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Current Affairs Pocket PDF April 2015

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Indian-origin nurse Dr. Subadhra Devi Rai,1st Singaporean received an international achievement award-biennial prize- at a conference in Seoul,Singapore.

New Zealand cricket team captain Brendon McCullum(5451 runs in 89 Tests & 5808 runs in 248 ODI matches) awarded for Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for 2014-15,New

Zealand Cricket(NZC) Awards presentation ceremony held in Auckland.

Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) won the prestigious Golden Peacock National Quality Award-2015.

Laureus World Sports Awards Shanghai 2015-hosted by Mr. Benedict-Cumberbatch, a British-Actor & a film producer(2

nd time).Winners of the Year 2015 are:

Sportsman of the year-Novak Djokovic. SportsWoman of the year-Genzebe Dibaba.

Team of the year-Gea Mes Footall Tea. Come-back of the year-Schalk Burger.

Break-through of the year-Daniel Ricciardo. Action-sports-person of the year-Alan Eustace.

Sportsperson of the year with a disability-Tatyana Mcfadden. Sport for good Award-Skateistan.

Demy Exceptioanal Achievement-Li Na. Spirit of Sport-Yao Ming. 6th edition of AIMA Managing India Awards held at New Delhi to honour stalwarts

from various fields. Award Winners for this Year are:-

Director-Rajkumar Hirani, Director, Producer, Screenwriter and Film Editor. Transformational Business Leader-Kunal Bahl,Co-Founder & CEO, Snapdeal.com.

MNC in India-Hyundai Motor India Ltd (B S Seo, Managing Director & CEO,Hyundai Motor India Ltd to receive the award.

Outstanding Contribution to Media-Shekhar Gupta,Contributing Editor,The India Today Group.

Outstanding Institution Builder-M.V.Subbiah,Former Chairman,Murugappa Group.

Entrepreneur-Nita M Ambani,Founder & Chairperson,Reliance Foundation. Business Leader -Aditya Puri,Managing Director,HDFC Bank.

Indian MNC-Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (Dilip Shanghvi,Founder & Managing.

Director-Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd to receive the award). Lifetime Contribution Award-G M Rao,Group Chairman,GMR Group. Miosofts Idia-origin CEO Satya Nadella gets Champion of Change award from

Obama.

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Time Magazine released list of 100 most influential people in world, Modi have Chandra-Kocchar CEO-ICICIBank,Satya Nadella, CEO-Microsoft and Vikram Patel, CEO-

Sangath(NGO).

The list of titans-1.Kanye West(American Musician),2.Lorne Michaels (T.V-producer, writer and a comedian),3.Mellody Hobson(CEO of Dream Works-

Animations).

The top pioneers list-1.Bradley Cooper(American-Actor & Producer), Richard-Linklater(director & screen-writer),3. Chris Ofili(British-Painter).

The top leaders list-1.Jorge Ramos(Mexican-American Journalis), 2.Narendra Modi(PM of India),3.Angela Merkel, (German Chancellor).

The top Icons list-1.Ruth Bader Ginsburg(Associate-Justice Supreme Court,US),2.Taylor Swift, American(singer & song-writer),3.Diane von

Furstenberg(American fashion-designer).

India Today Group chairman Aroon Purie named Editor of the Year by IAA,Other awrds are

Uday-Shankar,Star-Media-Game-Changer of the year. B. Sriram,S.B.I- banking-Marketer of the year. Sanjay-Tripathi,H.D.F.C-Life-Insurance. Arundhati-Bhattacharya,SBI-Chair-person-CEO of the year. Awards presented for writings on human rights by NHRC(National Human Rights

Commission.)-1. Boodha Bolta Hai Dakshi Bajage Chhaa,. hosha au Apadh Nishat igh. 99th Pulitzer Prize Winners 2015- Columbia University at New York, USA.

