Page-15 of Current Affairs - February, 2015
French artist Paul Gauguin's painting breaks sale record at nearly $300m
A painting of two Tahitian girls named as Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry) by the French artist Paul Gauguin has been sold for 300 million dollars. It makes the painting as the most expensive work of art ever ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Maharashtra government signs MoU with L&T for setting up CCTV based surveillance in Mumbai
Maharashtra government has signed an MoU with engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for setting up closed-circuit television (CCTV) based surveillance in Mumbai. The MoU worth Rs 949 crore was signed by the company and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Indian Coast Guard inductes high-speed patrolling ship Amogh
Indian Coast Guard has inducted a high-speed patrolling ship Amogh into its fleet. Amogh will be stationed off Paradip coast in Odisha. It can travel at maximum speed of 63 km per hour The ship has facilities like firing gun, rubber ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
2nd prototype of naval variant of LCA-Tejas successfully tested
The Naval Prototype 2 (NP2) of indigenously developed light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas undertook its successful maiden flight in Bengaluru, Karnataka. This successful maiden flight is considered as significant milestone in the India’s indigenous carrier borne aircraft development programme. NP2 ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
IDCO signs MoU with IRE to set up a mineral separation plant in Odisha
State owned Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) has signed a MoU with public sector Indian Rare Earth Ltd (IRE) to set up a mineral separation plant in Odisha’s Ganjam district. MoU was signed by IDCO CMD Vishal K Dev and ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
ICC clears bowling action of Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has cleared bowling action of Pakistan’s cricketer Saeed Ajmal. ICC’s decision comes after retests and remedial work undertaken by Saeed have shown that his bowling action is as per ICC guidelines. Now, he can now ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
UN appoints Nickolay Mladenov as new Special Coordinator for Middle East peace
United Nation’s Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Nickolay Mladenov of Bulgaria as new Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority. He will replace Robert Serry of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Dr. M.O. Garg takes charge as Director General of CSIR
Dr M.O. Garg has taken charge as Director General (DG) of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR). He will replace PS Ahuja who had held this post since May 2014. About M.O. Garg M.O. Garg is a gold ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Greek Parliament elects Zoe Konstantopoulou as its new President
Greek Parliament has elected Zoe Konstantopoulou, a member of the left wing party Syriza as its new President. She was elected after receiving a record number of 235 of 300 deputies’ votes in the Parliament. With this win, she has the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Micromax appoints Shubhajit Sen as new chief marketing officer
India’s largest mobile vendor, Micromax has appointed Shubhajit Sen as its chief marketing officer (CMO). His appointment seeks to boost its marketing efforts as it looks to further improve its position in the surging smartphone market in the country. As ..