02 January 2012

• Pakistan joins UN Security Council (UNSC) on a two-year term
• Abdullah Hussain Haroon : Pakistan's envoy to UN
• Goodluck Jonathan : President of Nigeria
• Ezillo & Ezza : Two rival ethnic groups in South-Eastern Nigeria
• 66 People killed in ethnic clashes Ebonyi State
• Following the insurgency, President declared a state of emergency
• Sindgi : A town in Karnataka
• A Pakistani flag was found hoisted on the premises of Tahsildar's office
• African National Congress (ANC) marks its centenary
• Indian Govt to allow Qualified Foreign Investors (QFIs) to invest in Indian equity market
• To widen class of investors, attract more foreign funds, reduce market volatility and deepen the Indian capital market
• Currently only FIIs (Foreign Institutional Investors) and NRIs (Non-Resident Indians) are allowed to directly invest in India
• India & Pakistan exchanged Nuclear Lists (their lists of nuclear installations & facilities)
• This practice is followed by both nations for the last 2 decades under a pact prohibiting attack on each other's nuclear assets, on 1 Jan every year
• "Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations between India & Pakistan"
• It was first signed on 31 Dec 1988
• It came into force on 27 Jan 1991
• Its the 21st consecutive exchange of the nuclear lists since 1 Jan 1992
• Electronic Delivery of Service Bill 2011 : seeks to provide government services & certificates electronically on the doorstep
• Put forward by Kapil Sibal, Union Communications & IT Minister
• US President Barack Obama signed to law a $662b Defence Authorisation Bill 2012
• US to suspend 60% of its $1.1b military aid to Pakistan
• Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha : ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) Chief
• 8th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) : held @ Geneva, Switzerland
• Neymar : Brazilian Footballer named South American Footballer of the Year
• Oscar Washington Tabarez : Uruguay Football Coach named South American Coach of the Year
• Tarun Gogoi : Assamese Chief Minister
• Announced a New Year bonanza of Rs.5000 Cr welfare package over the next 5 years for the state
• Giorgio Napolitano : President of Italy