Current Affairs For The Year 2015 And Month Aug
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Manipur Legislative Assembly passes ‘Protection of Manipur People Bill, 2015’
The House also unanimously passed two amendment bills, namely the Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms (Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2015 and the Manipur Shops and Establishments (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015.2015-08-31 Read More
PM Modi released digitally restored recordings of epic ‘Ramcharitmanas’
Digital recordings of the epic is a part of AIR’s attempt to go digital in a big way so that the public broadcaster can reach audiences globally.2015-08-31 Read More
Ethiopia's Mare Dibaba won women's marathon at World Athletics Championships
Dibaba is the first Ethiopian female to win the lung-sapping event at the world championships.2015-08-31 Read More
Rajiv Mehrishi appointed as Union Home secretary
At the time of appointment, Mehrishi was holding the post Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Finance Ministry.2015-08-31 Read More
USITC extended anti-dumping duty on Indian preserved mushrooms for 5 years
The extension was done as part of extension of anti-dumping duty orders on preserved mushrooms (mushrooms prepared or preserved by cleaning, blanching, slicing and cutting) from Chile, China, India, and Indonesia.2015-08-31 Read More
U Mumba won Pro Kabaddi League 2015
It is the second edition of the league. The first edition was won by Jaipur Pink Panthers in 2014.2015-08-31 Read More
Fifteenth IAAF World Championships in Athletics concluded in Beijing
While Kenya topped the medal table with 16 medals, Jamaica stood second with 12 medals.2015-08-31 Read More
Eminent Kannada writer Dr. MM Kalburgi shot dead in Dharwad
The 77 year old Kannada epigraphist and renowned scholar of vachana literature, Kalburgi was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award (2006) for Marga, a collection of his research articles.2015-08-31 Read More
SC stayed Rajasthan HC judgment banning Santhara ritual of Jainism
Santhara is a voluntary religious practice of facing death at the end of one's life.2015-08-31 Read More
Indian women hockey team qualified for Olympics after 36 years
India’s latest participation in Olympics was in 1980 that was held in Moscow, Russia.2015-08-31 Read More
National Sports Day celebrated on 29 August
On this occasion, President Pranab Mukherjee conferred National Sports and Adventure Awards in New Delhi.2015-08-31 Read More
Anil won gold medal in Cadet Wrestling World Championships
To reach the finals of the competition, earlier, Anil defeated Tumentsogt Bold of Mongolia in the semi-final bout while in quarter-final he defeated Ertugrul Kahveci of Turkey.2015-08-31 Read More
Renowned neurologist and author Oliver Wolf Sacks died
Compared to his career as a practitioner of neurology and an academician he was better known as the author of best-selling books on the grey matter like Migraine, Awakenings, The Mind’s eye, etc.2015-08-31 Read More
Union Government launched SAHAJ scheme for online release of new LPG connections
It will allow customers to register for new LPG connections online, as well as make on line payments for the same.Union Government, SAHAJ, SAHAJ for new LPG connection, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister,Dharmendra Pradhan.2015-08-31 Read More
Rajiv Mangla appointed as CTO of Snapdeal
As a CTO, Mangla will help the organisation in establishing its technical vision and will lead all aspects of technological development of the company.2015-08-28 Read More
Tripura decided to implement National Food Security Act
Implementation of the Act will benefit over 25 lakh people from more than six lakh families of the state.2015-08-28 Read More
Union Government launched E-Payment Module for Deposit of Compensatory Levies into CAMPA Funds
This e-payment module will cut delays and bring transparency in the system which is meant for collecting fund from user agencies which diver forest land for non-forest purpose.2015-08-28 Read More
Festival Thiru Onam celebrated in Kerala
Thiru Onam (Thiruvonam), celebrated by Keralites without any boundaries of caste or religion, marks birthday of Sri Padmanabham the presiding deity of Thiruvananthapuram.2015-08-28 Read More
Kandakatla Manohar appointed as Director of NIMS
Manohar is a native of Penchikalapeta of Warangal district and is working as the Superintendent of the MGM Hospital in Warangal.2015-08-28 Read More
Manipur government handed over 336.93 acres land for National Sports University
The University will introduce B.PEd, MPEd, diploma/certificate courses, physiotherapy, fitness, sports management, sports journalism, etc.2015-08-28 Read More
Call To Action Summit 2015 on ending preventable child and maternal deaths held in New Delhi
The summit was a prelude to the United Nations Summit for the adoption of post-2015 development agenda that will be held in September 2015 in New York.2015-08-28 Read More
Law Commission of India submitted report on Early Childhood Development and Legal Entitlements
Among other things, the report suggested for inclusion of a new Article 24A in the Constitution to ensure that the child’s right to basic care and assistance becomes an enforceable right.2015-08-28 Read More
Air India won Guru Tegh Bahadur Hockey title after 7 years
Air India's goalkeeper Adrian D'Souza got the player of the final award from the tournament's organizers, Mumbai Hockey Association Limited. Army’s goalkeeper Najmudeen was declared as the best goalkeeper in the tournament.2015-08-28 Read More
Union Government announced names of 98 smart cities
The selected cities include 13 cities from Uttar Pradesh, 12 from Tamil Nadu, 10 from Maharashtra, 7 from Madhya Pradesh, 3 each from Bihar and Andhra Pradesh.2015-08-28 Read More
Usain Bolt won 200 meter title at 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing
It is the second gold for Bolt in the 2015 championships as he also won the 100m event against Justin Gatlin.2015-08-28 Read More
Reliance Communications Ltd tied up with Jasper to offer Internet of Things services in India
IoT refers to a network of internet connected devices which are embedded with electronic sensors and data transmitting technologies.2015-08-28 Read More
NITI Aayog launched second version of India Energy Security Scenarios 2047
The open source web based tool aims to explore a range of potential future energy scenarios for India, for diverse energy demand and supply sectors leading up to 2047.2015-08-28 Read More
AB de Villiers broke Sourav Ganguly's record of fastest 8000 ODI runs
De Villiers, who went past 8000 runs in just his 182 innings, broke the previous record of record of former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly.2015-08-28 Read More
Wealth-X released the list of Top 20 Wealthiest People Under 35
As per the report, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is the wealthiest individual under the age of 35, with a personal fortune of 41.6 billion US dollars.2015-08-27 Read More
Union Cabinet approved signing of agreement between India and Afghanistan
The agreement will come into force on the 30th day after the exchange of instrument of Ratification.2015-08-27 Read More
US designated Aziz Haqqani as global terrorist
He was declared as a global terrorist for being involved in planning and carrying out attacks against Afghan government targets.2015-08-27 Read More
Tennis Player Novak Djokovic appointed as Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF
He also signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the World Bank and the Novak Djokovic Foundation to promote early childhood development.2015-08-27 Read More
GSLV-D6 successfully launched GSAT-6 communication satellite
The launch vehicle introduced 2117 kg GSAT-6, an advanced communication satellite into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).2015-08-27 Read More
Serbia, Kosovo agreed to implement 2013 Brussels Agreement
The decision to implement the Brussels Agreement will pave the way for diffusing troubled relations between both countries that are underway since the formation of Kosovo in 2008.2015-08-27 Read More
Union Cabinet approved amendments in the Central List of Other Backward Classes
The Union Cabinet approved the amendments in respect of two States Gujarat and Uttarakhand for making suitable amendments in the Central List of OBCs.2015-08-27 Read More
Rajendra Singh conferred with 2015 Stockholm Water Prize
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Patron of the Stockholm Water Prize presented the prize at a Royal Award Ceremony during World Water Week in Swedish Capital Stockholm.2015-08-27 Read More
Three Indians named Fellows of American Society for Metals for 2015
The fellows were selected for their contributions in the field of materials science and engineering.2015-08-27 Read More
Union Cabinet approved Amendments to the Arbitration and Conciliation Bill, 2015
