been designed by Shenyang Aerospace University and Liaoning
General Aviation Academy in northeastern Liaoning province.
India's forest & tree cover increased by 5,081 sq km: ISFR
2015
According
to India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2015, India’s forest and tree cover has
been increased by 5081 Square kilometre. This report was released by the Union
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi.
Australia passes anti-terrorism law to strip citizenship
Australia's
parliament has passed legislation to strip dual nationals of their citizenship
if they are convicted of terrorism offences or found to have fought with banned
groups overseas, despite concerns about deporting 'jihadists.
South Western Railways (SWR) Zone has introduced biodiesel for
trains
The
South Western Railways (SWR) Zone has introduced biodiesel for trains,
operating under its zone. SWR’s first train Hubballi-Bengaluru Janshatabdi
Express powered by five per cent biodiesel blended with High Speed Diesel was
flagged off from Hubli. It will help to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) emission
and carbon footprint and also to make fuel consumption more efficient. For this
SWR zone has set up Biodiesel filling centres at Hubli, Bengaluru and Hospet. Headquarters
South Western Railways (SWR) is in Hubli, Karnataka.
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