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Current Affairs Capsule
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SRI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA ACADEMY
BANK PO / CLERK
YEAR BOOK 2015
NATIONAL
1. First yoga day observed in 192 countries
except Strife torn Yeman on June 24,
2015.
 The day also observed in over 44
Islamic nations.
 The event at Rajpath established
two Guinness records awarded to
Ministry Of Ayush received by
Ayush minister Shripad Yesso
Naik.
 Largest yoga class having 35985
people.
 Citizens
for
84
nations
participated.
 June 21 as the international day
of Yoga.
2. Union government launched augmented
reality application “Sakaar”.
 Launched by union minister of
state Dr. Jitendra Singh.
 To highlight the achievements of
the department of space.
3. Union government announced Rs. 1500
crore Nuclear Insurance pool.
4. NCRPB gave its nod to inclusion of three
new districts.
 Presided by Urban Development
Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu.
 Three districts are Jind and Karal
in Haryana, Muzaffarnagar in
Uttar Pradesh.
5. India’s first state of the art tier I oil spoil
response centre inaugurated.
6. “Khoya Paya” web portal launched.
 Citizen based website to share
information on missing and found
children.
 Launched of June 2, 2015 by
Union Minister of women and
child development.
 The government also run another
portal “Track Child” which
belongs to ministry of Home
Affairs.
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7. Arun
Jeitley
Finance
Minister
inaugurated the new bank note paper
mill at Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh
on May 30 2015.
8. Vijay Kelkar panel constituted to review
PPP infrastructure development.
 PPP – Public Private Partnership.
 Members – C.S. Rajan Chief
secretary, SB Nayar CMD,
Shekar Shah Director General,.
9. Prime minister launched DD Kisan
channel.
 It is exclusively for formers.’
 Launched on May 26, 2015.
10. Golden jubilee celebration of India’s
Historic climb of Mount Everest
inaugurated.
 Function held at Rashtrpati
Bhavan on May 20, 2015.
 Inaugurated by President Pranab
Mukherjee.
 Organised
by
Indian
Mountaineering
foundation
(IMF).
11. Union government sanctioned 30 cold
chain project.
 Sanctioned on May 18, 2015.
 Total investment is Rs. 724.9
crore.
 This will help to reduce the
wastage of food.
12. IMD and POSOCO signed MoU to
increase the efficiency of power sector.
 POSOCO – Power System
Operation Corporation.
 IMD – India Meteorological
Department.
13. Road measurement and Data acquisition
system launched.
 Launched by Union road and
transport minster Nitin Gadkari
on May 15, 2015
 A vehicle equipped with modern
Gadgets which includes advances
technology
 Funded by World bank and
National highways authority of
India (NHAI)
14. National emergency response system for
saving women in Distress.
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Introduce on May 15, 2015.
To make immediate response to
any call by a women in distress
anywhere.
15. Justice AP Shah Committee formed to
look the issue of MAT and FIIs.
 MAT – Minimum Alternate Tax,
FII – Foreign Institutional
Investor.
16. Prime minister released commemorative
coin on swami Chinmayanandha
saraswathi.
 To mark the birth centenary of
swamy chinmayanandha on May
8 2015.
17. National
e-governance
plan
2.0
approved.
 PM Modi gave its approval to
approach key component of eKranti.
 E-kranti – National e-governance
plan.
 Launched on March 25, 2015.
 To ensure optimum usage of core
information and communication
technology.
18. Handicrafts and Carpet sector skill
council launched.
 Launched by Rajiv Pratap Rudy
– Union Minister of state for skill
development
and
entrepreneurship.
 It will promote skill development
among artisans, craft persons.
19. Two major highway project in the North
East dedicated to the nation.
20. India’s health care portal inaugurated.
 Inaugurated by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on April 23, 2015.
 Named as SAAARC Trade Mart.
 Commenced at ITPO Pragati
Maidan Delhi.
 Developed by department of
commerce.
21. Information and broad cast ministry got
ISO 9001 – 2008 certification.
22. Union government constituted Task
Force on interlinking of rivers.
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23. Union government changed name of
“Visa On Arrival” scheme to “e-Tourist
Visa”.
24. FM transmission of Vivdh Bharath
launched.
 Launched by information and
broadcasting ministry Arun
Jitley on April 14, 2015.
25. Environment ministry colour coded
industries on the basis of pollution
potential.
 Announced by environmental
minister Prakash Javadekar on
April 7, 2015.
 It is classified under red, orange
and green.
26. “Give It Up” movements launched.
 Launched by union minister of
petroleum and natural gas
Dharmendra Pradhan.
 Launched in Karnataka on
March 4, 2105.
 Appeals rich people to voluntarily
give up their subsidy amount on
LPG gas.
27. Platform “PRAGATI” launched for
redressal of grievances.
 Launched by PM Modi on March
25, 2015.
 PRAGATI
–
Pro-Active
Governance
And
Timely
Implementation.
28. Green India Mission covered with
MGNREGA.
 MGNREGA – Mahatma Gandhi
Rural Employment Guarantee
Scheme.
29. Digital Gender Atlas for advancing girls
education.
 Unveiled by School of Education
and Literacy on March 9, 2015.
 It is web based tool developed to
identify low performing girls.
30. “Shipping Samvad” website launched.
 Launched by Union ministry of
shipping and road transport.
31. Indian Army signed MoU with State
Bank of India.
 It is signed on February 23, 2015.
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Number of free or concessional
services like free draft, free
cheque books.
 Free fund transfer, free ATM
cards.
 Personal Accident Insurance
(PAI) enhancement.
 The Nepal Express remittance
scheme which enables fund
transfer to Nepal.
32. Portal “Madad” launched.
 Launched by External Minister
Sushma Swaraj on February 21
2015.
 Aims to file consular grievance
online for abroad living Indian
citizen.
33. India signed Loan agreement with Asian
Development Bank (ADB).
 Signed worth 50 million $ on
February 20, 2015.
 Aims to build up the capacity of
power
generation
and
distribution system.
34. Single window e-biz portal launched.
 Launched by finance minister
Arun Jaitley on February 19,
2015.
 Portal name – www.ebiz.gov.in.
 To facilitate “Ease of doing
business”.
35. Indian airports ranked best by Airport
Council international.
 Best Airport - Delhi Airport.
 Declared by Airport Council
International (ACI).
36. Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
inaugurated Bombay high court
Museum.
 On February 14, 2015, part of
150th year of occasion.
37. 66th republic day celebration on January
26th 2015.
 Chief Guest – US President Barak
Hussein Obama.
 Concluded on January 29th 2015.
38. High level committee for reconstructing
of FCI submitted its report.
 Chaired by Shanta Kumar.
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39. Government
launched
monitoring
system for skill development scheme.
 Launched by housing and urban
poverty alleviation minister M.
Venkaiah Naidu on January 20,
2015.
 It enables real time and regular
monitoring of the progress under
some component.
40. Idukki district of Kerala became the first
district with rural broadband network.
 Commissioned by union minister
of IT and communication Ravi
Shankar.
41. Prime minister released coin in honour
of Jamsetji Tata.
 Released on January 6, 2015.
 To commemorate of his 175th
birth anniversary in New Delhi.
42. Government launched subsidised LPG
cylinder scheme for BPL families.
43. Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
appointed Aravind Panagaria as vice
chairman of NITI Ayog.
44. India designated as Chair to the 9th
meeting of the IRENA.
 IRENA
–
International
Renewable Energy Agency.
 Held on June 10, 2015 at Abu
Dhabi.
45. Union cabinet approved Rs. 6000 crore
interest free loan for sugar mills.
46. 2000 crore rupees approved for Namami
Gange Programme.
47. India has slipped 140th rank in state of
the world mother’s report 2015.
48. India ranked 13th in generating power
form nuclear sources.
49. India is the 5th biggest producer of ewaste in the world.
50. India placed 101th place in low social
progress group.
51. Indian railways renamed as Haridwar
mail as Yoga express.
52. Mobile app for paper less unreserved
tickets launched.
 Launched by railway minister
Suresh Prabhu on April 22, 2015.
 Named as “utsonmobile”.
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53. E-samiksha to monitor rail projects
launched.’
54. India’s first CNG train flagged off on
January 13, 2015 between Rewari and
Rohtak.
INTERNATIONAL
1. Plan to cut greenhouse gas emission by
30% by 2030.
 Announced by Candaian prime
minister on May 15, 2015.
2. China flagged of new cargo train to
Europe.
3. Largest Chinese embassy opened in
Pakistan.
4. First maritime silk road cruise ship
launched.
5. Islamic state demolished ancient Hatra
site in northern Iraq.
6. Australian PM Tony Abbott visited Iraq
on January 4, 2015.
7. Ireland is the first country to legalise
same sex marriage.
8. Japan’s Maglev trains breaks world
record (600 kmph).
9. Japan holds first security talks with
China after four years.
10. Muhammadu Buhari won presidential
election in Nigeria.
11. Chinese president announced Infra
project in Pakistan.
12. Pakistan and Russia agreed to hold first
ever joint military exercise.
13. Sri Lanka inked six pacts with Pakistan.
14. World’s largest flag unfurled at Ong
Jmel.(Tunisia)
15. Construction of first nuclear power plant
started on April 14, 2015 at Turkey.
16. Britain celebrated 800 years of Magna
Carta.
 Magna Carta Latin word in
which English means Great
Charter.
 It is the most important document
of England signed on June 15,
2015.
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17. 68 world Healthy Assembly session
commenced at Geneva on May 18, 2015.
18. WTO accepted Seychelles as its 161st
member.
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19. Third UN world conference on Disaster
Risk Reduction at Sendai city on March
14.
20. The USA removed Cuba from list of state
sponsors of terrorism.
21. Pakistan has emerged as the world’s 8th
most dangerous country.
22. India came into 117th rank out of 158
countries in Global Happiness Index.
23. India has ranked 78th in the world in
Talent Competitiveness Index 2014.
24. Bangladesh cabinet approved revised
trade agreement with India.
25. India and Belarus inked 6 agreement on
June 3, 2015.
 Avoidance of double taxation and
prevention of fiscal avoidance.
 Cooperation in the field of
standardisation and information
support.
 To enhance bilateral ties.
26. First translated version of Bhagavad
Gita made Debut in China on June 17,
2015.
27. India on May 6, 2015 signed an
agreement with Iran for the development
of Chababhar Port.
28. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave
approval for signing shipping agreement
between India and Jordan on April 22,
2015.
29. A MoU signed between India and
Kyrgyzstan on March 17, 2015 to
strengthen bilateral cooperation.
30. First Indo-Nepal friendship Motor rally
concluded on February 27, 2015.
31. India
came
forward
to
fund
pancheshwar Multi-purpose project in
Nepal.
32. India and Netherland singed an MoU for
development of vaccines.
33. North Korean foreign minister Ri Su
Yong visited India on April 13, 2015.
34. Six pacts signed to boost trade and
investment between India and Qatar on
March 25.
35. 11 agreements signed for higher
academic cooperation between India and
Russia on May 8, 2015.
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36. BHEL India and Russian firm INTMA
signed MoU to set power plant in
Kazakhstan.
37. SAARC Yatra competed by Foreign
secretary Jaishankar held from March 14, 2015.
 During this Yatra he visited four
countries Afghanistan, Pakistan,
Bangladesh and Bhutan.
38. MoU signed between India and
Seychelles
on
renewable
energy
cooperation.
39. India inked pact with Sri Lanka on
February 16, 2015.
40. India and Sweden inked six pacts on
June 1, 2015.
41. India and Tanzania signed agreement for
cooperation in various fields.
42. India elected as four key Subsidiary
bodies of UN ECOSOC.
43. Deal with USA to increase defence
cooperation.
44. India emerged fourth largest supplier of
generic medicines to the USA.
45. MoU of cooperation signed for
transportation between India and USA.
46. India and USA finished their first ever
bilateral dialogue on UN February 19,
2015.
47. India and Vietnam signed a joint vision
statement on defence cooperation on
May 25.
48. World bank approved 250 Million $ loan
for Jhelum and Tawi flood recovery in
J&K.
49. India inked pact with world bank for 400
Million $ aid for TN urbanisation
project.
50. 8 Million $ loan agreement signed with
world bank on February 13, 2015.
 Assistance
for
Sustainable
Livelihoods and Adaptation to
climate change project.
51. Online visa pilot programme for Indians.
 Launched on January 12, 2015.
 To apply online for travel to
Australia.
52. Bangladesh cabinet approved revised
trade agreement with India.
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53. India and Bangladesh inaugurated third
border Haat in Srinagar-Purba on the
Tripura-Bangladesh border on January
13, 2015.
54. India and Belarus inked 6 agreements.
 On June 3, 2015 in the presence of
President Pranab Mukherjee
during two nation meet.
 Avoidance of taxation and the
prevention of Fiscal evasion.
 To enhance bilateral ties.
55. First translated version of Bhagvad Gita
made Debut in China.
 On June 17, 2015.
 Translated by Prof. Wang Zhu
Cheng and Ling Hai of Zhejiang
University.
56. European union lift the ban on import of
mangoes from India.
57. Pact signed with Iran to develop
chabahar port on May 6, 2015.
 Port is located in SistanBalochistan.
58. India and Japan signed an action agenda
for boosting investment and trade
promotion.
59. Agreement between India and Jordan to
strengthen cooperation.
60. A MoU signed between India and
Kyrgyzstan on March 17 to strengthen
bilateral cooperation.
61. First Indo-Nepal friendship Motor Rally
concluded.
 Flagged off at Puri, Odisha on
Februrary
27,
2015
and
concluded at Lawns of India gate
on March 8, 2015.
62. India to provide $69 million for Goitre
control in Nepal.
 To launch the Iodine deficiency
disorder control programme for
goitre control.
63. India
came
forward
to
fund
Pancheshwar multi purpose project in
Nepal.
 On Nepal Mahakali river worth
Rs. 1500 crore for countering the
Kheri floods.
64. India and Netherland signed MoU for
development of Vaccines.
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65. North Korean foreign minister Ri Su
Yong visited India on April 13, 2015.
66. India and Qatar signed six pacts to boost
trade and investment.
67. Eleven agreement signed for Higher
academic cooperation between India and
Russia.
68. BHEL India and Russian firm signed
MoU to set power plant in Kazakhstan.
69. SAARC yatra completed by foreign
secretary of India.
 Foreign secretary S. Jaishankar
completed his SAARC Yatra of
four nations.
 During Yatra he visited four
countries Afghanistan, Pakistan,
Bangladesh and Bhutan.
70. India and Seychelles signed MoU
between
on
renewable
energy
cooperation.
71. India and Spain have signed an
agreement on mutual protection in
defence.
72. India inked nuclear pact with Sri Lanka.
73. India and Sweden inked six agreement.
74. Agreement signed between Indian and
Tanzania for cooperation in various
fields.
75. India lost poultry case against USA at
WTO.
76. India elected to four subsidiary bodies of
UN ECOSOC.
77. Deal to increase defence cooperation
between India and USA.
78. India emerged fourth largest suppliers of
generic medicines to the USA.
79.
SUMMITS AND MEETINGS
1. 41st G-7 summit hosted on June 7-8, 2015
at Gemany.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
13th
United Nations congress on crime
prevention and criminal justice observed
at Doha, Qatar from April 12 to 19 2015.
5th general assembly of IRENA has
concluded at Abu Dhabi on January 18,
2015.
 IRENA
–
International
Renewable Energy Agency.
First China-CELAC Forum ministerial
meeting concluded in Beiijing on
January 2015.
10th India-Australia foreign ministers
framework dialogue held on April 14,
2015.
 Sushma Swaraj talks with Julie
Bishop.
th
5 Indo-Myanmar joint trade committee
meeting held on February 17, 2015 in
Nay Pyi Taw.
5th SAARC health ministers meeting held
at New Delhi on April 8, 2015.
SAARC – South Asian Association For
Regional Cooperation.
First ever bilateral dialogue on United
Nations on February 19, 2015.
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BANKING AND ECONOMY
1. World Bank approved $200 million loan
for Jhelum and Twai flood recovery
project in J&K.
2. FDI service sector grown by 46% in
2014-15 and reached 3.2 billion $.
3. LIC got clearance to do business in
Bangladesh.
4. Government made PAN mandatory for
central excise registration.
5. 17 mega food park sanctioned.
6. Union government allowed investment of
5% of EPFO corpus in stock market.
7. EPFO suspended Rs. 1000 minimum
monthly pension shceme.
8. Ajay shankar committee to cut multiple
permission for investors.
9. New foreign trade polity 2015-20
released.
10. Government of India approved 10 FDI
proposals.
11. NPCI linked 15 crore bank accounts with
Aadhaar number.
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NPCI – National Payment
corporation of India
12. Union cabinet approved a hike in share
capital of the NMDFC.
 NMDFC – National Minorities
Development
and
finance
corporation.
13. Puri got 22.54 crore rupee for HRIDAY.
 HRIDAY – National Heritage
development and augmentation
Yojana.
14. HDFC bank launched paperless instant
loan plan.
 On June 18, 2015
 Named as GoDigital.
15. Bahrti AXA launched smart traveller.
 It offers global coverage for
students.
16. SBI loans available online.
17. ICICI bank launched voice password
facility.
18. SBI inked pct with Amazon for payment
commerce solutions.
19. ICICI bank inaugurated its first branch
in China.
20. SBI launched contact less Debit and
Credit cards with 1 lakh rupee fraud
cover.
 Named as sbiINTOUCH on May
15, 2015.
21. SBI launched RuPay platinum debit
card.
22. Dena bank singed MoU with LIC.
23. ICICI bank launched NFC enabled
payment service Tap n Pay.
 NFC
–
Near
Field
Communication.
24. Kotak Mahindra bank got CCI nod to
buy ING Vysya Bank.
 CCI – Competition Commission
of India.
25. ICICI bank launched India’s first digital
bank.
26. Union government decided to infuse Rs.
6990 crore in public sector banks.
27. Kotak Mahindra and ING Vysya merger
got shareholders Nod.
28. Bank associations and Union forms joint
panel.
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29. ICICI bank launched India’s first
contact less Credit and Debit cards.
30. ICICI bank launched digital village
project in Gujrat.
 ICICI – Industrial Credit and
Investment Corporation of India.
31. Bharat Sanchar Nigam limited launched
pan India roaming scheme.
32. Telangana government signed MoU with
Google.
33. Vedanta launched Khushi campaign.
34. Apple became the first company to reach
a market value of $170 Billion.
35. Vistara airlines started its first domestic
flights.
36. Toyota remains top in global vehicle
sales in 2014.
37. RBI allowed NRI to invest chit funds.
38. Prepaid payments investment for mass
transport system.
39. Currency swap pact with Sri Lanka.
40. RBI signed an MoU with Brazil’s central
bank.
41. RBI allowed bank notes to and from
Nepal and Bhutan.
42. RBI signed an MoU with European
Central Bank (ECB) for cooperation in
central banking.
43. RBI doubled forex remittance limit.
44. RBI signed an agreement with the USA.
45. RBI eased KYC norms for NBFCs.
 KYC – Know Your Customer.
 NBFC – Non Banking Financial
Companies.
AGREEMTNS / TIE-UP
1. Adani, Reliance signed MoU for power
generation in Bangladesh.
 To set up 4600 MW power plant.
2. SBI signed loan pact with European
Bank.
3. Arcelor Mittal, signed pact with SAIL to
set up steel plant in India.
4. GMR infra, GIIC inked MoU for
Kakinada SEZ.
 GIIC – Guizhou international
investment corporation.
5. World’s largest Islamic clothing
company to partner Snapdeal & set up
store on their portal.
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6. MIDC, SIDBI signed agreement to
finance MSME’s.
 MIDC – Maharashtra Industrial
Development Corporation.
 MSME – Micro Small and
Medium Enterprises.
 SIDBI – Small Industries
Development bank of India.
7. Indian Army signed MoU on defence
salary package.
 With Bank of Baroda.
8. Reliance Jio signed pact with”Huawei”
for 4G devices.
 Around 5000 towns and cities
accounting for over 90% of urban
and over 215000 villages.
9. Numaligarh refinery inked MoU with
Bangladesh petroleum corporation.
10. Bank of Baroda tied with UAE exchange
for instant money transfer.
11. NIELIT signed pact with Snapdeal.
 NIELIT – National Institute of
Electronics and Information
Technology.
12. Paytm joined hands with NCTI to
promote Indian MSME’s.
 NCTI – National Center for
Trade Information.
13. Godrej nature’s basket tied up with
Amazon for selling products online.
14. LIC and Dena Bank inked MoU to roll
out PMJBY.
 PMJBY – Pradhan Mantri
Jeevanjyoti Bima Yojana.
 Insurance coverage Rs. 2 lakh
upto.
 Age group of 18-50 years.
 Nominal premium is Rs. 330 per
annum.
15. Agreement signed for commercialising
ayurvedic medicines.
 Signed by NRDC.
 NRDC – National Research
16. Bharati Airtel tied up with China mobile
to jointly foster 4G growth.
17. Tata power signed an MoU with Siberian
coal energy company.
 Tata and SUEK will cooperate.
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Power generates totally 8621 MW
power.
18. MSME ministry RSETI joined hand to
provide Loan linkages.
 Signed with Khadi & village
industries commission.
 RSETI – Rural Self Employment
Training Industries.
19. Tie up between Facebook and Reliance
communication.
20. Gujrat Handloom Corporation inked
MoU with eBay.
21. Bupa to increase stake in Indian
insurance joint venture.
 Bupa – UK based health care
company.
22. IIT and ONGC inked MoU to develop
technologies to enhance oil exploration.
 ONGC – Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation.
23. Norms for international financial service
centres.(IFSC)
 Approved by SEBI.
 SEBI – Securities Exchange
Board of India.
 Aim to ease the setting the setting
up of stock exchange and capital
market.
24. Guidelines for Municipal bodies.
 SEBI paved the way for
municipal bonds for 100 smart
cities
and
other
urban
programmes.
25. Easier norms proposed for domestic
mutual fund by SEBI to manage offshore
pooled issues.
REPORTS / INDICES
1. Credit Suisse emerging customer score
card 2015 released.
 Consumer optimism.
 India moved to top from fourth in
last year list.
 India followed by Brazil and
Indonesia.
2. UN world economic situation and
prospects 2015 report.
 India’s economy in 2014 is 5.4%
and 2013 – 5.0%, 2015 – 5.9% and
expected in 2016 – 6.3%
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. China made world’s first electric
passenger plane.
 Passenger aircraft BXIE.
2. ISRO’s
GAGAN
will
provide
Navigational support in railways.
 GAGAN is an indigenous
navigational guide system.
 Signal broadcasted by two
satellite GSAT8 and GSAT10.
3. Google launched special search mode for
slower 2G phone network for India &
Brazil.
4. China developed first facial recognition
ATM.
5. World’s first artificial molecular pump
developed.
6. Microsoft launched Edu-Cloud to make
learning fun.
7. India’s first PROVs successfully
operationalised.
 PROV
–
Polar
Remotely
Operated Vehicle.
8. World’s first 3D printed Jet engine.
9. NTPC introduced mobile science labs for
underprivileged students.
 NTPC – National Thermal Power
Corporation.
10. World’s first solar powered aircraft
landed in Ahmedabad.
11. Work began on India’s first light water
reactor.
12. Novel computer software developed.
13. Programme of launching PSLV flights
cleared.
 PSLV – Polar Satellite Launch
Vechicle.
14. Largest Asteroid impact Area ever
found.
15. Three super earths orbiting nearby star
discovered.
16. Indigenous cryogenic engine tested
successfully.
17. Fourth navigation satellite IRNSS-1D
launched successfully.
 Launched by ISRO – Indian
Space Research Organisation.
 IRNSS – Indian Regional
Navigation Satellite System.
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18. ISRO is planning to collaborate with
other space agencies.
19. 27
Indian
satellites
currently
operational.
20. SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched.
21. Britain’s infamous Beagle 2 space craft
found in Mars.
22. India set to make the IRIS of biggest
telescope ever.
 IRIS – Interface Region Imagine
Spectrograph.
23. NASA’s 10 engine electric plane
completed flight test.
24. Mercury probe ended its 11 years of life.
25. Evidence of Nitrogen on Mars.
26. First 3D printed copper rocket engine
part developed.
DEFENCE AND SECURITY
1. India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier
undocked.
 INS-Vikrant on June 9, 2015.
2. IAF Jet landed successfully on Yamuna
expressway.
3. 10th Aero India show 2015.
 Inaugurated by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
 Began at Bangaluru on February
18, 2015.
4. HAL signed contract with Indian air
force.
 HAL – Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited.
5. DRDO successfully tested Tejas-PV1
aircraft.
6. Pinaka Mark II Rocket developed.
 Advanced
version
of
the
indigenously rocket.
 Test fired on May 30, 2015.
 Range is 55 km.
7. Astra
 Visual range air-to-air missile.
 Test fired on March 19, 2015.
8. Agni-III
 India test fired and nuclear
capable.
 Range over 300 km.
 Test fired on April 16, 2015.
 Rail mobile system capable
missile.
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 India test fired nuclear capable
 Surface-to-surface missile.
 Test fired on April 9, 2015.
10. Prithvi II
 India test fired
 Surface-to-surface
 Range 350 km
 Test fired on February 19, 2015.
11. Agni – 5
 India’s largest range ballistic
missile.
 Test fired on January 31, 2015.
 Range 5000 km.
12. BrahMos
 Supersonic cruise missile.
 Test fired on February 14, 2015.
 Range 290 km
ARMED FORCE EXERCISES
1. SIMBEX-15
 Four day bilateral novel exercise
India and Singapore conducted
from May 23-26, 2015.
2. VARUNA-15
 Fourteenth edition of IndoFrench naval exercise named
VARUNA.
 Held at Goa on May 2, 2015.
3. TROPEX-2015
 Indian Navy conducted its theatre
level readiness and operational
exercise on February 27, 2015.
 Around 50 ships and submarine
participated along with 70
aircrafts from the three naval
commands.
4. AKRAMAN-II
 Bhatinda based Chetak Corps a
part of South Western command
based.
 At Rajasthan on April 26, 2015.
5. SURYA KIRAN VIII
 8th India-Nepal combined exercise
conducted from February 23 to
March 7, 2015
 Aims to create a greater
understanding between Indian
and Nepalese Army
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6. Anti-submarine warfare ship “INSKavaratti” launched.
 Launched on May 19, 2015.
 Commissioned by Indian Navy.
 The second and third ship named
“Kadmatt” and “Kiltan” are
scheduled to be delivered between
2015-2017.
7. Missile Akash inducted into Indian
Army
 Supersonic surface-to-air missile.
 Introduced on May 5, 2015.
 Range 25 km.
8. Stealth destroyer of Indian Navy
launched.
9. Indian Navy commissioned three
immediate support vessels at Eastern
command.
10. Coast guard fast vessel “Anagh” &
interceptor boats commissioned.
11. Patrolling ship “Amogh” commissioned.
MISSILE TEST
NATIONS
FIRED
BY
OTHER
1. China conducted fourth test of “Wu-14”
strike vessel.
2. North Korea successfully test fired
underwater ballistic missile.
3. Pakistan successfully test fired a laser
guided missile.
4. Pakistan successfully test fired nuclear
capable “Shaheen-III” ballistic missile.
5. Pakistan successfully test fired new
stealth cruise missile.
AGRICULTURE,
ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENT
AND
1. India got richer by 349 new species in last
one year.
2. A new species of Fish discovered in
Western Ghats.
3. Driest place on Earth found in Atacama
Desert.
4. World’s first warm blooded fish found.
5. Lion census 2015 – 523.
6. India joined hands with Bangladesh to
protect spectacled langur.
7. Rajaji national park notified as Rajaji
Tiger Reserve”.
 It is in Uttarkhand.
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8. Tiger census 2014-15 released – 1706 in
2011 and 2226 in 2014.
9. Summit on future energy held in Abu
Dhabi.
10. Subramaninam
committee
recommended single window system.
11. State environment and Forest ministry
conference held on April 7, 2015 at New
Delhi.
SPORTS
1. Stuttgart open 2015.
 Rafael Nadal, Spanish top win the
title.
2. French Open 2015
 It was the 114th edition of the
French open
 It took at Stade Roland Garros
form May 24 to June 7, 2015.
 Men’s singe – stanislas Wwrinka
(Switzerland) won defeating by
Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
 Women’s single – Serena
Williams (USA) won defeating
Lucie Safarova (Czechoslovakia)
 Men’s Double – pair of Ivan
Dodig (Croatia) and Marcelo
Melo (Brazil).
 Mixed Double – pair of Bethanie
Mattek-Sands (USA) and Lucie
Safarova (Czechoslovakia)
3. Asian junior championship
 Y Pranjala Indian won the Asian
Junior Tennis title.
4. WTA Family circle cup 2015
 Sania Mirza became the first
female form India achieved world
number one ranking.
5. Miami open 2015
 Men’s Single - Novak Djokovic
(Serbia)
 Women’s Single - Serna Willaims
(USA)
 Men’s Double – Bob Bryan (USA)
and Mike Bryan (USA)
 Women’s Double – Sania Mirza
(India) and Martina Hingis
(Switzerland)
6. Indian wells open 2015
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Novak Djokovic (Switzerland) –
50th tour level title on March 22,
2015.
 Simona Halep (Romania) – 3rd
title
7. Argentina open 2015
 Rafael Nadal (Spain)
8. Australian open 2015
 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
 Serena Williams (USA)
 Simone Boleli and Fabio Fogini
(Italian pair)
 Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)
and Lucie Safarova (Czech
Republic)
 Leander Paes (india)
9. Italian Open 2015
o Maria Sharapova (Russia) –
women’s single
o Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – men’s
single
o Pablo Cuevas (Uruguay) and
David Marrero (Spain) – Men’s
double.
o Timea Babos (Italy) and Kristina
Mladenovic (France) – women’s
double
10. ATP world championship
o Andy Murray – his first title of
2015.
11. Cricket
 Indian premier league (IPL)-8
 Mumbai
Indians
defeated
Chennai Super Kings
Awardees at IPL-8
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Player of the match – Andre Russell
(KKR)
Orange cap – Daivd Warner
(Sunrises Hyderabad)
Purple cap – Dwayne Bravo (CSK)
Emerging player of the session –
Shreyas Iyer (Delhi Daredevils)
Most valuable player – Andre Russell
(KKR)
Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy
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Gujrat won their second trophy.
Irani cup 2014-15
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retained the cup.
Ranji trophy 2014-15
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7 ranji trophy won by Karnataka.
5th senior national championship 2015.
o Railway sports promotion board won
(RSPB)
FOOTBALL
1. FIFA Under 20 world Cup 2015
o Serbia won this cup
2. UEFA Europa League 2015
o Sevilla won the title.
3. 2015 UEFA champions league
o Barcelona FC won the cup.
4. Spanish League
o Barcelona won its 23rd title for
fifth time
BADMINTON
1. Australian open super series 2015.
o Chen Long (Spain)
2. Indian open super series 2015
o Saina Nehwal form India
o Srikanth Kidambi (India)
o Japanese pair Misaki Matsutomo
and Ayaka Takahashi
o China’s pair Chai Biao and Hong
wei
o Chinese pair – Yixin Bao and
Cheng Liu.
3. Swiss open grand prix gold 2015
o Kidambi Srikanth (India)
o Sun Yu (China)
o Cai Yun and Lu Kai (Chinese
pair)
o Bao Yixin and Tang Yuanting
(Chinese pair)
o LU kai and Huang Yaqiong
(China)
4. All England Championship
o Carolina Marin from spain won
this title.
o Chen Long from China
o Carolina Marin became the first
player from Spanish to win
prestigious title.
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o Saina Nehwal is the first Indian
woman to reach upto finals in
England Series.
5. Syed Modi grand prix gold 2015
o Saina nehwal (India)
o Parupalli Kashyap (India)
CHESS
1. Shamkir tournament
o Vishwanathan Anand
second in Shamkir
tournament.
2. World woman champions
o Dronavalli
Harika
Grandmaster won the
medal.
o Harika defeated by
Muzychuk from Ukraine
placed
Chess
Indian
Bronze
Mariya
BOXING
1. AIBA women’s junior/youth world
championship 2015
o Held at Taippei 2015 on May 23.
o Russia clinched four gold medals.
2. International championship
o Indian boxing team bagged four
gold, one silver and two bronze
medals.
o Indian boxer L.Devendro Singh
beat Philippines Boxer Moreno
Aldren.
WRESSTLING
1. Asian championship 2015
o Held at Doha (Qatar) on May
17,2015.
o Lalitha – bronze medal in 55 kg.
o Narsingh Pancham Yadav –
bronze medal in 74 kg.
o Vinesh – silver medal in 48 kg
o Geeta Phogat – bronze in 58 kg.
SHOOTING – ISSF World Cup
1. Gagan Narang form India won the
bronze medal in 50 m rifle prone.
2. He is the third Indian shooter to make
the Rio cut after Jitu Rai and Apurvi
Chandela.
ARCHERY World Cup
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o Deepika Kumari ace Indian
archer clinched bronze medal by
defeating Chang Hye Jin.
o She was the first and only Indian
who made it to the last four in the
individual.
o International cricketer of the year
– Kumar Sangakkara.
o Domestic cricketer of the year –
R. Vinay Kumar
o Indian cricketer of the year –
Ajinkya Bravo
o T20 player of the year – Dwayne
Bravo
o International batsman of the year
– Hashim Amla
o International bowler of the year –
Rangana Herath
o Popular choice award – Kieron
Pollard
o Special award – Rohit Sharma
o Young player of the year –
Deepak Hooda.
14. Cricket South Africa announced new
T20 tournament.
15. Three Indian race walkers qualified for
Rio Olympics – khushbir kaur, manish
rawat and Sandeep kumar
16. MS Dhoni became the first Indian
skipper to register 100 ODI wins.
17. Anil Kumble inducted in ICC hall of
fame.
18. Bradman Young cricketer of the year
award 2015 announced.
o Sean Abbott wins this award.
19. AB De Villiers scored fastest ODI
century.
20. Cristiano Ronaldo won FIFA Ballon d’or
award.
HOCKEY
o World Hockey League – India defeated
Poland.
o Hockey India League – India won all the
six matches played over.
SPORTS PERSONALITIES
1. Former Pakistan bateman Zaheer Abbas
was confirmed as ICC president on June
25.
2. West Indies legend Sir Wesley Hall, a
former fast bowler who played 48 tests
from 1958-69 and took 192 wickets.
3. Sepp Blatter resigned as Federation
International de Football Association
president on June2.
4. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the only
Indian cricketer found a place I the
Forbes magazine’s 100 highest paid
athletes in the world.
5. Gurpreet Singh secured India a fifth
quota place in shooting for the Rio
Olympic.
6. Abhinav Bindra became the fourth
Indian shooter to win a quota place on
May 28.
7. Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal regained
the number one spot in the latest BWF
world ranking.
8. Former South Africa arm fast bowler
Allan Donald has resigned from the
position of country’s bowling coach.
9. Apurvi Chandela an Indian shooter
qualified next year Olympic games in Rio
de janeiro.
10. Datuk Nicol David Malaysia’s squash
player set a new world record on
February 1.
11. Tendulkar, Ganguly and Laxman
inducted in BCCI’s advisory panel.
12. Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOP)
introduced.
13. CEAT cricketer awards 2014-15
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STATE
ANDHRA PRADESH
 Accident
insurance
scheme
for
Transport Drivers.
- Pradhan Mantri Suraksha
Bima Yojana (PMSBY).
- Insurance Coverage 3 lakh
 Government signed pact for LED lights.
 New capital is named Amaravati.
 MoU with Singapore to promote Ease of
Doing business.
 Pact with ICRISAT to boost sustainable
farming.
- ICRISAT – International
Corp Research Institute
for Semi Arid Trophics.
ASSAM
 State assembly demanded continuation
of special category status.
 State recognised as best e-panchayat
state.
 First goods train flagged off.
 Budget 2015-16 announced.
BIHAR
 BHEL commissioned Thermal power
unit.
 Centenary celebration of Patna high
court.
 35% seats reserved for women in non
gazetted government jobs.
 Government decided to give free
education
CHHATTISGARH
 BHEL commissioned 600 MW thermal
unit.
 State awarded for renewable power
development.
DELHI
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 India got first green police station at New
Delhi’s Maurice Nagar.
 Delhi Metro got first driver less train.
 Government approved mandatory GPS
in public transport.
 NGT bills Delhi households for a cleaner
Yamuna. NGT – National Green
Tribunal
 NGT ordered ban on all vehicles over 10
years old.
 Government banned all forms of
chewable Tabacco.
 India’s first e-Ration card service
launched.
GUJRAT
 Government initiate Sloth Habitat
project.
 OIL commissioned 54 MW wind energy
project.
OIL – Oil India Limited.
 State government launched industrial
tourism to showcase development.
 India’s first IFSC became operational at
GIFT city.
IFSC – International Financial Service
Centre.
GIFT city near Gandhi Nagar.
 State leads in implementation of Swachh
Bharat mission.
 Controversial anti terror bill passed in
Assembly.
 7th vibrant Gujrat summit held.
On January 11, 2015.
 Taluka planning Atlas project launched.
 Gujrat technical university launched eRaksha centre to fight cybercrime.
 UN chief inaugurated Gujrat’s second
canal-top solar power project.
UN secretary general – Ban Ki Moon
 Prime minister inaugurated Dandi Kutir
Museum.
 New industry policy for 2015 aanounced.
HARYANA
 Cash reward under inter caste marriage
scheme.
 Work on Saraswati revival project
launched.
 New sports policy unveiled.
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 Aapki Beti Humari Beti scheme
launched.
Scheme for girl child.
Introduced on the occasion of women’s
day March 8.
SC and BPL families will be eligible to
receive Rs. 21000.
 Solar subsidy reduced up to 15%.
HIMACHAL PRADESH
 Satellite tracking system to check forest
fires.
 States MLA’s got smart phones App to
work smartly.
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
 Union government announced packages
for J&K in Flood hit area.
 Three day Sindhu festival inaugurated in
Leh
JHARKHAND
 State government banned sale of
Thermocol plates.
 NTPC signed pact for patratu power
station.
NTPC – National Thermal Power
Corporation.
 High court bench opened at Dumka.
KERALA
 Kerala tourism won Golden Gate award.
 Project to help people overcome
substance launched.
Named as Subodham.
MADHYA PRADESH
 Two thermal power units inaugurated.
On March 5, 2015.
Owned by Madhya Pradesh Power
Generating Company Limited.
Plant located near Dongaliya village in
Khandwa.
 State got the tenth national award for
Excellence in MGNREGA.
MAHARASHTRA
 Cabinet approved policy on renewable
energy.
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 Maharashtra invoked MCOCA against
five for the first time.
MCOCA – Maharashtra Control of
Organised Crime Act.
 Swachhata Saptapadi scheme launched.
At Mumbai on May 29, 2015.
Linking of the grant received by the
municipal councils and corporations
from 14th finance commission
 State cabinet gave nod to night shift for
women worker.
 State government banned digging of
Borewell deeper than 200 feet.
 Government to rename Chowpatty.
 Bhagyashree scheme launched.
For girl child on March 8, 2015.
Replaced Sukanya scheme.
Government will deposit the amount of
Rs. 21200 in bank for girl child below the
poverty level.
 State government targets 14400 MW
power generation by 2019.
 Union government reconstituted SEACII.
SEAC – State Expert Appraisal
Committee.
 MoU signed with L&T for CCTV based
surveillance.
 State government declared Chandrapur
as Dry district.
MEGHALAYA
 Meghalaya achieved 100% inclusion in
Jan Dhan Yojana.
More than 5.53 Lakh households have
been covered with 1.55 Lakh new bank
accounts.
 Aahar scheme launched.
On the occasion of state foundation day
April 1.
Launched in Berhampur, Sambalpur,
Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack and Rourkela.
 Odisha owned IDCO signed MoU with
IRE.
IDCO – Industrial Infrastructure
PUNJAB
 2015-16 to be observed as Year of
Development for Punjab.
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 Government to became first to issue soil
health cards to farmers.
 E stamping project launched.
RAJASTHAN
 Jaipur got its first Metro train.
Flagged on June 3, 2015 from
Manasarovar to Chandpole.
 Deal signed to counter malnourishment.
Between Rajasthan Government and
GAIN.
GAIN – Global Alliance for Improved
Nutrition.
 Cow Urine refinery opened in Jalore.
 Law enacted to ban camel slaughter.
 Assembly passed bill on Eligibility for
Punchayat polls.
 MoU signed with Adani group for solar
plants.
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Minimum of Rs. 1000 and Maximum of
Rs. 150000.
WEST BENGAL
 Nadia district from West Bengal bagged
UN public service award.
Declared as a first open defecation free
district.
Kolkata became the first Wi-Fi enabled
metro city of India.
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 Migrant resource centre launched in
Chennai.
 Union government gave nod to Neutrino
project in Tamil Nadu.
Approved on January 6, 2015.
Jointly supported by DAE (Department
of
Atomic
Energy)
and
DST
(Department of Science & Technology)
TRIPURA
 Second border haat opened.
 Government decided to withdraw
AFSPA.
AFSPA – Armed Force Special Power
Act.
 First Kisan call centre of North East
India opened at Tripura
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 Sukanya Samridhi Yojana begun in
Jaunpur.
Launched By PM Modi on January 22,
2015.
Aimed address the dipping child sex
ratio and empower the girl child in India.
Can open account in Post office.
Under the age of 10 years can open
account
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Manabi Bandopadhyay – first
transgender
principal
of
krishnagar women’s college
Ramachandra Guha – selected
for Japan’s prestigious Fukuoka
prize.
Shivani Agarwal and Maharaja
Pandit – prestigious Radcliff
fellowship of Harvard Universiy.
Vankadarath Saritha – first
women bus driver in Delhi
Transport corporation.
Arundhati
Bhattacharya
–
world’s 100 most powerful
women.
Pingali Venkayya – honoured by
All India Radio (AIR).
CNR Rao – conferred with
Japan’s highest civilian award
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and
Silver Star.
Mohamad Morsi – he has been
sentenced to death on May 16,
2015.
Sivanadane Mandjiny – Indian
American, named as UNC board
of governors 2015 award for
excellence in teaching.
Gopinath Pillai – honoured with
outstanding service award by
University of Singapore.
Sharmina Singh – Indian
American woman, board of
director of corporation for
national and community service.
Malala Yousafzai – the youngest
noble prize winner and girl
education campaigner.
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Adonis – Paris based Syrian
Lebanese Arab Poet, chosen for
this year Kumaran Asan world
prize.
Murty S Kambhampati – Indian
American,
selected
for
a
prestigious US presidential award
for excellence in the field of
Science,
Mathematics
and
Engineering
Mentoring.
(PESMEM)
Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
– elected as president of Britain’s
of Britain royal society.
Mohammed Nasheed – sentence
13 years jail under anti terrorism
laws.
Srivari Chandrasekar – senior
scientist appointed as the director
of the CSIR Indian institute of
Chemical Technology (IICT).
KV
Chowdary
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former
chairman of Central Board of
Direct Tax(CBDT) appointed as
new
central
vigilance
commissioner (CVC)
Vijay Sharma – appointed as the
new
chief
information
commissioner (CIC)
RC Tayal – appointed as chief of
the elite counter terror force
National Security Guard(NSG)
Syed Asif Ibrahim – appointed as
special envoy for counter
terrorism and extremism in
national security.
Meena
Hemachandran
–
appointed as the executive
director of the RBI.
Prdeep Kumar Sinha – appointed
as cabinet secretary of the union
government.
Selvin Christopher – appointed as
the chief defence research and
development
organisation(DRDO).
G Mohan Kumar – new defence
secretary with a fixed two year
tenure.
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V shanmugam - appointed as the
governor of Meghalaya.
JP Rajkhowa - appointed as
governor of Arunachal Pradesh
Tathagata Roy - appointed as
governor of Tripura
Syed Ahed - appointed as
governor of Manipur.
Droupadi Murmu - appointed as
governor of Jharkhand.
Achal Kumar Jyoti - appointed as
election commissioner of India.
Neeraj Kumar - appointed as
chief advisor of board of control
cricket in India’s Anti Corruption
& security unit.
Mohan Kumar - appointed as
next ambassador to France.
Dr. Naushad Forbes - appointed
as president of Confederation of
Indian Industry(CII)
Dr. Nasim Zaidi - appointed as
next chief election commissioner
of April 8
SPS Cheema - appointed as flag
officer commanding in chief of the
western naval command.
Nitish Kumar – appointed as chief
minister of Bihar
Tapan Mishra - appointed as the
chief of Indian Space Research
organisation (ISRO)
Arvind Kejriwal - appointed as
chief minister pf New Delhi.
Shekhar Sen- appointed as the
new chairmen of the Sangeet
natak Akademi.
Saraswathi Menon- appointed on
advisory panel to review UN piece
building architecture.
Bibek Debroy - appointed as
member national institution for
transforming India.
Arvind panagariya - appointed as
first vice chairman of the newly
created National Institution for
Transforming India (NITI) Ayog.
RK Srivastava - appointed as
chairman of Airport Authority of
India.
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Mognes Lykketoft - appointed as
president of the UN general
assembly.
Parvinder
Singh
batch
appointed as mayor of Britain’s
Wokingham Borough council.
Harbhajan Kaur – first Asian
women elected as Mayor of Ealing
council.
KV Kamnath - appointed as head
of new development bank of
BRICS.
Raja Rajeshwari – sworn in as a
criminal court judge in New
York.
Juha sipla – won Finland general
eletion
Pedro Bellido – seventh prime
minister of Peru.
Robert Mugabe – appointed as
13th chairman of African Union.
Modibo Keita - appointed as
prime minister of mali.
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National youth day
Army day
National voters day
Republic day
victims of Holocaust
Martyrs day
World cancer day
Zero tolerance of female day
World radio day
World social justice day
International mother language
day
World wildlife day
International womens day
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AWARDS AND HONOURS
 Space pioneer award – team of MARS
mission.
 Vikram Sarabhai memorial award –
MYS Prasad.
 Presidential award for classical Tamil
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Tolkappiyar award – R. Krishnamurthi
Young Scholar Award – Sathish,
R. Venkatesan, B. Jaiganesh
Jnanipath award – eminent Marathi
literature Bhalchandra Nemade.
Sathiya Shiromani Samman – Hindi Poet
- Gopal Das Neeraj, Hindi literature –
Uday Pratap Singh
Saraswathi Samman – M Veerappa
Moily.
Yesh Bharati Samman – Vinod Mehta
Khuushwant Singh memorial prize –
Arundhati Subramaniyan
Sahitya akademi award – Prabhu Nath
Dwivedi
Sant namdev national award – Parkesh
Singh Badal
Gandhi peace prize – ISRO
Sangeet natk akademi fellowship and
awards – R. Jnakiraman, S. Sathyu,
Vijay Kichlu and Tulsidas Borker.
16th IIFA award
Best film – queen
Best director – Rajkumar Hirani
Best actor in a leading role – Shahid
Kapoor
Best actress in a leading role – Kangana
Ranaut
Best actor in supporting role – Ritesh
Deshmukh
Best actress in supporting role – Tabu
Male Debutant star – Tiger Shroff
Female debutant star – Kriti Sanon
Best performance in comic role – varun
Dhawan
Best performance in negative role – Kay
Kay menon
Best story – Vikas Bahl
Outstanding
achievement
in
international cinema – Subash Ghai
Entertainer of the year – Deepika
padukona
Best music direction – Shankaran
Best lyrics – Manoj Muntashri
Best male playback singer – ankit Tiwari
Best female playback singer – kanika
Kapoor
Best dialogue – Abhijat Joshi
Best Editing – anurug Kashyap
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Kapoor
 Dadasaheb phalke award – Shashi
Kapoor
 Florence Nightingale award – Pranab
Mukherjee.
 Prime minister award – income tax
department.
 Major dhyan chand lifetime achievement
award – Balbir Singh Senior.
 Ashok chakra – manoj Mukundh
Varadarajan, Naik Neeraj Kumar Singh
 Padma awards
Announced at the occasion of Republic
day every year.
9 padma vibhusan, 20 padma bhushan,
75 padma Shri awards
 Padma vibhusan awardees
LK Advani
Amithabh Bhachchan
Prakash Singh Badal
D Veerendra Heggade
Mlaur Ramaswamy Srinivasan
Kottayan Venugopal
Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan
Mohamad Yusuf Khan
Jagadguru Ramanandacharya swami
 Padma Bhusan Awardees
Jhannu Barua
Vijay Bhatkar
Swapan Dasgupta
Swami Satyamitranand Giri
Gopalaswamy
Subhash C Keshyap
Gokulotsavji Maharaj
Ambrish Mithal
Sudha Ragunath
Harish salve
Ashok seth
Rajat sharma
Satpal
Shivkumara swami
Kharag Singh valdiya
Manjul Bhargava
Bill gates
Melinda gates
Saichiro Misumi
David Frawley
 National award for e-governance –
Jammu and Kashmir
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 Dadashaheb Palke film award – shah
Rukh Khan
 Harivarashnam
award
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SP
Balasubramaniyam
 American chemical society award –
purnendu dasgupta
 Man international booker prize – Laszlo
Krasznahorkai
 Martin lutherking award – frank islam
 87th academic award
Best picture – birdman
Best actor – Eddie Rdmayne
Best actress – julianne Moore
Best supporting actor – JK Simmons
Best supporting actress – Patricia
Arqette.
Best director – alejandro Gonzalez
Best editing – whilplash
Best cinematography – birdman
Bet foreign language film – Ida
Best documentary film – citizen four
Best documentary short subject –
veternas press
Best animated film – Big Hero 6
 57th grammy award – rickey kej and
wouter kellermanalbum.
 72nd golden globe award
Best motion picture – drama boyhood
Best motion picture musical/comedy –
the grand budapet hotel
Best director in motion picture – drama
boyhood.
Best actor in motion picture – drama
Eddie readmayne.
 Pravasi Bharatiya samman – hamid
Ansari
 Whitley award – Dr. Ananda Kumar
 Asian bankers achievement award –
Bharatiya mahila Bank (BMB)
 Pulitzer award – post and courier (the
south Carolina based news paper)
 Miss India award – Aditya arya
 International award for women’s
empowerment – Bangladesh
 New south wales women of the year 2015
– Minoti Apte.
 Miss universe – Paulina Vega
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22 agreements
South Korea
May 18 & 19.
7 agreements
Mongolia
May 16-18
13 agreements
China
May 14-16
24 agreements
Canada
April 14-16
Germany
April 12-14
France
April 9-12
20 agreements
Singapore
March 29
Sri Lanka
March 13-14
2 agreements
Mauritius
March 11-13
Seychelles
March 10-11
Australia
November 16-20
For G-20 summit
Myanmar
November 11-13
For ASEAN and East Asia Summit
USA
September 26-30
Japan
August 30-September 3,
Nepal
August 4-September 4
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PROJECTS
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100 smart cities scheme.
Estimation – 48000 crore.
UP – 13 cities
Tamil Nadu – 12 cities
Maharashtra – 10 cities
Gujrat and Karnataka – 6 cities
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Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and
Urban Transformation (AMRUT)
June 25
Rs. 50000 crore
54 cities in UP have been identified under
AMRUT scheme.
In Tamil Nadu 33 cities.
37, 31 and 21 cities also have been
identified in Maharashtra, Gujrat and
Karnataka.
URBAN HOUSING MISSION
Launched by Modi
On June 25
Named as Pradhan Mantri Awas
Yojana(PMAY)
Will ensure every urban poor is enabled
to own house.
Worth Rs. 4 lakh crore
Ranging from 1 to 2.30 lakh per house
JAL KRANTI ABHIYAN
Launched by Uma Bharati Union
minster for water resource.
On June 5.
Under the campaign a village with acute
water scarcity will be selected.
UTSAD SCHEME
Launched by Najma Heptullah a welfare
scheme.
Linked with clean India.
Seeks help weaver and artisans connect
with buyer all over the world.
Allocating 17 crore Rupees.
NEW SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEMES
Launched by prime minister
On May 9
Linked with bank account
The schemes are
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Beema
Yojana (PMJJBY)
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
(PMSBY)
Atal Pension Yojana (APY)
PMSBY - one year accidental scheme
Death cum disability cover is 2 lakh
Age group – 18-70 years
PMJJBY – coverage 2 lakh
Age group – 18-50 years
FAME INDIA SCHEME
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Manufacturing of Hybrid and electric
vehicles.
Support to hybrid or electric vehicle
market development
Proposed to next 6 years
NATIONAL SUPER COMPUTING
MISSION
Visionary programme to enable India to
leapfrog the computing power.
Started jointly by Department of Science
and Technology (DST)
PHARMA JAN SAMADHAN SCHEME
Union
government
released
compendium of ceiling prices of essential
medicine 2015.
PRIME MINISTER MUDRA YOJANA
MUDRA – Micro Units Development
and Refinance agency.
To provide credit to small entrepreneurs.
Ranging 5.77 crore small business unit.
Initially named as Shishu
Loan coverage Rs. Rs. 50000
Kishor – cover above Rs. 5000 and upto
5 Lakh
Tarun – 5 lakh and up to 10 lakh.
PRADHAN
MANTRI
KAUSHAL
VIKAS
Named as PMKVY.
To provide skill training to class 10 and
12 drop outs.
Aimed to cover about 24 Lakh people
Implemented
by
National
Skill
Development Corporation (NSDC)
THE PHARMA JAN SAMADHAN
SCHEME
Web enabled system for redressal of
consumer grivances.
Created by National Pharmaceutical
Pricing Authority (NPPA)
NATIONAL
ELECTROL
ROLL
PURIFICATION
AND
AUTHENTICATION PROGRAMME
Named as NERPAP.
Objective to bring totally error free
authenticated electoral roll
SOIL HEALTH CARD SCHEME
To check deteriorating soil quality and
spruce up farm productivity.
SUKANYA SAMRIDHI YOJANA
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Sukanya Samridhi Yojana under Beti
Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP).
Accounts started for girl child in post
office and banks.
Age must be under 10 years.
Minimum amount is Rs. 1000 and
maximum is Rs. 150000.
Interest is 9.1%
After 18 years they can eligible to operate
the account.
Girl child can withdraw 50% of amount.
SCHEME
TO
SUPPORT
SC
ENTERPRISES
Scheme named as Venture Capital Fund
for scheduled Castes Entrepreneurs.
Started with the capital of Rs. 200 crore.
Loan avail up to Rs. 15 crore
SUBSIDISED 5 KG LPG CYLINDER
SCHEME
For below poverty line people.
Launched part of the oil companies.
DOMESTICEFFICIENT LIGHTING
PROGRAMME
Launched by PM Modi.
Conservation of energy through use of
LED bulbs.
Described LED as Prakash Path.
MISSION INDRADHANUSH
Launched bt union ministry of health
and family.
To achieve full immunisation coverage
for all children by 2020.
Aims to cover all those children who are
vaccinated or partially vaccinated.
SWACHH BHARAT KOSH
A fund that will be utilised to build toilets
in schools.
Set up by ministry of finance.
KISAN VIKAS PATRA SCHEME
To encourage people to save more and
keep them off fraudulent scheme.
And also help the government to mobilise
funds for financing developmental plans.
JEEVAN PRAMAAN
Aadhar based digital life certificate for
pensioners.
VANBANDHU KALYAN YOJANA
To allot Rs. 10 crore to each block with a
tribal population of over 33%.
PUNARJAGRAN
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A mass awakening campaign
Youth
participation
in
Nation
Development across India.
Launched in four districts Tamil Nadu,
Leh in J&K, Okha in Gujrat and Roing
in Arunachal Pradesh.
SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN
National compaign to clean streets, roads
and infrastructure of the country.
Covers 4041 statutory towns.
Started at 150th birth anniversary of
Mahathama Gandhi.
Cost over Rs. 62000 crore.
SWACHH UDYAMI YOJANA
Provides financial assistance to safai,
Karamchairs and identified manual
Scavenges for construction.
DEENDAYAL
UPADHAYA
GRAMEEN KAUSHALYA YOJANA
Central rural skill programme.
Aims to train 10 Lakh rural youths by
the end of 12th five year plan.
MAKE IN INIDA
Launched at Vigyan Bhavan.
Zero Defect; Zero Effect.
NATONAL AYUSH MISSION
Aimed at addressing the gaps in health
services particularly in vulnerable and
far-off areas of India.
Renamed as Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha
and Homeopathy (AYUSH).
PRADHAN MANTI JAN DHAN
YOJANA (PMJDY)
Seeks to provide platform for district
benefits transfer .
Opening of 7.5 crore bank account by
January 26, 2015.
In one week 18096130 bank accounts
were opened.
DEENDAYAL
UPADHYAYA
ANTYODAYA YOJANA
Named as DAY.
The government has decided to extend
coverage of cities and town to all the 4041
stattory.
VAN BANDHU KALYAN YOJANA\
Development of tribals has been
launched by Union government.
Establishment of ashram school in tribal
areas.
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AROGYA GRAM YOJANA
Identify thousands villages in J&K for
growth of aromatic plants with active
participation of local farmers and
owners.
E-RICKSHAW SEVA SCHEME
The battery operated vehicle will have
seating capacity of four persons
excluding drivers.
PASHMINA
PROMOTION
PROGRAMME
Aimed at increasing pashmina wood
production up to 65 tonnes.
SWAVALAMBAN ABHIYAN
Launched seven schemes under this.
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BANKING AND ECONOMY NEWS
1. Axis bank launched the first multicurrency contact less card service in
India.
2. Odisha cabinet gave nod to new
industrial policy resolution (IPR) 2015.
 Scheme name – SCRIPTS (state
capital region improvement of
power system)
 Purpose – to avail quality and
the uninterrupted power to the
consumer in Bhubaneshwar and
Cuttack.
3. IRDAI allows banks to tie up with
insurers. (new Bancassurance model).
 IRDAI – Insurance Regulatory
and Development Authority of
India)
4. Central government has revised the
National Solar Mission target.
 Change – to achieve the 1,00,000
MW target to setup distributed
rooftop solar project.
5. India signs financing agreement with
World Bank for NCRMP project.
 NCRMP – National Cyclone Risk
Mitigation Project.
6. NT Attorney General John Elferink has
announced the government to set up
anti-corruption body.
7. Tatas to increase AirAsia India stake to
41%.
8. Government appoints senior lawyer
Arun P Sathe on SEBI’s board raises
eyebrows.
 SEBI – Securities Exchange
Board of India.
9. More Taiwanese companies plan to
invest in India.
10. India set to turn a big buyer of
airplanes.
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11. Wonderla Holidays is planning to invest
Rs. 300 crore in TN to set up its largest
amusement park in South India.
12. Reliance communications simplifies
tariff plans in Gujrat.
13. RBI notified interest subvention scheme
(ISS) 2015 – 16 to provide interest
concession of 2% on short term corp
upto 3 lakh rupees.
14. State Bank of Hyderabad plans to
switch over to solar system.
 Inaugurated by Managing
director Santanu Mukherjee as
part of independence day.
15. CCEA has approved 300 crore to save
standing kharif agricultural and
horticultural corp.
16. Government selects private sector
professionals to head BoB and Canara
bank.
17. Union government unveils
Indradhanush Misson for public sector
banks.
 Seven shades – appointments, de
stressing, PSB’s, capitalisation,
empowerment, framework of
accountability and governance
reform.
 To achieve the objective of
economic growth.
 Appointments: selection of nonexecutive chairman and
appointing MD and CEO of two
PSB’s as early as possible.
 Bank Board Bureau (BBB) – A
body of eminent professionals to
within 6 months.
 Capitalisation: infuse Rs. 25,000
crore rupee of capital into debt
laden banks in the fiscal.
 De-stressing: to develop vibrant
debt market for PSB’s to reduce
lending pressure.
 Accountability: to streamline
vigilance process for quick
action.
 Governance reforms: next Gyan
sangam will be held from
January 14 to 16 2016.
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18. Union government to form Bank Board
Bureau. (BBB).
 Functioning form next financial
year.
 To replace existing system
appointment board led by RBI
governor.
 It has eminent professionals.
 Six member body – at least 3
former bankers, 2 professionals
and secretory.
 To give advice to PSB to raise
funds through innovative
financial methods.
 Guide banks on mergers and
consolidations.
19. HDFC to sell its 9% stake in HDFC life
to JV partner standard life for Rs. 1700
crore.
20. Birla corp to acquire Lafarge’s two
Indian units for rs.5000 crore.
21. Housing.com acquired Bengaluru based
HomeBuy360.
22. RBI suspended licence of seven nonbanking finance companies (NBFC)
 Licence suspended – religare
finance, artisans micro finance,
eden trade & commerce, RCS
parivar finance, Nott
investments, Dewra stocks &
securities, Swetasree finance.
23. ICICI bank launched locker facility
named ‘Smart Vault’.
 MD & CEO – Chanda Kochhar.
24. State Bank of India launches mobile
wallet app ‘Buddy’.
25. Union government advanced Budget
2016 – 17 preparations by over two
months.
26. Finance minister launches two funds for
promoting MSME and start ups.
 India aspiration Fund (IAF) and
SIDBI Make in India Loan for
Enterprises Development Bank
of India (SMILE)
27. LIC launches maiden unit linked
insurance plan (ULIP)
28. BSE sets up new system for reporting
suspicious trades.
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29. Finance Minister Digital banking to
bring more money in tax net.
30. Bank of Maharashtra may sell NPA
clean balance sheet.
31. RBI granted ‘in-principal’ approval to
11 payment banks applicants.
32. SM Khan headed team constituted to
assess situation in FTII by union
government.
 FTTI – film and television
institute of India.
33. R Gandhi panel recommended
conversion of UCB’s into regular banks.
 UCB – urban cooperative banks.
 Headed by RBI deputy governor
R Gandhi.
34. Government issues norms for selection
of MD’s and CEO’s of smaller PSU
banks.
 Headed by Bank of baroda and
Canara bank.
35. Union government to sell 10% stake in
IOC.
 IOC – Indian oil corporation.
36. Uber cabs tied up with Bharathi Airtel
to set up WiFi hotspot in each of its
cabs.
37. Infosys launched three new services
Aikido.
 Ki service – large scale modular
service to help renew enterprise
landscapes.
 Includes knowledge based IT
strategy, knowledge curation
service.
 To help enterprises renew their
mainframe application.
 Do service – Do refers the service
offering on design thinking.
 For finding, understanding and
defining the problems that are
important.
 Ai service – it refers to platform
and platform as a service to build
intelligent solution.
 Includes Infosys automation
platform and other offering
service.
38. A P Shah committee recommends MAT
relief to FII’s.
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gains made by FII’s.
 Other members – A P Shah, Dr.
Girish Ahuja, Dr. Ashok Lahiri.
39. Bandhan financial services started
operations as scheduled commercial
banks.
40. NITI Aayog decided to set up expert
group to draft model land leasing law.
 Vice chairman - Aravind
Panagariya.
41. Government Apollo hospital partner to
launch new health service.
 Service name – SEHAT – Social
Endeavour for Health and
Telemedicine.
42. RBI okays re appointment of Rana
Kapoor as YES bank MD, CEO.
43. payU India ties up with redBus to
attract customers to use its wallet payU
money.
44. Airtel acquires Augere to strengthen 4G
footprint.
45. Kazakhastan to host first nuclear fuel
bank.
46. SEBI to receive surveillance systems to
have fast track enforcement.
 SEBI – stock exchange board of
India.
47. Indian bank launches IndPay mobile
app service.
 Unveiled by MD and CEO M. K
jain.
 It aims to help bank’s customers.
48. Reliance communication ltd tied up with
Jasper to offer internet services in India.
49. HDFC has launched ‘Dhachayat’.
 It is an educational film to raise
awareness on the dangers of
borrowing
money
from
unorganised source.
50. HDFC bank ties with Snapdeal for cobranded credit cards.
51. Bharathi Airtel acquired YTS solutions
for mobile payment solutions.
52. Snapdeal launches snapdeal instant to
make instant delivery of packages.
53. IDFC bank to start operations from
October.
54. Murugappa group signed agreement
with Orango corp to form joint venture.
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55. BSNL proposal to hive its tower into a
new company got approval.
56. Bharathi Airtel launched 4G services in
296 towns across India.
57. SBI life insurance launched smart
humsafar plan.
58. RBI relaxes branch authorisation policy
to allow banks to merge or close
branches in urban areas.
59. Snapdeal tied up with department store
chain shoppers stop ltd.
60. Government to impose 10% import duty
on wheat.
61. BHU signs MOU with Kyoto.
 BHU
–
Banaras
Hindu
University.
62. Thomas cook Ltd acquires Kuoni’s
travel business.
63. Foxconn to invest $5 billion in
Maharashtra.
64. Suraksha bandhan drive launched to
facilitate enrolment under social security
schemes.
 Purpose – participating banks
and insurance companies to
facilitate enrolment under social
security schemes.
65. Xiaomi ties up with Foxconn to set up
facility in Andra Pradesh through
“Make in India” initiatives.
66. Telecom minster launched mobile app
“Disha” to aid digital literacy in Bihar.
67. ICICI bank launches ‘Saral Rural
Housing Loan’ scheme for weaker
sections.
68. Google unveils restructuring under new
parent company Alphabet Inc.
69. NABARD accredited by UN’s green
climate fund as national implementing
entity.
 NABARD – National bank for
agriculture
and
rural
development.
70. India sings financing agreement with
World Bank for NCRMP project.
 NCRMP – National cyclone risk
mitigation project.
71. Uninor signed woth Rs. 1200 cr contract
with Huawei for modernising its
network.
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72. RBI declared SBI and ICICI bank as
domestic
systematically
important
banks.
73. CSO releases estimates of GDP for AprilJune quarter of 2015-16.
CSO – Central Statistical Office.
GDP – Gross Domestic Product.
74. Snap deal acquires Silicon Valley startup reduce data.
75. NSE to have MOU with Stock Exchange
of Mauritius (SEM) to facilitate cooperation between two exchanges.
76. Forward markets commissions to be
merged with SEBI with effect from 28
Sept 2015.
77. ICICI Lombard in bancassurance tie up
with Catholic Syrian Bank (CSB).
78. RBI proposed marginal cost of funds
methodology to calculate base rate.
Aimed at bringing uniformity among
Bank rate.
Effect from 1 April 2016.
79. RBI to issue Rs. 5 coin on golden jubilee
of 1965 Indo-Pak war.
80. ONGC buys 15% stake in Russia’s
second largest oil field from Rosneft.
81. Commemorative coins of Rs. 125, Rs. 10
