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About IBPS PO 2015 Exam/Post

IBPS PO Mains 2015 Exam Pattern
40 Questions from every section will be asked.
1. Reasoning - 50 marks
2. Quantitative aptitude - 50 marks
3. English language - 40 marks
4. General knowledge with special reference to Banking industry - 40 marks
5. Computer knowledge - 20 marks
Key Points To Remember For IBPS PO 2015-16 Examination
Agriculture expert Ramesh Chand appointed as a full time member Niti Aayog
Arun Jaitley launched digital version of Mahatma Gandhi's collected work
Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit of South Africa selected for 2015 UNEP Champions of the Earth
award
Brij Raj Sharma appointed as Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir
Music Composer Aadesh Shrivastava died
Acclaimed writer Jhumpa Lahiri awarded with 2014 National Humanities Medal by White House
Commemorative coins of Rs 125, Rs 10 released in honour of former President S Radhakrishna
Haryana bagged Skoch Order-of-Merit National award for implementing e-governance initiatives
NASA and ISRO jointly working on NISAR mission
R Sampanthan became first tamilian to lead opposition in Sri Lankan parliament in 32 years
India won UNESCO's Award of Excellence 2015 for conserving Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple
AK Jha appointed as Interim CMD of NTPC
Dinesh Kumar Likhi took charge as CMD of Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited
L C Goyal appointed as CMD of India Trade Promotion Organisation
Raghav Chandra took charge as the Chairman of NHAI
Ratan P Watal took charge as Union Finance Secretary
PM Modi released digitally restored recordings of epic Ramcharitmanas
Rajiv Mehrishi appointed as Union Home secretary
Eminent Kannada writer Dr. MM Kalburgi shot dead in Dharwad
Kandakatla Manohar appointed as Director of NIMS
US designated Aziz Haqqani as global terrorist
Tennis Player Novak Djokovic appointed as Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF
Rajendra Singh conferred with 2015 Stockholm Water Prize
Girish Sahni assumed charge as Director General of CSIR
Veteran journalist Pranab Kumar Borah passed away
105-year-old Urdu copy of Ramcharitmanas written by Shiv Brat Lal found
Syrian woman Journalist Zaina Erhaim awarded with Peter Mackler Award 2015
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Indian-American Vince Chhabria appointed as a full-time federal judge by Obama

Union Government released Postal stamp on Ashoka
Amol Palekar appointed as Chairman of India's Oscar jury
Jains held nationwide protests against ban on Santhara by Rajasthan High Court
Noted academician Amitabh Mattoo appointed as Advisor to J&K CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
Book titled Mrs Funnybones authored by Twinkle Khanna released
Historian Babasaheb Purandare bestowed with Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2015
Making India Awesome authored by Chetan Bhagat released
Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Ashwani Lohani appointed as CMD of Air India Limited
World Humanitarian Day observed with theme Inspiring the World's Humanity
Debut Novelist Zia Haider Rahman won the James Tait Black Award 2015
Indias First Lady Suvra Mukherjee passed away
Ajit Kumar Seth appointed as Chairman of Public Enterprises Selection Board
2015 United States-India Cyber Dialogue held in Washington, DC
PM Modi became the first Indian prime minister in over 42 years to visit Canada.
North Koreas Foreign Minister, Ri Su-yong, arrived in New Delhi,India on a three day visit.
The Union home ministry has renamed the tourist visa-on-arrival scheme as 'e-tourist visa' scheme.
India has slipped 6 places to rank 89th on a global Networked Readiness Index.
India and Canada signed an agreement on uranium supply.
BALCOs IT major Reena Srivastava won 2015's "INFOSEC MAESTROS Top 50
Most Promising CEO Award".
Meenakshi Madan Rai sworn in as the first lady judge of the Sikkim High Court.
Mohan Kumar has been appointed the next Ambassador to France.
India retained its No. 2 position in the ODI rankings.
Pakistan successfully test- fired a new ballistic missile, Ghauri missile.
Sachin Tendulkar was inducted as one of the five new members into the prestigious
Laureus Sports Academy.
Former Prime Minister of Nepal, Surya Bahadur Thapa passed away.
Nokia announced to acquire French telecommunications firm Alcatel-Lucent for around $16.6 billion.
Moodys pegged Indias growth at 7.5 percent for 2015.
Satya Nadella was honoured with the White House Champions of Change Award.
Satya Nadella is the first Indian-origin Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microsoft.
Raja Rajeswari has become the first person of Indian descent to be named as a
criminal court judge in New York City.
Vivek Oberoi has been named for the prestigious 'Dada Saheb Phalke Pride Award 2015'.
India successfully test fired its nuclear-capable Agni-III ballistic missile.
The UN peace envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar, has resigned.
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic was named the Laureus Sportsman of the Year.
Ethiopian sprinter Genzebe Dibaba was named the Laureus Sportswoman of the Year.
Supreme Court appoints CBI SP Vivek Priyadarshi to head team probing IPL scandal 2013.
India has clinched three awards in the annual awards given by Asian Squash Federation (ASF).
Mary Kom has been named best film at the Stockholm International Film Festival
Junior in Sweden.
Sitaram Yechury was unanimously elected CPI (M)s new General Secretary.
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State Government of Kerala launched Subodham project, to help people in the state
to overcome addiction to liquor.
Shahrukh Khan was honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Cinema award
at the 5th annual Asian Awards in London.
Britains swimmer Adam Peaty has broken the men's 100-meter breaststroke world record.
IPC) has suspended the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) for indefinite period.
The annual trade deficit for India for fiscal year 2014-15 increased to touch $137 billion.
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Bahrain Grand Prix for the second year in a
row.
Indias Y. Pranjala has won the Asian Junior Tennis championship title.
Maharashtra Government announced the target of 14400 MW power generation by
2019.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced a new tournament to be known as the Africa T20 Cup.
Eminent historian Professor Christopher Alan Bayly died in Chicago. He was 70.
The government has retained the rate of interest for General Provident Fund (GPF) at 8.7 per cent for
the current fiscal.
Pakistan conferred its top civilian award 'Nishan-e-Pakistan' on Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The Income Tax Department was awarded 'Prime Minister's award.
The Indian passport has been ranked 48th in a list of 50 most powerful travel documents in the world.
Metals and mining conglomerate Sesa Sterlite Ltd has changed its name to Vedanta Ltd.
Shah Rukh Khan has been conferred with Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award 2015.
Jaya Prada was conferred with Kalashree Award by the Dada Saheb Phalke Film Foundation.
World Bank established Pollution Management and Environmental Health (PHEM) program.
The New York Times won two prestigious Pulitzer prizes for coverage of the Ebola outbreak in West
Africa.
ICICI Bank launched a payment service 'Tap-n-Pay'.
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, a three-time Odisha Chief Minister and former Governor of Assam, passed
away.
Loretta Lynch has been chosen as the new attorney general of America.
Indian-American Vivek Murthy was sworn-in as the U.S. Surgeon-General.
Achanta Sharath Kamal will spearhead the Indian challenge in the World TableTennis Championship
(WTTC).
The Union Cabinet gave its approval for signing of a shipping agreement between India and Jordan.
Global Accounting company KPMG elected Lynne Doughtie as its CEO and Chairman.
Gopinath Pillai has been bestowed with 'Outstanding Service Award' for his services to Singapore.
The Indian Air Force received the first two upgraded Mirage-2000 aircrafts from France.
Japan has been appointed as host of the FIFA Club World Cup for the next two years.
India is at the 117th spot on Global Happiness Index 2015.
Russia and Argentina have signed a series of framework agreements on economic and energy cooperation.
India would become fourth largest infrastructure projects market in the world by 2025.
The government has allowed EPFO to invest 5% of its corpus in exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Len Blavatnik is Britain's richest man with a 13.17bn fortune.
Sangeeta Bhatia has won a prestigious USD 250,000 Heinz award.
India launched a relief and rescue Operation named Maitri in earthquake hit Nepal.
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Actor Anil Kapoor was conferred the Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar Award.
State of Assam has been awarded as the Best e-Panchayat state.
Akhilesh Das Gupta was elected the vice-president of the Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC)
for a four year term.
Bhalchandra Nemade received 50th Jnanpith Award.
Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe has won a third term with 58.75% of the vote in polls.
Railway Sports Promotion Board has won the 5th Senior Mens National Hockey Championship 2015.
'Margarita With A Straw' has bagged the best feature film honour at Washington DC International Film
festival.
China won the World Men's Team Chess Championship held in Armenia.
Georgia won the World Women's Team Chess Championship held in Armenia.
India Ratings projected the Indias economic growth at 7.7 per cent this financial year.
Mukesh Ambani regained his position as the world's richest Indian with a networth of $19.6 billion.
Uttar Pradesh has signed two MoUs for establishing a solar and an ultra-mega solar power project in
the state.
Raja Rajeswari became first India-born woman to be appointed a judge in the New York City.
The government has raised the limit of FDI in pension sector to 49 per cent.
Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) has won the Asian Banker Achievement Award 2015.
India won for the first time the 22nd Presidents Cup Boxing Tournament in Palembang, Indonesia.
Eden Hazard has won the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year award.
Lewis Hamilton has been named as the richest sportsman in Britain.
Kei Nishikori won Barcelona Open title.
China has for the first time overtaken the United States as Australia's largest source of foreign
investment.
Praful Patel was elected as vice-president, South Asian Football Federation (SAFF)Region.
Austrailias Russell Ford announced his retirement from international hockey.
Siddhartha Gigoo has won the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.
The International Table Tennis Federation has become the world's largest sports body in terms of
membership.
Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa of Bahrain was re-elected as the president of
the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Mazen Darwish was honoured with UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2015.
The Fourteenth edition of the Indo-French naval exercise VARUNA
2015 concluded.
Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) won the 5th Hockey India Senior Women National
Championship 2015.
Tennis player Rafael Nadal received the Golden Medal for Merit in Work.
Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport has been adjudged the world's best airport for the year
2014.
R&B and soul singer Ben E King, best known for the classic song 'Stand By Me' passed away.
Government has made Permanent Account Number (PAN) mandatory for private firms seeking central
excise registration.
International Shooting Competition 2015 was held in Hannover, Germany.
Novak Djokovic held on to first place in the ATP world singles mens rankings.
Roger Federer won Istanbul Open Tournament.
Frances Richard Gasquet won the Estoril Open Tennis Tournaments Title.
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Deepamale Devi won gold in the women's 20km walk in the 19th Federation Cup National Senior
Athletics championship.
Vasco da Gama secured the Rio de Janeiro state championship for the 23rd time.
Former Union minister and veteran Congress leader Baleshwar Ram died. He was 87.
Wang Jianlin became the wealthiest man in Asia.
France signed an agreement with Qatar to supply 24 Dassault Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets.
The United States authorized commercial ferry services to Cuba for the first time in more than a halfcentury.
Stuart Bingham won 2015 Snooker World Championship.
England batsman Jonathan Trott (34) has retired from international cricket.
Michael Blake, who won an Oscar for writing the script of Dances With Wolves died at the age of 69.
The government has appointed Arun Jha as the next Tribal Affairs Secretary.
Norway is at the top of Global Motherhood Index 2015.
The IMF projected a 4.3 per cent growth rate for Pakistan this year.
Nadia district in West Bengal has won the 2015 United Nations Public Service Award.
Geeta Phogat bagged a bronze in the Women's freestyle 58kg category in the Senior Asian Wrestling
Championship.
India and China have signed 24 agreements worth over 10 billion dollars in Beijing.
Tata Consultancy Services has been ranked as the 57th leading brand in the US.
Tejaswini Sagar won under-15 category of World School Chess Championships.
Eminent Bengali writer Suchitra Bhattacharya passed away in Kolkata.
India was honoured for its significant contribution to UN Peacekeeping over the last
six decades.
India has been ranked at a lowly 100 position on the global Human Capital Index.
The US diplomatic mission in India has bagged People's Choice Greening
Diplomacy Initiative award.
The government appointed M.J. Joseph as the Controller General of Accounts in the Ministry of
Finance.
Indian shooter Gagan Narang won the bronze medal in the 50m Rifle Prone Event of the ISSF World
Cup.
Najama Heptullah is the Union Minister for Minorities Welfare.
Syndicate Bank has appointed Arun Shrivastava as its as Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer.
Jonodev Osceola Chaudhuri has been sworn in as the chairman of the USs National Indian Gaming
Commission.
UC Browser has appointed all rounder Yuvraj Singh as its Product Specialist and Brand Ambassador.
Kochi will host the World Senior Badminton Championships in 2017.
Franz Wright, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, passed away.
Islamic clothing company East Essence tied up with Snapdeal.
Novak Djokovic captured his fourth Rome Masters Tennis title with a win over Roger Federer.
Narendra Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Mongolia.
ICICI Bank opened its first branch in China.
India announced a US $1 billion credit line to Mongolia for infrastructure development.
Infosys announced to establish its first overseas centre outside India in China.
Private sector Federal Bank along with card issuing company SBI Card launched co-branded credit
cards.
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India announced that it would contribute USD 2.1 million to the World Health Organisation.
Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin has announced his retirement from one-day
international cricket.
David Granger, a retired army general, has become Guyanas new president.
The government has allocated Rs. 5,000 crore for the growth of Department of AYUSH.
Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai has won the Man Booker International Prize.
Bank of India has elevated R.A. Sankara Narayanan as the executive director of the bank.
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) named Kuldeep Malik as the new chief national coach.
Joe Root has been elected England Cricketer of the Year for 2014-15.
Former Union minister and BJP MP S.S. Ahluwalia was appointed chairman of a Joint Committee of
Parliament.
India has ranked 24th out of 70 countries in the first Environmental Democracy Index.
Lithuania topped the Environmental Democracy Index.
Indians have become the second biggest job creators in London in 2015.
India is on 6th position in terms of scientific publications.
Indian-origin US filmmaker Prashant Bhargava passed away.
Indian IT major Wipro has been felicitated by Microsoft with 'Supplier of the Year award'.
Hwang Kyo-ahn has been named the new South Korean prime minister.
Rory McIlroy has been named the European Tours Golfer of the Year and the Players Player of the
Year.
AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa sworn in for the fifth time as Tamil Nadu chief minister.
Gujarat government and Chinese software firm ZTEsoft have signed an agreement for smart city
projects in the state.
IRCTC has partnered with Mydala.com to provide deals and offers to customers.
French thriller film Dheepan has been awarded Palme dOr Award at 68th Cannes Film Festival.
Mumbai Indians' (MI's) won the eight edition of Indian Premier League (IPL).
India's Deepa Kumari has been accorded an international outdoor umpire status by the FIH.
Indian boxers won a total of seven medals including four gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the
Doha International boxing tournament.
G. Mohan Kumar has been appointed as the Secretary of the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
John Nash, a Nobel prize winner and Mathematician passed away.
Andrzej Duda has won Poland's Presidential elections.
Saurabh Kumar was appointed as the next Indian Ambassador to Iran.
Batsman Ajinkya Rahane won the CEAT Indian Cricketer of the Year award.
Ranjit Singh Baxi has been elected as the head of the Bureau of International Recycling.
ICICI Bank has launched a service where customers can make transactions using just their voice.
China has set up a gold sector fund involving countries along the ancient Silk Road.
Nico Rosberg of Germany won the Monaco Grand Prix Formula 1 World Championship title.
Western Union has renewed its 14-year-old partnership with India Post.
Manoj Mishra has been appointed as CMD of National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL).
China's PM Li Keqiang and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet signed a currency swap deal.
Lt general (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma was sworn-in as the governor of Mizoram.
Ace cross-country bike racer C.S. Santosh won the coveted Motorsport Man of the Year award.
The PM Narendra Modi, launched DD Kisan - India's first television channel dedicated to farmers.
India and Vietnam signed a Joint Vision Statement on Defence Cooperation for the period 2015-2020.
Veteran filmmaker Subhash Ghai has been selected for FIFA Lifetime Achievement honour.
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The Indian food and beverage sector is likely to touch Rs. 3.80 lakh crore by 2017.
Indias exports to China are expected to grow by around 14 per cent a year in the decade to 2030.
Anindo Majumdar has been appointed as the CMD of Delhi Finance Corporation.
Documentary photographer Mary Ellen Mark passed away.
Pakistani spinner Raza Hasan was banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board from playing any form of
cricket.
The Spanish football club, Sevilla Football Club (FC) won Europa League title.
India has topped the world hunger list.
Eminent scientist Dr. Selvin Christopher has been appointed as the Director General of DRDO.
Singapore has appointed S. Chandra Das as its non-Resident High Commissioner to Sri Lanka.
The Maharashtra Government launched 'Swachhata Saptapadi' scheme.
Nebraska has become the 19th US state to abolish the death penalty.
Sepp Blatter was re-elected President of FIFA for a fifth term.
Mauritius President Kailash Purryag has resigned from office.
Akinwumi Adesina has been elected as the new President of the African Development Bank
(AfDB).
G. S. Reddy has been appointed as the Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister.
The United States has removed Cuba from its list of countries sponsors of terrorism.
More than 100 US cities will organise a Yogathon on the first International Yoga Day on June 21.
American actor and comedian Reynaldo Rey passed away.
Service tax hike to 14% has become effective from 1st June 2015.
India won four gold at International Wrestling tournament (Mens) in Sassari City, Italy.
Himachal Pradesh has emerged as first the state in the country to start Aadhaar Based Payment
System (ABPS).
Edward Gilligan, the president of American Express Co. Passed away.
Muhammadu Buhari sworn-in as President of Nigeria.
Govt. approved agreement on Coastal Shipping between India and Bangladesh.
Singapore honoured Gautam Banerjee with 'Public Service Medal'.
US-based taxi hailing app Uber has appointed Amit Jain as President of its India operations.
Veteran filmmaker Subhash Ghai has been selected for FIFA Lifetime Achievement honour.
The Indian food and beverage sector is likely to touch Rs. 3.80 lakh crore by 2017.
Indias exports to China are expected to grow by around 14 per cent a year in the decade to 2030.
Anindo Majumdar has been appointed as the CMD of Delhi Finance Corporation.
Documentary photographer Mary Ellen Mark passed away.
Pakistani spinner Raza Hasan was banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board from playing any form of
cricket.
The Spanish football club, Sevilla Football Club (FC) won Europa League title.
India has topped the world hunger list.
Eminent scientist Dr. Selvin Christopher has been appointed as the Director General of DRDO.
Mauritius President Kailash Purryag has resigned from office.
Coal India Limited has become the 6th-largest mining company in the world in terms of market
capitalisation.
ADB announced to give 3,200 crore rupees loan assistance to the West Bengal Government.
Nearly 300 deals worth USD 55 billion have been signed at the 3rd China-South Asia Expo in Kunming.
The National Union of Seafarers of India has bagged the 'Best Welfare Organisation of the Year Award2015'.
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Former Union minister (Congress) and close relative of Jawaharlal Nehru Sheila Kaul passed away.
FDI inflows into the services sector grew to 3.2 billion dollars in 2014-15.
India is home to the fourth largest number of ultra-high-networth households.
India signed a motor vehicles pact with three SAARC nations, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal.
SEBI has barred Karvy Stock Broking from taking up new IPO assignments for one year.
An Egyptian court sentenced former President Mohamed Morsy to 25 years in prison.
India and Poland has set an ambitious trade target of USD 5 billion.
The Centre has approved an anti-chit fund bill passed by West Bengal Assembly in 2013.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is the world's richest self-made billionaire.
Australia signed a landmark Free Trade Agreement with China.
Narendra Kumar Yadav has taken over the charge of CMD of MTNL.
Viswanathan Anand lost to Magnus Carlsen in the Blitz Chess tournament.
Charles Correa, the face of modern architecture in India, passed away.
The UNGA elected Denmark's Mogens Lykketoft as its President for its 70th session.
China launched "Wu-14", a supersonic nuclear delivery vehicle.
Sunil Chhetri became the first Indian footballer to score 50 international goals.
BSNL announced to set up 40,000 wi-fi hotspots across the country.
India's rank is 143th on Global Peace Index (GPI).
Iceland topped the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2015.
Mumbai is the most expensive city in India according to the latest Mercer survey for 2015.
Archana Ramasundaram was appointed as the Director of National Crime Records Bureau.
Sharad Pawar was re-elected as the President of Mumbai Cricket Association.
Asia has overtaken Europe as the worlds second-richest region in the world in 2014.
The Election Commission of India suspended the recognition of the National Peoples Party.
Asian Development Bank announced to increase about 50 percent loan to India to $12 billion by 2018.
Japan lowered the voting age to 18 years from 20 years.
Turkey's former president and prime minister Suleyman Demirel passed away.
South Korea's Justice Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn was appointed as the country's new prime minister.
India has been ranked third in a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Report for 2013.
Russia topped World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Report for 2013.
Journalist and writer Aakar Patel appointed as Executive Director of Amnesty International (AI) India.
10th Bharatiya Jnanpith Navlekhan Price was awarded to Babusha Kohli and Upasana.
ONGC lifted the 42nd All India Goswami Ganesh Dutt Memorial Cricket Tournament 2015.
Hawaii becomes first US state to raise smoking age from 18 years to 21 years.
ISRO announced to provide navigational support to Indian Railways through GAGAN system.
Historian-author Ramachandra Guha has been selected for Japan's prestigious Fukuoka Prize.
Eminent scientist C.N.R. Rao was conferred Japan's highest civilian award.
China has manufactured the worlds first electric passenger aircraft BX1E.
SBI has launched Internet-based platform SBI eforex.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Narendra Modi Mobile App.
BJP MLA and former Madhya Pradesh Minister Tukojirao Puar passed away.
HDFC Bank launched a 10-second paperless instant loan plan for its existing customers.
India created two world records on the first International Yoga Day on 21st June 2015.
Serbia won the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015 by defeating Brazil.
Roger Federer defeated Andreas Seppi to win ATP Gerry Weber Open Halle Tennis title.
Bangladesh defeated Team India in the second ODI cricket match.
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Benni Joseph Mavelil has been chosen for the V.K. Krishna Menon award.
German football club Colognes striker Patrick Helmes has announced his retirement.
Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport has the world's fastest WiFi service.
Former Indian women hockey captain Shashi Bala and her son Agrim Thakur died in a road accident.
Indian mission in Sweden has launched India Unlimited platform.
India-born Nikesh Arora appointed the president of Japan's SoftBank Corp.
EPFO has made Universal Account Number (UAN) mandatory for all employers.
ICICI Bank has partnered with Alibaba.com, to launch a trade facilitation centre.
Carnatic vocalist Sanjay Subrahmanyam selected for Sangitha Kalanidhi award of Madras Music
Academy.
Britains Andy Murray won the mens singles of the Aegon Championships.
Nico Rosberg won Austrian Grand Prix 2015 beating Lewis Hamilton.
Nagesh Kukunoor is the director of the film Dhanak.
China won the 2015 Nongfu Spring Snookers World Cup by defeating Scotland.
India has moved down to 61st place in terms of foreigners' money in Swiss banks.
Debendranath Sarangi elected as president of the Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI).
K. Rajendiran elected as secretary-general of the Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI).
Tennis legend Steffi Graf was appointed the Ayurveda brand ambassador of Kerala.
Railway Team defeated France in the 20th USIC- Tennis (World Railways)Championship.
Narayana Murthy conferred with Astronautical Society of India's Rocket and Related Technologies
Award.
'Sabar Shouchagar' project in West Bengals Nadia district won UN award for innovative public
services.
SIDBI has set up a Rs.1000 crore 'Make in India' fund for MSMEs.
Rajasthan topped the list of states commissioning grid connected solar power projects in the country.
Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas has been appointed President of ICC.
India is at 9th rank in terms recipients of FDI in 2014.
India has emerged as the third largest source of FDI for United Kingdom.
India would provide an assistance of $1 billion for quake-hit Nepal's reconstruction.
Australia announced that it would join the new China AIIB as a founding member.
Prominent journalist, riter and anti-nuclear activist Praful Bidwai passed away in Netherlands.
Russia and Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of nuclear energy.
HDFC Bank extended managing director Aditya Puri's tenure for another five years.
Famous writer of Sanskrit and Telugu Professor Pullela Srirama Chandraudu passed away.
Satnam Singh Bhamara became the first Indian basketball player to be drafted in America's NBA.
Asha Bhosle is declared the greatest Bollywood playback artist of all times by the U.K. based Eastern
Eye newspaper.
State Bank of India announced the appointment of Anshula Kant as its Chief Financial Officer.
Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has been conferred with Colombia's highest civilian award.
Axis Bank has launched an EMV-chip-based debit card called Secure+.
Sachin Tendulkar has been voted the 'Best Test player' of the 21st century.
11 Indian companies are ranked in Forbes Asia's 'Best Under A Billion' list.
Dr. Vishwanath Tripathi has been choosen for the 28th Moortidevi Award 2014.
Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won the Canada Open Grand Prix women's doubles title.
Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hassan ranked the best all-rounder in ODI once again.
Ericsson has appointed Paolo Colella as the new head of its India operations.
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Exim Bank has extended a loan of $268.35 million to Tanzania.

