Current Affairs For The Year 2015 And Month Sep
Asian Air Gun Championships: Heena Sidhu won gold medal in women's 10 metre air pistol event
In
the overall standings, India won an impressive haul of 17 medals topped
the continental event while Iran took the second place with 12 podium
finishes.
2015-10-01
Financial Times released data on FDI in H1 2015; India emerged most-favoured destination
As per the data, India in the first half of 2015 surpassed China to emerge as the most-favoured destination for FDI.
2015-09-30
Praveen Dixit appointed as Maharashtra DGP
Dixit,
a 1977-batch IPS officer who was heading the Anti-Corruption Bureau
(ACB) succeeded Sanjeev Dayal who retired from his office.
2015-09-30
Indian-American environmental engineer Kartik Chandran named MacArthur Fellow
Chandran
has won the prestigious accolade for his work in transforming
wastewater from a pollutant requiring disposal to a resource for useful
products, such as commodity chemicals, energy sources and fertilisers.
2015-09-30
Tamil Nadu Government increased MSP for paddy crops
The revised MSP will come into effect from 1 October 2015 in the state.
2015-09-30
Sportzlive appointed as official marketing partner for 2nd Indian Badminton League 2016
Indian
Badminton League 2 will feature six franchisee teams across India who
will beef up their teams with the very best Indian and International
Badminton players.
2015-09-30
17th All-India Govt Whips Conference held in Visakhapatnam
During
the conference it was decided to review the salaries and allowances of
MPs every five years and a three-member independent Emoluments
Commission was decided to be appointed.
2015-09-30
The Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment launched Accessible India campaign
The campaign was initiated by the government to increase the accessibility of the physical environment in the country.
2015-09-30
DNA sequencing-based blood test to diagnose Ebola and other pathogens developed
The
study combined nanopore sequencing with metagenomic analysis for
detection of pathogens in complex clinical samples in the setting of
human infections.
2015-09-30
NDTV signed 100 crore rupees deal with Taboola
As
per the agreement, Taboola will serve as the exclusive, multi-platform
content discovery partner across all the sections of NDTV.
2015-09-30
First-ever US-India-Japan Trilateral Ministerial dialogue held
The
three leaders agreed that the rule of law should be observed and that
disputes should be settled peacefully to maintain peace and security in
the Asia-Pacific region.
2015-09-30
Union Government launched National Institutional Ranking Framework along with its Web portal
The
framework was drafted by a core committee that included National Board
of Accreditation Chairman Surendra Prasad, IIT-Kharagpur director P.P.
Chakraborty and IIT-Madras Director Bhaskar Ramamurthi.
2015-09-30
21st meeting of the Western Zonal Council held in Panaji
It was decided in the meeting that the next Western Zonal Council will be held in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
2015-09-30
Understanding European Refugee Crisis
The article delineates the ongoing refugee crisis across the Mediterranean Sea and the lessons which it holds for India.
2015-09-30
Hungry Bengal: War, Famine, Riots and the End of Empire authored by Janam Mukherjee
The
book says that the period between 1939 and 1946 in Bengal, can be
defined, by three interrelated events: World War II, the Bengal famine
of 1943, and the Calcutta riots of 1946.
2015-09-30
International Translation Day observed across the world
The theme of the International Translation Day 2015 was The Changing Face of Translation and Interpreting.
2015-09-30
NOC Online Application Portal and Processing System for the National Monument Authority launched
NOAPS
will also help the citizens to apply for NOC online. The portal will
provide them with a unique registration ID with which they can check the
status of their applications from time to time.
2015-09-30
Can’t force political parties to keep poll promises: SC
Advocate
Mithilesh Kumar Pandey through this PIL asked the court to ask
political parties to fulfill their pre-election promises or stay away
from post-poll alliances.
2015-09-30
INS Kochi, indigenously built largest warship, dedicated to the nation
It
weighs over 7500 tonnes and is equipped with state-of-the-art weapons
and sensors including long-range surface-to-surface BrahMos missile.
2015-09-30
CCMB scientists developed nano-particle-based drug delivery method to fight fungal keratitis
Farming community is the worst affected by the disease as the fungi Fusarium makes sugarcane and paddy leaves as their habitat.
2015-09-30
Piyush Goyal launched Access to Clean Cooking Energy and Electricity - Survey of States Report
The
ACCESS report is a result of India's largest energy access survey;
covering over 8500 households across 714 villages and 51 districts in
six of the most energy poor states of India.
2015-09-30
Fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2015-16 announced; Repo rate cut by 0.50 percent
The reduction in repo rate is expected to boost decelerating merchandise exports and investor confidence.
2015-09-30
Leaders’ Summit on Peacekeeping held at the UN headquarters in New York
The
high-level summit reviewed the ongoing operations of 125000 strong UN
Peacekeeping force and announced commitments to modernize the force.
2015-09-30
Union Government appointed four Brand Ambassadors for Digital India Programme
The
brand ambassadors’ are two IIT-JEE toppers Satwat Jagwani and Krati
Tiwari, Ankit Fadia (author & ethical hacker) and Pranav Mistry
(computer scientist & author of 6th sense).
2015-09-30
Jayant Prasad appointed as Director General of Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
Prasad takes charge at IDSA at a special moment as 2015 marks the fiftieth year of existence of the think tank.
2015-09-30
Strong Evidence of Liquid Water on Mars: NASA
The
researchers detected signatures of hydrated minerals on slopes where
mysterious streaks are seen on the Red Planet using an imaging
spectrometer on MRO.
2015-09-29
NGT issued notice to Union Government on plea seeking stay on Lakhwar HEP
The
300-MW Lakhwar project is a gravity dam located in the Upper Yamuna
River Basin in Dehradun district and is being built by Uttarakhand Jal
Vidyut Nigam Limited (UJVNL).
2015-09-29
Maharashtra Government declared 2017 as Visit Maharashtra Year
The government also launched international tourism promotion project Maharashtra International Travel Mart 2015 (MITM).
2015-09-29
Delhi HC admitted plea challenging validity of Article 370 of Constitution of India
The
PIL was filed by a 22-year old girl Kumari Vijayalakshmi Jha who in her
plea questioned validity of Article 370 on the grounds that it was a
temporary provision until a separate Constitution for J&K was framed
by the State Constituent Assembly.
2015-09-29
Reliance signed strategic pact with EDIC to manufacture defence equipment
The aim of the pact is to create synergy to bring down operational costs and leverage each other’s capabilities.
2015-09-29
China’s Didi Kuaidi joined hands with Ola to compete Uber in India
In
February 2015, China’s two leading taxi-hailing apps, Didi Dache and
Kuaidi Dache announced their merger to create one of the world's largest
smartphone-based transport services company Didi Kuaidi.
2015-09-29
1st Indo-Africa ICT Expo launched in Nairobi
The
Expo was conducted by Indian Government in conjunction with ICT
Authority of Kenya, India’s Telecom Export Promotion Council (TEPC) and
NASSCOM.
2015-09-29
Wipro selected as member of Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
A
total of 317 companies were selected as the DJSI World constituents for
the year 2015-16 out of 1845 companies that were assessed from around
the world.
2015-09-29
Union Ministry of Road Transport launched Green Highways Policy, 2015
The
Green Highway Policy will make it compulsory for road developers to set
aside 1 per cent of the total project cost for plantation.
2015-09-29
NLC set up its first 10 MW solar power plant
The plant spread on 54 acres was installed by the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited at a cost of 74.60 crore rupees.
2015-09-29
Indo-British van driver Dee Patel honoured with Pride of Britain Award
The
Pride of Britain Awards founded by Peter Willis in 1999 is given to
British people who have shown immense bravery in the hours of crisis.
2015-09-29
India signed 123.51 Million US dollar Loan Agreement with Asian Development Bank
It
will also be used to improve basic tourism facilities and to build the
capacity of sector agencies and local communities in the States of
Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab.
2015-09-29
World Heart Day 2015 celebrated with theme creating heart-healthy environments
The
theme was chosen to remind the fact that creating healthy
heart-environments is the key to prevent premature deaths from
preventable cardiovascular diseases.
2015-09-29
Boat with 200 onboard capsized in River Koholi in Kamrup district of Assam
The overcrowded boat was heading from Chaygaon to Champupara to attend a boat race.
2015-09-29
Ministry of Railways launched Indian Railway Knowledge Portal
It
is an initiative of the National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR)
which allows the user to access most of the available knowledge about
Indian Railways.
2015-09-29
Union Ministry of Tourism launched new initiatives on World Tourism Day
The purpose of the initiatives to augment tourism related infrastructure and manpower in the country.
2015-09-29
Meghalaya Governor Shanmuganathan got additional charge of Governor of Manipur
He was given the additional duties of Manipur after the demise of incumbent Dr. Syed Ahmed Khan.
2015-09-29
Google teamed up with Indian Railways to provide free Wi-Fi at 400 Stations
The
project will make Internet hot-spots available to more than 10 million
people just with the first 100 stations online. This will make it the
largest Wi-Fi project in the country.
2015-09-28
Nepal imposed vehicle curbs due to fuel shortage
Madhesis
feel that the new Constitution by dividing the Nepal into seven federal
provinces has failed to satisfy the Madheshis and Tharus who constitute
70 percent of the Terai population.
2015-09-28
Lucknow-based CSIR-CIMAP won CSIR Award for S&T Innovations for Rural Development, 2014
CSIR-CIMAP was awarded for enhancing incomes of farm communities through Vetiver based Technological Interventions.
2015-09-28
Mathematician Jacob Tsimerman won 2015 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize
Tsimerman
is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the University of
Toronto. He primarily conducts research in Number Theory.
2015-09-28
Qualcomm Announced Investment of 150 Million US Dollars for Indian Start-Ups
The
announcement was made after the company’s executive chairman Paul E
Jacobs met the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Digital
Economy event in San Jose.
2015-09-28
India’s 1st dedicated satellite for astronomy research ASTROSAT launched
The
successful launch of 1513-kg ASTROSAT makes India a member of elite
group of nations having their own space observatory after the US, Japan,
Russia and Europe.
2015-09-28
Former England Fast Bowler Frank Tyson Died
Between 1954 and 1959, he played only 17 Tests for England, but captured 76 wickets at an average of 18.56.
2015-09-28
Manipur Governor Syed Ahmed died
A member of the Indian National Congress (INC), Syed Ahmed was sworn in as the 16th governor of Manipur on 16 May 2015.
2015-09-28
Hoping Stone Lyngdoh, Meghalaya's oldest & longest serving legislator, passed away
The 86-year-old veteran had been a legislator since the inception of the state, in 1972, till his death.
2015-09-28
World Bank released report entitled Leveraging Urbanisation in South Asia
The
report provided original empirical and diagnostic analysis of
urbanization and related economic trends in the South Asia region along
with remedies to correct the anomalies.
