Awards & Recognition

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AWARDS & RECOGNITION

 Indian-origin nurse Dr. Subadhra Devi Rai,1st Singaporean received an international achievement award-biennial prize- at a conference in Seoul,Singapore.  New Zealand cricket team captain Brendon McCullum(5451 runs in 89 Tests & 5808 runs in 248 ODI matches) awarded for Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for 2014-15,New Zealand Cricket(NZC) Awards presentation ceremony held in Auckland.  Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) won the prestigious Golden Peacock National Quality Award-2015.  Laureus World Sports Awards Shanghai 2015-hosted by Mr. Benedict-Cumberbatch, a British-Actor & a film producer(2nd time).Winners of the Year 2015 are:  Sportsman of the year-Novak Djokovic.  SportsWoman of the year-Genzebe Dibaba.  Team of the year-Gea Mes Footall Tea.  Come-back of the year-Schalk Burger.  Break-through of the year-Daniel Ricciardo.  Action-sports-person of the year-Alan Eustace.  Sportsperson of the year with a disability-Tatyana Mcfadden.  Sport for good Award-Skateistan.  Demy Exceptioanal Achievement-Li Na.  Spirit of Sport-Yao Ming.  6th edition of AIMA Managing India Awards held at New Delhi to honour stalwarts from various fields. Award Winners for this Year are:-  Director-Rajkumar Hirani, Director, Producer, Screenwriter and Film Editor.  Transformational Business Leader-Kunal Bahl,Co-Founder & CEO, Snapdeal.com.  MNC in India-Hyundai Motor India Ltd (B S Seo, Managing Director & CEO,Hyundai Motor India Ltd to receive the award.  Outstanding Contribution to Media-Shekhar Gupta,Contributing Editor,The India Today Group.  Outstanding Institution Builder-M.V.Subbiah,Former Chairman,Murugappa Group.  Entrepreneur-Nita M Ambani,Founder & Chairperson,Reliance Foundation.  Business Leader -Aditya Puri,Managing Director,HDFC Bank.  Indian MNC-Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (Dilip Shanghvi,Founder & Managing.  Director-Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd to receive the award).  Lifetime Contribution Award-G M Rao,Group Chairman,GMR Group.  Miosofts Idia-origin CEO Satya Nadella gets Champion of Change award from Obama.

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 Time Magazine released list of 100 most influential people in world, Modi have Chandra-Kocchar CEO-ICICIBank,Satya Nadella, CEO-Microsoft and Vikram Patel, CEO- Sangath(NGO).  The list of titans-1.Kanye West(American Musician),2.Lorne Michaels (T.V- producer, writer and a comedian),3.Mellody Hobson(CEO of Dream Works- Animations).  The top pioneers list-1.Bradley Cooper(American-Actor & Producer), Richard-Linklater(director & screen-writer),3. Chris Ofili(British-Painter).  The top leaders list-1.Jorge Ramos(Mexican-American Journalis), 2.Narendra Modi(PM of India),3.Angela Merkel, (German Chancellor).  The top Icons list-1.Ruth Bader Ginsburg(Associate-Justice Supreme Court,US),2.Taylor Swift, American(singer & song-writer),3.Diane von Furstenberg(American fashion-designer).  India Today Group chairman Aroon Purie named Editor of the Year by IAA,Other awrds are  Uday-Shankar,Star-Media-Game-Changer of the year.  B. Sriram,S.B.I- banking-Marketer of the year.  Sanjay-Tripathi,H.D.F.C-Life-Insurance.  Arundhati-Bhattacharya,SBI-Chair-person-CEO of the year.  Awards presented for writings on human rights by NHRC(National Human Rights Commission.)-1. Boodha Bolta Hai Dakshi Bajage Chhaa,. “hosha au Apadh Nishat “igh.  99th Pulitzer Prize Winners 2015- Columbia University at New York, USA. JOURNALISM:  Public Service: The Post and Courier, Charleston,S.C.  Breaking News Reporting: The Seattle Times Staff.  Investigative Reporting (2 prizes): Eric Lipton of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal Staff.  Explanatory Reporting: Zachary R. Mider of Bloomberg News.  Local Reporting: Rob Kuznia, Rebecca Kimitch and Frank Suraci of the Daily Breeze, Torrance, Calif.  National Reporting: Carol D. Leonnig of The Washington Post.  International Reporting: The New York Times Staff.  Feature Writing: Diana Marcum of the Los Angeles Times.  Commentary: Lisa Falkenberg of the Houston Chronicle.  Criticism: Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times.  Editorial Writing: Kathleen Kingsbury of The Boston Globe.  Editorial Cartooning: Adam Zyglis of The Buffalo News.  Breaking News Photography: St. Louis Post-Dispatch Photography Staff.  Feature Photography: Daniel Berehulak, freelance photographer, The New York Times. LETTERS AND DRAMA 2 | P a g e Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2015 @ AffairsCloud.Com