Russia's former prime minister Yevgeny Primakov passed away.
Pratap Pawar was awarded Punyabhushan Award 2015.
FIICI and Quality Council of India started a programme for 'Zero Defect, Zero Effect' products.
Railways is the 8th largest employer in the world.
U.S. Department of Defense is worlds largest employer.
India is at the top in Baseline Profitability Index (BPI).
Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia won the men's singles title of the Canada Open Badminton tournament.
Michelle Li of Canada won womens singles title of the Canada Open Badminton tournament.
IMF has approved USD 506.4 million loan tranche to Pakistan.
Justin Gatlin won the 200m title at the US athletics championships.
Ujjwal Batria was appointed as the CEO of French cement maker Lafarge's India operations.
Brazilian racer Nelson Piquet Jr won the FIA Formula E Championship title of the 2014-15 season.
IDFC appointed Indias former CAG Vinod Rai as independent director.
Y.C. Modi has been appointed as Additional Director in the CBI.
Nandkumar Saravade has been appointed as CEO of the Data Security Council of India (DSCI).
HDFC Bank launched '30-min auto' and '15-min 2-wheeler' loan schemes.
Khalin Joshi finished sixth at the USD 76,000 Bali National Golf Championship.
Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the Integrated Security System (ISS) at four railway stations in Mumbai.
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani for the first time nominated a female as judge in Supreme Court.
Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Airtel has become the worlds third largest mobile operator.
Infosys has launched a mobile app, the 'Finacle SME Enable'.
Current Affairs of July/Aug - 2015

INTERNATIONAL
Cuba Becomes First Nation To Eliminate Mother-To-Child HIV
World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced Cuba has become the first country to
eliminate the transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and syphilis from mother
to baby. Over the past five years, Caribbean countries have had increased access to antiretroviral
drugs as part of a regional initiative to eliminate mother-to-child transmission.
Iran and P5+1 Countries Reached Agreement On Irans Nuclear Programme
Iran and P5+1 countries comprising of the United States, the United Kingdom (UK), Russia,
China, France and Germany on 14 July reached an agreement on the Iran nuclear programme.
The agreement called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPA) or Vienna agreement was
reached after 17 days of almost uninterrupted negotiations in Vienna (Austria) involving foreign
ministers of seven countries.
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Japan Pledges $6 billion To Mekong Nations

Japan on 4 July committed 6.1 billion US dollars (750 billion Japanese Yen) in Official
Development Assistance (ODA) to Mekong Region countries for the next three years. The
decision was taken by Japan during the seventh Mekong-Japan Summit held in Tokyo. The
Mekong region countries include Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
Japans Lower House Approved Change To Self-defence Law
Lower House of Japans Parliament (Diet) on 16 July approved 11 security-related bills that
change the self-defence law, which was followed by Japan since World War -II.The change
paves the way for the Japanese military to potentially fight abroad for the first time since World
War II.
EU approves 7 Billion Euro Short-Term Loan To Greece

The European Union (EU) on 17 July approved a short-term loan of 7.16 billion euros to Greece
after it was backed by the 28 member states. This loan will allow Greece to pay its debt to
European Central Bank (ECB) and the Inter-national Monetary Fund (IMF) till new bailout plan
is ratified. The loan will be given through the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism
(EFSM) which is a rescue fund set up during the first time bailout of Greece in 2010. But
presently it covers the whole of the 28 EU member nations and not just the 19 eurozone
members.
INDIA & WORLD

