Current Affairs For The Year 2015 And Month Feb
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Union Government blocked private email network for official work
In this regard, Union Government notified E-mail Policy of Government of India and Policy on use of Information Technology resources of Government of India on 18 February 2015.2015-02-28 Read More
Words Ride-share, unboxing added to Oxford Dictionary
Ride-share has been defined as to participate in an arrangement in which a passenger travels in a private vehicle driven by its owner, for free or for a fee, especially as arranged by means of a website or app.2015-02-28 Read More
A person can be accorded Scheduled Caste status on his re-conversion to Hinduism: Supreme Court
The ruling was given by two-member Supreme Court bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice V Gopala Gowda on a plea of KP Manu, a Kerala resident.2015-02-28 Read More
Bharat Puri appointed as Managing Director of Pidilite Industries Limited
Puri will succeed MB Parekh who will step down from position of Managing Director on 10 April 2015.2015-02-28 Read More
Ericsson sued Apple for telecom patent infringement
The patents include standard essential patents related to the 2G and 4G/LTE standards as well as other patents that are critical to features and functionality of Apple devices.2015-02-28 Read More
AB de Villiers of South Africa hit the fastest 150 runs in ODI
AB de Villiers who took 64 deliveries to reach the 150, broke the previous best record of Australian Shane Watson by 19 balls. He struck 162 not out from 66 balls.2015-02-28 Read More
Martin David Crowe inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
He became the third cricketer from New Zealand to be inducted under the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.2015-02-28 Read More
Indian Navy concluded TROPEX Exercise 2015
TROPEX-2015 was a month long exercise aimed at validating the Indian Navy’s Concept of Operations and the area of operations spanned across the Arabian Sea and Northern Indian Ocean.2015-02-28 Read More
ZSL and Gujarat Forest Department signed a MoU for conservation of Asiatic lion
Apart from ZSL, Wildlife Institute of India will also be the knowledge partner with the forest department in conservation of lion.2015-02-28 Read More
Acclaimed US actor Leonard Nimoy passed away
Renowned US actor Leonard Nimoy passed away on 27 February 2015 in Los Angeles following chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.2015-02-28 Read More
International Rare Disease Day observed on 28 February
On this day, hundreds of patient organisations from more than 80 countries and regions worldwide carried-on awareness-raising activities around the slogan Day-by-day, hand-in-hand.2015-02-28 Read More
Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow
Nemtsov had served Russia as its first Deputy Prime Minister in 1990s under the late President Boris Yeltsin.2015-02-28 Read More
Noted sociologist Meera Kosambi died
Her works were known for brilliant and incisive scholarship and her crowning achievement was to turn the light on Pandita Ramambai, the great 19 century Indian reformer and educationist and early pioneer of women’s emancipation in India.2015-02-28 Read More
Union Budget 2015-16: Highlights
Arun Jaitley presented Union Budget 2015-16 in the Parliament.2015-02-28 Read More
IDC released a report on Indian Smartphone market
For the fourth quarter (October-December) of 2014, report highlighted that South Korean handset maker Samsung continued to retain its top position in the Indian Smartphone market.2015-02-28 Read More
Haryana Government raised cash reward under Inter-Caste Marriage Scheme
The reward was constituted under rule 16 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes prevention of Atrocities Act and the reward amount would be provided through bank accounts opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY).2015-02-28 Read More
Kshatrapati Shivaji appointed as CMD of Small Industries Development Bank of India
Shivaji was appointed on deputation basis for a period of three years.2015-02-28 Read More
Assamese dictionary for Science and Technology terms released
The dictionary with over 40000 words was released with an aim to benefit large number of students of the state and to make scientific terminology simple and easily understandable.2015-02-28 Read More
IBM Corporation tied-up with Tech Mahindra Ltd to accelerate Global Hybrid Cloud adoption
International Business Machines Corporation on 23 February 2015 tied-up with Tech Mahindra Limited to build a platform for the development of cloud-based apps for its clients to increase hybrid services adoption.2015-02-27 Read More
Lenovo slapped with lawsuit over Superfish adware
The class-action suit was filed against Lenovo and Superfish after Lenovo admitted to pre-loading Superfish on some consumer PCs.2015-02-27 Read More
NSE signed MoU with GIFT to establish an international exchange in Gujarat
The GIFT Special Economic Zone is being developed as India’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). It is spread over 886 acres.2015-02-27 Read More
Veteran cinematographer Aloysius Vincent passed away
He was a well-known cinematographer in various film industries including Telugu film industry, Tamil Film Industry and Bollywood as well.2015-02-27 Read More
Justice Amitava Roy sworn in as Supreme Court judge
With his elevation, the strength of the SC judges has gone up to 29. SC has a sectioned strength of 31 judges.2015-02-27 Read More
Parliament of Jamaica passed a law to decriminalise marijuana for personal use
Marijuana is widely grown in Jamaica and has cultural roots there. The country is also the biggest exporter of marijuana to the United States among Caribbean countries.2015-02-27 Read More
Gopinath Pillai appointed as Special Envoy to Andhra Pradesh by Singapore government
At the time of appointment, Pillai was working as a Chairman of a Singapore based think-tank, Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), and an ambassador for city-state's government.2015-02-27 Read More
Economic Survey of India 2014-15: Highlights
The Economic Survey reviews the developments in the Indian economy over the previous 12 months, summarises the performance on major development programmes and highlights the policy initiatives of the government2015-02-27 Read More
FBI announced 3 million US dollar award for information on Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev
Bogachev is alleged for his involvement in a major cyber racketeering enterprise in which he played a role of administrator for the GameOver Zeus botnet.2015-02-27 Read More
Researchers from Australia unveiled world's first 3D printed jet engine
It was developed by a team of researchers from Monash Centre for Additive Manufacturing of Monash University in partnership with Amaero Engineering Company.2015-02-27 Read More
Wipro won seven awards at the CIO Choice Honour and Recognition 2015
Wipro won the award in the categories of Managed IT Services, Managed Security Services, Enterprise Infrastructure Automation Services, Systems Integrator, Network Maintenance Services, Service Assurance Program, and Application Managed Services.2015-02-27 Read More
Railway Budget 2015-16: Statistical Highlights
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on 26 February 2015 presented his maiden Rail Budget 2015-16 in the Lok Sabha.2015-02-27 Read More
US Federal Communications Commission approved Net Neutrality Rules to protect Open Internet
The Order protects consumers no matter how they access the Internet, whether on a desktop computer or a mobile device.2015-02-27 Read More
Former Haryana Chief Minister Hukam Singh died
He served Haryana as its Chief Minister in 1990-91 as a member of Janata Dal.2015-02-27 Read More
Railway Budget 2015-16: Quality of Life in Journeys
In the budget, Prabhu gave 11 thrust areas to improve quality of life in train journeys which also includes Swachh Rail - Swachh Bharat drive.2015-02-26 Read More
Forbes released Asia’s 50 Power Businesswomen 2015 list
The Asia's 50 Power Businesswomen list showcases a year of accomplishments by the region's female entrepreneurs and executives.2015-02-26 Read More
Clemson University honoured Ratan Tata with Doctorate of Automotive Engineering
He was awarded for his contributions to the global automotive industry.2015-02-26 Read More
US District Court ordered Apple to pay 533 million US dollar to Smartflash in iTunes patent case
The jury decided that Apple’s iTunes software infringed three patents belonging to licensing firm Smartflash.2015-02-26 Read More
Andhra Pradesh signed MoU with Wipro for building and implementing APSEA
The APSEA is aimed at bringing transformational change in the way government services are conceived, designed, delivered and consumed.2015-02-26 Read More
Union Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers declared 2015 as Year of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
The aim is to bring about self-sufficiency in the field of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) which is also consistent with the avowed objective of the Union Government Make in India initiative.2015-02-26 Read More
Railway Budget 2015-16: Major Initiatives
In this regard, Rail Budget 2015 – 16 unveiled certain initiatives ranging from cleanliness drive to development of infrastructure to improving the overall quality of life in train journeys.2015-02-26 Read More
Zoomcar tied-up with Tata Motors Limited to expand its fleet
Self-drive car rental service Zoomcar on 25 February 2015 tied-up with automaker Tata Motors Limited to add 50 more new Nano cars to its fleet.2015-02-26 Read More
Railway Budget 2015-16: Highlights
Passenger fair was not hiked while the facility of booking tickets in advance has been increased to 120 days instead of 60 days which was available till date.2015-02-26 Read More
TRAI issued 6th Amendment to Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability Regulation, 2009
With this, subscribers will be able to retain the same mobile number on relocating to anywhere in India although they can change their service provider.2015-02-26 Read More
Mumbai University signed MoU with Indian Railways to set up Rail Innovation and Technology Centre
