Page-15 of Current Affairs - July, 2015

Krishnapatnam Port receives Golden Peacock award for environment management

July 15, 2015

Krishnapatnam Port in Andhra Pradesh has been awarded Golden Peacock environment management award for its achievements and initiatives in the field of environment. The award was presented during the 17th World Congress on Environment Management to C Sasidhar, Managing Director ..

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Legendary music director MS Viswanathan passes away

July 15, 2015

Doyen music composer Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was 87. The veteran musician had composed music for over a thousand films in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam and was fondly called as the King of Light ..

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CSK, Rajasthan Royals suspended for two years from IPL

July 15, 2015

Two major Indian Premier League teams Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals were suspended from the cricket league for two years. Decision in this regard was taken by a Supreme Court-appointed three-member committee headed by former Chief Justice of ..

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Union Government clears defence proposals worth Rs 30,000 crore

July 15, 2015

Union Government has cleared worth over 30,000 crore rupees for buying four more P81 long-range maritime patrol aircraft for the navy and to replace army’s 60s vintage air defence guns. Decision in this regard by was taken by Defence Acquisition ..

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Rakesh Sahni appointed chairman of NVDA

July 15, 2015

Madhya Pradesh government has appointed Rakesh Sahni as the Chairman of Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA). He is IAS officer of 1972 batch and had retired after serving post of chief secretary of States. After his retirement he also served ..

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Ajay Kumar Pandey appointed as MD and group CEO of GIFT City

July 15, 2015

Ajay Kumar Pandey was appointed as new Managing Director and Group CEO of Gandhinagar based Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). He will succeed Ramakant Jha as he was appointed as CEO of Mumbai based IL&FS’s Smart City initiative. Jha ..

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Noted artist Sayed Haider Raza conferred with France’s de la Lgion dHonneur

July 14, 2015

Noted artist Sayed Haider Raza was conferred with highest French Civilian Award Commandeur de la Lgion dHonneur (the Legion of Honour). Raza was bestowed with this award for his peerless achievements in transcending all boundaries, forging ties between France and ..

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Union Government launches GAGAN, aviation navigation system

July 14, 2015

Union Government has launched GPS-Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) system, for aviation navigation. It was launched by Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju in New Delhi. Facts about GAGAN system Jointly developed by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and ..

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Nag anti-tank missile tested from helicopter platform

July 14, 2015

Indigenously developed Nag anti-tank guided missile was successfully tested from a helicopter platform. Test: During the test, three-round trial of helicopter-launched Nag (HeliNa) missile were conducted at a Chandhan firing range in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. The two of the trials ..

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India, Tajikistan ink 2 pacts to strengthen bilateral relations

July 14, 2015

India and Tajikistan have inked 2 pacts to strengthen bilateral relations They were signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit to Tajikistan.  It was his last leg of strategic tour to 5 Central Asian countries (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and ..

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