India-Uzbekistan Signed Three Agreements
India and Uzbekistan have signed three agreements during delegation level talks held between
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov in Tashkent, the capital
of Uzbekistan on 6 July 2015. The agreements were signed in the field of tourism, culture and
protocol.
India Pakistan Become Permanent SCO members
India and Pakistan on 10 July were accepted as the full members of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO), a six-member regional grouping, including China and Russia. India that has
had on the observer status of the group for past 10 years will become a full member of SCO by
2016.
India Ranked 33rd Most Reputable Nation In The World
Canada has been named as the most reputable nation in the world, in a recent survey on how
countries are perceived across the world.The north American country reclaimed the top spot in
the Reputation Institutes annual report, which looks at the government, environment and
economy of 55 nations.India is ranked 33rd among 55 countries as far as its reputation perceived
by people from across the world is concerned. Its reputation has increased by 7.4%.
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India Singapore Signed Agreement On Maritime Cooperation

India and Singapore signed Technical Agreement (TA) on sharing white-shipping information to
enhance maritime cooperation between the two navies. The agreement was signed on 21 July.
India and US signed Inter-Governmental Agreement

India and United States (US) signed Inter Governmental Agreement (IGA) to implement the
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The intergovernmental agreement (IGA) on
FATCA was signed by Indian Revenue Secretary Shaktikanta Das and the US Ambassador to
India Richard Verma on 9 July in New Delhi. The agreement will promote transparency on tax
matters between the two countries.
NATIONAL
PM Narendra Modi Launched Digital India Week
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1 July launched the Digital India Week in New Delhi. The
newly created week is aimed at encouraging peoples involvement and creating awareness
among them about various initiatives launched under the Digital India Programme launched in
August 2014.
Union Cabinet Approved Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
Union Cabinet on 1 July approved Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) aiming at
providing irrigation facilities to every village. The Yojana was approved with an outlay of 50000
crore rupees over a period of five years, that is, from 2015-16 to 2019-20 and the allocation for
the financial year 2015-16 has been kept at 5300 crore rupees.
PM Narendra Modi Launched Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 July launched the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana in
New Dehi.The programme aims to impart skill training to 24 lakh youth during 2015-16 with
focus on first time entrants to the labour market and class 10 and class 12 drop outs.
Prime Minister Unveiled National Policy for Skill Development & Entrepreneur ship 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 July unveiled National Policy for Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship 2015 in New Delhi.The policy was unveiled in a programme held on the
occasion of first-ever World Youth Skills Day. It is the first such policy on entrepreneurship
since independence and intended to replace the National Policy on Skill Development 2009.
India signed Loan Agreement of $300 Million with ADB For NUHM
India on 28 July signed a loan agreement of 300 million US dollars with Asian Development
Bank (ADB) for its flagship programme National Urban Health Mission (NUHM). The main of
the NUHM is to improve the health status of the countrys urban population.
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STATES
Adani Group To Set Up 650 MW Solar Power Plant in Tamil Nadu
Adani Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tamil Nadu Govern-ment
to set up 650 Mega Watt (MW) solar power plant in Ramanathapuram district. The group will set
up five solar power units at a cost of 4,536 crore rupees.
Uttar Pradesh Tops List of States with Highest Mobile Penetration

Uttar Pradesh has highest number of households with a mobile phone (86.63 per cent). In other
hand Odisha (33.56 per cent) has the least number of households with a mobile phone as per the
Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011.
Asias First Armed Forces Preparatory Institute For Women
Asias first ever institute to train young women to join armed forces Mai Bhago Armed Forces
Preparatory Institute was inaugurated by the Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in Mohali, Punjab on 25 July. With 25 girls being
selected, the one-of-its-kind institute will equip students with skills required in army, navy and
air force.
Indias First Railway-Line Built Under PPP model Inaugurated In Gujarat
Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu on 14 July inaugurated the broad-gauge railway-line
between Gandhidham and Tuna-Tekra Port in Gujarat by flagging off a goods train.The rail line
is Indias first railway-line built with private sector participation under Non-Government
Railway (NGR) Policy 2012 of Indian Railways.
CONFERENCES
Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2015
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) 2015 summit was held on 9-10 July 2015 in Ufa,
Russia. Leaders and officials from the four SCO observer countries of Mongolia, Iran, Pakistan
and India were also present at the summit. India has been accorded full accorded the full
membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at its Ufa summit Technically,
India will become the member of SCO by 2016 after completion of certain procedures. The SCO
group has six full time members at present namely China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia,
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
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46th Indian Labour Conference

The 46th Session of Indian Labour Conference was held on 20 July in New Delhi. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 46th Indian Labour Conference dedicating the National
Career Service (NCS) the largest nationwide portal for job matching in dynamic and efficient
manner and launching of ESIC 2.0, the second generation health reform agenda for the numerous
employees nationwide.
AWARDS & HONOURS

Sanjeev Galande Selected For G D Birla Award 2014
Noted scientist Sanjeev Galande has been selected for the prestigious G D Birla award for2014.
He was selected for his pioneering research in the field of epigenetics and molecular cell biology.
The name was on 1 July announced by the K K Birla Foundation and he is the 24th recipient of
the award.
Ravi Shankar Conferred with Perus Highest Award Grand Officer
Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was on 1 July conferred with Perus one of the highest
awards Grand Officer for social work and mission to deliver peace through his foundation The
Art of Living. Andean Parliament in Lima honoured Sri with the award titled Medalla dela
Integracion en el Grado de Gran Oficial.
Indian-American Teacher Darshan Jain Named For US Presidential Award

Darshan Jain, an Indian American teacher was chosen for prestigious Presidential Award for
Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. He is one of the 108 teachers named by
President Barack Obama as recipients of the prestigious award.
Indian-American Woman Sunita Viswanath Honoured with Champion of Change

Sunita Viswanath,an Indian-American woman has been with Champion of Change award by the
White House of United States. Sunita Viswanath, the only Indian American to figure in the list,
has been selected for her work to encourage Hindus to take care of the environ-ment.
SPORTS & GAMES

Lewis Hamilton Won 2015 Birtish Grand Prix
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain won 2015 Birtish Grand Prix of Formula One (F1)
on 5 June. This was his fourth victory of the season and his second of Birtish Grand Prix. With
this win, Hamilton became the second British driver since David Coulthard in 1999-2000 to post
successive wins in the race.
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Wimbledon Tennis Championship 2015 Winners

Mens Singles: Novak Djokovic of Serbia on 12 July won mens singles title of Wimbledon. In
the final clash played in London, Serbian Djokovic defeated Roger Federer of Switzerland. It is
Djokovics 3rd wimbledon title and overall 12th mens single
Grand Slam title.
Womens Singles: Serena Williams (US) won wimbledon womens singles title. In the final
match played she defeated Garbine Muguruza of Spain.It is Williams sixth Womens Singles
Wimbledon title and overall 21th Grand Slam title.
India Won 2015 South Asian Basketball Championship

India on 5 July won the South Asian Basketball (SABA) Championship title. In the final played
at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, Karanataka, India defeated Sri Lanka 93-44. It was 4th
edition of the championships. India was the winner of third SABA Championship.With this win
India qualified for the FIBA Asia Champion-ship which will be hosted by China in September
2015.
ECONOMY
Corporation Bank Launched First MUDRA card
Corporation Bank on 4 July launched countrys first MUDRA (Micro Units Development and
Refinance Agency) card under the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) in Mangalore,
Karnataka. The card is based on the RuPay platform and facilitates the withdrawal and use of the
working capital finance by micro entrepreneurs.
RBI signed Special Currency Swap Agreement with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
A Special Currency Swap Agreement was signed between Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and
Central Bank of Sri Lanka on 17 July.As per this agreement, Central Bank of Sri Lanka can draw
up to 1.1 billion US dollar for a maximum period of six months. This special arrangement is in
addition to the existing Framework on Currency Swap Arrangement for the SAARC Member
Countries.
Seven Indian Companies Among Worlds 500 Largest Companies
Seven Indian companies were listed among the worlds 500 largest companies in the Fortune
Global 500 list for 2015 that was released on 22 July. The list has been topped by Wal-Mart,
which retained its top spot.
Ten Indian Companies In Forbes Asia Fabulous 50 List

The Forbes Asias Fabulous 50 list of the year 2015 was released on 23 July. India has secured
the second highest position in the Forbes Asia Fabulous 50 list with 10 Indian companies
featuring in the list. China secured No 1 position in the list with 25 companies.
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

NASA successfully Flight Tested Prandtld Aircraft
NASA announced that it successfully flight tested Prandtl-d aircraft. It was a prototype
of Prandtl-d aircraft which will be the first airplane to be launched on Mars between 2020 &
2024. ICGS Rani Durgavati Commissioned The Third Inshore Patrol Vessel (IPV) of
the Indian Coast Guard ICGS Rani Durgavati was commissioned at Visakhapatnam (Andhra
Pradesh) on 6 July. The vessel, built by HSL, has a maximum speed of 34 knots and at an economical 14 knots has an endurance of 150 nautical miles.
GAGAN Satellite Based Navigation System Launched
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on 13 July launched the GPS-Aided Geo
Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) system,which would make airline operations more efficient
and reduce costs. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Airports Authority of
India (AAI) developed the system, at a cost of Rs. 774 crore, over 15 years. India is the fourth
country to offer space-based satellite navigation services to the aviation sector.
India Ranks 12th In World In Nuclear Power Generation

India has been ranked at 12th place in terms of power generation from nuclear source, as per the
report published by the Power Reactor Information System (PRIS) of the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA). India also holds 6th position in terms of the number of reactors in
operation in the country.
China Successfully Tests 5th Generation Long March Carrier Rocket
Chinese scientists have successfully tested the power system of a Long March-5 carrier rocket
scheduled for flight in 2016. The fifth-generation launch vehicle of the Long March family, has
entered a run off phase. The rocket will have a payload capacity of 25 tonnes to low Earth orbits,
or 14 tonnes to geostationary transfer orbit, about twice the current capacity.
PERSONS IN NEWS
A). APPOINTMENTS
China Nominates Jin Liqun as AIIB president
China on 6 July nominated its former finance Minister Jin Liqun as the Presidential candidate for
$100 billion Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Presently, Jin is Secretary General of
AIIBs interim secretariat.
RS Sharma Appointed as the Chairman of TRAI

IT secretary RS Sharma has been appointed the Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of
India (TRAI) on 27 July. Sharma is an IAS officer from 1978 Jharkhand batch and replaces
Rahul Khullar, who had retired in May 2015.
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Ashish Bahuguna Appointed as Chairman of FSSAI

Ashish Bahuguna, former agriculture secretary, has been appointed as the chairman of Food
Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on 27 July. His tenure will be of three years
and he succeeded K Chandramouli whose tenure ended in January 2015. Since then the position
was lying vacant and the Health Secretary Bhanu Pratap Sharma was given the interim charge of
chairman of FSSAI.
B). RESIGNS
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Resigned
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis on 6 July resigned from his post after Greeks voted
resoundingly to reject the austerity terms of a bailout.
C). DEATHS
Former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam Died
Former Indian President Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen (APJ) Abdul Kalam passed away on 27 July in
Shillong (MeghalayA).He was 83. He was also known as the Missile Man of India. He was born
on 15 October 1931 in Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu. He spent four
decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the DRDO and ISRO. During his
tenure as Chief Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister from July 1992 to December 1999, he
led the weaponisation of strategic missile systems and the Pokhran-II nuclear tests, which made
India a nuclear weapon state. He was the 11th President on India from 2002 to 2007. He has been
awar-ded with the coveted civilian awards including Padma Bhushan (1981) and Padma
Vibhushan (1990) and the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna (1997).Kalam authored numerous
inspira-tional books including India 2020, Wings Of Fire and Ignited Minds.
D). VISITORS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visited Uzbekistan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Uzbekistan on 6-7 July 2015. India and Uzbekistan have
signed three agreements during delegation level talks held between Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov in Tashkent ,the capital of Uzbekistan. During
the visit, Narendra Modi released the first Uzbek-Hindi dictionary at the event along with
Uzbeki-stan Prime Minister and Indologist Rakhmatov.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visited Turkmenistan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Turkmenistan on 10-11 July 2015. During the visit,
Narendra Modi held formal talks with Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow.
The two leaders reaffirmed their strong commitment towards timely implementation of the
strategic Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) project. In the visit, India and Turkmenistan signed eight agreements to deepen bilateral cooperation between the two nations.
During the visit Narendra Modi had unveiled a bust of Gandhi at a traditional medicine and yoga
centre in Turkmenistan capital Ashgabat.
E). MISCELLANEOUS
Gennady Padalka Sets Record For Spending Longest Time In Space
Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka has set a Guinness World Record for spending longest
time in space with a total of 804 days as on July 2015. With this he broke the previous record of
803 days, nine hours and 41 minutes set by Russian cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev (now retired)
across six missions from 1998 to 2005.
Guinness Book Recognises Madhya Pradeshs World Record in Washing Hands
The Guinness Book of World Records has on 3 July 2015 recognised a record created in Madhya
Pradesh on World Hand washing Day in 2014. The mega hand washing event was held on 15
October 2014 to create awareness about hygiene by washing hands with soap.
PLACES IN NEWS
Worlds First 3-D Printed Office To Be Built In Dubai
The worlds first office building constructed using 3-D printer is set to come up in Dubai, UAE.
The Office will be approximately 2,000 square feet in size and will be printed layer-bylayer
using a 20-foot tall 3-D printer, then assembled on site in Dubai.
Remnants of Indias One of the Oldest Port Discovered In Goa
A team of scientists from Goa based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) on 15 July
discovered the remnants of a historically important port on Goas Zuari river which is expected
to be amongst the oldest signs of human trade on the central west coast.The Port is supposed to
be existed between 1000 to 3500 AD which makes it Indias oldest ports.
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ABBREVIATIONS
FATCA Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
UGC University Grants Commission
MGNREGA Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act
SECC SocioEconomic&Caste Census
CDC Centre for Disease Control
MUDRA Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency
AIIB Asian Infrastructure Invest ment Bank
Books in News
Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years Book Released
The book titled Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years was published on 6 July by HarperCollins. It was coauthored by AS Dulat and Aditya Sinha. The book focuses on initiatives launched by the Vajpa-yee
government between 1998 and 2004 to restore normalcy in Indias most beautiful but troubled state.
COMMITTEES
Deepak Mohanty Committee To Frame Action Plan On Financial Inclusion
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) formed a committee to work out a five-year (medium term)
action plan for financial inclusion. This committee comprises total 14 members and will be
headed by RBI executive director Deepak Mohanty. The main aim of this committee will be to
review the existing policy of financial inclusion, including customer protection framework and
supportive payment system.
Ashwini Nachappa Committee To Study Status of SAI training Centers

The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on 8 July 2015 constituted an eight member
committee to study status of Sports Authority of India (SAI) training centers across the country.
The committee will be headed by former athlete Ashwini Nachappa and includes Pullela Gopi
Chand as a member among others.
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IMPORTANT DAYS & DATES