Under the MoU, Mumbai University will provide education, distribution of facilities for higher education, effective administration and financial control.2015-02-26 Read More
Union Cabinet approved the implementation of 15000 MW Grid-connected SPV Projects under NSM
The scheme will be implemented through NTPC and NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited in three tranches.2015-02-26 Read More
Scientists discovered quasar SDSS J0 100+2802 with central black hole mass of 12 billion solar mass
The findings were published in the journal Nature on 26 February 2015 and Prof. Xue-Bing Wu at Peking University is the lead author of the study.2015-02-26 Read More
Russia and Cyprus signed an agreement to allow Russian navy ships to use Cypriot ports
The deal allows access to Russian navy ships to the Cypriot ports in the Mediterranean Sea. It seems that the deal have ended Russia’s hunt an access to Mediterranean ports after it lost access to the ports of sea on Syria coast.2015-02-26 Read More
Union Cabinet approved creation of two additional benches of the Authority for Advance Rulings
For these two benches, there will be a creation of two posts of Vice-Chairmen in the Apex scale and four posts of Members (two posts of Revenue Members and two posts of Law Members).2015-02-26 Read More
Madhya Pradesh Budget 2015-16: Highlights
State Budget of 2015-16 is inspired by the aim to realise 'Make in Madhya Pradesh' by increasing employment opportunities for youth of the state and by increasing production capacities.2015-02-26 Read More
Union Government accepted 14th Finance Commission recommendations
14th Finance Commission led by Dr YV Reddy seeks to provide more power to states for their progress.2015-02-25 Read More
House of Lords of UK passed a legislation allowing creation of babies using DNA of three people
The House of Lords voted in favour of the Bill that amends the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (HFEA), 1990.2015-02-25 Read More
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Abdul Jabbar sentenced to life imprisonment for war crimes in Bangladesh
He was sentenced for crimes committed during the Liberation War in 1971 and if he fails to submit the fine then his jail term would be extended by two years.2015-02-25 Read More>>
Ravi Chaudhary appointed as Executive Director for Regions and Centre Operations at FAA
Chaudhary will be responsible for executing a 288 million US dollars operating budget of FAA and will lead over 2100 Federal Employees in nine nationwide regions.2015-02-25 Read More
US announced to allow work permits to spouses of H-1B visa holders from May 2015
The move will benefit thousands of talented and professional Indian spouses who come to America but are unable to work.2015-02-25 Read More
Delhi Government launched mLiquorSaleCheck Mobile App to put cap on sale of illicit liquor
The application will prevent the circulation of counterfeit products and help the Excise Department with information on where spurious, illicit liquor sale is rampant.2015-02-25 Read More
Uttar Pradesh Budget 2015-16
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on 24 February 2015 presented the State Budget 2015-16 of 302687 crore rupees.2015-02-25 Read More
Google acquired Facebook mobile marketing startup Toro
The acquisition will shift Toro’s focus away from Facebook. The company will continue to optimize campaigns and update dashboards for existing marketing customers2015-02-25 Read More
World Bank report Building Resilience for Sustainable Development of the Sundarbans
NLTA findings suggested that 10 percent of Sundarban’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2009 was invested on the environmental damage and health effects in the region.2015-02-25 Read More
PR Mohana Rao authored a book titled Flora of Guntur City Andhra Pradesh
The book carries information on 431 flowering plants, shrubs and trees belonging to 76 families of angiosperm and the list have been arranged systematically on the basis of Bentham and Hooker System of Classification.2015-02-25 Read More
DK Pandey appointed as Director General of Police of Jharkhand
Prior to his posting as DGP of Jharkhand, D K Pandey was the Additional Director General (ADG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).2015-02-25 Read More
Kristen Stewart won the Best Supporting Actress Award at France's Cesar Awards
With this, she became the first American actress ever to win a trophy at France's Cesar Awards.2015-02-25 Read More
Rajya Sabha passed Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2014
The bill seeks to modify the list of Scheduled Castes in three states- Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha and one Union Territory- Dadra and Nagar Haveli.2015-02-25 Read More
Rajendra K Pachauri resigned as Chairperson of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Pachauri who chaired the IPCC since April 2002 is serving as the Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and is also a member of the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change.2015-02-25 Read More
3rd Tortoise Festival organised at Hajong Lake in Assam
Hajong Lake is a unique tortoise habitat in Assam and is a habitat of few varieties of Hill Terrapins, considered as a rare species.2015-02-24 Read More
Ranchi Rays crowned Champions of Hero Hockey India League 2015
The Grand Finale was witnessed by the eminent personalities. This is the third season of the professional field hockey tournament, Hockey India League.2015-02-24 Read More
Veteran Tamil director RC Sakthi passed away
RC Sakthi was mentor of the famous actor Kamal Haasan and had launched him as lead role in his Tamil directorial debut Unarchigal in 1972.2015-02-24 Read More
National Green Tribunal banned plying of Vintage cars on Delhi roads
Moreover, no fitness certificates to the vintage cars will be issued by any authority without specific permission of the tribunal.2015-02-24 Read More
Maria Golovnina, Reuters bureau chief for Afghanistan and Pakistan, found dead
She was found collapsed and unconscious in the bureau and was rushed to hospital, but medical teams were unable to save her.2015-02-24 Read More
Hitachi announced to acquire Finmeccanica Rail Businesses for 2 billion US dollar
An Italy based company Finmeccanica has agreed to sold its rail car unit AnsaldoBreda and Ansaldo STS to the vast Japanese conglomerate.2015-02-24 Read More
Takahiro Hachigo appointed as President and CEO of Honda Motor Co Limited
Prior to this appointment, Hachigo was Managing Officer of Honda Motor Co. Limited.2015-02-24 Read More
Yaduveer Raj Urs adopted as heir to Wadiyar dynasty
Yaduveer, a son of Tripura Sundara Devi and Swarup Anand Gopal Raj Urs is a grandson of Princess Gayathri Devi, the eldest daughter of last Maharaja of Mysuru Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar.2015-02-24 Read More
TRAI issued Regulation on domestic carriage charges
The regulation prescribed a revised domestic carriage charges. The regulation will particularly benefit users of fixed-line phones.2015-02-24 Read More
Ram Niwas Goel elected as Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly
AAP legislator Bandana Kumari was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the House.2015-02-24 Read More
Rana Bhagwandas, the first Hindu Chief Justice of Pakistan died
Bhagwandas served Pakistan’s Supreme Court as acting Chief Justice in 2005, 2006 and 2007. He was the first Hindu and second non-Muslim to head the Supreme Court of Pakistan.2015-02-24 Read More
Pioneer of mobile theatre in Assam Adya Sharma passed away
Adya Sharma, a cultural icon and pioneer of mobile theatre in Assam, passed away on 23 February 2015 in Nalbari town, Assam following a brief illness.2015-02-24 Read More
Chris Gayle became first cricketer to score Double Century in Cricket World Cup
Gayle is the fourth cricketer to score an ODI double century after Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Rohit Sharma.2015-02-24 Read More
Union Ministry of Youth Affairs revised the National Sports Awards Schemes
The ministry revised the Schemes of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Awards.2015-02-24 Read More
Indo-Nepal joint military exercise Surya Kiran VIII started in Nepal
The two-week long exercise will be conducted in the foothills of Salajhandi, Nepal. The exercise will simulate a scenario, where both nations will work together in a counter insurgency and counter terrorism environment in mountainous and jungle terrain.2015-02-24 Read More
Indian Army and State Bank of India inked MoU on Defence Salary Package
The revised MoU will benefit 19.5 lakh pensioners and 10 lakh serving personnel who hold Pay or Pension accounts with SBI.2015-02-24 Read More
WHO approved ReEBOV Antigen rapid test kit to identify Ebola-infected patients
The key feature of the rapid test kit is that it can correctly distinguish Ebola infected patients from non-Ebola infected patients within 15 minutes2015-02-23 Read More
Oscar Awards 2015
87th Academy Award was conferred on 22 February 2015 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The Best Actor Award was won by Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything and the Best Actress Award was won by Julianne Moore for Still Alice2015-02-23 Read More
Centre for Science and Environment released a report titled Heat on Power
The thermal power generating units are among the most inefficient in the world in terms of compliance of pollution norms, use of resources and overall operation efficiency.2015-02-23 Read More
Somdev Devvarman retained the Delhi Open title of Tennis
He won the Open tennis title by defeating Yuki Bhambri by 3-6, 6-4, 6-0. With this, he won his second 100000 US dollar ATP Challenger Delhi Open title in a row2015-02-23 Read More
Purnendu Dasgupta won the J. Calvin Giddings Award 2015 of American Chemical Society
He was awarded for developeding an environment friendly field analyser for checking toxic arsenic levels in water.2015-02-23 Read More
10th Aero India show concluded in Bengaluru
The 10th edition of Aero Show was focused on Make in India campaign of the Union Government which is aimed at encouraging small and medium industries to invest in defence manufacturing base.2015-02-23 Read More