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 Fiction: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Scribner).  Drama: Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgis.  History: Encounters at the Heart of the World:A History of the Mandan People by Elizabeth A. Fenn(Hill and Wang).  Biography: The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe by David I.Kertzer (Random House).  Poetry: Digest by Gregory Pardlo (Four Way Books).  General Nonfiction: The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert (Henry Holt). MUSIC  Anthracite Fields by Julia Wolfe (Red Poppy/G. Schirmer,Inc.).  Dinanath Mangeshkar Award 2015 for Actor Anil kapoor-73rd award function, Last year the award was given to actor Rishi Kapoor and musician Zakir Hussain.  The Indian-origin diplomat,Mr.Gopinath Pillai(Ambassador)-honoured with Outstanding Service Award by National University Of Singapore[NUS].  Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2015 won by Novelist Siddhartha Gigoo- novel The Umbrella Man i the ook A Fistful Of Earth and Other Stories.  African region-Lesley Nneka Arimah of Nigeria for Light,Canada & Europe regions,Johnathan Tel of UK for Human Phonograph,Kevin Jared Hussain of Trinida for King Of Settlement 4 for the Caribbean. Pacific regions-Fijis Ma ‘okoadau for Famished Eels.  Chemical scientists Susanta Lahiri and Kattesh V Katti(. contributions in the fields of radio and nuclear chemistry) received Hevesy Medal Award 2015, at the Tenth International Conference on Methods and Applications of Radio-analytical Chemistry held in USA.  The Union Ministry for Development of North East Region (DoNER)-Dr.Jitendra Singh received the Union Ministry of Information Technology (IT) Award for outstanding Website content.  NRI industrialists Hinduja brothers S P Hinduja and G P Hinduja have won the 5th Business Leader of the Year 2015 award.  5th Asian Awards 2015 held in London-Shah Rukh Khan(Cinema),Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara(Sports),Tejinder Singh Virdee(Science & Technology),Sanjeev Bhaskar(Television award).  India bags 3 Asian Squash Federation awards-1.Outstadig Tea of the YeaIdias es tea hih o the gold edal at the Asian games),2.Coach of the year(Cyrus Poncha),3.Hassan Musa Award(Kush Kumar-1st Indian junior male player).  Ma Ko is est fil at “tokhol Iteatioal Fil Fest“IFFJ,“weden.  Delhi author Rana Dasgupta shortlisted for Orwell Prize-Capital.  Shah Rukh Khan honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award 2015 for the oie Happ Ne Yea.  Adiel Yosef,Indian-origin soldier awarded President's Medal in Israel.

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 Indian-Origin Scientist Sangita Bhatia at MIT(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Wins Heinz Award for work in tissue engineering and disease detection.  Paula Radcliffe received the inaugural John Disley London Marathon Lifetime Achievement Award,2015.  Marathi novelist Bhalchandra Nemade bags 50th Jnanpith Award by PM Modi.  The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) nominated Rohit Sharma for the Arjuna award,2015.  2 Indians namely Dr.Ananda Kumar and Dr.Pramod Patil(contribution to wildlife conservation) won Whitley Awards (Green Oscar),ceremony held in Royal Geographical Society, London.