September 5 Teachers Day (Birthday of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan)
September 8 World Literacy Day
September 14 Hindi Diwas ( Day)
September 15 Engineers Day
September 16 World Ozone Day
September 20 Railway Police Force (RPF) Foundation Day
September 21 Alzheimers Day
September 27 World Tourism Day
September 29 World Heart Day
Current Affairs of June - 2015

INTERNATIONAL
US President Barack Obama Signed USA Freedom Act 2015 into Law
US President Barack Obama on 2 June signed the USA FREEDOM Act 2015 in law. The USA
FREEDOM stands for Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring
Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015. With this, the National Security Agency
(NSA) lost its authority to collect the phone records of millions of Americans.
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim Is First Woman President of Mauritius
Ameenah Gurib-FakimProminent scientist Ameenah Gurib-Fakim was on 5 June sworn in as
President of Mauritius. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is an internationally-renowned scientist and
biologist. She replaced Kailash Purryag who stepped down as countrys President on 29 May
2015.
African Leaders Signed 26 Nation Free Trade Agreement
African countries have signed a historic The Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) that facilitates
creation of Africas largest free-trade zone. This free-trade zone will cover 26 countries in an
area from southernmost tip of African continent i.e. Cape Town (South Africa) to Cairo (Egypt)
in the north. The agreement was signed on 10 June in Egypt.
Hwang Kyo-ahn Is The New Prime Minister of South Korea
South Koreas Justice Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn was on 18 June appointed as the countrys new
Prime Minister.The National Assembly approved the appointment of Hwang Kyo-ahn by a vote
of 156-120.
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INDIA & WORLD

India and Sweden Signed Six Agreements
India and Sweden on 1 June signed six agreements, including in the field of polar research and
for boosting trade. Both sides also signed a MoU for cooperation in the field of micro, small and
medium enterprises. The agreements were signed in the presence of President Pranab Mukherjee
and Swedan Prime Minister Stefan Lofven at Rosenbad in Stockholm, Sweden.
India US signed Defence Framework Agreement
India and the US on 3 June signed a new strategically important 10-year defence framework
agreement envisaging joint development and manufacture of defence equipment and technology
including jet engines, aircraft carrier design and construction. The framework was signed by the
Manohar Parrikar, Indias Defence Minister and Ashton Carter, US Secretary of Defence.
India Bangladesh Ratify Historic Land Boundary Agreement
India and Bangladesh on 6 June signed ratification pact to operationalise the historic Land
Boundary Agreement (LBA).It was signed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his
Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina.According to the agreement 111 enclaves with a total
area of 17,160.63 acres from India will be transferred to Bangladesh, while 51 enclaves of area
7,110.02 acres will be transferred to India.
India Netherlands Signed Agreements
India and the Netherlands on 5 June signed a number of agreements, including to collaborate in
building dredgers in India as part of the Make in India initiative and manufacture vaccines
against measles and rubella in India.The agreements were signed in the presence of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Netherland Mark Rutte in New Delhi after the
two leaders held discussions on various issues related to the region and the world.
India Thailand Signed Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty
India and Thailand on 29 June signed the Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty (DTAT) and
exchanged instruments of ratification on the extradition treaty signed in 2013. The tax treaty
provides for the framework of avoiding double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with
respect to taxes so as to promote bilateral economic cooperation.
NATIONAL
Union Government Announced Rs 1500 crore INIP
Union Government on 13 June launched an Indian Nuclear Insurance Pool (INIP) of 1,500 crore
rupees as per the mandatory provision under the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act
(CLND), 2010. This pool will be the 27th such market pool globally. This insurance pool was
launched to address the concerns of the clauses in the CLND Act, which give the operator the
Right to Recourse and allow it to sue the suppliers in case of any accident. General Insurance
Corporation of India (GIC Re) is the fund operator of this Rs. 1,500 crore Indian insurance pool
and it includes 11 other non-life insurers as associates of the pool.
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Union Cabinet Approved Housing For All By 2022 Mission

The Union Cabinet on 17 June gave its approval for Housing for All by 2022 Mission aimed at
providing housing facilities to all eligible people in urban areas by 2022. It will be implemented
as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and the States and Union Territories (UTs) are given greater
autonomy in execution of the mission. Union Cabinet also approved increasing Indias solar
power capacity target under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) to 1 Lakh
Mega Watt (MW) by 2022.
Union Cabinet Approved Bureau of Indian Standards Bill 2015
The Union Cabinet on 17 June gave its approval to introduce Bureau of Indian Standards Bill,
2015 in the Parliament. It will repeal the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Act, 1986.The bill is
intended to improve the quality of goods, services and systems in the country.
Union Cabinet Approved Six new IIMs In India
The Union Cabinet on 24 June 2015 approved setting up of six new Indian Institutes of
Management (IIMs) in the country. These new IIMs will be located at Amritsar (Punjab), Bodh
Gaya (Bihar), Nagpur (Maharashtra), Sambalpur (Odisha), Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) and
Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh). The Union Cabinet also gave its approval to the proposal of
the Ministry of Culture for setting up of a National Memorial at Lala Ka Tola, Sitab, Diara,
District Chhapra (Saran) in Bihar the birth place of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan.
STATES
Maharashtra Govt Approved new Renewable Energy Policy
Maharashtra government has approved a new Renewable Energy Policy which aims at achieving
14,400 MW of installed capacity over a period of five years i.e. till 2020. The approval decision
of new policy worth 4,156.43 crore rupees was taken by state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief
Minister Devendra in Mumbai. The policy aims at achieving installed capacity of renewable
energy of 21,100 MW by 2020 from current installed capacity of 6,700 MW.
World Bank Approves $ 250 million Loan For Jammu & Kashmir
Multi-lateral lender World Bank on 3 June approved 250 million US dollars loan for Jhelum and
Tawi Flood Recovery Project in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K). The project will be funded by loan
credit from International Development Association (IDA), a World Banks concessionary with a
maturity of 25 years, including a 5 year grace period.
Haryanas Jind, Karnal & UPs Muzaffarnagar Included In NCR
Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on 9 June announced that Jind and
Karnal districts of Haryana and Muzaffarnagar of Uttar Pradesh have been included in the
National Capital Region (NCR). With this the total number of districts included in NCR has risen
to 22.
Kerala Govt Declares June 22 as Snake Bird Day
Kerala Government has declared June 22 as Snake Bird Day in a bid to protect the endangered
species which is also known as Indian darter.
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CONFERENCES
41st G7 Summit Held In Germany
G7 Summit 2015 was held at Schloss Elmau in Bavaria, Germany from 7- 8 June 2015. This was the 41st
G7 summit and the theme for the summit was Think Ahead. Act Together. The Summit focused on the
global economy as well as on key issues regarding foreign, security, environment and development
policy. After the talks, the leaders of the G7 committed to raising a 100 billion US dollars fund through
public and private sources to combat the rising global temperatures and agreed to implement
international mechanisms to bolster global healthcare security by creating a financial instrument at the
World Bank to react better to pandemics. The Summit was attended by all the seven members viz.,
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States and the European
Commission (EC). EC is a permanently welcome participant in all meetings and decision-making since
1981.
AWARDS & HONOURS

Bangladesh Conferred Award of Liberation War Honour On Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was conferred Award of of Bangladesh Liberation
War Honour for his active role in the country independence struggle and consolidating India
friendship with the Bangladesh.Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi received this award on
behalf of Former PM from Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid at a ceremony at Bangabhaban,
the President house on 7 June 2015.
Historian Ramachandra Guha Selected For Japans Fukuoka Prize
Eminent Historian-writer Ramachandra Guha has been selected for Japans Fukuoka Prize 2015
in n the Academic category. Fukuoka Prize honours those who have made outstanding
contributions to academia, arts and culture across Asia.
Sanjay Subrahmanyam Selected For Sangitha Kalanidhi Award 2015
Renowned Carnatic singer Sanjay Subrahmanyan was on 21 June selected for Sangita Kalanidhi
award for his outstanding achievements in Carnatic music.The Sangita Kalanidhi is the highest
honour given to Carnatic musicians in India.
Ravi Shankar Conferred With Colombias Highest Civilian Award
Indian spiritual leader, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was on 25 June conferred with the Columbias
highest civilian award Orden de la Democracia Simon Bolivar en el grado de cruz Caballero
(Order of the Democracy Simon Bolivar) by Columbia. The award has been given in recognition
to the spiritual leaders contribution in spreading the message of peace in society, inter-mediation
in war, reducing stress and combating violence through yoga and breathing exercises.
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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2015 and Arjuna Awards 2015

A large number of nominations were received for these awards this year, which were considered
by the Selection Committee headed by Mr. Justice V.K. Bali, former Chief Justice of Kerla High
Court and consisting of eminent sportspersons and sports administrators.
Based on the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, the Government has
approved to confer Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards for 2015 upon the following
sportspersons:
i)
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ranta 2015
S. No.
Name of the sportsperson
Discipline
1
Tennis
Ms. Sania Mirza
(ii)
Arjuna Awards 2015

S. No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Name of the sportsperson

Discipline
Naib Subedar Sandeep Kumar
Archery
Ms. M.R. Poovamma
Athletics
Mr. Kidambi Srikanth
Badminton
Nammalwar
Mr. Mandeep Jangra
Boxing
Mr. Rohit Sharma
Cricket
Ms. Dipa Karmakar
Gymnastic
Mr. Sreejesh P.R.
Hockey
Mr. Manjeet Chhillar
Kabaddi
Ms. Abhilasha Shashikant Mhatre
Kabaddi
Mr. Sawarn Singh
Rowing
Mr. Anup Kumar Yama
Roller Skating
Mr. Jitu Rai
Shooting
Shri S. Sathish Kumar
Weightlifting
Mr. Bajrang
Wrestling
Ms. Babita Kumari
Wrestling
Ms. Yumnam Sanathoi Devi
Wushu
Mr. Sharath M. Gayakwad
Para-Swimming
The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized
function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 29, 2015.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee will receive medal, certificate and award money of Rs. 7.5
lakh and Arjuna Awardees will receive statuettes, certificates and award money of Rs.5 lakh
each.
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SPORTS & GAMES

French Open Tennis Tournament 2015 Winners
Womens Singles :- Serena Williams of United States won French Open womens single title on
6 June. In the final match she defeated Lucie Safarova of Czechoslovaki. This was her third
French Open title (earlier she had won in 2002, 2013) and overall 20th Grand Slam title.
Mens Singles :- Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland won his first French Open title of Tennis on
7 June. In the final clash played at Roland Garros in Paris, Wawrinka defeated Novak Djokovic
of Serbia.It was his first his first French Open title second grand slam title after Australian Open
2014.
Wesley Hall Inducted into ICC cricket Hall of Fame
Former West Indies fast bowler Sir Wesley Winfield Hall was on 12 June inducted into the ICC
Cricket Hall of Fame. He is 80th cricketer to be inducted in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame and
18th from West Indies. Hall is the fourth cricketer this year to be inducted into the ICC Cricket
Hall of Fame after Betty Wilson, Anil Kumble and Martin Crowe, who were inducted earlier this
year during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
Serbia Won 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Serbia won the FIFA U-20 World Cup by defeating Brazil on 20 June at the final match held at
the North Harbour Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand.
China Won 2015 Snookers World Cup
China won the 2015 Nongfu Spring Snookers World Cup on 21 June by defeating Scotland 4-1
in the final match held at Wuxi near Shanghai in China.India stood at the third position in the
competition, the best finish so far for India.
ECONOMY
RBI lowers Repo Rate To 7.25 per cent
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its second bi-monthly policy announced on 2 June has
reduced the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from
7.5 per cent to 7.25 per cent with immediate effect. However, the cash reserve ratio (CRR) of
scheduled banks was kept unchanged at 4 percent of net demand and time liabilities (NDTL).
The reverse repo rate under the LAF stands adjusted to 6.25 per cent, and the marginal standing
facility (MSF) rate and the bank rate to 8.25 per cent.
India Joined MCAA on AEOI
India joined the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on Automatic Exchange
of Financial Account Information (AEOI) on 3 June in Paris, France, alongwith Australia,
Canada, Costa Rica, Indonesia and New Zealand.Earlier, Fifty-one countries had joined MCAA
on 29 October 2014, in Berlin. Switzerland became the fifty-second country on 19 November
2014. On 3 June 2015, 6 countries India, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Indonesia and New
Zealand joined MCAA by signing the agreement in Paris.
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India Tops The World Bank Growth Chart

World Bank Groups latest Global Economic Prospects (GEP) report released on 10 June puts
India at the top of the growth chart of major economies. With an expected growth of 7.5 percent
this year, India is, for the first time, leading the World Banks growth chart of major economies.
According to the report China is likely to grow at 7.1 percent. The Bank expects developing
countries to witness a rise in growth to 5.2 percent in 2016 and 5.4 percent in 2017.
India Placed at 61st Position In Terms Of Foreigners Money In Swiss Banks
India was placed at 61st position in terms of foreigners money in Swiss banks. This was
revealed by latest data released by Swiss National Bank (SNB), the central bank of Switzerland
on 21 June 2015. As per the data, India now accounts for a meagre 0.123 per cent of the total
global wealth worth 1.6 trillion US dollars in Switzerlands banking system. Indians money in
Swiss banks declined by over 10 percent to about 1.8 billion Swiss francs (1.98 billion US
dollars or 12615 crore rupees) in 2014.

