Page-11 of Current Affairs - June, 2015

Bangladesh Supreme Court uphelds death sentence of Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid

June 17, 2015

Bangladesh Supreme Court’s appellate bench upheld the death sentence of war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid. Decision in this regard was taken by 4-member bench headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha. The court has found Mujahid ..

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United Kingdom celebrates 800 years of Magna Carta

June 16, 2015

United Kingdom (UK) celebrated 800 years of signing of Magna Carta on 15 June 2015. The celebrations to observe signing of 8 century year old historic document which had laid foundation for modern democratic society was led by  Queen Elizabeth ..

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Denmark's Mogens Lykketoft elected as President of UN General Assembly

June 16, 2015

Mogens Lykketoft from Denmark was unanimously elected as President of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He was only the nominee put forward by the Western Europe and other group (WEOG). Mogens Lykketoft succeeds Uganda’s Sam Kutesa who was President of ..

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India inks landmark MVA with Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal

June 16, 2015

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) have inked a Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA) for the regulation of passenger, personnel and cargo vehicular traffic for the economic benefit of the entire region. On behalf of India, the agreement was signed by ..

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Union Government launches augmented reality application ‘Sakaar’

June 16, 2015

Union Government has launched Augmented Reality technology based mobile application named ‘Sakaar’ to highlight the achievements of the Department of Space. It was launched by Minister of State (MoS) in the Department of Atomic Energy Dr. Jitendra Singh in New ..

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Indian Railways names Haridwar Mail as Yoga Express

June 16, 2015

Indian Railways has named Haridwar Mail as Yoga Express with an immediate effect. In this regard the train No 19031/19032 Ahmedabad-Haridwar-Ahmedabad famously known as Haridwar Mail has been christened as Yoga Express. This decision was taken by Indian Railways before ..

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FDI in services sector grows by 46% in 2014-15 fiscal

June 15, 2015

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into the services sector grew by over 46 per cent to 3.25 billion dollars in 2014-15 fiscal. It was revealed by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). The FDI in this sector has ..

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Snapdeal acquires mobility solutions company Letsgomo Labs

June 15, 2015

Domestic e-commerce giant Snapdeal has acquired Gurgaon based mobility solutions company Letsgomo Labs. With this acquisition Letsgomo team will become part of Snapdeal. It will help to strengthen Snapdeal position in the m-commerce domain by further strengthen it mobile technology ..

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Overall stockpile of nuclear weapon diminishes: Stockholm Peace Institute

June 15, 2015

As per recently published Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook 2015, the number of nuclear weapons in the world decreased in 2015. The overall stockpile of nuclear weapons has declined to 15,850 in early 2015 from 16,350 in early ..

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BSNL launches free pan India roaming scheme

June 15, 2015

State owned telecommunications giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched free pan India roaming scheme. This scheme will allow company’s mobile customers across the country to receive incoming calls at no additional cost i.e. free of cost. It will ..

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