Page-3 of Current Affairs - August, 2015

India gifts former Indian Coast Guard Ship Varaha to Sri Lanka

August 28, 2015

India has gifted its former Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship Varaha to Sri Lanka. The ceremonial of handing over of the ship took place at the port of Colombo in keeping with naval customs and traditions. The patrol ship had ..

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Usain Bolt wins 200 meters title at World Championships

August 28, 2015

Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt has won world 200 metre title in the World Athletics Championships held in Beijing, China. In the final of the event Bolt finished the race by 19.55 seconds easily outstripped his rival Justin Gatlin of US ..

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NITI Aayog launches India Energy Security Scenarios 2047

August 28, 2015

National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog has launched the second version of an open source web based tool India Energy Security Scenarios 2047 calculator (IESS 2047). The tool was launched by the NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya at ..

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Union Government launches E-Payment Module to deposit compensatory levies into CAMPA Funds

August 28, 2015

Union Government has launched an e-payment module to make the payment of compensatory levies into the Compensatory Afforestation Management Planning Authority (CAMPA) Funds. It was launched by Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi in order to make these ..

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Union Government gives nod to 6 new SEZ proposals

August 28, 2015

Union Government has approved six new proposals 6 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) proposals including four from Information Technology and IT enabled Service (ITeS) sector. This decision was taken by the Board of Approval (BoA) for SEZ (under the aegis of ..

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Maharashtra government acquires Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's London House

August 28, 2015

Maharashtra government has bought the house in London where social reformer and architect of the Indian Constitution Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar had stayed in the 1920s. State government has acquired this house in 3.1 million pound deal owing to its ..

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GSAT-6 communication satellite successfully placed in orbit

August 27, 2015

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully placed communication satellite GSAT-6 into its intended geosynchronous transfer orbit. It was launched by the indigenously built Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)-D6 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikotta. About GSAT-6 satellite GSAT-6 ..

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Union Government announces names of 98 cities for Smart Cities Project

August 27, 2015

Union Government has declared the names of 98 cities for its ambitious Smart Cities Project. These cities were selected by the respective States and Union Territories on the parameters set by the Union Government. Of the total 98 cities, 13 ..

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Rajiv Mangla appointed as CTO of Snapdeal

August 27, 2015

Former Adobe executive Rajiv Mangla has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of eCommerce major Snapdeal. In his new role, Mangla will help to establish Snapdeal’s technical vision and lead all aspects of its technological development of the company. ..

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Novak Djokovic appointed as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

August 27, 2015

World No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic from Serbia has been appointed as a new goodwill ambassador of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Prior to this appointment he has focused on the issues of vulnerable children and their communities ..

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