Page-6 of Current Affairs - August, 2015

India, Nepal ink MoU on Raxaul-Amlekhgunj oil pipeline

August 25, 2015

India and Nepal have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of Raxaul-Amlekhgunj oil pipeline. This pipeline will be the first of its kind project between two neighbouring countries in the SAARC region in the oil and gas ..

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Justice M L Tahaliyani sworn in as Lokayukta of Maharashtra

August 25, 2015

Justice Madanlal Laxmandas Tahaliyani has sworn-in as the new Lokayukta of Maharashtra. He was administered the oath of office by the Governor Vidyasagar Rao at the oath taking ceremony held in Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. Justice Tahaliyani will succeed Justice ..

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Amol Palekar appointed as Chairman of India's Oscar jury

August 25, 2015

Veteran actor and director Amol Palekar has been appointed as the Chairman of India’s Oscar jury by Mumbai based Film Federation of India (FFI). He will head the 17-member jury panel which will select the Indian films official entry in ..

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South, North Korea reach agreement to defuse crisis

August 25, 2015

South and North Korea have reached an agreement to defuse a crisis that had pushed the two rivals to the brink of armed conflict recently. In this regard both nations have issued a joint statement which includes series of measures. ..

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UNFCCC, MSSRF to work for conservation of coastal resources in Andhra Pradesh

August 25, 2015

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Chennai based M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) have agreed to work together for the conservation and adaptation initiative of coastal resources in Andhra Pradesh. In this regard, UNFCCC has sanctioned 3.8 ..

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Tata Trusts ink MoU with Andhra Pradesh Government to develop 264 Smart Villages

August 25, 2015

Tata Trusts has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Andhra Pradesh Government to develop 264 villages. Under this initiative, all 264 villages in the Vijayawada constituency will be developed in order to transform them into smart villages. The ..

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Roger Federer wins seventh Cincinnati Masters title of Tennis

August 24, 2015

World number two, Roger Federer from Switzerland has won the Cincinnati Masters title for record seventh time in men’s singles title category. In the final match played at Ohio near Cincinnati, US he defeated world number one, Novak Djokovic by 7–6, ..

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Gujarat to become 1st state to launch ‘Agro-Solar Policy’

August 24, 2015

Gujarat is set to become the first state in India to launch ‘Agro-Solar Policy’ to encourage the farmers to tap the solar energy. The new policy seeks to encourage the farmers in the state to tap free solar energy from ..

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