Current Affairs

PM Modi launched 3 urban development scheme- AMRUT smart cities mission and housing for all (Urban) in New Delhi. During the occasion the PM MOdi also released logos and taglines for AMRUT.

Smart cities mission: it is aimed at developing 100 smart cities across the country. (48000 crore) (2015-16 and 2019-20).

Housing for all (URBAN) :- providing the housing facilities to all eligible people in urban area 2022.

MID DAY MEAL SCHEME

Union Govt :- (union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has written a letter to this state.)Requested to the state BIHAR, RAJASTHAN, TAMIL NADU for free milk in the mid day meal to school children.

Currently 2 States KARNATAKA (Under project Ksheerabhagya started in 2012-13) and MP provide free milk products to school children.

2nd airport at jewar in NCR

Acquired 2378 acres of land for the project.

Right of first Refusal (ROFR) for any airport that is built within a 150 KM radius of the existing airport in delhi.

Airport was proposed by the erstwhile MAYAWATI LED govt in UP and United progressive alliance (UPA) govt had formed a group of ministers (GoM) to decide on the issue.

WORLD BIGGEST EMPLOYERS

Indian army and Indian railway, are among the world;s biggest employers together AROUND 2.7 MILLION PEOPLE AS PER THE RESEARCH PUBLISHED BY THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

WORLD BIGGEST EMPLOYER LIST, INDIAN RAILWAY was ranked at 8th place with 1.4 million staff and Indian ARMAY ranked at 9th place with 1.3 million staff.

WORLD BIGGEST EMPLOYER LIST,US Department of defense is the world biggest employer which claims 3.2 million staff

2nd CHINese Military ,WALMART is at 3rd, MCDonald is at 4th, UK;s national health services at 5th, China national petroleum corporation at 6th

BANNED TRADE

India ban on trade with the Islamic state for Iraq and Syria Feb 2015.

National Skill Development Mission

Union Cabinet approved institutional framework for national skill development mission 2015.

eMigrate System

Foreign employer (FEs) , will have to register in eMigrate System to recruit Indian workers including Nurses

Mobile Number Portability

National MNP has become operational now. ONE NATION ONE NUMBER PLAN.

VODAPHONE, RCom, Airtel, Uninor IDEA along with STATE Run BSNL AND MTNL. MNP is divided into 22 telecom services areas or circles (MAY 2 2015).

Guinness world Record

India won 2 G.W.R. , the event was held at rajpath led by narendra modi

1 Award:= Largest number of participants:- 35985 at Rajpath yoga event

2:= most number of nationalities at single event. People of 84 nationalities performed yoga at one place

Award were received by UNION AYUSH Minister SHRIPAD YESSONAIK .

Area covered in Yoga Event:- Vijay Chowk to India Gate

This record has broken the past record, 29973 student ,362 school on November 19 2005 led by Vivekananda Kendra at jiwaji uni. Gwalior (JUNE 21)

Shushma swaraj , were also held at the united nationas headquater in New York,.

Cities participated:- London,Tokyo,Sydney

Nathu La Border

China opens Nathu la border post as 2nd route for kailash Mansarovar yatra

Opening :- Officially announced during PM visit CHINA in May 2015

Immigration Check post

Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) designated AGATTI AND MINICOY islands of Lakshdweep as authorized immigration check post for entry into or exit from india

National Memorial

June 24, Union Cabinat approved the setting up of a national memorial at the birth place of LokNayakJai Prakash Narayan. He was born on 11 octo 1902.

6 IIM

Union Cabinat approved setting up of 6 new IIM in the Country. New IIMS will be located at Amritsar (PUNJAB), Bodh Gaya (bihar) Nagpur (Maharashtra) Sambalpur (Odisha) Sirmaur ( Himachal Pradesh) Vishkhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh). First academic session will be started from 2015-16. (140 Student)

Anganwadi Center

Union Govt. launched the first modernized ANGANWADI center of India at HASANPUR VILLAGE of Sonepat in Haryana. Anganwadi was inaugurated by MANEKA GANDHI the union minister for women and child development

The Union Minister of Chemical and fertilizers SHRI ANANTH KUMAR formally launched the CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMM for PHARMA SECTOR (CDS-PS).

