Page-10 of Current Affairs - April, 2015
Sitaram Yechury unanimously elected as General Secretary of CPI (M)
Sitaram Yechury was unanimously elected as the general secretary Communist Party of India (Marxist) on 19 April 2015. He is the fifth general secretary of the 50 year old party which was formed in 1964. He was unanimously elected by ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
INS Visakhapatnam, stealth destroyer of Indian Navy launched
Indian Navy’s new stealth destroyer named INS Visakhapatnam was launched on 20 April 2015 at the Mazgaon Docks Ltd (MDL) in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Visakhapatnam is the Kolkata-class warship and the first of P15-B stealth destroyers which is designed indigenously and ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Neeraj Kumar appointed chief adviser to BCCI's ACSU
Former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar was appointed as chief adviser of the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Anti-Corruption & Security Unit (ACSU). Decision in this regard was taken at the Governing Council Meeting of the Indian ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Kerala government launches Subodham project to end liquor, drug abuse
Kerala government has launched Subodham, a major campaign in a bid to wean people away from addiction to liquor, drug and other substance abuse. It was launched by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Art of Living Foundation founder Sri Sri ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Centre Party wins Parliamentary Elections of Finland, ousts incumbent PM Alexander Stubb
Finland’s opposition Centre Party has won the General Election 2015 by defeating the left-right coalition National Coalition party of incumbent Prime Minister Alexander Stubb. With this win, Centre Party’s leader Juha Sipila, an IT millionaire and newcomer to country’s politics, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Three Indian race walkers qualify for 2016 Rio Olympics
Three Indian race walkers Khushbir Kaur, Manish Rawat and Sandeep Kumar have qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics. In the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Race Walking Challenge held at Rio Maiorin Portugal, National women’s 20km walk record holder Khushbir ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates centenary celebration of Patna High Court
The centenary celebration of Patna High Court was inaugurated on 18 April 2015 by President Pranab Mukherjee. He also released a commemorative postage stamp on this occasion to mark HC’s glorious judicial history. Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi was in ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Dr. Nasim Zaidi takes over as Chief Election Commissioner
Dr Nasim Zaidi on 19 April 2015 assumed the charge as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). He is India’s 20th CEC and succeeded Hari Shankar Brahma, who had retired on April 18, 2015. At present, Dr Zaidi will be the sole ..