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Canada to Supply Uranium to India for 5 Years
Canada has agreed to supply 3,000 metric tonnes of uranium to India under a $254 million five-year deal to power Indian atomic reactors. The agreement for uranium supply was signed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Canadian counterpart ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Dr. Mohan Kumar appointed as new Ambassador to France
Senior diplomat Dr. Mohan Kumar has been appointed the India’s next Ambassador to France. He will succeed Arun Kumar who was recently appointed Ambassador to the United States. About Mohan Kumar Mohan Kumar is a 1981-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
BHEL, Russian firm INTMA ink MoU to set up power plant in Kazakhstan
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Russian company INTMA to set up a gas-based power project in Kazakhstan. The MoU aims set combined path to execute projects of mutual interest in Russia ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Sachin Tendulkar inducted into Laureus Sports Academy
Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on 15 April 2015 was inducted into the prestigious Laureus Sports Academy. Along with him four other sportspersons were inducted as new members in the Academy. They are Yao Ming- Retired Chinese professional basketball player. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Nokia announces to buy Alcatel- Lucent
Finnish telecom network equipment maker Nokia on 16 April 2015 announced acquisition of French telecom network firm Alcatel- Lucent. This merger will create the world’s largest supplier of telecom equipment’s that powers mobilephone networks by surpassing Ericsson and Huawei. As ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai sworn in as first lady judge of Sikkim High Court
Mrs. Meenakshi Madan Rai was sworn in as the first lady judge of the Sikkim High Court. Governor of Sikkim Srinivas Patil administered the oath of office to her at Raj Bhavan in Gangtok. After taking oath of office, she ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Renowned Assamese Film director, actor Bidyut Chakraborty passes away
Renowned Assamese film director, actor Bidyut Chakraborty passed away on 15 April 2015 in Guwahati, Assam. He was 55. In his film career he had directed several Assamese movies including Goon Goon Gaane Gaane, Dwaar and Raag-Biraag. His directorial film ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Pankaj More appointed as Technology Head of Walmart India
Pankaj More on 15 April 2015 was appointed as Technology Head of Wal-Mart India Private Limited. In his new role, he will play a key role in strengthening company’s technology and Information Technology (IT) infrastructure and will report directly to ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Union Government forms task force to expedite work on inter-linking of rivers
Union Government on 14 April 2015 constituted a task force on interlinking of rivers in the country. The Task Force will be chaired by former Secretary of Ministry of Water Resources B N Navalawala and comprises experts and senior officials. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Zomato acquires Delhi based data firm MaplePOS
Online restaurant guide Zomato on 14 April 2015 acquired MaplePOS, a cloud-based point of sale product for restaurants developed by Delhi based MapleGraph. After the acquisition, Zomato has renamed MaplePOS product to ‘Zomato Base’ which will help the company and ..