CDS-PS, implemented in PPP (PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP). (JUNE 16)

The NDA Govt, is all set to increase the number of workdays under the MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE ACT (MGNREGA)

Number of days increase from 100 to 150 (JUNE 16)

SERBIA WON THE FIFA U-20 WORLD CUP 2015 By DEFEATING BRAZIL.

DR. APJ ABDUL KALAM, LAUNCHED RASHTRIYA AVISHKAR ABHIYAN (RAA)

FIRST PHASE OF CHENNAI METRO, LAUNCHED BY JAYALALITHAA

By 2016, INDIA TO BE THE PART OF SHANGHAI COOPERATION.

IFS, BENOZEPHINE HAS BECOME FIRST 100% blind officer.

PROJECT TATKAL, LAUNCHES BY SBI.

BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP, INDIA RETAINS SOTH ASIAN.

UNION CABINET GIVES NOD TO INTRODUCE BUREAU OF INDIA STANDARD BILL 2015 (JUNE 18), meeting was chaired by PM.

June 18, Union Cabinet approved increasing india;s solar power capacity target under the Jawaharlal Nehru national solar mission (JNNSM) to 1 lakh MEGA WATT (MW) by 2022. Decision to increase solar power capacity 5 times form current capacity

1 lakh MW, will comprise 40,000 MW from ROOFTOP and 60000 MW through Large and medium scale Grid Connected Solar power project.

JUNE 19 Union Govt, launched NOWCAST weather alert system and crop insurance web portal for the benefits of farmers, this scheme was launched by UNION Agriculture Minister RADHA MOHAN SINGH at a function held in New Delhi.

This scheme send free message to 1 crore register farmer, In different language like Hindi, English and regional farmer language as per request. It will use those farmer whose details already exist in mKishan Portal.

SECOND ODI CRICKET MATCH, Bangladesh defeated Team India.

June 20India PM AND TANZANIA president JAKAYA MRISHOKikwete in New Delhi, signed agreement for cooperation in various field like statistic, hydrograph, agriculture science and tourism

SIGNED AGREEMENT ARE:===

MOU on establishing a collaborative program in official statistics.

MOU ON Cooperation in agriculture statistics, computer application and Bio information

Mou on cooperation in field of tourism.

LOAN Agreement to operation the LOC.

MOU for cooperation in the field of hydrography along with protocol on exchange of hydrographic data.

Agreement for appointing the former as PMC

G Gurucharan

Ias officer G Gurucharan was given additional charge as Director General, Bureau of India Standards(BIS) for 3 month.

Mr Gurucharan will hold this charge till further order.

He is 1982 batch ias officer of KARNATAKA Carde.

Aakar PAtel

Journalist and writer Mr Patel appointed as Executive Director of AMNESTY International (AJ) India

AI efforts, to end human right abuses in India and Worldwide.

Mr Patel as the org. chief political advisor.

Archana Ramasundaram

A.R. was appointed as the Director of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) , New Delhi.

A.R.is an IPS officer of 1980 bath of Tamil nadu carde.

A.R. joined the CBI as its Additional Director in May 2014.

Anshula Kant

A.K. was appointed as the Deputy Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of SBI

She succeeded PK GUPTA who was promoted as Chief Executive Officer

Till Recently A.K headed BOMBAY Circle of SBI as the Chief General Manager. SHE joined SBI AS PO in 1983

1)RPAUL SING

Mr.Singh has , Indian American Professor has been selected for 2015 world agriculture prize laureate. The award was announced at the annual global confederation for higher education associations for agriculer and life sciences (GCHERA) conferences held at the HOLY sperit uni. KASLIK LEBANON

2)FAZLE HASAN ABED

Fazle Hasan Abed of bangladesh has been named as the winner of the 2015 world food prize. He is founder and chairman of Bangladesh based non- govt. org. (NG) BRAC (Bangladesh Rural advancement committee.) WORLD LARGEST NGO

3)SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR

Indian Spirtual leader SRI SRI Ravi shankar has been conferred with colomvia;s highest civilian award, order de la democracia simon boliver en el grado de cruz caballero.