INDIAN AFFAIRS

 The Govt of India has launched 4th eauatio Operation Raahat ships ad aircraft)- air and sea operation(two C-17 Globemaster planes) to evacuate over 4000 Indian nationals from Yemen-Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh.  Union Minister Nirmala Sitaraman unveiled Foreign Trade Policy (FTP)2015-2020. Two Schemes are 1. Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS),2.Services Exports from India Scheme (SEIS).  Gulshan Rai becomes Director General of Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In) as Idias fist Ce “euit hief.Gov web with gov.in and nic.in domains have been hacked by cyber criminals since 2012.  Gov of India launched FAME(Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric vehicles)-to boost electric and hybrid vehicle sales.  GOI Extends National Food Security Act(NFSA) deadline by 6 months announced by Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.  Parliament Passes Amendment to Regional Rural Banks Bill 2014- increases the authorised capital of RRB to 2000Cr from 5Cr,balance book closed by Dec 31st every year.  Cabinet approved amendments to the Juvenile Justice(JJ)-Care and Protection of Children Bill-2014.  Union Cabinet approved agreement between India and Jordan on maritime transport.  Prime Minister Naeda Modi iauguated Idias Healthae Potal (www.indiahealthcaretourism.com) at the SAAARC Trade Mart in the Global Exhibition on Services,in ITPO,Pragati Maidan,New Delhi.  Union Cabinet approved amendments to Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2013-protects the interests of millions of consumers and curbs malpractices in real estate.  Union Home Ministry notified amendments to the Governors(Allowances and Privileges) Rules, named these rules as GovernorsAmendment Rules,2015.  PM announced relief measures for distressed farmers-33% of the corp damaged due to weather condition. 4 | P a g e Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2015 @ AffairsCloud.Com

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 Go of Idia lauhed Gie It Up oeetto extort the rich people of society to sacrifice their LPG) in Karnataka at the annual energy focused summit Urja Sangam 2015.  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar undocks first indigenously-built Scorpene Submarine Kalvari(1st Idia Nas th at the Mazagao Dokad Liited MDL-Sep,2016.  Aazos Idia lagest Fulfillet CeteFC at Hdeaad capital of Telangana), Amazon pledged Billio U“D & Flipkats funding 1 Billion USD.  Gujarat International Finance Tec(GIFT)-Cit hosted Idias st IFSC (International Finance Services Center),launched by Fiae Miiste Au Jaitle.Its istutio ee presented by RBI,Sebi and IRDA.  Dr.Bhimrao Ambedkar(1st Law Minister of India and Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee)-124th Birth Anniversary-April 14.  Muslim Girl Mariyam Asif Siddiqui won the first Prize at an inter-school Bhagavad Gita competition Gita Chapios League,organized by ISKCON in Mumbai.  Government of India has announced Tourist Visa on Arrival-Electronic Travel Authorization(TvoA-ETA) scheme-extended to 180-countries.This facility was made available in 9 Indian-international-Airports-visa(30 days).  Arun Jaitley launches FM transmissiob of Vividh Bharati Service of Delhi started, range 60km radius in Delhi-NCR-region,100.1-MHZ/Medium-Wave-1368-KHZ.  Majo Milestoe i Poe geeatio,BHEL Coissioed O.P-Jidal Theal (Thermal power plant) at Tamnar, Raigarh district,Chhattisgarh.  Nation celebrates 162nd year of dedicated services from Indian Railways.1st train-service between Mumbai and Thane-city,launched in the British period,1853.  Keala go lauhed apaig “uodha to help people overcome alcohol,drugs and other substance abuse-Chief Minister of Kerala, Oommen Chandy.  Indian Railways Minister Mr.Suresh Prabhu have embarked upon online Railway-project Management software called e-“aiksha deeloped N.I.C.  India ranked 2nd in world on Social-media Cyber attack-2014,US-1st .  BHEL has commissioned the unit at GSECL(Gujarat State Electricity Corp Ltd), Sikka- Thermal Power Station(TPS)- Jamnagar-Industrial Hub of Gujarat.  1st time Rajya Sabha Passes bill Regarding Rights of Transgenders.  Idias akig i gloal happiess ide is out of -published by Sustainable Developments Solutions Network (SDSN). Switzerland 1st ,USA is ranked 15th,UK -21st ,Singapore-24th,Saudi Arabia-35th,Japan-45th and China at 84th .  Sitaram Yechury has been elected as the 5th General Secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Party(CPM).  Indo-Fee aal eeise Vaua th begins-10 days-12 Rafale fighter jets seen in full force off Goa coast with host of naval assets of both their countries.  Idia A oduted Akraman- in Rajasthan, Real time battle and situational awareness to commanders involving 300 combat vehicles.  The Supreme Court of India (SC) appointed Vivek Priyadarshi to head the team probing the Indian Premiere League(IPL) scandal.