Indian Researchers Successfully Complete Whole Genome Sequencing of Tulsi
Scientists at Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow succeeded in
whole genome sequencing of Holy basil or Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum). CIMAP is a frontier plant
research laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).This is the first
report of complete genome sequence of Tulsi, which is both used as an essential medicinal plant
and revered as Vishnupriya and worshipped for over 3000 years in India.
Indias First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant Undocked
Indias first indigenously-built largest aircraft carrier INS Vikrant was on 10 June successfully
undocked at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Cochin district of Kerala. The ship will undergo
a series of fitment and trial processes along with series of static and dynamic trials before
inducting it into the Indian Navy in end-2018. With successful completion of construction of INS
Vikrant India joins elite group of four nations in the world viz United States, Russia, United
Kingdom and France that are capable of designing and constructing aircraft carriers.
Worlds Thinnest Light Bulb Created From Graphene
Researchers have created the worlds thinnest light bulb using graphene as filament. It was
created by team of scientist led by Young Duck Kim comprising members from Columbia
University School of Engineering, Seoul National University and Korea Research Institute of
Standards and Science.
China Produces Worlds First Electric Plane
The worlds first electric passenger aircraft named BX1E was manufactured in China. The
aircraft was designed by Shenyang Aerospace University and Liaoning General Aviation
Academy located in the northeastern Liaoning Province of China.
PERSONS IN NEWS
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A) APPOINTMENTS
Petteri Taalas Appointed Secretary-General of WMO
Petteri Taalas, Director-General of the Finnish Meteorological Institute, was on 4 June appointed
as the next Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) for a four-year
mandate starting 1 January 2016. He succeeds Michel Jarraud (France).
K.V.Chowdary is new Central Vigilance Commissioner
K V Chowdary, former chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), was on 10 June
sworn in as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) by President Pranab Mukherjee.
Vijai Sharma, the senior most information commissioner, was also sworn in as the Chief
Information Commissioner (CIC) by the president.
B)RESIGNS
FIFA President Sepp Blatter Resigned
President of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Sepp Blatter has
resigned on 2 June amid a corruption scandal which under investigation in United States. Earlier
on 30 May 2015, he was re-elected as the FIFA President for a fifth term by defeating his rival
candidate Prince Ali bins Al Hussein of Jordan.
C)DEATHS
Nobel Chemistry Winner Irwin Rose Died
Irwin Rose, a biochemist who shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering a way
that cells destroy unwanted proteins the basis for developing new therapies for diseases such as
cervical cancer and cystic fibrosis has died on 2 June in Massachusetts.. He was 88. Rose was
born on July 16, 1926 in New York, United States. He had shared this noble prize with Aaron
Ciechanover and Avram Hershko.
Chandigarhs Iconic Rock Garden Creator Nek Chand Died
Nek Chand Saini, creator of Chandigarhs iconic Rock Garden passed away on 12 June in
Chandigarh. He was 90. His creation Rock Garden of Chandigarh was opened for public on 24
January 1976. The garden is maintained by the Nek Chand Foundation, formed in 1996. Nek
Chand was awarded the Padma Shri in 1984. Born on 15 December 1924 in Shakargarh region,
now in Pakistan, Chand immigrated to India with his family and settled in Chandigarh in 1950.
D)VISITORS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visited Bangladesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bangladesh on 6 7 June 2015. During the visit,the two
sides held talks and signed 22 agreements. These includes the Land Boundary Agreement,
cooperation in maritime safety and agreement to curb human trafficking and fake Indian
currency. Narendra Modi along with her Bangladeshi Counterpart Sheikh Hasina and West
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee flagged off the Dhaka-Shillong-Guwahati and KolkataDhaka-Tripura bus services. Modi received the Award of Liberation of War Honour on behalf of
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former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who emphasized on strong ties with the neighboring
country.
E)MISCELLANEOUS
Bhutan Sets New Guinness Record For Tree Planting
A team of 100 volunteers in Bhutan has set a new world record by planting 49,672 trees in one
hour. They smashed the previous record by almost 10,000 trees. It had been set by an Indian
team three years ago.Bhutans planters gathered in the capital, Thimphu, for their feat, which
was confirmed by Guinness World Records on 5 June 2015.
PLACES IN NEWS
3800 Year Old Statuettes Discovered In Peru
Researchers discovered a trio of mud statuettes inside a reed basket in a building, an important
archaeological site, in the ancient city of Vichama in northern Peru. They believe that it was
created about 3800 years ago by the ancient Caral civilization.
ABBREVIATIONS
CDRI Central Drug Research Institute
ESMA - Essential Services Maintenance Act
HDFC - Housing Development Finance Corporation
IFFI -
International Film Festival of India
IISCO Indian Iron and Steel Company
BOOKS IN NEWS
President Pranab Mukherjee Released Yogikaspars
President Pranab Mukherjee on 8 June released Yogikasparsh, a yoga manual in braille written
by Nivedita Joshi, at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Nivedita Joshi, daughter of
senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, suffered from a critical ailment some 19 years ago and
got fully cured with the help of Yoga.
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COMMITTEES
Recommendations of Bibek Debroy Committee On Restructuring Of Indian Railways
The Bibek Debroy committee on the restructuring of Indian Railways (IR) has submitted its final
report to the Union Ministry of Railways on 12 June.Union government had constituted the highlevel committee in September 2014 to restructure the Railways and suggest ways for resource
mobilisation. It was seven-member panel headed by eminent economist and NITI Aayog
member Bibek Debroy.
Recommendations of Bibek Debroy committee:* Establishment of an independent regulator Railway Regulatory Authority of India (RRAI) with
a separate budget and to be independent of the Ministry.
* No privatisation of Indian Railway but allowed participation of private sector in the railway
projects.
* Separation of activities like running of hospitals, schools, real estate development, catering,
manufacturing of locomotives, coaches and wagons from the core business of running trains.
* State governments should be asked to entirely fund the Government Railway Police (GRP).
* The recommended changes should be implemented only by Union Railways ministry in the
first five years including the resolution of the social cost issue.
Current Affairs of May 2015

INTERNATIONAL
South Korea and Vietnam Signed Free Trade Agreement
Vietnam and South Korea on 5 signed a bilateral free trade agreement in the Vietnamese capital
of Hanoi, concluding the countries two-year talks. The deal, which was initiated a month back,
will enable the trade between the two nations to reach $70 billion a year by 2020.
David Cameron Re-elected as Britains Prime Minister
David Camerons Conservative Party on 8 May won the United Kingdom General election 2015
by securing 331 seats in a Parliament of 650.With this win, David Cameron will become Prime
Minister for second term.The elections were held on 7 May 2015. Conservative Party received
36.9% vote share of the total national vote. Labour Party has won 232 seats with 30.4% vote
share, emerging as largest opposition party.
Canadian House of Commons Approved Anti-Terror Act 2015
The Canadian House of Commons on 6 May approved the Bill C-51, Anti-Terror Act, 2015 that
empowers the countrys spy agency. It was adopted in a 183 to 96 vote. The act would give the
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) the ability to operate overseas and make
preventative arrests. It also makes it easier for police to arrest and detain individuals without
charge.
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WHO Declares Liberia Free of Ebola

World Health Organization (WHO), a U.N. health agency on 9 May declared Liberia Ebola-free.
Liberia was one of the three West African countries at the center of the largest epidemic of Ebola
till date since the disease was first reported in 1976. The two other countries are Sierra Leone
and Guinea. WHO has hailed Liberias Ebola eradication efforts as an enormous development in
the long crisis and monumental achievement as the virus has killed more than 4,716 people in the
country alone.
INDIA & WORLD

India Ranked 140th In 2015 Mothers Index
Worlds Mothers 2015 report titled The Urban Disadvantage has been prepared by Save the
Children organisation and was launched in India by Union Minority Affairs Minister Najma
Heptulla in New Delhi on 6 May 2015. According to the report, India was placed at 140th
position out of 179 countries. Top 5 countries as per 2015 Mothers Index Norway (1st),
Finland (2nd), Iceland (3rd), Denmark (4th) and Swedan (5th).
India and China Signed 24 Agreements
India and China on 15 May signed 24 agreements to augment bilateral co-operation between the
two countries.The agreements were signed in the presence of Indian Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing, China. These agreements include protocol
for establishment of consulates in Chengdu and Chennai, agreement on the establishment of
sister states Sichuan and Karnataka, action plan between railways of the two countries, MoU on
education exchange programme, MoU between Indias between NITI Aayog and Development
Research Centre of China, etc.
India and Mongolia Signed 13 Agreements
India and Mongolia on 17 May signed 13 agreements, including an air services agreement and in
cyber security, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with his Mongolian counterpart
Chimed Saikhanbileg in Ulan Bator,the capital of Mongolia.
India Ranked 100th On Human Capital Index
India was on 14 May ranked at a low 100th position on a global Human Capital Index, which
measures the countries in terms of the economies leveraging their human capital, where Finland
has topped the 124-nation list.On the list, compiled by World Economic Forum (WEF), other
emerging economies such as Russia, China, Brazil and South Africa are ranked ahead of India.
NATIONAL
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Lok Sabha Passed Goods and Services Tax Bill 2014

Lok Sabha on 6 May passed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, 2014 which is also known
as Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill. The Bill seeks to amend the Constitution in order to
introduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Consequently, the bill also seeks to carry out new
indirect tax regime in the country that will subsume various central and state levies like sales tax,
excise and service tax except taxes on the supply of alcoholic liquor for human consumption and
petroleum products.Transition from the traditional taxation to GST will boost Indias growth by
up to 2.5 percentage points.
PM Narendra Modi Launches Three Social Security Schemes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 May launched three mega social security schemes in
Kolkata, West Bengal. The schemes were launched simultaneously at 115 places in the country
with Central and State Chief Ministers and senior ministers attending the functions.
1) Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Yojana (PMJJBY)
2) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
3) Atal Pension Yojana (APY)
1) Atal Pension Yojana (APY) :- Under APY scheme, the pension subscribers will receive a
fixed minimum monthly pension ranging from 1,000 rupees to 5,000 rupees at the age of 60
years. The fixed minimum monthly pension will be depending on the contributions subscribers.
The minimum age of joining 18 years and maximum age is 40 years. Focus of APY To target
unorganised sector workers.
2) Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Yojana (PMJJBY):- Under the PMJJBY, the insurance
subscriber will get an annual life insurance in case of death. Eligibility Available any person in
the age group of 18 to 50 years having a bank account. Risk Coverage 2 Lakh rupees in case of
death due to any reason. Payment Mode of premium 330 rupees per annum will be directly
auto-debited by the bank from the subscribers account.
3) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY):- Under the PMSBY, the insurance
subscriber will get annual life insurance in case of accidental death, partial disability or full
disability. Eligibility Available to any person in the age group 18 to 70 years. Risk Coverage
For accidental death and full disability 2 Lakh rupees For partial disability 1 Lakh rupees.
Payment Mode of premium 12 rupees per annum will be directly auto-debited by the bank
from the subscribers account in case of long-term option.
Parliament Passed Black Money Bill
The Rajya Sabha on 13 May passed the Black Money Bill. It was earlier passed by the Lok
Sabha on 11 May 2015. According to the new Bill those who conceal income and assets, and
indulge in tax evasion in relation to foreign assets can face rigorous imprisonment of up to 10
years. They will also be liable to face a penalty of 300 per cent of taxes on the concealed income
and assets.
PM Narendra Modi Launched Doordarshans Farmer-Centric Kisan TV Channel

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26 May launched Indias first television channel DD Kisan
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dedicated to farmers in New Delhi. This 24-hour channel is initially in Hindi and is dedicated to
agriculture and allied sectors of India. It seeks to disseminate real-time inputs to farmers on new
farming techniques, water conservation and organic farming among other information.
STATES
BHEL commissioned 195 MW Thermal Unit of KBUNL In Bihar
State-owned electrical equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) on 4 May
commissioned a 195 MW thermal unit of Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Limited (KBUNL) in
Muzaffarpur, Bihar. This was the first 195 MW unit to be commissioned by BHEL at the 2195
MW Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Station (TPS) Plant of KBUNL.
PM Narendra Modi Inaugurated IISCO Steel Plant at Burnpur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 10 May inaugurated the upgraded IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) in
Burnpur, West Bengal. The ISP houses the largest blast furnace of India. The ISP was
modernised by the Union Government at a cost of 16000 crore rupees.
UP Govt Launched Samajwadi Water ATM scheme
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on 12 May launched Samajwadi water ATM
scheme at bus stations. It seeks to provide potable water to bus passengers at reasonable price.In
this regard, state government will install water ATMs at most of the bus stations which will
provide potable water at the rate of 1 rupee per litre and cold water at 2 rupees per litre.
Punjab Becomes First State To Issue Soil Health Cards To Farmers
Punjab Agriculture Department on 13 May launched a pan-state programme to monitor the soil
health of every farm in the state by issuing them personalised Soil Health Cards (SHCs). With
this, Punjab became the first state in India to issue Soil Health Cards to farmers.Prime Minister
had formally launched the nationwide Soil Health Card Scheme from Suratgarh, Rajasthan in
Februrary 2015.
CONFERENCES
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6th National Conference on Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Energy6th National Conference on Nuclear Energy was held in New Delhi on 15 May
2015. The Conference was organised by ASSOCHAM with the theme Nuclear Energy: a Clean
Energy option. The conference discussed the issue related to the status of Nuclear Energy in
India. India is on course to double its nuclear power generation capacity to more than 10,000
mega watts (MW) over the next five years i.e. 2020.Nuclear power plants account for 3.5% of
Indias current electricity generation, and its share in Indias future electricity generation will be
less than 10% even if the installed capacity is tripled.
AWARDS & HONOURS

CNR Rao Conferred with Japans Highest Civilian Award
Eminent scientist C N R Rao was on 2 May conferred with Japans highest civilian award for his
outstanding contributions to science and Indo-Japanese science coperation. The Emperor of
Japan conferred the countrys highest award, the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star,
on the Bharat Ratna awardee.Rao is also the only Indian to be elected as a foreign member of the
Japan Academy in Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research.
Mazen Darwish Honoured with World Press Freedom Prize 2015
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on 3 May
presented the 2015 UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize to Syrian journalist
and rights activist Mazen Darwish. The award was presented in Latvia on the occasion of the
World Press Freedom Day in recognition of the work he has carried out in Syria for more than
ten year as a human rights defender and a journalist.
Pranab Mukherjee Presents Florence Nightingale Awards To 35 Nurses
President Pranab Mukherjee on 12 May conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards to
35 nursing personnel from across the country on the occasion of International Nurses Day.The
Florence Nightingale Award was established by the Union Health Ministry to honour the selfless
services rendered by Nurses with devotion, sincerity, dedication and compassion.
Laszlo Krasznahorkai Won Man Booker International Prize 2015
Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai has been announced as the winner of the sixth Man
Booker International Prize 2015. He was announced the winner at an award ceremony at the
Victoria and Albert Museum in London on 20 May 2015. The prize, worth 60,000, is awarded
every two years for an achievement in fiction on the world stage. The Man International Booker
Prize is awarded to a living author of any nationality who has published fiction either in English
or in English translation.
SPORTS & GAMES
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Floyd Mayweather Won World Welterweight Title of Boxing

