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India to Chair G20 in 2018
India is going to chair Group of Twenty (G20) nations forum in year 2018 and New Delhi could be the host of the prestigious annual G20 summit. This decision was taken by G20 forum earlier in September 2015 which was ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Kartik Chandran named as 2015 MacArthur Fellow
Indian-American associate professor Kartik Chandran has been named as a 2015 MacArthur Fellow. The fellowship entitles him with a prestigious genius grant of US 625,000 dollars. He has won this prestigious fellowship for his work in transforming pollutant from wastewater ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
China successfully launches 20th Satellite for BeiDou Navigation System
China has successfully launched 20th new generation satellite into space as part of its domestic BeiDou Navigation System (BDS). It was launched using Long March-3B carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the south-western province of Sichuan. The 20th ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
US, Japan, India to coordinate China policies
United States, Japan and India have decided to coordinate policies in addressing China’s increasing maritime activities. This decision was taken in first Japan-US-India trilateral meeting held in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting. It was ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
V Shanmuganathan sworn-in as 17th Governor of Manipur
V Shanmuganthan has sworn in as the 17th Governor of Manipur after taking oath at ceremony held at Raj Bhawan in Imphal. He succeeded Dr. Syed Ahmed who had died in late in September 2015. Chief justice of Manipur High ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Union Government releases Commemorative Stamp on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
The Department of Posts has released a Commemorative postal stamp on father of Indian Constitution Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as part of his 125th Birth Anniversary celebrations. It was released jointly by the Union Minister Social Justice & Empowerment Thaawar Chand ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Heena Sidhu wins gold medal at Asian Air Gun Championships
India’s ace shooter Heena Sidhu has clinched a Gold medal in the 10-metre air pistol event of the Asian Air Gun Championships in New Delhi. In this event, Heena shot a total of 197.8 points to finish at the top ..