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 The Idia ‘aila lauhed uttsooile-application for paperless unreserved tickets, Developed by Centre for Railway informaation Systems (CRIS).  Indira,Rajiv names dropped from two Hindi awards for propagating Hidi.Idia Gadhi ‘ajhasha Puaska-‘ajhasha Kiti Puaska ad ‘aji Gadhi ‘ashtia Ga-Vigyan Maulik Pustak Lekha Puaska-‘ajhasha Gaua Puaska.  4th Lighthouse Museum of India will be opened at Kannur,Kerala.Other 3 light houses museums have been at Alappuzha in Kerala and Chennai and Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu.  Congress launches website )aee Wapsi to counter Govt over land bill.  India is the 5th biggest producer of e-waste in the world.  Tamil Nadu cancelled permission for Coca-Colas Peuduai plat.  Govt to launch toll free helpline for TB patients.  Union Sports Ministry suspended recognition of Paralympic Committee of India-poor management and conduct of 15th National Para-Athletics Championships held in Ghaziabad in March 2015.  Kerala,Sri Lanka to join hands to promote tourism-operation of a cruise ship.  Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting received ISO 9001:2008 certification.  Earthquake of magnitude 7.9 on the Richter scale struck Nepal-25th April 2015.  Japan to host FIFA Club World Cup in 2015 & 2016-scheduled for December 10-20.  Maharashtra collaborates with Israel on Smart Cities-Israel CM Devendra Fadnavis and Maharashtra Chief Minister Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai.  Union government cancels licences of 9,000 NGOs- for violation of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).  Delhi government approved farmer compensation scheme named after Gajender Singh.  Govt approves Rs 1,000 min monthly pension in perpetuity.  Union Government extends e-Tourist Visa scheme to 31 more countries from may 31,2015.  India ranks 13th in generating power from nuclear source.  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared Nadia as the first Open Defecation Free (ODF) district in the country.  Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman,Japanese Minister of Economy,Trade and Industry Yoichi Miyazawa signed the action agenda-India-Japan investment & trade promotion.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

 Muhammadu Buhari elected as the new President of Nigeria-1st Nigerian to oust a president through the ballot box.  Top Ten most Dangerous Countries in the World- based on the Country Threat Index(CTI).1.Iraq,2.Syria,3.Nigeria,4.Somalia,5.Afghanistan,6.Libya,7.Yemen,8. Pakistan,9.Ukraine,10.Egypt.

