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.
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 devastatio...
Saturday, 8 August 2015
Friday, 7 August 2015
Current Affairs - 7 August 2015
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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.
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 influenc...
Result Out - IDBI (PGDBF) Manipal School of Banking 2015
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Dear Readers,
IDBI has
released the results of online test held on August 02, 2015 for admission to
IDBI Manipal School of banking. Click on the below link to results........
Thursday, 6 August 2015
Sarva UP Gramin Bank Recruitment 2015 - 275 Officer & Office Asst Posts
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Sarva UP Gramin Bank has issued notification for the recruitment
of 275 Officer in Middle Management Grade (Scale II & III), Officer in
Junior Management Cadre (Scale I) and Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
vacancies. Candidates who have been qualified at the Online CWE III for RRBs
conducted by IBPS during September 2014 may apply online from
06-08-2015 to 20-08-2015. Other details...
Current Affairs - 06 August 2015
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Fashion designer Arnold Scaasi passed away
Scaasi was known for bringing the techniques of the French
couture to prominent American women.
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, 196...
Wednesday, 5 August 2015
Current Affairs - 5 August 2015
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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, 197...
Tuesday, 4 August 2015
Current Affairs - 4 August 2015
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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 YT...
Monday, 3 August 2015
All Important Defence and Security news - July 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
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
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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 Deodha...
All Summit, Committees and Commissions - July 2015
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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.
&nb...
All Appointments and Resigns - July 2015
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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.
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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...
All Important Books and Authors - July 2015
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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.
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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 hi...
All Awards and Honours - July 2015
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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.
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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 yea...
Current Affairs - 2 & 3 August 2015
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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.
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 fiv...
Current Affairs - 1 August 2015
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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.
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 launche...