Union Government launched portal MADAD to redress consular grievances
MADAD, an online grievances monitoring system, is a joint effort of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Ministry of Overseas Indians Affairs (MOIA) and the tagline of the portal is Because You Are Us2015-02-23 Read More
Nitish Kumar took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar
He succeeds Jitan Ram Manjhi who resigned from his office on 20 February 2015. With this, Nitish took oath as the state’s chief minister for the fourth term.2015-02-23 Read More
Former President of Maldives Mohamed Nasheed arrested in Male under anti-terror law
He was arrested under anti-terrorism laws for allegedly ordering the arrest of Criminal Court judge in 2012, which triggered violence in Maldives.2015-02-23 Read More
Anirban Lahiri won Indian Open title of Golf
He defeated compatriot SSP Chowrasia to clinch the Indian Open title at the Delhi Golf Club.2015-02-23 Read More
29th Surajkund International Crafts Mela celebrated
Chhattisgarh was selected as the Theme State while Lebanon was Partner Nation for the Surajkund Mela. Sri Lanka was chosen as Partner Nation for 28th Surajkund International Crafts Mela-2014.2015-02-23 Read More
Anil Kumble and Betty Wilson inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
Anil Kumble and Betty Wilson became the 77th and 78th inductees into the ICC Hall of Fame. They were inducted in the Hall of Fame at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia.2015-02-23 Read More
International Mother Language Day observed on February 21
The theme for the year 2015 is Inclusive Education through and with Language - Language Matters. The year 2015 is the 15th anniversary of International Mother Language Day.2015-02-21 Read More
Parliament of Thailand passed a law to ban commercial surrogacy for foreigners
The legislation is aimed at ending rent-a-womb industry that made the Southeast Asian country a top destination for fertility tourism.2015-02-21 Read More
Tapan Misra appointed as Chief of ISRO’s Space Application Centre
He succeeded AS Kiran Kumar, who was appointed as Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on 12 January 2015.2015-02-21 Read More
Veteran CPI leader Govind Pansare died
Govind Pansare, leader of Communist Party of India (CPI), died on 20 February 2015 at Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai.2015-02-21 Read More
Maheshwar Sahu appointed as Independent Director on board of RIL
With this appointment, Sahu joins RIL as one of the eight independent directors on its 14-member board.2015-02-21 Read More
UNSC adopted Resolution 2201 demanding Houthis withdrawal from Yemen’s government institutions
The Resolution 2201 was brought after the UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon had warned the 15-member UNSC that Yemen was collapsing under the weight of a protracted political crisis2015-02-21 Read More
KVIC, RSETIS signed MoU to provide vocational training to unemployed youth
The MoU was signed to enhance the business skills and project-related skills of the beneficiaries under Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP).2015-02-21 Read More
Eminent filmmaker Nirad Mahapatra passed away
Eminent Odia filmmaker Nirad Mahapatra passed away on 19 February 2015 in Mumbai following a brief illness.2015-02-21 Read More
Manuel Valls headed Socialist Government in France won confidence vote over market reforms
The no-confidence vote brought in National Assembly saw only 234 lawmakers voting in favour of the motion which was far short of the number required to bring down the government.2015-02-20 Read More
Two tropical cyclones Marcia and Lam hit Australia
Tropical cyclone Marcia is a category five storm and it made the landfall at central Queensland and left a trail of destruction over Yeppoon and Rockhampton.2015-02-20 Read More
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Samsung acquired US-based mobile wallet startup LoopPay
Samsung had also invested in LoopPay, along with Visa Inc and Synchrony Financial, before its acquisition.2015-02-20 Read More>>
Prime Minister presented Krishi Karman Awards 2013-14 to State Government functionaries
The awards were presented during the launch of the Soil Health Card scheme nationwide at Suratgarh, Rajasthan.2015-02-20 Read More
India and the US held first-ever bilateral dialogue on United Nations
The bilateral dialogue on the UN was held in the spirit of the Delhi Declaration of Friendship which was released during the visit of US President Barack Obama as a chief guest on 2015 Republic Day.2015-02-20 Read More
Researchers combined solar telescope with Laser Frequency Comb to search for Earth-like planets
The study was led by Rafael Probst, a doctoral candidate at Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Germany.2015-02-20 Read More
Chief Minister of Assam advocated Naturonomics for NE states to usher in a robust economy
Tarun Gogoi advocated for naturonomics, a blend of nature and economics, for Assam and other North Eastern States to usher in a robust economy in the region.2015-02-20 Read More
CCEA approved continuation of incentive scheme for marketing of raw sugar production
The CCEA also fixed uniform rate of export subsidy at 4000 rupees per metric tonne for 2014-15 sugar season2015-02-20 Read More
CCEA approved four Highway Projects in Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Chhattisgarh
The four highway projects will be carried on in Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Chhattisgarh.2015-02-20 Read More
Union Government launched single window eBiz portal to foster business environment
eBiz, an Indian Government-to-Business (G2B) portal was conceptualised by National Institute of Smart Government (NISG) and developed by Infosys ltd, Bangalore.2015-02-20 Read More
Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi resigned
He was elected by the Janata Dal (United) Party as the 23rd Chief Minister of Bihar following Nitish Kumar's resignation.2015-02-20 Read More
Rashad Hussain appointed as US Special Envoy for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications
Hussain will lead a staff drawn from a number of US departments to expand international engagement and partnerships to develop strategic counterterrorism communications around the world.2015-02-20 Read More
Legendary Urdu Poet Dr. Kalim Ahmed Ajiz died
The recipient of Padma Shri award for his contribution to Urdu literature was serving as the Chairman of the Urdu Advisory Committee, Government of Bihar.2015-02-20 Read More
Justice KS Radhakrishnan panel on road safety submitted its report to the Supreme Court
Pointing out deficiencies in enforcement of the motor vehicles by the state governments, the panel directed the states to strengthen enforcement of law against drunken driving, over speeding and other offences.2015-02-20 Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Soil Health Card Scheme
The scheme will provide 14 crore Soil Health Cards to farm owners across the country in the next three years.2015-02-20 Read More
Union Government proposed Oil Subsidy Sharing Formula between Public Sector Oil Companies
Under the new formula, the upstream companies or the oil refining companies will have to make zero contribution towards subsidy for crude oil price less than and equal to 60 dollars per barrel2015-02-20 Read More
Rajya Sabha MP from Uttarakhand Manorama Dobriyal Sharma died
The Chief Minister of Uttrakhand, Harish Rawat declared three-day state mourning following her death.2015-02-19 Read More
Union Government approved Project-17A worth 8 billion US dollar
Under the Project-17A seven frigates will be built indigenously with stealth features to avoid easy detection. The frigates under the Project-17A will be built at government shipyards in Mumbai and Kolkata.2015-02-19 Read More
The first National Tribal festival Vanaj 2015 concluded
The festival was organised by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The festival ended after a series of weeklong colourful presentations especially depicting the spring time tribal festivals of Phagu, Phagua and Phagun Parab.2015-02-19 Read More
Nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile test-fired from Chandipur in Odisha
The missile was tested for a shortened range of 250 km as against its full range of 350 km.2015-02-19 Read More
Demand for dowry can be made at any time and not necessarily before marriage: Supreme Court
The decision was given by the SC Bench in the State of Uttarakhand vs Bhim Singh & Anr., (2015) while upholding the life term awarded to Bhim Singh for poisoning and burning his wife Prem Davi to death in 1997.2015-02-19 Read More
BJD Vice-President kalindi Charan Behera passed away
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Vice-President Kalindi Charan Behera passed away on 18 February 2015 at Bhubaneswar following a brief illness.2015-02-19 Read More
Snapdeal.com acquired luxury fashion portal Exclusively.com
With this acquisition, Snapdeal.com aims to further strengthen its fashion business and reach 2 billion US dollars in gross merchandise value in the fashion category in 2015.2015-02-19 Read More
Barry Knowles appointed as head of Youth Development Programme of Bharat FC
Knowles carries coaching experience with Blackpool FC and Chester City FC and he was head coach at Burnley College Football Academy.2015-02-19 Read More
RBI issued Guidelines on Import of Gold by Nominated Banks and Agencies
RBI permitted the nominated banks to import gold on consignment basis, whereas, all sale of gold domestically will be against upfront payments.2015-02-19 Read More
EPFO launched Online Help Desk to trace Inoperative Accounts
It was set up for settlement of EPF Inoperative Accounts having 27000 crore rupees as balance. There are about 8.15 crore inoperative provident fund accounts.2015-02-19 Read More
India and Bangladesh decided to step up Joint Border Patrolling
The coordinated border management plan will also help in enhancing cooperation between the two nations.2015-02-19 Read More
India’s first air quality checking Mobile App SAFAR-Air launched