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 India ranks 119 out of 130 countries, FM Global Business Resilience Index by Norway. 1.Economic Productivit-115th ,2.Risk Quality-109th,3.Supply Chain to assess business resilience of the countries-89th.Top countries 1.Norway,2.Switzerland,3.Netherlands &10.US.  Social Progress Index(SPI) Rankings-India secured 101.Norway -1st while US 16th .  Chennai based Nivetha Pethuraj crowned as Miss India UAE at the Al Raha Beach Hotel in AbuDhabi.  Indian-origin Satya Nadella(CEO of Microsoft) tops global CEO in pay chart-Rs.525 crore per year.  BHEL and Russian firm INTMA inked MOU to set up agas-based power project in Kazakhstan.  Raja Rajeshwari became 1st Indian American criminal court judge in New York City.  Yale University of USA has named 2 Indians in the 2015 World Fellows. Zeena Johar, Sugha Vazhvu and Rahul Pandita.  China & Pakistan to tie up with CPEC(China -Pakistan Economic Corridor) agreements signed-Chinese President Xis fist foeig tip for the year 2015.  Pakista go ofeed the outs top ost iilia aad aed Nishan-e-Pakistan to the President of China,Mr.Xi Jingping.  Indian-US Vivek Murthy oath as 19th US Surgeon General.  Nepals faous heitage site,Dharahara Tower, as it collapsed after an earthquake,it was built in 1832 in 19th century.  Seychelles, an archipelago of 90000 inhabitants became the 161st member of the World Trade Organization (WTO).  Nursultan A Nazarbayev re-elected as President of Kazakhstan.  Barack Obama Remove cuba from state Sponsor of Terror List.  Pakistan and Russia agreed to hold first-ever joint military exercise to enhanced defence cooperation.  Chhurim Sherpa,1st woman to climb the 8850 metre (29035 feet) Mount Everest summit twice in a week.  Abhishek Bachchan campaigns for UK general elections.  India Shifts Embassy From Yees apital “aas to Dijouti.  Omar al-Bashir was re-elected in Sudan election.  Mohammed bin Nayef appointed as Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia by King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud.

BUSINESS & FINANCE & ECONOMY

 Prime minister shri.Narandra Modi launched the MUDRA(Micro units development & refinance angency ltd) bank in New Delhi-Rs.20,000 Cr.  World Bank head quartered in Washington D.C. has pedited that Idias GDP (Gross Domestic Product) will touch 7.5% in 2015-16. It will grow to 8% in 2017.

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 Royal Dutch Shell Plc Acquired BG group -70 Billion US Dollars,this is the largest energy deal of the Year.  Indian Gov wells on Disinvestment Drives- to divest 15% stake in MMTC to fetch amout Rs.800 crore.  10 MoUs siged o fial da of N.Chadaau Naidus Chia isit-5 of them were between the Government and Businesses (G2B) & other 5 were Business-to-Business understandings.  Online test preparation platform Toppr.com has acquired EasyPrep for an undisclosed amount.Mumbai based Toppr.com founded by Zishaan Hayath and Hemanth Goteti.  Emirates NBD ties with ICICI Bank for DirectRemit allows the customers to carry out transfer facilitates instantly to any bank.  MakeMyTrip(Mr.Deep Karla,C.E.O) has acquired Mygola, the travel-web application development company.  Bharatiya Mahila Bank inks MoUs with LIC, New India Assurance(NIA).  World Bank established Pollution Management and Environmental Health program(PMEH) on Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day in Washington-India,China, Nigeria,Egypt and South Africa.1st run from 2015 to 2020.  Adani power Ltd (A.P.L) taken over the Udupi based power plant owned by Lanco,a Hyderabad based company-INR 6,300-Cr.  Asian Banker Achievement Award 2015 won by Bharatiya Mahila Bank at a function held in HongKong.  Nokia to buy Alcatel-Lucent in $16.58 billion deal.  Singapore-based investment firm Temasek acquired InnoVen Capital India for 300 crore rupees.  Reserve Bank launched Rs.10 coins to commemorate the centenary of return of Mahatma Gandhi to India from South Africa.  India slipped six places to rank 89th on a Global Networked Readiness Index, Singapore has replaced Finland to get 143 by World Economic Forum(WEF).  Online restaurant guide Zomato acquired MaplePOS,a cloud-based sale product for restaurants developed by Delhi based MapleGraph.  YES Bank launches RuPay debit card in association with NPCI- accepted at over 190,000 ATMs.  Idias d lagest state-owned oil explorer company,Oil India Limited (OIL) commissioned 54 MW wind energy projects saddled between Gujarat & MP.  ICICI Bak ollaoatio ith Teh Mahida lauhed a paet seie Tap-n-Pa based On the near-field communications (NFC) technology.  Car rental firm, Carzonrent India (CIPL) cquired car-pooling startup firm Ridingo.  Chennai-based 8K Miles Software Services acquired US-based mobile applications company Cintel Systems for $3.75 million.  Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) signed a MoU with M/s Motivation Charitable Trust U.K- to produce affordable State- Of- Art wheel chairs.

