Current Affairs February 2015 – National

Current Affairs February 2015 – National 10th Aero India show held in Bengaluru. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Soil Health Card Scheme. The scheme will help farmers in improving productivity by appropriate use of nutrients/fertilizers. 14 crore Soil Health Cards will be issued to farmer of the country in a span of 3 years. Around 3 crore farmers will be covered in financial year 2014-15. Basic Feature of the Soil Health Card:Read More

Current Affairs February 2015 – Obituaries

Current Affairs February 2015 – Obituaries Famous Sociologist Meera Kosambi died. Haryana Ex- Chief Minister Hukam Singh died. Veteran Tamil film director RC Sakthi passed away. Rana Bhagwandas who was the first Hindu Chief Justice of Pakistan dies. Eminent filmmaker Nirad Mahapatra died. Legendary Urdu Poet Dr. Kalim Ahmed Ajiz passed away. Film Producer Daggubati Ramanaidu died. Bollywood Actor Ashraful Haque died. Eminent cartoonist Rajinder Puri passed away. French actor Louis Jourdan died. Noted journalistRead More

Obituaries-Current Affairs January 2015

Obituaries-Current Affairs January 2015 Subhash Ghising, the President of Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF), died. He was the person who started the Gorkhaland movement (GNLF) in the 1980s for a creation of a separate Gorkhaland State by carving out North Bengal’s Darjeeling district. Malayalam actor Mala Aravindan died. Australian golfer Kelvin David George Nagle died. Hockey Olympian Jaswant Singh Rajput died. He was part of Indian hockey team that won goldRead More

Regional-Current Affairs January 2015

Regional-Current Affairs January 2015  All the important Current news and events of different states in India. Maharashtra has approved field trials for GM food With this Maharashtra becomes the fourth state after Punjab, Delhi and Andhra Pradesh to approve  field trials in GM crops. Experts claim that Purple Tea can be produced in Assam As of now, Kenya is the only known place in the world that has the climate suitableRead More

Banking-Economics Current Affairs January 2015

Banking-Economics Current Affairs January 2015   Union Government divested 10 percent stake in Coal India Limited.  Now,  government’s share in CIL stands at 79.65 percent. Government earned an amount of 22557.63 crore rupees through the disinvestment process. HDFC Bank allowed by Cabinet Committee on Economic Activities to raise foreign holding limit to 74 per cent. Apple Inc recorded the highest-ever profit of 18 billion US dollars in corporate history worldwide. HDFC Bank featuredRead More

Defence-Security Current Affairs January 2015

Defence-Security Current Affairs January 2015 India successfully test-fires Agni-5 missile from Wheeler Island off Odisha Coast. It  is a three stage solid propellant missile having strike range of over 5000 kilometer and capable of carrying nuclear warhead of over one tonne. Four Indian Coast Guard vessels commissioned at Mormugao Port of Vasco: The launched vessels include two fast patrol vessels namely ICG Amogh and ICG Ameya and two interceptor boats Charlie 413Read More

Environment-Wildlife Current Affairs January 2015

Environment-Wildlife Current Affairs January 2015   PETA announces to create India’s first fenced elephant sanctuary near Bannerghatta National Park in Bengaluru Bhagabatpur Crocodile Project in Sunderbans gets a fresh start with expert help. Periyar Tiger Reserve won National Tiger Conservation Authority  biennial award. The award was for encouraging local public participation in managing the reserve National Green Tribumal gave directions to clean Yamuna under ‘Mailey se Nirmal Yamuna’ Revitalization Plan 2017. SultanpurRead More

World Current Affairs January 2015

World Current Affairs January 2015    Churches in England opposed Mitochondria Donation Technique to produce babies. Malaysia has declared MH370 flight disappearance an ‘Accident’. Alexis Tsipras sworn in as PM of Greece Dubai’s Maze Tower listed in Guinness World Records for World’ largest Vertical Maze. WhatsApp unveiled a new service for sending messages from a Web browser. EU decided to lift ban on import of mangoes from India European UnionRead More

National Current Affairs January 2015

National Current Affairs January 2015  Gujrat hosts the 18th National Conference on e-Governance . Union Government formed NITI Aayog to replace Planning Commission. Union Government on 1 January 2015 set up the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. NITI Aayog will replace the 65 year old Planning Commission  and will be headed by Prime Minister of India. It will have a governing council comprising CMs of all the states and Lt. GovernorsRead More

Appointments Current Affairs January 2015

Appointments Current Affairs January 2015  Appointments: Krishna Chaudhary was appointed as the Director General of ITBP Hanumanthu Purushotham appointed as CMD of National Research and Development Corporation. Shekhar Sen was appointed as Chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi Steve Easterbrook was appointed as CEO of McDonald’s Corporation. S Jaishankar was appointed as the Foreign Secretary of India K Durga Prasad appointed as the Special DG of CRPF UN Secretary–General appointed Saraswathy Menon in peace-building panel.Read More