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Japan's Parliament passes 2 Security laws to amend its pacifist constitution
Japan’s parliament has passed two security laws to amend its pacifist constitution framed after WWII to allow its troops to fight abroad. The bills already have been approved by Parliament’s lower house and it was voted into law by the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare bans sale of Diclofenac in multidose vial
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has banned the sale of Diclofenac in multidose vial. Henceforth, it will be sold only in single-dose vial packaging for human use. This ban was imposed on recommendation of Union Ministry of Environment, ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Indian Railways develops Hybrid Vacuum Toilets
Indian Railways has developed a Hybrid Vacuum Toilet design which combines the advantages of Vacuum toilets and those of Biotoilets. The first of its kind system in the world has been developed by the Development Cell of Indian Railway Board. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Metro Man E Sreedharan to serve UN High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport
Metro Man Elattuvalapil Sreedharan has been invited to the United Nations’ High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport (HLAG-ST). He has been invited by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to serve on his HLAG-ST for a period of three years. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
PM Narendra Modi launches IPDS in Varanasi to ensure 24×7 power supply to every house
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched National Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh to provide 24×7 power supply to every house. To start the scheme in Varanasi, PM laid foundation stone of two power substations and Union Government ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Veteran Marathi cricket commentator Bal Pandit passes away
Veteran cricket Marathi commentator Bal Pandit passed away in Pune, Maharashtra. He was 89. He is considered as pioneer of cricket commentary in Marathi who had made the game more popular in Maharashtrian households. About Bal Pandit Bal Pandit was ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
India, Laos ink two MoUs to strengthen bilateral ties
India and Laos have inked two key Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on Air services and Quick Impact Projects under the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) programme to strengthen bilateral ties between the two nations. These MoU’s were signed in presence of Indian ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Afghan refugee teacher Aqeela Asifi named for 2015 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
Afghan refugee teacher Aqeela Asifi has won the 2015 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nansen Refugee Award. As a teacher, she has been recognised for her tireless and brave dedication to educate Afghan refugee girls in the Kot ..