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Sports Ministry Grants Recognition to Indian Kalarippayattu Federation as RSF
Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has recognized the Indian Kalarippayattu Federation (IKF) as Regional Sports Federation (RSF) with an immediate effect. This decision was taken with a view to promote and provide due acknowledgement and importance to sports ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Constituent Assembly rejects proposal to declare Nepal as a Hindu state
The Constituent Assembly of Nepal has overwhelmingly rejected the proposal to declare Nepal a Hindu state and reaffirmed to remain secular. The proposal to amend the constitution received the support of only 21 lawmakers of the Constituent Assembly in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
14 September: National Hindi Divas
National Hindi Divas (हिंदी दिवस) is an annual literary-day celebrated on 14 September in Hindi speaking regions of India and other countries with Hindi speaking population. Significance: It seeks to propagate Hindi language and its cultural heritage and values. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Classical dancer Kalamandalam Sathyabhama passes away
Kalamandalam Sathyabhama, doyen of classical dance form Mohiniyattam passed away in Palakkad district of Kerala. She was 77. She was regarded as a matriarch of Mohiniyattam and was well-known for her experimental reforms in this classical dance form which helped ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Winners of 2015 US Open Titles of Tennis
The 2015 US Open is a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. It was the overall 135th edition of the US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Narsingh Pancham Yadav books an Olympic berth for 2016 Rio games
Indian Wrestler Narsingh Pancham Yadav has secured quota for India in the 2016 Olympic Games. He qualified for Olympic Games after winning a bronze medal in the Men’s 74 kg Freestyle category at the World Wrestling Championship held at Las ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Frank D Gilroy, Pulitzer prize-winning playwright passes away
Renowned American playwright, screenwriter and film producer and director Frank D Gilroy passed away in Monroe, New York. He was 89. In 1965, he has won prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play The Subject Was Roses. He had ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
AUSINDEX15, first Australia and India maritime exercise begins in Visakhapatnam
Inaugural bilateral maritime exercise between India and Australia AUSINDEX15, commenced off coast of Visakhapatnam. The inaugural biennial exercise began with briefings and practical demonstrations ashore between Royal Australian Navy and Indian Navy before moving to sea. In this maiden edition ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Union Government extends e-Tourist Visa Scheme to 37 more countries
Union Government has announced to extend e-Tourist Visa Scheme to 37 more countries in order to attract maximum foreign tourists in the country. It was announced by Secretary of Union Tourism Ministry Vinod Zuthsi while addressing a function of Indian ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
DRDO scientist Dr G. Satheesh Reddy conferred with Silver Medal by Royal Aeronautical Society
Dr. G Satheesh Reddy, an eminent missile scientist of DRDO has been conferred with prestigious Silver Medal by London based Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS). He was bestowed with this medal in recognition of his pioneering contributions as one of the ..