JOURNALISM:

Public Service: The Post and Courier, Charleston,S.C. Breaking News Reporting: The Seattle Times Staff. Investigative Reporting (2 prizes): Eric Lipton of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal Staff.

Explanatory Reporting: Zachary R. Mider of Bloomberg News. Local Reporting: Rob Kuznia, Rebecca Kimitch and Frank Suraci of the Daily Breeze, Torrance, Calif.

National Reporting: Carol D. Leonnig of The Washington Post. International Reporting: The New York Times Staff. Feature Writing: Diana Marcum of the Los Angeles Times. Commentary: Lisa Falkenberg of the Houston Chronicle. Criticism: Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times. Editorial Writing: Kathleen Kingsbury of The Boston Globe. Editorial Cartooning: Adam Zyglis of The Buffalo News. Breaking News Photography: St. Louis Post-Dispatch Photography Staff. Feature Photography: Daniel Berehulak, freelance photographer, The New York Times.

LETTERS AND DRAMA

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Fiction: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Scribner). Drama: Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgis. History: Encounters at the Heart of the World:A History of the Mandan

People by Elizabeth A. Fenn(Hill and Wang).

Biography: The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe by David I.Kertzer (Random House).

Poetry: Digest by Gregory Pardlo (Four Way Books). General Nonfiction: The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth

Kolbert (Henry Holt).

MUSIC

Anthracite Fields by Julia Wolfe (Red Poppy/G. Schirmer,Inc.). Dinanath Mangeshkar Award 2015 for Actor Anil kapoor-73rd award function, Last year the award was given to actor Rishi Kapoor and musician Zakir Hussain.

The Indian-origin diplomat,Mr.Gopinath Pillai(Ambassador)-honoured with Outstanding Service Award by National University Of Singapore[NUS].

Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2015 won by Novelist Siddhartha Gigoo- novel The Umbrella Man i the ook A Fistful Of Earth and Other Stories.

African region-Lesley Nneka Arimah of Nigeria for Light,Canada & Europe regions,Johnathan Tel of UK for Human Phonograph,Kevin Jared

Hussain of Trinida for King Of Settlement 4 for the Caribbean. Pacific

regions-Fijis Ma okoadau for Famished Eels. Chemical scientists Susanta Lahiri and Kattesh V Katti(. contributions in the fields of

radio and nuclear chemistry) received Hevesy Medal Award 2015, at the Tenth

International Conference on Methods and Applications of Radio-analytical

Chemistry held in USA.

The Union Ministry for Development of North East Region (DoNER)-Dr.Jitendra Singh received the Union Ministry of Information Technology (IT) Award for

outstanding Website content.

NRI industrialists Hinduja brothers S P Hinduja and G P Hinduja have won the 5th Business Leader of the Year 2015 award.

5th Asian Awards 2015 held in London-Shah Rukh Khan(Cinema),Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara(Sports),Tejinder Singh Virdee(Science &

Technology),Sanjeev Bhaskar(Television award).

India bags 3 Asian Squash Federation awards-1.Outstadig Tea of the YeaIdias es tea hih o the gold edal at the Asian games),2.Coach of the year(Cyrus Poncha),3.Hassan Musa Award(Kush Kumar-1

st Indian junior male player).

Ma Ko is est fil at tokhol Iteatioal Fil FestIFFJ,weden. Delhi author Rana Dasgupta shortlisted for Orwell Prize-Capital. Shah Rukh Khan honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award 2015 for

the oie Happ Ne Yea. Adiel Yosef,Indian-origin soldier awarded President's Medal in Israel.

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Indian-Origin Scientist Sangita Bhatia at MIT(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Wins Heinz Award for work in tissue engineering and disease detection.

Paula Radcliffe received the inaugural John Disley London Marathon Lifetime Achievement Award,2015.

Marathi novelist Bhalchandra Nemade bags 50th Jnanpith Award by PM Modi. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) nominated Rohit Sharma for the

Arjuna award,2015.