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 Union Finance Ministry retained interest rate for General Provident Fund(GPF) at 8.7 percent for 2015-16.  Reliance Power has fully commissioned-Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project(UMPP) in Madhya Pradesh.  Bengaluru-based healthcare technology start-up Practo acquired Delhi-NCR based wellness solution provider Fitho Wellness.  Infosys acquired US-based digital experience solutions company Kallidus-$120 million.  Capgemini and iGATE have entered into a definitive merger agreement-Capgemini acquire iGATE for a cash consideration of $48 per share.  Corporation Bank and New India Assurance Company Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding(MoU) for implementing Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana [PMSBY].  Flipkart acquired Delhi-based mobile engagement and marketing automation company  Bank of Baroda tied up with UAE Exchange for instant money transfer-to offer instant money transfer facility to Non-resident Indian (NRI) customers.  Snapdeal acquired mobile recharge service FreeCharge in a cash and stock deal.  Dena Bank inked MoU with Life Insurance Corporation-provide insurance cover to all Aadhaar-linked savings account holders.  RBI notified hike in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) cap in Insurance Sector to 49 percent from the present 26 percent from the present 26 percent.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

 New minor planet named as 4538 Vishyanand discovered by Kenzo Suzuki of Toyota, Japan-located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.  India ranks 125th in the world for Fixed Broadband Penetration with only 1.2 per 100 inhabitants and global average is 9.4 per 100 inhabitants.  IN“ Visakhapata Nas e stealth destoe lauhed i Muai by Mrs. Minu Dhowan,wife of the Admiral R.K.Dhowan.  NASA develops first 3-D printed copper rocket engine part that can function at high temperatures and pressures.  Nuclear-capable Agni-III ballistic missile test-fired successfully- strike range of more than 3,000 km from Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast-length of 17 metres,the issiles diaete is etes eight is toes.  NA“As Ne Hoizos spaeaft has set its st colour image of the dwarf planet Pluto and its largest moon Charon-travelling more than 9 years.  Japanese maglev fastest passenger train across the world, has broken an earlier speed record of 581 kmph as the train reached 603 kmph.  Pakistani Taliban announced successfull test-fie of issile Oa .  NA“As oig gloies, the Hule spae Telesope-25th anniversary in orbit. 9 | P a g e Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2015 @ AffairsCloud.Com

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 ISRO successfully tests indigenous cryogenic engine with four-tonne capacity-at Mahendragiri in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu-headed by Director D.Karthikesan.  Microsoft Edge to replace Internet Explorer- available for Windows 10.  Stanford Researchers created a Smartphone Battery that charges in only 1 minute - chemistry professor Hongjie Dai.