4)Vishwanath Tripathi

Veteran Writer Vishwanath Tripathi was selected for the 28th Moorti Devi award for the year 2012 for his book vyomkesh darvesh. VYOMKESH DARVESH is a lifetime story of Achrya HAZARI PRASAD Dwivedi.

5)SANJAY SUBRAHMANYAM

One of the foremost south Indian classical vocalists, Sanjay has been selected for the “SANGITA KALANIDHI” award 2015. It will be bestowed upon him when he will preside over 89th annual conference of the academy which will be held between Dec 15, 2015 and Jan 1, 2016

6)C.N.RAO

Eminent scientise and bharat ratna awedee C N RAO was conferred with japan’s highest civilian award the order of the rising sun , gold and silver star.

He was presented with the award by Japanese ambassador to India, Takeshi Yagi for his outstanding contribution to science and indo-japan science cooperation.

7)Ramchandra Guha

Eminent historian writer ramchandra guha has been selected for japa;s FUKUOKA Prize 2015 in the academic category. Apart from him THANT myint-U (Grand Prize Category) And Minh Hanh (Arts and culture category)were also chosen for this edition of award.

INDO-born Nitesh Arora Appointed the president of japan;s Softbank corp.

1) Deepak Kumar

Deepak Kumar, IAS took over the additional charge of the Director General of Employee’s state Insurance Corporation (ESIC) inder Ministry of LABOUR & Employment.

HE IS AN IAS OFFICER of 1984 batch of BIHAR CADRE.

He is a Civil Engi and PG in Management System from IIT Delhi/

2RASSOULI

Afghanistan, First female supreme court judge (Legal Job).

Graduate:- Law and Political Science Faculty of KABUL UNI in 1986

She has been the head of AFGHAN WOMEN JUDGES ASSOCIATION and Currently heads the JUVENILE Appeals Court.

3)C D BALAJI

C D BALAJI , appointed ( taken the charge) as Director of the AERONAUTICAL DEVE. Agency and Programmer Director of the LIGHT COMBAT AIRCRAFT(LCA)

Succeeded P S Subramanyam

1)Govt. launched USTTAD scheme in VARANASI (UP) for growth of lakhs of traditional artisans of the city.

2)E-Comm FirmSNAP DEAL acquired HYDERABAD-based mobile technology startup MARTMOBI to strengthen its mobility platform.

3)6th National Conference on Nuclear Energy organized by ASSOCHAM inDELHI with theme Nuclear Energy a “CLEAn” Energy option.

4)HYDERABADwill host 4 day INDO GLOBAL PHARMA EXPO And SUMMIT 2015 on JULY 24 2015.

5)HDFC LAUNCHED 10 second paperless instant loan for its existing customer

6)INDIA has assumed presidency of 68th WHA(WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY) after 19 years. Minister of Health And family welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda will lead India’s Delegation to the event.

7)The Union Cabinet, caired by the PM Narendra modi, gave it’s approval for the proposal to promulgate the NEGOTIABLE INSRUMENT (AMENDMENT) Ordinance 2015.

1)Arundhanti bhattacharya, Chanda Kochhar, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and shobhana bharti are among the world;s 100most powerful women in recent FROBES Annual list.

2)Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) allowed NHAINATION HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIAto intervence in delaying project to help starved ventures move towards completion

3)Govt. approved Namani Gange Program to clean ganga river in a comprehensive manner with a budget outlay of Rs.20,000CRORE for the next 5 YEARS.

4)Govt. made REIT’s REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTeligible under foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) to enable foreign investment inflows into real estate project , that was prohibited as now.

5)JAPAN will provide Loan Rs. 1165 Crore approx. to INDIA for Transmission System Improvement in ODisha

6)Microsoft will open India;s First Digital Experience centre inINDIA

7)National Commodity & Derivatives Echange Limited (NCDEX) launched GLOD NOWplatform for forward trading in gold.

8)RBI allowed TAP AND PAY without PIN for transactions up to 200RS.

