Page-18 of Current Affairs - January, 2015

Union Finance Minister Jaitley adopts 4 Gujarat villages as part of Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

January 12, 2015

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has adopted 4 villages in Vadodara district in Gujarat as part of the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana. He has adopted following 4 villages of Vadodara district: Karnali village Pipaliya village Valida village Baglipura village About ..

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Roger Federer records 1000th win after winning Brisbane title

January 12, 2015

Tennis living legend Roger Federer has recorded 1000 titles wins in men’s professional circuit career. He made his 1000 win after winning Brisbane International Tennis title. In his 1,000 career match, he defeated Milos Raonic with score of 6-4, 6-7, 6-4. It ..

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UN chief Ban Ki Moon inaugurates Gujarat’s second canal-top 10-MW solar power project

January 12, 2015

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon inaugurated Gujarat’s second canal-top 10-MW solar power project. It is located on 5.5 km stretch of Vadodara branch of Sardar Sarovar project canal. It is implemented by Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) ..

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First China-CELAC Forum ministerial meeting concludes in Beijing

January 11, 2015

First ministerial meeting of the Forum of China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) concluded in Beijing. It was two-day meeting and was co-chaired by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Costa Rican counterpart, Manuel ..

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PM Narendra Modi inaugurates 7th vibrant Gujarat summit

January 11, 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 7th Vibrant Gujarat Summit in Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar. Key facts Inaugural ceremony was attended by United Nations General Secretary and US State Secretary John Kerry. Apart from them, several ministers from Europe, Japan, Australia and ..

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People from 11 countries take part in First Buddha Heritage Walk in Bihar

January 11, 2015

People from 11 countries have taken part in First Buddha Heritage Walk in Bihar. In this heritage walk over 500 pilgrims from 11 countries walked through a 13-km-long forest trail. They walked through the trail which Lord Gautam Buddha had ..

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DRDO successfully tests advance EW suite in Tejas-PV1 Aircraft

January 11, 2015

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully tested an advanced electronic warfare (EW) suite. It was tested onboard of the country’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas-PV1. Key facts about Electronic Warfare (EW) suite It is developed by Defence Avionics ..

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Union Government unblocks 32 websites

January 11, 2015

Union Government has unblocked 32 websites which were blocked earlier in November 2014. These websites were unblocked after they had promised to cooperate with the authorities and remove objectionable content. They were blocked for carrying anti-India views and spreading banned ..

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