*CURRENT AFFAIRS (15:12:2014)

1).Viswanathan Anand beats Michael Adams to win London Classic Chess title 2014

2).The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe, and its coalition partner, Komeito, won Japan's parliamentary
election on Sunday

3).Indian Government has agreed in principle to set up a National
Research Centre on tribal issues in Odisha
-All national level research studies and seminars

4).LokSabha passed the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized
Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2014 by voice vote on15dec
-The Bill seeks to deal with the problem of eviction from public premises

5).Noted Telugu music composer and singer Chakradhar Gilla (Chakri)
passed away after suffering a massive heart attack. He was 40.

6).The maiden experimental launch of India's latest Generation launch
vehicle GSLV Mk-III has been scheduled for 18th December at 09.00 AM
from Sathish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, 100 kms away from
Chennai

7).Google company was ranked first in the '2015 50 Best Places to
Work' list released during December 2014 by Glassdoor, a US- based
website that provides insider ratings and information

8).Indian Oil Corporation company was ranked at the top place in the
Fortune 500 list of Indian companies for 2014 that was released on
15Dec2014

9).Man Haron Monis the lone heavily-armed man of Iranian-origin held
17 people hostage at a café in Sydney for around17 hours on 15Dec2014
before being killed in the police attack

10).Wholesale price inflation (WPI) in India hit the zero level in
November 2014 as stated in data released by the Union Govt. on
15Dec2014