APPOINTMENTS

 Sumit Mazumder,Chairman and Managing Director of TIL (Tractors India Pvt Ltd) elected as President of CII.  Arun Kumar Jha has been appointed as new CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of KVIC (Khadi and Villagen Industries Commission) issued by Department of Personnel and Training.  Rajalakshmi Devaraj appointed Director of EMC(Expenditure Management Commission).  Senior diplomat Dr.Mohan Kumar,uet Idias top eo to Bahai has ee appointed as next Ambassador to France.  Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai 1st Lady Judge in Sikkim High Court.  Dr.Nasim Zaidi takes over as new chief election commissioner(CEC).  ONGC appoints Dinesh K Sarraf as Chairman and MD.  James Bond(Daniel Craig) Appointed By UN for elimination of Mine,actor as the first U.N. Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards.  IAS officer C Sudharsan Reddy appointed as Private Secretary to Minister of State for Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatraya.  Bharatiya Janata Party Rohini legislator Vijender Gupta was appointed the chief of opposition in Delhi Assembly.  Sanjay Bhattacharyya appointed as next Ambassador of India to Arab Republic of Egypt.  Rahul Shrivastava appointed as next Ambassador of India to Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.  Sandeep Kumar appointed as next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Croatia.  Tractor maker Sonalika appointed BVR Subbu as an independent Director on its board.  Mindtree co-founder Anjan Lahiri has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Birlasoft.  Former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar was today appointed as chief adiso of the BCCIs Ati Couptio & “euit Uit AC“U.  Ministry of Railways appointed Shri Rajiv Ranjan Verma,IPS as Director General, Railway Protection Force.  The six-member NJAC(National Judicial Appointments Commission) headed by the Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu.

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 Wipo, Idias rd largest information technology (IT) services company- announced Rishad Premji to its board.  Ban Ki Moon,UN secretary-general appointed,Ismail Cheikh Ahmed of Mauritania was new special envoy to Yemen.  Senior IAS officer Kapil Dev Tripathi appointed as new Petroleum Secretary. BOOKS AND AUTHORS

 M Little Epiphaies written by Late Ms.Aisha Chaudhary.  Idia ad the Wold-Though the ees of Idia Diploats edited by Amb.Surendra Kumar.  Aatak Ke “aae Me itte Gaia “aja.  Pe-Modern Kutchi Naigatio Tehiues ad Voages tasied edited Ashok B.Rajeshirke.  “uleia Chaita itte Kalaa Malla taslated fo “askit to Eglish by diplomat-writer A.N.D.Haskar.

SPORTS

 International Cricket Council (ICC) president A.H.M. Mustafa Kamal has announced his resignation.  New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Mills announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.  4-time world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Malaysian Grand Prix 2015 by defeating Mercedes AMG team for the 1st time.  Miami Open Titles 2015 Winners:  Mes “igles Title- Noak Djokoi eteded his iig agaist Bitais Ad Murray.  Woes “igles Title-“eea Willias thashed “pais Cala “uaez Naao at Crandon Park.  Mes doules Title-American Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan pair won against Vasek Pospisil (Canada) and Jack Sock (US) pair.  Woes doules Title- Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis against second-seeded Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina.  Dronavalli Harika,Indian grandmaster won bronze prize against Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine for the Wold Woes Chess Chapioship 2015 held at Sochi, Russia.  New Zealand win beat Australia(8 times won) 24th Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2015.India Beat Korea to Won Bronze Medal.  Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton wins Chinese Grand Prix of Formula One beat the team-mate Nico-Roseberg 2nd spot,Vettel-3rd and Kimi-raikkonen-4th.

