Current Affairs For The Year 2015 And Month Sep

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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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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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 Read More>>

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

Rear Admiral Sanjay Mahindru took charge as Flag Officer Submarines

He succeeded Rear Admiral SV Bokhare.
2015-09-26 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

Uninor re-branded as Telenor India

Uninor was launched in 2009 as per the agreement between Unitech Group and Telenor Group.
2015-09-24 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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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 Read More>>

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

Odia Lyricist Nizam Died in Bhubaneswar at 62

Renowned Odia lyricist Nizam was born in Cuttack in 1952.
2015-09-22 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

DATE 4

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.
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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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

British-born author Jackie Collins died

Her first novel The World Is Full of Married Men was published in 1968.
2015-09-22 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

National Tourism Awards 2013-14 presented

The state of Gujarat was awarded for the Best State/UT for Comprehensive Tourism Development.
2015-09-21 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

Renowned Marathi cricket commentator and writer Bal Pandit died

He translated Sunil Gavaskar’s autobiography Sunny Days into Marathi.
2015-09-19 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

DATE 5

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.
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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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

India Cements won Moin-ud Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament 2015-16

India Cements defeated Hyderabad XI to win its third title.
2015-09-17 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

DATE 6

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Dethroned in an Internal Party Leadership Ballot

In the ballot, Abbott received 44 votes while Turnbull received 54 votes.
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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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

Hollywood Actor John P Connell died

He was best known as the star of the daytime TV drama Young Dr Malone.
2015-09-12 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

Renowned water policy expert Ramaswamy R Iyer died

He was instrumental in drafting India’s first National Water Policy in 1987.
2015-09-11 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

DATE 7

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.
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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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

UNEP released Global Waste Management Outlook

It was a first of its kind report on waste management at the global level.
2015-09-08 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

International Literacy Day 2015 celebrated across the world

The theme of International Literacy Day 2015 is Literacy and Sustainable Societies.
2015-09-08 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

DATE 8

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).
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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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

AK Jha appointed as Interim CMD of NTPC

A K Jha succeeded Arup Roy Choudhury, who retired on 1 September 2015.
2015-09-02 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

DATE 9

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.
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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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

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.
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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.
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Raghav Chandra took charge as the Chairman of NHAI

Chandra succeeded Road Transport and Highways Secretary Vijay Chhibber.
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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.
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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.
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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

DATE 4

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.
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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.
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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 model
2015-08-06 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Operation Muskaan helped Gurgaon Police to trace over 1000 kids

Gurgaon Police traced 1094 children in Haryana during the month-long operation Muskaan.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Indo-UK Bilateral Air Exercise Indradhanush concluded

The 10-day exercise that started on 21 July 2015 was the fourth edition which commenced in Britain
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