SAFAR is an acronym for System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research which was first launched in Delhi in 2010 during the Commonwealth Games.2015-02-19 Read More
Bihar Government decided to grant 35% reservation for women in Non-Gazetted jobs
Government also hiked the MLA development fund from the existing 2 crore rupees in a year to 3 crore rupees from financial year 2016.2015-02-19 Read More
Bharti Airtel Ltd tied-up with UNICEF to provide education content in 17 African countries
Their partnership is aimed at improving African population’s access to health and education-related information from various innovative projects supported by UNICEF.2015-02-19 Read More
Producer Daggubati Ramanaidu died
Ramanaidu was a recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke and Padma Bhushan awards.2015-02-19 Read More
Rahul Kaiche became first cardiac surgeon in Maharashtra to use titanium plates for coronary surgery
He used the titanium plates instead of the traditionally used wires for sternal closure in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) surgery.2015-02-18 Read More
Lupin signed an agreement with Celon Pharma for developing generic version of asthma drug
The collaboration is an important milestone in Lupin’s efforts to evolve its global inhalation pipeline.2015-02-18 Read More
RUAG Aerostructures, Tata Group signed a pact to supply components for Airbus 320
As part of the contract, TAL will manufacture and supply over 550 sheet metal components, machined parts and sub-assemblies to RUAG for Airbus A320 programme.2015-02-18 Read More
Bollywood Actor Ashraful Haque passed away
Bollywood actor Ashraful Haque passed away on 17 February 2015 at a private hospital in Andheri East, Mumbai after suffering from Myelodysplastic Syndrome.2015-02-18 Read More
Bihar State Cabinet approved the inclusion of Dusadh caste in Mahadalit category
The approval was granted on the proposal of state SC/ST welfare department which demanded categorisation of Dusadh (Dhari and Dhadi) caste in the Mahadalit category.2015-02-18 Read More
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic sworn-in as President of Croatia
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic is Croatia’s first female President and overall fourth President since Croatia gained independence from Yugoslavia in 1991.2015-02-18 Read More
First Renewable Energy Global Investors Meet & Expo, RE-Invest 2015, held in New Delhi
The central theme of RE-Invest is to attract large scale investments for the renewable energy sector in India. The aim of the meet is to evolve innovative financial models for funding and to ensure the partnership of states and the Centre in harnessing renewable energy.2015-02-18 Read More
Reliance Communications and Twitter partnered for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Under the partnership, Reliance customers will get a platform on twitter to follow the global commentary of the 2015 Cricket World Cup without any data charges.2015-02-18 Read More
3 Indians in the shortlisted 100 applicants for the one-way trip to Mars
Ritika Singh, Shradha Prasad, Taranjeet Singh Bhatia are the three Indians who were chosen for third round for one-way trip to Mars under Mars One mission.2015-02-18 Read More
5th India-Myanmar Joint Trade Committee meet held in Nay Pyi Taw
India and Myanmar agreed to enhance trade and investment between the countries by removing bottlenecks like lack of good connectivity and banking arrangements.2015-02-18 Read More
Jawed Usmani sworn-in as Chief Information Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh
Jawed Usmani was appointed as UP Chief Information Commissioner in November 2014. But during this appointment, he was the Chairman of UP Board of Revenue.2015-02-18 Read More
India-US Relations Post-Obama Visit to India
The visit of the US President on the back of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US in September 2014 have created important positive momentum in the relations between the oldest and largest democracies of the world.2015-02-18 Read More
Veteran cartoonist Rajinder Puri passed away
Veteran cartoonist, columnist and political activist Rajinder Puri passed away on 15 February 2015 in New Delhi following a brief illness.2015-02-18 Read More
Government is expected to be a responsible litigant: Central Information Commission
Central Information Commission (CIC) on 17 February 2015 ruled that the Governments, at both the Centre and State level, are expected to be a responsible litigant and not treat a citizen as opposite party or its rival.2015-02-17 Read More
Union Ministry of Finance imposed Anti-dumping duty on imports of graphite electrodes
With this move, government aims to protect the domestic industry from below-cost shipments of graphite electrodes.2015-02-17 Read More
Creator of chocolate-like spread Nutella Michele Ferrero died
Michele Ferrero was Italy’s richest man and the owner of a global chocolate and confectionery empire that was built on the popular Nutella spread.2015-02-17 Read More
Cyclist Alberto Contador of Spain announced to retire from Cycling after 2016 season
Before retirement, he wants to win the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia in the same year, the fete which was last achieved by Marco Pantani in 1998.2015-02-17 Read More
Faisal Siddiqui appointed as South Asia President of HTC
Siddiqui will lead the company in the region which includes India, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and other emerging markets in Asia.2015-02-17 Read More
Former Home Minister of Maharashtra Raosaheb Ramrao Patil died
Raosaheb Ramrao Patil, former Home Minister of Maharashtra and NCP leader, died on 16 February 2015 at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai after suffering from oral cancer.2015-02-17 Read More
Dosmoche festival celebrated in Ladakh
The festival was celebrated with week-long period of prayers and ritual at Liker monastery and marks the victory over evil forces.2015-02-17 Read More
Ministry of Urban Development partnered with Bloomberg Philanthropies for Smart Cities Initiative
Under the agreement, the Bloomberg Philanthropies will provide assistance to the Ministry of Urban Development to select cities for Smart Cities Mission funding on a continuous basis.2015-02-17 Read More
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Ancient Vishnu idol found in Punjab's Tran Taran
It seems that the statue belongs to the era of King Harshvardhana (590-647AD) and is surrounded by 21 other deities on a lotus flower base.2015-02-17 Read More>>
India signed Grant Agreement of 8 million US dollars with World Bank for funding SLACC Project
The amount will be used to implement special projects under SLACC to improve adaptive capacity of the rural poor engaged in farm-based livelihoods to climate change in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.2015-02-17 Read More
Saurav Ganguly awarded Honorary Life Membership of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
Ganguly debuted for India in 1996 at the Lord’s against England and went on to score 131-run in first innings of his test debut. The knock at the Lord’s helped him to etch his name on the famous Lord’s Honours Board in process.2015-02-17 Read More
French actor Louis Jourdan passed away
French actor Louis Jourdan passed away on 14 February 2015 in Los Angeles, United States following a brief illness.2015-02-17 Read More
France signed an agreement with Egypt for sale of 24 Rafale fighter plane
Under the deal, France will supply 24 Rafale fighter jets to Egypt. The deal was inked after ISIS beheaded 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya.2015-02-17 Read More
UNSC approved resolution targeting sources of financing for ISIS, Al-Nusrah Front
The Russia-led resolution adopted by the UNSC seeks to choke off the sources that help the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Al-Nusrah Front (ANF) to earn millions of dollars from oil smuggling, antiquities trafficking and ransom payments.2015-02-17 Read More
Punit Renjen appointed as CEO of Deloitte’s Global Operations
Renjen has rich and wide experience of 27 years with Deloitte and has held a number of leadership positions, including chairman and CEO of Deloitte Consulting LLP.2015-02-17 Read More
India, Sri Lanka signed agreements on Civil Nuclear Cooperation, Cultural Cooperation
India and Sri Lanka on 16 February 2015 signed bilateral agreements on civil nuclear cooperation, cultural cooperation and cooperation in the field of Agriculture.2015-02-17 Read More
Tsunami advisory issued in Japan after 6.9 earthquake
The tsunami advisory along the coast of Iwate prefecture was issued following a 6.9-magniture earthquake struck in the Pacific at a depth of 10 kilometres.2015-02-17 Read More
Chhattisgarh Government awarded for Renewable Power Development in the State
The state was considered for this award on the basis of criteria fixed by 13th Finance Commission headed by Vijay Kelkar.2015-02-16 Read More
Balasubramaniam Venkataramani appointed as MD & CEO of Multi Commodity Exchange
Balasubramaniam Venkataramani succeeded Manoj Vaish as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX). Prior to this appointment, Venkataramani was Chief Business Officer of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).2015-02-16 Read More
Third National Lok Adalat disposed 56000 cases, disbursed 265 crore rupees for final settlement
The third National Lok Adalat disposed 56000 cases in a single day and disbursed 265 crore rupees as claims towards final settlement in bank recovery and cheques bounce cases.2015-02-16 Read More
Indian-origin scientist Professor Srikanth Jagabathula received CAREER Award
He received the award for developing data-driven modelling and learning techniques to improve the accuracy of operational decision making.2015-02-16 Read More
Nagesh Kukunoor’s film Dhanak won two awards at 65th Berlin International Film Festival
The 65th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5 February 2015 to 15 February 2015.2015-02-16 Read More
Muthoot Group tied-up with WWF for its Friends for Life project
The partnership is aimed at strengthening existing efforts of managing human-elephant conflict (HEC) to protect the habitats of Asian elephants in six states as 4 priority landscapes and 1 priority site earmarked by WWF-India.2015-02-16 Read More
