19 NOVEMBER 2015

Ø  India Brazil Strategic Partnership, since its beginning in 2006, has focused on multilateral diplomatic team work for common global goals, sidelining difficult issues such as nuclear energy. But Brazil is impatient for nuclear collaboration with India.  Brazil’s Constitution has enshrined its commitment to non-weaponisation of nuclear energy. Nuclear energy is important for our development and nuclear science has many applications in non-military areas as in the sphere of medicine and health. We want to make a new beginning in that direction for India-Brazil cooperation.

Ø  President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday appointed Justice T.S. Thakur, judge of the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice of India with effect from December 3. The present incumbent and Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu had recommended Justice Thakur’s name on November 4, following which the Union Law Ministry processed his file and sent it to the Prime Minister’s Office, from where after approval, it reached the President.

Ø  old Monetisation Scheme, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this month, has so far attracted 400 grams of gold, industry body GJEPC on Thursday said. According to official estimates, around 20,000 tonnes of gold worth over Rs. 52 lakh crore is lying idle with households and temples in the country. Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council’s (GJEPC) northern region Chairman Anil Sankhwal said, “Under gold monetisation scheme 400 grams have been deposited so far.”