The Government of India has decided to amend the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 by introducing the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2015 in the Parliament.2015-08-27 Read More
Dilip Vengsarkar elected as president of ACSSI, India's premier cricket Statisticians association
The association was formed in 1987 to provide one-stop accurate information about Indian domestic, test and limited overs international cricket statistics.2015-08-27 Read More
Union Cabinet approved Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in Civil and Commercial matters with Oman
The agreement facilitates service of judicial orders, summons and other legal and judicial documents or processes among others.2015-08-27 Read More
Kolkata Port adjudged as the best 'Major Port of 2014-15'
Kolkata Dock System and Haldia Dock System under Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) together handled 16.834 million tonnes (MT) of traffic during April to June 2015, which stands against 13.698 MT handled during the corresponding period 2014.2015-08-27 Read More
Union Cabinet cleared 4 months extension for 7th Pay Commission
The Sixth Pay Commission was implemented with effect from 1 January 2006, the fifth from 1 January 1996 and the fourth from 1st January 1986.2015-08-27 Read More
Girish Sahni assumed charge as Director General of CSIR
Additionally, Sahni will also serve as Secretary, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Union Ministry of Science & Technology.2015-08-26 Read More
Ananth Padmanabhan appointed as CEO of HarperCollins India
Padmanabhan will have overall responsibility for all divisions of the business and will report to Charlie Redmayne, CEO of HarperCollins UK.2015-08-26 Read More
Study titled the Future of Forests: Emissions from Tropical Deforestation, 2016-2050 released
The study says that in next 35 years, an area of tropical forest equivalent to the size of India will be deforested. It warns that the rate of deforestation will be faster than previously thought.2015-08-26 Read More
SAI launched School Sports Promotion Foundation
The Sports Promotion Foundation aims to reach out to around 100000 secondary and senior secondary schools irrespective of their ownership, economic or social strata they operate in or the board they are affiliated to.2015-08-26 Read More
Australia-India Education Council (AIEC) meeting concluded in New Delhi
Former cricketer Adam Gilchrist was appointed as the Australia-India Education Ambassador.2015-08-26 Read More
PayU India tied-up with redBus to attract customers to use its wallet PayU Money
This tie-up is expected to increase the wallet customers from the current 5 million users to 20 million by 2015 end.2015-08-26 Read More
Rajasthan Government and FCEL inked agreement to launch Annapurna Bhandar Yojana
Annapurna Bhandars will emerge as malls in rural areas of Rajasthan and in the first phase, the scheme would be operational through five thousand Fair Price Shops.2015-08-26 Read More
India, Seychelles signed five Agreements/MoUs to improve bilateral relations
They were signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Seychelles President James Michel during the latter’s visit to India.2015-08-26 Read More
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RGI released Census 2011 on Population by Religious Communities
As per the Census 2011, the Total Population in 2011 was 121.09 crores.2015-08-26 Read More>>
BRIDGE programme of Australia extended to include Navodaya Schools
The Australia-India BRIDGE school partnerships project, which is currently confined to private schools, will connect Australian and Indian schools and focus on building teacher capability.2015-08-26 Read More
Fortune released maiden Change the World List
It listed out the companies that have made significant progress in addressing major social problems as a part of their core business strategy.2015-08-26 Read More
Rajasthan Government approved Arogya Rajasthan campaign
During this three-month campaign, health data of residents will be collected and compiled. The residents would be issued health cards based on spot diagnoses.2015-08-26 Read More
Second Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) Summit held in Jaipur
The grouping was coneptualised during Narendra Modi’s visit to Fiji in November 2014.2015-08-26 Read More
Indian Army inaugurated Jaisalmer War Museum and Laungewala War Memorial
To commemorate Battle of Laungewala, a War Memorial was constructed and inaugurated at the very site where the Pakistani offensive was blunted.2015-08-26 Read More
AP Government, Tata Trust signed MoU to develop villages of Vijayawada parliamentary constituency
This is the first of its kind initiative taken up by the Tata Trust for developing all villages in a single parliamentary constituency.2015-08-26 Read More
India, Egypt signed two MoUs to deepen bilateral cooperation
They were related to cooperation in the fields of tourism and scientific and technical cooperation.2015-08-26 Read More
Union Government launched 'Sehat' to provide healthcare facilities in rural areas
Under the initiative people will be able to consult doctors through video link and also order generic drugs.2015-08-26 Read More
NGT directed civic authorities to impose 20000 rupees fine on polluters of Hindon River
It is tributary of Yamuna River and one of the highly polluted rivers in the Ganges Basin as it flows through highly populated and polluted areas of Uttar Pradesh.2015-08-26 Read More
Veteran journalist Pranab Kumar Borah passed away
Borah was associated with the prominent Assamese daily newspapers like Dainik Janambhumi, The Sentinel Group, Doordarshan and Bishmoi.2015-08-25 Read More
India, Nepal signed of MoU for construction of Petroleum Products Pipeline
The MoU was signed by Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Sunil Bahadur Thapa, Minister of Commerce and Supplies of Nepal.2015-08-25 Read More
eBird India Taxonomists reclassified Indian bird species
The taxonomists gave out a list of species that includes all species, subspecies groups, hybrids, intergrades, spuhs, slashes, domestics, and forms.2015-08-25 Read More
105-year-old Urdu copy of Ramcharitmanas written by Shiv Brat Lal found
The copy carries a prologue of 20 pages and has four hand-drawn photographs, in which one photograph not only carries the pictures of Lord Ram, Sita, Laxman and Hanuman but also of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh.2015-08-25 Read More
NITI Aayog decided to set up expert group to draft Model Land Leasing Law
It was agreed that the NITI Aayog Vice-Chairperson will appoint a committee of experts to prepare a model land leasing law that the states can adopt to suit their local needs.2015-08-25 Read More
India, Australia signed MoU on cooperation in fields of education, training and research
The MoU was signed during the meeting of the Australia-India Education Council (AIEC) in New Delhi.2015-08-25 Read More
Justice ML Tahaliyani sworn-in as Lokayukta of Maharashtra
Justice Tahaliyani succeeds Justice (retd.) PB Gaikwad, whose term as Lokayukta ended on 1 July 2014.2015-08-25 Read More
Syrian woman Journalist Zaina Erhaim awarded with Peter Mackler Award 2015
She will be presented with this award at a ceremony to be held at the National Press Club in Washington in October 2015.2015-08-25 Read More
Indian-American Vince Chhabria appointed as a full-time federal judge by Obama
Along with Chhabria, Obama also elevated 10 other people as the full-time judge in the third largest US state California.2015-08-25 Read More
Scientists identified THSD7A gene as primarily responsible for obesity in Indians
The discovery is of particular importance as scientists will help in drug target, early detection of obesity and treatment.2015-08-25 Read More
Union Government released Postal stamp on Ashoka
Ashoka, born to the Mauryan emperor Bindusara and a relatively lower ranked wife of his, Dharma, was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, founder of Mauryan dynasty.2015-08-25 Read More
North, South Korea agreed to defuse military tensions along the border
The tensions between the two countries were trigged by land mining explosions on 4 August 2015 along the South Korean part of the border that injured two South Korean military personnel.2015-08-25 Read More
Amol Palekar appointed as Chairman of India's Oscar jury
He will head the 17-member jury from 17 September to 24 September 2015 that will select the country's official entry in the best foreign film category of the 88th Academy Awards.2015-08-25 Read More
Jains held nationwide protests against ban on Santhara by Rajasthan High Court
It is a religious practice of facing death voluntarily at the end of one's life.2015-08-25 Read More
Two Guatemala ministers resigned amidst allegations of import bribery scandal
Earlier, the vice-president and three other ministers also resigned due to same allegations.2015-08-25 Read More
Raipur to host 2015 FIH Hockey World League Final
The final of the previous edition was also held in India in 2014.2015-08-25 Read More
UNFCCC, MSSRF to work for conservation of coastal resources of Andhra Pradesh