Election Commission announced to launch Electoral Roll Authentication Mission
Under the mission, the EC will use the huge database of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to link Aadhaar number of citizens with the electoral database to further authenticate and purify electoral rolls.2015-02-16 Read More
Dr. Tessy Thomas, Geeta Varadan jointly named for Nayudamma Award 2014
This is the first time in the history of the trust that two eminent women scientists are being concurrently honoured.2015-02-16 Read More
Infosys announced to acquire automation technology firm Panaya Inc for 1200 crore rupees
The deal is a part of Infosys Renew and New strategy to enhance the competitiveness and productivity of current service lines by leveraging automation, innovation and artificial intelligence.2015-02-16 Read More
President of Singapore Tony Tan Keng Yam visited India
The two nations had wide-range of discussions to enhance bilateral relations and to strengthen cooperation on regional and international issues. They agreed to raise the partnership to a higher level.2015-02-16 Read More
Maldivian Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon visited India
During the visit, Maumoon met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi and reviewed the developmental projects in Maldives.2015-02-16 Read More
Vanaj 2015, the first National Tribal Festival
The weeklong festival has been organised by Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs and will showcase the culture of the tribal people from across the country.2015-02-16 Read More
35th National Games concluded in Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala Governor Justice P Sathasivam was the chief guest on the closing ceremony, while Sachin Tendulkar was the Chief Guest on the opening ceremony.2015-02-16 Read More
BIS announced to develop Standards for Solid Waste Management and Potable Drinking Water
The move was aimed at promoting the use of available Indian Standards on street food and public supply of potable drinking water. These standards will be made mandatory in phased manner.2015-02-16 Read More
Virat Kohli became first Indian cricketer to score century against Pakistan in World Cup
Virat Kohli scored 107-run at the Adelaide Oval, Australia. The previous highest score by an Indian batsman against Pakistan in World Cup was held by Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 98 in Centurion in 2003.2015-02-16 Read More
The US Senate appointed Ashton B Carter as Defense Secretary
The senate approved the Bill of his appointment with an overwhelming vote of 93 to 5. Carter will be the United States’ 25th and Obama's fourth defense secretary in six years after Hagel, Panetta and Robert Gates.2015-02-16 Read More
Usain Bolt to retire after 2017 World Championships in London
The six-time Olympic Gold medalist has decided to retire after 2017 World Championships in London in which he will concentrate only in 100 meter event.2015-02-16 Read More
RBI decided to bring back one rupee notes
The notes printed by the Government of India will carry the bilingual signature of Rajiv Mehrishi, Finance Secretary.2015-02-14 Read More
BrahMos missile successfully test-fired from INS Kolkata
It was test-fired from INS Kolkata which was commissioned in Indian Navy in August 2014. BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is one of the fastest cruise missiles in the world with top speed of Mach 2.8.2015-02-14 Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated Cricket diplomacy, called four SAARC leaders
Prime Minister Narendra Modi used Cricket Diplomacy to bridge gap between the five cricket playing SAARC nations. This would help India to better diplomatic relations with SAARC nations mainly with Pakistan.2015-02-14 Read More
Tintu Luka won gold in 800m in 35th National Games
In 800m race, she broke the 18 years old record of Rosa Kutty of Kerala. Tintu finished the distance with a time of 2:01.86 sec to win gold.2015-02-14 Read More
Religious decrees cannot override the written code of law: SC
The PIL asked the Bench to put its law of stamp on the decrees of divorce and other such decrees issued by an ecclesiastical court or tribunal.2015-02-14 Read More
Arvind Kejriwal sworn-in as Chief Minister of Delhi
The oath of office and secrecy was administered by Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung at Ramlila Ground, Delhi.2015-02-14 Read More
The United Arab Emirates closed its embassy in Yemen
The UAE followed Saudi Arabia, the United States, Germany, Britain, France and Italy in shutting their missions in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.2015-02-14 Read More
Union Government approved revised Guidelines for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
The guidelines were revised to accord priority in the selection of roads for new connectivity as well as upgradation, leading to the eligible habitations in the Gram Panchayats identified by the Members of Parliament (MP) under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY).2015-02-14 Read More
Researchers found new 3D vaccine for cancer and infectious diseases
The vaccine is able to self-assemble into a 3D structure and manipulate immune cells, teaching them to attack cancer as well as infectious disease.2015-02-14 Read More
Parle Products launched nationwide Litter Free Campaign
The campaign aimed at setting the course for community and raise awareness with its positive messaging, across the country through a series of Television Commercials.2015-02-14 Read More
SC directed CBI to probe RBI and SEBI in multi-crore chit-fund scam
CBI was directed to investigate the role of market regulator SEBI and the RBI for effecting a mechanism.2015-02-14 Read More
Chhetri and Devi presented with 2014 AIFF Player of the Year award
Earlier, Chhetri was named as the Player of the Year having in 2007, 2011 and 2013 and with this he surpassed the legendary IM Vijayan who won the award thrice.2015-02-14 Read More
Russian Central Bank cut its interest rate from 17 percent to 15 percent
The move implies a shift in the Bank of Russia's priorities away from clamping down on rising inflation and supporting the ruble, towards trying to support economic activity, which the bank expects to fall sharply in the coming months.2015-02-13 Read More
Pfizer announced to acquire Hospira for 17 billion US dollar
The acquisition of the British drug maker Hospira would be the largest ever so-called inversion. The deal is the land of opportunity as the deal would push emerging market for biosimilars.2015-02-13 Read More
BT acquired U.K. Wireless Carrier EE for 19 Billion US dollar
The combination will generate cost savings valued at about 3 billion US dollar. The deal is projected to be completed by March 2016.2015-02-13 Read More
RWB released the World Press Freedom Index 2015: India ranked at 136th position
In the WPFI 2015, India was placed at 136th position out of 180 nations that were surveyed worldwide in terms of press freedom.2015-02-13 Read More
ICC Cricket World Cup started with ceremonies in Melbourne and Christchurch
Australia and New Zealand are co-hosting the 2015 Cricket World Cup that will see 49 matches spread over 43 days.2015-02-13 Read More
Telugu novelist Kesava Reddy passed away
Veteran Telugu novelist Kesava Reddy passed away on 13 February 2015 in Nizamabad district of Telangana following a prolonged illness.2015-02-13 Read More
World Radio Day observed on 13 February
The day is observed as a global celebration of radio as a forum for entertainment and information, as a bridge of communication for remote communities and its role in empowering people.2015-02-13 Read More
Editor Unplugged: Media, Magnates, Netas and Me authored by Vinod Mehta
The author in the book has highlighted the sweeping changes that took place in the print and TV media. He also shared his views on Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal and the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty.2015-02-13 Read More
Union Government issued guidelines to tackle increasing number of H1N1 cases
Union Government asked States to categorise cases for screening, isolation and hospitalization. It has been categorised in three categories.2015-02-13 Read More
ICICI Bank Limited tied-up with UAE Exchange to offer instant bank transfer service
Using FLASHremit service, the customers of the bank residing in UAE can send money instantly to any ICICI Bank account in India in rupee denominations.2015-02-13 Read More
Indian-American Gurpreet Singh presented with National Science Foundation CAREER award
Gurpreet Singh was honoured for his research on Scalable liquid exfoliation processing of ultrathin two-dimensional metal dichalcogenides nanosheets for energy storage devices.2015-02-13 Read More
PAS spiritual leader Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat died at 84
He was spiritual leader of Malaysia’s opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS). For the first time, he was elected to the Parliament of Malaysia on 1967 and since then continued to be an elected politician for 48 years.2015-02-13 Read More
DATE 5
Odisha Chief Information Commissioner Tarun Kanti Mishra resigned
The Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of Odisha Tarun Kanti Mishra on 12 February 2015 resigned from his position.2015-02-13 Read More>>
SpaceX successfully launched Falcon 9 rocket from Florida
The rocket carried an unmanned Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite that will be used by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to monitor the Sun.2015-02-13 Read More
Union Government constituted SIT to reinvestigate 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases
The SIT was constituted on recommendation of Mathur Committee which in its report asked the government to start a fresh probe in the case. The new SIT will be headed by Pramod Asthana, an IPS officer of 1986 batch.2015-02-13 Read More
US announced new cyber security agency CTIIC to respond to enhanced cyber threats
The CTIIC will be created as part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and will be structured like the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).2015-02-12 Read More
