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Tuesday 14 July 2015

Current Affairs - 12 & 13 July 2015

India,Tajikistan inked 2 agreements to strengthen bilateral relations

The two nations agreed to promote International North South transport corridor, the ship, rail, and road route for moving freight between India, Russia, Iran, Europe and Central Asia.

QS University Rankings: BRICS 2015 released

This 2015 edition reflects the increasingly strong global presence of leading Chinese universities with the top three spots going to Tsinghua University, Peking University and Fudan University.

CBI constituted 40 members team to probe multi-crore Vyapam scam

Vyapam scam involved a collusion of undeserving candidates, who bribed politicians and MPPEB officials through middlemen, to get high ranks in these entrance tests.

Union Government appointed lawyer Rodrigo Oreamuno to arbitrate Vodafone tax case

Vodafone already named Yves Fortier of Canada as its nominee on the panel.

India, Kyrgyzstan inked 4 agreements to strengthen bilateral relations

The two nations signed agreements on Defence Cooperation, cooperation in Culture, cooperation in the field of Elections and cooperation in the sphere of Standards.

Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis won women's doubles title in Wimbledon

With this, Sania became the first Indian women to win a Wimbledon title.

Union Civil Aviation Ministry launched GAGAN System

With this, India has become the fourth nation after the US, Europe and Japan to have inter-operable Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS).

Indo-Vietnamese pair Sumit Nagal-Nam Hoang Ly won 2015 Wimbledon Boys’ Doubles title

With this win, the 17-year- old Sumit Nagal became the sixth Indian to win a Grand Slam junior title.

Paes-Hingis won mixed doubles final at Wimbledon

This was second mixed double win for Paes and Hingis together. They had won the Australian Open in February 2015.

USA designated Tunisia as 16th Major Non-NATO Ally

The MNAA status confers a variety of military and financial advantages to Tunisia that are otherwise are not obtainable by the non-NATO member.

Patnitop Tunnel, India’s longest road tunnel, set to open in 2016

It connects Chenani in Udhampur with Nashri in Ramban district on the National Highway-1A (NH1A).

Tata Steel’s West Bokaro Division conferred with Golden Peacock Environment Management Award2015

Tata Steel won the coveted award for its responsible environmental practices and resource management while upgrading the skills of employees through training as new technologies evolve.

Serena Williams won her sixth Wimbledon Women's Single title

This was Sixth Women's Singles title at Wimbledon for Williams and the win helped her to move closer to a Calendar Grand Slam, last achieved by German Steffi Graf in 1988.

Novak Djokovic won the men’s singles title of Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic has won a third Wimbledon title and a ninth Grand Slam crown, shattering Roger Federer's bid for a record eighth All England Club triumph.

Green Signals :Ecology, Growth, and Democracy in India written by Jairam Ramesh

It unveils the story of environmental policy making in India from the perspective of a pivotal decision maker.

 







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