The two organisations will work together for the conservation of coastal resources, with focus on the restoration of the Sorlagondi mangrove forest cover in Krishna district.2015-08-24 Read More
DJB commissioned 1st ever Hydro-power plant at Chilla
The power plant set up at Chilla area of east Delhi will be run through the Hydraulic Turbine propelled by treated effluents coming out of a Sewerage Treatment Plant.2015-08-24 Read More
Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara retired from International Cricket
He played his last match against India as part of three match test series held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.2015-08-24 Read More
Usain Bolt won 100 meter title at 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing
The defending champion completed the race in 9.79 seconds surpassing his American rival Justin Gatlin who completed the race in 9.80 seconds.2015-08-24 Read More
Roger Federer won Cincinnati Masters Men’s Singles tennis title for record seventh time
Federer won in all his appearances in the finals held in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2015.2015-08-24 Read More
Serena Williams won Cincinnati Masters Women’s Singles title for second time
Having won the 2014 title, it is the third appearance in the finals (2013, 2014 and 2015) and the second title win for the American player.2015-08-24 Read More
Bandhan Financial Services started operations as Scheduled Commercial Bank
Bandhan was a Kolkata based Micro Financial Institution.2015-08-24 Read More
Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison Aircraft crashed in Kashmir, pilot ejected safely
The pilot managed to eject safely from the aircraft. A Court of Inquiry (CoI) has been ordered to investigate into the cause of the accident.2015-08-24 Read More
Golfer Aditi Ashok became first Indian to win the Ladies British Amateur Golf championship
17-year-old Aditi is not only the first Indian to take the title, but also the youngest-ever winner of the tournament.2015-08-24 Read More
Palmyra's temple of Baalshamin destroyed by ISIS militants
As per the reports, the militant group placed a large quantity of explosives in the temple of Baalshamin and then blew it up. The explosion caused much damage to the temple.2015-08-24 Read More
England won 2015 Ashes Test series 3-2
End of the series also saw an end to the Test career of Australian Skipper Michael Clarke. He had announced his retirement after Australia's defeat in the fourth test which helped England retain the Ashes.2015-08-24 Read More
Infosys launched three new services Aikido
AIkido services are aimed at helping its clients address three key aspects of their business. The three service offerings are Ki in Knowledge-Based IT, Do in Design Thinking, and Ai in Platforms.2015-08-22 Read More
Puducherry CM N Rangasamy launched Free Laptop Scheme
The scheme envisages to provide free laptops to all students who have passed Plus Two from Government Higher Secondary Schools in the last two academic years that is 2013-14 and 2014-15.2015-08-22 Read More
Eminent Sanskrit Scholar and Indologist NR Varhadpande passed away
Varhadpande was famously known for his book titled Aryan Invasion: A Myth that exposes fallacy of Aryan invasion.2015-08-22 Read More
Noted academician Amitabh Mattoo appointed as Advisor to J&K CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
Born in Srinagar, Mattoo has been the Chief Executive Officer and inaugural Director of the Australia India Institute and Professor of International Relations at the University of Melbourne in Australia.2015-08-22 Read More
Uber Cabs tied-up with Bharti Airtel to set up WiFi hotspots in each of its cabs
As part of this partnership, Uber riders across India can now pay for their trips using Airtel's mobile wallet service Airtel Money.2015-08-22 Read More
Union Government Issued Norms for Selection of CEOs and MDs of Smaller PSU Banks
The guidelines were issued after the approval by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) for selection of MDs & CEOs in Public Sector Banks (PSBs) other than five large Public Sector Banks.2015-08-22 Read More
Book titled Mrs Funnybones authored by Twinkle Khanna released
Mrs. Funnybones is about how a modern woman looks at India and how India looks back at her.2015-08-21 Read More
Himachal Pradesh Government launched RISHTA project
In this project, a total of 63484 street lights will be replaced with LEDs in all the Urban Local Bodies to achieve 45 to 55 percent energy savings.2015-08-21 Read More
NASA spacecraft LADEE found presence of neon gas in Moon’s atmosphere
This is the first time that the availability of the gas in the atmosphere was confirmed. Since Apollo missions, it was always a subject of speculation that the gas is present in the exosphere of the Moon.2015-08-21 Read More
Historian Babasaheb Purandare bestowed with Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2015
He was bestowed this award in literature category by Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao at a function held at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai.2015-08-21 Read More
Making India Awesome authored by Chetan Bhagat released
The second non-fiction book by Chetan Bhagat provides inspired solutions to the country's most intractable problems.2015-08-21 Read More
Union Government launched web portal Vidya Lakshmi for Students Seeking Educational Loans
It is the first portal of its kind that provides single window for students to access information and make application for educational loans provided by banks as well as for government scholarships.2015-08-21 Read More
Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Wickremesinghe had served the country as its Prime Minister of the country on three occasions. He held the post from 1993-94, 2002-2004 and since January 2015.2015-08-21 Read More
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Union Cabinet approved signing of MoU between India and Australia on education and research
The MoU will help deepen the existing partnership between India and Australia in higher education and research, including technical and professional education, schools, vocational education.2015-08-21 Read More>>
ASA and Exchange of Information with respect to Taxes between India, Seychelles approved
The ASA will modernize and update the existing ASA signed on 30 October 1978, and signifies an important landmark in the civil aviation relations between India and Seychelles.2015-08-21 Read More
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras resigned and called for snap polls
Tsipras resigned with an aim to defend the country’s massive bailout that saw rebellion within his left-wing Syriza party over the country' new bailout programme.2015-08-21 Read More
Ashwani Lohani appointed as CMD of Air India Limited
He succeeded senior IAS officer Rohit Nandan whose tenure ended on 21 August 2015. He will have a tenure of three years.2015-08-21 Read More
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulation 2015 promulgation approved
This will help the Union territory to generate additional gross revenue and net tax generation that is estimated to be 120 crore rupees and seven crore rupees per annum respectively.2015-08-21 Read More
Lahore High Court banned film ‘Phantom’ from release in Pakistan
Earlier, films like 'Agent Vinod' and 'Ek Tha Tiger' were also banned from being screened in cinema halls in the country although they are freely available on CDs and DVDs in Pakistan.2015-08-21 Read More
R Gandhi panel recommended conversion of UCBs into Regular Banks
The High Powered Committee on Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) under the chairmanship of RBI Deputy Governor R Gandhi was constituted on 30 January 2015.2015-08-21 Read More
Bangladesh became first country to receive funds from UN for Solar Home Systems
The UN Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) issued 395286 carbon credits worth 3.56 million US Dollar to two Bangladeshi organisations.2015-08-20 Read More
Kerala Government inaugurated a 12 MW solar power project at Cochin International Airport
With this project, Cochin airport became the first airport in India to run on solar power.2015-08-20 Read More
YouTube tied-up with Whistling Woods International to set up YouTube Space
Slated to open in late 2015, the YouTube Space Mumbai facility will allow YouTube creators and students at WWI to learn about video production and collaborate with other creators.2015-08-20 Read More
Prasar Bharti, Digital Television Russia inked MoU
The MoU is aimed at co-producing TV programmes, repackaging and dubbing popular programmes from the both countries.2015-08-20 Read More
Uttar Pradesh Minister Chitranjan Swarup passed away
He was a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Uttar Pradesh state assembly from Muzaffarnagar constituency.2015-08-20 Read More
World Humanitarian Day observed with theme Inspiring the World's Humanity
2015 theme for the World Humanitarian Day is Inspiring the World's Humanity and appeals everyone to join any of the world’s humanitarian organizations and become an active messenger of Humanity.2015-08-20 Read More
