India beat Afghanistan 2-1 to lift SAFF Cup title for 7th time
India
defeated Afghanistan 2-1 in final match held in Thiruvananthapuram on 3
January 2016 to won the SAFF Cup for the seventh time.Previously India
won in 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011 and now 2015.2015 SAFF Cup was
the 11th edition of the biennial SAFF Championship and was held at
Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala). The 2017
SAFF Cup will be hosted by Bangladesh.
Prime Minister inaugurated 103rd edition of the Indian Science Congress (ISC)
The
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 103rd edition of the Indian
Science Congress (ISC) in Mysore on 3 January 2016.The event is being
held at the University of Mysore from January 3 to 7 and the theme of
this edition of the event is ‘Science & Technology for Indigenous
Development in India’.More than 15000 delegates from across India.
Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) is a premier scientific
organisation of India and it has been hosting the ISC since 1914.
Narendra Modi calling on Indian scientists to keep the economy,
environment, energy, empathy and equity at the heart of their endeavors
in the interest of impactful science.
Narendra Modi Laid Foundation Stone Of HAL`S Helicopter Facility
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on 3 January 2016 unveiled a plaque for the
foundation stone of a new helicopter manufacturing unit of Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Tumkur district in Karnataka.The government
is investing over Rs 5,000 crore on this new unit. This will be the
first factory in India to indigenously assemble helicopters through its
own innovations and technology.
President Pranab gave a assent to five key legislations
Mukherjee
gave nod to the five key legislation,which are passed in winter session
of Parliament. Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act; the
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)
Amendment Act; the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial
Appellate Division of High Courts Act; The Atomic Energy (Amendment)
Act; and the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015.