released in honour of former president S.
Radhakrishnan.
82. SEBI notified SEBI regulations 2015.
83. Visa to test new mobile payment service
app mVisa in smart phones. Banks are
Axis bank, HDFC, ICICI and SBI.
84. Kanpur zoological park receives ISO
certificate 14001:2004.
85. SBI life insurance launched smart
humsafar plan.
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86. RBI allows banks to merge shift or close
branches in urban areas.
87. Rupee reference rate against USD sets by
RBI.
88. Sahara India’s para banking licence
scrapped by RBI.
89. Doha bank tied up with reliance ADA
group
to
generate
business
opportunities.
90. BSNL to upgrade broadband speed to
minimum 2mbps at no additional cost.
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Micro private Ltd, Equitas Microfin
private Ltd, ESAF micro fiancé Private
Ltd, Janalakshmi financial service,
RGVN micro finance private Ltd,
suryoday micro finance Ltd, Ujjivan
financial service, Utkarsh micro finance.
103.
Sun Pharma entered into an
agreement to acquire InSite vision.
104.
Blackstone group LP acquired
UK’s Serco group Plc.
105.
Apus group tied up with moile
advertising network InMobi.
91. MCX Ltd, lamSME of India signed
MOU to unveil benefits of commodity
price risk.
106.
Bharat Dynamics ties up with
ECIL.
92. Current a/c deficit narrows to 1.2% of
GDP in April-June.
107.
Google and Tata trust announced
the launch of Android developer
Nanodegress programme.
93. Dr Reddy’s laboratories signed pact with
US firm PanTheryx.
94. SunEdison Inc, Tamil Nadu government
signed MOU to develop 2-GW projects.
95. Indian bankers top fortune’s most
powerful women list.
96. Bankers
Chanda
Kochhar
and
Arundhati Bhattacharya have been
ranked top.
97. Andhra bank launches its 2600th bank
branch and 3000th ATM branch.
98. SBI cards launches credit card for online
shopping.
99. RBI and National Rastra Bank ink MOU
for supervisory information exchange.
100.
Frecharge partners Yes bank,
Fino paytech to launch wallet solution.
101.
Paytm
introduces
cashless
payments in educational institutions.
102.
RBI approves 10 entities to set up
small finance banks.
The ten entities are – Au Financiers India
Ltd, Capital local area bank, Disha
It is a scholarship programme to educate
Indian students in Android development.
108.
MUDRA
credit
th
September 28 2015.
camp
on
109.
RBI relaxed change in ownership
norms of borrowing entities.
110.
Uninnor re branded as Telenor
India.
111.
SEBI fined PACL Limited 7260
crore rupees for illegal raising of funds.
112.
ADB lowered India’s growth
forecast for 2016 from 7.8% to 7.4%.
113.
Qualcomm
announced
investment of 150 Million US dollar for
Indian start ups.
114.
RBI Governor has surprised with
50 basis point cut.
115.
Reliance defence inks strategic
partnership MoU with Emirates defence
industries co.
116.
NDTV signed 100 crore rupees
deal with Taboola.
117.
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Google
has
morphed
into
Alphabet Inc.
ICICI brings in card less M-Visa
119.
India’s foreign reserves plunges
by over 2 billion $.
UCO bank registered highest
(NPA)
Growth of eight core sector
Sectors – coal, crude oil, refinery
products, natural gas, fertilizers, steel,
cement and electricity.
World
Bank
released
global
of the global populations in 2015.
management
national
Watershed
project
Neeranchal.
CCEA– The Cabinet Committee on
Economic Affairs. Implemented at the
nine levels at nine states. Aims at
achieving the major objectives of the
watershed component.
124.
relaxed
tied
up
with
online.
Dell
Inc
acquired
EMC
Corporation for 67 billion US dollars.
132.
RBI formed financial inclusion
fund with 2000 crore rupees corpus.
133.
First time in eight years fiscal
Announced by CGA. CGA – Controller
General of Accounts.
Infosys announced to acquire
Noah Consulting for 70 million US
dollars.
135.
Bank of Baroda first PSU bank to
join chilr platform.
136.
Reliance
AMC
to
acquire
Goldman sachs AMC for Rs. 243 crore.
137.
Narendra
Modi
inaugurated
IDFC bank branch in New Delhi.
FPI
Operations started from October 1.
investment in government securities. FPI
Granted universal banking license by
– Foreign Portfolio Investment.
RBI on July.
125.
RBI
Housing
Facebook to sell its affordable homes
134.
CCEA approved World Bank
assisted
Tata
balance turned surplus in August 2015.
poverty projections for 2015. To fall 10%
123.
YES Bank gets RBI nod for
mutual fund, AMC Trustee Company.
131.
increased by 2.6% in August 2015.
122.
129.
130.
increase in gross Non Performing Assets.
121.
To provide books to needy children in the
USA and Canada.
118.
120.
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norms
of
China introduces the first phase
of China international payment system.
126.
Tata power launched LED tube
light scheme in Mumbai.
127.
Future group partners Patanjali
Ayurveda.
128.
138.
MoU
RBI and central bank of UAE ink
for
supervisory
information
exchange.
139.
Western digital to buy SanDisk
for 19 billion US dollar.
140.
RBI
Partnership between Wipro and
implementing
Frist Book. Announced in Washington.
scheme 2015.
issued
of
gold
direction
on
monetisation
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141.
NDRF ties up with 30 PSU’s to
jointly tackle emergencies. NDRF –
National Disaster Response Force.
142.
TATA Trust and Harvard
University had a collaboration.
143.
ABIL, Versace to develop new
project in South Mumbai.
144.
Department of Heavy Industries
drafted National policy on capital goods.
145.
Financial power of health
institutions enhanced to 5 lakh rupee per
patient under Rashtrya Arogya Nidhi
(RAN).
 Central
government
health
scheme.
146.
FII’s/RFPI’s can now invest up to
74% in DEN Networks Limited – RBI.
 FII – Foreign Institutional
Investors.
 RFPI – Registered Foreign
Portfolios Investors.
147.
Yes
Bank
advances
after
operationalised IFSC banking unit in
GIFT city.
148.
RBI, Bangladesh Bank ink MoU
on information exchange.
149.
Reliance
industries
first
corporate to sign revised listing pact with
BSE.
150.
IBM and TASK signed MoU to
ensure cloud technology in Telangana
colleges.
151.
NITI Aayog panel on innovation
submitted its report recommending
private funding for R&D.
152.
India replaced China to emerge as
biggest gold consumer in worldThomson Reuters.
153.
Exim Bank announced setting up
of project development firm KPDC in
Africa.
154.
World Bank doing business
report released 2016.
 Top ten economics – New
Zealand, Denmark, Republic of
Korea, Hong Kong, UK, US,
Sweden, Norway and Finland.
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155.
RBI allows Indian corporate to
issue offshore denominated bonds
outside India.
156.
Shaktikanta Das nominated on
RBI central board of director.
157.
HCL technologies acquired CRM
services firm power project for 299
crore.
158.
Facebook and BSNL partnered to
set up 100 WiFi hospitals in rural India.
159.
Reliance
communication
to
merge Sistema Shyam Tele with itself.
160.
MTS India merged with Reliance
communication.
161.
Eight core industries of IIP grew
by 3.2% in September 2015. Fastest in 4
months.
162.
RBI
notified
operational
guidelines of sovereign gold bonds 201516.
163.
RBI Imposed Rs. One crore
penalty on Dhanlaxmi bank.
164.
CCEA hiked minimum support
prices for Rabi Corps of 2015-16 season.
 CCEA – The Cabinet committee
on Economic Affairs.
165.
RBI issued uniform guideline on
internet banking for cooperative banks.
166.
FIPB clears four FDI proposals
woth Rs. 384 Crore.
 FIPB – Foreign Investment
Promotion Board.
167.
Union government signed Loan
agreement with Asian Development
Bank (ADB).
168.
Indiabulls Housing finance Ltd
(IHFL) has acquired 40% stake in
OakNorth bank of the UK.
169.
SBI has announced partnership
deal with Emirates NBD.
170.
TATA and Intel launched centre
for excellence for IoT in Hyderabad.
 IoT – Internet of Things.
171.
CCEA approved disinvestment of
10% paid up equality capital in Coal
India Ltd.
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172.
Technology
acquisition
and
development fund under national
manufacturing policy launched.
173.
India ratified article of agreement
of the Asian Infrastructure investment
bank.
174.
CCI imposed penalties on 3
Airlines for concerted action in fixing
fuel sub charge.
 CCI – Competition Commission
of India.
175.
Axis Mutual Fund launches
children’s gift fund.
176.
World bank and AP ink $75 M
credit deal for rural project.
177.
ICICI bank Canada launches
student programme.
178.
Nokia, Alctel-Lucent name new
India. MEA heads.
179.
Thomos cook India signs with
OYO rooms.
180.
India, UK announced commercial
deal worth 9 billion pounds.
181.
TCS and Intel launched centre of
excellence for IoT in Hyderabad.
182.
Marriott international to acquire
starwood hotels & resorts worldwide.
183.
ADB pledges $120 million loan to
finance India, Bangladesh electricity link
under SASEC programme.
 SASEC – South Asia Sub regional
Economic Co operation.
184.
Walmart offers entrepreneur
development programme for women.
185.
Rattan
TATA
invests
in
Singapore data start up.
186.
IT dept launches PAN based
management system.
187.
SEBI
signed
MoU
with
Bangladesh securities and exchange
commission on bilateral cooperation.
188.
Foodpanda ties up with IRCTC.
 IRCTC – Indian Railways
Catering
and
Tourism
Corporation.
189.
RBI
granted
in principal
approval to NPCI to function as the
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central unit for Bharat bill payment
system.
 NPCI – National Payment
Corporation of India.
190.
RBI approved in principal
approval to three applicants for setting
up TReDS.
 TReDS – Trade Receivable
Discounting System.
 The organisations which got
permissions are – NSE strategic
investment corporation limited
(NSICL),
Small
industries
development bank of India
(SIDBI) and Mumbai Mynd
solutions pvt Ltd.
191.
India to touch 1$ billion equity
fund for renewable energy.
192.
HSBC to shut down private
banking business in India.
193.
Government extends Rupay
insurance cover period.
194.
Canara bank started its CSR
drive.
 CSR
–
Corporate
Social
Responsibility.
 V. Sivakumar ministry of health
launch this camp.
195.
RBI permitted foreign portfolio
investor to buy defaulted bonds.
196.
Union government approved
3120 crore rupees investment for infra
boost in 102 AMRUT cities.
 Approved by ministry of urban
development on November 26.
 AMRUT – Atal Mission for
Rejuvenation
and
Urban
Transformation.
197.
Bill Gates breakthrough energy
coalition formed to reduce demand for
fossil fules.
 Launched by 28 global business
leaders at the United Nations
climate change conference 2015
(COP21) in Paris, France.
198.
Axis bank launches country’s
first display variant debit card.
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199.
Indian economy grew by 7.4% in
Q2 of FY 2015-16.
 Announced by CSO – Central
Statistical Office.
200.
Tata sons Ltd tied up with
industrial & commercial Bank of China
Limited.
201.
RBI bars 56 NBFC’s from
conducting business.
 NBFC – Non Banking finance
companies.
202.
RBI announced revised priority
sector lending norms for regional rural
banks.
203.
ICBC to become Tata group’s
strategic banking partner.
 ICBC
–
Industrial
and
Commercial bank of China Ltd.
204.
ADB released Asian Economic
integration report 2015.
 ADB – Asian Development Bank.
205.
Luxembourg become the 10th
country to ratify AoA of Asian
infrastructure investment bank.
 AoA – Artivles of Agreement.
206.
Hetero became the first Indian
company to receive DGCI’s approval for
hepatitis C drug.
 DGCI – Drug Controller General
of India.
207.
Tata trusts partnered with khan
academy for free online education.
208.
Global
financial
integrity
released the global illicit financial flows
report 2015.
 India at fourth place.
 Top five – China, Russia, Mexico,
India and Malaysia.
209.
Mahindra group acquired Italian
auto design firm pininfarina.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLGY
1. NTPC signed to MOU with NSDF.
 NTPC - National Thermal Power
Corporation.
 NSDF – National Skill
Development Fund.
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 First MOU – to provide skill
training to 5000 youth and
women across 22 locations.
 Second MOU – to train over
25000 candidates in services and
manufacturing sector.
2. A young Jupiter exoplanet discovered.
3. Russian tie up to boost ISRO’s semi
cryogenic launcher plan.
 Purpose – for new generation
rockets PSLV and GSLV.
4. Samsung unveils wider Galaxy S6 edge,
Note phablet.
5. Researcher discover evidence of ancient
lakes on Mars.
6. NASA spacecraft LADEE found
presence of neon gas in moon’s
atmosphere.
7. ISRO successfully launches GSLV-D6
carrying GSAT-6 satelite.
 GSLV-D6 – Geosynchronous
Satellite Launch Vehice.
8. NASA enhanced collision avoidance
system to avoid traffic jams between
satellites orbiting Mars.
9. SHEFROL – an Eco-friendly way of
treating water.
10. China is building world’s biggest radio
telescope.
11. The super earths found 21 light years
from earth.
12. ISRO launches 9 nano/micro American
satellites during 2105 – 16.
13. Asia’s biggest MSAT inaugurated at
Udaipur solar observatory in Rajasthan.
 ISRO director – Deviprasad
Karnik.
 MSAT – multi application solar
telescope.
14. NASA signed 490 million US dollar
contract with Russia for international
space station travel.
15. Globalsat for DRR will be renamed after
Abdul Kalam.
 Globalsat – global satellite.
16. Microsoft introduces translator app
17. ISRO commissions titanium sponge
plant in Kerala.
18. Goa government launches SOS app.
19. ISRO commissions Titanium sponge
plant in Chavara Kerala.
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20. NASA’s SERVIR-Mekong project to
help monitor environment in Southeast
Asia.
21. NASA and ISRO jointly working on
NISAR mission.
NISAR – NASA-ISRO
Aperture Radar.
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35. British researcher developed mobile app
ASCmel.T to help people with Autism.
36. North Korean soldier’s paradise in
massive anniversary celebration.
37. NASA released plan outlining next steps
Synthetic
in the journey to Mars with an aim to
establish colonies by 2030.
22. INS vajrakosh commissioned by defence
minister at Karwar in Karnataka.
Defence Minister – Manohar Parikar.
38. DRDO Missile complex renamed as Dr
APJ Abdul Kalam missile complex.
39. India, US and Japan navis kick off 2015
23. NASA may launch its Mars sample
return mission by 2022.
Malabar Naval exercise.
40. China
24. China launches newly developed smaller
version Long March-6 carrie rocket.
25. Rehearsal of Chang’e-5 lunar mission
conducted in China.
26. The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) on
24th September 2015 successfully
completed one year of mission life
around Mars.
27. Google teamed up with Indian Railways
to provide free Wi Fi at 400 stations.
28. India’s first dedicated satellite for
astronomy
research
ASTROSAT
launched by ISRO on September 28
2015.
29. INS Kochi commissioned by Indian
Navy.
30. India – Sri Lanka joint military exercise
MITRA SHAKTI 2015 begins in Pune.
31. Strong evidence of liquid water on Mars
NASA released.
32. China launched 20th satellite for its
BeiDou navigation system.
33. INS Sahyadri entered Da Nang Port in
Vietnam.
34. INS Astradharani commissioned into
Indian Navy.
launches
new
commissioned
satellite for HK firm.
41. China launched third mapping satellite
of Tianhui-1 series.
42. Bangaluru based Saankhya developed
“Pruthiv” chip to power white-fi devices.
43. Syria to launch manned moon missions
by 2029.
44. China’s first lunar rover Yutu sets
record longest stay on Moon.
45. ICGS Arinjay commissioned in Kochi.
ICGS – An Indian Coast Guard Ship.
46. Brahmos missile test fired from Indian
Navy’s stealth destroyer INS Kochi.
47. Nepal and US armies launched joint
military training balance nail 16-01.
48. Indian Army successfully test fired
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in
Rajasthan.
49. Nuclear capable surface to surface Agni
IV missile successfully test fired.
50. India’s GSAT 15 communication
satellite launched successfully.
51. Tianhe-2 is the world powerful duper
computer for the sixth consecutive time
52. Kosmos 2510 the first satellite of EKS
(Tundra) system launched by Russia.
53. Maareech an advanced Torpedo defence
system handed over to Indian Navy.
54. Naval Ship Vishwakarma commissioned
at Vishakhapatnam.
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55. Chinese Tianhe – 2 retained its position
as world most powerful super computer.
56. Ford tested driverless cars using LiDAR
technology.
57. Supersonic intercopter AAD Missile
successfully launched.
 AAD – Advanced Air Defence.
 At Abdul Kalam Island off the
Odisha coast.
58. India successfully test fired nuclear
capable Prithiv II missile.
59. Nuclear capable Dhanush missile
successfully test fired from Warship
Subhadra.
60. Japan successfully launches its first
commercial staelite.
 Japanese H-IIA rocket carrying
Canadian
TELSTAR
12V
communicationa
and
broadcasting satellite.
61. Interceptor
boat
ICGS
C-422
commissioned into Indian coast Guard
service.
 Commissioned at Karaikal port
in Tamil Nadu.
62. India-Israel co developed LRSAM
missile successfully tested.
 LRSAM – Long Range Surface to
Air missile.
 Test fired from first time from an
Israel Naval platform.
 Trail test undertaken by Israel
Aerospace Industries (IAI)
 Also called as Barak 18 missile.
63. India successfully test fired Agni-I
missile.
 Range is 700 km.
 Surface to surface missile.
64. GRSE handed over ASW corvette
“Kadmatt” to Indian Navy.
 GRSE
–
Garden
Reach
Shipbuilder and engineering
Limited.
 At Kolkata on 26th November.
 It is 109 metre long.
65. Navy inducts decoy system Maareech.
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66. GAIL, ISRO launch satellite based
portal to monitor pupelines.
67. Chinese first electricity powered aircraft
RX1E approved for production.
68. GAIL launched Bhuvan-GAIL portal for
satellite monitoring of pipelines.
69. IISc Bangalore bagged solar panel
research and development contract from
US military.
 IIS – Indian Institute of Science.
70. Indo-Russia bilateral naval exercise
Indra
Navy-15
begins
in
Visakhapatnam.
 Commenced on December 7,
2015.
71. India launched I-LTEO programme to
monitor 8 different biomes.
 I-LTEO – Indian Lone Term
Ecological Observations.
72. Atomic energy amendment bill 2015
introduced in Lok Sabha.
73. GRSE launches fifth ship of Indian
Navy’s LCU MK IV project.
 GRSE
–
Garden
Reach
Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd.
74. Atlas V rocket lifted off with Cygnus
Cargo spaceship to ISS.
 ISS – International Space Station.
75. Cochin shipyard launches fast patrol
vessels for coast guard.
76. YES bank announced to mobilise $5
billion for climate action by 2020.
77. Portal to get SME’s to get bank loan.
78. World bank approves 1.5 billion US
dollar loan to support clean India
campaign.
EULOGIES
1. The founder of Hero cycle Om Prakash
Munjal passes away.
2. Malayalam Actor Paravoor Bharathan
died.
3. India’s first lady Surva Mukherjee
passed away.
 Wife of President Pranab
Mukherjee.
 She was vocalist of Rabindra
sangeeth.
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4. Uttar Pradesh Minister Chitranjan
Swarup passed away.
5. Eminent Sanskrit scholar and Indologist
NR Varhadpande passes away.
6. Former Australian cricketer Arthur
Morris passes away.
7. Veteran journalist Pranab Kumar
Borah passed away.
8. Eminent Kannada writer Dr. MM
Kalburgi shot dead in Dharwad.
9. Renowned neurologist and author
Oliver Wolf Sacks died.
10. US country singer Lynn Anderson passes
away.
11. Former MP minister Jagannath Singh
passed away.
12. British singer Cilla Black passes away.
13. World war II hero Colonel Harwant
Singh passed away.
14. Fashion designer Arnold Scaasi passed
away.
15. Hollywood actor George Cole passes
away.
16. Anti thalidomide hero frances Oldham
Kelsey dies.
17. Tendong Oldham Kelsey, the anti
thalidomide candian doctor died.
18. Poet,
freedom
fighter
Kayyara
Kinhanna Rai passes away.
19. Veteran
Marathi
stage
actor
Bhalchandra Pendharkar died.
20. Master horror cinema Wes Craven died.
21. World’s shortest person Chandra
Bahadur Dies dies at 75.
22. Bollywood music composer Aadesh
Shrivastava dead.
23. Hollywood actor George Cole passes
away.
24. Fashion designer Arnold Scaasi passed
away.
25. Renowned
water
policy
expert
Ramaswamy Iyer passes away.
26. Hollywood actoe John P Connell died.
27. Former
Member
of
Parliament
Balkrishna Wasnik died.
28. Classical
dancer
Kalamandalam
Sathyabama passes away.
29. Brain Close former England and
Yorkshire dies aged 84.
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30. Pulitzer prize winner playwrite Frank D
Gilroy died.
31. Veteran Marathi cricket commentator
Bal Pandit passes away.
32. Malayalam playback singer Radhika
Thailak died.
33. Novelist Jackie Collins passes away.
34. BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya
passes away.
35. Veteran Leftist Sadhan Gupta died.
36. Renowned traditional teacher of Advaita
Vedanta Swami Dayanand Saraswathi
died.
37. Base ball legend Yogi Berra died.
38. Former England fast bowler Frank
Tyson died.
39. Manipur governor Syed Ahmed died.
40. Renowned Telugu cinema producer
Edida Nageswara Rao passes away.
41. Renowned
Swedish
crime
writer
Henning Mankell died.
42. Veteran music director Ravindra Jain
passed away.
43. Renowned Carnatic Flautist Natesan
Ramani died.
44. Former
British
finance
minister
Geoffrey Howe died.
45. Admiral
Radhakrishnan
Hariram
Tahiliani passes away.
46. Renowned Egyptian writer Gamal al
Ghitani dies.
47. Veteran Kannada fil maker KSL Swamy
passes away.
48. Renowned marine biologist Syed Zahoor
Qasim died.
49. Bollywood singer Labh Januja died.
50. Renowned Hollywood actress Maureen
O Hara passes away.
51. Bengali actor Pijush Ganguly passes
away.
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52. Hero motors Brijmohan Lall Munjal,
doyen of India’s two wheeler industry
passes away.
53. Former West Bengal assembly speaker
Hashim Abdul Halim died.
54. Eminent archaeologist V N Misra passed
away.
55. Tollywood
comedian
Kondavalasa
Lakshman Rao passed away.
56. Colin Welland the writer of Oscar
winning chariots of Fire died at 81.
57. French intellectual Rene Girard passed
away.
58. India’s Former ambassador to Nepal
Bimal Prasad dead.
59. NRI industrialist Swraj Paul’s son
Anged Paul died.
60. Rhythm and Blues legend Allen
Toussaint died.
61. Former Israel president Yitzhak Navon
died.
62. RAW former chief Sankaran Nair died.
63. Indian red cross society secretary
general SP Agarwal died.
64. VHP leader Ashok Singhal died (Vishwa
Hindu Parisad)
65. Children book writer Kamala Laxman
dead.
66. Saeed Jaffrey passes away. (Veteran
actor)
67. RK Trivedi the former Gujrat Governor
and CEC died.
 CEC
–
Chief
Election
Commissioner.
68. Senior journalist Hemendra Narain
died.
69. Writer, Journalist Mahip Singh passes
away.
70. Noted labour economist T.S. Papola
passes away.
71. Sitting Rajya Sabha MP from Nagaland
Khekiho Zhimomi passed away.
72. Noted Indian Origin business man
Banwari Lal Mittal died.
73. Distinguished football administrator TR
Govindarajan died.
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74. Russian film maker Eldar Ryazanov
died.
75. Australian football icon Joe Marston
died.
76. Eminent Japanese historian Noboru
Karashima passed away.
77. Noted litteratuer Surendra Upadhyay
passed away.
78. Industrialist MAM Ramaswamy died.
79. Sarangi maestro Ustad Sabri Khan
passed away.
 Renowned Sarangi player
80. Koodaiyatam artist Margi Sathi passed
away.
81. Renowned agro-economist Sharad Joshi
passes away.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
1. PAHAL scheme enters into Guinness
book of world record.
 PAHAL – Pratyaksha
Hasstaantarit Laabh.
2. Veerappa Moily conferred with
saraswathi Sammaan award 2014.
 Purpose – for Kannada poem
Ramayana Mahanveshanam.
3. Sania mirza became second tennis
player to be recommended for Rajiv
Gandhi Khel Ratna.
4. The chief of Sabar Dairy was re-elected
as the chairman of the GCMMF.
 GCMMF - Gujrat Cooperative
Milk Marketing Federation.
5. President Pranab Mukherjee approved
67 Gallantry Award.
6. Mustansir Barma won 2015 Gujar Mal
Modi Award for innovative science and
technology.
7. Awardees of khel Ratna and Arjuna
awards
 Sania Mirza – Tennis – Rajiv
Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2015.
 Nabib subedar Sandeep Kumar –
archery – Arjuna Award 2015.
 MR Poovamma – athletics Arjuna Award 2015.
 Kidambi Srikanth Nammalwar –
Badminton - Arjuna Award
2015.
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 Mandeep Jangra – Boxing Arjuna Award 2015.
 Rohit Sharma – Cricket - Arjuna
Award 2015.
 Dipa Karmkar – Gymnastic Arjuna Award 2015.
 Sreejesh PR – Hockey - Arjuna
Award 2015.
 Manjeet Chhillar – Kabaddi Arjuna Award 2015.
 Abhilasha Shashikant Mhatre –
Kabaddi - Arjuna Award 2015.
 Sawarn Singh – Rowing - Arjuna
Award 2015.
 Anup Kumar Yama – Roller
Skating - Arjuna Award 2015.
 Jitu rai – Shooting - Arjuna
Award 2015.
 S Sathish Kumar – weight lifting
- Arjuna Award 2015.
 Bajrang – Wrestling - Arjuna
Award 2015.
 Babita Kumari – Wrestling Arjuna Award 2015.
 Yamanm Sanathoi Devi – Wushu
- Arjuna Award 2015.
 Sharath M Gayakwad – Para
Swimming - Arjuna Award 2015.
8. TPP Nair, SP Misra, Romeo James
recommended for 2015 Dhyan Chand
award.
 Selection committee headed by
former Indian hockey captain
Zafar Iqbal.
 TPP Nair – former captain of the
Indian volleyball team.
 SP Misra – former captain of
Davis cup.
 Romeo James – former goal
keeper of Indian hockey team.
9. Debut novelist Zia Haider Rahman won
the James Tait Black award 2015.
 For his novel in the light of what
we know.
10. Historian Babasaheb Purandare
conferred with Maharastra Bhusan
award 2015.
11. Syrian woman journalist Zaina Erhaim
wins 2015 peter mackler award.
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12. Government announces Dronacharya,
Dhyan chand, Rashtriya Khel protsahan
puruskar award 2015 received from
President Psranab Mukerjee.
Dronacharya awards 2015
 Naval Singh – Athletics para
sports coach.
 Anoop Singh - wrestling coach.
 Harbans Singh – Athletics coach.
 Swatantar Raj Singh – Boxing
coach.
 Nihar Ameen – swimming coach.
Dhyan Chand awards 2015
 Romeo James – Hockey.
 Shiv Prakash Mishra – tennis.
 P.P Nair – volleyball
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan
Puruskar 2015
 Directorate general of military
training (DGMT) – for
identifying and nurturing young
talents in sports.
 Coal India Ltd (CIL) – for
encouraging sports through
corporate social responsibility.
 Haryana state police – for
employing sportsperson and
sports welfare measures.
 Sports coaching foundation
(SCF) – for developing of sports.
13. Scientist Dr. Modadugu Vijay Gupta to
receive inaugural Sunhak peace prize.
14. Barcelona’s Lionel Messi wins USA best
player in Europe award.
15. Mountaineer Jot Singh awarded
Tenzing Norgay national award
16. Rajendra singh conferred with 2015
stockholm water prize.
17. Tamil Nadu government instituted youth
award in name of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
 Consists of 8 gram gold and 5 lakh
rupee cash.
 Given from 2105 on every
Independence day.
 Given to a person who works with
exceptional merit in science,
humanities and student welfare.
 Celebrated as a youth revival day.
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18. Hindi litterateur Kashinath Singh
chosen for Bharath Literacy award 2014.
19. Mathematician Amalendu Krishna won
2015 Ramanujan prize.
20. Ex-Jalore EO Rajan chosen for election
commission’s award.
21. NDDB wins award for geographical info
system.
22. Zhamma Nemtsova awarded with
Poland’s solidarity prize 2015.
23. Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar to
be honoured with PATWA award.
 PATWA – pacific area travel
writers association.
24. Indian professor conferred with
Germany’s highest civilian award
honour.
 Indian
sociobiologist
Raghavendra Gadagkar.
 Germany’s highest civilian award
– the cross of order of the merit.
25. Kashmir
Valley
flood
coverage
nominated for Emmy award.
26. Raghavendra Gadagkar awarded with
germany’s cross of order of the merit.
27. Ajeet Kumar Saroj, Varanasi jail inmate
awarded with IGNOU gold medal.
28. Kerala government announces state film
awards 2104.
 Winners – best actor award –
Nivin pauly. (Bangalore days and
1983).
 Sundev nair – My life partner.
 Best actress – Nasriya Naseem for
her performance in the film “Om
shanthi Hosana’ and ‘Bangalore
days’.
 Best director – snalkumar
Sasidharan
for
his
film
OraalPokkam.
29. Facebook awarded $21 million to indian
app developer under FBStart initiatives.
30. India wins UNESCO award for
conserving
Sree
Vadakkunnathan
temple in Kerala.
31. Haryana government wins Skoch order
of
merit
national
award
for
implementing e-Governance IT.
Announced by Manohar Lal Khattar.
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32. Puducherry government announced
annual teacher’s day award.
Winners of Best teacher’s award
33. Dr. Radha Krishnan award – primary
level winners – R. Siva Kumar and G.
Krishnamoorthy.
Secondary
level
winners
–
R.
Kulasekaran, NM Saminathan.
34. Chief Minister special award – best
language teacher award – K. Thamban.
Women’s teachers: M. Sandacpumary,
R. Anitha, Arutchelvi, R. Vijayarani,
Padmavathy.
35. The education minister’s award –
Soundarapandiyan, K. Latha, V.
Rajaram, P. Kandipan, Thiru. Vi. Ka, K.
Sitharthan from pudhucherry.
S. Ravindran from Karaikal, K.
RadhaKrishnan from Mahe, GV Surya
Narayana from Yanam.
36. Zhanna Nemtsova awarded with
Poland’s Solidarity award.
37. Goa tourism minister Dilip Parulekar to
be announced with PATWA award.
38. Black mamba Anti-Poaching unit (APU)
of South Africa selected for UNEP
championship of the Earth award.
UNEP – Union Nations Environment
Programme.
39. Acclaimed writer Jhumpa Lahiri
awarded with 2014 national humanities
medal by white house.
40. Anupam Kher conferred with Honoured
Guest of Taxes award.
41. Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy conferred with
royal Aeronautical society silver medal.
42. Hormusji N Cama elected as chairman of
press trust of India.
43. Anupam Kher honoured with certificate
of recognition in US.
He has received this legislature for his
dedication to helping Kashmir Hindu
community.
44. Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hassina wins UN
award for climate change.
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45. Indian American Swetha Prabakaran
selected for championship of change
award in US.
46. British
Indian
Sunjeev
Sahota
shortlisted for Man booker award 2015.
47. National geographic society selected for
UNEP champions of the Earth Award in
science.
It is one of the global non-profit member
organisation.
48. Natura Brasil elected for 2015 UNEP
champions of the earth award in
entrepreneurial vision category.
49. Tambul Leaf Plates conferred with
SEED special recognition award in
Nairobi, Kenya.
50. Ajinkya Rahane honoured with life
membership by CCI.
CCI – Cricket Club of India.
51. Afghan refugee teacher Aqeela Asifi
named for 2015 UNHCR Nansen
Refugee award.
UNHCR – Union High Commissioner for
refugees.
52. Chanderpaul receives Icon Award.
He is a veteran test cricket player from
Sri Lanka.
53. Union
government
presented
Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar and
National safety awards 2013.
This year 28 Vishwakarma Rasshtriya
Puraskar were shared by 132
individuals.
54. Urdu scholar Shamim Hanfi awarded
with Jnangarima Manad Alankaran
award.
55. Game of thrones won 12 awards at 67th
primetime Emmy awards.
Game of Thrones – Famous American
fantasy drama television series.
56. National tourism award 2013 -14
presented.
Presented
by
President
Pranab
Mukherjee.
Best state – Gujrat.
Best Heritage city – Gwallor in Madhya
Pradesh.
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Best civic management of a tourism
destination – Municipal council of
Maheshwar.
Best film promotion friendly state –
Gujrat.
Award of most innovative use of
information technology – department of
tourism of Kerala.
Best tourism film – the great backwaters
of Kerala.
Award of best tourism promotion
publicity – Tourism Corporation of
Gujrat.
M/s Kuoni travels India Pvt Ltd
Gurgaon got first prize for best inbound
tour operators.
M/s Trail Blazer tours India Pvt Ltd –
first prize in the category of earning
foreign exchange.
M/s Eco Mobility ad Hospitality Pvt Ltd
– first prize for tourist transport
operator.
M/s Snow Leopard adventure Pvt Ltd –
best adventure tour operator.
57. EPF won skoch award for smart
governance initiatives.
58. Indhra Nooyi and Shobana Bhartia
awarded as 2015 global leadership
award.
59. Lalita Prasida Sripada Srisai of Odisha
won community impact award at google
science fair.
60. Lucknow based CSIR-CIMAP won
CSIR award for S&T innovations for
Rural development 2014.
CSIR-CIMAP – Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research Central Institute of
Medical and Aromatic Plants.
61. Mathematician Jacob Tsimerman won
2015 SASTRA Ramanujam prize.
62. Indo-British van driver Dee Patel
honoured with pride of Britain award.
63. M.R. Poovamma and Babita Kumari
conferred with Arjuna Award 2015.
64. Indian American Kartik chandran has
won prestigious accolade for his work.
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65. Tamil Nadu government increased MSP
for paddy corp.
MSP – Minimum Support Price.
66. World Heart Day 2015 celebrated with
them creating heart healthy environment
on Sept 29.
67. Ministry of railways launched Indian
railways knowledge portal.
68. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar prize for
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71. Forbes India leadership awards 2015
presented in Mumbai.

bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati of
Ola.

in
different
fields

services.

Gopal of Molecular bio physics.

year – Godrej consumer product Ltd
of excellence in Genomics international.
and Amul.

Chemical sciences – Dr. D. Srinivasa

Dr. Pradyut Ghosh – Department of
Earth,
sciences
ocean
–
Dr.

and
Best CEO – Private sector – CP
Gurnani Tech Mahindras.
Yogesh

Moreshwar.

Best CEO – Public sector – Arundhati
Bhattacharya SBI
Atmosphere,
planetary
Best CEO – Multinational company –
Uday Shankar star India Ltd.
Inorganic chemistry.

Conscious capitalist company for the
Dr. Rajeev Kumar Varshney of centre
Reddy Division of organic chemistry.

Entrepreneur with social impact –
Samit Ghosh and Ujjivan financial
are
Biological science Dr. Balasubramaniyan

Nextgen entrepreneur for the year –
Siddhartha Lal – Eicher Motors Ltd.
science and technology 2015 announced.
Awardees
Outstanding start-up for the year –
Engineering science – Dr. Yogesh
Life time achievement award – RC
Bhargava of Maruthi Suzuki India.

Moreshwar Joshi Department of Chem
Eng.
Entrepreneur for the year – Uday
Kotak of Kotak Mahindra bank.

Mathematical science – Dr. K Sandeep.

Dr.
Ritabrata
Mathematics
Munshi
Tata
school
Institute
69. Laureates of 2015 Right Livelihood
awards announced.
of
of

Established in 1980 by German Swedish
philanthropist.
Technology.


Medical science – Dr. Vidita Ashok.

Physical Science – Dr. Bedangadas
offering practical and exemplary answers
Mohanty.
to the most urgent challenges facing
Dr. Mandar Madhukar Deshmukh.
today.

69. Ratsn Tata honoured by UK city of
Coventry.
70. Zenia Bhumgara of India conferred with
Merlin award by international magician
assocaiation.
Given to honour and support those
70. Neutrino scientist win noble prize for
Physics. Japan’s Takaaki Kajita and
Canada’s Arthur B. McDonald.
71. Three scientist share Nobel Prize for
medicine for work on parasitic
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disease. Shared by Ireland’s William
84. Arun Jaitley had chosen Finance
Cambell, Japan’s Satoshi Omura
Minister of the year, Asia by
and China’s YouYou.
emerging markets.
72. Shashi
lifetime
Kapoor
honoured
achievement
with
award
85. Veteran
at
86. Al-Quds
Corporation
Award
for
won
Skoch
effective
I.V.
Saso
honoured with J.C. Daniel award.
Jagran fest.
73. Trichy
filmmaker
University
conferred
Honorary Doctorate on President
solid
Pranab Mukherjee.
management.
87. Prasoon Joshi gets award (Maharaja
74. Svetlana Alexievich wins Nobel Prize
Sayajirao Bhasha Samman award.
in Literarture. 14th women to win the
Given to his outstanding contribution
literature prize.
in promoting Hindi. In the memory
75. 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry:
of Bank of Baroda founder.
Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and
88. Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi
Aziz Sancar.
conferred Harvard University 2015
76. Nobel peace prize 2015 awarded to
Humanitarian of the year award.
Tunisian mediator group.
89. Noted criminologist K Chokalingam
77. Music composer AR Rahman named
won paul H Appleby award.
as cultural ambassador of Seychelles.
78. AR
Rahman
chosen
for
90. President gives away Sangeet Natak
2015
Akademi awards fellowship. Leading
Haridaynath Mangeskar Award.
musicologist S R Janakiraman Noted
Svetlana
film mker M S Sathyu, Musician –
Alexievich won the 2015 Nobel Prize
Vijay Kumar Kichlu and Tulsidas
in Literature.
Vasant
79. Belarusian
author
80. Indian firm Nualgi won popular

choice award at climate change.
Iqbal Ahmed Khan, Nath Neralkar,
81. Nobel Prize for Economics awarded
to Angus Deaton.
82. Kailash Satyarthi selected for 2015
Harvard Humanitarian of the year
award.
83. Jamaican writer Marlon James won
the 2015 Man Booker prize for
Fiction.
Artist – Ashwini Bhide Deshpande,
Nayan Ghosh, Ronu Majumdar.

