Page-18 of Current Affairs - January, 2015

President signs ordinance amending Citizenship Act, 1955

January 7, 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee has signed the ordinance that amend’s Citizenship Act, 1955. Earlier, union government had promulgated this ordinance in order to merge Person of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) schemes. Thus, providing life-long Indian visa facility ..

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PM releases commemorative coins to honour late industrialist Jamsetji Tata

January 7, 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released commemorative coins to honour Tata Group founder Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata. PM released coins in the denomination of 100 and five rupee to mark Jamsetji Tata’s 175th birth anniversary. Thus, Jamsetji will be the first ..

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Government launches subsidised 5 kg LPG Cylinder scheme for BPL families

January 7, 2015

Central government has launched the sale of subsidised 5-kg LPG cylinders scheme for Below Poverty Line (BPL) families and others. It was launched by Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Bhubaneswar, Odhisa. This scheme was launched as part of the ..

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PM launches National Programme for LED-based Home and Street Lighting for energy conservation

January 7, 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched National Programme for LED-based Home and Street Lighting in New Delhi for energy conservation by reducing energy consumption. Along with this programme, PM launched scheme for Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulb distribution under the ..

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Sutirtha Bhattacharya takes charge as Coal India Limited's full-time CMD

January 6, 2015

Sutirtha Bhattacharya has taken charge as full-time Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Coal India Limited (CIL). He is a 1985 batch IAS officer and for this post his name was cleared by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet after it was ..

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​Eminent Economist Arvind Panagariya appointed as NITI Aayog vice-chairman

January 5, 2015

Eminent free-market economist Arvind Panagariya has been appointed as Vice-chairman of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. NITI Aayog is established by government to function as both a think tank and a policy forum and replaces decades year old ..

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International Hindi Conference 2015 will be hosted in New Jersey

January 5, 2015

International Hindi Conference-2015 (अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हिंदी सम्मलेन-2015) will be hosted by New Jersey, United States in April 2015. Theme of 2015 edition of this conference is Expanding World of Hindi: Possibilities and Challenges. Key facts of International Hindi Conference 2015 This conference seeks ..

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Union Sports Ministry recommends Saina Nehwal's name for Padma Bhushan award

January 5, 2015

Union Sports Ministry has recommended badminton player Saina Nehwal’s name for Padma Bhushan award. As per Sports ministry, recommending her name is a special case. Earlier, she had expressed anger for not being nominated for this year’s award. However, Sports ..

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Edward Brooke, first black elected US senator passes away

January 5, 2015

Edward Brooke, the first elected black US senator passed away on 3rd January 2015. He was 95. He belonged to US’s Republican Party. About Edward Brooke He was elected to US Congress in 1966 by voters of Massachusetts State at a ..

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National Flag designer Pingali Venkayya honoured

January 5, 2015

Freedom fighter and National Flag designer Pingali Venkayya was honoured by naming All India Radio(AIR) Vijayawada (in Andhra Pradesh) building after him. In this regard, Union Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs, M. Venkaiah Naidu unveiled the statue of Pingali ..

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