Page-8 of Current Affairs - July, 2015

Sebastian Vettel wins 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix of F1

July 27, 2015

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany won the 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix of Formula One (F1). This was his overall second victory of the season after Malaysian Grand Prix and first of Hungarian Grand Prix. The drivers ranking after Hungarian ..

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Former Union Minister Bijoy Handique passes away

July 27, 2015

Former Union Minister and 6 time Lok Sabha member Bijoy Krishna Handique passed away in Jorhat, Assam. He was 82. He was the veteran leader of Indian National Congress from the Northeast state of Assam. Handique was the senior politician ..

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Etienne Benet Nestle India’s MD steps down

July 27, 2015

Nestle India’s MD Etienne Benet has step down from his post, he will be replaced by Nestle Philippines Chairman and CEO Suresh Narayanan. Etienne Benet will be relocated to Nestle’s head office in Switzerland while Mr. Narayanan will take over ..

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EU bans marketing of around 700 generic medicines of GVK Biosciences

July 27, 2015

European Union (EU) has banned the marketing of around 700 generic medicines among its member countries. This is the largest suspension imposed on the sales and distribution of generic drugs ordered by EU which will come into effect on August ..

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Indian women wrestling team wins silver medal in the Kazakhstan Presidential Cup

July 27, 2015

Indian women’s wrestling team has won the silver medal after finishing second in the fifth Senior International Wrestling Tournament (also known as Cup of the President of Republic of Kazakhstan). The eight-member team bagged a silver medal at the July ..

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Anand Krishnamurthy appointed CEO and MD of CSB bank

July 27, 2015

Anand Krishnamurthy is now the new MD and CEO of Catholic Syrian Bank (CSB) replacing Rakesh Bhatia who had quit due to personal reason. This appointment was done by the board of directors of CSB among the three named sent to RBI. ..

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Cyient acquires Singapore based Global Services Engineering from Pratt & Whitney

July 27, 2015

The Hyderabad based Cyient Ltd has acquired Singapore based Global Services Engineering Asia from Pratt & Whitney Services Pte Ltd. Through this deal Cyient is envisaging to expand its aerospace service in Asia-Pacific region. Cyient is a leader in aerospace engineering and has built a ..

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China launches two new Navigational Satellites into space

July 25, 2015

China launched two new navigational satellites into space as part of its domestic navigation system BeiDou (meaning Compass). The 18th and 19th satellites (of total constellation of 35 satellites) were successfully launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern ..

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