2 Indians namely Dr.Ananda Kumar and Dr.Pramod Patil(contribution to wildlife conservation) won Whitley Awards (Green Oscar),ceremony held in Royal

Geographical Society, London.

INDIAN AFFAIRS

The Govt of India has launched 4th eauatio Operation Raahat ships ad aircraft)- air and sea operation(two C-17 Globemaster planes) to evacuate over 4000

Indian nationals from Yemen-Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh.

Union Minister Nirmala Sitaraman unveiled Foreign Trade Policy (FTP)2015-2020. Two Schemes are 1. Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS),2.Services Exports

from India Scheme (SEIS).

Gulshan Rai becomes Director General of Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In) as Idias fist Ce euit hief.Gov web with gov.in and nic.in domains have been hacked by cyber criminals since 2012.

Gov of India launched FAME(Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric vehicles)-to boost electric and hybrid vehicle sales.

GOI Extends National Food Security Act(NFSA) deadline by 6 months announced by Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.

Parliament Passes Amendment to Regional Rural Banks Bill 2014- increases the authorised capital of RRB to 2000Cr from 5Cr,balance book closed by Dec 31st every

year.

Cabinet approved amendments to the Juvenile Justice(JJ)-Care and Protection of Children Bill-2014.

Union Cabinet approved agreement between India and Jordan on maritime transport. Prime Minister Naeda Modi iauguated Idias Healthae Potal

(www.indiahealthcaretourism.com) at the SAAARC Trade Mart in the Global Exhibition

on Services,in ITPO,Pragati Maidan,New Delhi.

Union Cabinet approved amendments to Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2013-protects the interests of millions of consumers and curbs malpractices in real

estate.

Union Home Ministry notified amendments to the Governors(Allowances and Privileges) Rules, named these rules as GovernorsAmendment Rules,2015.

PM announced relief measures for distressed farmers-33% of the corp damaged due to weather condition.

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Go of Idia lauhed Gie It Up oeetto extort the rich people of society to sacrifice their LPG) in Karnataka at the annual energy focused summit Urja Sangam

2015.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar undocks first indigenously-built Scorpene Submarine Kalvari(1

st Idia Nas th at the Mazagao Dokad Liited MDL-Sep,2016. Aazos Idia lagest Fulfillet CeteFC at Hdeaad capital of Telangana),

Amazon pledged Billio UD & Flipkats funding 1 Billion USD. Gujarat International Finance Tec(GIFT)-Cit hosted Idias st IFSC (International

Finance Services Center),launched by Fiae Miiste Au Jaitle.Its istutio ee presented by RBI,Sebi and IRDA.

Dr.Bhimrao Ambedkar(1st Law Minister of India and Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee)-124th Birth Anniversary-April 14.

Muslim Girl Mariyam Asif Siddiqui won the first Prize at an inter-school Bhagavad Gita competition Gita Chapios League,organized by ISKCON in Mumbai. Government of India has announced Tourist Visa on Arrival-Electronic Travel

Authorization(TvoA-ETA) scheme-extended to 180-countries.This facility was made

available in 9 Indian-international-Airports-visa(30 days).

Arun Jaitley launches FM transmissiob of Vividh Bharati Service of Delhi started, range 60km radius in Delhi-NCR-region,100.1-MHZ/Medium-Wave-1368-KHZ.

Majo Milestoe i Poe geeatio,BHEL Coissioed O.P-Jidal Theal (Thermal power plant) at Tamnar, Raigarh district,Chhattisgarh.

Nation celebrates 162nd year of dedicated services from Indian Railways.1st train-service between Mumbai and Thane-city,launched in the British period,1853.

Keala go lauhed apaig uodha to help people overcome alcohol,drugs and other substance abuse-Chief Minister of Kerala, Oommen Chandy.

Indian Railways Minister Mr.Suresh Prabhu have embarked upon online Railway-project Management software called e-aiksha deeloped N.I.C. India ranked 2nd in world on Social-media Cyber attack-2014,US-1st .

