Page-21 of Current Affairs - July, 2015

Adani Group inks MoU with Tamil Nadu Government to set up 650 MW solar power plant

July 6, 2015

Adani Group has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tamil Nadu Government to set up 650 Mega Watt (MW) solar power plant in Ramanathapuram district. The group will set up five solar power units at a cost of 4,536 ..

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US wins Women's FIFA World Cup for 3rd time

July 6, 2015

United States (US) won the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. It is overall third world cup title of US. In the World Cup final match played at Vancouver, Canada US defeated Japan by 5-2 goals score. US captain and skipper ..

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Chile wins Copa America title 2015 of football for first time

July 6, 2015

Chile won South America’s most prestigious football trophy, the Copa America title 2015 for the first time. It is Chile’s first ever international trophy in Football. In the final match played at Santiago de Chile, the hosts defeated 14 times ..

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FDI in manufacturing of tobacco products prohibited: RBI

July 6, 2015

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) prohibited the foreign direct investment (FDI) in manufacturing of tobacco products. In this regard, RBI has issued a notification which prohibits the manufacturing of tobacco products activities such as wholesale cash and carry, retail trading ..

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India retains South Asian Basketball Championship

July 6, 2015

Defending champions India have retained the South Asian Basketball Championship (SABA) title. It was the 4th edition of the Championships. In the final match of played at Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, Karnataka they defeated Sri Lanka by 93-44 score. With ..

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Acclaimed Pakistani Urdu novelist Abdullah Hussain passes away

July 6, 2015

Acclaimed Pakistani Urdu novelist Abdullah Hussain passed away in Lahore due to blood cancer. He was 84. He had received worldwide fame after the publication of his masterpiece Urdu novel and greatest contemporary works of Urdu fiction Udas Naslain in ..

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Lewis Hamilton wins 2015 Birtish Grand Prix of F1

July 6, 2015

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain won 2015 Birtish Grand Prix of Formula One (F1). This was his fourth victory of the season and his second of Birtish Grand Prix. With this victory Hamilton became second British F1 driver to ..

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Renowned US actress Diana Douglas passes away

July 6, 2015

Renowned US actress and model Diana Douglas passed away in Los Angeles due to cancer. She was 92. Diana Douglas was born as Diana Love Dill on 22 January, 1923 in Devonshire, Bermuda. Later she had immigrated to US. She ..

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Union Government releases first ever Socio-Economic and Caste Census in 80 years

July 6, 2015

Union Government released the first ever Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) after 80 years on the lines of the 1931 census. It was released by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi. The SECC findings reflect the state of ..

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Airbus, Mahindra Group ink MoU to form joint venture company

July 4, 2015

Mahindra Defence Systems Limited, a subsidiary of Mahindra Group and Airbus Helicopter have inked pact to form a joint venture (JV) company to produce helicopters in India. In this regard, both entities have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to ..

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