2015-09-28
World Tourism Day observed with theme One Billion Tourists, One Billion Opportunities
The theme wants you to talk Tourism and help to raise awareness of its impact on countries and communities around the world.
2015-09-28
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won 2015 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix title
It
was the eighth title in the 2015 season for Hamilton as he won the
titles in Australia, China, Bahrain, Canada, the UK, Belgium and Italy
prior to the present victory.
2015-09-28
Grant citizenship to Chakma-Hajong Refugees within 3 months: Supreme Court
Chakma-Hajong
refugees came to India after being displayed from the area which became
part of East Pakistan (now in Bangladesh) on construction of Kaptai
hydro-electric dam in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
2015-09-28
Union Government formed B S Baswan committee to revisit civil services examination pattern
The
committee will submit a report on a range of issues related to the
examination-eligibility criteria, number of attempts, revision of
syllabus, usage of technology, etc.
2015-09-28
Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis won Ghangzhou Open Women’s Doubles title
It was Sania's seventh title of the 2015 season and sixth with Hingis. She won one trophy with Bethanie-Mattek Sands in Sydney.
2015-09-28
Conference on contemporary relevance of Bhagvad Gita held in United Kingdom
t
was organised in collaboration with the Department of the Study of
Religions at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS),
University of London.
2015-09-26
S K Sharma appointed as Chairman of Bhakra Beas Management Board
Sharma succeeded A B Agrawal, who was Chairman for a period of about five years.
2015-09-26
China successfully launched carrier rocket Long March-11
The Long March 11 launch is the 211th of China’s Long March series.
2015-09-26
Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 to apply on Muslims also: Gujarat High court
The
ruling held that the Child Marriage Act is a Special Act and it will
override the provisions of Muslim Personal Law, Hindu Marriage Act or
any personal law.
2015-09-26
CSI released survey report on prevalence of cardiovascular disease in India
As
per the report, more than one-third of Indian adults have hypertension
and out of them 60 per cent people are not even aware of their
condition.
2015-09-26
Matthias Muller appointed as CEO of Volkswagen Group
He
succeeded Martin Winterkorn who resigned following the revelation that
the German carmaker manipulated US diesel car emissions tests.
2015-09-26
Shivinder Mohan Singh resigned as executive vice-chairman of Fortis Healthcare Limited
He
resigned from the position as he decided to take up full-time sewa at
the Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB), a philosophical organisation spread
over 90 countries worldwide.
2015-09-26
UNICEF unveiled Assembly of Youth digital installation at the UN headquarters in New York
The
purpose of the installation is to bring the voices of children and
young people from across the world to the heart of the UN General
Assembly.
2015-09-26
UNGA adopted Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an agenda for people to end
poverty in all its forms. It is composed of 17 goals and 169 targets to
wipe out poverty.
2015-09-26
Rear Admiral Sanjay Mahindru took charge as Flag Officer Submarines
He succeeded Rear Admiral SV Bokhare.
2015-09-26
Indian tribal woman Permila Tirkey won first discrimination-based Case in United Kingdom
With
this, Tirkey will receive compensation of 184000 UK pounds from Ajay
and his wife Pooja for making her work 18 hours a day for an hourly rate
of 11 pence.
2015-09-25
EU imposed anti-dumping duty on Indian water and sewage pipes for six months
The
European Commission in its anti-dumping probe has concluded that the
material injury to the Union industry was caused by the dumped imports
from India.
2015-09-25
CCI cleared Heidelberg-Italcementi Deal
In July 2015, the German firm had announced plans to buy Italcementi SpA through a transaction worth about 3.7 billion Euros.
2015-09-25
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM): India’s Pride
The
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) on 24 September 2015 successfully completed
one year of the mission life around Mars with a large data set acquired
by all five payloads of MOM.
2015-09-25
Arvind Panagariya appointed as Sherpa for G-20 Summit
Arvind Panagariya is an Indian-American economist and Professor of Economics at Columbia University.
2015-09-25
Hajj Stampede killed more than 700 people in Mecca
It
is the deadliest accident to occur in the Hajj since the 1990 stampede.
This is the second worst incident in 25 years to hit the annual
pilgrimage.
2015-09-25
Reserve Bank of India relaxed Change in Ownership Norms of Borrowing Entities
The
relaxation will offer more flexibility to banks to bring in a change in
ownership of borrowing entities which are under stress due to
operational/ managerial inefficiencies.
2015-09-25
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull announced 70 million US dollar package to fight domestic violence
In
Australia, one in six people have experienced violence from a current
or former partner and reportedly, 63 women have lost their lives so far
in 2015 due to domestic violence.
2015-09-25
Union Environment Ministry notified Guidelines on Sustainable Sand and Minor Mineral Mining
The
policy seeks forward to strike a balance between increasing demand of
sand and sustainable sand mining practices. It may help in achieving the
goal of sustainable development.
2015-09-25
Forbes released list of India's 100 Richest People
Binny
Bansal (32), the co-founder of Flipkart is the youngest entrant while
Brijmohan Lall Munjal (92) is the oldest in the list of India's 100
Richest People.
2015-09-25
SEBI fined PACL Limited 7260 crore rupees for illegal raising of funds
The
penalty was imposed under Prevention of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade
Practices Regulations which provide for severe to severe penalties for
dealing with such violations.
2015-09-25
EPFO won Skoch Award for Smart Governance Initiatives
EPFO
was also awarded two SKOCH Order-of-Merits, one for launching UAN for
EPFO members and another for transformation of Social Security Agenda in
India.
2015-09-25
Ministry of External Affairs appointed envoys for Pakistan, China, UK and other countries
Navtej
Sarna, Secretary (West) in the Ministry, will be the new High
Commissioner to the United Kingdom with effect from November 2015.
2015-09-25
Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission issued Notification for Solar PV Net Metering
With the issuance of the notification, solar power can now be harnessed by domestic as well as commercial power consumers.
2015-09-25
Indian film Angry Indian Goddesses voted first runner-up at the 40th Toronto Film Festival
The film Angry Indian Goddesses is a powerful portrayal of new girl power and women empowerment in contemporary Indian society.
2015-09-25
Bombay High Court stayed the implementation of Circular on Sedition
The
circular was issued to prevent misuse of Section 124 of Indian Penal
Code (IPC) dealing with sedition and laid down certain conditions
required to be considered for initiating action against a person under
it.
2015-09-25
Union Home Minister released a Graphic booklet on Sardar Post
On
9 April 1965, at the Sardar Post in the Rann of Kutch, two companies of
CRPF stood their ground and repulsed the attack of full-fledged
Pakistani Infantry Brigade inflicting heavy casualties.
2015-09-25
West Bengal Governor KN Tripathi got additional charge of Governor of Tripura
According
to article 153, there shall be a Governor for each State but the 7th
Constitutional Amendment Act 1956 facilitated the appointment of same
person as governor for two or more states.
2015-09-25
Marathi-film Court picked as India's Official entry to 88th Oscar Awards by Oscar Selection Jury
The film directed by the first-time director Chaitanya Tamhanhe will represent India in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
2015-09-25
Former Indian Cricket Captain Sourav Ganguly appointed President of Cricket Association of Bengal
Former CAB President Jagmohan Dalmiya's son Abhishek was inducted into CAB as the joint-secretary.
2015-09-25
Government Chawngfiang Middle School won U-14 sub-junior Subroto Cup Football Tournament
In
the final held at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi, Government
Chawngfiang Middle School defeated Esteqalal School of Afghanistan 3-2.
2015-09-25
MoEF Committee gave environmental clearance for Ramagundam Urea plant
The
gas-based plant will have the capacity to produce 1.1 million tonnes of
urea per annum. It is expected to be commissioned in 2018-19.
2015-09-24
Filmmaker Rahul Rawail resigned from Oscar Selection Jury
Court
directed by debutant Chaitanya Tamhane was selected to officially
represent India at the 88th Oscars in 2015 in the Best Foreign Film
category.
2015-09-24
Abdul Bari Siddiqui elected Bihar Cricket Association President
BCA
elections were held in accordance to a direction of the Apex Court,
which had appointed former Patna High Court judge Dharampal Sinha as
electoral officer-cum-observer for the polls.
2015-09-24
Heritage Flying Expedition held to commemorate 1965 Indo-Pak war
The
expedition commenced on 14 September 2015 from Bathinda and flew all
along the Western border from Amritsar (Punjab) to Naliya in Kutch
(Gujarat).
2015-09-24
Stuti Narain Kacker appointed Chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
Women and Child Development Ministry appointed her as the chief of the child rights panel.
2015-09-24
CCS cleared 8000 crore rupees Integrated Air Command & Control System
Integrated Air Command and Control System worth 8000 crore rupees is an automated command and control system for Air Defence
2015-09-24
Delhi Government approved Slum Policy for in situ rehabilitation of slum dwellers
As
per the new policy, the flats constructed under Jawaharlal Nehru Urban
Renewal Mission (JNNURM) will be offered at revised rates to registered
wait-listed applicants of 1985 Special Registration Scheme.
2015-09-24
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ireland
During
his visit the Prime Minister held discussions with Prime Minister Enda
Kenny of Ireland, who also hosted a Working Lunch in honour of the
visiting dignitary.
2015-09-24
Martin Winterkorn resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Volkswagen
Winterkorn's resignation came following the revelation that the carmaker manipulated US diesel car emissions tests.
2015-09-24
Uninor re-branded as Telenor India
Uninor was launched in 2009 as per the agreement between Unitech Group and Telenor Group.
2015-09-24
NSSO released 68th Round data on Status of Education and Vocational Training in India
18.2
percent of households in rural areas and 5.9 percent in urban areas do
not have a single literate member in the age-group 15 years and above.
2015-09-24
Ex-Penguin India publisher Chiki Sarkar launched publishing company Juggernaut
Newly
formed publishing firm Juggernaut will publish 50 titles each year
starting from April 2016 and they will be distributed and stocked by
Hachette India.
2015-09-24
Indian Air Force won 2015 Baba Farid Gold Cup hockey title
IAF defeated the Army XI 2-1 to lift the 24th edition of the championships.
2015-09-24
India-US Ministerial Energy Dialogue 2015 held
Indian
delegation was led by Piyush Goyal, Minister of State for Power, New
and Renewable Energy and US delegation was led by Dr Ernest Moniz, the
US Secretary of Energy.
2015-09-24
Haryana Government increased the pension given to World War Soldiers
The
pension has been increased from 3000 rupees per month to 4500 rupees
per month and will be given to the war-widows and ex-servicemen of World
Wars.
2015-09-24
NITI Aayog constituted T Haque Expert Group on Land Leasing
The
expert group headed by former Commission for Agricultural Costs and
Prices (CACP) chairman T Haque will review the existing agricultural
tenancy laws of states, including hilly states and schedule areas.