Pakistan and Russia signed defence agreement that includes the sale of four Mi-35 helicopters
The Mi-35 helicopter is an exceedingly modernised version of the Mi-24 (Hind) combat helicopter with new onboard equipment and avionics.2015-08-20 Read More
Union Government issued final notification demarcating ESZ around Okhla Bird Sanctuary
The notification was issued via the Gazette of India vide S/o-2262 (E) after the National Board of Wild Life cleared the process of demarcating the ESZ.2015-08-20 Read More
Haryana, Maryland agreed to cooperate in biotechnology, life sciences
The two sides also agreed find out scope for working with companies engaged in the sector of low-cost housing.2015-08-20 Read More
Debut Novelist Zia Haider Rahman won the James Tait Black Award 2015
Zia Haider Rahman won the award for his debut novel In the Light of What We Know during the 2015 Edinburgh international book festival.2015-08-20 Read More
RBI granted 'in-principle' approval to 11 Payment Banks applicants
RBI's in-principle nod will be valid for a period of 18 months, during which time the applicants have to comply with the requirements under the Guidelines and fulfill the other conditions as may be stipulated by the Reserve bank.2015-08-20 Read More
SM Khan-headed team constituted to assess situation in FTII by Union Government
The three-member team will be headed by the Registrar of Newspapers in India (RNI) SM Khan and comprise two more I&B Ministry officials.2015-08-20 Read More
Karnal Singh assigned additional charge of Director of Enforcement Directorate
Singh, who is currently serving as Special Director in Centre Region of Enforcement Directorate, will replace Rajan S Katoch. Kotoch was given three extensions as ED Director.2015-08-20 Read More
Greece Crisis and its impact on World Economy
Greece became the epicenter of Europe’s’ debt crisis after Wall Street imploded in 2008. The present day crisis actually started in 2009 when Greece was unable to pay its debt and restructure its economy.2015-08-20 Read More
Olympic champion Sebastian Coe elected as President of IAAF
Coe will take office on 31 August 2015 after the end of the IAAF World Championships of Beijing 2015.2015-08-20 Read More
Malayalam actor Paravoor Bharathan died
Bharathan was known for his versatility in the Film Industry as he had played a variety of roles including negative roles, character roles and comedy roles.2015-08-19 Read More
Aditi Chauhan became India's first woman to play in English league football
She made her debut for the women’s team of the West Ham United in the opening game of the season against Coventry City.2015-08-19 Read More
Himachal to make Sanskrit mandatory in government schools
Himachal Sanskrit Academy was directed to complete the formalities to take over Tungesh Sanskrit College at Cheog, so that it could be run in a better way.2015-08-19 Read More
Kishor Piraji Kharat appointed as MD and CEO of IDBI Bank
Earlier, he had served Union Bank of India as an Executive Director and before that he had served Bank of Baroda for three decades.2015-08-19 Read More
The Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity authored by Tarun Khanna released by Akhilesh yadav
The book is a kind of research work of the University, tells the story of the Kumbh Mela, the largest celebration on earth that depends on the positions of Jupiter, the Sun and the Moon.2015-08-19 Read More
UNP led UNFGG coalition won the Sri Lanka Parliamentary Elections 2015
Wickremesinghe also received the highest ever preferential votes in Sri Lankan history with 550000 people marking their preference for him in his constituency Colombo.2015-08-19 Read More
India’s First Lady Suvra Mukherjee passed away
Suvra was a vocalist of Rabindra Sangeet and was an ardent fan of India’s national poet Rabindranath Tagore.2015-08-19 Read More
Allahabad HC directed government servants, politicians to send children to government schools
The Court asked the chief secretary to take steps within six months so as to make the aforesaid directions effective from the next academic session of primary schools.2015-08-19 Read More
M-Wallet app SBI Buddy launched
Besides the app Buddy, logo and website of SBI Foundation was also unveiled on the occasion by the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.2015-08-19 Read More
TPP Nair, SP Misra, Romeo James recommended for 2015 Dhyan Chand Award
In 2014, the award was conferred on Gurmail Singh (Hockey), K.P.Thakkar (Swimming-Diving) and Zeeshan Ali (Tennis).2015-08-19 Read More
Bangladesh lifted South Asian Football Federation U-16 title
In the title clash at the Sylhet District Stadium of Bangladesh, the hosts defeated defending champions India 4-2 in penalties.2015-08-19 Read More
Telangana Government launched Grama Jyothi Scheme across the state
The scheme is aimed at comprehensive development of rural areas allowing planning and execution of works by villages themselves.2015-08-18 Read More
ICICI Bank launched locker facility named Smart Vault
The Smart Vault uses robotic technology to access the lockers from the safe vault and enables customers to conveniently access their lockers at any time of their preference.2015-08-18 Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited United Arab Emirates
During the visit, he went to the historic Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, which is the third largest mosque in the world and can accommodate around 40000 people at a time.2015-08-18 Read More
PM Narendra Modi visited Masdar City of Abu Dhabi
Masdar City, a zero carbon planned city, relies on solar energy and other renewable energy sources. It is situated 17 km from Abu Dhabi.2015-08-18 Read More
Birla Corporation acquired two Indian units of Lafarge Group for 5000 crore rupees
The transaction will be funded through existing cash reserves and incremental debt and is subject to approvals, including clearance from the Competition Commission of India.2015-08-18 Read More
Union Government advanced Budget 2016-17 preparations by over 2 months
The Ministry said that in consonance with the objective of the government to have wider consultations with various stakeholders as well as to provide more time for planners, it has been decided to start the Budget exercise by middle of August 2015.2015-08-18 Read More
India, UAE released Joint Statement to take bilateral relations to a higher level
The two nations agreed to enhance cooperation in counter-terrorism operations, intelligence sharing and capacity building.2015-08-18 Read More
Kerala Government signed MoU with Adani Group for development of Vizhinjam Port
Vizhinjam seaport project is the Kerala government ambitious project which was initiated 25 years ago in 1991 to build a deepest and natural draft port near Kovalam beach in Thiruvananthapuram.2015-08-18 Read More
Delhi government announced City Taxi Scheme
Small size taxis between 600 cc and 749 cc will have a flag-down rate of 25 rupees for the first two kilometres. After two kilometres, passengers will have to pay 10 rupees per kilometer.2015-08-18 Read More
Second Round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Paraguay held
They also discussed important regional and multilateral issues including India’s ongoing engagement with Community of Latin American Caribbean States (CELAC), MERCOSUR and UN Reforms.2015-08-18 Read More
Union Government announced awardees for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2015 and Arjuna Awards 2015
The selection of awardees was based on the recommendations of the Selection Committee headed by Justice VK Bali, former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.2015-08-17 Read More
Odisha government approved State Capital Region Improvement of Power System scheme
The scheme aims to provide 24x7 quality power supply to the people in and around the state capital of Bhubaneswar.2015-08-17 Read More
Ajit Kumar Seth appointed as Chairman of Public Enterprises Selection Board
Seth succeeded Atul Chaturvedi, who has completed his tenure. Prior to this appointment, Seth completed his extended tenure of four years at the Cabinet secretariat in June 2015.2015-08-17 Read More
Andy Murray won Rogers Cup Masters tournament
In the title clash, Murray defeated world number one Novak Djokovic 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. It was Murray's 11th Masters Title.2015-08-17 Read More
India, Bangladesh signed MoU to tackle the menace of fake Indian currency notes
The MoU was signed during a maiden meeting of the Joint Task Force on Fake Currency Notes (JTFFC) in Dhaka.2015-08-17 Read More
Abhishek Verma clinched gold for India at Archery World Cup
The Asian Games silver medalist defeated Esmaeil Ebadi of Iran 148 -145. Earlier in the Incehon 2014 Asian Games, Ebadi defeated Verma 141-145.2015-08-17 Read More
Union Government appointed two private sector professionals to head BoB, Canara Bank
This is the first time that private sector professionals were appointed to head the Public Sector Banks (PSBs). Earlier, the heads of PSBs were selected from among the state-run banks or government officers.2015-08-17 Read More