7th round of India Kenya Joint Trade Committee meeting held in New Delhi
The two sides agreed to enhance cooperation in the fields of bilateral investment, infrastructure, SMEs, agriculture, health, energy, skill development & entrepreneurship, pharmaceuticals and tourism.2015-02-12 Read More
Aditya Birla Chemicals to merge with Grasim Industries
The approval of merger of ABCIL with Grasim was given by the Board of Directors of Grasim Industries Limited.2015-02-12 Read More
Krishna Chaudhary took charge as DG of ITBP
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had issued orders for appointment of the officer in January 2015.2015-02-12 Read More
Uber introduced two new India-specific safety features
Uber apps will now have a send status feature, where passengers can share details about the driver and the vehicle with their friends and family.2015-02-12 Read More
Himachal Pradesh Government launched Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System Project
The project will connect 177 sites and 114 police stations in the state besides 13 district headquarters, 26 sub-divisional police officers and three police ranges along with state crime records bureau.2015-02-12 Read More
Web-based tool Atrocity Tracking and Monitoring System launched
It was launched by National Dalit Movement for Justice with an aim to monitor atrocities perpetrated against Dalits and Adivasis and to deliver timely and speedy justice.2015-02-12 Read More
Digital Magazine App Flipboard launched Web Browser Version
Users can log in to the new web version to access the same curated content as on their mobile platforms.2015-02-12 Read More
35th National Games mascot Ammu named in Limca Book of Records
National Games mascot Ammu, the Great Hornbill entered the Limca Book of Records for its play, Kalikkunna Kuttikalkkayi Bharatham Kathirikkunnu (India Awaits Children Who Play) in which Ammu is featured.2015-02-12 Read More
Microsoft acquired Sunrise for 100 million US dollars
The Sunrise app will remain in market and free after the acquisition. It will continue to support a wide range of third-party apps and calendar services.2015-02-12 Read More
Four new species of Fish discovered in Kerala
Four new fish species named Puntius nelsoni, Puntius nigronotus, Systomus chryseusand and Systomus rufus were discovered in Kerala by Mathews Plamoottil, a zoology professor at Baby John Memorial Government College, Kollam.2015-02-12 Read More
India Cements Limited transferred IPL team Chennai Super Kings franchise to CSKC Limited
The decision was taken by India Cements Vice-Chairman and Managing Director (MD) N Srinivasan led Board of Directors meeting held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.2015-02-12 Read More
West Bengal Government launched Micro Business Credit Card to boost MSME sector
With the help of this card, the small and medium entrepreneurs will be able to avail the cash credit or loan up to 5 lakh rupees for their business activities.2015-02-12 Read More
Brigade of Guards and Sikh Regiment jointly awarded Best Marching Contingents on Republic Day 2015
The award was presented by Chairman Chief of Staff Committee, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha at an award ceremony held at Ministry of Defence, New Delhi.2015-02-12 Read More
Star India Pvt Ltd acquired Telugu television channel Maa Television Network Ltd
With this acquisition, Star India will get access to the Telegu TV market, the second largest regional market in India in terms of revenue potential.2015-02-11 Read More
HADR Exercise conducted by Indian Navy in the Lakshadweep Islands
The HADR exercise was designed to validate Indian Navy’s readiness and capability to handle major cyclone striking the Lakshdweep Islands and disrupting essential services, loss of life and dislocation of personnel.2015-02-11 Read More
Veteran journalist Diptosh Majumdar died
Senior journalist Diptosh Majumdar died on 8 February 2015 after suffering from acute myelocytic leukemia (AML) at a private hospital in Delhi.2015-02-11 Read More
Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports revised Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar Scheme
The Puruskar will be given in four categories, like identification and nurturing the talent, encouragement of sports through CSR, employment of sportspersons and development of sports.2015-02-11 Read More
Delhi Legislative Assembly elections 2015 results declared
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) headed by Arvind Kejriwal secured absolute majority in the assembly by winning 67 seats out of 70 seats.2015-02-11 Read More
Dr. Ambedkar National Merit Awards conferred by Thaawar Chand Gehlot
The awards were distributed among 84 students belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes category.2015-02-11 Read More
US closed its embassy in Yemen
The U.S. Embassy in Yemen is the third in an Arab country that has closed since the turmoil of the Arab Spring began in December 2010.2015-02-11 Read More
Fragile Frontiers: The Secret History of Mumbai Terror Attacks written by SK Rath
The book was published by Routledge, London and simultaneously published in India and the United States in August 2014.2015-02-11 Read More
Sanjay Mathur resigned as VP, Global Technology Centres, Asia Pacific at Cisco Systems
He was leading a team of 700 engineers and managed the Cisco Technical Assistance Centres in Bengaluru and Sydney since August 2011.2015-02-11 Read More
Facebook, Reliance Communications Ltd tied up to provide free Internet access to people
Both the companies jointly launched Internet.org with an aim to bring the power of Internet to a billion people in India in order to increase internet inclusion.2015-02-11 Read More
ICICI Bank launched India's first digital bank, Pockets
Pockets, the digital e-wallet that uses a virtual VISA card that enables the users to transact on any website or mobile application in India can be downloaded from Google Playstore.2015-02-11 Read More
Earth's inner core has an inner core of its own: Study
The findings of the study titled Equatorial anisotropy in the inner part of Earth’s inner core from autocorrelation of earthquake coda were published in the journal Nature Geoscience.2015-02-11 Read More
Japanese industrial designer Kenji Ekuan died
Ekuan was famously known for crafting a tabletop bottle for Kikkoman Corporation in 1961, winning international popularity both for the handy, flask-shaped dispenser.2015-02-11 Read More
Union Government approved increase of authorised Share Capital of NMDFC
Union Cabinet approved a proposal to enhance the authorised share capital of the NMDFC to 3000 crore rupees from 1500 crore rupees.2015-02-11 Read More
Telecom regulator TRAI released a report
India telecom subscriber base reaches all-time high at 970 million at the end of December 2014.2015-02-10 Read More
15th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit
The summit was organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). The theme of the summit was Sustainable Development Goals and Dealing with Climate Change.2015-02-10 Read More
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured the rare triple-moon conjunction
The three largest moons of Jupiter namely Europa, Callisto, and Io were captured by Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 while racing across the banded face of the gas-giant planet. This was a rare occurrence, as the event occurs once or twice in a decade.2015-02-10 Read More
Amartya Sen won Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize 2015
With this, Professor Sen will receive 7500 British pounds to commission a work of art and will give the annual Charleston-EFG Keynes Lecture at the Charleston Festival in the United Kingdom.2015-02-10 Read More
Union Health minister declared 10 February as National Deworming Day
Union Government declared 10 February as National Deworming Day. On the occasion, National Deworming Initiative was also launched.2015-02-10 Read More
North Korea test fires homegrown anti-ship short range missiles
The missiles hit the sea after about 200 km (120 miles). This is the first time the ship and the missiles have been shown by North Korean state media.2015-02-10 Read More
Naveen Chopra appointed as Chief Operating Officer of Vodafone India
He succeeded Sunil Sood, who was elevated to post of CEO in the company and his tenure as COO will start from 1 April 2015.2015-02-10 Read More
Google-appointed panel to recommend right to be forgotten for EU only
Google appointed the panel to advise it on how to implement the ruling from the EU's Supreme Court (SC) ordering it to remove links to information that is inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant from search results for a person's name.2015-02-10 Read More
Union Ministry for Health & Family Welfare launched National Deworming Initiative
The initiative is aimed at protecting more than 24 crore children in the ages of 1-19 years from intestinal worms.2015-02-10 Read More
Kiran Bedi released comic book titled Kiran Bedi — Kaise Bani Top Cop
The 32-page Comic book titled Kiran Bedi — Kaise Bani Top Cop is penned down by Bedi’s Sisters Reeta Peshawaria Menon and Anu Peshawaria and narrates the story of first woman IPS officer of the country.2015-02-10 Read More
Alibaba decided to invest 590 million US dollar in Meizu Technology Co
Alibaba and Meizu issued a joint announcement and said that they would form a long-term strategic cooperative partnership.2015-02-10 Read More
China launched first Maritime Silk Road cruise liner from Beihai port
The cruise was launched from Beihai port located in southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. In its maiden journey, the liner will visit Vietnam, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia.2015-02-10 Read More
M Ravindran appointed as Chairman of Indraprastha Gas Limited
M Ravindran succeeded KK Gupta who has handed over the charge upon completion of his two-year tenure.2015-02-10 Read More
Damyant Singh appointed as Brand Director of Adidas India
Damyant Singh succeeds Tushar Goculdas who will now be the Brand Director-Adidas Emerging Markets.2015-02-10 Read More