American boxer Floyd Mayweather on 3 May defeated Manny Pacquiao from Philippines to win
the unified World Welterweight title.This bout (welterweight category) was held at MGM
Garden Arena in Las Vegas (US).With this win, Mayweather added Pacquiaos World Boxing
Organization (WBO) title to his World Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing Council
(WBC) crowns. Mayweather earned a mind-boggling Rs. 1142 crore, Pacquiao also pocketed Rs.
761 crore despite losing.
Nico Rosberg Won Spanish F1 Grand Prix
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany won Spanish Grand Prix Formula 1 World
Championship title by winning the final race held on 10 May at Barcelona in Spain.
Rome Masters Tennis Tournament Winners
Womens Singles :- Maria Sharapova of Russia on 17 May won the Rome Masters tennis
tournament womens singles title.She defeated Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain. It was the 35th
WTA Tour title of Sharapovas career.
Mens Singles :- Novak Djokovic of Serbia won his fourth Rome Masters Tennis title. Djokovic
defeated Roger Federer of Switzerland.
Mumbai Indians Won IPL 8
Mumbai Indians (MI) on 24 May won the eight edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2015 by
defeating Chennai Super Kings (CSK).In the final match played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata they
defeated CSK by 41 runs. This was the second title triumph for Mumbai Indians after their
maiden win back in 2013.
* Man of the Match Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians)
* Player of the Tournament Andre Russell
* Orange Cap (Most Runs) David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
* Purple Cap (Most Wickets) - Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings)
* Emerging Player Shreyas Iyer (Delhi Daredevils)
* Most Valuable Player Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders)
* Fair play Award Chennai Super Kings
Prize Money :* Champions Mumbai Indians (Rs 15 crore prize money)
* Runner-up Chennai Super Kings (Rs 10 crore)
Captains of the two teams :* Mumbai Indians Rohit Sharma
* Chennai Super Kings MS Dhoni
ECONOMY
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56 Indian Companies Among Forbes Global 2000 List

US magazine Forbes on 6 May released Global 2000 Companies list. According to the list, India
is home to 56 of the worlds 2000 largest and most powerful public companies.The list is topped
by US (579 companies), followed by China (232 companies) and Japan (218 companies).
Reliance Industries, the topmost India company is ranked 142 on the list, down from last years
135th spot.
SBI launches RuPay Platinum Debit Card
Indias largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) on 7 May launched State Bank RuPay Platinum
debit card in association with National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI). Initially, the card
will be issued free to customers maintaining a quarterly balance of 50000 rupees. The RuPay
card is accepted at all payment channels like ATMs, PoS and eCommerce.
Forbes Worlds 10 Biggest Consumer Financial Services Firms
Mortgage lender HDFC has emerged as the only Indian company among the worlds 10 biggest
consumer financial services firms, after giants like American Express, Visa and Mastercard.
HDFC is ranked 7th on the list, compiled by business magazine Forbes, where American Express
is placed on the top followed by Capital One Financial, Visa, Discover Financial Services and
Orix in the top-five.
Four Indians Among Forbes worlds 100 Most Powerful Women
SBI Chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI bank head Chanda Kochhar, Biocon founder Kiran
Mazumdar-Shaw and HT Media Chair Shobhana Bhartia were listed in the 12th Forbes100
Most Powerful Women List, which was released on 26 May . Arundhati Bhattacharya ranked
30th on the list, followed by Kochhar on the 35th spot, Mazumdar-Shaw (85) and newcomer on
the list Bhartia is on the 93rd spot.The worlds most powerful woman in the list is German
Chancellor Angela Merkel who fetched the first spot.

NASA ended Operations of MESSENGER Mission To Mercury
NASA on 1 May ended the operations of MESSENGER Mission. MESSENGER stands for
MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging and it was launched on 3
August 2004 to study Mercurys atmosphere. The journey of the spacecraft came to an end with
Expected Impact (EI) on Mercurys surface. It plunged to the Mercurys surface at around 14000
kmph, creating a crater up to 52 feet wide.NASAs Messenger probe was launched on 3 August
2004 from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Messenger was actually an acronym
for Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geo-chemistry and Ranging.
Akash Weapon System Missile Inducted In Indian Army

Indian Army on 5 May inducted the first regiment of the indigenously-developed Surface-to-Air
missile Akash Weapon System (AWS).
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About Akash Weapon System (AWS) :* Akash Missile is able to target a multitude of aerial threats of upto a range of 25 km.
* Akash has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
and is being built by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).
* It has a large operational range from a low altitude of 30 metres to a maximum of up to 20 km.
* At 96 per cent indigenisation, it represents a major capability development for a crucial
weapon system.
* The first test flight of Akash missile was conducted in 1990, with development flights
conducted up to March 1997.
Indian Army Test Fires BrahMos Cruise Missile Successfully
Land-to-land configuration of BrahMos missile was on 8 May successfully test-fired from the
Car Nicobar Islands.BrahMos BlockIII version i.e. land-to-land configuration of missile was
launched from a Mobile Autonomous Launcher (MAL) for its full-range of 290-km test. The
missile flight test met all flight parameters, including high-level manoeuvres.It also hit the
designated land- based target with the desired accuracy.
INS Sardar Patel Commissioned In Porbandar
Indias latest naval establishment INS Sardar Patel was commissioned in Porbandar,
Gujarat, by state Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on 9 May. It became the second in the state for
the Indian Navy after INS Dwarka near Okha. It has been established as a Forward Operating
Base (FOB) of the Indian Navy. Cmde BR Prakash, VSM who is the Naval Officer-in-Charge
(Gujarat, Diu & Daman) became the first Commanding Officer of INS Sardar Patel.
PERSONS IN NEWS
A) APPOINTMENTS
KV Kamath Appointed as First President of NDB of BRICS nations
Eminent banker Kundapur Vaman Kamath was on 11 May 2015 appointed as the first President
of the New Development Bank (NDB) of BRICS nations. He will have of five year term after the
bank becomes operational within one year. He was conferred with Padma Bhushan Award in
2008. The Leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) had meeting in
2014 and reached an agreement to establish the New Development Bank, with its headquarters in
Shanghai. As per the agreement, India got the right to nominate the first president.
Four New Governors Appointed
President of India Pranab Mukherjii on 12 May 2015 appointed four Governors and transferred
two others.
Following are newly appointed Governors :1) Jharkhand Draupadi Murmu
2) Tripura Tathagata Roy
3) Arunachal Pradesh J P Rakkhowa
4) Meghalaya V Shanmuganathan
Transferred Governors :* Syed Ahmed, Governor of Jharkhand was shifted to Manipur. He was appointed in September
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2011. His tenure will end in September 2016.

* Lt General (retd.) Nirbhay Sharma, who was serving as Governor of Arunachal Pradesh since
May, 2011, was transferred and appointed as Governor of Mizoram for the remainder of his
term, which ends in 2018. He is the eighth Governor of the state since 2014.
B)RESIGNS
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Panneerselvam Resigned
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu O Panneerselvam resigned on 22 May 2015. He was appointed as
the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 29 September 2014 as replacement of former AIADMK
chief J Jayalalithaa, who resigned after being convicted in the 18 year old disproportionate assets
case of over 66 crore rupees. She was awarded a four year prison term by Bangalore Special
Court after it found her guilty of amassing unaccounted wealth.
C)DEATHS
Oscar Winning Author Michael Blake Died
Michael Blake, the Oscar-winning writer of Dances With Wolves novel passed away on 3 May
in Tucson, Arizona. He was 69. The novel had sold over 3.5 million copies, and was translated
into 15 languages, and was later converted into film, which Kevin Costner directed and starred
in. The film bagged 7 Oscars including Best Picture and Best Screenplay for Blake, who also
won the WGA Award and Golden Globes for the novel.
D)VISITORS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visited China
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited China from 14 16 May 2015. During his three day visit,
he met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Xian. In the visit, India and China signed 24 agreements
to augment bilateral co-operation between the two countries. 24 agreements worth over 10
billion dollars were signed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Chinese premier
Li Keqiang at Beijing. In the visit, Narendra Modi announced electronic or e-visas for Chinese
tourists. As many as 26 business agreements worth over USD 22 billion were signed on 16 May
between Indian firms including Adani group, Bharti Airtel and Welspun and thier Chinese
counterparts. Both the countries will also establish Additional Consulate General. Both the
countries have also agreed to establish China-India think tank forum and three sister cities.
E)MISCELLANEOUS
Pablo Picassos Women of Algiers Sells For World Record $179m at Auction
A painting by surreal Spanish artist Pablo Picasso has set a new world record for the most
expensive artwork to be sold at auction after reaching $179m (115m) in New York on 12
May.The previous world record was 92m, set for a triptych by British artist Francis Bacon
again at Christies in 2013.Picassos painting depicts nude and semi-nude women and is part of a
15-work series the artist created between 1954-55.
PLACES IN NEWS
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Tunisians Unfurled Worlds Largest Flag

Worlds largest flag was unfurled at an event in Ong Jmel in the southern desert area of Tunisia.
Tunisian national flag of the size of 19 football pitches was unfurled in a bid to set a Guinness
World Record and promote patriotism in the face of Islamist extremism. The flag of 104,544
square metre was made using 80 kilometres of fabric and weighed arounf 12.6 tonnes.
ABBREVIATIONS
PMSBY Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
PMJJBY Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Yojana
APY Atal Pension Yojana
Wi-Fi Wireless Fidelity
DARPA Defense Advance Research Project Agency
BOOKS IN NEWS
Vice President Released The Book China Confucius In The Shadows
A Book titled China Confucius in the Shadows was released by the Vice President M. Hamid
Ansari on 1 May 2015. Confucius was considered as the most efficient author in Chinese history.
Book has been written by Poonam Surie. Poonam Surie is an Adjunct Fellow at the Institute of
Chinese Studies, New Delhi.
COMMITTEES
Vijay Kelkar Committee To Revisit PPP infra Model
Union government on 26 May constituted a 10-member committee to review and revitalise
Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode of infrastructure development. The committee will be
chaired by under former finance secretary Vijay Kelkar and submit its report within a period of 3
months from the date of its Constitution. The Kelkar committee will review the PPP policy and
suggest a better risk-sharing mechanism between private developers and the government after
analysing such projects in different.
IMPORTANT DAYS AND DATES

World Press Freedom Day was Observed On 3 May 2015
The World Press Freedom day was observed globally on 3 May 2015.This year, the theme of
World Press Freedom day is Let Journalism Thrive! Towards better reporting, gender equality
and media safety in the digital age. The day marks the celebrations of the fundamental principles
of press freedom to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks
on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of
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their profession.World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in
December 1993, following the recommendation of UNESCOs General Conference in 1991.
Since then, 3 May is celebrated worldwide as World Press Freedom Day.
World Asthma Day was Observed On 5 May 2015
World Asthma Day was observed across the world on 5 May 2015. The day is observed across
the world to spread awareness and care around the world including India. The theme for 2015 is
You Can Control Your Asthma and sub-theme is Its Time to Control Asthma.World Asthma
Day takes place on the first Tuesday of May. The inaugural World Asthma Day was held in
1998. Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory long-term disease of the lungs which causes
breathing problems by narrowing the airways. Symptoms of asthma include breathlessness,
coughing, wheezing, and feeling of tightness in the chest and shortness of breath.
Current Affairs of April 2015

1. Iran and P5+1 Reached Historic Nuclear Deal
Iran, the P5+1 and the European Union (EU) on 2 April conceded on a framework agreement
called as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) intended to stop Iran from developing
nuclear weapons. The agreement was reached at Lausannes Beau-Rivage Palace hotel in
Switzerland. The informal framework agreement will be used as the basis for evolving the
final draft of JCPOA by 30 June 2015. These 6 world powers are collectively known as P5+1,
or five permanent members of the UN Security Council, namely China, France, Russia, the
United Kingdom, and the United States, plus Germany.
2. Pakistan and Russia Agreed To Hold First Ever Joint Military Exercise
Pakistan and Russia have agreed to hold first-ever joint military exercises as part of their
enhanced defence cooperation. In this regard, an agreement was reached between both nations
during a meeting between Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Pakistani
counterpart Khawaja Asif in Moscow on 16 April 2015.
3. China and Pakistan Signed An Agreement On CPEC
China and Pakistan on 21 April signed an agreement on China Pakistan Economic Corridor
(CPEC) plan worth 46 billion US dollars. The agreement was signed by Chinas President Xi
Jinping and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. As part of the agreement, China will
provide up to 37 billion US dollar in investment for energy projects to generate 16400 MW of
power. Concessional loans will cover nearly 10 billion US dollar of infrastructure projects.
4. Omar al-Bashir Re-elected As Sudan President
Sudans President Omar al-Bashir has won Presidential re-election by securing 94 per cent of
the vote on 27 April. With this win, Omar al-Bashir extends his 25-year rule. Omar faces war
crimes charges and is wanted by the International Criminal Court. He is in power since 1989.
In this election Omars National Congress Party (NCP) also won 323 of 426 parliamentary
seats.
INDIA & WORLD

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1. India Ranked 101 In Social Progress Index