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Odisha Government approved Fisheries Policy, 2015
The policy targets total fish production of 7.15 lakh tonnes by the end of 2019-20. At present, the state produces 4.13 lakh tonnes of fish.2015-08-17 Read More>>
Housing.com acquired Bengaluru-based HomeBuy360
This deal will help Housing.com to strive for efficiency in the Indian real estate sector. This will help in reduction of property prices eventually benefitting the consumers.2015-08-17 Read More
President Pranab Mukherjee approved 67 Gallantry Awards
The approved awards include two Kirti Chakras, 10 Shaurya Chakras, one Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry), 49 Sena Medals (Gallantry), two Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry) and three Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry).2015-08-17 Read More
PM Narendra Modi launched a new campaign Start-up India, Stand up India
The campaign was launched during the celebrations of 69th Independence Day at Red Fort, Delhi. The initiative is aimed at encouraging entrepreneurship among the youth of India.2015-08-17 Read More
Mustansir Barma won 2015 Gujar Mal Modi award for innovative science and technology
Barma, a distinguished Professor and former Director of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, has made immense contribution in the field of Statistical Physics in India.2015-08-17 Read More
World Badminton Championship: Saina became 1st Indian shuttler to win silver medal
She lost the women's singles summit clash to Spain's Carolina Marin 16-21, 19-21 in Jakarta.2015-08-17 Read More
2015 United States-India Cyber Dialogue held in Washington, DC
The two sides discussed a range of cyber issues including cyber threats, enhanced cyber security information sharing, cyber incident management, cybersecurity cooperation in the context of 'Make in India'.2015-08-14 Read More
India, Slovak Republic signed MoU for technical cooperation in Railway Sector
The MoU was signed in New Delhi by Ganga Ram Agarwal, Secretary of Railway Board of India and Zigmund Bertok, Ambassador of Slovak Republic to India.2015-08-14 Read More
Indian Men's Hockey team won European series against Spain 2-1
The India Men Team registered their second win against Spain in the third and last match of the Europe Tour. Spain was outplayed by 4-2 in a match played in Terrassa, Spain.2015-08-14 Read More
Om Prakash Munjal, founder of Hero Cycle Limited, passed away
Om Prakash had also recieved various awards including Udyog Rattan Award from Punjab Government, Punjab Ratna award.2015-08-14 Read More
RBI notified Interest Subvention Scheme 2015-16 of Union Government for banks
The central bank in its notification said that interest subvention of 2 percent per annum will be made available to public and private sector banks provided they lend short term credit at the ground level at 7 percent per annum to farmers.2015-08-14 Read More
Pahal Scheme acknowledged by Guinness Book of World Records as largest cash transfer program
The scheme was formally launched as Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme for LPG subsidy in 2013 in 291 districts under the aegis of Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.2015-08-14 Read More
Assam passed Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2015
The bill recognises all cases of witch-hunting as non-bailable, cognizable and non-compoundable within the meaning of the Code.2015-08-14 Read More
Maharashtra's Dahi Handi granted with the Adventure Sport status
From now on, Dahihandi will be played as per the rules and regulations which will be framed by a State-level association. It will not be limited to Janmashtami only.2015-08-14 Read More
OP Rawat appointed as Election Commissioner of India
With Rawat’s appointment, the sole vacancy in the three-member poll body has been filled. Naseem Zaidi and Achal Kumar Joti are the other members of the Election Commission.2015-08-14 Read More
China, Pakistan signed deals worth 1.6 billion US dollars to implement CPEC
Both the countries together also issued the Karamay Manifesto on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a major project under China's Belt and Road Initiative.2015-08-13 Read More
Researchers discovered evidence of an ancient lake on Mars
The findings of the research titled Late-stage formation of Martian chloride salts through ponding and evaporation were published in journal Geology on 5 August 2015.2015-08-13 Read More
Sanjay Jalona appointed as MD and CEO of L&T Infotech
Jalona will run L&T Infotech from its New Jersey office in order to add thrust to its profitable growth.2015-08-13 Read More
Indian Railways signed 4 MoUs with Union Ministries of Power and New & Renewable Energy
The MoUs were signed for Cooperation in areas of electricity transmission, energy conservation and promotion of renewable Energy in a time bound manner.2015-08-13 Read More
Sania Mirza became second Tennis player to be recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
The first tennis player to be named for the top award was Leander Paes. He was bestowed the honour way back in 1996 after his bronze medal in the Atlanta Olympics.2015-08-13 Read More
Libyan PM Abdullah al-Thani resigned hours after peace talks restarted
During the talk show Al-Thani faced a bombardment of angry questions from citizens, who blamed him and his government for the lack of basic services such as electricity and security in areas it controls.2015-08-13 Read More
Acharya Dev Vrat sworn-in as Governor of Himachal Pradesh
He replaced Kalyan Singh, who was given the additional charge of Himachal Pradesh Governor on 28 January 2015 after Urmila Singh completed her term as Governor in the state on 25 January 2015.2015-08-13 Read More
Forbes released list of 100 Richest People In Technology
The list is dominated by American billionaires as just over half of the tech billionaires are from the United States.2015-08-13 Read More
Jayant Patel appointed as acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court
During his three-decade career as advocate, he had appeared for Union Government, Railways and Income Tax department.2015-08-13 Read More
Union Government approved 300 crore package to save standing kharif crops from weak monsoon
The package will help farmers to be better equipped to deal with challenges posed by delayed and aberrant monsoon, as immediate remedial measures to save standing agricultural crops and perennial orchards in rainfall deficient districts will be initiated.2015-08-13 Read More
Union Cabinet approved MoU between India, Nepal for construction of petroleum pipeline
The MoU will promote bilateral cooperation in the oil and gas sector and secure long term supply of petroleum products to Nepal.2015-08-13 Read More
Union Cabinet nod for India, US MoU on cooperation to establish the Pace Setter Fund
The PSF seeks to support the PEACE track of the US-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy (PACE).2015-08-13 Read More
Sudhakar Shetty elected as President of Gymnastics Federation of India
Kandhari, the outgoing president who was in the fray for a third term, could not contest the elections after his nomination was rejected as he didn’t filed his address in the nomination form.2015-08-13 Read More
Survey started to erect memorial for Dr. Kalam at Rameswaram
Dr. Kalam expired on 27 July 2015 at Shillong and was laid to rest at Peikarumbu in Rameswaram on 30 July 2015.2015-08-13 Read More
India lost 41 tigers in 7 months: NTCA & Traffic India data
It says that tigers are dying not just from natural causes, but are being shot to death by authorities in case of man-animal conflicts.2015-08-12 Read More
Maharashtra Government constituted Cabinet sub-panel to tackle impending drought crisis
At present, Beed, Osmanabad and Latur districts of Maharashtra are facing the worst crisis.2015-08-12 Read More
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced marketing of Bio Fuel Blended HSD
It is a path breaking step in India’s retail sector for launching Bio-diesel B 5 blend to diesel consumers.2015-08-12 Read More
India & World Bank signed agreement of US$ 308.40 Million for NCRMP-II
The project aims at to reduce vulnerability to cyclone & other hydro-meteorological hazards of coastal communities in Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and West Bengal.2015-08-12 Read More
Delhi government constituted panel to probe CNG fitness scam
The CNG fitness scam surfaced in 2012 when Anti Corruption Bureau found that the Delhi government had lost over 100 crore rupees by awarding the contract to operate and maintain certification of CNG vehicles at the transport authority in Burari to ESP India instead of ESP USA.2015-08-12 Read More
Uttar Pradesh Government approved new guidelines for Begum Akhtar Award
The award will be annually awarded on singers of ghazal, dadra, and thumri, who are a local resident of the state and should not be less than 40 years of age.2015-08-12 Read More