BHEL has commissioned the unit at GSECL(Gujarat State Electricity Corp Ltd), Sikka-Thermal Power Station(TPS)- Jamnagar-Industrial Hub of Gujarat.

1st time Rajya Sabha Passes bill Regarding Rights of Transgenders. Idias akig i gloal happiess ide is out of -published by Sustainable

Developments Solutions Network (SDSN). Switzerland 1st

,USA is ranked 15th

,UK -21st

,Singapore-24th

,Saudi Arabia-35th

,Japan-45th

and China at 84th

.

Sitaram Yechury has been elected as the 5th General Secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Party(CPM).

Indo-Fee aal eeise Vaua th begins-10 days-12 Rafale fighter jets seen in full force off Goa coast with host of naval assets of both their countries.

Idia A oduted Akraman- in Rajasthan, Real time battle and situational awareness to commanders involving 300 combat vehicles.

The Supreme Court of India (SC) appointed Vivek Priyadarshi to head the team probing the Indian Premiere League(IPL) scandal.

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The Idia aila lauhed uttsooile-application for paperless unreserved tickets, Developed by Centre for Railway informaation Systems (CRIS).

Indira,Rajiv names dropped from two Hindi awards for propagating Hidi.Idia Gadhi ajhasha Puaska-ajhasha Kiti Puaska ad aji Gadhi ashtia Ga-Vigyan Maulik Pustak Lekha Puaska-ajhasha Gaua Puaska. 4th Lighthouse Museum of India will be opened at Kannur,Kerala.Other 3 light houses

museums have been at Alappuzha in Kerala and Chennai and Mahabalipuram in Tamil

Nadu.

Congress launches website )aee Wapsi to counter Govt over land bill. India is the 5th biggest producer of e-waste in the world. Tamil Nadu cancelled permission for Coca-Colas Peuduai plat.

Govt to launch toll free helpline for TB patients. Union Sports Ministry suspended recognition of Paralympic Committee of India-poor

management and conduct of 15th

National Para-Athletics Championships held in

Ghaziabad in March 2015.

Kerala,Sri Lanka to join hands to promote tourism-operation of a cruise ship. Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting received ISO 9001:2008 certification. Earthquake of magnitude 7.9 on the Richter scale struck Nepal-25th April 2015.

Japan to host FIFA Club World Cup in 2015 & 2016-scheduled for December 10-20. Maharashtra collaborates with Israel on Smart Cities-Israel CM Devendra Fadnavis and

Maharashtra Chief Minister Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai.

Union government cancels licences of 9,000 NGOs- for violation of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).

Delhi government approved farmer compensation scheme named after Gajender Singh. Govt approves Rs 1,000 min monthly pension in perpetuity. Union Government extends e-Tourist Visa scheme to 31 more countries from may

31,2015.

India ranks 13th in generating power from nuclear source. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared Nadia as the first Open

Defecation Free (ODF) district in the country.

Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman,Japanese Minister of Economy,Trade and Industry Yoichi Miyazawa signed the action agenda-India-Japan investment & trade

promotion.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Muhammadu Buhari elected as the new President of Nigeria-1st Nigerian to oust a president through the ballot box.

Top Ten most Dangerous Countries in the World- based on the Country Threat Index(CTI).1.Iraq,2.Syria,3.Nigeria,4.Somalia,5.Afghanistan,6.Libya,7.Yemen,8.

Pakistan,9.Ukraine,10.Egypt.

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India ranks 119 out of 130 countries, FM Global Business Resilience Index by Norway. 1.Economic Productivit-115

th ,2.Risk Quality-109

th,3.Supply Chain to assess business

resilience of the countries-89th

.Top countries 1.Norway,2.Switzerland,3.Netherlands

&10.US.