India was placed at 101st place in the Social Progress Index (SPI) ratings that were released
globally on 9 April 2015. The SPI, which gives data for 133 countries, is also an alternative to
GDP. After Norway at the top of the rankings, came Sweden, Switzerland and Iceland.
2. India Elected To Four United Nations Agencies
India was elected to four important United Nations (UN) agencies on 8 April. These agencies
are United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), World Food Program (WFP), Commission on
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) and the Governing Council of UN-Habitat.
India was elected to these bodies at the Coordination and Management Meeting (CMM) of
UNECOSOC (the United Nations Economic and Social Council) held at the UN headquarters
in New York, USA.
3. Canada To Supply Uranium To India For 5 Years
Canada on 15 April agreed to supply 3,000 metric tonnes of uranium to energy-hungry India
from this year under a $254 million five-year deal to power Indian atomic reactors, four
decades after bilateral cooperation in this sector was frozen over Indias nuclear programme.
The agreement for uranium supply, which came two years after protracted negotiations
following the 2013 civil nuclear deal between India and Canada, was signed after
comprehensive talks Prime Minister Narendra Modi had with his Canadian counterpart
Stephen Harper. Canada is the third country to supply uranium to India after Russia and
Kazakhstan.
4. India Ranks 5th On Global E-Waste Monitor 2014 List
According to the Global E-Waste Monitor 2014compiled by United Nation(UN)s think tank
United Nations University (UNU), India is the fifth biggest producer of e-waste in the world,
discarding 1.7 million tonnes (Mt) of electronic and electrical equipment in 2014.India came
in fifth, behind the US, China, Japan and Germany.
NATIONAL
1. PM Narendra Modi Launched Indias First National Air Quality Index
The National Air Quality Index (NAQI) was launched for the first time in India by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on 6 April 2015 primarily for assessing the quality of air in major
urban centres across the country on a real-time basis. This National Air Quality Index will
provide information on the quality of air in 10 major cities in the country on a real-time
basis.The ten cities where the quality of air can be monitored are Delhi, Agra, Kanpur,
Lucknow, Varanasi, Faridabad, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Bangalore and Ahmedabad.
2. Union Government Notified NJAC 2014
The Union Government on 13 April 2015 notified the National Judicial Appointments
Commission (NJAC) Act, 2014 and the Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014.
The NJAC Act and 99th Amendment Act were notified in exercise of the powers conferred by
sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Act. With this new law the collegium system to appoint
members to the higher judiciary has come to an end. Now President will appoint judges in the
Supreme Court (SC) and 24 High Courts (HCs) in consultation with the NJAC.
3. MHA renames Visa On Arrival Scheme To E-Tourist Visa
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on 14 April decided to rename Tourist Visa on
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Arrival-Electronic Travel Authorization (TVoA-ETA) scheme as e-Tourist Visa (eTV)

scheme.
4. Rajya Sabha Passed Transgenders Rights Bill
The Rajya Sabha on 24 April passed a bill that seeks equal rights for the transgenders.The
Rights of Transgender Persons Bill 2014 was introduced by DMK MP Tiruchi Siva. It was
the first private members bill to be passed by the Upper House in 45 years. The last time the
Lok Sabha passed a private members bill was in 1970. In the Rajya Sabha a private
members bill was passed in 1969.
5. Railways Launches Mobile App for Paperless Ticketing of Unreserved Category
The Railway Ministry has launched utsonmobile, a mobile application for paperless
unreserved tickets. The application service was launched by Union Railway Minister Suresh
Prabhu on 22 April in New Delhi. This application will allow its passenger to buy a ticket on
the move and to board the train with the ticket secured on his mobile phone in digital format,
without any need for printing the ticket. Initially, it has been launched as a pilot project and
cover 15 stations in Southern Railway. Later on it will be extended to entire country in phases.
STATES
1. Gujarat Launched Industrial Tourism To Showcase Development
Gujarat government has on 12 April launched industrial tourism package to promote its
development by showcasing its major industrial installations which have earned global
acclaim for state. It is a first of its kind initiative India, offered by Tourism Corporation of
Gujarat Ltd (TCGL) in collaboration with Ahmedabad based Akshar Travels Pvt Ltd. The
tour package is called as Industrial Tour of Gujarat will cover some of the major industrial
attractions of the state.
2. Indian Army Conducts AkramanII Defense Exercise In Rajasthan
Indian Army on 26 April conducted a major exercise Akraman-II in Rajasthan. The exercise
was conducted by the Chetak Corps, a part of South Western Command based in Bhatinda,
Punjab. The exercise aimed to test a new generation of weaponry and platforms which are
employed in the desert region to provide real time battle and situational awareness to its
commanders.
3. Kerala Govt Launched Subodham Project To End Liquor Abuse
State Government of Kerala on 19 April 2015 launched Subodham project, to help people in
the state to overcome addiction to liquor.The project was launched by Chief Minister
Oommen Chandy and Art of Living Foundation founder Sri Sri Ravishankar in Kochi.
4. BHEL commissioned 600 MW thermal Unit In Chhattisgarh
State-owned power equipment-maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) on 13 April
commissioned a 600 MW thermal unit at Dhabra in Janjgir Champa District of Chhattisgarh
for the Dainik Bhaskar Power Limited.This is the second unit of 2 600 MW power project,
commissioned by BHEL. The first 600 MW Unit was commissioned in 2014.
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CONFERENCES
5th SAARC Health Ministers Meeting Held In New Delhi
The 5th meeting of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Health Ministers
was held on 8 April 2015 in New Delhi. The meet ended with the adoption of Delhi Declaration on
Public Health Challenges.The declaration focuses on issues common to member nations of South
Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
AWARDS & HONOURS

1. Subadhra Devi Named For 2015 International Achievement Award
Dr Subadhra Devi Rai, an Indian-origin Singaporean nurse, on 2 April 2015 was named for
the 2015 International Achievement Award by the Florence Nightingale International
Foundation (FNIF) of the International Council of Nurses.
2. Adonis Won 2015 Kumaran Asan World Prize For Poetry
Paris- based Syrian-Lebanese Arab poet Adonis has been chosen for 2015 Kumaran Asan
World Prize for poetry, instituted by the Kumaran Asan Memorial Association to honour
poets of international stature and introduce them to Indian readers. Adonis was born as Ali
Ahmad Said Esber in Western Syria in 1930. Since 1985, he had settled in Paris, France.
3. Susanta Lahiri Awarded Hevesy Medal Award 2015
Professor Susanta Lahiri was awarded prestigious the Hevesy Medal Award 2015. The award
was presented to him for his outstanding contributions in heavy ion induced radioisotope
production, converter targets, tracer packet technique and green chemistry.
4. Satya Nadella Honoured with the White House Champion of ChangeAward
Microsofts Indian-origin CEO Satya Nadella was honoured with the White House
Champions of Change on 16 April. He is one of the 12 local Champions of Change who were
honoured for their exemplary leadership. Champions of Change honour is given to those who
support working families and help make change in their companies or communities.
SPORTS & GAMES

1. Mariya Muzychuk Won Womens World Chess Championship
World Women Chess Championship 2015 was won by Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine. She
defeated Russian Natalija Pogonina by 2.5 to 1.5 points in the four-game final.Indian
Grandmaster Dronavalli Harika on 6 April 2015 won Bronze medal along with Swedish
Grandmaster Pia Cramling in the World Womens chess championships held at Sochi, Russia.
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2. Sri Lankas Kumar Sangakkara Named Wisden Cricketer of the Year for 2014
Sri Lanka great Kumar Sangakkara has been honoured with the Cricketer of the Year in the
2015 edition of the prestigious Wisden Cricketers Almanack on 8 April. He has become only
the second cricketer after Indias Virender Sehwag to be bestowed with the award twice.
3. New Zealand Won Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2015
New Zealand won the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup mens Hockey Tournament title on 12 April.In
the final clash played at the Sultan Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, Malaysia, New Zealand
defeated World Champions Australia 3-1.India won Bronze Medal (third position) by beating
south Korea by 4-1 in the penalty shoot-out.
4. Djokovic Won Laureus World Sportsman Of The Year 2015 Award
The Laureus World Sports Awards for the year 2015 were given in seven categories on 15
April at Shanghai in China. Ace tennis star Novak Djokovic of Serbia and sprinter Genzebe
Dibaba of Ethiopia were named as the Laureus World Sportsman and Sportswoman of the
2015 respectively.
5. Novak Djokovic Won Monte Carlo Masters Title
Novak Djokovic of Serbia won the Monte-Carlo Masters title of Tennis on 20 April. He
defeated Berdych of Czech Republic in the mens singles final. It was his second Monte-Carlo
Masters title of Tennis. With this win, Djokovic also became the first player to sweep the
opening three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events of a season. The previous two titles were
won at Indian Wells and Miami.
ECONOMY
1. Union Government Unveiled new FTP
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry on 2 April unveiled Foreign Trade Policy (FTP)
2015-2020. The new trade policy will incorporate government ambitious initiatives such as
Make in India, Digital India mission, Skill India programme, ease of business in order to
boost jobs and take Indias exports to 900 billion dollars by 2020. In the new policy FTP201520, two new schemes Merchandise Exports From India Scheme (MEIS) and Services Exports
From India Scheme (SEIS) were introduced.
2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Launched MUDRA Bank
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 8 April launched the Micro Units Development and
Refinance Agency Ltd. (MUDRA) Bank in New Delhi.The bank will provide credit of up to
10 lakh rupees to small entrepreneurs and act as a regulator for Micro-Finance Institutions
(MFIs). The Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana will be the main support system for the bank
and will be the part of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). MUDRA Bank
has been started with an initial corpus of Rs. 20,000 crore. Apart from this, Rs. 3,000 crore
has been earmarked as credit guarantee corpus.
3. India Ranks 125th In the World For Fixed Broadband Penetration
According to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) latest report, India ranks 125th
in the world for fixed broadband penetration with only 1.2 per 100 inhabitants and the global
average is 9.4 per 100 inhabitants.This rating puts India behind Sri Lanka and Bhutan. In the
wireless or mobile broadband segment, India is ranked at 113th with a penetration of 3.2 per
100 inhabitants.
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4. India Fourth Largest Supplier of Generic Medicines To US

India has emerged as the fourth largest supplier of generic medicines to the United States. It
was announced by Minister of State (MoS) for Chemicals and Fertilizers Hansraj Ahir gave
this information in the Rajya Sabha in reply to a question. Indias generic medicines exports
have touched over US 4 billion dollars in 2013-14 in spite of stringent regulatory measures
imposed by US. Union Government also announced that Indian pharmaceutical companies are
already exporting generic medicines to Africa, West Asia and European countries.

1. Nuclear-Capable Dhanush Missile Successfully Test Fired
India on 9 April successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile with a
strike range of 350 km from a naval ship off the Odisha coast. The surface-to-surface
Dhanush, a naval variant of Indias indigenously-developed Prithvi missile, was test fired
from a ship in the Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast by the Strategic Force Command (SFC) of
the defence force. Dhanush missile is capable of carrying conventional as well as nuclear
payload of 500 to 1000 kilogram and can hit both land and sea-based targets within 350 km
range.
2. Nuclear Capable Agni-III Ballistic Missile Test Fired Successfully
The Surface-to-Surface Agni III ballistic missile was successfully test-fired on 16 April from
the Wheelar Isalnd off the Odisha coast in the Bay of Bengal.Although the missile has a strike
range of more than 3000 km, in the present test-fire, it was tested for a lesser range. The AgniIII missile is powered by a two-stage solid propellant system.
3. Worlds First Self-Powered Camera Developed
Columbia University scientists have created the worlds first self-powered camera. The
camera can indefinitely produce an image in each second of any well-lit indoor area. K.
Nayar, a computer scientist of Indian origin, headed the research. He designed a pixel that
apart from measuring incident light also converts it into electric power.
4. Navys Stealth Destroyer INS Visakhapatnam Launched
Indian Navys new stealth destroyer named INS Visakhapatnam was launched on 20 April at
the Mazgaon Docks Ltd (MDL) in Mumbai, Maharashtra.It was designed indigenously. It is a
Kolkata class warship.It is also the first of P15-B stealth destroyers.The ship weighs 3000
tonnes and is 163 metres long.It is designed to achieve speed of more than 30 knots at
displacement of around 7300 tonnes.INS Vishakapatnam will also be fitted with supersonic
surface to surface missile system.
5. NASA develops First 3-D Printed Copper Rocket Engine Part
NASA engineers have developed the first full-scale three dimensional (3-D) printed copper
rocket engine part. The part developed was a combustion chamber liner that operates at
extreme temperatures and pressures using additive manufacturing technique.
PERSONS IN NEWS
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A) APPOINTMENTS
Nasim Zaidi Takes Over as new CEC
Nasim Zaidi took over as the 20th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India on 19 April.He is
Indias 20th CEC and succeeded Hari Shankar Brahma, who had retired on April 18, 2015.
Loretta Lynch Sworn In As U.S. Attorney General
Loretta Lynch on 27 April 2015 was sworn-in as the United States 83rd Attorney General, the first
African-American woman to serve as the nations top law enforcement official. She succeeded former
attorney general Eric Holder, who left the position on 24 April 2015 after serving as Attorney General
for six years.
B)RESIGNS
ICC president Mustafa Kamal Resigned
International Cricket Council (ICC) President A.H.M. Mustafa Kamal resigned from his post on 1
April.Mustafa Kamal is a Bangladeshi politician and cricket official. Apart from being the President
of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), he was also functioning as the President of ICC since 2014.
He resigned from this post as he was apparently hurt at not being given the opportunity to hand out
the World Cup trophy to champions Australia.
C)DEATHS
Nobel Laureate German Novelist Gunter Grass Died
German Nobel laureate novelist Guenter Grass was died on 13 April in Luebeck, Germany. He was
87. He was a novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor and recipient of the 1999
Nobel Prize in Literature. His writings mainly focused on the Nazi era, the horrors of the war and the
destruction and guilt that remained after defeat of Germany.
D)VISITORS
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visited France
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited France from 9-11 April 2015. During the visit, Narendra Modi
met with French President Francois Hollande and had talks with business leaders of select French
companies in defence and infrastructure sectors. India and France signed 17 agreements in various
fields.These included deals on Rafale fighter jets, Jaitapur nuclear reactor, renewable sources of
energy, railways, smart city and several others. Among other agreements signed between India and
France , an important agreement was struck on both the countries proceeding forward on the stalled
nuclear project in Jaitapur in Maharashtra.Narendra Modi visited the CNES (National Centre for
Space Studies) and the Airbus A 380 Assembly Line Facility in Toulouse, France. He gifted a
painting titled Tree of Life, reflecting traditional societal respect for nature in India to the French
President Francois Hollande.
E)MISCELLANEOUS
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Minor Planet Named as 4538 Vishyanand

Michael Rudenko, a committee member of the Minor Planet Center on 1 April officially named a
minor planet as 4538 Vishyanand, to honour Indias first chess grandmaster, Vishwanathan
Anand.The main-belt minor planet was discovered between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter by Kenzo
Suzuki in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on 10 October 1988. Since its discovery, the planet
remained unnamed.
PLACES IN NEWS
Thane Named As National Earth Hour Capital 2015 By WWF
Thane in Mumbai, Maharashtra was named as the National Earth Hour Capital 2015 on 9 April 2015.
Thane city won the bid among the three finalists Thane, Pune and Rajkot in the Earth Hour City
Challenge (EHCC) 2015 conducted by World Wide Fund. Seoul city, the capital and largest
metropolis of South Korea, on 9 April 2015 was awarded the title of Global Earth hour Capital 2015
after it won the Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) of World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
ABBREVIATIONS
IFCI Industrial Finance Corporation of India