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 Sania Mirza becomes1st Indian female tennis player ranked World No.1 in Woes Doubles partnered with Martina-Hingi from Switzerland. They beat Casey from Australia and Darija Jurak from Croatia, held at Charleston, U.S.A.  Bhaatia Jata Pats BJP Lok “aha ee Bij husha “haa “igh as e- elected as the President of the WFI(Wrestling Federation of India), Sr.Vice President was I D Nanavati.  Ace Indian Shooter Jitu Rai(7th position) won the Bronze medal in the 10 Meter Air Pistol(men) Event in the ongoing ISSF(International Shooting Sport Federation) World Cup Rifle/ Pistol Shooting Competition held at Changwon in South Korea. Jin Jongoh (206 Points-South Korea)-Gold Medal and Naung Ye Tun (201)Malaysia-Silver Medal.  Raza Hasan, Pakistas Left arm spinner who has played for Pakistan in One Day International Match and T20 Internationals has been suspended from all forms of Cricket for two years- tested positive for Cocaine.  1st Shenzhen International Golf Tournament 2015-Aphibarnrat from Thailand won against Li Hao-Tong of China at the Genzon Golf Club, in Shenzhen China.  Idia Woes hoke team trounced Japan to ear the 7th place at the Hakes Bay-cup Hockeytournament in New Zealand,Australia won the final by beating New Zealand.  Monte Carlo Masters Title tennis tournament at France, Novak Djokovic won against Tomas Berdych to claim the Singles Title.  Presidents Cup Open International Boxing Tournament -India Crowned Champions 1st time.  Idias oes Piki Jaga ad “hajetsaam Sarjubala Devi(51Kg) got gold medals by beating Nandintsetseg of Mongolia.  Sarjubala won by defeating Russias Iseva joya(48kg) at the 22nd President Cup Open Boxing Tournament held in Indonesia.  In men category gold was won by Rakesh Kumar and Harpal Singh in 69kg and 75kg.  Shamkir Chess Tournament 2015-World champion Magnus Carlsen of norway won against Rauf Mamendov of Azerbaijan in Shamkir Chess Tournament held in Azerbaijan.  World Team Chess Championships held in Chengdu,China.  Idias Dronavalli Harika and Koneru Humpy got silver and bronze medals.  Georgia beat China in the finals to clinch the precious gold medal.  Russia defeated United States in the final round to get the silver medal.  Mes Wold Tea Chess Chapioships held in Tsakhkadzor- China wins gold, Ukraine won silver & Armenia won bronze medal.  India remains at number two spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings-Australia topped.  The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has suspended the Paralympic Committee of India(PCI)- providing inadequate and poor facilities during the National Para-Athletics Championships last month in Ghaziabad.

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 Bitais Ada Peat sashed the old eod fo the etes eaststoke at the British swimming championships.  Idias Y Pajala lihed the Asian Junior Tennis championship title after a come- from-behind victory over top seed Chinese Zheng Wushuang match held at India, New Delhi.  Haaa,s Ashish Jakha has set a atioal outh eod i os hae thokg ball-and-chain to a new distance of 71.92) on the 2nd day of the 12th National Youth Athletics Championships.  Mumbai boy Mudit Dani becomes 3rd Indian to enter top ten of junior TT rankings, ITTF(International Table Tennis Federation) Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland and President:Thomas Weikert.  Bazils Teliaa Peeia o the Clao Ope Colsaitas- to eoe the WTA Tous first Brazilian winner in 27 years.  Mohaad Nai esiged as aptai of folloig the teas Wold Cup campaign in Australia and New Zealand last month.  3 Indian race walkers, Khushbir Kaur, Manish Rawat and Sandeep Kumar qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics-the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Race Walking Challenge at Rio Maiorin Portugal.  Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced a new tournament to be known as the Africa T20 Cup.  Bangladesh won the three-match One Day International(ODI) Series against Pakistan in Dhaka by 3-0.  Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the ongoing Indian Premier League due to a knee injury sustained during the ICC Cricket World Cup confirmed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI).  Railway Sports Promotion Board has won defeated Uttar Pradesh Hockey in the 5th “eio Mes Natioal Hoke Chapioship i pue.  The Iteatioal Tale Teis Fedeatio ITTF has eoe the olds lagest sports body interms of membership (222). The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) is second largest sports body(220).  India won Gold and Bronze at 2015 Asian Indoor Rowing Championship in Pattaya,Thailand. Dushyant Singh and Succha Singh Tomar won the gold in the 2000 es light eight pai atego, I the es ope-pair event,Om Prakash and Rajesh Verma settled for a bronze.