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US, Spain ink new accord to cleanup nuclear accident site at Palomares
United States and Spain have reached an in principle agreement to clean up land at Palomares site (in Spain) contaminated by plutonium radiation from undetonated US nuclear bombs. The binding clean up deal was finalised in Madrid during US Secretary ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Kailash Satyarthi selected for 2015 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year Award
Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi has been selected for the prestigious 2015 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year Award. He has been awarded this award in recognition for championing the cause of child reform and ending all forms of violence against ..
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
Kartik Chandran named as 2015 MacArthur Fellow
Indian-American associate professor Kartik Chandran has been named as a 2015 MacArthur Fellow. The fellowship entitles him with a prestigious genius grant of US 625,000 dollars. He has won this prestigious fellowship for his work in transforming pollutant from wastewater ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Indra Nooyi, Shobhana Bhartia awarded 2015 Global Leadership Award
Hindustan Times Group chairperson Shobhana Bharatia and PepsiCo Chairman Indra Nooyi have been awarded 2015 Global Leadership Award of the US-India Business Council (USIBC). They were honoured with this award for their roles as top women leaders in the Business ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Novelist Jackie Collins passes away
British-American romance novelist Jackie Collins passed away on 19 September 2015 in California, United States. She was 77 and died due to stage 4 breast cancer. About Jackie Collins Jacqueline Jill “Jackie” Collins was born on October 4, 1937 in ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Indian-American Swetha Prabakaran selected for Champions of Change award in US
A 15-year-old Indian-American girl Swetha Prabakaran has been selected by the White House for the prestigious Champions of Change award. She was chosen for the award in recognition of her efforts for empowering the community by imparting education of Internet ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
IIT- Delhi, IISc figured in the top 200 World University Rankings
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi are two India institutes to figure in the top 200 in QS World University Rankings of 2015-16. In this edition of annual global university ranking list, IISc ..