All Important Defence and Security news - July 2015

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

INS Astravahini decommissioned after 31 years of service

The vessel had immensely contributed in the trials of indigenous torpedoes developed by Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL).

All Important Obituaries News - July 2015

Yakub Memon executed as SC rejected his fresh plea in pre-dawn hearing

The State Government of Maharashtra has decided to hand over his body to his relatives, after completion of formalities.

Eminent vocalist Vasundhara Komkali died

She received training in Indian classical music by Pt. Kumar Gandharva (her husband) and Dr. BR Deodhar.

All Summit, Committees and Commissions - July 2015

Summit and Conference

7th BRICS Summit held in Ufa, Russia

While the 6th BRICS summit was held at Fortaleza in Brazil in 2014, New Delhi will be hosting the 8th summit in 2016.

All Appointments and Resigns - July 2015

· Swati Maliwal took charge as Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women

Maliwal had taken charge as the DCW's Chief on 20 July 2015 itself, but her appointment was struck down by the Lt Governor Najeeb Jung at that time.

· Ashish Bahuguna appointed as Chairman of food safety regulator FSSAI

His tenure will be three years and he succeeded K Chandramouli whose tenure ended in January 2015. Since then the position was lying vacant and the Health Secretary Bhanu Pratap Sharma was given the interim charge of chairman of FSSAI.

All Important Books and Authors - July 2015

· R.D. Burman: The Prince of Music written by Khagesh Dev Burman

The author through the book has tried to look into life of R.D. Burman and reveals the fact about number of songs and tunes of Burman.

· Book titled Ghosts of Calcutta authored by Sebastian Ortiz released

The book not only tells about the Ghosts of Calcutta but also about other characters like friends, associates, passer-bys, who were around him.

All Awards and Honours - July 2015

· Ramon Magsaysay Awardees for the year 2015 announced; Two Indians among the awardees

Among the five awardees who will be conferred with the so-called Asia’s Nobel Prize, there are two Indians, namely Sanjiv Chaturvedi and Anshu Gupta.

· Helena Ndume, Jorge Sampaio awarded with first-ever Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize

The award ceremony was a part of the annual commemoration of Nelson Mandela International Day, which is observed on 18 July every year.

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