IFSC International Financial Services Centre
UN ECOSOC - United Nations Economic and Social Council
IRENA - International Renewable Energy Agency
SDRF State Disaster Response Fund
NABARD - National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development
BCCI Board of Control for Cricket in India
EPFO Employees Provident Fund Organization
UNICEF United Nations Childrens Fund
NSE National Stock Exchange
BOOKS IN NEWS
Historical Documents Testify The Sovereignty of Senkaku Authored By Tadayoshi Murata
The book entitled Historical Documents Testify the Sovereignty of Senkakuauthored by
Tadayoshi Murata, an honorary professor at Japans Yokohama National University. The book
describes how the Japanese government illegally occupied the Chinese Diaoyu Islands step by step in
the 1890s. Japan has recently intensified its propaganda to claim several uninhabited islands disputed
with its neighbor in the East China Sea, but a Japanese historian refuted the claim and questioned
Tokyos reliability since it has manipulated evidence to mislead the rest of the world on the territorial
issue.
COMMITTEES
Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry Constituted Ajay Shankar committee To Simplify
Clearances
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The Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry on 8 April formed an expert committee under the
chairmanship of Ajay Shankar to suggest simplified compliance for establishing new industries. He is
a former Secretary to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). The Expert
Committee has been constituted for examining the possibility of replacing multiple prior permissions
with pre-existing regulatory mechanism and to prepare draft legislation for this purpose.
IMPORTANT DAYS AND DATES

World Malaria Day Observed Across The World
World Malaria Day (WMD) was observed on 25 April 2015 across the world. The day was observed
to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria
prevention and control.The day is observed to recognise the global efforts to control malaria. It is an
occasion to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for
malaria control and elimination.World Malaria Day was instituted by World Health Organization
(WHO) Member States during the 2007 World Health Assembly.On the occasion of the 2015 World
Malaria Day (WMD), WHO called on the global health community to urgently address significant
gaps in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of malaria.
World Book and Copyright Day was Celebrated On 23 April 2015
United Nations (UN) observed World Book and Copyright Day across the world on 23 April 2015.
The day is an opportunity to recognise the power of books to change our lives for the better and to
support books and those who produce them. For the year 2015, UNESCO designated Incheon, South
Korea as the World Book Capital 2015 in recognition of its programme to promote reading among
people and underprivileged sections of the population. World Book Day was celebrated for the first
time on 23 April 1995. The day is also known as International Day of the Book or World Book Days
and is organised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
to promote reading, publishing and copyright. In 1995, UNESCO decided that the World Book and
Copyright Day would be celebrated on 23 April, as the date is also the anniversary of the death of
William Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, as well as that of the birth or death of several
other prominent authors.
84 among 97 countries globally in terms of equitable distribution of wealth.
Highlights of Union Budget 2015-16

Three Key achievements:
1. Financial Inclusion - Rs.12.5 crores families financially mainstreamed in 100 days.
2. Transparent Coal Block auctions to augment resources of the States.
3. Game changing reforms on the anvil:
Goods and Service Tax (GST)
Jan Dhan, Aadhar and Mobile (JAM) - for direct benefit transfers.
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STATE OF ECONOMY:
1.CPI inflation projected at 5% by the end of the year.
2. Monetary Policy Framework Agreement with RBI, to keep inflation below 6%.
3. GDP growth in 2015-16, projected to be between 8 to 8.5%
4. The fiscal deficit targets are 3.9%, 3.5% and 3.0% in FY 2015-16,
2016-17 & 2017-18 respectively.
5. Direct Transfer of Benefits to be extended further with a view to increase
the number of beneficiaries from Rs.1 crore to Rs.10.3 crore.
6. Target of Rs.8.5 lakh crore of agricultural credit during the year 2015-16
7. Rs.5,300 crore to support micro-irrigation, watershed development and the
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana.
8. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojna to cover accidental death risk of
Rs.2 Lakh for a premium of just Rs.12 per year.
9. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana to cover both natural and
accidental death risk of Rs.2 lakh at premium of Rs.330 per year for the age group
of 18-50.
10. 5 new Ultra Mega Power Projects, each of 4000 MW, in the Plug-and-Play mode.
11. Rs.1000 crores to the Nirbhaya Fund
12. Visas on arrival to be increased to 150 countries.
13. An IIT to be set up in Karnataka and Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad to be
upgraded in to a fullfledged IIT.
14. New All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) to be set up in J&K,
Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and Assam. Another AIIMS like institutions
to be set up in Bihar.
15. A post graduate institute of Horticulture Research & Education is to be set up in
Amritsar.
16. 3 new National Institute of Pharmaceuticals Education and Research in
Maharashtra,
Rajasthan & Chattisgarh and one institute of Science and Education Research
is to be set up in Nagaland & Orissa each.
17. University of Disability Studies will be established in Kerala. 50
18. In Arunachal Pradesh, Centre of film production, animation and gaming will come
up.
19. For Infrastructure sector Rs. 70,000 crores allocated. Projects in rail road and
irrigation bonds will be tax free.
20. For Rural Infrastructure Development Bank, Rs. 25,000 crore allocated.
21. Target of renewable energy capacity revised to 175000 MW till 2022,
comprising 100000 MW Solar, 60000 MW Wind, 10000 MW Biomass and 5000 MW
Small Hydro.
22. Forward Markets commission to be merged with SEBI.
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23. National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), to be established with an

annual flow of
Rs.20,000 crores to it. Tax free infrastructure bonds for the projects in the rail, road
and irrigation
sectors
BUDGET ESTIMATES:
>Gross Tax receipts are estimated to be Rs. 14,49,490 crore.
>Total Expenditure has accordingly been estimated at Rs.17,77,477 crore.
>Fiscal deficit will be 3.9 per cent of GDP and Revenue Deficit will be 2.8 per cent of
GDP.
TAX PROPOSAL:
>implement GST from next year.
>No change in rate of personal income tax.
>Proposal to reduce corporate tax from 30% to 25% over the next four years,
starting from next financial year.
>Wealth-tax replaced with additional surcharge of 2 per cent on super rich
with a taxable income of over Rs.1 crore annually
>PAN being made mandatory for any purchase or sale exceeding Rs. 1lakh.
>Evasion of tax in relation to foreign assets to have a punishment of rigorous
imprisonment upto 10 years, be non-compoundable, have a penalty rate of 300%
and the offender will not be permitted to approach the Settlement Commission.
>Non-filing of return/filing of return with inadequate disclosures to have a
punishment of rigorous imprisonment upto 7 years.
>General Anti Avoidance Rule (GAAR) to be deferred by two
years.GAAR to apply to investments made on or after 01.04.2017, when
implemented.
>Domestic transfer pricing threshold limit increased from Rs.5 crore to Rs.20 crore.
>Excise duty on footwear with leather uppers and having retail price of more than Rs.1000
per pair reduced to 6%.
>Education cess and the Secondary and Higher education cess to be subsumed in
Central
Excise
Duty.
>Time limit for taking CENVAT credit on inputs and input services increased from
6 months to 1 year.
>Service-tax plus education cesses increased from 12.36% to 14% to facilitate
transition to GST. >Online central excise and service tax registration to be done in
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two working days.

>100% deduction for contributions, other than by way of CSR contribution, to
Swachh Bharat Kosh and Clean Ganga Fund.
>Clean energy cess increased from Rs.100 to Rs.200 per metric tonne of coal,
etc. to finance clean environment initiatives.
Benefits to middle class tax-payers:
>Limit of deduction of health insurance premium increased from Rs.15000 to
Rs.25000, for senior citizens limit increased from Rs.20000 to Rs.30000
>Senior citizens above the age of 80 years, who are not covered by health
insurance, to be allowed deduction of Rs.30000 towards medical expenditures.
>Deduction limit of Rs.60000 with respect to specified decease of serious
nature enhanced to Rs.80000 in case of senior citizen.
>Additional deduction of Rs.25000 allowed for differently abled persons.
>Limit on deduction on account of contribution to a pension fund and the new
pension scheme increased from Rs.1 lakh to Rs.1.5 lakh.
>Additional deduction of Rs.50000 for contribution to the new pension scheme u/s 80CCD.
>Payments to the beneficiaries including interest payment on deposit in
Sukanya Samriddhi scheme to be fully exempt.
>Service-tax exemption on Varishtha Bima Yojana.
>Yoga to be included within the ambit of charitable purpose under Section 2(15) of
the Income-tax Act.
Defence:
>Rs.2,46,726 crore allocated for Defence. It is 9.87 per cent greater than last year.
>Make in India campaign will take into consideration for speedy
manufacturing of Defence equipments.
Highlights of Railway Budget 2015-16

Financial Performance for the year 2014-15
Total Receipts were ` 1,39,558 crore
Total Expenses - 1,30,321 crore,
Operating ratio - 93.6%
Budget Estimates for 2015-16
Total receipts - 1,64,374 crore
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Total expenditure - 1,49,176 crore.

Operating ratio - 88.5%
Highlights
There will be no hike in passenger fares in the year 2015-16.
No new trains.
Social service obligation rose from 9.4% of Gross Traffic Receipts in 200001 to 16.6% in
2010-11.
Bullet train to be introduced in Mumbai-Ahmedabad route.
CCTVs to be installed to monitor cleanliness.
eTicketing system to be upgraded. Right 2000 tickets can be booked per
second. It is
proposed to increase this limit to 7200 per second. This system will be able to handle
1,20,000
users simultaneously.
Ultrasonic system to be installed to detect problems in tracks.
17,000 toilets to be replaced by bio-toilets.
Track capacity to be increased to 1.38 lakh km.
Railways to raise finances via PPP, FDI.
4,000 women constables to be recruited in RPF.
Battery operated cars to be provided at major stations for Physically disable
people.
Nation wise helplines to be installed. Toll free number -182 (It will be active
from 01-03-2015).
Tickets can be booked 4 months prior to travel, earlier it was 2 months.
Senior citizens to get lower births.
Entry gates will be broader.
Disposable bags will be provided for sleerper passengers.
Mechanical designing of new engines that would consume less fuel.
Water vending machines to be installed at stations.
e-Tickets will be available in lical language.
WiFi facility will be provided at railway stations.
List of Important Days

Sr.no.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Date
12th January
15th January
24th January
25th January
30th January
4th February
28th February
8th March
Day
National Youth Day ( Birthday of Swami Vivekanand)
Army Day
National Girl Child Day
National Tourism Day/ voters Day
National Martyrs Day & World anti Leprosy Day
World Cancer Day
National Science Day
International Womens Day
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9.
march)
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
9th March
World Kidney Day (celebrated on 2nd Thursday of
15th March
20th March
21st March
22nd March
23rd March
24th March
2nd April
7th April
21st April
22nd April
24th April
1st May
3rd May
11th May
21st May
31st May
5th June
1st July
11th July
6th August
9th August
12th August
29th August
5th September
8th September
14th September
15th September
16th September
2nd October
8th October
9th October
24th October
17th November
18th November
19th November
27th November
1st December
4th December
10th December
14th December
22nd December
24th December
25th December
International Consumer Day

World Sparrow Day & International Happiness Day
World Forestry Day
World Water Day
World Meterological Day
World T.B Day
World Autism Day
World Health Day
Civil Service Day
World Earth Day
Panchayat Divas
International Labour Day
World Press Freedom Day
National Technology Day
Anti Terrorism Day ( death date of Rajiv Gandhi)
Anti Tobacco Day / No Smoking Day
World Environment Day
Doctors Day
National Technology Day
Hiroshima Day
Nagasaki Day
International Youth Day
National Sports Day
Teachers Day
World literacy Day
Hindi Divas
Engineers Day
Ozone Day
International non-violence Day
Air force Day
World Post Day
United nation Day
Students Day
Adults Day
Citizen Day
National Law Day
AIDS Day
Navy Day
Human Rights Day
National Energy Conservation Day
National Mathematics Day
National Consumer Rights Day
Good Governance Day (Birthday of Atal Bihari
WSTECHCAFE.C
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Vajpai)
53.
21st June
STE
International Yoga Day
List of Countries Capital and Currency
Countries
Austria
Argentina
Australia
Afghanistan
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bhutan
Brazil
Cambodia
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Colon
Croatia
Cuba
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Hungary
Hong-kong
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Capital
Currency
Vienna
Buenos Aires
Canberra
Kabul
Baku
Dhaka
Minsk
Brussels
Thimphu
Barsilia
Phnom penh
Ottawa
Santiago
Beijing
Bogota
San jose
Euro
Peso
Australian Dollar
Afgan-afgani
Zagreb
Havana
Prague
Copenhagen
Cairo
Addis Ababa
Suva
Helsinki
Paris
Berlin
Accra
Athens
Budapest
Victoria
Reykjavik
New Delhi
Jakarta
Tehran
Baghdad
Dublin
Kuna
Peso
Koruna
Krone
Pound
Ethiopian Birr
Dollar
Euro
Euro
Euro
Cedi
Euro
Forint
Dollar
Euro
Indian Rupee
Rupiah
Rial
Dinar
Euro
Manat
Taka
Ruble
Euro
Ngultrum
Real
Riel
Canadian Dollar
Peso
Yuan
Peso
Costa
Rican
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Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordon
Jamaica
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Korea North
Korea South
Kuwait
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Maldives
Mauritius
Mexico
Myanmar (Burma)
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
South Africa
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Jerusalem
Rome
Tokyo
Amman
Dinar
Kingston
Astana
Nairobi
Pyongyang
Seoul
Kuwait City
Riga
Vilnius
Luxembourg
Kuala Lumpur
Male
Port Louis
Mexico city
Nay Pyi Taw (Rangoon)
Windhoek
Kathmandu
Amsterdam
Wellington
Abuja
Oslo
Muscat
Islamabad
Lima
Manila
Warsaw
Lisbon
Doha
Moscow
Riyadh
Victoria
Freetown
Singapore
Cape Town
Juba
Madrid
Colombo
Stockholm
Bern
Damascus
Taipei
Sheqel
Euro
Yen
HCAFE.COM
Dollar
Tenge
Shilling
Won
Won
Dinar
Euro
Euro
Euro
Ringgit
Rufiyaa
Rupee
Peso
Kyat
Dollar
Rupee
Euro
Dollar
Naira
Krone
Rial
Rupee
Nuewo Sol
Peso
Polish Zloty
Euro
Riyal
Ruble
Riyal
Rupee
Leone
Dollar
Rand
Pound
Euro
Rupee
Krona
France
Pound
Dollar
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Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
United States of America
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
United Kingdom
Dushanbe Tanzania
Bangkok
Ankara
Kampala
Kyiv
Abu Dhabi
Washington D.C
Hanoi
Sanaa
Lusaka
Harare
London
Somoni
Bhat
Lira
Shilling
Hryvnia
Dirham
Dollar
Dong
Rial
Kwacha
Dollar
Pound
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