PFRDA switches to PAN for online enrolment under NPS
i. Pension fund regulatory body PFRDA has started using PAN instead of Aadhaar for validation of new customers who can now be registered online under the National Pension System (NPS) scheme.
ii. The Aadhaar-based online NPS account facility was started on a pilot basis, but following a Supreme Court judgment on usage of Aadhaar, it had to be discontinued.
Afghanistan becomes 163rd member of WTO
i. Afghanistan has become 163rd member nation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), global trade body after 11 years of negotiations.
ii. WTO has formally approved Afghanistan’s membership proposal at its ongoing 10th ministerial conference in the Nairobi, Kenya.
iii. In this regard, Protocol of Accession (PoA) was signed by WTO Director General Roberto Azevedo and Afghanistan’s First Deputy Chief Executive Mohammad Khan Rahmani.
iv. The final accession to become a full member will come in to effect after PoA is ratified by Afghanistan Parliament till June 2016. It will be the 36th least developed country (LDC) to join the global trade body.
US Security Council unanimously adopts resolution on Syria peace plan
i. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously adopted a resolution No. 2254 outlining a peace process in Syria.
ii. The resolution endorses an international roadmap for a Syria peace process to end Syria’s five-year-long civil war.
Key facts
- The resolution endorses formal talks on a political transition between the President Bashar al-Assad led Syrian government and opposition in early January 2016.
- Calls for implementation of a ceasefire in parallel with the talks on a political transition. Offensive and defensive actions against such terrorist groups in Syria such as ISIS will continue.
- Calls for establishment of credible, inclusive and non-sectarian governance in Syria within six months.
- Free and fair elections to be held in Syria under UN supervision within 18 months.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates top Police Officers' Conference in Gujarat
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has formally inaugurated the All-India conference of Directors General of Police (AICDGPs) at Dhordo in white Rann of Kutch region near Bhuj, Gujarat.
ii. Three day conference was inaugurated in the presence of Union Minister for Home Rajnath Singh, Minister of State for Home Kiran Rijju and Haribhai Patel.
WB Govt approves proposal for formation of 5 new districts
i. West Bengal Government has approved proposal for formation of five new districts in the state. With this the total number of districts of Bengal will increase to 25.
ii. Decision in this regard was taken by state Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata.
iii. Following are the new districts:
- Kalimpong
- Sundarbans
- Basirhat
- Burdwan (Industrial)
- Jhargram
India's biggest wildlife rescue centre commissioned in Nagpur
i. India’s biggest Wildlife Rescue Centre named as Gorewada Zoo and Wildlife Rescue Centre has been commissioned at Gorewada near Nagpur, Maharashtra.
ii. The centre was inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in presence of State Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar. Key facts
ZSI Scientists discovered a new eel species named Bengal moray eel
i. Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have a discovered a new species of eel named Bengal moray eel (Gymnothorax mishrai) along the coast of Digha in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal.
ii. The Eels are mainly snake-like fishes with fins and gills and are mostly found at bottom of rivers and seas.
Dhoni to remain captain till World T20
i. The National selectors decided that M.S. Dhoni will remain captain of the limited-overs sides till the World T20 championship in March.
ii. Before announcing the teams for India’s upcoming tour of Australia next month, BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur announced the decision regarding Dhoni.
iii. However, chairman of selectors Sandeep Patil explained that the decision related to Dhoni’s captaincy was taken due to rumours related his tenure as captain in the shorter formats.
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