2015-09-24
Census 2011 data on Households with or without Educational level of matriculation and above released
The released data showed an increase of 10 per cent in number of homes with at least one matriculate than the previous decade.
2015-09-24
UNDP to provide support for Arunachal Vision 2030
The
multilateral agency agreed to extend the cooperation to CM’s Mission on
Skill Development and Employment Generation in the state.
2015-09-24
Revered monk of the Hindu monastic order Swami Dayanand Saraswati died
He was a renowned traditional teacher of Advaita Vedanta and also the founder of the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam.
2015-09-24
WADA and China signed MoU on Performance Enhancing Drugs
The
World Anti-Doping Agency selected China for partnership as the country
became a hub of illegal manufacture and supply of PEDs.
2015-09-24
Joint Statement on the First India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue released
It
was the first of its kind dialogue as the element of commerce was added
to the bilateral strategic dialogue that is being held annually since
2010.
2015-09-24
Michel Kafando reinstated as president of Burkina Faso
The reinstatement was a result of an agreement reached between the RPS and the national army.
2015-09-24
Baseball legend Yogi Berra died
Yogi Berra, a baseball Hall of Famer and New York Yankees catcher was known for his humorous quotes.
2015-09-24
First India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue held in Washington
The purpose of the dialogue was to ramp up bilateral economic exchange to 500 billion US dollars and enhance regional security.
2015-09-24
Alexis Tsipras sworn in as PM of Greece for second time in 8 months
After
nearly eight months into the office, Tsipras called for snap polls as
some of the members of the Syriza left the party on the issue of
EU-sponsored bailout package.
2015-09-24
Indra Nooyi, Shobhana Bhartia awarded with 2015 Global Leadership Award of USIBC
Apart from them, renowned Indian-American artist Natvar Bhavsar was awarded with the Artistic Achievement Award.
2015-09-23
Indian Diaspora in the US launched Mission 2022
The
Mission 2022 will have a series of dialogues with the Diaspora over the
next seven years as India turns 75. These dialogues will be held every
six months.
2015-09-23
Union Government released National Health Profile 2015
The
National Health Profile covers demographic, socio-economic, health
status and health finance indicators, along with comprehensive
information on health infrastructure and human resources in health.
2015-09-23
9th Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (RPBD) to be held in Los Angeles
8th
Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas was held in London, UK in 2014 while
the 1st session of the divas was held in New York in 2007.
2015-09-23
Consultative workshop on Climate Change Mitigation in Urban Sector held in New Delhi
Union
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change made a detailed
presentation on ‘Environmental Guidelines for Buildings’ containing
about 30 parameters.
2015-09-23
Telangana-Chhattisgarh inked Power Supply pact to buy 1000 MW power
The
supply pact aims at bridging the demand-supply gap in Telangana,
particularly when the demand spikes up during the Rabi crop season and
the summer months.
2015-09-23
Odisha Government decided to implement 5 sub-schemes for transgenders
Under
the scheme, the transgender day scholar will get 150 rupees and the
hostelers will get 350 rupees for 10 months for pre-matric scholarship.
2015-09-23
Haryana Government to develop Gurgaon as Smart City
Haryana government will arrange 500 crore rupees of its own for Gurgaon to make it a smart city.
2015-09-23
Researchers developed SafePay prototype system to prevent mass credit card fraud
This
novel technique works by transforming disposable credit card
information to electrical current and driving a magnetic card chip to
simulate the behavior of a physical magnetic card.
2015-09-23
Union Cabinet approved setting up of Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre
ISLRTC
will be set up as a national level institute and will be registered as a
Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
2015-09-23
World Rhino Day observed across the world
In
India, the day was observed with all-day awareness programmes at
Kaziranga National Park, Manas National Park and Laokhowa Burachapori.
2015-09-23
ADB lowered India’s Growth Forecast for 2016 from 7.8% to 7.4%
The
report has predicted some upsides that includes fall in inflation
levels, fall in import prices of crude oil import, increase in tax
revenue and net foreign direct investment inflows.
2015-09-23
CCEA approved 1575 crore rupees road project in Odisha
The
project will be under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP)
Phase III with Viability Gap Funding (VGF) of up to 40 percent of the
total project cost.
2015-09-23
CCS cleared multi-billion deals for Apache attack and Chinook heavy-lift helicopters from US
The
deal of 37 helicopters comprises of 22 Apache attack helicopters and 15
Chinook heavy-lift choppers from US defence contractor Boeing and it is
worth 3.2 billion US dollars.
2015-09-23
Millennium Development Goals: Delhi State Report 2014 released
As
per the report, the proportion of people living below the poverty line
in Delhi decreased to 9.9 percent in 2011-12 from 15.7 percent
registered in 1993-94.
2015-09-23
Union Cabinet approved signing of Joint Declaration of Intent between India and Germany
It
was approved with minor amendments in the earlier MoU for facilitating
implementation of the programme Indo-German Strategic Partnerships in
Higher Education.
2015-09-23
Lalita Prasida Sripada Srisai of Odisha won Community Impact Award at Google Science Fair
Lalita
developed a low-cost bio-absorbent based water purifier that cleans
waste water by flowing through difference layers of corn cobs.
2015-09-23
Cisco’s Executive Chairman John T Chambers elected Chairman of US-India Business Council
John
T Chambers succeeded Ajay Banga whose four-year term will end on 31
December 2015. Banga has been the longest-serving chairman of the
Council.
2015-09-23
Korea Caravan 2015 organised by Korea-Andhra Pradesh Friendship Forum held in Vishakhapatnam
During
this, Andhra Pradesh government announced to create a Korea Desk, which
would be an exclusive cell to be opened in the State Secretariat, to
facilitate swift clearance for investors.
2015-09-23
OECD released International Migration Outlook 2015
It analysed recent development in migration movements and policies in OECD countries and some non member countries.
2015-09-23
24th Vyaas Samman conferred on eminent Hindi writer Dr Kamal Kishore Goenka
Goenka
was awarded for his work 'Premchand ki Kahaniyon ka Kaal Kramanusaar
Adhyayan', a critical analysis of the work by Hindi literature's
towering giant Munshi Premchand.
2015-09-23
UN Broadband Commission released State of Broadband Report 2015
As per the report, the global broadband growth is slowing down sharply as 4 billion people are still offline.
2015-09-23
Draft of Revised Centrally Sponsored Plan Scheme for Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour released
It
seeks to address anomalies associated with the original scheme of
1978-low rehabilitation package, lack of provisions for special category
beneficiaries, lack of monitoring, etc.
2015-09-23
Zayn Khan elected as President of Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India
His appointment was necessitated by the death of R Bharath Raj, who passed away while serving as President on 15 August 2015.
2015-09-23
Two Bills on Reservations to Specially & Economically Backward Classes passed in Rajasthan Assembly
While
Specially Backward Classes (SBC) were given 5 percent, Economically
Backward Classes (EBC) were given 14 percent reservation.
2015-09-23
PV Chandran elected President of Indian Newspaper Society for 2015-16
Chandran,
who represents Grihalakshmi, a Malayalam magazine published by the
Mathrubhumi group of publications as a whole-time director, will succeed
Kiran B. Vadodaria.
2015-09-23
CANBANK Venture Capital Fund Ltd appointed as implementation agency of EDF Policy
The
Electronic Development Fund (EDF) is set up as a Fund of Funds to
participate in Daughter Funds which in turn will provide risk capital to
companies developing new technologies.
2015-09-22
Game of Thrones won 12 awards at 67th Primetime Emmy Awards
Famous
American fantasy drama television series, Game of Thrones, won an
unprecedented 12 awards at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards.
2015-09-22
Odia Lyricist Nizam Died in Bhubaneswar at 62
Renowned Odia lyricist Nizam was born in Cuttack in 1952.
2015-09-22
MoU for Swavlamban Health Insurance Scheme for Disabled Persons Signed
Swavlamban Health Insurance Scheme for PwDs will provide comprehensive cover to the beneficiary, spouse and two children.
2015-09-22
Google, Tata Trusts announced the launch of Android Developer Nanodegrees programme
As
a part of the Udacity Android Nanodegree program, 1000 scholarships
will be offered to deserving students by Google and Tata Trusts.
2015-09-22
Indian Wushu team won 12 medals at Pars International Cup in Tehran
The Indian wushu team secured one gold, four silver and seven bronze medals at the Fifth International Pars Wushu Cup in Tehran.
2015-09-22
Aditya Birla Group announced sale of Australian copper mine for 10.75 million US dollars
Aditya
Birla Minerals, a part of Aditya Birla Group, is an Australian based
mining company with a focus on copper production and exploration. ABML
is also 51% owned by Hindalco Industries Ltd.
2015-09-22
Vikram Pawah appointed as Managing Director of Harley Davidson's India operations
Pawah succeeded Anoop Prakash, who was appointed as the Managing Director of Harley Davidson Canada.
2015-09-22
Rajasthan Assembly passed Rajasthan Vexation Litigation Prevention Bill 2015
With this Rajasthan became the fifth state in India after Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and Madhya Pradesh to pass such legislation.
2015-09-22
Indian Coast Guard commissioned indigenously built vessels Apoorva & C-421
The induction of the vessels is expected to boost maritime security along the Arabian Sea coast.
2015-09-22
Union Government released Draft National Encryption Policy
Its
purpose is to encourage use of encryption technologies and products
among all sections including the government for more secure
communications and financial transactions in the cyber space.
2015-09-22
NASA developing space shotgun as part of its Asteroid Redirect Mission
Asteroid
Redirect Mission or ARM is NASA’s first ever robotic mission aimed at
redirecting asteroids into a stable orbit around the moon.
2015-09-22
Cow declared as National Animal of Nepal
The
declaration was made under the new secular constitution of Nepal
unveiled by Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav at Kathmandu.
2015-09-22
Richie Richardson appointed to Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees
Javagal Srinath is the only Indian in the seven member elite panel of the ICC.
2015-09-22
SC issued notice to Telangana Government on omission of 26 castes from state BC list
The notice was issued on the basis of a petition filed by the Setti Balija Youth Association.
2015-09-22
Rehearsal of Chang’e-5 lunar mission conducted in China
It is China’s maiden sample return mission to the moon that is scheduled to be launched in 2017.
2015-09-22
EMI-EMC & NFTR test facilities inaugurated at BEL-Ghaziabad
These
facilities will give fillip in developing and manufacturing products of
superior performance and reliability with capability to operate in
dense electromagnetic environment in the battlefield.
2015-09-22
NASSCOM’s report on Contributions of India’s Tech Industry to the US economy released
The
report tries to quantify the positive impact of investments made by
Indian Information Technology-Business Process Management companies in
the USA.
2015-09-22
British-born author Jackie Collins died
Her first novel The World Is Full of Married Men was published in 1968.