President Pranab Mukherjee presented Saraswati Sammaan to Dr. M Veerappa Moily
In the poem Ramayana Mahaveshanam, Moily tried to explore the Ramarajya or the true principle of the ideal State from a secular and modern point of view in his collection of poems.2015-08-11 Read More
Veteran Marathi stage actor Bhalchandra Pendharkar died
Born on 25 November 1921, at Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, Pendharkar was affectionately known as Anna. He gained popularity through his play Duritanche Timir Javo.2015-08-11 Read More
No unauthorised construction in Taj eco-sensitive zone: NGT to UP Government
The NGT bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the state government to conduct physical demarcation of the forest area and the green belt within 500 meters of the Taj Trapezium Zone.2015-08-11 Read More
Kochi became first Indian city to join World Tourism Cities Federation Council
Kochi became the member of the council on ground of its partnerships in culture, sports and tourism.2015-08-11 Read More
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples observed
2015 Theme of the day is "Post 2015 Agenda: Ensuring indigenous peoples' health and well-being".2015-08-11 Read More
Xiaomi Corp tied up with Foxconn to set up facility in Andhra Pradesh under Make in India initiative
These two Smartphone manufacturers will together roll out Xiaomi’s first locally made Smartphone, the Redmi2 Prime to expand Xiomi's market share in India.2015-08-11 Read More
Union Ministry for Minority Affairs launched Nai Manzil Scheme in Patna
The scheme will address educational and livelihood needs of minority communities in general and muslims in particular as it lags behind other minority communities in terms of educational attainments.2015-08-11 Read More
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu launched new train services in Northeast
This 510 Km Gauge Conversion project costing about 3600 crore rupees was sanctioned in 2002-03. The project suffered delay mainly due to funds constraint in the past.2015-08-11 Read More
Google launched its parent company Alphabet Inc
The new parent company was formed as part of Google’s new organisational structure which will help the company to keep tremendous focus on the extraordinary opportunities and products.2015-08-11 Read More
World Bio-Fuel Day observed globally on 10 August
The day is observed every year with an aim to create awareness about non fossil-fuels (Green Fuels).2015-08-11 Read More
Telecom Ministry launched mobile app named Disha to promote digital literacy in Bihar
The app aims to help people learn about computers and Internet through self learning modules.2015-08-11 Read More
Rajasthan High Court banned Santhara ritual in Jain Community
The ritual was banned by the court on a Public Interest Litigation filed by human rights activist Nikhil Soni a decade ago, claiming that the ritual is a social evil and should be considered as a suicide.2015-08-11 Read More
Amitabh Bachchan accepted the proposal to be Maharashtra’s tiger ambassador
To promote eco tourism, especially tiger tourism in Maharashtra, Mungantiwar requested Bachchan to represent the state as its tiger ambassador.2015-08-11 Read More
Hockey India suspended Gurbaj Singh for 9 months
The decision to suspend Gurbaj was taken after a meeting of Hockey India's disciplinary committee headed by Harbinder Singh with the midfielder and former India coach Jude Felix.2015-08-11 Read More
BHEL commissioned 500 MW Thermal Unit at Vindhyachal STPS
With the commissioning of this unit, BHEL has now commissioned seven sets of 500 MW each aggregating to 3500 MW, the highest by BHEL in a power project.2015-08-10 Read More
DATE 5
Union Government launched School Nursery Yojana to bring students closer to nature
The programme in its first phase would cover 1000 schools and would be extended to 5000 schools in 2016 and 10000 schools the following year.2015-08-10 Read More>>
Raghavendra Gadagkar awarded with Germany's Cross of Order of the Merit
He was bestowed with the honour for his contribution in the field of behavioural ecology and sociobiology and for strengthening research corporation between India and Germany.2015-08-10 Read More
Deoghar Stampede: At least 11 killed and several injured
The stampede was triggered when some devotees allegedly tried to run ahead of others, while queue formation for onward journey for darshan.2015-08-10 Read More
Ram Nath Kovind appointed as Governor of Bihar
He succeeds West Bengal Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi, who was holding additional charge of Bihar.2015-08-10 Read More
Param Tyag Chakra Initiative launched to honour families of martyrs
For this initiative, the Alumni Association of Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology in association with the management and students launched a web platform aimed at collecting the details of these family members.2015-08-10 Read More
Union Government & Delhi Government agreed to prepare blueprint to Clean & Rejuvenate Yamuna River
The two governments agreed to prepare a blueprint for this purpose during the next 45 days. They also discussed the issues related to beautification of the Yamuna River Front.2015-08-10 Read More
Freedom fighter Kayyara Kinhanna Rai passed away
He was an author, poet, journalist and Indian independence activist.2015-08-10 Read More
Michael Clarke announced retirement from International Cricket
Clark will play his last Test at the Oval, London, scheduled to be held from 20 August to 24 August 2015.2015-08-10 Read More
Suraksha Bandhan drive launched to facilitate enrolment under Social Security Schemes
The last date for enrolling under the PMSBY & PMJJBY schemes has been extended till 30 September 2015, and persons enrolling within this period would not be required to submit a certificate of good health for PMJJBY.2015-08-10 Read More
Ajeet Kumar Saroj, Varanasi jail inmate awarded with IGNOU gold medal
Ajeet, who is serving a 10-year imprisonment, was lodged in jail in February 2012. He has pursued four certificate courses from IGNOU before pursuing the Diploma in Tourism Studies.2015-08-10 Read More
Foxconn decided to invest 5 billion US dollar in Maharashtra over next five years
The agreement was signed after Foxconn plant was granted 1500 acres of land at Talegaon in Pune district along the Pune-Mumbai expressway.2015-08-10 Read More
Goa Tourism Minister Parulekar conferred with PATWA 2015 award
Parulekar is the first tourism minister of Goa to receive this prestigious award.2015-08-10 Read More
Global satellite named 'GlobalSat for DRR' proposed to be named after Abdul Kalam
The satellite to be used for earth observation and disaster risk reduction will be renamed as UN Kalam GlobalSat.2015-08-08 Read More
Typhoon Soudelor battered Taiwan leaving four people dead & a trail of devastation
After the landfall, the typhoon battered Taiwan with fierce winds (ranging 230km/h (142mph)) and rain leaving four people dead and a trail of devastation.2015-08-08 Read More
Accenture appointed Rekha Menon as Chairperson of India's operation
Accenture appointed Anindya Basu as Managing Director of Accenture India who will take the charge from 21 August 2015.2015-08-08 Read More
BHEL commissioned 500 MW unit of Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station
With this unit, BHEL has now commissioned seven sets of 500 MW each aggregating to 3500 MW at Vindhyachal power station, which is the highest by BHEL in a power project.2015-08-08 Read More
Frances Oldham Kelsey, the anti-thalidomide Canadian doctor, died
Kelsey was the second woman to be awarded the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service by President John F Kennedy.2015-08-08 Read More
Tendong Lho Rum Faat, annual festival of ethnic Lepcha tribe of Sikkim celebrated
According to Lepcha belief, their ancestors went atop the Tendong Mountain to escape from 40 days and 40 nights of continuous rain. This festival commemorates that happening.2015-08-08 Read More
BCCI announced Ad-Hoc Committee for Cricket Administration in Bihar and Uttarakhand
The Ad-Hoc Committee for these states will help ensure participation of budding cricketers from these states in the BCCI Associate and Affiliate members tournament.2015-08-08 Read More
Tripura Legislative Assembly passed a resolution against death penalty
In India, 72 new death sentences were known to have been imposed in 2013 and at least 400 people were believed to be on death row at the end of the year 2013.2015-08-08 Read More
India decided to boycott 61st Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference to be held in Islamabad
The decision to boycott the 61st Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference was taken in lieu of Pakistan's unilateral decision to not invite the Speaker of J&K Assembly.2015-08-08 Read More
Lok Sabha passed Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015
The Bill seeks to amend the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. It will have implications for over 18 lakh cheque bounce cases pending in various courts.2015-08-07 Read More
