Page-20 of Current Affairs - September, 2015

Indian boxer Vikas Krishan wins silver medal in 75 kg category in Asia Championships

September 5, 2015

Indian boxer Vikas Krishan has won the silver medal in the Asian Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand. In the final match of 75kg weight category, he was defeated by Uzbekistan’s Bektemir Melikuziev by 0-2 score. In this edition of Asian ..

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Eminent Music composer Adesh Shrivastava passes away

September 5, 2015

Eminent Bollywood Music composer Aadesh Shrivastava passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He was 49 and died due to cancer. Over the course of his career, he had scored music for over 100 Hindi films as composer, playback singer and music ..

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5th September: National Teachers Day

September 5, 2015

Every year in India 5th September is being observed as National Teachers Day. Significance of Day: This day commemorates the birthday of India’s first Vice President and second President Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. This year’s celebration: On occasion of National Teachers ..

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Jhumpa Lahiri selected for 2014 National Humanities Medal

September 4, 2015

Indian-American Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri has been selected for the prestigious 2014 National Humanities Medal of White House. She has been selected for this award for enlarging the human story and will be presented with it by US President ..

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Former Goa CM Dr Wilfred de Souza passes away

September 4, 2015

Former Chief Minister of Goa Dr Wilfred de Souza passed away in Panaji. He was 88. He had served as Goa CM for three times and was known for his combative brand of politics. He was key politician to bring ..

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ONGC buys 15% stake in Russia's 2nd-largest oil field from Rosneft

September 4, 2015

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has bought a 15 per cent stake in Russia’s second-largest oil field Vankor from Rosneft for about 1.35 billion US dollars. In this regard, ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) the overseas investment arm of ..

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SAARC countries' conference on Disaster Mitigation begins in New Delhi

September 4, 2015

Disaster Mitigation conference of member counties of South Asian Association on Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has begun in New Delhi on 3 September 2015. The two day conference seeks to chalk out and undertake various joint efforts on various issues related ..

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RBI to issue Rs 5 coin on golden jubilee of 1965 Indo-Pak war

September 4, 2015

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to issue coins of 5 rupees denomination to commemorate golden jubilee year of Indo-Pak War 1965. These coins will be issued under in The Coinage Act, 2011 and will be considered as legal ..

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