Page-3 of Current Affairs - August, 2015

Government gives nod to rename Delhi’s Aurangzeb Road as Abdul Kalam Road

August 28, 2015

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, ..

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India losses solar case against US at WTO

August 28, 2015

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 ..

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Vassiliki Thanou sworn in as first female Prime Minister of Greece

August 28, 2015

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 ..

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WHO declared India Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Free

August 28, 2015

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 ..

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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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