Page-6 of Current Affairs - April, 2015

First battalion of Gorkha rifles celebrates Bicentenary year

April 24, 2015

First Battalion the First Gorkha Rifles (1/1 GR) on 24 April 2015 celebrated its Bicentenary at Pathankot, Punjab. To mark this day, hundreds of serving and veteran Officers, Junior Commissioned Officers and Other Ranks of the battalion both from India ..

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24 April: National Panchayati Raj Diwas

April 24, 2015

Every year April 24 is being observed as National Panchayati Raj (PR) Diwas across India. This day marks the passing of the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 that came into force with effect from 24 April 1993. This amendment had ..

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Indian-American Dr. Vivek Murthy takes oath as US Surgeon General

April 23, 2015

Indian-American Dr. Vivek Murthy was sworn-in as the US Surgeon General on 23 April 2015. He was administered oath by US Vice President Joe Biden at a ceremony held at Fort Myer in Virginia. Vivek Murthy is 19th US Surgeon ..

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NASA develops first 3-D printed copper rocket engine part

April 23, 2015

NASA engineers have developed the first full-scale three dimensional (3-D) printed copper rocket engine part. The part developed was a combustion chamber liner that operates at extreme temperatures and pressures using additive manufacturing technique. Combustion chamber was manufactured by using ..

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Union Cabinet approves lowering of age of Juveniles from 18 to 16 years for heinous crimes

April 23, 2015

Union Cabinet has approved lowering of age of juveniles from eighteen to sixteen years for heinous crimes. Decision in this regard was taken by Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The cabinet also approved to introduce Amendment ..

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Zomato acquires NexTable

April 23, 2015

Online restaurant guide Zomato has acquired United States (US) based online table reservation platform NexTable for undisclosed amount. It is Zomato’s ninth acquisitions since past nine months. This acquisition also comes shortly after Zomato had acquired MaplePOS, a cloud-based POS ..

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Railway Ministry launches mobile app for paperless unreserved tickets

April 23, 2015

The Railway Ministry has launched ‘utsonmobile’, a mobile application for paperless unreserved tickets. The application service was launched by Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in New Delhi. This application will allow its passenger to buy a ticket on the move ..

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CCEA gives nod to three highway projects in three states

April 23, 2015

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved three highway projects in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra with a total cost of 5,150 crore rupees. All the three projects will be implemented on Build–operate–transfer BOT (toll) model. The private sector ..

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Union Cabinet approves agreement between India and Jordan on maritime transport

April 23, 2015

Union Cabinet meeting chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 April 2015 gave its approval for signing of a shipping agreement between India and Jordan. The agreement aims at strengthening cooperation between both nations in the area of ..

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Information and Broadcasting Ministry receives ISO 9001:2008 certification

April 22, 2015

Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) on 22 April 2015 received an ISO 9001:2008 certification from the British Standards Institute (BSI). The ISO certification was granted to Ministry in respect of various permissions and licences issued by it for ..

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