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21st edition of Delhi Book Fair begins
The 21st edition of the Delhi Book Fair has been launched at the Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. The book fair has been organised by the Federation of Indian Publishers in association with India Trade Promotion Organisation. It will be held ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Government orders inclusion of 13 central laws within purview of Land Acquisition Act 2013
Union Government has issued an executive order to include 13 Central Acts under the purview of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act , 2013. This inclusion will extend benefits related to determination of ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
29 August: National Sports Day
Every year August 29 is being observed as National Sports Day across the country. Significance: The day marks the birth anniversary of Hockey Wizard, Major Dhyan Chand. On this day National Sports awards including Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Awards ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Biggest harvest festival Thiru Onam celebrated in Kerala
Biggest harvest festival of Thiru Onam was celebrated by Keralites across the globe. Various cultural and religious programmes were organized throughout southern state of Kerala to celebrate the Onam. The festival falls during the Malayalam month of Chingam (August- September). ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
50th anniversary of 1965 Indo-Pak war observed
50th anniversary of 1965 India-Pakistan war was observed across the country on 28 August 2015. President Pranab Mukherjee paid rich tributes to the war martyrs at Amar Jawan Jyoti, New Delhi. Army Chief, General Dalbir Singh, Air Chief Marshal Arup ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
NTPC sets a record in single-day power generation
India’s largest power generator National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited has achieved a record of highest single-day electricity generation of over 733 million units. The record generation of electricity on August 27, 2015 was achieved from NTPC’s 18 coal-based power ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Government gives nod to rename Delhi’s Aurangzeb Road as Abdul Kalam Road
Union Government has given its nod to rename Delhi’s famous Aurangzeb Road has been renamed after former President of India APJ Abdul Kalam. It was decided by New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to rename road as APJ Abdul Kalam Road, ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
India losses solar case against US at WTO
India has lost solar case against United States at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of WTO has ruled that, India’s requirement of only domestic solar equipment’s for its ambitious Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) is ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Vassiliki Thanou sworn in as first female Prime Minister of Greece
President of Greece’s Supreme Court Vassiliki Thanou has been appointed as the first female Prime Minister of the heavily indebted country which is center of Eurozone crisis. She was sworn in as head of a caretaker government that will lead nation ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
WHO declared India Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Free
World Health Oraganistion (WHO) has officially declared India as Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus free country, i.e. mothers and newborns are free from tetanus at the time of birth. It was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after inaugurating the Call ..