Vinod Mehta awarded with Yash Bharti Samman 2015 by UP Government
The Yash Bharti Samman is conferred by the Uttar Pradesh Government for excellence in literature, fine arts, folk and classical music and sports.2015-02-10 Read More
Adani Enterprises, Rajasthan Government signed MoU to set up 10000 MW Solar Park
The project will help in producing 16644 million units of clean and green energy and help in reducing carbon footprint by approximately 16.2 metric tonnes.2015-02-10 Read More
First World Ocean Science Congress held in Kochi
The aim of the WOSC was to find sustainable means to utilize the resources carefully without causing any damage to the oceans and its marine life.2015-02-09 Read More
Alibaba signed an agreement to acquire 25 percent stake in One97 Communications
With this deal, Alibaba announced its debut in m-Commerce space in India. Both the companies did not disclose the value of the transaction.2015-02-09 Read More
57th Annual Grammy Awards
The 57th Annual Grammy Awards were held on 8 February 2015 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. In all, 83 Grammy Awards were presented at the function.2015-02-09 Read More
DATE 6
68th British Academy Film Awards announced
The awards were announced to honour the best British and international contributions to film in 2014. The nominees for the award were announced on 9 January 2015 by Stephen Fry and actor Sam Claflin.2015-02-09 Read More>>
Chambal Fertilisers shut down its urea plant in Kota
The plant was shut down due to unfavourable government policy for production beyond 100 per cent capacity of the plant for the fiscal year 2014-15.2015-02-09 Read More
Reliance Jio Infocomm President Sumit Dutta Chowdhury resigned
He joined Reliance Jio in September 2012 as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for one year and then moved into business leadership role.2015-02-09 Read More
Uttarakhand Government launched Himalaya Darshan programme to boost tourism in the State
The motto of the programme is to enable common people to fly around the beautiful mountains of Uttarakhand for 5000 rupees to 10000 rupees.2015-02-09 Read More
First Robot-staffed Hotel of the World to open in Japan
Japan’s Henn-na Hotel announced its plan to open the modern hotel with robot staff and other advanced technologies. The hotel will be launched on 17 July 2015.2015-02-09 Read More
Nickolay Mladenov appointed as UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process
Nickolay Mladenov of Bulgaria appointed as United Nations (UN) Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority.2015-02-09 Read More
Veteran Marathi theatre artist Atmaram Govind Bhende died
The Father of Marathi Farce and pioneer of experimental plays in Marathi theatre Atmaram Govind Bhende died at the age of 91 in Pune, Maharashtra.2015-02-09 Read More
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan named in LIMCA Book of Records
Loksabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan's name was included in LIMCA book of records as she is the only woman in India to represent the same constituency on the same party ticket eight times in a row.2015-02-09 Read More
Eminent Marathi writer Bhalchandra Nemade chosen for Jnanpith Award 2014
Eminent Marathi Writer Bhalchandra Nemade, known for his novel Kosala published in 1963 that changed the dimensions of Marathi literature, chosen for the Jnanpith Award for the year 2014.2015-02-09 Read More
Union Government decided to infuse 6990 crore rupees in nine Public Sector Banks
Among the beneficiaries, SBI leads the pack with a capitalization of 2970 crore rupees and is followed by BoB with 1260 rupees, Punjab National Bank with 870 crore rupees and Canara Bank with 570 crore rupees.2015-02-09 Read More
Prime Minister constituted 3 sub-groups of Chief Ministers within NITI Aayog
The three sub-groups within NITI Aayog were constituted to study the 66 centrally-sponsored schemes and for poverty alleviation and creation of skilled manpower within states.2015-02-09 Read More
Siemens bagged orders worth 450 crore rupees from Varanasi-based Diesel Locomotive Works
Siemens Ltd, a major engineering firm on 9 February 2015 bagged orders worth 450 crore rupees from Varanasi-based Diesel Locomotive Works of Indian Railways.2015-02-09 Read More
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott survived vote of confidence on leadership of Liberal Party
Tony Abbott survived the vote of confidence on leadership as the ruling Liberal Party voted to defeat the spill motion, 61 to 39.2015-02-09 Read More
Acclaimed Indian sculptor and artist Mrinalini Mukherjee passed away
Mrinalini Mukherjee was best known for her sculptures crafted using knotted hemp ropes and cast bronzes.2015-02-06 Read More
Tata Communications Ltd signed 20 million US dollars deal with KION Group
As part of the deal, Tata Communications will replace the KION Group’s existing stable of multiple WAN providers with a single global network.2015-02-06 Read More
Jharkhand Government to provide tablets to all girls student of KGBV
The announcement was made during the two days Baal Samagam festival held at Morhabadi Stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand.2015-02-06 Read More
Madras HC directed Tamil Nadu government to ban beauty contests in colleges
Justice T S Sivagnanam in his interim order said that it is not known as to how walking the ramp would benefit a student pursuing a course of engineering.2015-02-06 Read More
MO Garg appointed as Director General of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
Prior to his present posting, Garg was Director in CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun.2015-02-06 Read More
CSIR-NCL signed MoU with Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd
The MoU is aimed at fostering collaboration on research and exchange of technical expertise in areas of material sciences and testing capabilities for bank notes, security documents and coins.2015-02-06 Read More
TR Zeliang led government won Motion of Confidence in Nagaland Assembly
Chief Minister of Nagaland TR Zeliang government's trust vote in the 60-member Assembly didn’t saw any opposition.2015-02-06 Read More
Twitter, Google signed a deal to make tweets searchable
Under the deal, Google will have complete access to tweets on the social networking site Twitter. The deal will make tweets available outside the Twitter.2015-02-06 Read More
Hurun Report Inc released the Hurun Global Rich List 2015
The Hurun Global Rich List 2015 ranked 2089 billionaires from 68 countries. Around 649 billionaires saw their wealth increase and there were 341 new faces in the list.2015-02-06 Read More
Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Studio resigned
She resigned after her private mails were leaked. However, Sony Studios has not announced any name to take over the post yet.2015-02-06 Read More
77th Annual Convention of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies held in Lucknow
Four-day convention was held between 31 January and 3 February 2015. It was held in Uttar Pradesh after a long gap of 30 years.2015-02-06 Read More
Zakir Naik won King Faisal International Prize for the year 2015
The awards were announced by Mecca Governor Prince Khaled Al-Faisal and KFIP Secretary-General Abdullah Al-Othaimeen. Zaik is an international preacher on Islam and president of the Islamic Research Foundation of India.2015-02-06 Read More
Ajaypal Singh Banga appointed as member of US Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations
His appointment was announced by the US President Barack Obama. Presently, Banga is President and CEO of MasterCard since 2009.2015-02-06 Read More
60th Filmfare Awards announced
60th Filmfare Awards were announced in Mumbai. Shahid won the Best Actor (male) award for his role in film Haider and Kangana Ranaut won Best Actor (female) award for her role in film Queen.2015-02-06 Read More
Visitor’s Awards for Best University, Innovation and Research presented by the President
Visitor’s Awards for Central Universities in the categories of Best University, Innovation and Research for the year 2015 were given at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.2015-02-06 Read More
HAL bagged 1090 Crore contract to supply 14 Do-228 Aircraft to IAF
Along with 14 Do-228 aircrafts, HAL will also supply six reserve engines, one flight simulator and associated equipment. The aircrafts will be manufactured by the Transport Aircraft Division (TAD) at Kanpur.2015-02-06 Read More
Micromax became India’s biggest and world’s third largest smartphone vendor
According to the report, in October-December 2014 (Quarter 4), Micromax controlled 22 percent market share in smartphones shipments in India compared to 20 percent market share of Samsung.2015-02-05 Read More
Justice MM Das appointed as Chairman of Commission of Inquiry probing Chit Fund Scam
The post was lying vacant since 28 January 2015 after the death of Justice Radha Krushna Patra who was heading this one-man commission.2015-02-05 Read More
World Cancer Day observed across the world
The tagline for the WCD 2015 was Not beyond Us. The tagline signified that solutions do exist across the continuum of cancer, and that they are within our reach.2015-02-05 Read More
JK group chairman Gaur Hari Singhania died
He was the president of JK Organisation and a promoter director of JK Cement Ltd since its inception in 1994.2015-02-05 Read More
Union Government constituted Anil Baijal Panel to suggest a framework to assess CSR activities
The Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) will jointly provide the secretarial and technical support to the panel.2015-02-05 Read More
Union Government announced 850 crore rupees development package for Andhra Pradesh
The development package was provided for the development of backward areas and Rayalaseema and North Coastal region of the State under Sections 46 (2) and 46(3) of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 20142015-02-05 Read More
Two algal species Ulva paschima Bast, Cladophora goensis Bast discovered off India’s west coast
A team of researchers discovered two algal species Ulva paschima Bast and Cladophora goensis Bast with carbon capture properties.2015-02-05 Read More
SMAP: NASA’s first satellite to collect global soil moisture