2015-09-22
Elattuvalapil Sreedharan to join UN's High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport
The
formation of group was announced by the UN Secretary General on 8
August 2014 to formulate recommendations on sustainable transport
actionable at global, national, local, and sector levels.
2015-09-21
Urdu scholar Shamim Hanfi awarded with Jnangarima Manad Alankaran award
Shamim
Hanfi is best known for his books on criticism like, Ghazal Ka Naya
Manzarnama, Jadidiyat ki Falsafiyani Asas and Infiradi Shaoor aur
Ijtemai Zindagi
2015-09-21
Four new isotopes discovered by researchers at Manipal University
H.
M. Devaraja from the Manipal Centre of Natural Sciences at Manipal
University claimed to have discovered four new atomic nuclei in a paper
published in the journal Physics Letters B.
2015-09-21
International Day of Peace observed globally
The theme of International Day of Peace for the year 2015 is Partnerships for Peace- Dignity for All.
2015-09-21
Ajay Jayaram won Silver Medal in 2015 Korea Open Badminton tournament
Jayram is currently ranked 32 in the Men's Singles world ranking.
2015-09-21
Jammu and Kashmir government banned sale of Ambuja cement in state
The initial enquiry found that Ambuja Cements sold cement bags at two different MRP rates in the Jammu and Kashmir region.
2015-09-21
Malayalam playback singer Radhika Thilak died
Radhika Thilak sung around 70 songs for Malayalam films including Guru, Ottayal Pattalam and Deepasthambham Mahashcharyam.
2015-09-21
National Tourism Awards 2013-14 presented
The state of Gujarat was awarded for the Best State/UT for Comprehensive Tourism Development.
2015-09-21
Veteran Leftist Sadhan Gupta died
Gupta was an eminent barrister and Independent India’s first visually challenged person to be elected as an MP.
2015-09-21
Sebastian Vettel won 2015 Singapore Grand Prix of Formula One
For Vettel, it was overall fourth victory in Singapore Grand Prix as he had earlier won in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
2015-09-21
Nepal adopted first democratically-framed constitution
The
adoption is considered as historic as it puts an end to the 7-year long
altercations among political parties about the nature of the
Constitution.
2015-09-21
Sania Mirza & Ajinkya Rahane conferred with Cricket Club of India’s honorary life membership
The
membership of CCI is a prestigious ownership which is awarded regularly
to sportsmen and eminent persons as recognition of their contribution
to their respective fields.
2015-09-21
Mariko Kipchumba of Kenya won 2015 Beijing International Marathon
With the present win, forty-one-year-old Kipchumba became the first non-Ethiopian athlete to win the event since 2011.
2015-09-21
India, Laos signed two MoUs to strengthen bilateral ties
The
MoUs cover Air Services Agreement to start direct flights between two
countries and another agreement for three Quick Impact Projects.
2015-09-21
Alexis Tsipras-led Syriza party won Greece elections
The
present victory for Syriza is expected to give another opportunity for
Greece to effectively deal with its long standing financial crisis and
emigrants influx from Syria.
2015-09-21
P Siva Kumar, CVRDE Director, elevated as Distinguished Scientist
Sivakumar’s
elevation was in recognition of his dedication and diligence in
self-reliance effort for defence combat vehicle systems including Arjun
MBT tanks.
2015-09-21
BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya passed away
Dalmiya
was involved with the BCCI for more than three decades and had started
his journey as its treasurer in 1983 before becoming its secretary.
2015-09-21
Sherif Ismail sworn in as Prime Minister of Egypt
Ismail is expected to be in office till the new government will take charge after the December 2015 elections to the Parliament.
2015-09-21
Renowned Marathi cricket commentator and writer Bal Pandit died
He translated Sunil Gavaskar’s autobiography Sunny Days into Marathi.
2015-09-19
PM Narendra Modi formally launched Integrated Power Development Scheme from Varanasi
The purpose of the scheme is to strengthening power transmission and distribution network in urban areas.
2015-09-19
Japan’s Diet removed restrictions on overseas deployment of Self Defense Forces for military use
The remilitarization bills can be termed as historic as they allow Japan to be militarily pro active after 70 years.
2015-09-19
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare banned sale of Diclofenac in multidose vial for human use
The move is aimed at protecting vultures from extinction.
2015-09-19
Indian Railways developed prototype of Hybrid Vacuum Toilet
It is hybrid because the design is based on both vacuum toilets and biotoilets.
2015-09-19
President & PM of Burkina Faso ousted in a military coup
General
Gilbert Diendere was declared as the chief of the newly established
National Democratic Council that is set to oversee the governance in the
country.
2015-09-19
India, US created Joint Challenge Coin to mark partnership
One
side of the coin reads Forward Together We Go and Chale Chale Saath
Saath in Hindi, which is the vision statement of US President Barack
Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
2015-09-18
Mahesh Rangarajan resigned as Director of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
He was appointed as the Director of NMML in June 2014 by the then UPA government headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
2015-09-18
Uneven Monsoon and its Effects on Indian Economy
The
arrival of monsoon and its evenness plays a very crucial role in
determining the growth and inflation prospects of the Indian economy in a
particular year.
2015-09-18
Union Government presented Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar and National Safety Awards 2013
The
Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has been operating the
Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar and National Safety Awards since 1965.
2015-09-18
2000-year old Nangchen Stupa with Lord Buddha's relics sent by Emperor Ashoka restored in China
The
spiritual head of Drukpa lineage of Buddhism based in Ladakh,
consecrated the renovated stupa with all religious rites in Qinghai
province of China, located adjacent to Tibet Autonomous Region.
2015-09-18
SC stayed implementation of Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015
The
Act notified on 8 September 2015 fixes matriculation as minimum
educational qualification for elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions
(PRIs).
2015-09-18
8th Edition of Global Innovation Index 2015 released
Although
India's ranking has slipped further to 81 in the list, compared to 76
in 2014, but it remained at the top of the regional ranking of Central
and Southern Asia.
2015-09-18
Hero Cycles acquired Firefox Bikes in all-cash transaction
Hero
Cycles acquired 100% stake in Firefox Bikes Pvt. Ltd and it also
announced that it will setup a ‘Hero Innovation Centre’ to upgrade its
line of cycles.
2015-09-18
Three Gulbarga varsity researchers derived soluble melanin from a micro organism
A
team of scientists from Gulbarga University derived the soluble melanin
from a new micro organism Tyrosinase from Actino bacterium.
2015-09-18
4th meeting of India-Kuwait Joint Working Group on Hydrocarbons held in New Delhi
Kuwait was the fourth largest oil supplier to India after Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Venezuela during 2014-15.
2015-09-18
Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) launched by Union Government
PMKKKY
programme is meant for the welfare of areas and people affected by
mining related operations, using the funds generated by the District
Mineral Foundations (DMFs).
2015-09-18
Report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Investigation on Sri Lanka released
The
report concluded that war crimes and crimes against humanity were
committed by both sides-Sri Lankan Security Agencies and the LTTE-during
the last phase of the civil war between 2002 and 2011.
2015-09-18
Pakistan to generate 40000 MW nuclear power as part of Nuclear Energy Vision 2050
The objective of the vision is to supply one-fourth of Pakistan’s total energy requirement as predicted for 2050.
2015-09-18
Two Years Eight Months and Twenty Eight Nights written by Salman Rushdie released
The
book can be easily called as an update to Rushdie’s ancient eastern
classic, A Thousand and One Nights and the story revolves around the
great Spanish-Muslim philosopher Ibn Rushd.
2015-09-18
Report titled Achieving the malaria MDG target released by WHO & UNICEF
The
report concluded that the malaria Millennium Development Goal (MDG)
target to stop and reverse the incidence of malaria by 2015 was
achieved.
2015-09-18
National Athletic Coach Nikolai Snesarev resigned
Nikolai
Snesarev is acknowledged for the rise of India’s two Olympic prospects
Lalita Babar in 3000m steeplechase and OP Jaisa in long distance
running.
2015-09-18
Disney Researchers invented ways to network VLC devices using IoT technology
To prove this, they successfully experimented with Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs.
2015-09-18
India ranked 22nd in Asian Football Technical Ranking released by AFC
South
Korea topped the list among the Asian nations followed by Saudi Arabia
and Iran at number 1 and number 3 positions respectively.
2015-09-18
Shivnarine Chanderpaul received Icon Award by the Indo-Caribbean Alliance
Chanderpaul
received the award in New York along with three others, namely
television personality Lakshmee Singh, New York City council member Eric
Ulrich and businessman Dave Kadernauth.
2015-09-18
Expert Group on tackling cyber crimes submitted its report to Ministry of Home Affairs
The
committee advised the government to set up Indian cyber crime
coordination centre or I4C monitor, analyze and counter cyber crimes.
2015-09-18
Madhya Pradesh Government launched M-Shiksha-Mitra mobile app for teachers
Teachers
can use Shiksha-Mitra mobile app to browse salary slip, funds sent to
school under various heads, scholarships, different circulars and GPF
statement easily.
2015-09-18
Union Finance Ministry launched NXT DIGITAL-Headend In The Sky platform
This Hinduja-Hits Network will serve Multi System Operators (MSOs) as well as Local Cable Operators (LCOs).
2015-09-17
Sun Pharma entered into an agreement to acquire InSite Vision
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd entered into a deal to acquire US-based InSite Vision Inc. for about 300 crore rupees.
2015-09-17
EPFO increased maximum insurance cover to 6 lakh rupees
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation increased the life insurance cover of its subscribers from 3.6 lakh to 6 lakh rupees.
2015-09-17
Blackstone Group LP acquired UK’s Serco Group Plc
The
acquisition worth 2558 crore rupees is the largest deal by Blackstone
in India in terms of enterprise value. The deal also marked the re-entry
of the PE firm in the BPO business.
2015-09-17
Union Government banned National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang for 5 years
NSCN-K
was banned following due legal process as it had unilaterally abrogated
the ceasefire agreement with the Union government.
2015-09-17
Hangzhou City of China chosen to host 2022 Asian Games
The OCA made the decision at its 34th Congress meeting in Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan.
2015-09-17
Nana Patekar established Naam Foundation to fund drought relief for farmers
The
'Naam Foundation', a brain child of Nana Patekar and fellow Marathi
actor Makrand Anaspure has been set up for donating money to drought
affected farmers.
2015-09-17
NGT passed directions to prevent pollution of Yamuna River
Idols
made of bio-degradable material (not with plastic or plaster of Paris)
and carrying environment-friendly colours will be allowed for immersion.
2015-09-17
Nepal's Parliament approved the New Constitution
Constituent
Assembly Chairman Subash Nemwang announced the charter was passed by a
507-25 vote in the 601-seat Assembly after the voting.
