Page-19 of Current Affairs - August, 2015
Kochi first to join World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) Council
Kochi becomes first Indian city to be a member of Beijing headquartered, World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) Council and join its league of leading tourism cities across the world. The invitation to be the member of the council was sent ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Union Government launches School Nursery Yojana
Union Government has launched the School Nursery Yojana in a bid to bring school students closer to nature by involving them in raising of saplings in school nurseries. The scheme was launched by Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar in New ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
10 August: World Bio-Fuel Day
Every year 10th August is observed as World Bio-Fuel Day in a bid to create awareness about non fossil-fuels (Green Fuels). Significance of Day: On this day in 1893, Sir Rudalph Diesel (inventor of the diesel engine) for the first ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
High-intensity earthquake hits Hindukush region in Afghanistan
A high-intensity earthquake has struck the Hindukush region in Afghanistan. As per India Meteorological Department (IMD) this earthquake was having magnitude of 6.2 on the Richter scale and had occurred at a depth of 210 km with its epicentre in ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Xiaomi ties up with Foxconn to set up facility in Andhra Pradesh through 'Make in India' intiative
China-based Smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc has tied up with Taiwan-based Foxconn to set first Assembly line in Andhra Pradesh under ‘Make in India’ initiative. These two Smartphone manufacturer giants has forayed together into Indian electronics market to roll out Xiaomi’s first locally made Smartphone, ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Govt caps kerosene subsidy at Rs 12 per litre and Rs 18 per kg for LPG
On 10 August Central government has capped the subsidy payout on kerosene at Rs. 12 per litre and Rs. 18 per kg for LPG and notifies the upstream companies to bear about Rs 5,000-6,000 crore kerosene subsidy for the fiscal year. Subsidy ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
India's social security pact with Canada comes into force
The social security pact between India and Canada which was approved by Union Cabinet in 2013 comes into force after two years of long waiting. According to the pact the employees posted by Indian entities in Canada are not required ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
China’s Phicomm to invest $1 billion to set up India units
Phicomm, a Shanghai-based smartphone maker has announced to invest around 6400 crore rupees in India by 2017. The company has decided to set up five business units in phased manner which includes units of – Mobile phones, Cloud services, Enterprise, ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Telecom Minister launches mobile app ‘Disha’ to aid digital literacy in Bihar
On 10 August Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has launched a new mobile app ‘Disha’ to aid digital literacy in Bihar. The app was launched in Bihar that aims to help people learn about computers and Internet through self learning modules. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Union Government launches Suraksha Bandhan drive in Mission Mode
Union Government has launched Suraksha Bandhan drive in a Mission Mode through participating insurance companies and banks. The drive aims at taking forward Union Government’s objective of creating a universal social security system in the country, especially for the poor ..