Social Progress Index(SPI) Rankings-India secured 101.Norway -1st while US 16th . Chennai based Nivetha Pethuraj crowned as Miss India UAE at the Al Raha Beach Hotel

in AbuDhabi.

Indian-origin Satya Nadella(CEO of Microsoft) tops global CEO in pay chart-Rs.525 crore per year.

BHEL and Russian firm INTMA inked MOU to set up agas-based power project in Kazakhstan.

Raja Rajeshwari became 1st Indian American criminal court judge in New York City. Yale University of USA has named 2 Indians in the 2015 World Fellows. Zeena Johar,

Sugha Vazhvu and Rahul Pandita.

China & Pakistan to tie up with CPEC(China -Pakistan Economic Corridor) agreements signed-Chinese President Xis fist foeig tip for the year 2015. Pakista go ofeed the outs top ost iilia aad aed Nishan-e-Pakistan

to the President of China,Mr.Xi Jingping.

Indian-US Vivek Murthy oath as 19th US Surgeon General. Nepals faous heitage site,Dharahara Tower, as it collapsed after an earthquake,it was

built in 1832 in 19th century.

Seychelles, an archipelago of 90000 inhabitants became the 161st member of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Nursultan A Nazarbayev re-elected as President of Kazakhstan. Barack Obama Remove cuba from state Sponsor of Terror List. Pakistan and Russia agreed to hold first-ever joint military exercise to enhanced defence

cooperation.

Chhurim Sherpa,1st woman to climb the 8850 metre (29035 feet) Mount Everest summit twice in a week.

Abhishek Bachchan campaigns for UK general elections. India Shifts Embassy From Yees apital aas to Dijouti.

Omar al-Bashir was re-elected in Sudan election. Mohammed bin Nayef appointed as Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia by King Salman bin

Abdulaziz al-Saud.

BUSINESS & FINANCE & ECONOMY

Prime minister shri.Narandra Modi launched the MUDRA(Micro units development & refinance angency ltd) bank in New Delhi-Rs.20,000 Cr.

World Bank head quartered in Washington D.C. has pedited that Idias GDP (Gross Domestic Product) will touch 7.5% in 2015-16. It will grow to 8% in 2017.

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Royal Dutch Shell Plc Acquired BG group -70 Billion US Dollars,this is the largest energy deal of the Year.

Indian Gov wells on Disinvestment Drives- to divest 15% stake in MMTC to fetch amout Rs.800 crore.

10 MoUs siged o fial da of N.Chadaau Naidus Chia isit-5 of them were between the Government and Businesses (G2B) & other 5 were Business-to-Business

understandings.

Online test preparation platform Toppr.com has acquired EasyPrep for an undisclosed amount.Mumbai based Toppr.com founded by Zishaan Hayath and

Hemanth Goteti.

Emirates NBD ties with ICICI Bank for DirectRemit allows the customers to carry out transfer facilitates instantly to any bank.

MakeMyTrip(Mr.Deep Karla,C.E.O) has acquired Mygola, the travel-web application development company.

Bharatiya Mahila Bank inks MoUs with LIC, New India Assurance(NIA). World Bank established Pollution Management and Environmental Health

program(PMEH) on Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day in Washington-India,China,

Nigeria,Egypt and South Africa.1st

run from 2015 to 2020.

Adani power Ltd (A.P.L) taken over the Udupi based power plant owned by Lanco,a Hyderabad based company-INR 6,300-Cr.

Asian Banker Achievement Award 2015 won by Bharatiya Mahila Bank at a function held in HongKong.

Nokia to buy Alcatel-Lucent in $16.58 billion deal. Singapore-based investment firm Temasek acquired InnoVen Capital India for 300

crore rupees.

Reserve Bank launched Rs.10 coins to commemorate the centenary of return of Mahatma Gandhi to India from South Africa.

India slipped six places to rank 89th on a Global Networked Readiness Index, Singapore has replaced Finland to get 143 by World Economic Forum(WEF).

