World This Week: 14 December-20 December 2015

14 December 2015
• Typhoon Melor struck the Philippines
• World Bank Group, FIRST Initiative launched Principles for Public Credit Guarantee Schemes
• United Nations Human Development Report 2015 released

15 December 2015
• Rory McIlroy bagged European Tour Golfer of the Year award
• EC adopted proposal for a European Border and Coast Guard to protect Schengen area
• Saudi Arabia launched 34-nation Islamic Military Coalition to counter terrorism   
• 14th Meeting of Heads of Governments of SCO Member States concluded in Zhengzhou, China

16 December 2015
• ILO released Global Estimates on Migrant Workers
• Federal Reserve of US increased interest rate by 0.25% for the first time since 2006
• Indian-origin official Sanjay Pradhan to lead Open Government Partnership

17 December 2015
• UN-brokered Libyan Political Agreement on National Unity Government signed
• WTO approved Afghanistan’s membership terms to join as 163rd member
• UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution to cut-off supply of funds to ISIS group
• China launched DAMPE satellite to shed light on mysterious dark matter
• British Novelist Peter Dickinson passed away

18 December 2015
• World Bank released Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty report
• Husband-wife duo Claude and Norma Alvares awarded with 2015 Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award
• 2nd World Internet Conference concluded in Wuzen, China
• International Migrants Day observed across the world
• World Bank released Migration and Remittances Factbook 2016

19 December 2015
• 10th WTO Ministerial Conference adopted Nairobi Package
• US Senate ratified IMF reforms in budget bill to boost representation of emerging economies
• Famous German conductor Kurt Masur passed away
• Miss Spain Mireia Lalaguna Royo crowned Miss World 2015

20 December 2015
• Andy Murray won 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
• OUE Singapore Slammers crowned Champions of IPTL 2015
• FC Barcelona won 2015 FIFA Club World Cup
• Nepal Cabinet decided to amend Constitution to address Madhesis' demands
• Conservative People’s party won Spain election; but falls short of majority
• Miss Iraq beauty pageant held for the first time since 1972
• Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach crowned Miss Universe 2015

World this Week: 8 June-14 June 2015

8 June 2015
• Manchester United Football Club became World’s most valuable brand with 1.2 billion US dollars
• Illegal trapping of migratory songbird Yellow-Breasted Bunting leading to its extinction: Study
• Documentary on cricket titled Death of Gentleman screened at Sheffield
• World famous Buddhas of Bamiyan resurrected in Afghanistan
• 3800-year-old statuettes of priestess and politicians discovered in Peru
• 41st G7 summit held in Germany
• World Ocean Day observed with theme Healthy oceans, Healthy planet
• Telugu writer Dasaradhi Rangacharya died at 87

9 June 2015 
• Dromedary camels are key source of MERS Virus: Study
• Nepal political parties reached agreement on proposed Constitution framework
• India, Japan and Australia held first ever trilateral dialogue
• Big Band Leader James Last passed away

10 June 2015 
• Forbes released 2015 World's 100 Highest-Paid Athletes list
• African leaders signed 26-nation Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) agreement
• NASA scientist developed tool to predict destructive solar storms

11 June 2015 
• Australia applied holding order to Maggi Noodles from India
• England’s cricketer Matt Prior retired from all forms of cricket
• Spain passed law awarding citizenship to descendants of expelled Jews
• Said Djinnit, UN envoy to Burundi crisis, stepped down as mediator
• Dick Costolo resigned as CEO of Twitter Inc

12 June 2015 
• RTA of UAE included four Indian languages into its driving tests
• Moldova's Prime Minister Chiril Gaburuci resigned
• 800-year-old Buddha statue with 1000 hands unveiled by China after 7 years of restoration
• World Day Against Child Labour observed globally

13 June 2015 
• Comet lander Philae woke up after seven months of hibernation

14 June 2015 
• Rafael Nadal won Stuttgart Open
• World Blood Donors Day observed with theme Thank you for saving my life

India This Week: 8 June-14 June 2015

8 June 2015
• RBI announced Strategic Debt Restructuring Scheme
• Indian Basketball Players Association launched in New Delhi
• Denudation in mangrove vegetation of Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary
• NMCG, NYKS signed MoU for involvement of youth in restoring the health of Ganga river
• Bombay High Court banned horse driven carriages in Mumbai
• Union Environment Ministry approved Coastal Road Project of Mumbai
• ISRO presented with 2015 Space Pioneer Award for Mars Orbiter Mission
• Vijai Sharma appointed as Chief Information Commissioner of India
• KV Chowdary appointed as Chief Vigilance Commissioner
• Cyclone ASHOBAA intensified into severe cyclonic storm
• RC Tayal appointed as Director General of National Security Guard

9 June 2015
• Indian Army carried out cross-border operation against militants in Myanmar
• RBI issued Draft Framework on Issuance of Rupee linked Bonds Overseas
• Shah Rukh Khan acquired CPL T20 team Trinidad & Tobago
• Bihar launched campaign Badh Chala Bihar to produce Bihar@2025 vision document
• AMC launched USE and GET PAID scheme; Public Toilet Users to be paid 1 rupee
• Haryana's Jind, Karnal & UP's Muzaffarnagar included in NCR
• Former Indian Cricketer Hemant Kanitkar died
• Dr. Srivari Chandrasekhar appointed as Director of CSIR-IICT
• PVR Ltd agreed to acquire DLF's DT Cinemas for 500 crore rupees
• India-born Padmasree Warrior resigned as Chief Technology Officer of Cisco
• ICICI Bank appointed MK Sharma as non-executive chairman

10 June 2015
• Union Cabinet approved proposal to promulgate the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Ordinance
• CCEA approved 4721 crore rupees road projects in Madhya Pradesh, Telangana
• Kapil Mishra named as Delhi Law Minister
• Prof S Bandyopadhayay appointed as Director of Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)
• Dr Bimal K Roy removed as Director of Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)
• Indigenously built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant undocked in Kochi
• Parkash Singh Badal conferred with 2015 Sant Namdev National Award
• HDFC Bank launched PayZapp
• Amazon opened its biggest Fulfilment Centre in Hyderabad

11 June 2015 
• Union Government launched Migrant Resource Centre in Chennai

12 June 2015 
• Railway Ministry decided to run Suvidha Trains
• Bibek Debroy committee on railway restructuring submitted report to Union Ministry of Railways
• RBI issued final guidelines for 6-year and 13-year Interest Rate Futures
• Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) launched India Nuclear Insurance Pool (INIP)
• Telangana Government unveiled Telangana Industrial Policy 2015
• Sangeet Natak Akademi announced awardees for 2014 Akademi Awards and fellowships
• Chandigarh's Rock Garden creator Nek Chand died

13 June 2015 
• CSIR set up India’s first Micro Air Vehicle Aerodynamics Research Tunnel in Bengaluru

14 June 2015 
• Harbhajan Singh became 9th highest wicket-taker in Test Cricket
• Tamil Nadu and Adani Power Ltd signed PPA to set up 200 MW solar power plant in Ramanathapuram
• Sheila Kaul, former Governor of Himachal Pradesh, died
• Union Government launched mobile app to locate nearest blood bank