9)SBI launched an Online Customer ACQUISITION Solution (OCAS) that enables customers to apply online for various Types of Loan

10)DELHI GOVT. decided to launch Pay and Play scheme to promote sport for all age groups

1)NUCLEAR ENERGY A CLEAN ENERGY OPTION was the theme of the 6th National Conference of Nuclear Energy Organized by ASSOCHAM in New Delhi

2)KAYAKALP AWARD has been launched by the Union Minister for Health and Family welfare, J P Nadda to public helath facilities.

3)Under12 (1) (D) section of consumer Protection Act the union govt has filed complaint against magggi.

4)Indiawill host the pacific asia travel association (PATA) travel mart 2015 in Sep 2015.

5) As announced by the climate group,INFOSYS become the forst Indian company to join RE 100 Renewable Energy Campaign.

6)INFOSYS has announced to become carbon neutral by 2018.

7)98.5% coverage has PRADHANMANTRI JAN DHAN YOJANA achieved in Sikkim

8)With Bangladesh , India will soon sign as agreement to TEESTA WASTER sharing Issue.

9)SWITZERLAND in its official gazetteer that was released in the 4th week of May 2015 made public the name of two indian women with swiss bank accountrs.

10)DELHI has approved mandatory GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) in all public transport vehicles from JUNE 2015.

11)In the fiscal year 2014-15 4410 KM KM HIGHWAY were completed in the country.

12)Upto 49% the FOREIGN Institutional Investor (FIIS) and Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) can now invest in GAMMON INFRASTRUCTURE Projects LTD.

13)ARVIND PANAGARIYA has launched the website NNITI AAYOG on 18th MAY 2015.

14)S S AHLUWALIA has been appointed as chairman of a joint committee of parliament that will go into the provision of the controversial land acquisition bill.

15)7agreements have been signed between india and south korea to upgrade relation to special strategic partnership level.

16)LIC insurance company of india has got a clearance to do business in Bangladesh.

17)COLOMBIA has passed women hate crime law imposing tough sentences for hate comes against women.

18)with CMS INFO SYSTEM company india post has given a contract to supply Rupay Card.

19)28this the rank of bharti airtel in the forbes list of world 60 largest telecommunication companies

20) World bank approved $250 Million loan for JHELUM AND TAWI Food Recovery Project in j & K.

1)57th rank of TCS in leading brands of US.

2)M.J.Joseph has been appointed as Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in the ministry of Finance.

3)Syndicate Bank has appointed ARUN SHRIVASTAVA it MD and CEO.

4)Islamic Clothing company East Essence tied up withSNAPDEAL.

5)14 Agreements were signed by INDIA and MONGOLIA during the recent visit of PM NARENDRA MODI to MONGOLIA.

6)Fiscal deficit for 2014-15 is pigged at 4.0% of the gross domestic product.

7)China lowered its full year GDP growth forecast to7.0% from the previous estimate of 7.1 %.

8)SOTH KOREA has decided to provide $10 to india.

9)5 LAKH is the credit limit of FEDERAL BANK OF SBI PLATINUM CREDIT CARD.

10)India announced that it would contribute USD 2.1 MILLION TO the WHO

11)GOVT has allocated RS 5000 CRORE for the growth of Department of AYUSH.

12)According to the global financial services major, citigroups report India GDP growth is likely to receive to 7.9% in 2015.

13)China signed a currency swap deal withCHILE.

14)6 agreements have been signed between india and Belarus.

15)DR VIJAY KELKAR has been appointed as the chairman of PPP model of infrastructure development.

16)NASSCOM:- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOFTWARE AND SERVICES COMPANIES

17)MEENA HEMACHANDRA has been appointed as the Executive Director of RBI’s Department of banking supervision.

18)6 agreements have been signed between India and Swedan.

19)RITA A. TEAOTIA has been appointed as new commerce secretary.

20)MINISTRY of Women and Child Development launched the IAP Health Phone Programme recently.

21)24 agreement have been signed between india and china for bilateral cooperation in several areas.

22)With DOORDARSHAN Indian channel , china central television (CCTV) has signed an agreement.

