Page-2 of Current Affairs - June, 2015

Russia's former PM Yevgeny Primakov passes away

June 29, 2015

Former Prime minister Yevgeny Primakov passed away in Moscow after a prolonged illness. He was 85. He had served as PM for just eight months between September 1998 and May 1999. During his long political career, he also had served ..

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Jwala Gutta, Ashwni Ponappa win women's doubles title of Canada Open Badminton tournament

June 29, 2015

Indian pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwni Ponappa won the women’s doubles title of the Canada Open Badminton tournament. In the finals match played at Calgary, Canada they defeated Dutch pair of Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek in straight games ..

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India Fourth Largest Carbon Emitter: WRI Analysis

June 27, 2015

India is fourth largest carbon emitter in the world in terms of per capita emission accounting for 6.6 % of global emissions for the year 2012. It was revealed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) in its latest analyses of ..

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First species of Yeti crab named Kiwa Tyleri found in Antarctica

June 27, 2015

Team of British scientists have discovered the first species of Yeti crab from hydrothermal vent systems in Antarctica. Study in this regard was published in the journal Plos One. Researches have christened this species as Kiwa Tyleri after world-renowned British ..

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Satnam Singh Bhamara becomes first Indian to be drafted by a NBA team

June 27, 2015

Satnam Singh Bhamara became the first Indian born basketball player to be drafted in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was chosen by the Dallas Mavericks team as the 52nd pick in the NBA Draft. He was selected amongst the ..

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India becomes most attractive investment destination: BPI 2015

June 27, 2015

India has become most attractive investment destination in world after it was ranked first among 110 countries in a ranking of destinations for attractiveness to foreign investors. The ranking was based on baseline profitability index (BPI) 2015. In this edition ..

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Australia to join China led AIIB

June 27, 2015

Australia has decided to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as a founding member. In this regard, Australia will contribute paid-in capital of 718.5 million US dollars over next five years i.e. till 2020.  With this investment it ..

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Light Combat Helicopter successfully clears hot weather trials at Jodhpur

June 27, 2015

Indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) prototype has been successfully cleared hot weather trials at Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The testing involved temperature survey of engine bay and hydraulic system apart from handling qualities, assessment of performance and loads at different all ..

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