Folk singer – Adbul Rshid Hafiz from
Jammu and Kashmir
91. Zimbabwean
president
Robert
Mugabe awarded as 2015 Confucius
peace prize by China.
92. Nandakumara, Sivanesan honoured
in UK with lifetime achievement
award & Sangeet
Acharya ratna
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93. Indian-American farmer Anitha
Adalja to be honoured for exemplary
agriculture work.
94. Angry Indian Goddesses bagged
people’s choice award at Rome film
festival.
95. A R Rahman received Haridaynath
Mangeshkar award.
96. Raif Badwani wins EU’s Sakharov
prize 2015.
97. Activist Bindeshwar Pathak selected
for New York global leaders dialogue
Humanitarian award.
98. Saudi blogger Rail Badawi awarded
2015 Sakharov prize for freedom of
thought.
99. Khel Ratna to be conferred
posthumously on former footballer
Late Rm Bahadur Chetri.
100. Priyanka Chopra bags people’s
choice award nomination.
101. AIR programme on child labour
bagged top prize at ABU prizes.
102. The Legatum prosperity index
released 2015.
 India ranked 99 out of 142.
103. Veteran actor Vikram Gokhale
honoured with Vishnudas Bhave
award.
104. Santoor Maestro Pt. Shiv kumar
Sharma honoured with kala shikhar
award.
105. Abraham M Keita from Liberia
won 2015 international children’s
peace prize.
106. Sameer Panda led Indian team
won NASA award for Burst
Prevention and Puncture curative
technology.
107. University of East London
awarded honorary doctorate to
Ashok Amirtraj.
108. UNHCR chosen for Indira
Gandhi Prize for peace disarmament
and development for 2015.
 UNHCR – United Nations High
Commission for Refugees.
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109. Kiren Rijiju conferred with
disaster
risk
reduction
Asia
champion honour by UN.
110. Names of 2015 presidential medal
of freedom recipient announced.
 List includes the name of
American professionals baseball
catcher, manager and coach Yogi
Berra and American director,
producer and screen writer
Steven Spielberg.
 17 individuals come from the field
of music, politics, sports, public
health and space travel.
111. Marathi Actor Prashant Damle
selected for Dinanath Mangeshkar
award.
112. Kuldip Nayar honoured with
Ramnath
Geonka
lifetime
achievement award.
113. Infosys
Science
foundation
announced winners of Infosys prize
2015.
114. UNESCO Fellini medal to be
awarded at IFFI for the first time
 International film festival of
India.
115. Hinduja brotehrs received life
time achievement award at Asian
Business leadership forum 2015.
116. Dr Abdul Kalam IGNITE award
presented by President Pranab
Mukherjee.
 40 school students of 27 districts
from 18 states.
117. Adidas India’s Pulin kumar won
prestigious INBA award.
 INBA – Indian National Bar
Association.
118. Delhi development authority
awarded with E-India award.
119. Renowned
violinist
L
Subramanian to be honoured with
ITC sangeet samman.
120. Embrace of the Serpent bagged
golden peacock award for best film at
IFFI 2015.
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121. Robert Lewandowski awarded
with four Guinness world record
certificates for scoring five goals in
nine minutes.
122. India’s Kartik Sawhney and Neha
Swain won 2016 queen’s young
leaders award.
123. Mahela Jayawardene awarded
honorary lifetime membership of
MCC.
124. Insian-American entrepreneur
Frank Islam to be honoured with
Uttar Pradesh Ratna Award.
125. Chen Long and Carolina Marin
bagged 2015 BWF player of the year
2015 award
126. Tech Mahindra bags Forbes top
100 middle east global meets local
2015 award.
127. West
Bengal
government
honoured Bappi Lahiri and Kumar
Sanu with Lifetime achievement
awards.
128. Indian origin writer J M Sail won
2015 South East Asian write award
for Singapore.
129. Dilip Kumar gets Padma
vibushan award.
130. Salman Rushide honoured with
mailer
prize
for
lifetime
achievement.
131. Wipro won 2015 Aegis Graham
Bell award for innovation in IoT.
132. Naseeruddin
Shah
receives
lifetime achievement award at DIFF.
 DIFF – Dubai International Film
Festival.
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7.
NATIONAL
1. India Slovak Republic ink MOU on
technical cooperation in railways sector.
 Who – union ministry of railways
and the ministry of transport
construction and regional
development of the Solvak
Republic.
 Purpose – infrastructure
building, station development,
8.
modernisation of rolling stock,
signalling and telecom.
Air Pegasus will operate passenger
flight service between Mangaluru and
Bengaluru.
High court introduces biometric
attendance system for staff.
Tamil Nadu ahead in mother child
health.
Assam passed witch Hunting bill 2015.
 To eliminate rising cases of
superstition leading to murder.
Indian railways singed four MOU with
Union Ministeries of power and new
renewable energy.
 Implementation of electricity and
energy efficiency project.
 Cooperation and construction of
transmission lines.
 Facilitating and sharing of
information.
 Exchange of scientific and
technological information and
data.
 Operation and maintenance of
renewable energy.
 Implementation of renewable
energy project at different
Indian railways.
 Cooperation in implementation
of energy conservation project.
 Replacement with energy
efficient equipment and
technology.
APCCIF called upon its members to
join the online campaign.
 APCCIF – Andhra Pradesh
Chambers of Commerce and
Industry federation.
 Online campaign –
www.change.org and
www.avaaz.org
 Purpose – to rollout of goods and
service tax (GST)
YouTube channel of the Home Ministry
was launched by Kiran Rijiju.
 Minister of state for home Kiran Rijiju.
 Purpose – to disseminate the
information through video.
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69th
9. Nation celebrated
Independence
Day.
10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets
Iran foreign minister Javad Zarif.
11. Prime Minister Modi announced a new
campaign ‘Start – up India; Stand – up
India’.
 Announced on 69th Independence
Day.
 Purpose – to promote bank
finance for start-ups.
 To boost entrepreneurship
among the youth and create
employment in india.
 To provide finance to at least one
Dalit or Adivasi and at least one
woman entrepreneur
 Other announcement:
government will rename present
agricultural ministry as
‘Agriculture and formers welfare
Ministry.
 To replace the current practice
of interview based selection with
online merit based recruitment
for low skilled government jobs.
12. Gujrat government declares ban on use
of plastic.
13. Kerala state declares state as digital
state during Independence Day speech
by CM Oommen Chandy.
14. Press information Bureau (PIB)
launches its blog.
 Purpose – to facilitate qualitative
flow of information to the
concerned stake holders.
15. Taj Mahal first monument to get a
twitter handle..
 Launched by Utter Pradesh chief
minister Akhilesh Yadav on eve
of 69th Independence day in
Lucknow.
16. India’s biggest AYUSH hospital to
come up in New Delhi.
 AYUSH – Ayurveda, Yoga and
Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and
Homeopathy.
17. India Bangladesh ink MOU to fight fake
currency.
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 To menace of fake Indian
currency notes (FICN)
smuggling.
 MOU signed at a maiden meeting
of the joint task force on fake
currency notes(JTFFC)
18. MHA to setup pan India National
fingerprint database.
19. Odisha government approves state
region improvement of power system
scheme. (SCRIPTS)
 Highlights: to provide 24×7
quality power supply.
 Implemented by Odisha Power
Transmission Corporation
limited (OPTCL).
 To promote renovation,
modernisation and expansion of
the existing transmission.
 Main theme is to provide
uninterrupted, reliable and
stable power supply.
20. Odisha government approved Fisheries
policy 2015.
 Purpose – To increase
productivity and production of
fish.
21. Telangana government launched Grama
Jyothi schemes across the state.
 Purpose – to aim at
comprehensive development of
rural areas allowing planning.
22. Kerala government signed MOU with
Adani group for development of
Vizhinjam Port.
 Vizhinjam International
Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport
near Kovalam beach.
 MOU signed by Kerala principal
secretary James Varghese
 Initiated first by late Kerala chief
minister K. Karunakaran 25
years ago in 1991.
 Highlights – proposal for usage
of foreign ships.
 Expected to start from November
2015.
 Total cost Rs. 4089 crore
23. Delhi government announced city Taxi
schems.
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24. Kochi airport becomes world’s first to
operate on solar power.
 Inaugurated by Kerala chief
minister Oommen Chandy.
 12 MW solar plant comprising
46150 solar panels laid across 45
acres.
25. Tata trusts to develop 264 villages in
Vijayawada under Sansad Adarsh
Gram Yojana (SAGY).
26. Himachal to make Sanskrit mandatory
in government schools.
27. UNP led UNFGG coalition won the Sri
Lanka parliamentary elections 2015.
 UNFGG – United National Front
for Good Governance
28. Bengaluru tops the list of city with
highest cybercrime.
 The city of Hyderabad is second
29. Bangladesh became first city to receive
funds from UN for solar home systems
30. YouTube tied up with Whistling Woods
international to set up YouTube space.
31. Prasar Bharti, digital television Russia
inked MOU.
 Purpose – for cooperation to set
up the stage for new media era.
32. World humanitarian day observed on
August 19.
 Theme – inspiring the world’s
humanity.
33. Pakistan and Russia signed defence
agreement.
 Signed in Rawalpindi.
 Sale of four Mi – 35 helicopter.
34. Union government issued final
notification demarcating ESZ around
Okhla bird sanctuary.
 ESZ – Eco sensitive zone.
35. Haryana, Maryland agreed to cooperate
in bio technology life science.
 Agreed by Haryana chief
minister Manohar Lal Khattar
and Governor of Maryland Boyd
K. Rutherford.
36. Government approves pact between
India and Seychelles to curb black
money.
37. Hundustan Unilever Su pharma
industries and Tata consultancy service
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among world top 100 innovative
companies.
 Hundustan unilever ranked 41.
 TCS at 64 and sun pharma at 71.
38. Himachal Pradesh government
launched RISHTA project.
 RISHTA – Rajiv Gandhi
Illuminating Scheme for Hill
Town Advancement.
 An efficient smart LED based
street lighting project.
 Also known as centralised
control and monitoring system
(CCMS).
 Total of 63484 street lights
replaced with LED.
39. Union governemetn launched web
portal Vidya Lakshmi for students
seeking educational loans.
40. Union cabinet approved signing of
MOU between India and Australia on
education and research.
 Expansion of Australia and India
education.
 Strengthening of the policy
dialogue and exchange in area of
mutual benefit.
 It will support mobility.
 Supporting and organising
professional development
programmes for experts.
 Encouraging twinning
arrangements between
institutions.
 Sharing best practice education
materials.
 Supporting skill development
through joint conferences,
seminors.
 Developing bilateral
programmes between
institutions.
41. Dadra and Nagar Haveli value added
tax (Amendment) regulation act 2015.
 Its promulgation was approved
by the cabinet.
42. Lahore high court banned film
‘Phantom’ from release in Pakistan.
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43. Minority ministry launches online
application management system for ‘Nai
Roshi’.
 Launched by union minster Dr.
Najma Heptulla.
 For Nai roshni scheme.
44. Rajasthan government joins hands with
future group to modernise public
distribution system.
45. Pondicherry CM N. Rangasamy
launched free laptop scheme.
46. Government frames policy schemes for
e marketing of handloom products.
47. UNFCCC, MSSRF to work for
conservation of coastal resources of
Andhra Pradesh.
 UNFCCC – united nations
framework convention on
climate change.
 MSSRF – MS swaminathan
research foundation.
48. Palmyra’e temple of Baalshamin
destroyed by ISIS militnts.
49. Union government released postal
stamp on emperor Ashoka.
 Released by union telecom
minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
50. Tata Trust ink MOU with Andhra
Pradesh government to develop 264
smart villages.
51. PM inaugurates birth centenary
celebration of Rani Gaidinliu.
 Rani Gaidinliu – freedom fighter.
 He also circulated of 100 rupees
and 5 rupees coin of Rani
Gaidnliu.
52. Rajasthan government approved
Arogya Rajasthan campaign.
 Cabinet chaired by CM
Vasundhara Raje.
 Three months campaign to
collect and compile health data of
the rural population.
53. India Australia ink MOU on
cooperation in the field of education,
training and research.
 Signed by human resource
development Smriti Irani.
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 Signed after the third meet of the
AIEC – Australia India
Education council.
54. India to implement Sendai framework
for Disaster Reduction 2015 – 2030.
55. War museums at Jaisalmer,
Laungewala stations inaugurated.
56. SAI launched school sports promotion
foundation.
 SAI – sports authority of India.
57. Rajasthan government and FCEL inked
agreement to launch Annapurna
Bhandar Yojana.
 FCEL – future consumer
enterprise Ltd.
58. India Seychelles signed MOU to
improve bilateral relations.
 Signed by Indian PM Narendra
Modi and Seychelles president
James Michel.
 Five agreements signed.
 Air service agremment.
 To provide one Dornier
Maritime Aircraft.
 MOU between Indian council of
agricultural research. (ICAR)
 Protocol on framework of
cooperation in the field of blue
economy.
59. 105 year old Urdu copy of
Ramacharitmanas written by shiv brat
lal found.
60. Union government cleared 4 months
extension for 7th pay commission.
61. Government releases smart cities list.
 13 from UP, 12 from Tamil Nadu
and 3 from Bihar included.
62. NDMC decides to remane Aurangzeb
road as APJ Abdul Kalam road.
 NDMC – New Delhi Municipal
Council
63. Union government gives nod to 6 new
SEZ proposal.
 HCL IT city in Lucknow UP.
 LOMA IT Park in Mumbai.
 North Mumbai international
commodity township in Thane
Maharashtra.
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64. Union government launches E-Payment
module to deposit compensatory levies
into CAMPA funds.
 CAMPA – Compensatory
Afforestation management
Planning Authority.
65. NTPC sets a record in single day power
generation.
 NTPC – national thermal power
corporation.
 Record generation of electricity
on August 27, 2015.
66. India losses solar case against US at
WTO.
 WTO – world trade organisation.
67. PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to
Dhyan Chand on National sports day.
 On his 110th birth anniversary.
68. PM Nrendra Modi gifted Pradhan
Mandhri Suraksha Bima Yojana to
51000 sisters.
69. 21st edition of Delhi Book fair begins.
 Launched in Pragathi Maidan,
Delhi.
70. India to remain fastest growing major
economy for second quarter.
71. The housing ministry has identified 305
cities to start building houses for poor
people.
 Scheme name – Housing for all.
72. PM Modi released digitally restored
recording of epic ‘Ramacharitmanas’.
73. Union government launches SAHAJ
scheme for online of new LPG
connection.
 Scheme purpose – to apply new
LPG connections.
74. Manipur legislative assembly passes
protection of Manipur people bill 2015.
75. USITC extended anti-dumping duty on
Indian preserved mushrooms for 5
years.
76. Tripura decided to implement national
food security act.
 Effects from September 1,2015.
77. Law commission of India submitted
report on early childhood development
and legal entitlements.
78. NITI Aayog launched second version of
India energy security scenarios 2047.
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79. Union government approved signing
agreement between India and
Afganistan.
 Highlights – service of judicial
orders.
 Taking of evidence through
request.
 Execution of judgement.
80. Union canbinet approved amendment in
the central list of other backward class.
81. Union government approved
amendment to the Arbitration and
conciliation bill, 2015.
82. Union cabinet approved Mutual Legal
assistance treaty in civil and commercial
matters with Oman.
83. Kolkata port adjudged as the best
Major port of 2014-15.
84. Union government formulated Draft
Rules for Mass Emission standards for
Bio Diesel fuelled vehicles.
85. Maharashtra government announced
construction of 800 km Nagpur Mumbai
expressway.
86. 1974 Land border agreement between
India and Bangladesh came into effect.
87. Sri Lankan government decided to
renovate temples destroyed in Nepal
quake.
88. Union government announced Census
data on highest educational level
attained.
89. India’s first harbour defence system
commissioned in Kochi.
 IUHDSS – integrated underwater
harbour and surveillance system.
90. Thomas cook India ltd buys Sri Lankan
firm Luxe asia pvt ltd.
91. Cyclone Koman makes landfall in
Bangladesh.
92. India to host second forum for India
Pacific Islands cooperation (FIPIC)
 Venue - Jaipur.
93. First national handloom day observed on
August 7 2015.
94. Tiju Thomas initiative emerged as
UAE’s first and biggest donor registry.
 Tiju Thomas – Indian diplomat
with Indian consulate in Dubai.
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95. India to produce at least dozen
billionaires among start ups by 2020:
ASSOCHAM.
96. The
new
simplified
“guidelines
governing adoption of children 2015”
effects from August 1.
97. Afghanistan
banned
mourning
ceremonies for deceased Taliban leader
Omar.
98. 193 UN members reached agreement on
sustainable development agenda.
 Agreements outlines 17 goals with
169 specific targets on issues on
poverty.
 The
document
called
‘Transforming our World’ The
2030 agenda for sustainable
development.
 Goals – End poverty, achieve food
security, ensure healthy lives,
promote lifelong learning, achieve
gender equality, empower all
women, sustainable management
of water, sustainable economic
growth, reduce inequality, ensure
sustainable consumption, take
urgent action to combat climate
change, conserve and sustainably
use of the oceans, protect
terrestrial ecosystem, promote
peaceful.
99. Delhi
police
launched
operation
Shishtachar to teach lesson to eve teaser.
100.
Union government signed historic
peace accord with NSCN (I-M)
 NSCN-IM – Nationalist socialist
council of Nagaland.
101.
Haryana government to honour
victims of emergency 1975 with Tarma
Patra.
102.
Rural development minister
launched ‘SAMANVAY’ for gram
panchayats.
 Launched by Rural development
minister – Chaudhary Birender
 Aim to help MP’s in utilising
relevant schemes
103.
Delhi government decided to have
tram network in Old Delhi.
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104.
Maharastra
government
increased the retirement age of medical
officers from 58 to 60.
105.
Uttar
Pradesh
government
decided to rename UPTU as APJ Abdul
Kalam technical university.
 UPTC – UP technical university.
106.
Two films Masaan and Jaanisaar
made tax free in UP.
107.
Bihar legislative assembly passed
the Bihar public grievance redresssal bill
2015.
108.
Government to set up 15,000 km
of NH at Rs. 1.9 Lakh cr.
 Minister of road transport – Pon
Radhakrishnan.
 NHAI – National Highways
Authority of India.
109.
direct release of wages into banks
accounts MNREGA workers.
 MGNREGA – mahatma Gandhi
national
rural
employment
guarantee act
110.
Union government deferred
proposed talk between the chief
negotiator on India and EU BTIA.
111.
India Moambique signed MOU to
boost ties in renewable energy.
112.
Forbes released the world’s
highest paid actors 2015 list.
 Top position – Robert Downey
Jr.stood.
 Second place – Jackie John
 Amitabh Bachchan and Salman
Khan stood at seventh place.
113.
FICCI, ILO signed MOU to
establish national coordination centre
for SCORE training service.
 SCORE – national coordination
centre for sustaining competitive
and responsible enterprises.
114.
Haryana’s CM Manohar Lal
launched ‘Thari Pension’ scheme.
 Launched in Chandigarh.
115.
Lok sabha passes Delhi high court
amendment ill 2015.
116.
Delhi government reconstituted
Urdu academy.
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117.
India and Myanmar linked
agreement to set up CESDT in
Myanmar.
 CESDT – centre of excellence inn
software
development
and
training.
 Purpose – to set up financial
support through ASEAN India
cooperation fund.
 48th ASEAN foreign minister
meet held in Kuala Lumpur.
 ASEAN
–
Association
of
southeast Asian nations.
118.
Southern state to set up Interstate
coordination council to resolve forest
related issues.
119.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated
first National handloom day.
120.
Lok sbha passed negotiable
instrument bill 2015.
121.
Government to allow Aadhaar
enrolment of NRI, POI and OIC’s.
122.
Azim Premi and Shiv Nadar top
20 Billionaires in the world.
123.
India extended anti dumping duty
on vitamin C imports from china.
124.
Mysuru of Karnataka topped in
swatch bharath.
125.
NIDM signs MOU with JNU set
up centre for excellence in Disaster
management.
 NIDM – national institute of
disaster management.
 JNU – Jawaharlal Nehru
University.
126.
Maharashtra
government
declares Thane creek area as ‘Flamingo
sanctuary’.
127.
DRDO developed poly herbal
medicine to treat Leucoderm.
128.
Government approved to set up
SPV to clean Yamuna.
 SPV - special purpose vehicle.
129.
BHEL commissioned 500 mw unit
of Vidhyachal super thermal power
station.
130.
DRDO transfers technology to
L&T to develp Lakshaya.
 DRDO – defence research and
development organisation.
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131.
Tendong Lho rum Faat annual
festival of ethnic Lepcha tribe of Sikkim
celebrated.
132.
Tripura Legislative assembly
passed a resolution against death
penalty.
133.
Union government launched
school nursery yojana to bring students
closer to nature.
 Theme – to plant a tree for
sustainable future and to make
nation clean.
 First phase to cover 1000 schools
and extended upto 10000 in 2016.
134.
Param Tyag Chakra initiative
launched to honour families of martyrs.
135.
World Bio Fuel day – August 10
136.
Amitabh Bachchan accepted the
proposal to be Maharashtra’s tiger
ambassador.
137.
BHEL commissioned 500 MW
thermal unit at Vindhyachal STPS.
 STPS – super thermal power
station.
138.
Kochi first to join world tourism
cities federation (WTCF) council.
139.
India’s social security pact with
Canada comes into force.
140.
Union government launches new
train service in Northeast.
141.
Government to set up of all India
institute of Ayurveda.
142.
Posco joint venture with Uttam
steel to set up steel plant in Maharashtra.
143.
Union cabinet approves MOU
between India Nepal for constructing
petroleum pipe line.
144.
Coca cola India signs Sourav
Ganguly for 3 years as social
ambassador.
145.
Government sanctioned 1500 mw
ultra-mega solar power park for Andhra
Predesh in Kadappa district.
146.
Union cabinet approves spectrum
sharing guidelines.
 TRAI – Telecom regulatory
authority of India.
147.
100 richest people in technology
released by Forbes.
 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
 Oracle CEO Ellison Ceded
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 Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos.
 Facebook
co-founder
Mark
Zukarberg.
 Google co-founder Larry Page.
 Another
google
co-founder
Sergey Brin.
 Microsoft CEO Steve Balmar
 Dell CEO and chairman Michael
Dell
148.
Maharashtra
government
constituted cabinet sub panel to tackle
impending draught crisis.
149.
Delhi government constituted
panel to probe CNG fitness scam.
150.
Uttar
Pradesh
government
approved new guidelines for Begum
Akhtar Award.
151.
Award annually awarded on
singers of ghazal, dadra and thumri.
152.
Union government releases Rs.
2000 crore for employee’s pension
scheme.
153.
Islamic state (IS) militant group
has destroyed part of historical temple of
Bel.
154.
Highest mountain of North
America Mt McKinley renamed as
Denali.
155.
Union government recognizes
Yoga as sports discipline.
156.
West central railways becomes
first zone to eliminate unnamed level
crossing.
157.
HIV prevention drug PrEP
showed positive results.
PrEP – Pro-exposure prophylaxis.
158.
Indian wind resource as an online GIS
tool.
159.
Over 3 trillion trees currently
thrive on earth study.
160.
PHDCCI on September 2 2015
launched Intellectual Property Rights
Facilitation centre (IPFC) for MSME.
PHDCCI – PHD Chamber of Commerce
and Industry.
It is a New Delhi based multi-state
agency.
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Objectives – to enable MIMEs, to
provide service such as IP protection, IP
awareness and training, to hand hold
MSME for identifying IP, to provide
MSME, to create delivery mechanism.
161.
Fourth
India
–
Bhutan
development cooperation talks for the
11th five year plan held in Delhi.
162.
Railway ministry launched three
IT initiatives developed by CRIS.
Launched by Railway Minister Suresh
Prabhakar.
CRIS – centre for railway information
system.
Paperless unreserved ticketing through
mobile phones between Delhi and Palwal
station.
Currency coin cum card operated
automatic ticket vending mechine.
Mobile application for freight operations
(PARICHALLAN).
163.
India partnered with UN’s better
than cash alliance to speed up PMJDY
programme.
164.
Swachhata Sangraam Abhiyaan
was launched in Indore district of MP.
Aim to make the entire city to make open
defection free.
165.
Allahabad HC ensures flag
hoisting ceremony of national flag in
Madarsas on August 15 and January 26.
166.
Bihar to give 2% reservation to
grand children of freedom fighters in
government jobs.
167.
policy for Marginal fields of ONGC and
OIL.
ONGC – oil and natural gas corporation.
OIL – oil india Limited
168.
Union government decided to
exempt FII and FPI from paying MAT.
FII – Foreign Institutional Investors.
FIP – Foreign Portfolio Investors.
MAT - Minimum Alternate Tax.
169.
Punjab government establishes
special MGNREGA cell.
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170.
Union
government
cancels
registration of green peace India.
NGO –Non Government organisation.
171.
R. Sampantham became the first
tamilian to lead opposition in Sri Lankan
parliament in 32 years.
172.
Maharashtra
government
approved ordinance to amend MPDA act
1981.
MPDA – Maharashtra Prevention of
Dangerous Activities Act 1981.
173.
Haryana
government
inaugurated Sakhi, one step center for
women in distress.
174.
Union ministry of youth affairs
and sports recognise yoga as sports
discipline.
175.
Government to develop Bodh
Gaya as spiritual capital.
176.
Maharashtra to train 55,000
employees under KRA programme.
KRA – Key Result Area. (to enhance
their performance and bring them on
par in competence)
177.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates
Badarpur Faridabad Metro.
178.
‘e- Pragati’ to pave way for digital
AP.
179.
Union government gives nod to
one rank one pension scheme. (OROP)
180.
Bala thiripura sundari temple
renovated under India-Nepal economic
programme inaugurated.
181.
Arun Jetley launched digital
version of Mahatma Gandhi’s collected
work.
182.
Himachal Pradesh organised
organic fair and food festival to boost
organic farming.
183.
Haryana
assembly
passes
panchayat raj amendment bill 2015.
184.
First ever census on India’s
Leopard presented.
Presented by tiger census Yadvendradev
V Jhala.
Availability of around 7910 Leopard
across India.
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185.
Andhra Pradesh government
launched e pragati project to provide
integrated one governance.
Purpose – to provide integrated one
governance.
Major component – AP fibre grid, AP
state data, e highway, people hub, lab
hub, dial AP, e learning platform, social
management system, mSeva, e agri
market.
186.
Soverign gold bond sceme to reduce
dependence on physical gold.
187.
introduction of gold monetization
schemes.
188.
BSE has highest number of listed
companies in the world: WFE.
189.
Haryana banned manufacture,
storage, sale of gukta, pan masala in the
state.
190.
Tamil
Nadu
government
launched Amma baby care kit scheme.
191.
Jharkhand government approved
the formation of anti-terrorism squade in
state.
192.
Pakistan SC ordered adoption of
Urdu as official language.
193.
Union government inaugurated
new production facility for producing
prosthetic system.
194.
India Pakistan agree to maintain
peace along border after DG level talks.
(Director Geeneral).
195.
Union government extends eTourist visa scheme to 37 more countries.
196.
Rajasthan first state to submit
annual state plan action under AMRUT.
AMRUT
–
Atal
Mission
for
Rejuvenation
and
Urban
Transformation.
Coverage in water connections and
urban transport to all urban households.
197.
Indra Nooyi second powerful
woman in 2015 fortune’s list.
198.
Topped by general motors CEO
Mary Barra.
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199.
National highway to grow by
50,000 km in 6 months.
200.
National
web
portal
for
apprenticeship training launched.
Launched by HRD minister Smirti Irani.
Opportunities provided to higher
secondary pass vocational students,
diploma holders and graduates.
201.
constitution of 21st law commission of
India.
202.
Narendra Modi has become the
first political leader to have mobile app.
Named as Narendra Modi mobile app.
To know his day to day activities.
203.
Union government approved the
purchase of armed missile drones from
Isreal.
204.
Global investor meet held in
TamilNadu.
Held on 10 September 2015.
Inaugurated by Tamil Nadu chief
minister J. Jayalalitha.
Investment committed over two lakh 42
thousand crore.
98 MOU signed.
90% investment on manufacturing and
energy sector.
Mahindra & Mahindra invest 2000 crore
rupees in the state.
Yamaha will set up third plant in TN.
205.
India, Indonesia signed pact to
cooperate on criminal matters.
206.
DGFT launched online certificate
programme Niryat Bandhu @ your
desktop.
DGFR – The Directorate General of
Foreign Trade.
Online certificate programme in export
and import business.
DFGT collaborated with Indian Institute
of Foreign Trade (IIFT)
This will enable to learn essentials of
import and export business.
The session followed by online question
and answer.
Digital library resource available.
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First course begin with 60 participants.
It comprises 20 sessions of 2 hours each.
207.
World suicide prevention day
observed on September 10 2015.
208.
Theme of the day is Preventing
Suicide.
209.
Telangana
Language
Day
observed to commemorate birth
anniversary of Kaloji Narayana Rao.
210.
national offshore wind energy policy
2105.
211.
Level and Trends in child
mortality report released 2105.
212.
Tamil
Nadu
Fibernet
Corporation established by chief
minister J. Jayalalitha.
To connect 12525 villages with optic fibre
network.
Specially designed wheel chairs given to
911 differently abled person.
Internet protocol television (IPTV) to all
household make use of internet service
provider (ISP)
213.
The DMRC will execute the
Vijayawada metro rail project.
Objectives – to improve connectivity in
Amaravathi and surrounding areas.
Having two corridors at a estimated cost
of 6769 crore.
214.
Indian railways partnered with
Google to provide free Wi-Fi services
under project Nilgiri.
215.
IIT – Delhi and IISc figured in the
top 200 world university ranking.
IISc – Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore.
IIT - Indian Institute of Technology
Delhi.
216.
Godavari and Krishna rivers to
be formally linked today.
217.
Gujrat tops in ease of doing
business in India – world bank report.
218.
200 people in Sastamnada village
pledge organs for donation in Kerala.
219.
IFC’s
Suryoday
in
rural
Rajasthan.
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Aims to provide safe, affordable and
quality solar lights with limited or no
access to electricity.
220.
International
day for the
preservation of the Ozone layer observed
on September 16.
221.
It is the 21st international day for
the ozone preservation.
222.
Shyama Prasad Mukherji urban mission
for overall development of rural areas.
Aims to bid to transform rural areas to
electronically, socially and physically
sustainable spaces.
223.
Only Marathi speaking people to
get auto rickshaw permit in the state –
Maharashtra government.
224.
Delhi government approved
victim compensation scheme.
225.
It enhanced the upper limit of
compensation to rape victim to 5 Lakh.
226.
For acid attack it is 7 Lakh rupee.
227.
Shauryanjali Exhibition in 1965
Indo Pak war inaugurated.
It has been celebrate for the victory of
India over Pakistan and remembers the
Indian soldiers.
228.
India and Sri Lanka shared four
agreement to ensure peace and stability
in the region.
Agreement signed during the visit of
Ranil Wickramesinghe to India fro
September 14 to 16.
The four agreements are – exchange of
letters on orbit frequency coordination.
Regarding
supply
of
medical
equipments.
Letters on establishments of emergency
ambulance service in Sri Lanka.
Regarding renewed India’s grant
assistance.
229.
Pentagon established first ever
country special cell IRRC to speed up
defence ties with India.
IRRC – India Rapid Reaction Cell.
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230.
UN government formed Mihir
Shah Committee on reconstructing
water agencies.
231.
Government
to
provide
additional 50 days work to former under
MGNREGA in draught hit areas.
232.
PM Modi launches IPDS in
Varanasi to ensure continuous power
supply to every house.
IPDS – Integrated Power Development
Schemes.
233.
Union ministry of health and
family welfare bans sale of Dicolofenac in
multidose vial.
234.
Metro Man E. Sreedharan to
serve UN high level advisory group on
sustainable transport.
235.
India, Laos ink two Mou’s to
strengthen bilateral ties.
It is signed in presence of Indian vice
president hamid Ansari and his
counterpart
president
of
Lao
Choummaly.
236.
Union government launches
PMKKKY for mining affected people.
PMKKKY – Pradhan Mantri Khanij
Kshetra Kalyan Yojana
It is the new scheme meant to provide for
the welfare of people and areas affected
by mining.
237.
Perumanna Grama Panchayat
becomes the first panchayat in Kerala to
declare a water policy.
238.
Madhya Pradesh government
launched M-Shiksha Mitra mobile app
for teachers.
They are the first state to develop such
mobile app for teachers.
Developed by NIC that carries several
facilities can be downloaded from google
play.
239.
Union finance minister launched
NXT Digital Headend in the sky
platform.
240.
EPFO
increased
maximum
insurance coverage over to 6 Lakh rupee.
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241.
Nepal
approves
new
constitutions.
242.
Union cabinet approves Shyama
Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission for
rural development.
243.
South Indian Fertilisers has
planned to set up Kissan Kendra’s and
agri super markets across Kerala.
244.
Indian
railways
developed
prototype of hybrid vacuum toilet.
245.
SC stayed implementation of
Haryana Panchayat Raj amendment bill
act 2015.
246.
8th edition of global innovation
index 2015 released.
247.
Godavari,
Krishna
Rivers
formally linked at Ibrahimpatnam Ferry
village in Andhra Pradesh.
248.
International day of democracy
observed with the theme of space for civil
society on 15 September 2015.
249.
Two Indian coast guard ships
Apoorva and C-421 commissioned.
250.
Cow declared as a national
animal of Nepal.
251.
Election commission releases
NOTA symbol for all polls.
NOTA – None Of The Above.
Announced on 18th September 2015.
Effects from 11th October 2015.
Designed by National Institute of Design,
Ahmedabad.
Aims to enable electors who don’t wish to
vote any of the candidates.
252.
International day of peace
observed globally on 21st September.
Theme – Peace dignity for all
253.
CANBANK Venture Capital
Fund (CVCFL) was on 21st September
2015 appointed as the implementation
agency of the Electronic Development
Fund (EDF) policy.
254.
MoU for Swavlamban Health
insurance scheme disabled person
signed.
It aims to provide an affordable health
insurance scheme.
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Features: comprehensive cover to PWD
beneficiary for spouse and two children.
It has single premium across age bond.
Beneficiary aged between 18 to 65 years
with family income less than 300000.
Also provides health insurance cover up
to 200000 rupees.
255.
Rajasthan government passed
Rajasthan
Vexation
Litigation
prevention Bill 2015.
256.
SC issued notice to Telangana
government on omission of 26 castes
from state BC list.
257.
EMI-EMC & NFTR test facilities
inaugurated at BEL – Ghaziabad.
EMI – Electronic Magnetic Interference.
EMC – Electro Magnetic Compatibility.
NFTR – Near Field Test Range
258.
Jammu and Kashmir government
banned sale of Ambuja cement.
259.
Nepal
adopted
first
democratically framed constitution.
260.
8th index global innovation index
2015 released.
Switzerland, UK, Sweden, Netherland
and US are five most innovative nations.
India’s rank has slipped further to 81 in
the list compared to 76 in 2014.
261.
Union home minister released a
graphic booklet on Sardar Post.
Union home minister – Rajnath Singh.
262.
Mukesh Ambani India’s richest
person for 9th consecutive year: Forbes
list.
263.
IAF’s integrated air command and
control system.
IAF – India Air Force.
264.
Marathi film “Court” selected as
India’s official entry to Oscars.
265.
Union cabinet gives nod to amend
MoU on Indo-German partnership in
higher education.
266.
Union government give nod to set
up India sign language research and
training centre.
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267.
Indian tribal women Permila
Trikey won first discrimination based
case in United Kingdom.
268.
Ministry of External Affairs
appointed envoys for Pakistan, China,
UK and other countries.
269.
Maharashtra
electricity
regulatory
commission
issued
notification for solar PV net metering.
270.
Marathi film court picked as
India’s official entry to 88th Oscar
awards by Oscar selection Jury.
271.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
visited Ireland on 23rd September 2015.
First prime minister to visit Ireland in 59
years.
272.
Conference on contemporary
relevance of Bhagvad Gita held in UK.
Organised by Indian Council of Cultural
relations (ICCR) and High Commission
of India.
273.
UNGA adopted transforming our
world: the 2030 agenda for sustainable
development.
274.
Haryana government increased
pension amount for world war
soliders.(increases 1500 Rs)
275.
UNDP to provide support for
Arunachal vision 2030.
UNDP – United Nation Development
Program.
276.
Union
government
released
National health profile 2015.
277.
Telangana – Chhattisgarh inked
power supply pact to buy 1000 MW
power.
278.
Odisha government decided to
implement 5 sub
schemes for
transgender.
279.
Haryana government to develop
gurgoan as smart city.
280.
Union cabinet approved to set up
of Indian sign language research and
training centre. (ISLRTC).
281.
World Rhino day observed across
the world on 22nd September.
www.lnacademy.in
282.
CCEA approved 1575 crore
rupee road project in Odisha.
CCEA – Cabinet Committee on
Economic Affairs.
283.
Millennium development goals:
Delhi state report 2014 released.
284.
Union cabinet approved signing
of joint declaration of intent between
India and Germany.
285.
UN broad band commission
released state of broad band report 2015.
286.
World Tourism day observed on
September 27.
287.
Theme of the day – one billion
tourist, one billion opportunities.
288.
Union government formed B.S
Baswan committee to revisit civil service
examination pattern.
289.
Ministry of Railways launched
Indian railways knowledge portal.
Launched by railway minister Suresh
Prabakar.
Launched through video conference at
Vadodara.
290.
India signed 123.51 Million dollar
loan agreement with Asian Development
Banks.
291.
Union government appointed
four brand ambassadors for digital India
Project.
Satwat Jagani - IIT JEE topper 2015
student.
Krati Tiwari – IIT JEE girl topper 2015
student.
Ankit Fadia – Author and Ethical
Hacker.
Pranav Mistry – Samsung USA
computer scientist.
292.
Union government unveils green
highway policy 2015.
293.
Data on FDI in first half released
by financial times, London.
China to emerge most favoured
destination to FDI.
294.
The minister of social justice and
empowerment launched accessible India
campaign.
IBPS V Mains
Launched by Chand Geholt on Sept 24,
2015.
Aims to increase accessibility of the
physical environment in the country.
295.
International Translation Day
observed on September 30, 2015.
296.
Theme of the day is the changing
face of translation and interpreting.
297.
Maharashtra
government
declared 2017 as visit Maharashtra year
to promote tourism.
298.
NLC set up its first 10 MW solar
power plant.
299.
Union ministry of Tourism
launched new initiatives on world
tourism day.
300.
World tourism day celebrated on
Sept 27.
301.
India to chair G20 2018 and Delhi
could be the host.
302.
Turkey will hand over the next
India
nationally
submitted
determined
its
intended
contributions
(INDCs).
311.
ADB will help to finance of
increasing
transmission
electricity
link
capacity
between
India
of
and
Bangladesh.
312.
Union
government
launches
second phase of Mission Indradhanush.
Mission depicts 7 colours of the rainbow.
Aims to cover all those children by 2020
who are either unvaccinated or are
partially vaccinated.
313.
Amo doli programme launched
by Odisha government in naxal-affected
pregnant women from inaccessible areas
to reach nearest hospital.
China will host in 2017 and
Germany is going to chair it.
304.
310.
Rayagada district. To help patients and
year 2016.
303.
www.lnacademy.in
government
Odisha launched citizen portal to
launch police complaints. Launched by
released
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik. Portal
commemorative postal stamp on Dr.
which enables the citizens to lodge their
Ambedkar.
complaints online to police through
305.
Union
314.
Union government notified Mid-
Day Meal rules-2015.
306.
proposed 4 point peace initiatives with
in Changla near Pengong Lake in
India.
Ladakh.
Pradesh
Nawaz
DRDO sets up world’s highest
terrestrial research centre. Established
Uttar
PM
315.
Sharif
307.
Pakistan
online.
decided
to
316.
Ministry
if
commerce
and
implement national food security act
Industry
2013 in three phases.
healthcare India 2015. Summit aims at
308.
Union
government
reduced
domestic natural gas price by 18% to
3.81 US dollar.
309.
E-FIR
from India.
Central
government
launched
in
KISAN project and Hailstorm App for
Odisha. Inaugurated by Chief Minister
corp damage. KISAN – C (K)orp
Naveen Patnaik.
launched
advantage
promoting healthcare services exports
317.
system
inaugurated
IBPS V Mains
www.lnacademy.in
Insurance using Space technology And
CSR work. CSR – Corporate Social
geoiNformatics. Projects aim to get
Responsibility.
timely and precise data on corp yield.
327.
WWF report Hidden Himalayas:
Study will be carried out in Haryana,
Asia’s wonderland released. WWF –
Karnataka,
World Wide Fund.
Madhya
Pradesh
and
Maharashtra.
318.
328.
Telangana
government
Andhra
Pradesh
government
launched e-Pragati Project.
announced 50% subsidy on purchase of
Launched on October 9 2015 and called
seeds.
by APSEA. APSEA –Andhra Pradesh
319.
SC refuses to allow voluntary use
of Adhaar card for welfare schemes.
320.
Union
government
approved
State Enterprise Architecture.
Now alternatively called by e-Pragati.
The Launched by state CM N Chandra
protocol on double taxation avoidance
Babu
with Israel and Vietnam.
Visakapatnam
321.
Union government approved to
329.
Naidu.
Kerala
Function
held
government
at
launched
set up of three AIIMS under Pradhan
operation Valsalya to track missing
Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana.
children. The Launched on October 9
AIIMS – All India Institute of Medical
2015,
Science.
322.
Union
330.
cabinet
approved
construction of National War Memorial
in Delhi.
323.
Union
government
launches
corp damage.
331.
PM lays foundation stone of 4th
in Mumbai.
332.
Mission
Abaas
launched
in
Odisha to provide affordable houses to
Utkal Alumina international Ltd
starts a project “Saksham” to empower
rural women.
325.
Rajasthan start up policy 2015.
terminal of Jawaharlal Nehru port Trust
KISAN project and Hailstorm App for
324.
Rajasthan government unveiled
urban poor.
333.
Union cabinet give nod to RCE
for Kaladan multi model modal project
India’s GDP to grow 7.5% in
2015. UNCTAD. UNCTAD – United
in Myanmar. RCE – Revised Cost
334.
Estimates.
Estimate
of
Rs.
Nations Conference on Trade and
2904.04 crore. Chaired by PM Narendra
Development.
Modi.
GDP–Gross
Domestic
Product.
326.
High level Anil Baijal panel
suggested Uniform Tax Treatment for
335.
Union cabinet approved MoU
with Mozambique for cooperation in
renewable energy.
336.
IBPS V Mains
Uttar
Pradesh
government
www.lnacademy.in
347.
Civil
aviation
minister
launched mobile app mSehat for health
inaugurates international civil helicopter
workers. To record maternal and infant
conclave 2015.
data in real time.
337.
348.
Delhi government launched Bill
Banvao,
Inaam
Pao
scheme.
To
Mumbai
metro
users
can
recharge their smartcards on Paytm.
349.
Government flags off science
encourage people to receive or demand
express special train on climate change.
proper bills for purchase.
It will run till 7th May 2016.
338.
Green
India
Mission
plans
approved for 4 states. Four states –
Kerala,
Manipur,
Jharkhand.
Mizoram
Approved
by
and
–
NEC
National Executive Council.
339.
350.
SC allows use of Aadhar card for
all central and state welfare schemes.
351.
Rameshwaram birth place of Dr.
APJ Abdul Kalam included as 498th town
under AMRUT. Declared by Urban
India climbs 16 laces in WEF’s
Development minister Venkaiah Naidu
55th
on Oct 15. AMRUT Atal Mission for
global
competitiveness
index.
position among 140 economics in the
Rejuvenation
World Economic Forum (WEF).
Transformation.
340.
India funded 5 million US $ grant
to Palestine as Budgetary assistance.
341.
Union
government
approved
performance linked payment for CIL
officers.
342.
Union cabinet approved MoU
between ITA in Taipei TECC in India.
343.
Rajasthan government signed 27
MoUs under Housing for All scheme.
344.
Ministry of shipping launched a
352.
and
Urban
SC declared National Judicial
appointment
commission
(NJAC)
government
modified
unconstitutional.
353.
Union
National Blood Policy, 2002 towards
better blood utilisation.
354.
Swadhar Greh scheme approved
by Haryana government for women in
distress.
355.
PM Modi and President Pranab
programme to develop 78 Lighthouses as
Mukherjee to launch one stop research
tourism centres.
funding mechanism “IMPRINT”.
345.
Tamil Nadu government banned
drug Ketroprofen to save vultures.
346.
Gujrat proposed 15475 crore
rupees AMRUT plan to ensure basic
infrastructure in 31 million cities.
356.
Konkan railways to set up a
tunnel technology institute at Margao in
Goa.
357.
Aditya Birla group launched
fashion portal abof.com.
358.
IBPS V Mains
Union cabinet approved treaty
between India and Maldives on mutual
legal assistance in criminal matters.
359.
Union
cabinet
approved
maritime transport.
Ministry
of
information
and
accreditation committee.
UP government announced Rs.
awardees.
Maharashtra
Indian
government
mountaineers
climbed
untouched mountain peak named it after
Haryana government announced
371.
Doordarshan
emerges
(BARC).
India’s
first
double
Goa
Ministry of Railways flagged off
Vigithon to fight against corruption.
374.
Haryana to commission 215 new
power sub-station in three years.
375.
Andhra
Pradesh
signed
two
with
Japan
for
Arjun Vajpai and Bhupesh Kumar
development of the state.
created history. They have climbed up
6180 metres.
start up Abra.
Narendra
Modi
lays
new capital city Amaravati.
Government
divides
Maharashtra and Gujrat Naval areas
into two separate headquarters.
367.
PM
Narendra
Modi
laid
foundation stone of Shri Venkateshwara
mobile and Electronic manufacturing
Hub. At Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh.
368.
Haryana government announced
for Scheduled Castes.
377.
foundation stone for Andhra Pradesh
366.
376.
to open Sanskrit university at Mundri
Rata Tata invests in virtual cash
PM
decker
Shatabdi train to run between Mumbai,
memorandums
365.
most
Broadcast Audience Research Council
APJ Abdul Kalam. Two mountaineers
364.
approved
new integrated licensing policy 2015.
373.
announced 14708 villages as drought hit.
363.
minister
induction of women as IAF fighter pilots.
372.
50000 monthly pension to yash Bharti
362.
Defence
watched Hindi channel. Released by
broadcasting reconstituted central press
361.
369.
370.
agreement between India and Egypt on
360.
www.lnacademy.in
Union government cleared first
batch of AMRUT projects for 89 cities
worth 2786 crore rupees.
Inidan
railwasy
developed
warning system for unmanned level
crossing.
378.
Government
appoints
five
members committee to review research
grants offered by UGC.
379.
Madhya Pradesh government
announces 33% quota for women in
government jobs.
380.
India ranked 130th place in ease of
doing business – World Bank Report.
381.
Union government constituted
RV Eswar committee to simplify the
Income Tax Act 1961.
382.
Union finance ministry launched
E-Ashyog pilot project to facilitate
Taxpayers.
383.
Amaravati Next milestones in
India’s urbanisation.
IBPS V Mains
384.
Dinesh, Yekona open cast mine
projects
of
western
coalfields
inaugurated in Nagpur.
385.
Indian
immunological
Ltd
opened 250 crore rupees multi purpose
facility near Hyderabad.
386.
Ministry of civil aviation released
revised draft National Aviation policy.
387.
WCD
ministry
launched
initiatives to spread to spread awareness
about Beti Bacho Padhao scheme.
 Scheme launched in partnership
with Celltick Mobile India Pvt
Ltd.
388.
Defence
acquisition
council
cleared military projects worth over
12000 crore.
389.
Project Loon in India – Google
government working on balloon internet
project.
390.
Punjab to set up bio ethanol
refinery.
391.
SC issued notice to union
government
over
improper
implementation of MGNREGA.
392.
Vikalp scheme launched for
confirmed accommodation to waitlisted
passenger in alternate trains.
393.
MHRD
constituted
TSR
Subramanian committee to draft New
education policy.
394.
Maharashtra
government
approves APJ Abdul Kalam Amrut
Yojna.
395.
Mysuru railway station became
the first blind friendly station in India.
396.
Assam government hiked daily
minimum wages of worker in various
sector.
397.
Odisha government banned
fishing to protect Olive ridley turtle.
398.
Union cabinet gives nod to UDAY
scheme for financial reconstructing
package for power DISCOMs
 UDAY – Ujwal DISCOM
Assurance Yojna.
www.lnacademy.in
399.
PM Narendra Modi launched
three gold related schemes.
 Schemes are – gold monetization
scheme, Sovereign gold bond
scheme, Indian gold coins.
400.
PM Narendra Modi launched
research project imprint India.
401.
Union
cabinet
constituted
empowered committee to approve
schemes under Nirbhaya Fund.
402.
MP government proposed 1656
crore rupees AMRUT action plan.
 AMRUT – Atal Mission for
Rejuvenation
and
Urban
Transformation.
403.
Phase – I of T-Hub inaugurated in
IIIT Hyderabad.
 IIIT – International Institute for
Information Technology.
404.
Indian Railways signed MoU with
Odisha for implementation of railways
projects.
405.
Dr. T K Vishwanathan committee
on Bankruptacy Law Reforms submitted
its report.
406.
Justice MB Shah headed SIT on
black money submitted its third report.
407.
Union cabinet decided to impose
0.5% Swachh Bharat Cess on all
services.
408.
Rajasthan government launched
the
Agro-Processing
and
AgroMarketing promotion policy.
409.
From 07-11-15 trucks passing
through Delhi to pay “green tax”.
410.
Supreme court upheld Kerala
government ban on online lotteries.
411.
Prof Ashok Misra headed the
committee of Eminent persons CEP on
JEE submitted its report.
412.
Union government launched EPrthshala, Saransh, shaala Siddhi
portals.
413.
SBI’s Arundhati Bhattacharya
most powerful woman in Indian
Business: Fortune India.
IBPS V Mains
414.
India re elected to UN commission
on international trade law.
415.
Ministry of Railways issued letter
of award to GE global sourcing India Pvt
Ltd.
 To set up Diesel locomotive
factory at Marhowra, Saran
district Bihar.
416.
Ministry of Defence launched
Army cloud, Data centre and digi locker
for the Indian Army.
417.
Union government launched EPathshala, Saransh, Shaala Siddhi
portals.
 Portal were launched during the
edNEXT, the national conference
on ICT in school education that
was held at New Delhi.
418.
Union
government
issued
notification for implementing of OROP.
 OROP – One Rank One Pension.
419.
Grand alliance won the 2015
assembly elections of Bihar with two
third majority.
420.
Jayant Sinha is planning to meet
chief executive of state run banks every
45 days.
421.
Ministry of railways issued letter
of award to GE global sourcing India Pvt
Ltd.
422.
Defence minister commissioned
India’s coast guard offshore patrol vessel
“Samarth”.
423.
Annual Hundred drums wangala
festival begins in Meghalaya.
424.
President approved Haryana
Gauvansh
Sanrakshan
and
Gausamvardhan bill.
425.
7th central pay commission
submitted its report, recommended
23.55% hike
426.
CCEA approved extension of
Indian development and Economic
assistance scheme.
 CCEA – The Cabinet Committee
on Economic Affair.
427.
Mobile app to locate e-Toilet.
www.lnacademy.in
428.
signing of Tripartite agreement on IBSA
fund for poverty allevation.
 IBSA – India Brazil and South
Africa.
429.
Indian resource panel (InRP) on
resource efficiency constituted.
430.
Union cabinet approved German
as additional language in Kendriya
Vidyalayas.
431.
Delhi government approved Jan
Lokpal Bill 2015.
 Headed by CM Arvind Kejriwal.
432.
PM Narendra Modi concluded his
two day tour to UK and Turkey.
433.
Foundation stone of first mega
food park of Telangana laid.
434.
Intel’s “Ek kadam Unnati ki
Aur” begins in Telangana village.
435.
Delhi to host first international
Qawwali festival 2016.
436.
PRASAD and Swadesh Darshan
schemes launched by Ministry of
tourism.
 PRASAD – National Mission on
Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and
Spiritual Augmentation Drive.
 Aimed at developing world class
tourism related infrastructure.
437.
Governing council of NIIF
constituted under the chairmanship of
finance minister.
 NIIF – National Investment and
Infrastructure Fund.
438.
AMRUT action plans for 81 cities
approved with total project outlay of
5748 crore.
439.
First AMRIT outlet opened at
AIIMS Delhi for selling affordable
drugs.
 AMRUT – Affordable Medicine
and Reliable Implants for
Treatment.
440.
Jharkhand
government
introduced mobile governance.
 Introduced by Jharkhand CM
Raghubar Das.

