Page-20 of Current Affairs - January, 2015

Indian-origin man J Y Pillay reappointed as top advisor to Singapore President

January 3, 2015

Veteran Indian-origin civil servant Joseph Yubaraj Manuel Pillay was reappointed as the Chairman of the Presidential Council of Advisers (CPA) by Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam. He was sworn in as top advisor to Singapore’s President for a period of next four ..

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Former ISRO chief and Renowned Scientist Dr V R Gowarikar passes away

January 2, 2015

Former ISRO chief and renowned Scientist Dr. Vasant Ranchod Gowarikar passed away in Pune, Maharashtra. He was 81. He is considered as the ‘Father of the Indian Monsoon Model’. About Dr. Vasant Gowarikar Dr. Vasant Gowarikar was born in Pune on ..

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IAS officer R K Srivastava takes charges as AAI Chairman

January 2, 2015

IAS officer R K Srivastava took over as the new chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI). Earlier in December, Srivastava was appointed as chairman of AAI by the government for 5 years. He is a 1984-batch Jharkhand-cadre IAS officer ..

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Greece dissolves parliament ahead of snap elections

January 2, 2015

Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has dissolved the country’s parliament ahead of snap elections to be held on 25 January. Dissolution of Parliament comes after it failed to elect the President in the third and final round of voting. In ..

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Central Government appoints A.K. Mittal as Chairman of Railway Board

January 2, 2015

Central Government has appointed A.K. Mittal as Chairman of Railway Board. His name was cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister. He will succeed incumbent chief Arunendra Kumar whose term had ended on 31st ..

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Gujarat government announces new industrial policy for 2015

January 2, 2015

Gujarat government has announced its new industrial policy for 2015. It was announced by Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Summit which begins from January 11, 2015. This industrial policy aims to make state a global ..

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French Economist Thomas Piketty turns down France's top award

January 2, 2015

French economist Thomas Piketty has turned down France’s top award, the Legion D’Honneur. He is the bestselling author of book Capital in the 21st Century which examines income inequality in society. Earlier in 2014, cartoonist Jacques Tardi had turned down ..

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Former MoS for External Affairs Kamala Sinha passes away

January 1, 2015

Former Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Kamala Sinha passed away in Syracuse, New York in US. She was 82. About Kamala Sinha She was born in Dhaka (now in Bangladesh) on 30 September 1932. She is grandniece of Jan ..

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Delhi Police launches women safety mobile app 'Himmat'

January 1, 2015

Delhi police has launched women safety mobile application ‘Himmat’. It was launched by the Union home minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi. It is an android based mobile app, which aims to cater employed women who have smartphones and travel alone late in ..

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India and Pakistan exchange list of nuclear facilities

January 1, 2015

India and Pakistan on 1st January 2015 have exchanged the list of their nuclear installations and facilities under the agreement on Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations between India and Pakistan. The exchange of list was done through diplomatic channels ..

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