Page-19 of Current Affairs - January, 2015

World Hindi Day is being observed on 10 January every year

January 10, 2015

Every year 10 January is being observed World Hindi Day. Objective of this day is to promote use of Hindi language abroad. To mark the occasion, special functions are being organized. It is usually, observed by Union Ministry of External Affairs ..

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Sindhushree Khullar appointed as Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog

January 10, 2015

Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has appointed senior bureaucrat Sindhushree Khullar as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog. She will serve in the post for one year starting from 1st January. She is 1975-batch officer of the Indian ..

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3 day Flamingo Festival begins near Pulicat Lake in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh

January 10, 2015

3 day Flamingo Festival has begun at the famous brackish water of Lake Pulicat in Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary located at Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. It will be hosted in Doravari Satram mandal, in Nellore district. This festival provides a ..

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Tata’s Vistara airline starts domestic flight operation

January 10, 2015

Tata’s Vistara airline has started domestic flight operation in India. Vistara started its flight operation after first flight took off from Delhi to Mumbai on 9 January 2015. Vistara airline is a joint venture of Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines ..

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Chinese Physicist Yu Min awarded State Preeminent Science and Technology Award 2014

January 10, 2015

Prominent Chinese theoretical physicist Yu Min has been awarded State Preeminent Science and Technology Award for 2014. Chinese President Xi Jinping gave him the award in the ceremony held at Great Hall of the People in Beijing. He was awarded ..

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Union Government merges PIO and OCI cards

January 10, 2015

Union Government has merged Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) card-holders with Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card-holders. Union Home Ministry in this regard has issued notification mentioning that all PIO card-holders henceforth are deemed to be OCI card-holders with effect ..

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Aziz Qureshi sworn in as Governor of Mizoram

January 10, 2015

Aziz Qureshi has sworn-in as the Governor of Mizoram. Justice Michael Zothankhuma, Judge of the Gauhati High Court, administered the oath of office to Qureshi. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Durbar Hall of the Raj Bhavan in Aizawl. ..

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Maithripala Sirisena sworn-in as 7th President of Sri Lanka

January 9, 2015

Maithiripala Sirisena has sworn-in as 7th President of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court Judge K. Sri Pawan administered the oath of office to Maithiripala Sirisena at a oath taking function held at the Independence Square in Colombo. While, United National ..

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