IBPS V Mains
16th
During the occasion of
foundation day of the state.
441.
President Pranab Mukherjee
inaugurates 35th IITF in New Delhi.
442.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates
Ambedkar memorial at London.
443.
Rajasthan government signed 295
MoU’s attracting 3.3 Lakh crore rupees
investment.
444.
Rajasthan,
South
Australia
singed Sister-State agreement.
445.
AAI signed MoU with IL&FS to
bolster overseas expansion.
 AAI – Airport Authority of India.
446.
Allahabad
HC
asked
UP
government to stop sale and use of
Chinese Manjha.
447.
Sri Lankan president presented
cabinet paper to abolish executive
presidency.
448.
IEP released global terrorism
index 2015.
 IEP – Institute of Economics and
Peace.
449.
CCEA approved four rail line
project worth 8351 crore rupees.
450.
Uttar
Pradesh
government
declared 50 districts as drought hit.
451.
Union cabinet approved setting
up of national resource facility for Biomedical research.
452.
UN released report on impacts of
Biodegradable plastics on marine
environment.
453.
IAMAI released internet in India
2015 report.
 IAMAI – Internet and Mobile
Association of India.
454.
India and Bangladesh agreed to
cooperate on intelligence sharing and
border security.
455.
Delhi government appointed
Chetan Sanghi panel recommended
suspension of DDCA.
 DDCA – Delhi and District
Cricket Association.
www.lnacademy.in
456.
India and Bangladesh signed
draft MoU on passenger and cruise
vessel movement.
457.
Andhra Pradesh government
decided to waive off 110 crore loans of
over 25000 weavers.
458.
Odisha implemented national
food security act 2013 in 14 districts.
459.
India and Bangladesh signed SOP
operationalise agreement on coastal
shipping.
460.
Union government declared
NSCN-K as terrorist organisation under
UAPA, 1967.
461.
Francois Hollande to be chief
guest at 2016 Republic Day celebrations.
462.
Swachh Delhi Abhiyan launched
in Delhi.
463.
UP government Clean up, Green
up initiative earns in Guinness book.
464.
Mahatma Gandhi international
centre inaugurated in Matale by Sri
Lankan president.
465.
Blue revolution with an outlay of
3000 crore rupees proposed.
 Undertaken by National Fisheries
Development Board (NFDB)
466.
Urban development minister
launched portal for small traders e-lala.
467.
Nithish Kumar announces liquor
ban in Bihar from April 1, 2016.
468.
Union government has reduced
the deadline for completion of PMGSY.
 PMGSY – Pradhan Mantri Gram
Sadak Yojana.
469.
Karnataka launches Tourist
Mitras.
470.
Union government announced 10
new and revised schemes for disabled
persons under the national trust.
 List of schemes – DISHA – Early
inventions and school readiness
scheme.
 SAMARTH – Respite care
scheme.
 GHARAUNDA – Group home for
audits scheme.

IBPS V Mains
NIRAMAYA – health insurance
scheme.
 SAHYOGI – caregiver training
scheme.
 GYAN PRABHA – educational
support system.
 PRERNA – marketing assistance
scheme.
 SAMBHAV – aids and assisted
devices scheme.
 BADHTE KADAM – awareness
and
community
interaction
scheme.
471.
Ministry of Railways, TERI
university signed MoU to set up Railway
chair on sustainable mobility.
472.
Urban development minister
launched portal for small traders e-lala.
473.
HRD department sets up
exclusive panel on Sanskrit promotion.
474.
Telangana government declared
231 mandals as drought hit.
475.
Hyundai launched traffic safety
campaign.
476.
Union government roll out BSV
norms from April 1, 2019.
 BSV – Bharat state V.
477.
NHAI approves pilot project for
developing greenbelt along national
highway.
 NHAI – National Highway
Authority of India.
 Varanasi to Kanyakumari.
478.
CBDT sings 11 more unilateral
Advance Pricing Agreements. (APA)
 CBDT – Central Board of Taxes.
 APA signed between the tax payer
and the central tax authority.
479.
Delhi government introduced
working journalist bill, 2015.
480.
2015 likely to be the warmest year
on record – WMO
 WMO – world meteorological
organisation.
481.
signing of MoU between India and Iran
on visa facilitation.
www.lnacademy.in
482.
setting up of 6 new IIT’s.
 Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,
Goa, Jammu, Kerala and
Karnataka.
483.
DTAC agreement with Japan.
 DTAC – Double Taxation
Avoidance Convention
484.
Union government launches
GIAN scheme to boost higher education.
 GIAN – Global initiative for
Academic Networks.
485.
President gave nod to factories
amendment bill 2015, to allow women to
work in night shifts.
486.
MoU with Israel on water resource
management
and
development
cooperation.
487.
Labour laws bill 2015 received
presidential
assent.
(Gujrat
amendament)
488.
Delhi assembly passed three
major education bills.
489.
Jharkhand government declared
entire state as drought hit.
490.
ITU released measuring the
information society report 2015.
 India ranked 131 out of 167.
491.
Uttar
Pradesh
government
launches first international festival on
Birds.
 Inaugurated by chief minister
Akhilesh Yadav at the national
Chambal sanctuary (NCS).
492.
Centre
to
support
rural
entrepreneurs under MUDRA.
 MUDRA
–
Micro
Units
Development and Refinance
Agency.
493.
Himachal Pradesh became first
state to launch Rotavirus vaccination
project.
494.
Lok sabha passed bill to establish
BIS as national standards body.