2015-09-17
Godavari, Krishna Rivers formally linked at Ibrahimpatnam Ferry village in Andhra Pradesh
The
two rivers were linked under the Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Scheme on
Godavari River at Pattisam village in West Godavari district.
2015-09-17
India, Cambodia signed two MoUs on Tourism & Mekong Ganga Cooperation Initiative
The
MoUs were signed in the presence of Indian Vice-President Hamid Ansari
who is on a three-day visit to Cambodia on the invitation of its Prime
Minister Hun Sen.
2015-09-17
5 cities officially named as candidates to host 2024 Summer Olympics
Out
of the five cities, Los Angeles and Paris has hosted the games twice.
Los Angeles hosted the Olympic Games in 1932 and 1984 while Paris hosted
the 1900 and 1924 Olympics.
2015-09-17
Apus Group tied-up with mobile advertising network InMobi
With this tie-up, Bengaluru-based InMobi will share its expertise to help Apus establish a larger footprint in India.
2015-09-17
Afghan refugee teacher Aqeela Asifi awarded with 2015 Nansen Refugee Award by UNHCR
Aqeela
Asifi was awarded for her brave and tireless dedication to education
for Afghan refugee girls in the Kot Chandana refugee village in
Mianwali, Pakistan.
2015-09-17
India Cements won Moin-ud Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament 2015-16
India Cements defeated Hyderabad XI to win its third title.
2015-09-17
Pivot to Asia doctrine & China’s South China Sea activism shaping the meeting between Xi and Obama
The
Pivot to Asia doctrine refers to the policy of the US administration
for more enhanced and pro-active engagement with the Asia Pacific
region.
2015-09-17
RBI granted In-principle Approval to 10 Applicants for Small Finance Banks
The
in-principle approval granted will be valid for 18 months to enable the
applicants to comply with the requirements under the Guidelines and
fulfill other conditions as may be stipulated by the RBI.
2015-09-17
International Day of Democracy observed with the theme Space for Civil Society
It
was created by the UN General Assembly through a resolution in 2007 to
strengthen national programmes devoted to the promotion and
consolidation of democracy.
2015-09-17
Shot putter Manpreet Kaur shattered 18-year-old national record
Patiala-based
shot putter broke the record of Harbans Kaur of 17.43 metres that came
in 1997 by throwing 17.96 metres in her second attempt to claim the gold
medal, a hat-trick of titles at the National Open.
2015-09-17
Indian-American Swetha Prabakaran chosen for Champions of Change Award in US
Prabhakaran,
a junior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in
Virginia, founded a non-profit organisation Everybody Code Now!.
2015-09-16
21st International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer observed across the world
The
theme and the slogan for the year 2015 are 30 Years of Healing the
Ozone Together and Ozone: All there is between you and UV respectively.
2015-09-16
British-Indian Sunjeev Sahota shortlisted for Man Booker Prize 2015
Sahota is among the six novelists short-listed for the award. The winner of the prize will be announced on 13 October 2015.
2015-09-16
Union Cabinet approved Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission for overall development of rural areas
The
Mission approved with an outlay of 5142.08 crore rupees aims to create
300 Rurban growth clusters over the next 3 years, across the country.
2015-09-16
Only Marathi-speaking people to get autorickshaw permit in the state: Maharashtra Government
For
availing the auto-rickshaw permit, the applicant must speak Marathi and
should have a domicile certificate to show that he has been a resident
of the state for the past 15 years.
2015-09-16
Delhi government approved Victim Compensation Scheme
The
scheme was approved with enhanced upper limit of compensation to rape
victims to 5 lakh rupees from existing 3 lakh rupees and to the victims
of acid attack to 7 lakh rupees from 3 lakh rupees.
2015-09-16
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina won the United Nations Champions of the Earth Award 2015
Sheikh
Hasina has demonstrated leadership in making climate change an issue of
national priority and advocating for an ambitious global response.
2015-09-16
World's longest Continental Volcanic Chain discovered in Australia
The
findings were published in the journal Nature on 14 September 2015 with
the title Lithospheric controls on magma composition along Earth’s
longest continental hotspot track.
2015-09-16
Shauryanjali Exhibition on 1965 Indo-Pak War inaugurated
The exhibition celebrates the victory of India over Pakistan and remembers the supreme sacrifice of Indian soldiers.
2015-09-16
India, Sri Lanka exchanged four agreements to ensure peace and stability in the region
These
agreements were exchanged during the visit of Prime Minister of Sri
Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe to India from 14 September to 16 September
2015.
2015-09-16
Hungary declared emergency in areas near Serbian border to check Migrant crisis
The
declaration of emergency is part of the refugee crisis which the
European Union (EU) nations has been facing from Africa especially
Syria.
2015-09-16
Indian-Origin Lawmakers Seema Malhotra, Lisa Nandy appointed to Shadow Cabinet in UK
Malhotra
was appointed as the shadow chief secretary for Treasury, while Nandy
was appointed as shadow secretary for energy and climate change.
2015-09-16
Pentagon established first-ever country special cell IRRC to speed up defence ties with India
With
this, India became the only country to have a specific cell of its kind
inside the Pentagon. IRRC will be headed by Keith Webster.
2015-09-16
American Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr announced retirement after defeating Andre Berto
The present win was his 49th overall and he never lost a game since his first match in 1996.
2015-09-16
National Geographic selected for UNEP Champions of the Earth award in Science & Innovation category
National
Geographic Society is a global nonprofit membership organization driven
by a passionate belief in the power of science, exploration and
storytelling to change the world.
2015-09-16
Natura Brasil selected for 2015 UNEP Champions of the Earth award in entrepreneurial vision category
Natura is a Brazilian brand leader in cosmetics, fragrances and personal care in the direct selling model.
2015-09-16
Ashok-Alexander Sridharan became first PIO to be elected as mayor of Bonn in Germany
He was born in Bonn in 1965 to an Indian Diplomat and German mother.
2015-09-16
Tambul Leaf Plates conferred with SEED Special Recognition Award
The onetime special award was presented to the Indian based organisation to mark the 10th anniversary of the annual SEED Awards.
2015-09-16
MP government constituted one-member commission to probe Petlawad explosion incident
The
commission will be chaired by retired High Court judge Justice Aryendra
Kumar Saxena. The commission has been asked to submit its report in 3
months.
2015-09-16
Renowned Classical dancer Kalamandalam Sathyabhama died
She was regarded as a doyen of Mohiniyattam and was well-known for her experimental reforms in this classical dance form.
2015-09-16
Narsingh Pancham Yadav won bronze at 2015 World Wrestling Championships
Narsingh’s win confirmed quota place for India in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
2015-09-16
Jeremy Corbyn elected as leader of Labour Party in UK
The
election of Corbyn assumes significance to the UK politics in specific
and the EU in general as he is long known for his radical left-wing
leanings.
2015-09-16
Malcolm Turnbull sworn in as 29th Prime Minister of Australia
Malcolm was the Minister for Communications from September 2013 to September 2015.
2015-09-15
RBI, Nepal Rastra Bank signed MoU for Exchange of Supervisory Information
The
RBI has so far entered into MoU with supervisors of 27 countries and
Letter for Supervisory Co-operation and Statement of Co-operation with
supervisors of one country each.
2015-09-15
Sports Ministry recognized the Indian Kalarippayattu Federation as Regional Sports Federation
This
recognition grants a major role to the Indian Kalarippayattu Federation
(IKF) in promoting and developing Kalarippayattu sport in India.
2015-09-15
Report titled Assessment of State Implementation of Business Reforms released
Gujarat took the top position in a list that ranked states on the ease of doing business.
2015-09-15
We Care Solar won $1 million ‘Powering the Future We Want’ grant of the United Nations
We
Care Solar provide renewable energy at low cost with a medical device
that prevents maternal and child complications during labour in areas
without electricity.
2015-09-15
QS World University Rankings 2015-16 released; IISc-B & IIT-D figured in top 200
Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) of the USA was adjudged as the top
university in the world for the record fourth time.
2015-09-15
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Dethroned in an Internal Party Leadership Ballot
In the ballot, Abbott received 44 votes while Turnbull received 54 votes.
2015-09-15
UN adopted Resolution proclaiming 9 December as International Genocide Commemoration Day
UNGA
decided to proclaim 9 December as International Genocide Commemoration
Day because the day marks anniversary of the signing of the 1948
Genocide Convention.
2015-09-15
UNGA adopted Document on Advancing Security Council Reforms
The
proposal which was adopted for the first time in 23 years has been
welcomed by India and G4 group comprising of Brazil, Germany, Japan and
India and L.69 Group of Developing Countries.
2015-09-15
SC sought Centre's response on States' petition against ban on publication of CM photos in Govt. Ads
State
Governments contended that the May 2015 directive of the court is
against the federal structure of governance enshrined in the
Constitution.
2015-09-15
India-Maldives joint military training Exercise EKUVERIN 2015 held in Kerala
It was the sixth edition of the bilateral annual exercise started in 2009 in Belgaum, Karnataka.
2015-09-15
Nepal Constituent Assembly rejected proposal for Hindu nation in favour of secularism
The
erstwhile Hindu state, Nepal was declared a secular state in 2007 after
the success of the People's Movement of 2006 and end of monarchy in the
country.
2015-09-15
Meeting of Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) on Climate Change held in New Delhi
The objective of the meeting was to exchange and harmonise views on the negotiating text for the COP-21 of the UNFCC.
2015-09-15
Union Government formed Mihir Shah Committee on restructuring water agencies
The committee will suggest ways on restructuring the Central Water Commission (CWC) and the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB).
2015-09-15
Government to provide additional 50 days work to farmers under MGNREGA in drought-hit areas
The additional days will be provided to bring relief to farmers in view of deficit monsoon in various parts of the country.
2015-09-15
Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Frank D Gilroy died
In 1965, he won prestigious Pulitzer Prize for theatrical adaptation of his play The Subject Was Roses.
2015-09-15
Hormusji N Cama elected as Chairman of Press Trust of India
Apart
from him, Riyad Mathew was unanimously elected as the Vice Chairman of
the PTI. He is the Director of Malayala Manorama and is a Senior
Assistant Editor of the Malayala Manorama.
2015-09-14
Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalitha announced to set up Tamil Nadu Fibernet Corporation
The
Corporation will be established at an estimated cost of 3000 crore
rupees and will oversee the linkage of 12524 villages in the state
through optical fibre.
2015-09-14
Mount Aso, the largest volcano of Japan erupted
Since 2014, the volcanic activity in Japan has intensified, especially after the eruption of the Mount Ontake in central Japan.
2015-09-14
DMRC to execute 6769 crore rupees worth Vijayawada Metro Rail Project
The state government also gave in principal approval to the DMRC for the execution of the Vishakhapatnam Metro Rail Project.
2015-09-14
Ruling People’s Action Party won Singapore general elections for record 12th time
In
the elections to the unicameral legislature, while the PAP won 83
seats, the opposition Worker’s Party ended up with just six seats, one
less than it held in the outgoing parliament.