The satellite is built to measure moisture in the top 2 inches (5 centimeters) of soil. It can measure the moisture content of the soil from its spot in orbit about 426 miles (685 kilometers) above Earth's surface.2015-02-05 Read More
LC Goyal appointed as the Union Home Secretary
LC Goyal, a 1979-batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre was appointed as the Union Home Secretary on 4 February 2015. He succeeded Anil Goswami who resigned from the post.2015-02-05 Read More
Gujarat Handloom Corporation signed MoU with E-commerce firm eBay
Through this MoU, GSHHDC seeks to expand the sales base from retail shops to the online market and to increase the market share of handloom and handicraft products of Gujarat.2015-02-05 Read More
British House of Commons voted to allow creation of babies with DNA from three people
The controversial mitochondria donation procedure includes receiving of a small amount of healthy so-called Mitochondrial DNA (mDNA) from woman donor into the usual nuclear DNA from its mother and father.2015-02-04 Read More
Microsoft launched Outlook app for iOS, Android users
The Outlook app will support Office 365, Exchange, Outlook.com, Yahoo Mail, Gmail, iCloud and other key email services.2015-02-04 Read More
International Court of Justice ruled Neither Croatia nor Serbia committed genocide during Balkan War
The 17-judge panel headed by Judge Peter Tomka ruled that a 1995 Croat offensive to win back the territory from rebel Serbs featured serious crimes, but did not reach the level of genocide.2015-02-04 Read More
Vijay Kumar won the Gold of 25 metre Centre Fire Pistol event at the 35th National Games
He won the Gold with a total score of 583 and finished with a clear seven-point lead over Silver medalist Samresh Jung (Himachal Pradesh) with a score of 576.2015-02-04 Read More
Bangladesh Cabinet approved National ICT Draft Policy 2015
The draft seeks establishment of a transparent and accountable government through ICT expansion to enhance the standards of citizen service.2015-02-04 Read More
Madhusudhan Prasad appointed as Secretary in the Union MoUD
Madhusudhan Prasad was on 3 February 2015 appointed as the Secretary in the Union Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD).2015-02-04 Read More
Haryana Government launched e-registration of properties in all tehsils of the State
The e-stamping of property registration in the state will begin from 15 March 2015. The system will be implemented in all the tehsils by June 2015.2015-02-04 Read More
Taj Mahal Gardens perfectly align with Sun Solstices: Study
Amelia Carolina Sparavigna, the author of the study, discovered several alignments between the Sun solstices and the waterways, pathways and pavilions of the Taj Mahal gardens.2015-02-04 Read More
Maharashtra Netball player Mayuresh Pawar died during the 35th National Games
Netball player Mayuresh Pawar who was in Kerala to represent Maharashtra in National Games 2015 died due to cardiac arrest few hours after the match against Chandigarh.2015-02-04 Read More
Bihar decided to provide free education to SC, ST and girl students till PG
Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and girl students of Bihar will be granted free education till Post Graduation in the state. The decision was made in meeting of the state cabinet of Bihar Government.2015-02-04 Read More
NASA Launched its first earth satellite Soil Moisture Active Passive
The satellite was lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket.2015-02-04 Read More
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Saloni Dalal became youngest medal winner in National Games 2015
12-year-old, Saloni Dalal became the youngest individual medal winner in National Games 2015. She won bronze in 200 meter breast stroke swimming event.2015-02-04 Read More>>
Sergio Mattarella sworn-in as the President of Italy
Sergio Mattarella, 73, a Constitutional Court Judge was elected as the President of Italy on 31 January 2015. He succeeded Giorgio Napolitano2015-02-03 Read More
Joint Communiqué of tri-nation meet of Foreign Ministers of India-Russia-China released
Foreign Ministers of India, Russia and China released a joint communiqué after 13th meet of Foreign Ministers held in Beijing, China. They emphasised on to maintain international and regional peace and stability and promoting global economic growth and prosperity.2015-02-03 Read More
SC sought response from Union Government on making Moral Science a compulsory subject in Schools
The bench comprising Chief Justice HL Dattu and Justice AK Sikri issued notices to the Ministry and the CBSE while hearing a PIL filed by lawyer Santosh Singh.2015-02-03 Read More
Madhya Pradesh won the 10th National Award for excellent work in MGNREGA
The award was presented to Madhya Pradesh Panchayats and Rural Development Minister Gopal Bhargava by the Union Rural Development Minister Virendra Singh at the MGNREGA summit held in New Delhi.2015-02-03 Read More
Pakistan successfully test-fired Air Launched Cruise Missile Ra’ad
The missile gave Pakistan a strategic standoff capability on land and at sea indicating that Ra'ad can be launched at sea-based targets such as ships as well as land-based targets.2015-02-03 Read More
Lupin got USFDA nod for marketing its diarrhea drug vancomycin hydrochloride in US
Lupin Limited received final approval from USFDA for marketing generic version of Vancocin capsules of ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc that is used in treating diarrhea.2015-02-03 Read More
Photo journalist Krishna Murari Kishan passed away
Renowned Photo journalist Krishna Murari Kishan passed away on 1 February 2015 after suffering multi-organ failure at a private hospital in New Delhi.2015-02-03 Read More
Telangana government decided to organise Godavari Pushkaralu on the lines of Kumbh Mela
Cabinet Sub-Committee of Telangana government decided to organise Godavari Pushkaralu event on the lines of Kumbh Mela that is organised on the banks of Ganga in Northern states.2015-02-03 Read More
Andhra Pradesh Government approved reformed Solar, Wind Energy policy
Single window system, easy permissions and treatment like industries for according clearances are some of the salient features of the two policies unveiled.2015-02-03 Read More
Former Delhi state footballer Peter Gomes died
Peter Gomes, the former Delhi state footballer who represented Delhi state team in the Senior National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy died on 30 January 2014. He was 60.2015-02-03 Read More
Become a "GK CHAMPION" with a click of your Smartphone
Moving forward in the genre of Mobile Apps, India's Number No-1 Education Website JagranJosh.com brings you the "GK CHAMPION" Free Mobile App.2015-02-03 Read More
Nandita Chatterjee appointed as Secretary in the Union Ministry of HUPA
Nandita Chatterjee was on 2 February 2015 appointed as the Secretary in the Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA).2015-02-03 Read More
Arvind Kumar Jain appointed as Director General of Police of Uttar Pradesh
Jain succeeded Arun Kumar Gupta who retired as the DG Police of Uttar Pradesh on 31 January 2015.2015-02-02 Read More
10th century sculpture of Buddha discovered in Thanjavur
A headless sculpture of Buddha dating back to 10th century AD was discovered at Manalur village in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu in January 2015.2015-02-02 Read More
India and China jointly launched Visit India Year in China
The initiative is aimed at enhancing the flow of tourists from China to India and to strengthen the people to people bond.2015-02-02 Read More
Mithileshwar awarded with Shrilal Shukla Sahitya IFFCO Award 2014
Mithileshwar is the fourth recipient of Shrilal Shukla Sahitya IFFCO Award.2015-02-02 Read More
Prasanth Kumar appointed as CEO of MindShare South Asia
Prasanth Kumar will report to Srinivas, CEO of GroupM South Asia and Gowthaman Ragothaman, COO of MindShare Asia Pacific.2015-02-02 Read More
Ashok K Agarwal appointed as General Manager of Southern Railway
Ashok K Agarwal will continue to hold the post of General Manager, Integral Coach Factory.2015-02-02 Read More
Australia defeated England to win Tri-Nation ODI Series
Australia won the tri-nation One-Day International (ODI) Series by defeating England by 112 runs in the final. The tri-series was played between Australia, England and India.2015-02-02 Read More
Australian Open 2015
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams won the men’s and women’s single title, respectively in Australian Open 2015 played in Melbourne, Australia. Indo-Swiss pair Leander Paes and Martina Hingis was the winner in mixed category.2015-02-02 Read More
Japan successfully launched the Information Gathering Satellite
The Satellite was launched from the Tanegashima Space Centre in the Kagoshima Prefecture in the south of Japan.2015-02-02 Read More
MiG-21 fighter aircraft crashed in Gujarat’s Jamnagar
This was second crash of the MiG-series fighter planes. The first happened on 27 January 2015 crashed in Rajasthan's Barmer district.2015-02-02 Read More
Canada announced an anti-terror law criminalising public terror threats, strengthening CSIS
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced an anti-terror law criminalising public terror threats and giving more teeth to CSIS. This is the 2nd piece of legislation introduced since the October 2014 terrorist attack in Ottawa and Quebec.2015-02-02 Read More
National Awards for e-Governance announced
The awards were announced during the 18th National Conference on e-Governance held in Gandhinagar from 30 January to 31 January 2015.2015-02-02 Read More
Railway Minister launched Wi-Fi broadband services at Ahmedabad station
Wi-Fi facility was launched at Ahmedabad Railway Station by the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. He also flagged off two new trains namely Ahmedabad-Chennai express and Ahmedabad-Darbhanga Jansadharan express.2015-02-02 Read More
Committee on Infrastructure Development approved development of no-frill airports at Ajmer, Belgaum
The Expert Appraisal Committee on Infrastructure Development approved the development of no-frill airports at Kishangarh in Rajasthan and Belgaum in Karnataka.2015-02-02 Read More