IBPS V Mains
BIS – Bureau of Indian
standards.
495.
NTC signed integrity pact with
transparency international India.
 NTC –National Textile India.
496.
accessible India campaign for differently
abled.
 Also called as Sugamya Bharat
Abhiyan.
 Aims at enabling person with
disabilities.
497.
Delhi government passed MLA of
Delhi amendment bill 2015.
 For salaries, allowance, pension
etc.
498.
introduction of regional centre for
Biotechnology bill 2015 in parliament.
499.
2016 – UK and India year of
education, research and innovation
launched.
500.
Centre set up SETU to support
start up business
501.
MSDE and DHI signed MoU for
skill development in manufacturing
sector.
 MSDE – Ministry of Skill
Development
and
Entrepreneurship.
 DHI – Department of Heavy
Industry.
 Focused on capital goods and
automotive sector.
502.
Karnataka govt signs EoI with
Reitzel group.
 EoI – Expression of Interest.
503.
Maharashtra become the first
state to allow MLA’s raise online
question.
504.
Smart city Kochi to open next
month.
505.
Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand
join UDAY scheme to bolster discoms.
 UDAY – Ujwal Discom Assurance
Yojana)
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506.
Ministry of railways flagged off
first double decker Goa-Mumbai train.
507.
Commemorative coins of Rs. 125,
Rs. 10 released in honour of Babasaheb
Bhim Rao Amedkar.
508.
Indian government approved
4000 crore rupees proposal for
shipbuilding industry
509.
Union government and NTC
signed MoU for establishing a technology
centre at Kanpur.
 NTC
–
National
Textile
Corporation.
510.
ONGC joined world bank’s zero
routine flaring by 2030 initiative.
 ONGC
–
Oil
and
Gas
Corporation Limited.
511.
Rajya Sabha passed negotiable
instrument amendment bill 2015.
512.
Arvind Subramanian led panel
recommended standard rate for GST at
17-18%.
513.
Maharashtra
government
constituted a task force for setting up an
IFSC in Mumbai.
 IFSC – International Financial
Service Centre.
514.
United
nations
human
development report 2015 released.
515.
Operation Smile-II to start from 1
January 2016.
516.
NDC bans registration of new
diesel run vehicle in Delhi.
517.
Union government inks MoU for
establishing IIIt’s at Ranchi Nagpur and
Pune.
518.
Brihanmumbai
municipal
corporation approved smart city
proposal for Maharashtra.
APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS
1. President appoints Om Prakash Rawat
as election commissioner.
2. Deputy Chief Minister Simon Corbell to
retire at 2016 ACT election.
3. Ch. Gandhi has been unanimously reelected general secretary of HMS AP
state counsil.
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 HMS – Hind Mazdoor Sabha.
4. Sanjay Jalona appointed as MD and
CEO of L&T Infotech.
5. Acharya Dev Vrat sworn in as
Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
6. Jayant Patel appointed as acting Chief
justice of Gujrat high court.
7. Ajit Seth to head public enterprises
selection board.
 Ajit Seth – former cabinet
secretary
 He replaces Atul Chaturvedi IAS
officer from Uttar Pradesh
8. IDBI appointed Kishore Piraji Kharat
as its MD and CEO.
 IDBI – Industrial Development
Bank of India.
9. Sachin Tendulkar to be Maharashtra’s
tiger ambassador.
10. Sebastian Coe is the president of the
world athletics governing body.
11. AFI chief Sumariwalla elected IAAF
council member.
12. Karnal Singh assigned additional
charge of director of enforcement
directorate.
13. Ashwani Lohani a tourism veteran to
steer Air India as CMD.
14. Australian government appoints Adam
Gilchrist ambassador to India for
education.
15. Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as
prime minister of Sri Lanka.
16. Greek PM Axles Tsipras resigned and
called for snap polls.
17. Ashwani Lohani appointed as CMD of
Air India Limited.
18. Noted academician Amitabh Matto
appointed as advisor to J&K CM Mufti
Mohammad Sayeed.
19. Amol Plaekar appointed as chairman of
India’s Oscar jury.
20. Justice M L Tahaliyani sworn in as
Lokayukta of Maharashtra.
 Administered the oath of office
by the governor Vidyassagar
Rao.
21. Girish Sahni assumed charge as
Director General of CSIR.
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 CSIR – Council of scientific and
industrial research.
22. Ananth Padmanaban appointed as CEO
of HarperCollins India.
23. Indian American Vince Chhabria
appointed as a full time federal judge by
Obama.
24. Novak Djokovic new UNICEF goodwill
ambassador.
25. Dilip Vengsarkar elected president of
cricket statisticians body.
26. Greece’s caretaker government sworn
in with first female prime minister.
 Vassiliki Thanou country’s first
female prime minister in Greece.
27. Gilette India appoints AI Rajwani as
managing director.
28. Rajiv Mehrishi appointed as Union
Home secretaty.
29. Rajiv Mangla appointed as CTO of
Snapdeal.
 CTO – chief technology officer.
30. Kandakatla Manohar appointed as
director of NIMS.
 NIMS – Nizams institute of
medical science.
 Folgar appointed as MD, CEO of
Merccedes Benz India.
 LIC chief SK Roy elected
chairman of apex body of
insurers.
 Lt Gen MMS rai takes over as a
new vice chief of Army staff.
 Ganga Ram Agarwal appointed
as new railway board secretary.
 Iqbal Ahmed Ansari appointed as
acting chief justice of Patna high
court.
 Bharathi Airtel names Nilanjan
Roy as global chief financial
officer.
 Amitava Gjosh appointed as vice
president
engineering
of
Snapdeal.
 Indian American Atul Keshap
appointed as US ambassador to
Sri Lanka Maldives.
 Rekha Menon appointed as
Accenture India chairman.
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 Ram Nath Kovind, Acharya Dev
Vrat appointed as Bihar HP
governors.
 Amrit Lugun appointed as
Ambassador of republic of the
sudan.
 Sundar Pichai named as CEO of
restructured Google.
 Sanjay Jalona appointed as MD
and CEO for L&T infotech.
 Acharya Dev sworn as 27th
governor of Himachal Pradesh.
 Sudhakar Shetty elected as
president of Gymnastic
federation of India.
31. Folgar appointed as MD, CEO of
Merccedes Benz India.
32. LIC chief SK Roy elected chairman of
apex body of insurers.
33. Lt Gen MMS rai takes over as a new vice
chief of Army staff.
34. Ganga Ram Agarwal appointed as new
railway board secretary.
35. Iqbal Ahmed Ansari appointed as acting
chief justice of Patna high court.
36. Bharathi Airtel names Nilanjan Roy as
global chief financial officer.
37. Amitava Gjosh appointed as vice
president engineering of Snapdeal.
38. Indian American Atul Keshap appointed
as US ambassador to Sri Lanka
Maldives.
39. Rekha Menon appointed as Accenture
India chairman.
40. Ram Nath Kovind, Acharya Dev Vrat
appointed as Bihar HP governors.
41. Amrit Lugun appointed as Ambassador
of republic of the sudan.
42. Sundar Pichai named as CEO of
restructured Google.
43. Sanjay Jalona appointed as MD and
CEO for L&T infotech.
44. Acharya Dev sworn as 27th governor of
Himachal Pradesh.
45. Sudhakar Shetty elected as president of
Gymnastic federation of India.
46. L C Goyal appointed as CMD of India
Trade Promotion organisation.
47. AK Jha appointed as Interim CMD of
NTPC limited.
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NTPC – National Thermal Power
Corporation.
48. ABB elevates India head Bazmi Husain
as global chief technology officer.
49. Dinesh Kumar Likhi took charge as
CMD of Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd.
50. Marvan Atapattu resigned as head coach
of Sri Lanka cricket team.
51. Vinod Dasari appointed as president of
society
of
Indian
automobile
manufacturer.
52. Raghav Chandra took charge as the
chairman of NHAI.
NHAI – National Highway Authority Of
India.
53. Ratan P Watal took charge as union
finance secretary.
54. Manish Sisodia got additional charge of
Law ministry of Delhi.
55. Atul Keshap appointed as Ambassador
to Sri Lanka, Maldives.
56. Soumya Swaminathan appointed as DG
of ICMR.
ICMR – Indian Council of Medical
Research.
57. Rajiv Kumar Nagpal appointed as the
next ambassador of India to Iceland.
58. Satender Kumar appointed as the next
ambassador of India to republic of
Suiname.
59. Sanjay Rana appointed as the next
ambassador of India to the republic of
Azerbaijan.
60. J. Manjula appointed as a new director
general of DRDO.
DRDO – Defence Research and
Development Organisation.
61. Agriculture expert Ramesh Chand
appointed as new member of the Niti
Ayog.
62. Brij Raj Sharma appointed as chief
secretary of Jammu and Kashmir.
63. Rakesh Sharma appointed as MD and
CEO of Canara Bank.
64. Shashidhar Sinha new head of ABC.
65. Indian American Jagdeep Grewal
chosen as postmaster for Sacramento.
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66. Professor Kumkum Dhar appointed as
vice chancellor of Bhatkhande music
institute.
67. Prabhat Singh takes over as MD & CEO
of Petronet LNG.
68. Malcolm turnbull is sworn in as
Australia’s new prime minister.
69. Indian origin
lawmakers
Seema
Malhotra, Lisa Nandy appointed as
shadow cabinet in UK.
70. Jermy Corbyn elected as leader of
Labour Party in UK.
71. Krishnan Balakrishnan new CFO of
GoAir.
CFO – Chief Financial Officer.
72. Mahesh Rangarajan resigned ass
director of Nehru Memorial Museum
and Library.
73. National Athletic coach Nikolai Snesarev
resigned.
74. Vikram Pawah appointed as Managing
director of Harley Davidson’s India
operations
75. Egypt’s president Abdul Fattah has
sworn in as a new governor of Egypt.
76. Richie Richardson appointed to Elite
panel of ICC match referees.
77. West Bengal governor KN Ttipathi got
additional charge of governor of
Tripura.
78. Former Indian cricket captain Sourav
Ganguly appointed president of cricket
association of Bengal.
79. Aravind Panagariya replaces Suresh
Prabhu G20 sherpa.
80. Zyan Khan elected as president of
federation of motor sports club of India.
81. Filmmaker Rahul rawail resigned from
Oscar selection jury.
82. Abdul Bari Siddiqui elected Bihar
cricket association president.
83. Stuti
Narain
Kacker
appointed
chairperson of national commission for
protection of child rights.
84. S.K Sharma appointed as chairman of
Bhakra Beas management board.
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85. Matthias Muller appointed as CEO of
Volkswagen.
86. Shivender Mohan Singh resigned as
executive vice chairman of Fortis
Healthcare Ltd.
87. Rear Admiral Sanjay Mahindru took
charge as flag officer submarines.
88. Martin Winterkorn resigned as chief
executive officer of Volkswagen.
89. Michel Kafando reinstated as president
of Burkina Faso.
90. Alexis Tsipras sworn in as PM of Greece
for second time in 8 months.
91. Cisco’s executive chairman John T
chambers elected chairman of India
Business council.
92. Zayn Khan appointed as president of
federation of Motor sports club.
93. PV Chandran elected president of Indian
Newspaper society for 2015 – 16.
94. Praveen Dixit appointed as Maharashtra
DGP.
95. Sportzlive appointed as official partner
for second Indian badminton league
2016.
96. Jayant Prasad appointed as director
general of Institute of Defence studies
and analyses.
97. V. Shanmuganathan sworn in as 17th
Governor of Manipur.
98. Dr. Anup K Pujari has been given
additional charge of CMD of SAIL. AIL
– Steel Authority Of India Ltd.
99. Sarath Kumar Acharya assumed office
as CMD of Neyveli Lignite Corporation
Ltd.
100.
Jack
Dorsey
appointed
as
permanent CEO of Twitter.
101.
Mahindra intertrade appoints
Sumit Issar as MD.
102.
Flipkart
appointed
Sriram
Venkataraman as chief financial officer.
103.
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Ashish Bahuguna gave additional
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118.
Alkesh Sharma appointed as
charge of chief executive officer of
CEO and MD of Delhi Mumbai corridor
FSSAI. FSSAI – Food Safety and
development corp.
standards Authority of India.
104.
Shashank
Manohar
119.
elected
unopposed by BCCI president.
105.
IPCC. IPCC – Inter-governmental Panel
for Climate Change.
106.
Inter-Governmental Panel for climate
change.
107.
announced his retirement.
108.
Ashok Vemuri resigned CEO of
Sekhar
chairman
appointed
Atomic
as
Energy
Jioji Konrote lected as Fiji’s
president.
111.
KP Sharma Oli elected as the
Tapan Ray appointed to Board of
Reliance power appointed
N
Venugopala as CEO.
114.
P S Jayakumar takes over as MD
and CEO of Bank of Baroda.
115.
Infosys appoints Ranganath D
Mavinakere as new CFO.
116.
Omid Kordestani appointed as
executive chairman of twitter.
117.
HPCL
CMD.
HPCL
–
Hindustan
Petroleum Corp Ltd.
Nepal elects first women as
parliament speaker Lawmaker Onsari
123.
AMFI elects Leo Puri as Chief.
Kundhavi Kadiresan appointed
as FAO as assistant director general.
Fund in India.
124.
Baichung Bhutia appointed as
125.
Housing.com
appointed
Mani
126.
Snap deal appointed Anup Vikal
as CFO.
Securities and Exchange Board of India.
113.
M.K. Sharma appointed as new
Rangarajan as CFO.
prime minister of Nepal.
112.
as
AIFF’s advisor.
Commission.
110.
appointed
AMFI – The Association for Mutual
Babu
of
Chandak
Gharti.
IGate Corporation.
109.
GR
DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostic.
122.
DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman
Sharad
director of CDFD. CDFD – Centre for
121.
Housing Lee elected as the head of
appointed
Mehrotra as India CEO.
120.
Housing elected as chairman of
Telenor
127.
Justin
Trudeau
elected
as
selected
as
Canada’s new PM.
128.
Reva
Khetrapal
Lokayukta of Delhi.
129.
AB de Villiers named new brand
ambassador of MRF.
130.
VK Malhotra appointed as head
of all India council of sports.
131.
Justice Vaiphei appointed as
acting chief justice of the Gauhati high
court.
132.
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Indian origin Ashok Alexander
Sridharan sworn in as mayor of Bonn in
Germany.
133.
Alok Rawat becomes the first
male member of national commission for
women.
134.
US president designated Brett
McGurk as Envoy to US led coalition
fighting ISIS
135.
Suresh Arora appointed as DGP
of Punjab.
136.
Sekhar Basu took over as
chairman of AEC and secretary of DAE.
EC – Atomic Energy Commission. DAE
– Department of Atomic Energy.
137.
Bidhya Devi elected as first
female president of Nepal.
138.
Najib
Shah
appointed
as
chairman of CBEC.
 CBEC – Central Board of
Exercise and Customs.
139.
Barclays names former banker
JP Morgan as new boss.
140.
Citi Bank appointed Samiran
Chakraborty as chief economist for
India.
141.
P K Gupta elevated as SBI
Managing director.
142.
Guatemala elected comedian
Jimmy Morales as the president.
143.
Blackberry appoints Narendra
Nayak as managing director of India
opeations.
144.
John Magufuli elected as
president of Tanzania.
145.
Paul Ryan elected as 54th speaker
of US house of representative.
146.
Sanjeev Mohanty appointed as
CEO and MD Jabong.
147.
Lionel Messi appointed as global
brand ambassador of Tata Motors.
148.
Ex-Cabinnet Secy to head panel
on new education policy.
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149.
AK Jha takes over as CMD of
Mahandi Coalfields Ltd.
150.
Deepak Singhal appointed as
executive director of RBI.
151.
Air Marshal Virender Mohan
Khanna took over as maintenance Head
of IAF.
152.
Justice T S Thakur will be the
next chief Justice of India.
153.
Suresh N Patel appointed as MD
and CEO of Andhra Bank.
154.
Ravi
Kumar
Sreedharan
appointed as Unisys Corporation India.
155.
Captain Krishna Swaminathan
took over charge of command of aircraft
carrier INS Vikramaditya.
156.
Tanzania’s first female vice
president Samia Suluhu sworn in.
157.
Navtej Singh Sarna appointed as
Indian High Commissioner to United
Kingdom.
158.
V Sivaramakrishnan appointed
as MD of Oxford University press India.
159.
Indian born harjit Sajjan sworn
in as defence minister of Canada.
160.
Flipkart
appointed
Surojit
Chatterjee as Head of consumer
experience and growth.
161.
N Srinivasan removed as ICC
chairman.
162.
Justice AP Shah appointed as the
ethics officer (ombudsman) at BCCI.
163.
Richard
Proud
chaired
independent commission on doping in
sports submitted its report to WADA.
164.
Indian origin barrister Kalyani
Kaul sworn in as circuit judge in UK.
165.
Subir Golarn appointed as IMF’s
executive director.
166.
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan
elected as vice chairman on BIS board.
 BIS – Bank for International
Settlements.
167.
Subir Gokran appointed as IMF’s
executive director.
168.
Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar
chief minister.
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169.
V Raja is MD of Philips India.
170.
Vijay Keshav Gokhale appointed
as India’s ambassador to China.
171.
Standard Chartered names Zarin
Daruwala as new India CEO.
172.
Syed Akbaruddin appointed as
next permanent representative of India
to UN.
173.
Harshavardhan Neotia elected as
president of FICCI.
 FICCI – Federation of Indian
Chamber of Commerce and
Industry.
174.
Prithvi Raj elected to board of
governors of world water council.
175.
Swati
Dandekar
appointed
Executive director to Asian Development
Bank by Obama.
176.
Arun Kumar Kapoor appointed
CEO of Dish TV.
177.
Sunil Kanoria appointed as
president of ASSOCHAM
 ASSOCHAM
–
Associated
Chamber of Commerce and
Industry of India.
178.
Anuj Boddy George appointed
chairperson of Target Olympic Podium
scheme.
179.
Rishi Gour appointed as country
president of Sodexo India on site service.
180.
Michael Keating appointed as
special representative for Somalia and
head of UNSOM.
 UNSOM – United Nations
Assistance Mission in Somalia.
181.
Argentina president elect Macri
promises an end to divisive politics.
182.
Mahesh Gupta takes over as
PHDCCI president.
 PHDCCI – PHD Chamber of
Commerce and Industry.
183.
Dubai bank Mashreq appoints
new retail bank head.
184.
P Uday Bhaskar appointed as
chairman of Andhra Pradesh public
service commission.
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185.
Partricia Scotland appointed as
secretary general of commonwealth of
nations.
186.
Dhoni become brand ambassador
for Dubai based company.
187.
Som Subroto appointed as head
of retail banking in Dubai based
Mashreq’s banking group.
188.
Anil Khanna re elected as
president of Asian tennis federation.
189.
Congress MLA Sadanand Singh
took oath as pro-tem speaker of Bihar
assembly.
190.
Rajiv Bansal appointed as CFO of
Olacabs.
191.
Justice Triath Singh Thakur
sworn as 43rd chief justice of India.
192.
Indian American Dr. Vijay M
Rao named as chairperson of RSNA.
 RSNA – Radiological Society of
North America.
193.
Vijay Kumar Choudary elected
as Bihar assembly speaker.
194.
Sir venkatraman Ramakrishnan
assumed presidency of the Royal society.
195.
Roch Marc Christin Kabore
elected president of Burkina Faso.
196.
Kheer Kazem appointed as
general motors India head.
197.
Latvia’s
prime
minister
Laimdota Straujuma resigned.
198.
Ola appointed joy Bandekar as
corporate president.
199.
Union government appointed L
Nrasimha Reddy to head judicial
committee on OROP.
200.
Indian origin politician Pravin
Gordhan becomes South Africa’s finance
minister.
201.
Saudi voters elected women
candidates for first time in Municipal
council polls.
202.
Mumbai police commissioner
Ahmed Javed appointed as ambassador
of Saudi arabia.
203.
Prakash Kumar Singh is new
SAIL chirman.
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
SAIL – Steel Authority of India
Limited.
204.
Kapil chopra to head world
tourism council.
205.
Uday Kumar to take over as MD
and CEO of metropolitan stock
exchange.
206.
ABB india appoints Sanjeev
Sharma as MD.
207.
Supreme
court
appointed
Virendar Singh as Lokayukta of Uttar
Pradesh.
SPORTS
1. Warner named Australian test vicecaptain.
2. Kyrgios will play in Davis Cup semifinal Masur.
3. World badminton championship Sung
ends Sindhu’s run
4. India defeat Spain 4 – 2 in European
Hockey tour.
5. Sri Lanka beat India by 63 runs in first
test.
6. Anoop, Naval and three recommended
for Dronacharya Award.
 Wrestling coach – Anoop Singh.
 Papalympics coach – Naval
Singh.
 Anoop and Naval were
recommended on the basis of
current performance (2011 – 14)
 Nihar Amin (swimming)
 S. R. Singh (boxing)
 Harbans Singh (athletics)
They are considered for Life
Achievement Category.
7. Abhishek verma wins gold medal in
Archery world cup.
8. Rahene becomes first fielder in test
cricket history to take up 8 catches on
August 14 Sri Lanka Test.
9. Badminton world championship 2015:
Saina Nehwal wins silver medal.
10. Andy Murray won rogers cup masters
tournament.
11. Bangladesh lifted South Asian Football
Federation U-16 title.
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 SAFF - South Asian Football
Federation
12. Aditi Chauhan became India’s first
woman to play in English league
football.
13. Back as world no 1 Saina Nehwal signs
Rs. 25 crore deal.
14. Golfer Aditi Ashok first Indian to win
Ladies British amateur stroke play
championship.
15. Serena Williams won Cincinnati
Masters woman’s single title for second
time.
16. Rogar Federer won Cincinnati masters
men’s single tennis for seven times.
17. Usman bolt wins world 100 m title at
wold athletics championship.
18. Pro kabaddi league 2015 – U Mumba
wins championship.
19. Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar
Sangakkara retired from iinternational
cricket.
20. England won Ashes test series 3-2.
21. Jamaican Shelly Ann Fraser retained
women’s 100 m gold at world
championship in Athletics.
22. Rajpur to host 2105 FIH hockey world
league final.
23. Vikas Gowda enters discus final at
world Athletics championship.
24. Usain Bolt beats Justin gatlin in world
championship 200m final.
25. India women’s hockey team books 2016
Rio Olympics berth.
26. National sports awards for 2014 – 15
presented.
27. OP Jaisha sets new marathon national
record at world Athletic championship.
28. 2015 world athletics championship Bolt,
Jamaica triumph in 400m final.
29. India’s Anil wins gold medal in Cadet
wrestling world championship.
30. Ethiopia’s Mare Dibaba won women’s
marathon at world athletics
championship.
31. Fifteenth IAAF world championship in
Athletics concluded in Beijing.
32. AB de Villiers broke record of Saurav
Ganguly of fastest 8000 ODI runs.
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33. 14 year old Lucknow boy Prabhroop
Sekhon won two gold at special Olympic
world games.
 Where – Los Angeles, USA.
 300m and 500m roller skating.
 Student of ASHA School in
Lucknow.
 One among the 241 participants.
34. Indian women team wins silver in world
Archery championship.
 Rajat Chauhan
35. Victorian open WSA; Joshna Chinappa
won squash title
36. Copenhagen Archery championships:
indian women’s recurve team clinched
silver medal.
37. Dipa Karmakar won bronze medal at 6th
senior
ART
Gymnastics
Asian
championship.
38. Sjostrom breaks women’s 100m
butterfly record.
39. Delhi’s specially abled athletes wins 7
medals at summer games.
40. August edition of FIFA world ranking
released.
 Belgium first place, Argentina
second place and Germany
moved third.
41. Indian Athletes won 173 medals at the
special Olympic.
42. India boycotts 61st commonwealth
parliamentary conference to be held in
Islamabad.
43. India static 156th in FIFA.
44. BCCI announced Ad-Hoc committee for
cricket administration in Bihar and
UttarKhand.
45. Hockey India suspended Gurbaj Singh
for 9 months.
46. India tops in Asian youth chess
championship with 17 medals.
 5 gold, 5 silver and 7 bronze.
47. Pankaj Advani bags 13th world snooker
championship.
48. Los Angles to be US Bidder to host
Olympic 2024.
49. Durban in South Africa confirmed as
2022 commonwealth games host.
50. Logo for 2020 Tokyo Olympic games
scrapped amid plagiarism accusation.
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It was based around the letter T and a
red circle representing a beating heart.
51. Australian cricketer Shane Watson
announces his retirement from test
cricket.
52. Indian Boxer Vikas Krishna wins silver
medal in 75 kg category in Asia
championship.
53. Lewis Hamilton wins 2015 Italian grand
prix of formulae one.
54. Weightlifter Deepak Lather wins gold
medal in fifth youth commonwealth
games.
55. Apurvi Chandela bags silver at ISSF
world cup final.
56. Anirban Lahiri became the first Indian
golfer to qualify for president cup.
57. Indian women cricket team winning
against Newzeland series.
58. Leander Paes, Martina Hingis won US
open mixed doubles title 2015.
59. Indian golfer Aditi Ashok claims Singha
Thailand Amateur title.
60. Abitha Mary Manuel and Anamika Das
bagged bronze medal in 2015 CYG.
61. Winners of 2015 US open titles of tennis.
It was the overall 135 th edition of the US
open.
Women’s single – Italy’s Flavia Pennetta
Men’s double – French pair of Pierre
Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut.
Women’s double – Sania Mirza (India)
and Martina Hingis (Switzerland)
Mixed double title – Leanser Paes (India)
and Martina Hingis (Switzerland)
Mens single – Roger Federer.
62. India Wrestler Narsingh Pancham
Yadav has secured quota for India in the
2016 Olympic.
63. Hangzhou to host 2022 Asian Games.
64. American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr
announced retirement after defeating
Andre Berto.
65. Skeet shooter Mairaj Khan books for
Olympic quota.
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66. Manpreet Kaur breaks national shot put
record on road to Rio Olympics.
67. India ranked 22nd in Asian football
technical ranking released by AFC.
68. Hangzhou city of China chosen to host
2022 Asian games.
69. 5 cities officially named s candidates to
host 2024 summer Olympics.
Five cities – Los Angles, Hamburg, Paris,
Rome and Budapest.
70. India cements won Moin-ud Dowlah gold
cup tournament 2015 – 16.
71. Shot putte Manpreet kaur shattered 18
year old nation record.
72. Mariko Kipchumba of Kenya won 2015
Beijing international Marathon.
73. Ajay Jayaram wins silver medal in 2015
Korea open badminton tournament.
74. Sebastian Vettal wins 2015 Singapore
grand prix of formula one.
75. Indian air force won 2015 Baba farid
gold cup hockey title.
76. Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won
Ghangzhou open women’s double title.
77. Lewis Hamilton wins 2015 Japanese
grand prix title of Formula one.
78. Pankaj Advani wins 2015 IBSF world
Billiards championship.
79. Abhinav Bindra wins gold in Asian Air
Gun championship.
80. India’s Gurpreet Singh wins silver medal
at 2015 Asian Air gun championship.
81. Heena Sidhu wins gold medal at Asian
air gun championship.
82. ICC women’s test cricket ranking
announced. Australia ranked no 1. India
bagged fourth position.
83. Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis win
Wuhan open title.
84. Venus Williams wins Wuhan open title.
85. Jorden Spieth voted as PGA tour player
of the year.
86. China won 2015 FIBA Asian basketball
championship.
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87. Portugal’s Pinto won Asia’s premier
mountain biking race.
88. Cyclist Deborah Herold became the first
ever Indian to win 5 medal at Taiwan
Cup.
89. Sergey Karjakin wins 2015 world cup
chess championship.
90. South Africa won three matches against
India in T-20.
91. Russia retained 2015 women’s European
volleyball championship.
92. NCC National games declared open.
–
NCC
National
Credit
Corp.
Inaugurated by Director General of
NCC Aniruddha Chakravarthy. Aims to
identify sports persons in the cadets.
93. Raif Badawi, James Fenton shared 2015
PEN pinter prize.
94. Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won
Women’s double title of China open.
95. Hamilton wins Russian grand prix closes
in on F1 world title.
96. Novak Djokivic defeated Rafael Nadal to
win 2015 China open men’s singles title.
97. Indian Shuttler Ajay Jayaram won 2015
Dutch open men’s single title.
98. Punjab National bank won Beighton cup
of Hockey.
99. India won four match Men’s Hockey test
series against New Zealand by 2-1
margin.
100.
Spaniard
Garbine
Muguruza
won women’s single title of China open.
101.
Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo
wins record fourth Golden boot.
102.
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Shweta Rathore became first
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118.
Abhishek Verma became the first
Indian female bodybuilder to win silver
Indian to win silver medal in Archery
in Asian body building championship.
world cup final.
103.
Indian fast cricket bowler Zaheer
Khan retired from international cricket.
104.
Vivo
assigned
the
title
sponsorship of India Premier League.
105.
National cadet corps national
games 2015 concluded.
106.
Saketh Myneni of India won 2015
Vietnam open tennis trophy.
107.
Novak
Djokovic
won
2015
Shanghai Rolex Masters tennis title.
108.
Indian
Shuttler
PV
Sindhu
defeated by Li Xuerui in 2015 Denmark
open final.
109.
FIFA suspended Kuwait football
association.
110.
Yuki Bhambri is first Indian to
enter top 100 since 2010.
111.
Anirban Lahiri wins Asian tour
golfer of the month award.
112.
Shewag retired from all forms of
international cricket IPL.
113.
Himachal Pradesh to host India’s
first paragliding world cup.
114.
First world indigenous games
begin in Palmas, Brazil.
115.
Saina Nehwal lost world’s No 1
ranking to Carolina Marin.
116.
Jacques Kallis appointed as Head
coach of Kolkata Knight Riders.
117.
Seong Jin Cho of South Korea
won 17th international Frederic Chopin
Piano competition held at Poland.
119.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton
won 2015 formula one United States
grand prix title.
120.
South Africa clinched first ever
bilateral ODI series in India.
121.
Hockey India signed three years
partnership with sports Authority of
India.
122.
Sylvie Lucas appointed as chair of
the IGN on UNSC reforms.
 IGN – Inter Governmental
Negotiation.
 UNSC – United Nation Security
Council.
123.
Jammu & Kashmir to host South
Asian Rugby 7’s Championship in 2016.
124.
IOC allowed refugees to compete
in Olympics for the first time.
 IOC – International Olympic
Committee.
125.
Hashim Amla becomes fastest to
score 6000 ODI runs breaks Virat
Kohli’s record.
126.
Deepika Kumari won silver
medal in Archery world cup final
127.
Amit Kumar won silver in men’s
club throw F51 event of IPC athletic
world championship.
128.
Mana Patel, Virdhawal won best
swimmers award in 69th senior national
aquatic championship.
129.
Nico Rosberg wins Mexican
grand prix.
130.
New Zealand All blacks run over
Australia to win record third Rugby
world cup.
131.
Sania and Hingis pair in final
extends streak to 21 games.
132.
Roger Federer won 2015 swiss
indoors men’s single title by defeating
Rafael Nadal.
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133.
Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik
announces his retirement from test
cricket.
134.
Inzamam to be Afghanistan coach
for two years.
135.
Shiva Thapa rnked world no 2
boxing.
136.
2015 paragliding world cup
concluded. (PWC)
 Held at Bir village at Himachal
Pradesh.
 Concluded at 31 October 2015.
137.
Shekhar Kapur to head jury and
Anil Kapoor to be chief guest at IFFI
2015.
138.
Ashwin fastest Indian to reach
150 test wickets.
139.
Michael Payne became the first
female jockey to win Melbourne cup.
140.
Jitu Rai won silver in 13th Asian
shooting championship.
141.
FIFA world ranking 2015 –
Belgium is topped.
 Top ten countries are – Belgium,
Germany, Argentina, Portugal,
Chile, Spain, Colombia, Brazil,
England and Austria.
142.
Heena Sindhu won gold in 13th
Asian Shooting championship.
143.
Off
spinner
Ravichandran
Ashwin became fastest Indian to reach
150 test wickets.
144.
Odisha’s
Barabati
stadium
excluded from BCCI new test venue.
145.
BCCI
announced
monetary
benefits for former players.
146.
Srishti Pandey won Indiana FIDE
rating chess tournament.
147.
Indian cyclist won five medals on
the opening day of Track Asia cup.
148.
Czech Republic defeated Russia
to retain Fed Cup.
149.
FIFA banned Nepal football chief
Ganesh Thapa for 10 years of
corruption.
150.
Siril Verma clinched silver at
world junior badminton championship.
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151.
Australian cricketer Mitchell
Johnson retired form international
cricket.
152.
Saina nehwal wins silver medal at
2015 China open.
153.
Nico Rosberg beat Lewis
Hamilton to win Brazilan Grand Prix.
154.
Xuerui Li defeated Saina Nehwal
to clinch women’s single title at china
open superseries.
155.
Djokovic became the first player
to win ATP world tour finals for 4th
consecutive time.
156.
India juniors won 8th men’s
junior Asia hockey by defeating
Pakistan.
157.
Pankaj Advani clinches 15th
world title.
158.
Great Britain defeated Belgium to
win 2015 Davis cup tennis title.
 Defeating at 3-1 at Ghent in
Belgium.
159.
ICC suspended West Indies
spinner Sunil Narine for illegal bowling
action.
160.
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg
won 2015 formula 1 Abu Dhabi grand
prix.
161.
BBIN friendship motor car rally
flagged off from Silchar.
 BBIN – Bangladesh, Bhutan,
India and Nepal.
 Jointly organised by the union
ministry of road and transport.
 It is 19 days rally that culminate
at Kolkata on December 2, 2015.
162.
Sindhu seizes Macau open title for
third time.
163.
World Robot Olympiad 2015 held
at Doha. (WRO)
 2016 session held at Delhi.
164.
Australia and New Zealand
started playing the historic first day
night test at Adelaide Oval.
165.
Ethiopian
Birhanu
Legese,
Kenyan Cynthia Limo won Delhi half
marathon.
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166.
India defeated Bangaldesh to win
under 19 tri series cricket title.
167.
P V Sindhu won Macau open
grand prix gold badminton tournament
for third consecutive time.
168.
ICC appointed four female
umpire for ICC women’s world twenty
20 qualifier.
 New Zealand’s Kathleen Cross,
Australia’s
Claire
Polosak,
England’s Sue Redfern and West
Indie’s Jacqueline Williams.
169.
India’s Thakur Anoop Singh won
gold medal in world bodybuilding and
physique championship.
170.
November 2015 edition of FIFA
world ranking announced.
 Top ten teams – Belgium,
Argentina, Spain, Germany,
Chile,
Brazil,
Portugal,
Columbia, England and Austria.
171.
Pune, Rajkot became the interim
IPL franchises to replace CSK and RR.
172.
Australia defeated Belgium to win
hockey world league final.
173.
Rohit Sharma became co-owner
of UP warriors pro wrestling league.
174.
Maharashtra won wheelchair
basketball championship.
175.
India won four matches test series
against South Africa 3-0.
176.
Anirban Lahiri wins order of
Merit crown of Asian tour.
177.
Moscow and Logo of 2016 South
Asian games unveiled.
178.
Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara won
singles title at world Dubai super series
finals.
179.
Vijay Kumar won gold medal in
th
the 59 National shooting championship.
180.
Elizabeth Susan Koshey clinched
gold in 59th national shooting
championship.
181.
Indian cyclist Deborah Herold
became the world no 4 cyclist.
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182.
Apurvi Chandela, Chain Singh
won gold medal at 59th national shooting
championship.
INTERNATIONAL
1. Concerns Japan is remilitarising on 70th
anniversary of World War II surrender.
2. Indonesian court overturns school abuse
conviction.
3. Greek government wins approval for
third bailout deal.
4. Magnitude 4 quake strikes off
Quennsland coast.
5. Nigeria gives military three months to
end Boko Haram attacks.
6. Low and no interest loans offered to low
income earners in Adelaide’s North.
7. PM Modi greets Pakistan on
Independence Day.
8. India has stood as beacon for the world
– john Kerry US secretry.
9. Government approves MOU between
India and America to establish the
PACEsetter fund.
10. India Israel to sign MOU on waste
mangemnt.
 Water conservation, water use
efficifency, waste water
tratement.
11. United states India cyber dialogue held
in Washington, DC.
 To increase global security and
promote the digital economy.
12. China, Pakistan signed deals worth 1.6
billion US dollar to implement CPEC.
 To implement China – Pakistan
economic corridor.
 Launched by Chinese president
Xi Jinping.
 51 agreements were signed.
13. Piku declared best film at the Indian
Film Fest of Melbourne 2015.
14. Hero cycles acquires leading UK based
company Avocet sports.
15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited
Arab Emirates.
 Important events held during
this visits – to allot land for
construction of a temple.
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 Visited the historic Sheikh Zayed
Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi.
 This is third largest Mosque.
 The other two Mosque – Mecca
and Madina.
 He visited Masdar city, a zero
carbon city.
 Interacted with Indian workers
at ICAD Residential Labour
Camping, Abu Dhabi
 To set up e-migrant portal to
help Indian migrant workers and
an online platform ‘MADAD’ to
assist them.
 Also announced various new
schemes for the welfare of Indian
diaspora living UAE.
16. India, UAE released joint statement to
take bilateral relations to higher level.
 Major issues on which two
leaders agreed on – evaluate
Indian and UAE relationship.
 Coordinate efforts to counter
radicalization and misuse of
religion by groups.
 Denounce and oppose terrorism.
 Work together for antiterrorism.
 Strengthen cooperation in law
enforcement, anti-money
laundering, drug trafficking.
 Promote cooperation in cyber
security, prevention on use of
cyber for terrorism.
 Cooperate to strengthen
maritime security.
 Cooperate in manufacture of
defence equipment.
 Work together to promote peace,
reconciliation, stability,
inclusiveness.
 To promote adherence to the
principles of sovereignty.
 Establish strategic security
dialogue between the two
nations.
 Establishment of India UAE
infrastructure investment fund.
 Promote strategic partnership in
the energy sector.
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 Promote trade between the two
countries.
 Strengthen cooperation between
UAE to set up Indian
universities.
 Promote cooperation in space
and launch of satellites.
 Cooperate in peaceful uses of
nuclear energy.
17. The white house appointed its first
transgender staff Raffi Freedman
Gurspan.
18. The world’s photography day observed
on August 19.
19. US launches biggest NATO airborne
drills since cold war in Europe.
20. DJB commissioned first ever Hydro
power plant at China.
21. UK to fund Kolkata’s climate action
programme.
22. The Washington based centre for global
development (CGD) released a report
on the future of tropical deforestation
from 2016 – 2050.
23. BRIDGE programme of Australia
extended to include Navodaya schools.
 BRIDGE – Building Regional
Intercultural Dialouge and
growing engagement
programme.
24. India Egypt signed two MOU to deepen
 Singed during the visit of
Sushma Swaraj – External
Affairs Minister.
 MOU on cooperation in the field
of tourism.
 MOU on scientific and technical
cooperation.
25. Pakisthan bas Islamic State militant
group.
26. US designated Aziz Haqqani as global
terrorist.
27. Serbia and Kosovo agreed to implement
2013 Brussels agreement.
28. Three Indians were named as fellows of
American society for metals (ASM)
29. India UK Bilateral Air exercise
Indradhanush concluded.
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30. Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical
telescope being constructed in China.
31. 70th Hiroshima day observed to
commemorate dropping of Atomic bomb
on Hiroshima.
32. Egypt unveiled new suez canal
expansion.
 Expansion of the Ballah Bypass
from 61 metre to 312 metres.
 Suez canel – Artificial water way
in Egypt.
33. TurkmenGaz lead the consortium for the
TAPI natural gas pipeline.
34. China, Pakistan signed deals worth 1.6
billion US dollars to implement CPEC.
35. CPEC – china Pakistan economic
corridor.
36. Tejinder Pal Singh named as Australian
of the day by common wealth bank.
37. Second Australia India defence minister
dialogue concluded in Delhi.
38. Russia rejected French proposal to limit
veto power of UNSC’s permanent
members.
39. Canada entered first technical recession
in six years.
40. India emerged as 8th largest tourism
market for Australia.
41. India Australia agree to deepen bilateral
Defence partnership.
42. China held victory day parade to
commemorate WW-II victory over
Japan.
43. G20, OECD announce new corporate
governance code.
44. China, Pakistan launch joint ‘Shaheen
(Eagle) – 4’ Air Drill.
45. G20 launches W-20 grouping for gender
inclusive economic growth.
46. Egypt launches Suez Canel expansion.
47. Azim Premji and Shiv Nadar are top 20
tech Billionaires in the world.
48. International
Literacy
day 2015
celebrated across the world on August 8.
49. North, South Korea agreed to resume
family reunions.
50. Fall out and slow down of Chinese
economy.
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51. Queen Elizabeth II became longest
reigning UK monarch.
52. In recently concluded 2015 Singapore
general election PAP led by PM Lee
Hsien Loong.
PAP – People’s Action Party.
53. Seven Indians featured in the Forbes
Asia’s list of Philanthropists.
Infosys co founder – Senapathy
Gopalakrishnan, Nandan Nilkeni and
SD Shibulal.
54. Mount Aso, the largest volcano of Japan
erupted.
55. Spicejet became first ever airline to make
night landing port at Blair’s Veer
Savarkar airport.
56. Ashok Alexander sridharan who won
recently mayoral election in German city
of Boon.
57. United Nation emphasis on September 16
marked as the international day of
democracy.
58. World’s longest continental volcanic
chain discovered in Australia.
59. UN adopted resolution on 9th December
as
International
Genocide
Commemoration day.
60. India, Cambodia ink 2 MoU’s for
bilateral cooperation in Tourism,
Mekong Ganga project.
61. Pakistan to generate 40000 MW nuclear
power as part of Nuclear energy vision
2050.
62. UNICEF unveiled assembly of youth
digital
installation
at
the
UN
headquarters in New Delhi.
63. Mission 2022 launched by Indian
Dispora in United States.
64. First Indo-Africa ICT Expo launched in
Nairobi.
65. Wipro has selected as member of Dow
Jones sustainability world index.
66. Plestinian
flag
hoisted
at
UN
headquarters for the first time.
67. Russian parliament gave green signal to
Putin to use troops in Syria.
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68. Global competitiveness report 2015 - 16
released
by
world
economic
forum.Switzerland tops in this report.
training. Cooperation in food security.
72. US, Japan and 10 other Pacific Rim
compared to 71st rank in 2014-15.
partnership agreements. it is signed
signed
Trans-Pacific
Australia, Brnei, Canada, Malaysia,
Highlights: World trade will grow by
Mexico, Newzeland, Peru, Singapore and
2.8%in 2015 against 2.4% in 2014. In
Vietnam.
3.9% Forecast for growth in Asian
imports in 2015 is pegged 2.6% down
73. Islamic
States
destroyed
Arch
of
Triumph in Palmyra.
74. Israel barred Palestinians from entering
Jerusalem’s old city.
from 5.1%.
70. Narendra Modi inaugurated Country’s
first solar powered district court. In
Khunti at Jharkand.
75. Malaysia ordered shut down of schools
due to choking smog.
76. India, Germany signed 125 million Euros
71. India and Germany signed 18 MoU.
loan agreement to fund two projects
Promotion of German as a foreign
under Green Energy corridor. Two
language in India.
projects are Himachal Pradesh and
Promotion of modern Indian language
Andhra Pradesh.
77. IMF released World Economic Outlook
in German.

Cooperation in the field of advanced
countries
2016 world trade is expected to grow by


India jumped 16 ranks to 55th place
69. WTO released 2015 annual report.

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Summary
record
of
development
October 2015 update. IMF International
cooperation.
Monitory Fund. Report shows that

Indo-German solar energy partnership.
global growth for 2015 at 3.1% which is

Security cooperation.
0.3% lowered than in 2014. India’s

Aviation security.
growth is expected to strengthen from

Disaster management.
7.3% 2015 and 7.5% in 2016.

Agricultural studies.

Extension of Indo –German science and
78. Joint declaration of the heads of the
countries released. It was held at Sochi,
technology centre.

Partnership in higher education.

Development in the field of railways.

Cooperation
in
the
field
Russia.
79. CGPCS reconfigured privacy high risk
of
manufacturing.

