Wednesday, 5 August 2015

Current Affairs - 5 August 2015

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.

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.

Current Affairs - 4 August 2015

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.

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.

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.

Current Affairs - 2 & 3 August 2015

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.

NASA enhanced collision-avoidance system to avoid traffic jams between satellites orbitingMars

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.

Current Affairs - 1 August 2015

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.

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.

Currenr Affairs - 28 July 2015

Bharti Realty tied-up with Eros Group to develop housing project

The Bharti Group has presence in telecom, agri-business, financial services, retail and real estate among others.

Bangladesh part of Sundarbans witnessed rapid decline in tiger population between 2004 and 2015

Royal Bengal tigers live mainly in India with smaller populations in Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Myanmar. Out of 2226 Bengal tigers found in India, 74 live in Indian side of Sunderbans.

IBPS Recruitment 2015 - Clerks CWE V

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released notification to conduct online examination for the next Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre Posts in the Participating Organisations. Eligible candidates may apply online from 11-08-2015 to 01-09-2015. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, application fee details, how to apply, other are given below…

Current Affairs - 26 & 27 July 2015

Union Government sanctioned 1000 crore rupees for Indo-Bangla Rail Link

Out of 15.06 km length connecting Agartala with Akhaura railway junction in Bangladesh, 3.7 km would comprise of elevated corridor.

World's largest flower Amorphophallus Titanum bloomed at Jindai Botanical Gardens in Tokyo

It is commonly called the corpse flower because it smells like rotting meat that helps attract pollinators such as beetles and flies.

Current Affairs - 25 July 2015

Team Sky cyclist Chris Froome of Britain won 102nd Tour de France

With this, Froome became the first Briton to win the Tour de France for the second time.

PR Chari, the nuclear disarmament advocate, died

He was a former IAS officer who served two terms in the Defence Ministry and was also a former Director of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Analysis (IDSA) from 1975 to 1980.

Current Affairs - 24 July 2015

WTO members sealed a deal to cut tariffs on $1 trillion worth IT products

The deal was agreed as part of need to update the 18-year old Information Technology Agreement (ITA) as it has become redundant. The ITA was finalised in 1997.

Earth-like exoplanet Kepler 452b discovered

In addition to Kepler 452b, the Kepler Mission also discovered 11 yet-to-be-confirmed candidate planets that appear to be small, rocky and potentially suitable for life.