23)The Union Govt will re-promulagate land ordinance for the3rd time.

1) Lt. Gen Nirbhay Sharma has been sworn in as the new govt of mizoram

2)KUMAR SANGAKKARA names as the international cricketer of the year 2015.

3)AB DE VILLIERS has been conferred with the South Africa(SA) Cricketer of the year award 2015.

4)ANDRE RUSSELL has been chosen as the player of the tournamnent in IPL-8 season.

5)As per the US Congressional Research Report, PAKISTAN is termed as ‘HEAVEN’ for several Islamist terror groups.

6)ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR Union Territory has received permission for the first ever Medical College.

7)Dr. BIRUBALA RABHA the social activity who has been named for the 12th Upendra Nath Brahma soldier of Humanity Award.

8)HIMACHAL PRADESH state’s forest department has set up the satellite tracking system to check the forest fire incident dusring summer season.

9) As per the Forbes list of world;s 100 most powerful women 2015ANGELA MERKEL has been chosen as the world most powerful woman.

10)UTTARAKHAND LEGISLATIVE assembly was addressed by the President of India.

11) World no 1 Novak Djokovic captured his 4th ROME MASTERs Tennis title with a Convincing win overROGER FEDERER.

12) After 53 years NELONG VALLEY in uttarkhand near china border has been opened in may 2015 for tourist.

13)INFOSYS INDIAN Software company is to open first overseas campus in CHINA.

14) MARIA SHARAPOVA has won the Women;s single tile of ITALIAN TENNIS OPEN 2015 held in ROME.

15)After 19 years India assumed presidency of the 68th World Health Assembly ( WHA) at GENEva.

16)ASKWAR HILONGA who won the African prize for an innovative water filter.

17)2 YEARSLarge Hardon Collider has restarted scientific investigation.

18)NASA space organization has to test supersonic parachutes in flying saucer launch

19)According to TRIP ADVISOR 2015 Travellers Choice Attraction awards, TAJ MAHAL has been ranked 3rd in the list of top landmarks.

20) United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted RESOLUTION 2222 (2015) for protection of journalists in conflict zones.

21)IRELAND has becomes the first country to approve same sex marriage.

22)AMEENAH GURIB FAKIM is the new president of MAURITIUS

23)Indian Film MASAaN won the prestigious critics prize in the 68th cannes film festival

24)Teo Indian Armed forces personnel Nand RAM AND RAJU JOSEPH posthumously given united nations DAG HAMMARSKJOLD MEDAL.

25)3rd position did India secure in the 21st Asian Athletics championships that concluded in Wuhan (CHINA).

1)ASHTON CARTER US SECRETARY OF DEFENSE arrived in india.

2)BIRENDER SINGH DHANOA took over as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff.

3)P.KUNHIKRISHNAN is the new Director of Satish Dhawan Space Center.

4)MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS has decided to launch a national-wide unique and single emergency response number for any emergency, especially for women in DISRTRESS.

5)109th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY of freedom fighter Sukhdev was celebrated on15th MAY 2015

6) IN the second leg of 3-Nation tour, PM Narendra Modi visited Mongolia after china

7)40th edition of anniversary of joining the Indian Union is Skkim Celebrating.

8)DELHI state govt. has introduced mechanical road sweepers to effectively control air pollution and keep city clean.

9)IT is the 4th Ship of project sector 28, The karvaratti ship has been launched at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers LTD (GRSE), KOLKATA.

10)HIMACHAL PRADESH State will host the Paragliding World Cup from 23rd Oct to 31st Oct 2015.

11)MANIPUR state new CATFISH species ‘Glyptothorax Sena- Patiensis’ discovered in the year 2015.

12)DELHI city metro’s got India’s first driver less train.

13)BRAD HADDIN AUSTRALIAN wicket keeper announced his retirement from One Day International Cricket just a day before leaving for tour of WEST INDIES AND ENGLAND.

14)WEST BENGAL state govt has approved new sport policy that will give thrust to finding out talented sportsmen from grass root level.

1) G MOHAN KUMAR has been appointed as India’s Defence Secretary.