Online restaurant guide Zomato acquired MaplePOS,a cloud-based sale product for restaurants developed by Delhi based MapleGraph.

YES Bank launches RuPay debit card in association with NPCI- accepted at over 190,000 ATMs.

Idias d lagest state-owned oil explorer company,Oil India Limited (OIL) commissioned 54 MW wind energy projects saddled between Gujarat & MP.

ICICI Bak ollaoatio ith Teh Mahida lauhed a paet seie Tap-n-Pa based On the near-field communications (NFC) technology.

Car rental firm, Carzonrent India (CIPL) cquired car-pooling startup firm Ridingo. Chennai-based 8K Miles Software Services acquired US-based mobile applications

company Cintel Systems for $3.75 million.

Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) signed a MoU with M/s Motivation Charitable Trust U.K- to produce affordable State- Of- Art wheel chairs.

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Union Finance Ministry retained interest rate for General Provident Fund(GPF) at 8.7 percent for 2015-16.

Reliance Power has fully commissioned-Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project(UMPP) in Madhya Pradesh.

Bengaluru-based healthcare technology start-up Practo acquired Delhi-NCR based wellness solution provider Fitho Wellness.

Infosys acquired US-based digital experience solutions company Kallidus-$120 million.

Capgemini and iGATE have entered into a definitive merger agreement-Capgemini acquire iGATE for a cash consideration of $48 per share.

Corporation Bank and New India Assurance Company Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding(MoU) for implementing Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana

[PMSBY].

Flipkart acquired Delhi-based mobile engagement and marketing automation company

Bank of Baroda tied up with UAE Exchange for instant money transfer-to offer instant money transfer facility to Non-resident Indian (NRI) customers.

Snapdeal acquired mobile recharge service FreeCharge in a cash and stock deal. Dena Bank inked MoU with Life Insurance Corporation-provide insurance cover to all

Aadhaar-linked savings account holders.

RBI notified hike in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) cap in Insurance Sector to 49 percent from the present 26 percent from the present 26 percent.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

New minor planet named as 4538 Vishyanand discovered by Kenzo Suzuki of Toyota, Japan-located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

India ranks 125th in the world for Fixed Broadband Penetration with only 1.2 per 100 inhabitants and global average is 9.4 per 100 inhabitants.

IN Visakhapata Nas e stealth destoe lauhed i Muai by Mrs. Minu Dhowan,wife of the Admiral R.K.Dhowan.

NASA develops first 3-D printed copper rocket engine part that can function at high temperatures and pressures.

Nuclear-capable Agni-III ballistic missile test-fired successfully- strike range of more than 3,000 km from Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast-length of 17 metres,the

issiles diaete is etes eight is toes. NAAs Ne Hoizos spaeaft has set its st colour image of the dwarf planet

Pluto and its largest moon Charon-travelling more than 9 years.

Japanese maglev fastest passenger train across the world, has broken an earlier speed record of 581 kmph as the train reached 603 kmph.

Pakistani Taliban announced successfull test-fie of issile Oa . NAAs oig gloies, the Hule spae Telesope-25th anniversary in orbit.

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ISRO successfully tests indigenous cryogenic engine with four-tonne capacity-at Mahendragiri in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu-headed by Director D.Karthikesan.

Microsoft Edge to replace Internet Explorer- available for Windows 10. Stanford Researchers created a Smartphone Battery that charges in only 1 minute -

chemistry professor Hongjie Dai.

APPOINTMENTS

Sumit Mazumder,Chairman and Managing Director of TIL (Tractors India Pvt Ltd) elected as President of CII.

Arun Kumar Jha has been appointed as new CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of KVIC (Khadi and Villagen Industries Commission) issued by Department of Personnel and

Training.

Rajalakshmi Devaraj appointed Director of EMC(Expenditure Management Commission).

Senior diplomat Dr.Mohan Kumar,uet Idias top eo to Bahai has ee appointed as next Ambassador to France.

Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai 1st Lady Judge in Sikkim High Court. Dr.Nasim Zaidi takes over as new chief election commissioner(CEC). ONGC appoints Dinesh K Sarraf as Chairman and MD. James Bond(Daniel Craig) Appointed By UN for elimination of Mine,actor as the first

U.N. Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards.

IAS officer C Sudharsan Reddy appointed as Private Secretary to Minister of State for Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatraya.

Bharatiya Janata Party Rohini legislator Vijender Gupta was appointed the chief of opposition in Delhi Assembly.

Sanjay Bhattacharyya appointed as next Ambassador of India to Arab Republic of Egypt.

Rahul Shrivastava appointed as next Ambassador of India to Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Sandeep Kumar appointed as next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Croatia. Tractor maker Sonalika appointed BVR Subbu as an independent Director on its

board.

Mindtree co-founder Anjan Lahiri has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Birlasoft.

Former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar was today appointed as chief adiso of the BCCIs Ati Couptio & euit Uit ACU. Ministry of Railways appointed Shri Rajiv Ranjan Verma,IPS as Director General,

Railway Protection Force.

The six-member NJAC(National Judicial Appointments Commission) headed by the Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu.

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Wipo, Idias rd largest information technology (IT) services company- announced Rishad Premji to its board.

Ban Ki Moon,UN secretary-general appointed,Ismail Cheikh Ahmed of Mauritania was new special envoy to Yemen.

Senior IAS officer Kapil Dev Tripathi appointed as new Petroleum Secretary. BOOKS AND AUTHORS

M Little Epiphaies written by Late Ms.Aisha Chaudhary. Idia ad the Wold-Though the ees of Idia Diploats edited by Amb.Surendra

Kumar.

Aatak Ke aae Me itte Gaia aja. Pe-Modern Kutchi Naigatio Tehiues ad Voages tasied edited

Ashok B.Rajeshirke.

uleia Chaita itte Kalaa Malla taslated fo askit to Eglish by diplomat-writer A.N.D.Haskar.

SPORTS

International Cricket Council (ICC) president A.H.M. Mustafa Kamal has announced his resignation.

New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Mills announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

4-time world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Malaysian Grand Prix 2015 by defeating Mercedes AMG team for the 1

st time.

Miami Open Titles 2015 Winners: Mes igles Title- Noak Djokoi eteded his iig agaist Bitais Ad Murray.

Woes igles Title-eea Willias thashed pais Cala uaez Naao at Crandon Park.

Mes doules Title-American Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan pair won against Vasek Pospisil (Canada) and Jack Sock (US) pair.

Woes doules Title- Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis against second-seeded Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina.

Dronavalli Harika,Indian grandmaster won bronze prize against Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine for the Wold Woes Chess Chapioship 2015 held at Sochi, Russia. New Zealand win beat Australia(8 times won) 24th Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey

Tournament 2015.India Beat Korea to Won Bronze Medal.

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton wins Chinese Grand Prix of Formula One beat the team-mate Nico-Roseberg 2

nd spot,Vettel-3

rd and Kimi-raikkonen-4th.

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Sania Mirza becomes1st Indian female tennis player ranked World No.1 in Woes Doubles partnered with Martina-Hingi from Switzerland. They beat Casey from

Australia and Darija Jurak from Croatia, held at Charleston, U.S.A.

Bhaatia Jata Pats BJP Lok aha ee Bij husha haa igh as e-elected as the President of the WFI(Wrestling Federation of India), Sr.Vice President

was I D Nanavati.

Ace Indian Shooter Jitu Rai(7th position) won the Bronze medal in the 10 Meter Air Pistol(men) Event in the ongoing ISSF(International Shooting Sport Federation) World

Cup Rifle/ Pistol Shooting Competition held at Changwon in South Korea. Jin Jongoh

(206 Points-South Korea)-Gold Medal and Naung Ye Tun (201)Malaysia-Silver Medal.