Hollywood Actor George Cole passed away
Cole attributed his success to his mentor, the actor Alastair Sim, who guided his early career and was a lifelong influence.2015-08-07 Read More
Egypt unveiled New Suez Canal expansion
This new waterway is expected to boost the traffic. The project got completed in one year span with an estimated cost of 8 billion US dollars.2015-08-07 Read More
August Edition of FIFA World Rankings released
Argentina is followed by Belgium at No 2 (moved up 1) and the World Cup winner Germany at No 3 position (moved down 1). India with 161 points retained its 156th position in FIFA World rankings.2015-08-07 Read More
Snapdeal tied-up with department store chain Shoppers Stop Ltd
With this partnership, customers ordering from Shoppers Stop brand store on Snapdeal can now pick up the ordered products or get them delivered from the nearest Shoppers Stop store.2015-08-07 Read More
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated first National Handloom Day
He also gave away the Sant Kabir Awards and National Awards for the years 2012, 2013 and 2014 to distinguished handloom personalities.2015-08-07 Read More
RBI relaxed Branch Authorisation Policy to allow banks to merge or close branches in urban areas
The banks should ensure that they continue to fulfill the role entrusted to these branches under the government sponsored programmes and Direct Benefit Transfer Schemes.2015-08-07 Read More
70th Hiroshima Day observed to commemorate dropping of Atomic bomb on Hiroshima
On the 70th anniversary of the day, names of survivors of the explosion named as the hibakusha, who died in the previous 12 months, was added to the peace park’s cenotaph.2015-08-07 Read More
Indian-American Atul Keshap appointed as the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives
He is currently working as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in South and Central Asian Affairs Bureau of State Department.2015-08-07 Read More
SBI Life Insurance launched Smart Humsafar Plan
The plan complements the couple's efforts to achieve prosperity along with protection to fulfill their dream of leading a better life.2015-08-07 Read More
48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ meet held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The meet was held under the theme "Our People, Our Community, Our Vision", to create an ASEAN Community which is truly people-oriented, people-centred comprising all areas of cooperation.2015-08-07 Read More
India and Myanmar inked agreement to set up CESDT in Myanmar
The agreement was signed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during the visit of Minister of State for External Affairs of India Gen (Retd) VK Singh. Singh was in Malaysia to attend the ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers' Meeting.2015-08-07 Read More
Southern states to set up Inter-State Coordination Council to resolve forest-related issues
A regional wildlife crime control bureau will be established in the line of the national wildlife crime control bureau.2015-08-07 Read More
Amitava Ghosh appointed as Vice President-engineering of Snapdeal
Prior to this appointment, he was the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at TaxiForSure.2015-08-07 Read More
Delhi Government reconstituted Urdu Academy
Dr. Majid Deobandi, a very well known and popular figure in the Urdu Circle, was appointed as the Vice-Chairperson of the Urdu Academy.2015-08-07 Read More
Fashion designer Arnold Scaasi passed away
Scaasi was known for bringing the techniques of the French couture to prominent American women.2015-08-06 Read More
Lok Sabha passed Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill, 2015
The Bill was introduced in Rajya Sabha on 17 February 2014 and was passed by Rajya Sabha on 6 May 2015. The Bill amends the Delhi High Court Act, 1966.2015-08-06 Read More
World War-II hero Colonel Harwant Singh passed away
He was officer-in-charge of the flag hoisting ceremony on the first Independence Day of India in 1947.2015-08-06 Read More
Bharti Airtel launched 4G services in 296 towns across India
With this the largest telecom company of India became the first company to roll out the pan-India 4G network which is built on an open partner ecosystem model2015-08-06 Read More
CBDT signed two unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements to usher in tax certainty
With this, the CBDT has so far signed 14 APAs of which 13 are unilateral APAs and one is a bilateral APA.2015-08-06 Read More
NASA signed 490 million US dollars contract with Russia for International Space Station travel
The US has been dependent on Russia for ISS access since it ended its space shuttle program in July 2012.2015-08-06 Read More
BSNL’s proposal to hive its towers into a new company got approval from Union Cabinet
The decision will help BSNL to realign its structure in the highly competitive telecom sector. It will also help the public sector company to unlock its tower assets and improve its financial position.2015-08-06 Read More
Zhanna Nemtsova awarded with Poland's Solidarity Prize 2015
She received 1.1 million US dollars human rights prize as a recognition. Presently, Nemtsova works for German broadcaster Deutsche Welle in Berlin.2015-08-06 Read More
FICCI, ILO signed MoU to establish National Coordination Centre for SCORE Training Services
The objective of the MoU is to draw a framework for coordination and cooperation between the ILO and AIOE/FICCI that will result in phase-wise capacity building of the ‘Centre’ in the national coordination of SCORE training services in India.2015-08-06 Read More
Haryana’s CM Manohar Lal launched ‘Thari Pension Thare Pass’ scheme
In the first phase of the scheme, over ten lakh beneficiaries living in 1744 villages and 81 towns of the state would get pensions through banks and post offices.2015-08-06 Read More
Multi Application Solar Telescope operationalised at Udaipur Solar Observatory
MAST’s dome is a collapsible dome made of tensile fabric. The telescope will be used to measure vector magnetic fields of active regions at different heights of the solar atmosphere.2015-08-06 Read More
Murugappa Group signed agreement with Organo Corp to form Joint Venture
As per the agreement, the Murugappa Group will hold 51 percent in JV and the remaining portion will be with the Organo Group.2015-08-06 Read More
Forbes released the World's Highest-Paid Actors 2015 list
The list of 34 global actors includes names 12 newcomers of which five are from India , Indian actors in the list are Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor.2015-08-06 Read More
India, Mozambique signed MoU to boost ties in Renewable Energy Sector
Moreover, both nations also agreed to intensify cooperation in maritime security and ocean economy as both the countries have large coastlines and are linked by Indian Ocean.2015-08-06 Read More
DATE 6
Union Government deferred proposed talks between the Chief negotiators on India & EU-BTIA
The decision was taken as government is disappointed and concerned by the action of EU in imposing legally binding ban on the sale of around 700 pharma products clinically tested by GVK Biosciences, Hyderabad.2015-08-06 Read More>>
Union Cabinet approved direct release of wages into bank accounts of MNREGA workers
The decision is aimed at further streamlining the flow of funds and to empower state governments to deliver entitlements as per the objectives of the Act.2015-08-06 Read More
Bihar legislative Assembly passed the Bihar Public Grievance Redressal Bill, 2015
The Bill is aimed at empowering the people to seek redressal of their grievances by government servants in a time-bound manner.2015-08-05 Read More
Two films Masaan & Jaanisaar made tax free in UP
The films were made tax free in Uttar Pradesh under Section 11 (1) of the Uttar Pradesh Entertainment and Betting Tax Act, 1979.2015-08-05 Read More
Last surviving Dambusters Pilot Les Munro died
Les Munro was among the pilots who took part in the legendary Dambusters operation of World War II in 1943.2015-08-05 Read More
Mathematician Amalendu Krishna won 2015 Ramanujan Prize
He was bestowed with this award for his outstanding contributions in the area of algebraic cycles, algebraic K-theory and the theory of motives.2015-08-05 Read More
Uttar Pradesh government decided to rename UPTU as APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University
The approval amends the UP Technical University Act, 2000 to rename the Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU) as Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (APJAKTU), Uttar Pradesh.2015-08-05 Read More
SHEFROL: An Eco-friendly way of treating water
SHEFROL-based waste water treatment plant built at Chinna Kalapet fishing hamlet in Puducherry, was found to be successful.2015-08-05 Read More
Maharashtra government increased the retirement age of medical officers from 58 to 60
The Cabinet also approved a proposal to amend the lacunae in the Transplantation of Human Organs Act 1994, and increase quantum of punishment for crimes pertaining to human organ transplants.2015-08-05 Read More
