Page-4 of Current Affairs - May, 2015

Union Government approves 21 FDI proposals worth Rs 281 crore

May 26, 2015

Union Government has approved twenty one proposals of Foreign Direct Investment (DI) amounting to over 280 crore rupees. The approved FDI proposals were based on recommendations of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) taken in its meeting held on 30 ..

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Manoj Mishra appointed as CMD of National Fertilizers Ltd

May 26, 2015

Union Government has appointed Manoj Mishra as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of state-run National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL). Mishra’s appointment comes after Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) had recommended his name for the top post at NFL in September 2014. ..

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Antarctic ice loss altering earth's gravity: Study

May 26, 2015

A new scientific study has found that a sudden and massive ice loss in a previously stable region of Antarctica is causing small changes in the gravitational field of the Earth. This study was led by Dr Bert Wouters, a ..

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Renowned American mathematician and Nobel Laureate John Nash passes away

May 25, 2015

Renowned American mathematician and Nobel laureate John Nash passed away on 24 May 2015. He was 86 and died in a car crash along with his wife Alicia Nash. John Forbes Nash, Jr. was born on June 13, 1928 in ..

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Mumbai Indians defeat Chennai Super Kings to win IPL 2015 for second time

May 25, 2015

Mumbai Indians (MI) on 24 May 2015 won the eight edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2015 by defeating Chennai Super Kings (CSK). In the final match played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata they defeated CSK by 41 runs. CSK had ..

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French film Dheepan honoured with Palme d’Or Award at 68th Cannes Film Festival

May 25, 2015

French film Dheepan has been awarded Palme d’Or Award at 68th Cannes Film Festival. The film is directed by Jacques Audiard. Dheepan story revolves around the trio of Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka’s who pretend to be a family in ..

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ICICI bank launches voice password facility for users

May 25, 2015

India’s largest private sector lender Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) Bank has launched voice password facility for users. This service will facilitate its customers to make transactions using their voice rather than using traditional means of authentication ..

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Sunil D'Souza appointed as MD of Whirlpool India

May 25, 2015

Sunil D’Souza was appointed as Managing Director (MD) of India’s home appliances maker Whirlpool. Prior to this appointment he was Head of PepsiCo’s VIMAPS Business Unit located in Malaysia. In his 15 years of career with PepsiCo, he had held ..

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Russia enacts law banning undesirable NGOs

May 25, 2015

Russian government officially has enacted a law banning undesirable non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the country. The law came into force after President Vladimir Putin signed the bill in this regard after it was passed by both houses of the Russian ..

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China sets up largest gold sector fund for nations along ancient Silk Road

May 25, 2015

China has set up a gold sector fund involving 65 countries along the ancient Silk Road.  It has been set up in China’s northwest Xi’an city during ongoing forum on investment and trade. The fund will be led by Shanghai ..

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