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Dipa Karmakar wins bronze medal at 6th Senior ART Gymnastics Asian Championships
Ace Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar has won bronze medal in women’s vault event at the 6th Senior ART Gymnastics Asian Championships held in Hiroshima, Japan. Yan Wang of China successfully defended her title to win gold medal with 14.988 points. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Former MP Minister Jagannath Singh passes away
Former Madhya Pradesh minister and senior Bhartiya Janta Party leader Jagannath Singh passed away in Bhopal after prolonged illness. He was 69. He had had served as state labour minister from 2008 to 2013 in the BJP government led by ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Historic and Landmark Peace Accord signed between NSCN (IM) – Central Government
Union Government has signed an historic and landmark peace accord with the Isaac Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN). The pact was signed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence at 7, Race Course Road in New ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Joshna Chinappa wins WSA Victorian Open title of squash
India’s ace female squash player Joshna Chinappa won the prestigious US 15,000 dollars Victorian Open squash competition. In the final match of the WSA event played at Melbourne, Australia she defeated second Denmark’s Line Hansen by three set score of ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
CERN formally confers its Associate Membership to Pakistan
Pakistan was formally conferred Associate Membership status by European Organisation for Nuclear Research (also known as CERN). The membership was granted after Pakistan formally completed the required internal ratification process. With this, Pakistan became the first Asian country to become ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
India to host 2nd Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC)
India will host second edition meeting of Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) on 21 August 2015 in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The meeting will be attended by the heads of 14 island nations from Indo-Pacific oceanic region. It is seen as ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
India foils UK Company’s bid to patent its traditional knowledge for treating hair loss
India has foiled UK based company Pangaea Laboratories Limited’s bid to patent use of pine bark, turmeric and tea for treating hair loss. India was able to protect its traditional knowledge after Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL), a unit of ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
India women's team wins silver in World Archery Championship
Indian women’s recurve archery team has won silver medal in World Archery Championship held in Copenhagen, Denmark. Indian women’s team included trio of Laxmirani Majhi, Deepika Kumari, and Rimil Buriuly. In the final match of World Championship they lost to ..