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India becomes 3rd biggest steel producer overtakes US
India has become the third-largest steel producer in the world by overtaking United States (US) in first two months of year 2015. It was revealed in the Data compiled by World Steel Association (WSA). As per WSA data India’s production ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Japan and China hold first security talks after 4 years
Japan and China on 19 March 2015 held their first security talks in Tokyo after four years since the ties had worsened over a row over islands in the East China Sea. In the security talks both nations agreed to ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
France, Germany, Italy decides to join China-backed AIIB
Three nations from European Union (EU) France, Germany and Italy have agreed to join the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) after the United Kingdom (UK) decided to join the bank. If these western nations join the bank, the total ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Kidambi Srikanth wins Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold 2015
India’s ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth on 15 March 2015 won badminton’s prestigious $120,000 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold title in Men’s singles category. In the final match he defeated Denmark’s defending champion Viktor Axelsen by score of 21-15, 12-21 and ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Harvard University retains top position in Times' World Reputation Rankings 2015
Harvard University of United States (US) has again topped in World Reputation Rankings 2015 published by Times Higher Education. Times Higher Education in the rankings revealed the top 100 universities across the world. Top 10 Universities in World Reputation Rankings ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
EU formally adopts climate change targets for December 2015 UNFCCC Paris Conference
The European Union (EU) has formally adopted climate change targets for December 2015 UNFCCC Paris Conference. Adopted climate change target includes a 40 per cent cut in emissions by 2030. These targets were agreed by leaders of the 28 EU ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Sri Lankan Government suspends China port city project in Colombo
Sri Lanka’s newly elected government on 5 March 2015 temporarily suspended constriction work of China’s ambitious port city project in Colombo with immediate effect. The decision was taken in Cabinet meeting chaired by Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe based upon ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Forbes’s 2015 billionaires list: Bill Gates retains title as world’s richest person
Microsoft Co-founder, Bill Gates retained the title of the world’s richest person in the Forbes 2015 billionaire list. Mr. Gates has topped the list for 16 of the last 21 years, with a net worth of $79 billion and Mexico’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
China kicks off Silk Road infrastructure project worth $79.8bn in Gansu province
China has launched a massive Silk Road infrastructure project worth $79.8 billion in the northwest province of Gansu as part of its ambitious Silk Road plan. These project will facilitate trade and people exchanges between China and central Asian Countries. Key ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
China's President Xi Jinping unveils new 'four comprehensives' political theory
China’s President Xi Jinping has unveiled a new political theory, grouped into four slogans also known as the four comprehensives. His new political theory was declared ahead of the upcoming meeting of the Committee of the People’s Political Consultative Conference, ..