Page-26 of Current Affairs - August, 2015

Hindi litterateur Kashinath Singh chosen for Bharat Bharti literary award 2014

August 5, 2015

Noted Hindi litterateur Kashinath Singh has been chosen for the Bharat Bharti literary award for year 2014. Singh has penned many short stories and novels. His most famous novel is Kashi ka Assi (2004) which captures the vibrant hues of ..

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Ex-Jalore EO Rajan Vishal chosen for Election Commission's award

August 5, 2015

Former Jalore Electoral Officer (EO) Rajan Vishal has been chosen for Election Commission’s Zonal award under the Best Electoral Practices Award-2014. Election Commission will present him this award on August 10, 2015 in New Delhi. He was bestowed with this ..

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Reliance MediaWorks completes sale of multiplex business to Carnival Group

August 4, 2015

Anil Ambani-led Reliance MediaWorks Ltd completed the sale of its multiplex business to Kochi based Carnival Cinemas that fetched approximately 700 crore rupees. Reliance MediaWorks operates under the aegis of Reliance Capital which runs ‘BIG Cinemas’ a cinema chain that ..

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NDDB wins special achievement in GIS Award

August 4, 2015

The Esri Special Achievement in GIS Award 2015 for exemplary work in Dairy Geographical Information System (GIS) has been awarded to the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) at the annual Esri International User Conference held in San Diego. The NDDB ..

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HSBC India plans to launch ‘green bonds’

August 4, 2015

HSBC India’s chairman Naina Lal Kidwai announced to launch ’green bonds’ in India for raising funds for investments in environmental projects. Announcement was done by the HSBC chairman in a Ficci event held on 3 August 2015. The total investment ..

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Airtel acquires YTS for mobile payment solutions

August 4, 2015

India’s largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel has acquired YTS Solutions a mobile payments solutions company for an undisclosed price. YTS Solutions will be integrated with the operations of Airtel Money Services Ltd a subsidiary of Airtel. This acquisition will help ..

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Roland Folger new Mercedes-Benz India head

August 4, 2015

Roland S Folger has been appointed as new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for Mercedes-Benz India. He will replace Eberhard Kern who is going to head company’s operations in Europe. Eberhard Kern headed India’s operations for past three years and ..

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McCann bags Incredible India ad campaign

August 4, 2015

The global advertising agency McCann bagged Tourism Ministry’s ‘Incredible India’ advertising campaign for the period of three years. The current campaign is advertised by Ogilvy India. McCann was selected because of its unique consumer understanding, deep knowledge about India’s culture ..

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193 UN members reach agreement on New Sustainable Development Agenda

August 4, 2015

United Nations 193 member states have reached an agreement on the outcome document New Sustainable Development Agenda for the next 15 years i.e. till 2030. The new agenda draft document called “Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” was ..

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Union Government extends term of Rajan S Katoch as Director of ED for 3rd time

August 4, 2015

Union Government has extended term of senior IAS officer Rajan S Katoch as the Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). In this regard, Apppointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) presided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued an order. Thus, Mr. ..

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