2015-09-14
Hindi Divas observed on 14 September across India
The
day was observed to promote the Matra Bhasha – the mother tongue of
India and show its importance as a language in the country and the world
at large.
2015-09-14
Indian-Australian Navy Bilateral Maritime Exercise AUSINDEX-15 started
The
maritime exercise seeks to strengthen defence co-operation between
India and Australia as envisaged in the Framework for Security
Co-operation announced in 2014.
2015-09-14
Indian Railways partnered with Google to provide free Wi-Fi services under Project Nilgiri
Under this initiative, free Wi-Fi services will be provided to passengers in 400 railway stations across the country.
2015-09-14
Germany introduced border controls along Austrian border to check migrant influx from Syria
The
controls along the borders imply that its temporary exit from the
Schengen Agreement that facilitates unhindered movement of people within
the EU region.
2015-09-14
DGs of BSF and Pakistan Rangers held Bi-annual talks in New Delhi
The
seed of Bi-annual talks between the officials of the Border Security
Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers was sown during the Home Secretary
Level Talks held at Islamabad, Pakistan in May 1989.
2015-09-14
Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis won 2015 US Open Women's Doubles title
For
Sania-Hingis duo, the title was the second Grand Slam in a row as they
won their maiden title in July 2015 at the Wimbledon in England.
2015-09-14
10th World Hindi Conference held in Bhopal
It was the third conference to be held in India. The two earlier conferences were held in Nagpur (1975) and New Delhi (1985).
2015-09-14
Dr G Satheesh Reddy conferred with Royal Aeronautical Society Silver Medal
Dr
Reddy was conferred with this medal in recognition of his contributions
as one of the leading navigation and avionics experts of the Indian
Defense research establishment.
2015-09-14
SpiceJet became first-ever airline to make night landing at Port Blair’s Veer Savarkar Airport
The flight commanded by Capt. Gurcharan Arora and Capt. Ranbir Singh paves the way for similar flight movements after sunset.
2015-09-14
Flavia Pennetta won 2015 US Open Women’s Singles title
With this victory, Pennetta became the second Italian woman to win one of the tennis majors.
2015-09-14
Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer to win 2015 US Open Men’s Singles title
For Djokovic, it was a second US Open singles title and a 10th Grand Slam singles title.
2015-09-14
Union Government approved the purchase of 10 Heron TP drones from Israel
This
400 million US dollars proposal for buying armed missile-armed drones
from Israel will enhance India's cross-border military strike
capability.
2015-09-12
Leander Paes, Martina Hingis won US Open Mixed Doubles Title 2015
This fourth seeded Indo-Swiss pair defeated unseeded Americans Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sam Querrey 6-4, 3-6, 10-7 in finals.
2015-09-12
Rakesh Sharma appointed as MD and CEO of Canara Bank
Prior to this appointment, Sharma was the MD and CEO of Lakshmi Vilas Bank since March 2014.
2015-09-12
CarDekho acquired Auto portal Zigwheels
The combined entity of CarDekho, Gaadi.com and Zigwheels will compete with the likes of Cartrade.com and Carwale.com.
2015-09-12
Prof Kumkum Dhar appointed as Vice Chancellor of Bhatkhande Music Institute
Dhar succeeded the incumbent Vice Chancellor Prof Shruti Sadolikar Katkar, who was on extension.
2015-09-12
Hollywood Actor John P Connell died
He was best known as the star of the daytime TV drama Young Dr Malone.
2015-09-12
Experts discovered existence of thriving port town in Thanjavur district in Sangam Era
The
findings were based on the results unearthed during an archaeological
excavation at Mandripattinam fishing hamlet in Thanjavur district.
2015-09-11
Management of minority educational institution cannot exploit its employees: Allahabad HC
As per the Court, the management violated the UP Intermediate Education Act, 1921.
2015-09-11
Rajasthan first state to submit Annual Action Plan under Atal Mission (AMRUT)
AMRUT
targets universal coverage in respect of water supply connections,
sewerage connections and urban transport to all urban households in the
state.
2015-09-11
UNGA adopted Resolution on Raising of Flags by Non-Member Observer States
Adoption
of the Resolution allows State of Palestine and the Vatican to raise
their flags outside of UN Headquarters and UN offices.
2015-09-11
Dr Reddy's Laboratories signed pact with US Firm PanTheryx
Dr Reddy's will market the DiaResQ product in India and Nepal under the Reliqua brand.
2015-09-11
Virat Kohli became co-owner of IPTL’s franchise UAE Royals
Federer in the inaugural season of IPTL played for the Indian Aces team but this time he will be featuring for the UAE Royals.
2015-09-11
Global Investors Meet 2015 held in Tamil Nadu
The first-of-its-kind investor’s summit in Tamil Nadu was aimed at targeting investment commitment of 1 lakh crore rupees.
2015-09-11
Union HRD Ministry launched National Web Portal for Apprenticeship Training
The Union Ministry also released a Logo and a Slogan Sashakt Yuva, Samarth Bharat for the National Web Portal.
2015-09-11
Indian-American Jagdeep Grewal Sworn-in as First Female Postmaster of Sacramento
Jagdeep Grewal, a graduate from Punjab University, became the first female postmaster of Sacramento in 166 years.
2015-09-11
Mumbai Dialogue: Towards a TB-free India launched
According
to the World Health Organization Global TB Report 2014, 240000 Indians
die of TB each year and 61000 suffer from multidrug-resistant TB.
2015-09-11
Renowned water policy expert Ramaswamy R Iyer died
He was instrumental in drafting India’s first National Water Policy in 1987.
2015-09-11
Former Member of Parliament Balkrishna Wasnik died
He had represented two constituencies of Vidarbha in Parliament namely Bhandara (in 1957 and 1962) and Buldhana (1980).
2015-09-11
INS Vajrakosh commissioned by Defence Ministry at Karwar
INS
Vajrakosh will be the biggest missiles, ammunition and spares dump on
the Western Sea Board. It will be base that will equip all warships and
airplanes.
2015-09-10
India, Indonesia signed pact to cooperate on criminal matters
In
this regard, Union Ministry of Home Affairs issued an official gazette
notification for service or execution of summons or warrant in relation
to criminal matters in both countries.
2015-09-10
Acclaimed writer Jhumpa Lahiri awarded with 2014 National Humanities Medal by White House
The medal was conferred onto her by President Barack Obama at a ceremony at the White House.
2015-09-10
DGFT launched online certificate programme Niryat Bandhu@Your Desktop
The
DGFT collaborated with Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) to
launch this innovative online programme for exporters and entrepreneurs.
2015-09-10
Union Government approved 6% hike in DA for Central Government employees
The
increment was made in accordance to the accepted formula, which is
based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission.
2015-09-10
SunEdison Inc, Tamil Nadu Government signed MoU to develop 2-GW projects
The company will invest 12000 crore-14000 crore rupees in the next five years for setting up the projects.
2015-09-10
Abitha Mary Manuel and Anamika Das bagged bronze medals in 2015 CYG
Manuel
won the medal in girls 800m race, while Das won it in shot put event on
the third and final day of athletics competitions.
2015-09-10
World Suicide Prevention Day observed with theme Preventing Suicide: Reaching Out and Saving Lives
The
2015 theme, Preventing Suicide: Reaching Out and Saving Lives,
encourages us all to consider the role that offering support may play in
combating suicide.
2015-09-10
J Manjula appointed as Director-General of Electronics and Communication Systems cluster of DRDO
She had a brief stint in Electronics Corporation of India Ltd before joining DRDO in 1987.
2015-09-10
Union cabinet approved guidelines for spectrum trading between service providers
The new guidelines are expected to result in the improvement of the quality of services and addressing the issue of call drops
2015-09-10
Union Cabinet approved India’s Preferential Treatment to LDCs in Trade in Services in the WTO
Under the WTO norms, Special and Differential Treatment (SDT) is allowed to increase trading opportunities for LDCs.
2015-09-10
Telangana Language Day observed to commemorate birth anniversary of Kaloji Narayana Rao
Telangana
Government on 7 September 2015 decided to observe poet Kaloji Narayana
Rao’s 100th birth anniversary as Telangana language Day.
2015-09-10
Anupam Kher conferred with Honoured Guest of Texas award
Houston
Mayor Annise Parker in a proclamation declared 7 August as Anupam Kher
Day. The day was declared for Kher’s commitment for providing quality
entertainment to the community.
2015-09-10
Union Cabinet approved National Offshore Wind Energy Policy 2015
The focus of the policy is to harness offshore wind energy potential in India’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
2015-09-10
Levels & Trends in Child Mortality Report 2015 released
In India, U5MR declined from 126 in 1990 to 48 in 2015 against the UN Millennium Development Goal of 42.
2015-09-10
Seven Indians featured in the Forbes Asia's list of philanthropists
Indian’s
who feature in the list are Senapathy Gopalakrishnan, Nandan Nilekani,
SD Shibulal, Rohan, Sunny Varkey, Suresh Ramakrishnan and Mahesh
Ramakrishnan.
2015-09-10
Union Cabinet approved 100 percent FDI in white label ATMs through automatic route
White label ATMs are those that are being set up by non-bank entities.
2015-09-10
President conferred Gandhi Peace Prize on ISRO
ISRO’s
Chairman AS Kiran Kumar received the award on behalf of the
organisation. It was awarded for its contribution in development of
space technology and satellite-based services in India.
2015-09-10
Election Commission of India announced election dates for Bihar Assembly polls
The election to be held in 5 phases will start from 12 October 2015 and counting will start from 8 November 2015.
2015-09-10
Union Cabinet gave nod to transfer regulatory authority on potable alcohol to states
It
will ensure that industries engaged in manufacturing alcohol meant for
Potable purposes shall be under the total and exclusive control of
States in all respects.
2015-09-10
CCI imposed penalty on Kerala Film Exhibitors Federation for Contravening Competition Law
The
decision came following Informant M/s Crown Theatre's allegations of
anti-competitive conduct by KFEF in not allowing screening of Malayalam
and Tamil films in its theatre since May 2013.
2015-09-09
Union Government inaugurated New production facility for producing prosthetic systems
The facility was launched under the Make In India initiative with an estimated cost of 6 Crores rupees.
2015-09-09
Pakistan SC ordered adoption of Urdu as official language
The
Court also ruled that under the 1973 Constitution it is must to adopt
Urdu as official language. It also ordered that there should be no delay
in implementation of Article 251 of the Constitution.
2015-09-09
Agriculture expert Ramesh Chand appointed as a full time member Niti Aayog
He
is also a member of a task force on agriculture development under Niti
Aayog which is formulating strategies to give a boost to the agriculture
sector.