2)JOHN NASH passed away. He was awarded Nobel prize in MATHEMATICIANS.

3)ANDRZEJ DUDA has become PLAND’s New President.

4)SAURABH KUMAR has been appointed as Indian Ambassador to IRAN.

5)AJINKYA RAHANEwon CEAT Indian Cricketer of the Year Award.

6)RANJIT SINGH BAXI has been elected as the head of the BUREAU OF International Recycling

7)Creator of world famous ROCK GARDENNEK CHAND passed away.

8)NICO ROSBERG won the MONACO GARND PRIX Formula 1 world Championship Title.

9)MANJO MISHRAhas been appointed as CMD of National Fertilizers Ltd.

10)C.S.Santosh was honoured with Motorsport Man of the Year awarded by Federation of Motorsports club of India (FMSCI)

11)D D Kisan INDIA’s First television channel dedicated to farmers launched

12)VIETNAM and INDIA signed joint Vision Statement on Defense Cooperation.

13)SEVILLA FOOTBALL CLUB team won Europa League title.

14)INDIA has topped the world Hunger list.

15)DR. SELVIN CHRISTOPHER has been appointed as the Director general of DRDO

16)INDIAN- ORIGIN US Surgeon VIVEK MURTHY received the Pride of the Community Award by the HINDU AMERICAN FOUNDATION (HAF).

17)NEBRASKA has become the 19th US STATE to ablosh the death penalty.

18)RAHUL JALALI is the new president of Press Club of india for the 2015-16 term

19)ATUL BIHARI VAJPAYEE has been selected by BANGLADESH to confer it’s “FRIENDS OF BANGLADESH LIBERATION WAR AWARD.”

20)K. Sivan has been appointed as the 12th Director of the Bikaram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC).

1) USA And INDIA Signed a new strategically important 10 year defense framework part

2)INDIA ‘s player won under-15 category of worldschool chess championships

3) Suchitra Bhattacharya passed away. She was a NOVELIST

4)100th is the ranl of INDIA on the global Human Capital Index

5)GAGAN NARANG Won the bronze medal in the 50m Rifle Prone Event of the ISSF World Cup

6)Ministry of Minority Affairs started ‘USTAD ’ Yojana

7)JONODEV OSCCOLA CHAUDHARI has been sworn in as the chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission, US.

8)YUVRAJ SINGH, Indian Cricketer has been appointed as Brand Ambassador if US Browser

9>KOCHI City will host the World Senior Badminton Championships in 2017.

10)Franz Wright passed away. He was a POET.

11)UTTARAKHAND State health minister was conferred with world No Tobacco Day Award 2015 by WHO.

12)KARAN JERATH, the Indian-American who won Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award in the US.

13)ARUAN KUMAR, won gold in 85kg category of the Free Style event in Asian Cadet Wrestling Championship.

14)Brad Haddin has announces his retirement. He is the batsman of AUSTRALIA.

15)IN DUBAI,WORLD FIRST underwater tennis court will be built.

16)DAVID GRANER has become GUYANA’s NEW PRESIDENT

17)JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA presided over the 68th Session of the WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY (WHA).

18)DHEEPAN won the top most award the Palm d’Orat 68th Cannes Film Festival.

19)4 Gold medals were won by india at the Doha International boxing tournament.

20)5 medal were won by the India at the AIBA Women;s Junior World Championships

1) Archana Ramasundaram is appointed as the Director of NCRB

2)Keith Vez re-elected as chairman of UK parliament commitee

3)C.N.R. Rao is conferred with japan;s higest civilian award.

4) Nico Rosberg of Mercedes wins austrain Grand Pix of F1.

5) Fazle HAsan Abed named as the winner of world food prize

6)Sachin Tendulkar voted as the best player of the 21st Century

7)Vishwanath Tripathi is selected for the Moorti Devi Award 2014.

8) Lt General Manmohan Singh Rai appointed as Vice-Chief of Indian Army.

9)James Horner, the two time Oscar Winning Composer Passed Away.

10)Veteran Musican M.S. Viswannnathan Passed away.