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Indian-American Dr. Vivek Murthy takes oath as US Surgeon General
Indian-American Dr. Vivek Murthy was sworn-in as the US Surgeon General on 23 April 2015. He was administered oath by US Vice President Joe Biden at a ceremony held at Fort Myer in Virginia. Vivek Murthy is 19th US Surgeon ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
US President Barack Obama to honour Satya Nadella with ‘Champion of Change’ award
United States (US) President Barack Obama is going to honour Microsoft’s Indian-origin CEO Satya Nadella with the ‘Champions of Change’ award. He will be honoured with this award for bringing change within his company to support working families. Under Nadella’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
US President nominates Indian-American businesswoman Shamina Singh to key post
Indian-American businesswoman Shamina Singh has been nominated as the member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). She was nominated to top most post by United States President Barack Obama for term of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Winners of 2015 Miami Open Titles
Men’s Singles Title World No. 1 and Serbian ace tennis player Novak Djokovic has won the 2015 Miami Open Men’s Singles Title. In the final match he defeated Britain’s Andy Murray by 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-0 score. This was Djokovic’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
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
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
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
NASA’s Dawn space probe completes its orbit around dwarf planet Ceres
NASA’s Dawn space probe has completed its orbit around dwarf planet Ceres which is the largest object in the Solar System between Mars and Jupiter. With the completion of orbit, Dawn probe has become first spacecraft to visit dwarf planet. ..