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Shiva Keshavan wins silver medal at Asian Luge Championship
Seasoned Indian luger Shiva Keshavan has won a silver medal at the 2015 Asian Luge Championship held in Nagano, Japan. In this edition of championship, the first place was claimed by Japan’s Hidenari Kanayama and the third by South Korea’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
UN designates 5th November as World Tsunami Awareness Day
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution to designate 5th November every year as World Tsunami Awareness Day. The observance of the day would help to spread awareness among people across the world in matters related to ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Eminent Tamil scholar Noboru Karashima passes away
Distinguished Tamil scholar and historian of South India and South Asia, Noboru Karashima from Japan passed away in Tokyo. He was 82. His research has rewritten the economic and social history of medieval South India and had published number of ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
Japan successfully launches its first commercial satellite
Japan has successfully launched its first commercial satellite on 24 November 2015 as part its national space programme. Japanese H-IIA rocket carrying Canadian TELSTAR 12V communications and broadcasting satellite for operator Telesat was successfully lifted off from Tanegashima Space Centre ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
Japan offers soft loan to India for bullet train project
Japan has offered soft loan of 15 billion dollars (Rs 90,000 crore) at an interest rate of less than 1 per cent to India’s ambitious first bullet train project viz. Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail corridor along with technology. In this regard, Japan ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
India, US and Japan navies kick off 2015 Malabar Naval Exercise
India, United States and Japan navies have started 2015 Malabar Naval Exercise of the eastern coast in Bay of Bengal and India Ocean. The high-end warfighting and complex trilateral exercise is part of annual series of exercises conducted to advance ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Winners of 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics
Takaaki Kajita (Japan) and Arthur B. McDonald (Canada) have jointly won the prestigious 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has selected them for their key contributions to experiments showing that neutrinos change identities. They individually ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
12 Pacific Rim countries sign Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement
12 other Pacific Rim countries have signed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement which covers about 40 per cent of the world economy. These 12 countries are: Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam, Japan, Canada, United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Australia and New ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Lewis Hamilton wins 2015 Japanese Grand Prix title of Formula One
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain won 2015 Japanese Grand Prix title of Formula One. This was his overall eight victory of the season. He has won Australia, China, Bahrain, Canada, United Kingdom, Belgium and Italy 2015 Grand Prix titles ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
G-4 countries issue Joint Statement on UNSC Reforms
G-4 countries viz Brazil, Germany, India and Japan have issued a Joint Statement on United Nations Security Council Reforms (UNSC). It was issued after G-4 meeting held in New York,US which was called by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ..