DAILY CURRENT AFFIARS 25, 26 DEC. 2014
1. GOVERNMENT APPROVED
ORDINANCE FOR INSURANCE BILL
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Foreign Investment cap in
insurance sector has been increased from 26% to 49 %.
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Government re-promulgate
Ordinance to allow resumption of coal block allocation.
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Government opened the medical
device sector to foreign investment by allowing 100% FDI in these devices.
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Insurance sector FDI will
result in capital inflow of $6-8 billion
2. 25-DECEMBER-GOOD
GOVERNANCE DAY
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The Government of India has declared 25 December, the
birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as Good
Goverance day.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pandit Madan
Mohan Malviya, the founder of Banaras
Hindu University were Given Bharat Ratna recently.
3. ARMS TRADE TREATY
(ATT)CAME IN TO FORCE
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Global Arms trade Treaty
regulating $85 billion came in to force.
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60 nations had ratified and 130
had signed the treaty.
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The ATT was adopted by UN
General Assembly on 2 April,2013.
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India was among 23 nations that
had abstained from voting on treaty resolution last year.
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UN secretary Ban Ki Moon said
that Treaty will help prevent transfer of weapons to terrorist and Human rights
Abuser.
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India said that treaty resolution was Weak on terrorism and non state actors.
