Page-23 of Current Affairs - August, 2015

ISRO commissions Titanium Sponge Plant in Kerala

August 11, 2015

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 10 August has fully commissioned and started commercial production at the first indigenous Titanium Sponge Plant at Chavara in Kerala. The initiative was taken by ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre to establish Titanium Sponge ..

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ICICI Bank launches ‘Saral-Rural Housing Loan’ Scheme for weaker sections

August 11, 2015

India’s largest private sector lender Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) Bank has launched ‘ICICI Bank Saral-Rural Housing Loan’ Scheme for weaker sections of society. The scheme is new home loan proposition of the bank with special interest ..

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Union Government launches new train services in Northeast

August 11, 2015

Union Government launched new train services in the Northeast Indian states after the completion of Balipara- Bhalukpong (Arunachal Pradesh) and North Lakhimpur-Murkongselek (Assam) sections into broad-gauge. The train services were launched by the Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu through video-conferencing ..

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Google unveils restructuring under new parent company Alphabet Inc

August 11, 2015

Search engine giant Google Inc has announced formation of a new holding or parent company called Alphabet Inc to encompass its search engine unit and all other subsidiaries. The new parent company was formed as part of Google’s new organisational ..

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Kochi first to join World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) Council

August 11, 2015

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 ..

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Union Government launches School Nursery Yojana

August 10, 2015

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 ..

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10 August: World Bio-Fuel Day

August 10, 2015

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 ..

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High-intensity earthquake hits Hindukush region in Afghanistan

August 10, 2015

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 ..

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