Page-17 of Current Affairs - October, 2015
November 26 to be observed as Constitution Day
India will observe 26 November as Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas) to spread awareness of Indian Constitution and its architecture Dr B R Ambedkar. Significance of Day: On 26 November 1949, Indian constitution was adopted by the 389 member Constituent Assembly ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
K P Sharma Oli of CPN-UML elected as the new Prime Minister of Nepal
Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)-CPN-UML was elected as new Prime Minister of Nepal. With this victory, he became first Prime Minister of Nepal under the newly adopted secular, republic and federal Constitution of Himalayan ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
India and Jordan ink 6 MoUs to cooperate in various fields
India and Jordan have signed six Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) in various fields. These MoUs were signed in presence of Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour and Indian President Pranab Mukherjee in Amman. Jordan was first leg of President Pranab Mukherjee’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Ajay Jayaram wins 2015 Dutch Open Grand Prix Badminton tournament
Ace Indian shuttler, Ajay Jayaram has won the 50000 dollar 2015 Dutch Open Grand Prix badminton tournament. In the title clash played at Almere in Netherlands, Jayaram defeated Estonia’s Raul Must by 21-12, 21-18 score. With this victory he deafened ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Lewis Hamilton wins 2015 Russian Grand Prix of F1
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain won 2015 Russian Grand Prix title of Formula One. This was his overall ninth victory of the season. Earlier he had won Australia, China, Bahrain, Canada, United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy and Japanese 2015 Grand ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
11 October: International Day of Girl Child
Every year 11th October is being observed as International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC). This year it was fourth edition of this day after it was observed for first time in 2012. Significance of Day: To recognize girls’ rights ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Punjab National Bank wins Beighton Cup of Hockey
Punjub National Bank (PNB) has won the 2015 Beighton Cup hockey tournament. It is mainded title of PNB, In the final match played in Kolkata PNB defeated 4 time winners Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) by 5-3 goals in penalty shoot ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
High-risk area boundary of maritime piracy shifted from India’s western coastline
High-risk area (HRA) boundary of maritime Piracy has been shifted from 78 degrees East to the 65 degrees East longitude off India’s western coastline. Decision in this regard was taken by European Union Chair of the Contact Group of Piracy ..