Page-10 of Current Affairs - June, 2015

Indian-origin MP Keith Vaz re-elected as chairman of UK Parliament committee

June 19, 2015

Britain’s longest-serving Indian-origin MP Keith Vaz, has been re-elected as Chairman of Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC) in House of Commons of UK Parliament. He was re-elected as Chairman of HASC for third time by receiving 412 votes compared to ..

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World's First Electric Passenger aircraft BX1E manufactured in China

June 19, 2015

The world’s first electric passenger aircraft named BX1E was manufactured in China. The aircraft was designed by Shenyang Aerospace University and Liaoning General Aviation Academy located in the northeastern Liaoning Province of China. Features of BX1E Electric Passenger aircraft BX1E ..

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HDFC Bank launches 10-second paperless instant loan Scheme

June 19, 2015

HDFC Bank, India’s second-largest private sector lender has launched a 10-second paperless instant loan Scheme for its existing customers. The 10-second loan Scheme was launched as part of HDFC Bank’s digital banking platform GoDigital. With this, HDFC bank became first ..

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First translated version of Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita released in China

June 19, 2015

Translated Chinese version of Bhagavad Gita, a sacred ancient Indian scripture was released in China. This is the first a well-known Hindu ancient religious text was published in China. The book was released by Indian Ambassador to China Ashok K ..

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Moon engulfed in permanent, lopsided dust cloud: Study

June 19, 2015

Recently published study in the journal Nature has revealed that Moon is engulfed in a permanent but lopsided dust cloud made up of tiny dust grains. The study team was led by Professor Mihaly Horanyi of University of Colorado Boulder ..

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ASCI launches ASCIonline mobile app to curb misleading advertisements

June 19, 2015

Advertising Standard Council of India (ASCI) has launched ASCIonline, a mobile application in a bid to address misleading advertisements. The application will provide consumers/users platform to report complaint services for misleading advertisements on a mobile apart from ASCI’s online complaint ..

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Union Government launches NOWCAST and Insurance Web-Portals for Farmers

June 19, 2015

Union Government has launched NOWCAST weather alert system and Crop Insurance web portal for the benefit of farmers. The new initiatives were launched by Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh at a function held in New Delhi. NOWCAST weather alert ..

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CCEA gives nod for inclusion of Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh in National Dairy Plan-I

June 18, 2015

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for inclusion of Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand under the National Dairy Plan- I (NDP-I). Decision in this regard was taken CCEA meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New ..

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