Page-15 of Current Affairs - April, 2015
Newly discovered Spider named after Telangana state
Newly discovered spiders of Thomisidae family have been named as Telangana crab spider (Thomisus telanganensis) i.e. after Indian state of Telangana. These spiders were discovered by G.B. Pravalikha and Chelmala Srinivasulu, wildlife and taxonomy researchers from the Zoology Department of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
India successfully test-fired nuclear-capable Dhanush missile from ship
India on 9 April 2015 successfully test fired nuclear weapons-capable Dhanush missile from a ship, off the Odisha coast. Test- The ship-based missile was launched from an Offshore Patrolling Vessel (OPV), deep inside the Bay of Bengal to test its ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Nasim Zaidi appointed as Chief Election Commissioner
President Pranab Mukherjee on 9 April 2015 appointed the senior most Election Commissioner (EC), Dr. Nasim Zaidi as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). He will succeed incumbent CEC HS Brahma, who retires on 19 April 2015 after attaining age 65. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Legendary Tamil writer Jayakanthan passes away
Legendary Tamil writer Jayakanthan passed away on 8 April 2015 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was 81. He was known for charting a new course in Tamil literature with his bold and progressive works. About Jayakanthan Jayakanthan was born on ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
UP government confers Sahitya Shiromani Samman on Gopal Das Neeraj
Uttar Pradesh government has conferred Sahitya Shiromani Samman upon noted Hindi poet Gopal Das Neeraj. The award carrying cash prize of 21 lakh Rupees was bestowed upon Neeraj by UP Chief Akhilesh Yadav. While presenting award, CM Akhilesh Yadav also ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Renowned Tamil singer EM Hanifa passes away
Renowned Tamil Muslim devotional singer EM Hanifa passed away on 9 April 2015 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was 90. He was well-known for his number of devotional songs and was a leading propagandist of Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) Party ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
India and US sign MoC on Transportation
India and United States (US) have signed Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) transportation between both countries. It was signed by Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari and Anthony Foxx, US Secretary of Transportation in New Delhi. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Union Government issues revised norms for disaster relief
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued orders on revision norms with respect of the Centrally notified disasters. These disasters include tsunami, earthquake, floods, cyclones, drought, hailstorm, etc. Facts about revised norms Norms related to various aspects of response ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Union Government allows pharmaceutical companies to hike rates of 509 essential medicines
Union government has allowed pharmaceutical companies to hike rates of 509 essential medicines by 3.84 per cent. The new prices will be effective from 1 April 2015. In this regard, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has issued a notification under ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
India registers record production of nuclear fuel
India has registered a major milestone for the nuclear industry by producing record nuclear fuel i.e. producing over 1,252 Metric Tonne (MT) of uranium bundles. Hyderabad-based Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC) has contributed to achieve this milestone by producing over 30 ..