Delhi Government decided to have tram network in Old Delhi
The government also decided to make Shahjahanad Redevelopment Corporation, set up to carry out infrastructure projects in Old Delhi.2015-08-05 Read More
Jharkhand empowered ACB to arrest Ministers & civil servants in bribery cases without permission
The government also decided to provide tab to all girl students of 8th standards of state-run Kasturba Gandhi schools.2015-08-05 Read More
Snapdeal launched Snapdeal Instant to make instant delivery of packages
Snapdeal Instant is aimed at further improving customer experience on the eCommerce platform by enabling faster deliveries and maintaining product quality at the same time.2015-08-05 Read More
Kamayani Express & Mumbai-Jabalpur Janata Express derailed over Machak River of MP
The twin-train derailment occurred after base material on the tracks got washed away in heavy rain.2015-08-05 Read More
British singer Cilla Black passed away
Black was known for such her 60s and 70s hits such as Anyone Who Had a Heart and You’re My World. Both the songs went to Number 1 position in Britain.2015-08-05 Read More
Rural Development Minister launched ‘SAMANVAY’ for Gram Panchayats
SAMANVAY was launched with an aim to help MPs in utilising relevant schemes in the planning and implementation of Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY).2015-08-05 Read More
Roland S Folger appointed as CEO and MD of Mercedes-Benz India
Currently, Roland S Folger is the President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Malaysia.2015-08-04 Read More
Bharti Airtel acquired YTS Solutions for mobile payment solutions
This acquisition will help Airtel to expand its footprint in the payments sector by integrating business capabilities and unique service delivery model of the YTS.2015-08-04 Read More
Haryana Government to honour victims of Emergency 1975 with Tamra Patra
Those who struggled for restoration of democratic values during the Emergency will be given ‘Tamra Patra’ on the Independence Day function, that is, 15 August 2015.2015-08-04 Read More
Iqbal Ahmed Ansari appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Patna High Court
Ansari was appointed by President Pranab Mukherjee under article 223 of the Constitution of India with effect from 1 August 2015.2015-08-04 Read More
Operation Muskaan helped Gurgaon Police to trace over 1000 kids
Gurgaon Police traced 1094 children in Haryana during the month-long operation Muskaan.2015-08-04 Read More
Former MP Minister Jagannath Singh passed away
Singh had served as Labour Minister of Madhya Pradesh from 2008 to 2013 in the BJP government led by incumbent MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.2015-08-04 Read More
Hindi litterateur Kashinath Singh chosen for Bharat Bharti literary award 2014
Singh has penned many novels and short stories. One of his most famous novel is Kashi ka Assi, which captures the vibrant hues of Banaras.2015-08-04 Read More
Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope being constructed in China
The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) is an Aricibo-type telescope. It is funded by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).2015-08-04 Read More
ITBP climbing & ski down expedition to Saser Kangri-III peak in Ladakh flagged off
For the first time the Saser Kangri-III peak was successfully submitted by 6 Mountaineers of ITBP led by SP Chamoli, Commandant in 1986.2015-08-04 Read More
Union Government signed historic peace accord with NSCN (I-M)
The signing of the pact is the end of over 80 rounds of negotiations that spanned 16 years with first breakthrough in 1997 when ceasefire agreement was sealed.2015-08-04 Read More
Delhi Police launched Operation Shishtachar to teach lesson to eve-teasers
The operation Shishtachar aims at nabbing offender and teach lesson of manner to them.2015-08-04 Read More
193 UN members reached agreement on sustainable development agenda
With this agreement, the document called "Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" will be adopted at a UN summit to be held in September 2015 at United Nations Headquarters in New York.2015-08-04 Read More
Afghanistan banned mourning ceremonies for deceased Taliban leader Omar
The intelligence agency of the government of Afghanistan warned that any gatherings condoling Mullah Omar’s death would be a “legitimate target” for Afghan forces.2015-08-04 Read More
Dipa Karmakar won bronze medal at 6th Senior ART Gymnastics Asian Championships
Dipa, who won a bronze in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, stood third at the podium with 14.725 points.2015-08-04 Read More
Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children 2015 came into effect
The new Guidelines are intend to provide for more effective regulation for adoption of orphan, abandoned and surrendered children and would bring more transparency and efficiency in the adoption system.2015-08-03 Read More
NASA enhanced collision-avoidance system to avoid traffic jams between satellites orbiting Mars
The step was taken after addition of two new spacecraft, namely NASA's MAVEN and India's Mangalyaan, to orbit the Mars has gone up to five.2015-08-03 Read More
India to produce at least dozen billionaires among start-ups by 2020: ASSOCHAM
The paper said that India will be among the top among the Asian start-ups along with the Chinese and the South East countries.2015-08-03 Read More
Aadi Perukku festival celebrated with traditional gaiety in Tamil Nadu
Aadiperukku is a Hindu Tamil festival celebrated on the 18th day of the Tamil month of Aadi (mid-July to mid-August) in gratitude to water bodies especially Cauvery River.2015-08-03 Read More
India foiled UK’s Pangaea Laboratories bid to patent use of turmeric, pine bark and tea
Earlier, CSIR-TKDL also foiled an attempt of Colgate-Palmolive Company to patent a mouthwash formula containing herb (Nutmeg- Jayaphal) extract used in Indian traditional systems.2015-08-03 Read More
Tiju Thomas initiative emerged as UAE's first and biggest donor registry
The initiative that had a soft launch on World Blood Donor Day on 14 June 2015 and was formally launched on 21 June 2015 on International Yoga Day.2015-08-03 Read More
MCA lifted 3-year old Wankhede Stadium entry ban on Shah Rukh Khan
The Association imposed the ban following a 2012 fracas involving the Kolkata Knight Rider’s co-owner and security personnel during an IPL match.2015-08-03 Read More
Copenhagen Archery Championships: Indian women's recurve team clinched silver medal
In the Summit clash, the Indian trio lost the World Championship final to top seeded Russians 4-5 to settle for the silver at the Christiansborg Palace.2015-08-03 Read More
Victorian Open WSA: Joshna Chinappa won squash title
This was tenth WSA title for 28-year-old Joshna, the last being the Richmond Open title win in April 2014.2015-08-03 Read More
First National Handloom Day to be observed on 7 August 2015
On this occasion a new India Handloom brand for better market positioning of quality handloom products would be launched.2015-08-01 Read More
Tamil Nadu government instituted youth award in name of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
Tamil Nadu government also announced that Dr Kalam’s birthday on October 15th would be celebrated as the Youth Revival Day.2015-08-01 Read More
Union Government released the Census data on Highest Educational Level Attained
The improvements at higher educational levels along with decline in percentage share at below-Primary and Primary level are indication of educational advancement in the country during the decade 2001-11.2015-08-01 Read More
Sri Lankan government decided to renovate temples destroyed in Nepal quake
It will undertake the repair of Buddhist temple in Swayambhunath and Hindu temple of Rato Machindranath in Lalitpur.2015-08-01 Read More
1974 Land Border Agreement between India and Bangladesh came into effect
The transfer helped about 50000 people to get citizenship of either country, bringing them access to all legal rights and civic amenities.2015-08-01 Read More
14-year-old Lucknow boy Prabhroop Sekhon won 2 Gold at Special Olympics World Games
Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015 is the single biggest event in Los Angeles since the 1984 Olympic Games.2015-08-01 Read More
Maharashtra government announced construction of 800-km Nagpur-Mumbai expressway
The Nagpur-Amravati-Aurangabad-Ghoti-Mumbai expressway, also called Communication Super-expressway, would be build at the cost of 30000 crore rupees.2015-08-01 Read More
Union Government formulated Draft Rules for Mass Emission Standards for Bio-diesel fuelled vehicles
The Draft rules further seek to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 and these Rules may be called Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 2015.2015-08-01 Read More
Indo-UK Bilateral Air Exercise Indradhanush concluded
The 10-day exercise that started on 21 July 2015 was the fourth edition which commenced in Britain2015-08-01 Read More
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