Page-18 of Current Affairs - September, 2015
Weightlifter Deepak Lather wins gold in Commonwealth Youth Games
Indian weightlifter Deepak Lather won a gold medal in fifth Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) held in Apia, Samoa. He won the medal the 62 kg category after finishing with a total of 258 kg with 120 kg in snatch. He ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Reliance Defence Ltd inks MoU wit Abu Dhabi Ship Building
Reliance Defence Ltd (RDL) led by Anil Ambani has inked memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) to set up a strategic partnership for construction of naval ships. The partnership will include construction of frigates and destroyers ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
BSNL to upgrade Broadband speed to minimum 2 Mbps
State owed telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has decided to upgrade Broadband speed to minimum 2 Mbps in the country. It was announced by Union Information Technology (IT) Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad at a function held in ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Qatar deploys troops in Yemen for first time
For the first time, Qatar has deployed ground troops in Yemen to counter the Shia Houthi rebels who have taken over the country. In this regard, Qatar has deployed around one thousand ground troops, supported by armoured vehicles and military ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
6th Indo-Maldives Joint Military Exercise, KUVERIN 2015 begins in Thiruvananthapuram
The sixth Indo-Maldives joint Training Exercise, KUVERIN 2015 has commenced at Pangode Military Station in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. Aim of the Joint Exercise is to acquaint forces of both countries with each other’s operating procedure and increase understanding and interoperability ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
GSAT-6 Satellite successfully positioned in orbital slot of 83 Degree East
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully positioned India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-6 into its orbital slot. It was positioned in its orbital slot 83 Degree east after carrying out four drift arresting maneuvers. It has been collocated with other ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Badarpur-Faridabad Metro
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Badarpur-Faridabad Metro in Delhi National Capital Region (NCR). The metro corridor will connect the national capital with the satellite town and give impetus to economic growth in the region by fast transportation of people. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
G-20 launches W-20 grouping for gender inclusive economic growth
Group of Twenty (G-20), a forum of world’s 20 largest economies, including India launched Women-20 (W20), an engagement grouping of women leaders in order to push for gender inclusive global economic growth. It was launched in the on-going G-20 Summit ..