Page-16 of Current Affairs - October, 2015

Important Concepts in Microeconomics

[no_toc]Microeconomics is a branch of economics that deals with the behavior of individual economic agents, such as consumers, producers, and firms. It is concerned with the allocation of resources and decision-making within the confines of scarcity. The basic concepts of ..

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Infosys appoints Ranganath D Mavinakere as new CFO

India’s second largest software services firm, Infosys has appointed Ranganath D Mavinakere as new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He will succeed Rajiv Bansal who was Executive Vice President (EVP) and the CFO of Infosys and had resigned from the company. ..

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Winners of 2015 China Open (tennis)

The 2015 China Open (Tennis) was the 17th edition of the tournament for the men (19th for the women). It was played on outdoor hard courts in Beijing and was part of ATP World Tour 500 series on the 2015 ..

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Veteran Tamil actress Manorama passes away

Veteran Tamil actor, comedian, stage artiste and singer Manorama passed away on 11 October 2015 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She was 78. In her career spanning almost six decades she had acted in over 1,500 films, 1,000 stage performances and ..

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3rd India-Sri Lanka joint training exercise Mitra Shakti-2015 concludes

The third edition of India- Sri Lanka Joint Training Exercise Mitra Shakti-2015 concluded at Aundh Military Camp in Pune, Maharashtra. 14 days of joint training had started on 29 September 2015 and included understanding of transnational terrorism, developing interoperability and ..

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Australian art gallery to return 2000 year old Buddha idol to India

Canberra based art gallery in Australia has agreed to return a 2,000-year-old Indian-origin sculpture of Gautama Buddha back to India. The Sitting Buddha sculpture which was displayed in this gallery has its roots traceable to Mathura in Uttar Pradesh. The ..

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UPSC Prelims Results 2015 Out

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the results for Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2015 on 12 October 2015. Candidates shortlisted in the Prelims Examination are eligible to appear for Civil Services (Mains) Examination 2015 to be held from 18th December, 2015. ..

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PM lays foundation stone of 4th terminal of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in Mumbai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of fourth terminal of country’s largest container port – Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Mumbai. The ambitious project will augment JNPT’s present capacity situated off the financial capital’s eastern seafront ..

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