Set up fast track system for German
firm in India.
migration authorities of the BRICS
area in the Indian Ocean. CGPCS – The
Contact Group on Privacy off the Coast
of Somalia.
80. Forbes
released.
Asia’s
richest
families
list
81. German
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chancellor
Angela
Merkel
visited India.
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93. Malaysia proposed to invest 30 billion US
dollars for urban development in India
82. India, Ecuador ink protocol to establish
Ecuador joint economic and Trade
94. International religious freedom report
2014 released.
committee. It will be held once in every
95. Australian government re approved
two years. First meet is proposed to be
Carmichael coal mine project to be built
held early next year in India.
by Adani group.
83. India, Jordon inked six MoU to enhance
cooperation.
96. India, Israel signed 10 MoU’s to enhance
84. Pranab Mukherjee becomes first Indian
97. India among top ten investors in the USA
president to address Israeli parliament
in 2015. Released by Baker & McKenzie.
Knesset.
98. Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine and
85. Portugal became the first European
country
to
sign
the
MoU
on
establishment of Nalanda University.
Portugal
became
the
17th
country
overall. Fourth outside the East Asia
summit to do so.
members of UNSC.
99. NATO
station on Brhamaputra in Tibet.
Express” bus ahead of Modi’s November
visit.
military
exercise
Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Melbourne
Mercer
global
pension index report 2015 released.
101.
87. Indian diaspora in UK launches “Modi
launched
Trident Juncture in Italy. NATO – North
100.
86. China operationalises Zam Hydropower
88. Iran’s
Uruguay elected as non permanent
Urvashi Rautela crowned Miss
Diva 2015.
102.
UN releases the world’s women
2015: trends and statistics report.
parlement
approved
Vienna
agreement on Iran Nuclear Programme.
89. US University honoured Tibetan PM
Sangay with presidential medal for
promoting peace.
90. Presdent Pranab Mukherjee visited
Jardan.
91. China, Indonesia signed 5.5 billion US
103.
Russia and US signed deal to
avoid clashes between their air force over
Syrian skies.
104.
UNESCO released gender and
education all 2000-2015 report.
105.
WHO
released
global
status
report on road safety 2015?
106.
Japan offers soft loan to India for
dollars deal to build high speed railway
bullet train project. (15 billion dollars)
in Indonesia.
Mumbai to Ahmadabad high speed rail
92. Pakistan, Russia signed agreement to
build 1100 km gas pipeline.
corridor along with technology.
107.
Grant
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agreement
on
gas
interconnector between Poland and
Lithuania signed.
108.
Hurricane
Patricia
struck
Mexico’s pacific coast.
109.
China planned to form JV to
develop overseas market for third
generation nuclear reactor Hualong 1.
110.
Britain
signed
strategic
investment agreement for building three
nuclear plants with China.
111.
Russia to permanently station
military unit in the Arctic by 2018.
112.
Pakistan Nuclear forces 2015
report released by Bulletin of atomic
scientist. World’s fifth largest nuclear
weapon state next to the USA, Russia,
France and China.
113.
China made copying in exams a
crime punishable up to seven years.
114.
Asia Pacific region is the most
disaster phone part of the world says UN
report.
115.
India and France ink MoU on
preserving written Heritage at National
Library in Kolkata.
116.
191 UNGA members voted a
resolution condemning US embargo on
Cuba.
 UNGA – United Nations General
Assembly.
117.
Nepal signed MoU with China to
ease fuel crisis.
118.
Internet freedom is partly free in
India- FOTN 2015 report.
 FOTN – Freedom On The Net.
 Top three countries – Iceland,
Estonia and Canada.
 Bottom three – Syria, Iran and
china
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119.
Sarbananda
Sonowal
inaugurated gmaes secretariat of 12th
SAF games in Shilong.
120.
Law and Justice Party won
Poland’s parliamentary elections 2015.
121.
EU, Balkan leaders agreed on 17
point plan to manage inflow of migrants.
122.
China abandons its decade’s old
one child policy.
123.
BRICS nations signed Moscow
declaration for supporting multilateral
science project.
124.
World tuberculosis report 2015
released WHO.
125.
Punjabi became the third most
common language in parliament of
Canada.
126.
Ruling Justice and development
party (AKP) won majority in
parliamentary elections of Turkey.
127.
UNGA disarmament committee
adopts draft resolution backing abolition
of nuclear arms.
UNGA – United Nations General
Assembly.
128.
Tropical cyclone Chapala hits
Yemen triggering heavy floods.
129.
India and Indonesia signed MoU
on energy culture exchange.
130.
Cabinet approved MoU between
India and Belgium.
131.
Forbes list of world’s most
powerful people 2015 releases.
 World’s most 73 people list
released.
 Topped by Russian President
Vladmir Putin for the third year
in the row.
 Rank 2 belongs to German
chancellor Angels Merkel and
third rank goes to US president
Barack Obama.
132.
Maldives parliament voted to
impeach vice president Ahmed Adeeb.
133.
Romania Prime Minister Victor
Ponta resigned.
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134.
Financial secrecy index 2015
released; India moderately secretive.
135.
Maldives
declared
state
emergency for 30 days.
136.
WHO officially declares Sierra
Leone Ebola-Free.
137.
Belgium court orders Facebook to
stop tracking non members.
138.
Cyclone Megh struck Yemeni
Island of Socotra.
139.
India inked MoU’s with six
countries in the international civil
aviation negotiations.
 Countries
are
Finland,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
140.
Terrorist attack in Paris.
141.
India and UK announced
commercial deal worth 9 billion pounds.
142.
IEA released world energy
outlook 2015.
 IEA – International Energy
Agency.
143.
Opposition Croatian Democratic
union led by HDZ party won
parliamentary elections of Croatia.
144.
World economic forum released
global gender gap report 2015.
 Top five countries – Iceland,
Norway, Finland, Sweden and
Ireland.
 India has 139th rank.
145.
2017 announced India-UK year of
culture.
146.
Terrorist attack in Paris 100 kills.
147.
Egypt, Russia deal to build a
nuclear power plant in Egypt.
148.
WADA suspended Russian AntiDoping agency for non compliance.
 WADA – World Anti-Doping
Agency.
149.
India and Vietnam inked MoU for
cooperation in the field of Animal
Health.
150.
Bangladesh government blocked
social media platform on security
grounds.
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151.
India and China deepens defence
ties maintain peace at LAC.
152.
India
Australia
completed
formalities for civil nuclear pact.
153.
ASEAN leaders sign declaration
for launching ASEAN Economic
community.
154.
Russia inks deal to build Egypt’s
first Nuclear plant at Dabaa.
155.
Operation inherent resolve to
tackle ISIS.
156.
India and Singapore signed 10
agreements on mutual co operation
157.
China building world’s largest
cloning factory.
158.
20th Anniversary of Dayton peace
Accord observed.
159.
Saudi Arabia women to vote and
contest in Municipal elections for the
first time.
160.
IMF approved China’s Yuan as
Elite reserves currency.
161.
World leaders launched mission
innovation for accelerating clean energy
revolution.
 Launched by 20 participating
countries including India at the
United Nations climate change
conference 2015.
162.
Wealth X released world’s 20
most generous people list.
 Microsoft co founder Bill Gates
was adjudged as the top
philanthropist in the world.
 List of 20 most generous people –
top five
 Bill gates, warren buffett, George
soros, azim premji and Charles
francis.
163.
Brazil entered longest recession
since 1930s.
164.
India,
France
launched
international solar Alliance.
165.
UN chief launched Anticipate,
Absorb, Reshape initiative to build
climate resilience.
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166.
UN agencies released report on
prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Asia pacific
region.
167.
rehabilitation package for Bangladesh
enclaves.
168.
Russia WADA agreed on
roadmap to reform Russian Anti Doping
agency.
 WADA – World Anti Doping
Agency.
169.
German
cabinet
approved
military to fight ISIS in Syria.
170.
Union government launched IPV
injection as part of global polio endgame
strategy.
171.
Paris pact on water and climate
change adaption announced.
172.
Youtube opens first video
production studio in India.
173.
TIME magazine named German
chancellor Merkel as 2015 “person of the
Year”.
174.
New Zealand formally become
member of AIIB.
 AIIB – Asian infrastructure
investment bank.
175.
Beijing issued first-ever Red alert
on air pollution.
176.
Singapore replaced Mauritius as
top source of FDI into India.
177.
NRDC enters into pact with
CSIR-IICT.
 NRDC – National Research
178.
UN security council adopted
resolution on youth, peace and security.
179.
UNCTAD released handbook of
statistics 2015.
 UNCTAD – United Nations
conference
on
trade
and
development.
180.
Opposition democratic unity
roundtable won 2015 Venezuelan
parliamentary election.
181.
Storm Desmond force thousands
to flee from home in UK
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182.
India received first consignment
of uranium from Canada.
183.
GIFT city phase II work
launched.
 GIFT – Gujrat International
Finance Tec-City.
184.
COP 21 under UNFCCC adopted
Paris agreement on climate change.
 UNFCCC – United Nations
Framework
Convention
on
Climate Change.
185.
Loser, the biggest Tibetian
festival began in Ladakh region.
186.
Construction work of TAPI gas
pipeline started.
 TAPI
–
Turkmenistan,
Afghanistan, Pakistan, India.
187.
UNESCO designated Varanasi
and Jaipur as member of creative cities
network.
 UNESCO – United Nations
Educational,
Scientific
and
Cultural Organisation.
188.
India-Japan sings deals on bullet
train, defence, civil nuclear energy.
189.
India and Japan signed protocol
to amend double taxation avoidance
pact.
190.
Myanmar launched its first
UNESCO biosphere reserves inle Lake.
191.
Modi and Shinzo Abe to visit
Varanasi on December 12.
192.
India and South Korea ink MoU
on taxation treaty.
193.
World first dengue vaccine
Dengvaxia approved for use in Mexico.
194.
Myanmar inaugurated Yangon
Stock exchange.
SUMMITS
1. Second round of foreign office
consultations between India and
Paraguay hed
 Purpose – to strengthen the
cooperation between two
countries.
2. Secomd forum for India pacific islands
cooperation (FIPIC) held in Jaipur.
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3. SAARC countries conference on Disaster
mitigation begins in New Delhi.
SAARC – South Asian Association on
Regional
Cooperation.
Two
day
conference.
4. Eleventh session of India UAE joint
commission meet concluded.
5. G20 finance minister and central bank
governors meet held in Turkey.
6. The sixth Indo Maldives joint military
exercise begins in Thiruvananthapuram.
7. Seventh session of India-Belarus
intergovernmental commission held in
Minsk.
8. AUSINDEX15 first Australia and India
maritime
exercise
begins
in
Visakapatnam.
9. Tenth world Hindi conference begins in
Bhopal Madya Pradesh.
10. India Maldives joint Military training
exercise EKUVERIN 2015 held in
Kerala.
11. Meeting of Like Minded Developing
countries (LMDC’s) on climate change
held in Delhi.
12. 4th meeting of India Kuwait joint
working group on Hydrocarbons held in
Delhi.
13. India – US ministerial energy dialogue
2015 held on 21st September at
Washington.
14. Korea Caravan 2015 organised by Korea
- Andhra Pradesh forum held in
Vshakhapatnam.
15. 24th Vyaas Samman conferred on
eminent Hindi writer Dr. kamal Ksihore
Goenka.
16. First India US strategic and commercial
dialogue held in Washington.
17. 9th Regional Pravasi Bharathiya Diwas
(RPBD) to be held in Los Angles.
18. Consultative workshop on climate
change mitigation in urban sector held in
Delhi.
19. 17th All India govt whips conference held
in Visakhapatnam.
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20. First ever US India Japan Trilateral
Ministerial dialogue held at New York on
Sept 29.
21. 21st meeting of the western zonial council
held at Panaji.
22. Next meet to be held at Mumbai.
23. Leader’s summit on peacekeeping held
at the UN headquarters in New Yark.
24. 26th edition of CORPAT between India
and Indonesia began in Andaman Sea.
25. Indo-China joint military exercise HandIn-Hand 2015 held at Kunming Military
Academy China.
26. 2016 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)
conference to be held at Delhi.
27. 2015 Annual meetings of World Bank
group and IMF held in Peru.
28. 5th meeting of India-Maldives joint
commission held in Maldives.
29. India Sri Lanka joint exercise Mitra
Shakti 2015 culminated.
30. PM Narendra Modi says India proud to
host India-Africa Summit. Four day
summit beginning on October 26.
31. Global
Maternal
Newborn
health
conference 2015 held in Mexico City
32. Fourth edition India and Sri Lanka
bilateral naval exercise SLINEX-15
begins in Sri Lanka.
33. Third India and South Africa forum
summit begins in New Delhi.
34. India-Africa forum summit 2015 held at
New Delhi.
35. First international film festival for the
person with disabilities to be held at New
Delhi.
36. National Tribal crafts mela Aadishilp
2015 begins in New Delhi.
37. India in Shanghai cultural week
inaugurated at Shanghai.
38. 21st INCOFYRA to be organised in
Bengaluru in 2016.
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INCOFYRA – International
Conference on Frontiers in Yoga
Research and its Applications.
39. Presidents of China and Taiwan shake
hands in first ever meeting.
40. Conference of power, New renewable
energy and Mines minister of states &
UT’s concluded.
 Conference to adopt Mission
mode for electrifying remaining
villages by March 2017 under
Deendayal Upadhyaya Grameen
Jyoti Yojana.
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41. 12 ASEM foreign ministerial meet held
in Luxemburg.
 ASEM – Asian Europe Foreign
Minister.
rd
42. 23 APEC Economic leader’s summit
held at Manila. (Phillipines)
 APEC – Asia Pacific Economic
Cooperation.
 Chaired by Philippines president
Benigno S. Aquino.
43. Global cancer summit on November 1820.
44. Delhi to host the first international
Qwwali festival 2016.
45. 2015 G 20 summit held at Antalya,
Turkey.
46. 2015 Valletta summit on Migration
concluded.
47. Second world congress on Disaster
management
concluded
at
Vishakhapatnam.
48. ISB to host Angel summit in Hyderabad
on November 28.
 ISB – Indian School of Business.
49. Tenth East Asia summit held in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.
50. Three days Mayyazhi Mahotsavam
kicked off in Mahe, Pondicherry.
 Started on November 29, 2015.
 Being organised jointly by the
department of Tourism.
51. South Asia annual disaster management
exercise 2015 concluded.
 Named as SAADMEx.
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 Concluded on November 26.
52. First India international science festival
began at IIT Delhi.
53. US and India business meet.
 Interactive session will hold by
Bangalore Chamber of Industry
and Commerce (BCIC).
 Session addressed by Ron Somers
Founder & CEO India first group
of US.
 Begin at December 4, 2015.
54. Biz Bridge meet in Kolkata.
55. India-Pakistan agreed to replace 8-point
composite dialogue with 10-point
comprehensive bilateral dialogue.
56. Culture minister Mahesh Sharma
inaugurates India-Laos conference in
Delhi.
57. 14th meeting of heads of government of
SCO member states concluded in
Zhengzhou , China.
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
1. The Kumbh Mela – mapping the
ephemeral megacity authored by Tarun
Khanna.
 Released by Akhilesh Yadav
Uttar Pradesh chief minister.
2. Book titled Mrs Funnybones authored
by Twinkle Khanna released.
3. Making India Awesome authored by
Chetan Bhagat released.
4. Igniting minds Kalam’s book fly off the
shelves.
5. Book
titled
Globalistaion,
Democratization and Distributive justice
presented to Hamid Ansari
6. The Duels of the Himalayan Eagle
authored by Air Marshal Bharath
Kumar released.
7. 30 women in power: Their voices, Their
stories by Naina Lal Kidwai.
8. To the Brink and Back: India’s 1991
story by Jairam Ramesh.
9. Indian central Asia relations authored by
Amiya Chandra.
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10. Vice president Hamid Ansari releases
book by Jamia faculty. Book entitled
“Feminist”.
11. Two Years Eight Months written by
Salman Rushdie released.
12. Hungry Bengal: War, Famine, Riots and
the end of empire authored by Janam
Mukherjee.
13. Ruled or Misruled: Story and Destiny of
Bihar
authored
by
Santosh
Singh
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2. World vegetarian day observed globally
on October 1, 2015.
3. Several addition day of vegetarian
significance.

September 27 Vegetarian Day.

October 2 – World farm animal
day.

Francis of Assisi.
released.
14. The courage to Act –A Memoir of a crisis

and its Aftermath by Ben S. Bernake
released.

birth anniversary of Smita Patil.
October
1-7
–
international
vegetarian week.

16. The book titled A Brief Incandescence by
Maithili Rao launched. Launched by 60th
October 4 – Hug a Non Meat eater
day.
15. The Clinton’s War on Women authored
by Roger Stone and Robert Marrow.
October 4 – The fest day of St.
October 16 – United Nations
world food day.
4. International day of Non Violence
observed on October 2.
17. The book titled Dreaming Big: my
5. World Habitat Day observed on October
journey to connect India by Sam Pitroda.
2015. Observed first Monday of October.
18. Interlinking of Indian rivers authored by
Radha Kant Bharati released
19. Rebooting India authored by Nandan
Nilekani and Viral Shah released.
20. UNCHR released study titled I am Here,
I belong: the urgent Need to End
Childhood Statelessness.
21. What happened to Netahi? Authored by
former journalist Anuj Dhar releases.
22. Sharad Pawar’s autobiography on My
Terms released.
 Released by Narendra Modi.
 Released on 75th birthday of
pawar.
To generate awareness about the state of
IMPORTANT DAYS
human settlement and the future of
cities.
6. National
Anti-Drug
addiction
day
observed on October 2. Observed to
mark the birth anniversary of Mahatma
Gandhi.
7. World Egg day observed on October 9
2015. Celebrated every year on second
Friday of October. Aims to give a unique
opportunity to propagate the nutrition.
8. World Post Day observed globally on
1. International day of Older Persons
October 9 2015. Theme –Post claim their
observed across 1 October 2015. Theme
place in the changing communication
– Sustainability and age inclusiveness in
landscape.
the urban environment.
9. World sight day is observed on October
8 with theme Eye Care for all.
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10. Air Force day observed across India on
October 8, 2015. It is 83rd celebration of
the day that began in 1932. It was
marked with celebrations at the Hindon
Air Force station in Ghaziabad.
11. Fourth international day of the girl child
observed across the world. Theme is the
Power of adolescent girl: Vision for 2030.
Observed on October 11.
12. International day for the Eradication of
poverty observed globally. On October
17th. Theme – Building a sustainable
future.
13. World food day observed globally. On
16th October 2015. Theme – social
protection and agriculture.
14. Global
iodine
deficiency
disorder
prevention day observed on October 21.
15. World statistics day observed across the
world on October 20 2015.
16. World Polio day observed globally on
October 24, 2015. Established by Rotary
International over a decade ago.
17. National Unity day observed across India
on October 31.
 On this occasion of 140th
anniversary of Sardar Vallabhai
Patel.
 Meghalaya
governor
V
Shanmuganathan too flagged off
the run for unity.
18. World Science day for peace and
development 2015 is observed.
 Theme – sustainable future.
 Observed on November 10.
19. World toilet day observed on 19
November with the theme of Sanitation
and Nutrition.
20. World Health Organisation (WHO)
launched Antibiotic awareness week
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with the theme of Antibiotics: handle
with care.
21. International day of tolerance observed
across the world.
 On November 6, 2015.
 Aim to educate people
22. World pneumonia day observed with the
theme Every Breath Counts: stop
Pneumonia now.
 November 12th.
23. Children day observed across November
14th.
24. National Milk Day observed on
November 26, 2015.
25. International day for the elimination of
violence against women observed on 25,
November 2015.
 Aim to raise awareness about
violence against women.
26. Constitution day observed on November
26, 2015.
27. International day of the Abolition of
Slavery observed globally.
 On December 2nd 2015,
28. International day for persons with
disabilities observed with theme
inclusion matters.
29. World Aids day observed across the
world.
 Observed across Deember 1,
2015.
 Theme – Getting to zero, end
AIDS by 2030.
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30. 44 Navy day observed on 4th December
2015.
31. International volunteer day observed
globally.
 On December 2015.
 Theme – the world is changing.
Are you? Volunteer!
32. Human rights day celebrated globally.
 10th December.
 Aims to promote and raise
awareness of the two convenants.
33. International day of commemorative and
dignity of victims of crime of Genocide
observed.
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 On
December 2015.
34. Armed force flag day observed across
India.
 7th December 2015.
9th
HEADQUARTERS OF NATIONALIZED
BANKS

Allahabad Bank Kolkata

Bank of

Bank of Maharashtra Pune

Canara Bank

Central Bank of India Mumbai

Corporation Bank Mangalore

Dena Bank Mumbai
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UNCTAD
(United
Nations Conference on
Trade & Development )
WHO (World Health Geneva
Org)
ILO ( International Geneva
Labour Org)
WMO
(World Geneva
Meteorological Org)
India Mumbai
Bangalore
World
Intellectual Geneva
Property Org
International Standards Geneva
Org.
IMF
(International Washington DC
Monetary Fund)
World Bank

India Bank Chennai

Indian Overseas Bank Chennai

Oriental Bank of Commerce New
Delhi

Punjab National Bank New Delhi

State Bank Of India Mumbai

UCO bank Kolkata

Union Bank of India Mumbai

United Bank of India Kolkata

Vijaya Bank Bangalore

Andhra Bank Hyderabad

Bank Of Baroda Vadodra
STATIC GK CAPSULE
Washington DC
UNESCO ( united Paris
Nations
Educational
Scientific and Cultural
Org)
OECD (Org.
for Paris
Economic Cooperation
and Dev.)
UNIDO
(United Vienna
Nations Industrial Dev.
Org)
IAEA ( International Vienna
Atomic Energy Agency
)
OPEC ( Organization of Vienna
Petroleum
Exporting
Countries)
Amnesty International
UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS
International
Organizations
Geneva
Headquarters
Commonwealth
Nations
London
of London
UNO (United Nations
Org )
New York
IM
(
International London
Maritime Organization)
UNICEF
New York
ICJ ( International Court The Hague
of Justice)
FAO
(Food
Agricultural
Organization )
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and Rome
Wanakbori TPS – Gujarat
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN INDIA :
NATO ( North Atlantic Brussels
Treaty Organization )
Transparency
International
Berlin
SAARC (South Asian
Association
for
Regional Coop.)
Kathmandu
ASEAN (Association of Singapore
South
East
Asian
Nations)
Organization of Islamic Jeddah
Cooperation
THERMAL POWER PLANTS (TPS) IN
INDIA

Narora atomic power plant – Narora, up

Rajasthan
atomic
power
plant:
Rawatbhatta,
Rajasthan
( India &
Candada)

Tarapur atomic power plant – Maharashtra
( India & US)

Kakarpar atomic power plant – Gujarat

Madras atomic power plant - Tamil Nadu

Kaiga atomic poer plant – Karnataka

Kundankullam : in Tirunelveli district,
Tamil Nadu ( India & Russia )

Jaitapur Nuclear Power plant – Ratnagiri
district in Maharashtra ( India & France )

Mundra TPS, Kutch, Gujarat

Vindhyachal TPS, Singrauli,
Pradesh

Talcher Super TPS, Angul Odisha

Kaziranga Wildlife sanctuary – Assam

Sipat TPS, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Manas Wildlife Sanctuary – Assam

Korba Super TPS, Chhattisgarh


Gir National Park & Wildlife sanctuary –
Gujarat
Rihand TPS, Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh


Sundarbans National Park – west Bengal
Jharsuguda TPS, Odisha


Tiroda TPS, Maharashtra
Periyar National
Sanctuary Kerala

Anpara TPS - Uttar Predesh

Kanha National Park- Madhya Pradesh

Barauni TPP – Bihar


Bellary TPP - Karnataka
Bandhavgarh National Park – Madhya
Pradesh

Durgapur TPP - West Bengal

Ranthambore National Park & Wildlife
sanctuary - Rajasthan

Sikka TPS - Gujarat

Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary – rajasthan

Satpura TPS – Madhya Pradesh

Tal Chappar wildlife sanctuary - Rajasthan

Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station UP

Chilka Lake Bird sanctuary – Odissa
Madhya
IMPORTANT WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IN
INDIA
park
and
Wildlife

Nandankanan Zoo – Odissa

Corbett National park - Uttrakhand
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BOOKS & AUTHORS
1.
Transcendence :
My spiritual
Experiences with Pramukh
Swamiji
written by Abdul Kalam
2. Book titled Modi - Incredible emergence of
a star in Chinese language written by
Tarum Vijay.
3. Education
of Muslims: An Islamic
Perspective of Knowledge and Education Indian Context edited by professor JSA
Rajput.
4.
Pakistan’s Ex-Foreign Minister Khurshid
M Kasuri penned ‘Neither a Hawk nor a
Dove’.
5. Former Lok Sanha Speaker Meira Kumar’s
book entitled “ Indian parliamentary
Diplomacy - Speaker’s perspective “ was
released.
6. PM Narendra Modi launched Born Again
on the Mountain by Arunima Sinha
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The Indira Gandhi Years, published by
Rupa.
13. Biography My Name is Abu salem released
written by S Hussain Zaidi and published
by penguin.
14. ‘playing it My Way’: Author -Sachin
Tendulkar & Boria Majumdar
15. “Half Girlfriend” Bhagat
written by Chetan
16. “ The Narrow Road to the Deep North”
authored by Richard Flanagan
17. “ Untold Story of Indian public sector” authored by Dr UD Choubey,
18. “ Final Test : Exit Sachin Tendulkar”
authored by Dilip D’Souza
19. “ A Man and a Motorcycle, How Hamid
karzai Came to power”: written by Bette
Dam
20. And Then One Day: Naseeruddin shah’s
autobiography
21. God
of Antarctica
yashwardhan shukla:
written by
7. Prince of Gujarat : The Extraordinary Story
of Prince gopaldas Desai authored by
Rajmohan Gandhi.
22. “ One Life is Not Enough” : written by
Kunwar NatwarSingh
8. Rajdeep sardesai penned the book titled
2014 : The Election That Changed.
23. A book “ Munger through the Ages”
authored by late Devendra Prasad Yadav
9. Book titled Letters for a Nation written by
Jawaharlal Nehru & Madhav Khosla was
published by Allen Lane an imprint of
Penguin Books.
10. Next China –India War-World’s First
Water War-authored by General S.
padmanabhan released.
11. The book titled Black Tornado: The
Three Sieges of Mumbai 26/11 authored by
Sandeep Unnithan.
12. President of India pranab Mukherjee
penned a book titled The Dramatic Decade:
24. The Lives of others” a novel written by :
Neel Mukherjee
25. The Substance and the Shadow : written by
Uday Tara Nayar, a former journalist.
26. Blood Feud written by Edward Klein
27. A Bad Character : authored by Deepti
Kapoor
28. The Good, the Bad and the Ridiculous Khuswant singh
29. Train To Pakistan - Khuswant Singh
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30. An Uncertain Glory: India and its
Contradictions - Jean Dreze and Amartya
Sen.
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CHIEF MINISTERS OF INDIA 2015
1. Andhra Pradesh
- N. Chandrababu naidu
2. Arunachal Pradesh - Shri Nabam Tuki
3. Assam - shri Tarun Gogoi
DAYS
1. World Heritage Day was observed
across the world on 18 April 2015.
2. World Haemophilia Day was observed
globally on 17 April 2015 with theme
Building a family of support.
4. Bihqar – shri Nitish Kumar
5. Chhattisgarh - Dr, Raman Singh
6. West Bengal - Km. Mamta Benerji
7. Goa – Laxmikant Parsekar
3. International Mother Earth day was
observed globally on 22 April 2015
with the theme It’s our turn to lead.
8. Gujarat -Smt. Anandiben Patel
4. National Panchayati Raj Day was
observed across India on 24 April
2015
10. Himachal Pradesh - Shri virbhadra Singh
5. World Malaria Day (WMD) was
observed on 25 April 2015. The theme
for the 2013 -2015 campaign is Invest
in the future. Defeat malaria.
12. Jharkhand - Raghuvar Das
9. Haryana - Manohar Lal Khattar
11. Jammu& Kashmir
Sayeed
- Mufti Mohammad
13. Karnataka - Shri Siddaramaiah
14. Kerala - Shri Oommen Chandi
th
6. 14 June : world Blood Donor Day
7. Kerala Government declares June 22
as ‘Snake Bird Day’.
8. India set for World Yoga Day on 21
June 2015.
9. World Press Freedom Day is annually
observed on May 3 to inform the
international community that freedom
of the press and freedom of expression
are fundamental human rights.
10. Russia celebrates victory day on 9th
May.
15. Madhya Pradesh – Shri shivraj Singh
Chouhan
16. Maharashtra - Devendra Fandnavis
17. Manipur - Shri Okram Ibobi Singh
18. Meghalaya - Dr. Mukul Sangma
19. Mizoram - Shri Pu Laithnhawla
20. Nagaland - Shri. T R Zeliang
21. Odisha - Shri Naveen Patnaik
22. Tripura – Shri Manik sarkar
11. Every year, ‘national Technology Day’
is observed across India on May 11.
23. Punjab - Shri Parkash singh Badal
12. The United Nations (UN) observed the
International Day for Biological
Diversity (IBD) on 22 May 2015. The
theme
was Biodiversity for
Sustainable Development.
25. Sikkim - Shri Pawan Kumar chamling
24. Rajasthan - Smt. Vasudhara Raje
26. Tamil Nadu – Selvi J. Jayalalithaa
27. Telangana
- K
Narasimhan
Chandrasekhar Rao
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28. Uttar Pradesh - shri Akhilesh Yadav
Southeast Asia, which was formed on 8
August 1967
29. Uttarakhand – Shri Harish Rawat
Headquarter
Jakarta, Indonesia
member – 10 member countries ( India is
not the member of ASEAN)
IMPORTANT ORGANIZATIONS :
1. United Nation (UN)
is an
intergovernmental
organization
established on 24 Octobe 1945 to promote
international co-operation.
Headquarter – New York, Head – Bank
Ki-moon Member – South Sudan new
member country. Total – 193 members
2. WTO (World Trade Org.) – Yemen new
member country. Total -160 members.
Headquarter - Geneva, Switzerland, Head
– Roberto Azevedo
3. World Bank - The world Bank Is a United
Nations international financial institution
that provides loans to developing countries
for capital programs.
Headquarter - Washington D.C ( United
States ) president – Jim Yong Kim
Member - South Sudan New member
country. Total 188 members
4. IMF - The International Monetary Fund
(IMF) is an international organization that
was initiated in 1994 at the Bretton Woods
Conference and formally created in 1945 by
29 member countries.
Headquarter Washington DC. ( United
States President – Christine lagarde)
Members – South Sudan New member
country. Total - 188 members
5. European Union _ Croatia new member
country Total – 28 member countries.
Headquarter Brussels, Belgium
President of the European Commission:
Jean Claude Juncker
6. ASEAN - Association of Southeast Asian
Nations is a political and economic
organization of ten countries located in
7. APEC Asia – Pacific Economic
Cooperation - is a forum for 21 Pacific
Rim member economics that seeks to
promote free
trade and economic
cooperation throughout the Asia – Pacific
region. It was established in 1989
Headquarter - Singapore member -21
8.
OPEC (Organization Of the petroleum
Exporting Countries) is an international
organization and economic cartel whose
mission is to coordinate the policies of the producing countries./
Headquarter - Vienna, Austria, member 12 member countries.
President -Diezani Alison - Madueke
9. NATO
(North
Organization)
Atlantic
Treaty
NATO’s essential purpose is to safeguard
the freedom and security of its members
through political and military means.
Headquarter - Brussels, Belgium member
– 28 Member Countries
10. SAARC (South Asian Association of
Regional Co-Operation ) an economic and
geopolitical organization eight countries
that are primarily located in South Asia or
the Indian subcontinent.
Headquarter - Kathmandu,
member Countries.
Nepal - 8
Secretary –General : Arjun Bahadur Thapa
11. ICJ ( International Court of Justice) is the
primary judicial branch of the United
Nations. It is based in the Peace Palace in
The Hague, Netherlands. Its main functions
are to settle legal disputes submitted to it by
states and to provide advisory opinions on
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legal
questions submitted to it duly
authorized
international
branches,
agencies, and the UN General Assembly.
Headquarter The Hague , Netherlands.
COUNTRIES CUURENCY AND CAPITAL
Countries Capitals
Australia
Canberra
Afghanistan Kabul
Algeria
Algiers
Argentina Buenos Aires
Austria
Vienna
Bangladesh Dhaka
Belgium
City of Brussels
Brazil
Brasilia
Canada
Ottawa
China
Beijing
Cuba
Havana
Cambodia Phnom Penh
Cyprus
Nicosia
Denmark Copenhagen
Egypt
Cairo
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Estonia
Tallinn
Ecuador
France,
Finland
Fiji
Germany,
Greece
Ghana
Quito
Currencies
Australian
Dollar
Afghani
Dinar
Peso
Euro
Taka
Euro
Real
Canadian Dollar
Yuan
Cuban Peso
Cambodian Riel
Euro
Krone
Egyptian Pound
Ethiopian Birr
Kroon
United States
Dollar
Paris, Helsinki
Euro
Suva
Fijian Dollar
Berlin, Athens
Euro
Accra
Guernsey
Saint Peter Port
Gambia
India
Banjul
New Delhi
Indonesia
Jakarta
Iran
Iraq
Ireland,
Italy
Tehran
Baghdad
Ghana Cedi
Guernsey
Pound
Gambian dalasi
Indian Rupee
Indonesian
Rupiah
Rial
Iraqi Diner
Dublin, Rome
Euro
Israel
Jerusalem
Iceland
Japan
Jamaica
Reykjavik
Tokyo
Kingston
Israeli new
shekel
Icelandic Krona
Japanese Yen
Jamaican Dollar
Jordan
Kenya
Kuwait
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Amman
Nairobi
Kuwait City
Jordanian dinar
Kenyan Shilling
Kuwaiti Dinar
South Korean
Korea
Seoul
Won
Malaysian
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
Ringgit
Mexico
Mexico City
Mexican Peso
Malta
Valletta
Maltese lira
Nigeria
Abuja
Nigerian Naira
Netherlands Amsterdam
Euro
Norwegian
Norway
Oslo
Krone
New
New Zealand
Wellington
Zealand
Dollar
Nepal
Kathmandu
Nepalese Rupee
Namibian
Namibia
Windhoek
Dollar
Pakistan
Islamabad
Pakistani Rupee
Peruvian Nuevo
Peru
Lima
Sol
Portugal
Lisbon
Euro
Russia
Moscow
Russian Ruble
Romania Bucharest
Romanian Leu
Sweden
Stockholm
Swedish Krona
Switzerland Bern
Swiss Franc
Sri Jayewardenepura Sri Lankan
Sri Lanka
Kotte
Rupee
Spain
Madrid
Euro
Thailand Bangkok
Thai baht
New Taiwan
Taiwan
Taipei
Dollar
Turkey
Ankara
Turkish Lira
United
London
Pound
Kingdom
United
United States
Washington, D.C.
States
Dollar
Uruguayan
Uruguay
Montevideo
Dollar
Venezuelan
Venezuela Caracas
Bolivar
Yugoslavia Belgrade
Yugoslav Dinar
Zimbabwean
Zimbabwe Harare
dollar
Zambian
Zambia
Lusaka
Kwacha
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Airtel money – AXIS BANK+AIRTEL
Asha Home loan – AXIS BANK
BOUTIQUE FINANCING SCHEME –
SBI
Branch on Wheel – ICICI Bank in Odisha
Chillar – Hdfc Bank
China’s first online Banking “webank” –
Tancet Holdings
DDA Housing Scheme 2014 – HDFC Bank
Digital Banking “POCKET” – ICICI
Digital Village Project in Akodara Village
of Gujarat – ICICI
eforex – SBI
E-KYC – SBI
EMI ON DEBIT CARD – ICICI BANK
E-Wallet – IRCTC
Facebook-based funds transfer platform
“KayPay” – Kotak Mahindra Bank
First home grown INDEX “COMPOSITE
INDEX” – SBI
I-Mobile app for windows phone – ICICI
India’s first” transparent credit card “in
association with American Express – ICICI
India’s first credit card exclusively for
GOLF LOVERS – RBL Bank
Instant money transfer – BOI
Instant Money Transfer (IMT) – Bank of
India
Kisan card – AXIS BANK
Maha Millionaire”, “Maha Lakhpati” –
Bank of Maharashtra
M-Pesa – ICICI+Vodafone
M-Wallet – Canara Bank
State Bank Freedom App – State Bank of
India
Student Travel Card – ICICI
TAB BANKING FACILITY – SBI
Tap and pay – ICICI
Twitter Handle account – SBI
Video conferencing – Indusuld & federal
bank
Youth for India – SBI
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