2015-09-09
Jharkhand Government approved the formation of Anti-Terrorism Squad in State
The ATS will be headed by an official of the rank of Superintendent of Police and will have six DSP and 11 Inspectors in it.
2015-09-09
Tamil Nadu Government launched Amma baby care Kit Scheme
Under the Amma Baby Care Kit scheme, the state government will provide accessories for the newborn and its mother.
2015-09-09
Haryana banned manufacture, storage, sale of gutka, pan masala in the state
The
Food and Drugs Administration has issued notification in this regard.
The notice prohibits the sale and purchase of tobacco products for one
year starting from 3 September 2015.
2015-09-09
Union Cabinet approved constitution of 21st Law Commission of India
It will be functional for a period of three years between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2018.
2015-09-09
BSE has highest number of listed companies in the world: WFE
By the end of June 2015, a total number of 5689 companies were listed with the BSE.
2015-09-09
Union Cabinet approved introduction of Gold Monetization Schemes
Under
this initiative, revamped Gold Deposit Scheme (GDS) and the Gold Metal
Loan (GML) Scheme will be implemented by the Union Government.
2015-09-09
Queen Elizabeth II became longest-reigning UK monarch
She
passed the record set by her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria on 9
September 2015 who ruled for 63 years between 1837 and 1901.
2015-09-09
Union Cabinet approved Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme to reduce dependence on physical gold
It
is aimed at shifting part of the estimated 300 tons of physical bars
and coins purchased every year for investment into Demat gold bonds.
2015-09-09
Fallout of slowdown in Chinese economy
The
article analyses reasons for recent crash in Chinese markets and its
potential impact on the global economy with special reference to India.
2015-09-09
Weightlifter Deepak Lather won Gold in 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games
Indian athletes have clinched three gold medals and a silver medal in the ongoing Commonwealth Youth Games at Apia, Samoa.
2015-09-09
7th session of India-Belarus Intergovernmental Commission held in Minsk
During
the session, both the countries agreed to enhance the trade to 1
billion US dollars by 2018 from the present level of 400 million US
dollars.
2015-09-09
Andhra Pradesh Government launched e-Pragati project to provide Integrated One Governance
The project is envisaged to be implemented in three phase and set for completion by December 2017.
2015-09-08
Himachal Pradesh organised organic fair and food festival to boost organic farming
The
fair was organised with an aim to popularise organic farming in the
state where 90 percent of the population is residing in rural areas and
79 percent families are dependent on agriculture.
2015-09-08
Arun Jaitley launched digital version of Mahatma Gandhi's collected work
The
works of Mahatma Gandhi compiled by a team of Scholars includes
historic speeches of Gandhi and also provide varied, numerous and
logical profiles of Gandhi’s life and thought, action and engagements.
2015-09-08
First-ever Census on India’s Leopard presented
The
team shows availability of around 7910 of leopards across India, except
the northeastern region of India. The figure excludes the northeastern
region of India.
2015-09-08
MCX Ltd, IamSMEofIndia signed MoU to unveil benefits of Commodity Price Risk Management
The
MoU is aimed at creating awareness among Micro, Small and Medium
enterprises (MSMEs) on the benefits of commodity price risk management.
2015-09-08
WEF released The Inclusive Growth and Development Report 2015
As
per the report, sustained strong growth has lifted many out of absolute
poverty in India but improvements in living standards have not kept
pace with the GDP growth.
2015-09-08
BSNL to upgrade Broadband speed to minimum 2 Mbps at no additional cost
BSNL
launched the Broadband services over its landline in India in 2005 with
speed of 256kbps and above over the state of art MPLS based IP
infrastructure in urban as well as rural areas.
2015-09-08
Haryana Assembly passed Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2015
With
this, Haryana became the second state after Rajasthan to fix
educational and other qualifications for the candidates contesting
Panchayat elections.
2015-09-08
Doha Bank tied up with Reliance ADA Group to generate business opportunities
The
MoU is envisaged to provide tangible business opportunities and further
prospects for expansion for Doha Bank and Reliance Group.
2015-09-08
UNEP released Global Waste Management Outlook
It was a first of its kind report on waste management at the global level.
2015-09-08
Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit of South Africa selected for 2015 UNEP Champions of the Earth award
The
award will be conferred during the Sustainable Development Goals summit
that is scheduled to be held on 27 September 2015 in New York.
2015-09-08
Brij Raj Sharma appointed as Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir
Sharma succeeded Muhammad Iqbal Khandey, who chose to seek voluntary retirement (VRS) three months prior to his superannuation.
2015-09-08
Anirban Lahiri became first Indian golfer to qualify for Presidents Cup
The championship is scheduled to be held at Incheon in South Korea between 2 October and 4 October 2015.
2015-09-08
North, South Korea agreed to resume family reunions
The resumed reunions will take place between 20 October and 26 October 2015 in North Korea's Mount Kumgang resort.
2015-09-08
Maharashtra government to abolish LBT on petrol and diesel within 15 days
The
decision was taken to end the disparity between fuel dealers and other
traders. Abolishing LBT will cost the government exchequer 280 crore
rupees.
2015-09-08
International Literacy Day 2015 celebrated across the world
The theme of International Literacy Day 2015 is Literacy and Sustainable Societies.
2015-09-08
Prime Minister Modi inaugurated extension of Delhi Metro Line till Faridabad
The
total cost of the project from Badarpur to Escorts Mujesar was to the
tune of 2500 crore rupees and it comprises of nine stations.
2015-09-07
Bala Tripura Sundari Devi Temple renovated under India-Nepal Economic programme inaugurated
Shree
Bala Tripura Sundari Devi Temple is located is a historic structure
said to be more than 900 years old, having great socio-cultural
relevance in the life of the people of the Dolpa district.
2015-09-07
Puducherry government announced annual Teacher's Day awards
The
awards were given to encourage the teaching community and also to
recognise their professional competence and achievement in the field of
education at various levels.
2015-09-07
Thailand's military-appointed National Reform Council rejected the draft of the new constitution
The
247-member National Reform Council rejected the draft charter by 135
votes to 105, with seven abstentions. Its passage would have helped
Thailand to see its 20th constitution in 83 years.
2015-09-07
Indian boxer Vikas won silver medal in 75 kg category at 2015 Asian Boxing Championships
With
Vikas' silver, India finished their campaign at the Asia Boxing
Championships held at Bangkok with one silver and three bronze medals.
2015-09-07
G20 launched W20 to enhance role of women in business
It
is in addition to the existing official engagement groups of the
G20-B20 (Business20), C20 (Civil society20), L20 (Labour20), T20
(Think20) and Y20 (Youth20).
2015-09-07
Music Composer Aadesh Shrivastava died
Aadesh
Shrivastava was a music composer and singer of Indian music. Over the
course of his career, he had composed music for over 100 Hindi films.
2015-09-07
G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meet held in Turkey
The
meeting reviewed the issues pertaining to current global economy
including devaluation of Chinese currency (Yuan) and likely impact of
change in interest rates by the Federal Reserve of the USA.
2015-09-07
Teacher’s Day celebrated across India on birth anniversary of Dr S Radhakrishnan
To
mark the occasion, the president of India Pranab Mukherjee presented
National Awards to meritorious teachers and launched Delhi government’s
Be A Teacher programme.
2015-09-07
Union Government announced One Rank One Pension scheme for ex-servicemen
OROP
implies that uniform pension be paid to the armed forces personnel
retiring in the same rank with the same length of service, regardless of
their date of retirement.
2015-09-07
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain won 2015 Italian Grand Prix of Formula 1
Hamilton
won more races compared to any other British driver in the history of
Formula One and is currently 5th on the all-time list, with 40 wins.
2015-09-07
Shane Watson retired from Test cricket
34-year-old Watson's 10-year Test career came to an end at the Ashes opener at Cardiff, which England won by 169 runs.
2015-09-07
To the Brink and Back: India's 1991 Story by Jairam Ramesh
The
book deals with fast-paced changes in the economic sector introduced by
the duo P V Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh in 1991.
2015-09-07
Commemorative coins of Rs 125, Rs 10 released in honour of former President S Radhakrishna
Modi
released the coins at a function of his interaction with the central
school students at Zorawar hall, Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi.
2015-09-04
Marvan Atapattu resigned as Head Coach of Sri Lanka Cricket team
He
resigned just two-days after the team’s Test series loss to India at
home. The series loss was their first to India on home soil since 1993.
2015-09-04
Andhra Pradesh Assembly passed Andhra Pradesh Special Courts Bill, 2015
The
Bill will enable the State to recover wealth amassed by the corrupt
public servants through exploitation of public property or in a benami
manner.
2015-09-04
J&K High Court ordered CBI probe into multi-crore JKCA scam
The
court asked the CBI to take the investigation in hand from the special
investigation team of police and bring the same to a logical conclusion
as expeditiously as possible, preferably within six months.
2015-09-04
Haryana bagged Skoch Order-of-Merit National award for implementing e-governance initiatives
Skoch
Digital Inclusion Award is an initiative to recognise the e-Governance
initiatives of the Central Government, State, Local Governments and
others.
2015-09-04
NASA and ISRO jointly working on NISAR mission
NISAR
satellite will be the first radar imaging satellite to use dual
frequency optimized for studying hazards and global environmental
change.
2015-09-04
SEBI notified SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
The
Listing Regulations have been sub-divided into two parts (a)
substantive provisions incorporated in the main body of Regulations; (b)
procedural requirements in the form of Schedules to the Regulations.
2015-09-04
Beach resort of Bodrum, Turkey; Witness to Syrian refugee crisis
Bodrum is a port city and beach resort in the southwestern Aegean Region of Turkey.
2015-09-04
Union Government cancelled FCRA registration of NGO Greenpeace
In
an affidavit submitted to Delhi High Court, the Union Home Ministry
said Greenpeace violated FCRA by mixing its foreign and domestic
contributions.
2015-09-04
Treat Group A officers of paramilitary forces as organised services: Delhi HC
By
virtue of being part of the Organised Group A officers, they will be
entitled to get many additional benefits including financial benefits
like Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU) from 2006.
2015-09-04
R Sampanthan became first tamilian to lead opposition in Sri Lankan parliament in 32 years
While
R Sampanthan is the second tamilian to hold the position, A
Amirthallingam was the leader of the opposition between 1977 and 1983.
2015-09-04
Vinod Dasari appointed as President of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers
Arvind Saxena, President of General Motors India, was elected as the Vice-President of the organisation.
2015-09-04
11th Session of India-United Arab Emirates Joint Commission meet concluded
UAE is the sixth largest source of our oil imports and hosts a 2.6 million-strong Indian Community.
2015-09-04
China held victory day parade to commemorate WW-II victory over Japan
It was held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of its victory over Japan during the WW-II in 1945.
2015-09-04
Llyod's City Risk Index 2015-2025 released
The
Index is the first of its kind as it quantified the expected loss to
cities’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from various natural and manmade
threats.