Raza Hasan, Pakistas Left arm spinner who has played for Pakistan in One Day International Match and T20 Internationals has been suspended from all forms of

Cricket for two years- tested positive for Cocaine.

1st Shenzhen International Golf Tournament 2015-Aphibarnrat from Thailand won against Li Hao-Tong of China at the Genzon Golf Club, in Shenzhen China.

Idia Woes hoke team trounced Japan to ear the 7th place at the Hakes Bay-cup Hockeytournament in New Zealand,Australia won the final by beating New

Zealand.

Monte Carlo Masters Title tennis tournament at France, Novak Djokovic won against Tomas Berdych to claim the Singles Title.

Presidents Cup Open International Boxing Tournament -India Crowned Champions 1

st time.

Idias oes Piki Jaga ad hajetsaam Sarjubala Devi(51Kg) got gold medals by beating Nandintsetseg of Mongolia.

Sarjubala won by defeating Russias Iseva joya(48kg) at the 22nd President Cup Open Boxing Tournament held in Indonesia.

In men category gold was won by Rakesh Kumar and Harpal Singh in 69kg and 75kg.

Shamkir Chess Tournament 2015-World champion Magnus Carlsen of norway won against Rauf Mamendov of Azerbaijan in Shamkir Chess Tournament held in

Azerbaijan.

World Team Chess Championships held in Chengdu,China. Idias Dronavalli Harika and Koneru Humpy got silver and bronze medals.

Georgia beat China in the finals to clinch the precious gold medal. Russia defeated United States in the final round to get the silver medal. Mes Wold Tea Chess Chapioships held in Tsakhkadzor- China wins gold,

Ukraine won silver & Armenia won bronze medal.

India remains at number two spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings-Australia topped. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has suspended the Paralympic

Committee of India(PCI)- providing inadequate and poor facilities during the National

Para-Athletics Championships last month in Ghaziabad.

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Bitais Ada Peat sashed the old eod fo the etes eaststoke at the British swimming championships.

Idias Y Pajala lihed the Asian Junior Tennis championship title after a come-from-behind victory over top seed Chinese Zheng Wushuang match held at India,

New Delhi.

Haaa,s Ashish Jakha has set a atioal outh eod i os hae thokg ball-and-chain to a new distance of 71.92) on the 2

nd day of the 12th National Youth

Athletics Championships.

Mumbai boy Mudit Dani becomes 3rd Indian to enter top ten of junior TT rankings, ITTF(International Table Tennis Federation) Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland

and President:Thomas Weikert.

Bazils Teliaa Peeia o the Clao Ope Colsaitas- to eoe the WTA Tous first Brazilian winner in 27 years.

Mohaad Nai esiged as aptai of folloig the teas Wold Cup campaign in Australia and New Zealand last month.

3 Indian race walkers, Khushbir Kaur, Manish Rawat and Sandeep Kumar qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics-the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Race

Walking Challenge at Rio Maiorin Portugal.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced a new tournament to be known as the Africa T20 Cup.

Bangladesh won the three-match One Day International(ODI) Series against Pakistan in Dhaka by 3-0.

Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the ongoing Indian Premier League due to a knee injury sustained during the ICC Cricket World Cup confirmed by the Board of

Control for Cricket in India(BCCI).

Railway Sports Promotion Board has won defeated Uttar Pradesh Hockey in the 5th eio Mes Natioal Hoke Chapioship i pue. The Iteatioal Tale Teis Fedeatio ITTF has eoe the olds lagest

sports body interms of membership (222). The International Volleyball Federation

(FIVB) is second largest sports body(220).

India won Gold and Bronze at 2015 Asian Indoor Rowing Championship in Pattaya,Thailand. Dushyant Singh and Succha Singh Tomar won the gold in the 2000

es light eight pai atego, I the es ope-pair event,Om Prakash and Rajesh Verma settled for a bronze.

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