Sri Sri Ravi Shankar conferred with Columbia’s highest civilian award
The Order of the
Democracy Simon Bolivar was created in 1980 to honour the outstanding citizens
for their service to the nation in any field. It is granted by the House of
Representatives of Columbia
International Conference on Nepal’s Reconstruction concluded
The Conference was
attended by at least 35 countries, including China, Britain, Norway, Japan, Sri
Lanka, the European Union besides the UN, World Bank and Asian Development
Bank.
SachinTendulkar named as greatest Test player of 21st century
Sachin received highest
number of votes (23 percent votes) to emerge on the top of the list of the 100
best Test players since 2000. The survey was participated by more than 16000
fans.
BHEL commissioned first 250-MW unit of NTPC’s Bongaigaon Thermal Power Project
The project located at
Kumguri village of Salakati near Bongaigaon in Kokrajhar district in an area
over 964 acres will be executed by PSU firm BHEL.
Union Cabinet approved to set up a National Memorial at birth place of Lok Nayak JP Narayanin Bihar
Lok Nayak Jai Prakash
Narayan was born at Lala Ka Tola, Sitab, Diara in Chhapra (Saran) district of
Bihar on 11 October 1902.
Sahitya Akademi announced Bhasha Samman
The Bhasha Samman is
given to 3-4 persons every year in different languages on the basis of
recommendation of experts' committees constituted for the purpose.
UNCTAD released World Investment Report 2015
The report delineated
the investment trends at the global, regional and country level during 2014 and
offered a comparative perspective across the space and time.
Australia decided to join China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Treasurer Joe Hockey
will attend the Articles of Agreement signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the
People, Beijing, on 29 June 2015.
Sahitya Akademi announced Bal Sahitya Puraskar for the year 2015
The awards were conferred
on five novelists, four writers of short stories and three authors of poetries,
one book of one-act play and eleven writers for their contribution to
children’s literature.
Zaheer Abbas, former Captain of Pakistan’s Cricket team, named as President of ICC
The ICC Council also
approved the admission of the Serbia Cricket Federation (SCF) as the 58th
Affiliate Member during the weeklong annual conference held in Barbados.
Union Cabinet approved setting up of six Indian Institutes of Management (IIM)
These new IIMs will be
located at Amritsar (Punjab), Bodh Gaya (Bihar), Nagpur (Maharashtra),
Sambalpur (Odisha), Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) and Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).
Taygan Lions Park, Skazka Zoo, Thiruvananthapuram Zoo inked animal exchange agreement
In exchange for three
elephants from India, the Thiruvananthapuram zoo will receive two white lions,
15 coatis, two Siberian tigers, two llamas, and five squirrel monkeys.
Union Cabinet approved renaming of SECI as Renewable Energy Corporation of India
SECI was established in
September 2011 for the promotion and commercialization of solar energy
technologies.
Veteran Journalist Praful Bidwai passed away
He was also an
anti-nuclear activist and a founding member of Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament
and Peace that was set up after the 1998 pokhran nuclear tests.
Union Government launched India’s first Modernised Anganwadi Centre at Hasanpurvillage in Sonepat
The centre has been set
up as part of Nand-Ghar Yojana of Union Government and is based on
concept of Building as a Learning Aid piloted
by UNICEF
PM launched AMRUT, Smart Cities Mission and Housing for All (Urban)
During the occasion, the
Prime Minister released logos and taglines for AMRUT and Smart Cities Mission;
and guidelines for AMRUT, Smart Cities Mission and Housing for All (Urban).
Union Cabinet approved signing of MoC between India and Japan on Industrial Property
The MoC will focus on
capacity building, human resource development and awareness generation.
Bangladesh won 3-match ODI series against India 2-1
Mustafizur Rahman of
Bangladesh claimed the Man of the Series Award for his outstanding bowling
performance. He picked up 13 wickets in the three matches.
Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee appointed as acting Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
He was appointed by the
President as per the powers vested in him under the Article 223 of the
Constitution.
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