2015-09-04
Maharashtra government approved ordinance to amend MPDA Act, 1981
The ordinance would be issued to amend the act and include sand smuggling as well as smugglers in the section II of the act.
2015-09-04
InSPA, global alliance of 107 sunshine countries to be launched in New Delhi
The
members include those countries that are located between tropic of
cancer and tropic of capricorn that receive high sunshine round the
year.
2015-09-04
HIV prevention drug PrEP showed positive results
PrEP is a treatment for people who do not have HIV but who are at substantial risk of getting it.
2015-09-03
Union Government launched Indian Wind Resource Atlas as an online GIS tool
The
Atlas will help policy makers at Centre and State Governments to deal
with issues related to tariff fixation, transmission, grade frequency,
etc.
2015-09-03
Over 3 Trillion trees currently thrive on Earth: Study
The
study was published in the journal Nature on 2 September 2015 with a
title Mapping tree density at a global scale. The study was conceived by
TW Crowther and HB Glick.
2015-09-03
Second Australia-India Defence Minister’s dialogue concluded in New Delhi
The
meet was followed by a delegation level talk to discuss issues of
shared strategic interest and the current state of the bilateral defence
relationship between the two countries.
2015-09-03
Russia rejected French proposal to limit veto power of UNSC’s permanent members
Veto
power at UNSC relates to the five permanent members also known as the
Permanent Five, Big Five, or P5. These are Britain, China, France,
Russia and United States.
2015-09-03
Canada entered first technical recession in six years
Technical
recession means negative economic growth by a country’s gross domestic
product (GDP) for two consecutive quarters and Canada entered it for the
first time in six years.
2015-09-03
Book titled Globalisation, Democratization and Distributive Justice presented to Hamid Ansari
The
book says that recent steps taken on economic and fiscal side can work
as a catalyst to development agenda which was boosted through Employment
Guarantee Act, Right to Education Act and Food Security Act.
2015-09-03
NASA and USAID launched SERVIR-Mekong to monitor environment in Southeast Asia
SERVIR-Mekong will serve the countries of the Mekong River Basin: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
2015-09-03
Forward Markets Commission to be merged with SEBI with effect from 28 Sept 2015
For
this purpose, the government repealed the Forward Contracts Regulation
Act (FCRA) 1952 and made a way to shift the Regulation of Commodity
Derivatives Market to SEBI under Securities Contracts Regulation Act
(SCRA) 1956.
2015-09-03
A commemorative plaque joined Tree of Peace and Unity to mark end of WW-II
The
Tree of Peace and Unity was planted in 2014 at the UN headquarters to
mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the WW-II in Europe.
2015-09-03
PHDCCI launched Intellectual Property Rights Facilitation Centre for MSMEs in Lucknow
The
primary objective of the centre is to enable MSMEs from Uttar Pradesh
in understanding, Identifying & using Intellectual Property for
Competitive Advantage.
2015-09-03
Bazmi Husain appointed as Chief Technology Officer of ABB India Ltd
As a CTO, he will report to ABB’s CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer and will begin work as CTO with effect from 1 January 2016.
2015-09-03
4th India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks for the 11th Five Year Plan held in New Delhi
Annual
Development Cooperation Talks are the umbrella mechanism for discussing
Government of India’s bilateral developmental assistance to Bhutan.
2015-09-03
Logo for 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games scrapped amid plagiarism accusation
Belgian designer Olivier Debie claimed that the design was similar to his 2013 logo for the Theatre de Liege.
2015-09-03
Low-cost device to monitor air quality unveiled by UNEP in Nairobi
It is a low-cost device as it is expected to cost up to 100 times less than existing solutions.
2015-09-03
IGAD-PLus brokered Peace Agreement came into effect in South Sudan
IGAD
is an eight-country trade bloc in Africa including Djibouti, Ethiopia,
Somalia, Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya and Uganda.
2015-09-03
Railway Ministry launched three IT Initiatives developed by CRIS
CRIS
has developed a paperless Unreserved Ticketing feature in Mobile
Application utsonmobile both for Android and Windows platforms.
2015-09-02
India partnered with UN's Better Than Cash Alliance to speed up PMJDY Programme
By
joining the Better Than Cash Alliance, the Indian Government will have a
research, technical, and policy partner as it continues to create a
digital financial economy.
2015-09-02
India won UNESCO's Award of Excellence 2015 for conserving Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple
The
Award of Excellence for the conservation of Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple
at Thrissur in Kerala recognizes the remarkable conservation effort
undertaken at the sacred site.
2015-09-02
Swachhata Sangraam Abhiyaan in Indore to make it open defecation-free
The
first three village panchayats to eradicate open defecation would be
awarded the Ahilya Gram Puraskar and would be given cash prize of 20
lakh rupees, 15 lakh rupees, and 5 lakh rupees respectively.
2015-09-02
Allahabad HC: Ensure flag hoisting ceremony of National Flag in Madarsas on 15 August and 26 January
The High Court bench passed the order on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Arun Gaur, a resident of Aligarh.
2015-09-02
Bihar to give 2% reservation to grand children of freedom fighters in government jobs
The cabinet also decided to grant a marriage assistance of 51 thousand rupees to the granddaughter of freedom fighter.
2015-09-02
AK Jha appointed as Interim CMD of NTPC
A K Jha succeeded Arup Roy Choudhury, who retired on 1 September 2015.
2015-09-02
India emerged as 8th largest tourism market for Australia
In 2014, over 2 lakh Indians visited the nation in and spent about 1 billion dollars which was an increase of 39 percent.
2015-09-02
Dinesh Kumar Likhi took charge as CMD of Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited
Prior to this appointment, he was Director (Production & Marketing) of MIDHANI itself.
2015-09-02
The Duels of the Himalayan Eagle authored by Air Marshal Bharat Kumar released
The
author, who was a young fighter pilot, during the 1965-war has tried to
club official records, squadron diaries and veteran accounts in the
book.
2015-09-02
Union Cabinet approved Policy for Marginal Fields of ONGC and OIL
Marginal
Fields are those discoveries that could not be monetized for many years
due to various reasons such as isolated locations, small size of
reserves, high development costs, etc.
2015-09-02
RBI proposed marginal cost of funds methodology to calculate Base Rate
The
new methodology is aimed at bringing uniformity among BRs of banks so
that they will be more sensitive to any changes in policy rates of the
RBI.
2015-09-02
West Central Railway Zone became first zone to eliminate all Unmanned Level Crossings
The safety initiative was achieved by constructing 33 Limited Height Sub Ways (LHs) and manning of 30 level crossings.
2015-09-02
FIIs/FPIs exempted from MAT purview for the period prior to 1 April 2015
The
Union Government introduced this tax in 1997 in order to make the
companies pay minimum amount as tax irrespective of tax exemptions that
they are availed of under various tax saving provisions.
2015-09-02
India won three-match test series against Sri Lanka
The
second match will be remembered for being the last Test of Kumara
Sangakkara, the gentleman cricketer from Sri Lanka, and a role model for
many around the world.
2015-09-02
Union Government released 2000 crore rupees to EPS-95 as contribution for 2015-16
Further,
a sum of 250 crore rupees was contributed as grant-in-aid for providing
minimum pension of 1000 rupees to the pensioners of EPS-95.
2015-09-02
Mumbai won Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy of Cricket
TNCA batting first was able to score 163 all out in 74 over, in response to which, Mumbai scored 166 for four in 45.2 over.
2015-09-02
Durban to host XXII Commonwealth Games in 2022
While the XIX Games was held in Glasgow (the UK), the XX Games will be held in Gold Coast, Australia.
2015-09-02
Law Commission of India submitted its report on Death Penalty
In
its 272-page draft report, the commission favoured speedy abolition of
the death penalty from the statute books of India not serve the
penological goal of deterrence any more than life imprisonment.
2015-09-01
Palmyra's Temple of Bel destroyed by ISIS militants: UN
The
Temple of Bel’s construction started in 32 BC and ended in the second
century AD. Later, it served as both, Church and Mosque.
2015-09-01
CSIRO, Imperial College warned 99% seabirds will ingest plastic by 2050
The
study found that nearly 60 percent of all seabird species including
albatrosses, shearwaters and penguins have plastic in their gut.
2015-09-01
Highest mountain of North America Mt McKinley renamed as Denali
The mountain, which sits in the 6 million-acre Denali national park, has been known as Denali in Alaska since 1975.
2015-09-01
RBI declared SBI and ICICI Bank as Domestic Systemically Important Banks
These
banks have been put under associated bucket structure as required under
the D-SIB Framework and each bucket corresponds to the higher loss
absorbency requirements that they would be required to hold from January
2016.
2015-09-01
Tejinder Pal Singh named as Australian of the Day by Commonwealth Bank
He dedicated the last Sunday of every month to feed the poor and homeless in northern Darwin after his night shift as a cabbie.
2015-09-01
Master of horror cinema Wes Craven died
Craven was best known for directing the Nightmare on Elm Street film and Scream franchises.
2015-09-01
CSO released estimates of GDP for April-June quarter of 2015-16
As per the estimates, India remained the fastest growing major economy of the world for a second straight quarter.
2015-09-01
L C Goyal appointed as CMD of India Trade Promotion Organisation
ITPO
is the nodal agency of the Union Government under the aegis of Ministry
of Commerce and Industry for promoting country's external trade.
2015-09-01
30 Women in Power: Their Voices, Their Stories by Naina Lal Kidwai
The
book is a collection of narratives on modern Indian women who have been
pioneers and led large organizations - in banking, law, the media,
advertising, etc.
2015-09-01
Union Government approved Smart National Common Mobility Card model for seamless travel across India
The
smart card will enable commuters to travel by different metros and
other transport systems across the country besides retail shopping and
purchases.
2015-09-01
Ratan P Watal took charge as Union Finance Secretary
Prior to the present elevation, he was the secretary of the Department of Expenditure of the Finance Ministry since 2013.
2015-09-01
Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports recognised Yoga as sports discipline
Yoga
is an Indian physical, mental, and spiritual practice or discipline. It
finds mention in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the author of the
grammatical Mahabhasya.
2015-09-01
Raghav Chandra took charge as the Chairman of NHAI
Chandra succeeded Road Transport and Highways Secretary Vijay Chhibber.
2015-09-01
Haryana Government inaugurated Sakhi, one stop center for women in distress
A
day before Rakshabandhan, the state government opened women police
stations in all the 21 districts with an aim to provide security to
women of the state.
2015-09-01
Manish Sisodia got additional charge of Law Ministry of Delhi
He
succeeds Kapil Mishra, who was handling Law Ministry portfolio ever
since Jitendra Singh Tomar was arrested in a fake degree case in June
2015.
2015-09-01
Source; The Times of India News