Page-7 of Current Affairs - June, 2015

Former Indian women hockey captain Shashi Bala passes away

June 22, 2015

Former Indian women hockey team captain Shashi Bala passed away on 21 June 2015. She was 45. Shashi was killed in a car accident along with her son in Kahma village of Punjab. She was a former hockey player and ..

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Humans driving Earth to sixth mass extinction: Study

June 20, 2015

As per recently published study in the journal Science Advances, humans are driving Earth to sixth mass extinction. The study was led by team of experts from Stanford University, Princeton University and the University of California, Berkeley of United states. ..

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June 20: World Refugee Day

June 20, 2015

Every year June 20 is observed as World Refugee Day to raise awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. The theme for year 2015 is With courage let us all combine. Background of World Refugee Day United Nations ..

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Haryana Government launches Village Mentoring Project to uplift villagers

June 20, 2015

Haryana Government has launched a Village Mentoring Project (VMP) in a bid to improve healthcare and education of the villagers with a special emphasis on girl child. The project was launched in Rajjipur village of Panchkula district of state in ..

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Afghanistan President issues decree to extend mandate of present Parliament

June 20, 2015

Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has issued a decree to extend the mandate of present Parliament which expires on 22 June 2015. President Ghani had taken this decision in consultation with the judiciary, the legislative and the executive. With the ..

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Historian-writer Ramachandra Guha selected for Japan's Fukuoka Prize

June 20, 2015

Eminent Historian-writer Ramachandra Guha has been selected for Japan’s Fukuoka Prize 2015 in n the Academic category. Apart from him Thant Myint-U (Grand Prize category) and Minh Hanh (Arts and Culture category) were also chosen for this edition of award. ..

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India, Tanzania ink agreements for cooperation in various fields

June 20, 2015

India and Tanzania have inked various agreements including for cooperation in the field of statistics, hydrography, agricultural science and tourism. These agreements were signed in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counter Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete in ..

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Jharkhand Government bans sale of thermocol plates

June 20, 2015

Jharkhand Government has imposed a ban on the sale of thermocol plates in the state. It was announced by Chief Minister Raghuvar Das. By banning thermocol plates, the state government aims at Promoting of leaf plates in the state Generate ..

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Galaxy named as CR7 after footballer Cristiano Ronaldo

June 20, 2015

Astronomers have named a newly discovered galaxy as CR7 (COSMOS Redshift 7) after Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo is famously known as CR7 after his initials and his jersey number.  He had won Fifa’s Ballon d’Or award consecutively for two ..

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C.N.R. Rao conferred with Japan's highest civilian award ‘Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star’

June 19, 2015

Eminent scientist and Bharat Ratna awardee C.N.R. Rao was conferred with Japan’s highest civilian award the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star. He was presented with the award by Japanese Ambassador to India, Takeshi Yagi for his ..

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