England Win Ashes 2015
England beat Australia comprehensively to win Ashes 2015.
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples observed
2015 Theme of the day is “Post 2015 Agenda: Ensuring indigenous peoples’ health and well-being”.
Xiaomi Corp tied up with Foxconn to set up facility in Andhra Pradesh under Make in India initiative
These two Smartphone manufacturers will together roll out Xiaomi’s first locally made Smartphone, the Redmi2 Prime to expand Xiomi’s market share in India.
Union Ministry for Minority Affairs launched Nai Manzil Scheme in Patna
The scheme will address educational and livelihood needs of minority communities in general and muslims in particular as it lags behind other minority communities in terms of educational attainments.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu launched new train services in Northeast
This 510 Km Gauge Conversion project costing about 3600 crore rupees was sanctioned in 2002-03. The project suffered delay mainly due to funds constraint in the past.
Telangana Government launched Grama Jyothi Scheme across the state
The scheme is aimed at comprehensive development of rural areas allowing planning and execution of works by villages themselves.
ICICI Bank launched locker facility named Smart Vault
The Smart Vault uses robotic technology to access the lockers from the safe vault and enables customers to conveniently access their lockers at any time of their preference.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited United Arab Emirates
During the visit, he went to the historic Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, which is the third largest mosque in the world.
PM Narendra Modi visited Masdar City of Abu Dhabi
Masdar City, a zero carbon planned city, relies on solar energy and other renewable energy sources.
Birla Corporation acquired two Indian units of Lafarge Group for 5000 crore rupees
The transaction will be funded through existing cash reserves and incremental debt and is subject to approvals, including clearance from the Competition Commission of India.
India, UAE released Joint Statement to take bilateral relations to a higher level
The two nations agreed to enhance cooperation in counter-terrorism operations, intelligence sharing and capacity building.
Kerala Government signed MoU with Adani Group for development of Vizhinjam Port
Vizhinjam seaport project is the Kerala government ambitious project which was initiated 25 years ago in 1991 to build a deepest and natural draft port near Kovalam beach in Thiruvananthapuram.
Delhi government announced City Taxi Scheme
Small size taxis between 600 cc and 749 cc will have a flag-down rate of 25 rupees for the first two kilometres. After two kilometres, passengers will have to pay 10 rupees per kilometer.
Second Round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Paraguay held
They also discussed important regional and multilateral issues including India’s ongoing engagement with Community of Latin American Caribbean States (CELAC), MERCOSUR and UN Reforms.
Union Government announced awardees for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2015 and Arjuna Awards 2015
The selection of awardees was based on the recommendations of the Selection Committee headed by Justice VK Bali, former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.
Odisha government approved State Capital Region Improvement of Power System scheme
The scheme aims to provide 24×7 quality power supply to the people in and around the state capital of Bhubaneswar.
Ajit Kumar Seth appointed as Chairman of Public Enterprises Selection Board
Seth succeeded Atul Chaturvedi, who has completed his tenure. Prior to this appointment, Seth completed his extended tenure of four years at the Cabinet secretariat in June 2015.
Andy Murray won Rogers Cup Masters tournament at Montreal
In the title clash, Murray defeated world number one Novak Djokovic. It was Murray’s 11th Masters Title.
India, Bangladesh signed MoU to tackle the menace of fake Indian currency notes
The MoU was signed during a maiden meeting of the Joint Task Force on Fake Currency Notes (JTFFC) in Dhaka.
Abhishek Verma clinched gold for India at Archery World Cup
The Asian Games silver medalist defeated Esmaeil Ebadi of Iran 148 -145. Earlier in the Incehon 2014 Asian Games, Ebadi defeated Verma 141-145.
Odisha Government approved Fisheries Policy, 2015
The policy targets total fish production of 7.15 lakh tonnes by the end of 2019-20. At present, the state produces 4.13 lakh tonnes of fish.
Housing.com acquired Bengaluru-based HomeBuy360
This deal will help Housing.com to strive for efficiency in the Indian real estate sector. This will help in reduction of property prices eventually benefitting the consumers.
President Pranab Mukherjee approved 67 Gallantry Awards
The approved awards include two Kirti Chakras, 10 Shaurya Chakras, one Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry), 49 Sena Medals (Gallantry), two Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry) and three Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry).
PM Narendra Modi launched a new campaign Start-up India, Stand up India
The campaign was launched during the celebrations of 69th Independence Day at Red Fort, Delhi. The initiative is aimed at encouraging entrepreneurship among the youth of India.
Mustansir Barma won 2015 Gujar Mal Modi award for innovative science and technology
Barma, a distinguished Professor and former Director of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, has made immense contribution in the field of Statistical Physics in India.
World Badminton Championship: Saina became 1st Indian shuttler to win silver medal
She lost the women’s singles summit clash to Spain’s Carolina Marin in Jakarta.
2015 United States-India Cyber Dialogue held in Washington, DC
The two sides discussed a range of cyber issues including cyber threats, enhanced cyber security information sharing, cyber incident management, cybersecurity cooperation in the context of ‘Make in India’.
India, Slovak Republic signed MoU for technical cooperation in Railway Sector
The MoU was signed in New Delhi by Ganga Ram Agarwal, Secretary of Railway Board of India and Zigmund Bertok, Ambassador of Slovak Republic to India.
Indian Men’s Hockey team won European series against Spain 2-1
The India Men Team registered their second win against Spain in the third and last match of the Europe Tour. Spain was outplayed by 4-2 in a match played in Terrassa, Spain.
Om Prakash Munjal, founder of Hero Cycle Limited, passed away
Om Prakash had also recieved various awards including Udyog Rattan Award from Punjab Government, Punjab Ratna award.
RBI notified Interest Subvention Scheme 2015-16 of Union Government for banks
The central bank in its notification said that interest subvention of 2 percent per annum will be made available to public and private sector banks provided they lend short term credit at the ground level at 7 percent per annum to farmers.
Pahal Scheme acknowledged by Guinness Book of World Records as largest cash transfer program
The scheme was formally launched as Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme for LPG subsidy in 2013 in 291 districts under the aegis of Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Assam passed Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2015
The bill recognises all cases of witch-hunting as non-bailable, cognizable and non-compoundable within the meaning of the Code.
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