Page-12 of Current Affairs - October, 2015
Saketh Myneni wins 2015 Vietnam Open Tennis Trophy
India’s ace tennis player Saketh Myneni has won the 2015 Vietnam Open trophy. In the summit clash which lasted for one hour and 27 minutes he defeated Australia’s Jordan Thompson by 7-5, 6-3 score. It was Saketh’s first singles ATP ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Telecom operators to compensate consumers by Rs 1 for call drop: TRAI
Telecom Regulatory Authority of Indian (TRAI) has made it mandatory for telecom operators to compensate consumers by Rs.1 for call drops with effect from 1 January 2016. As per new TRAI rules The compensation will be limited to three dropped ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Maharashtra declares drought-like condition in 14,708 villages
Maharashtra Government has declared drought-like condition in 14,708 villages of the state’s total 43,000 villages. This means the drought covers 34% of the state and these villages have receive inadequate rainfall in monsoon season 2015 leading to decrease in Kharif ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Rajasthan Government notifies 5% quota for Gujjars and other SBCs
Rajasthan government has issued a notification to provide 5 per cent quota to Gujjars and other Special Backward Classes (SBC). The notification was issued by state government under the Rajasthan Special Backward Classes Reservation Act, 2015. The Act came into ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Shreehari Aney appointed as Advocate General of Maharashtra
Maharashtra government has appointed Shreehari Aney as the Advocate General (AG) of the state as per provisions of Article 165 of Constitution. He will succeed Sunil Manohar who had resigned in June 2015, seven months after he took over the ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Aditya Birla Group launches online fashion portal abof.com
Kumar Mangalam Birla led Aditya Birla Group has launched a new online fashion store Abof.com. With this, the textiles and telecom conglomerate has entered into e-commerce space which is considered as sunrise sector from an investment point of view. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
17 October: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Every year 17 October is being observed as International Day for the Eradication of Poverty throughout the world. Significance of Day: The Day seeks to promote awareness among people to eradicate poverty and destitution around the world particularly in developing ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Pakistan, Russia sign 1,100km gas pipeline agreement
Pakistan and Russia have signed a major agreement to build a 1,100-km North-South gas pipeline from Lahore to Karachi. In this project, Russia will invest 2 billion dollars and it will be built by Russian company RT Global Resources, a ..