Page-14 of Current Affairs - June, 2015

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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Rohan Bopanna- Florin Mergea pair win Stuttgart Men’s Double Open title 2015

June 15, 2015

India’s tennis player Rohan Bopanna along with his Romanian partner Florin Mergea has won the ATP’s Stuttgart Open final doubles trophy in Germany. The Indo-Romanian pair defeated Austrian-Brazilian pair of Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares by score of 5-7, 6-2 ..

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Cairn India to merge with Vedanta Ltd

June 15, 2015

Metal and mining giant Vedanta Ltd and its subsidiary oil explorer Cairn India have announced to merge. The merger will create India’s largest diversified natural resources company. It will also help Cairn spread its risk from volatile oil business to ..

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