Veteran Marathi stage actor Bhalchandra Pendharkar died
Published on: 11-AUG-2015
Born on 25 November 1921, at Hyderabad in Andhra
Pradesh, Pendharkar was affectionately known as Anna. He gained
popularity through his play Duritanche Timir Javo.
No unauthorised construction in Taj eco-sensitive zone: NGT to UP Government
Published on: 11-AUG-2015
The NGT bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice
Swatanter Kumar directed the state government to conduct physical
demarcation of the forest area and the green belt within 500 meters of
the Taj Trapezium Zone.
Kochi became first Indian city to join World Tourism Cities Federation Council
Published on: 11-AUG-2015
Kochi became the member of the council on ground of its partnerships in culture, sports and tourism.
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples observed
Published on: 11-AUG-2015
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.
Google launched its parent company Alphabet Inc
The new parent company was formed as part of Google’s
new organisational structure which will help the company to keep
tremendous focus on the extraordinary opportunities and products.
World Bio-Fuel Day observed globally on 10 August
The day is observed every year with an aim to create awareness about non fossil-fuels (Green Fuels).
Telecom Ministry launched mobile app named Disha to promote digital literacy in Bihar
The app aims to help people learn about computers and Internet through self learning modules.
Rajasthan High Court banned Santhara ritual in Jain Community
The ritual was banned by the court on a Public
Interest Litigation filed by human rights activist Nikhil Soni a decade
ago, claiming that the ritual is a social evil and should be considered
as a suicide.
Amitabh Bachchan accepted the proposal to be Maharashtra’s tiger ambassador
To promote eco tourism, especially tiger tourism in
Maharashtra, Mungantiwar requested Bachchan to represent the state as
its tiger ambassador.
Hockey India suspended Gurbaj Singh for 9 months
The decision to suspend Gurbaj was taken after a
meeting of Hockey India's disciplinary committee headed by Harbinder
Singh with the midfielder and former India coach Jude Felix.
BHEL commissioned 500 MW Thermal Unit at Vindhyachal STPS
With the commissioning of this unit, BHEL has now
commissioned seven sets of 500 MW each aggregating to 3500 MW, the
highest by BHEL in a power project.
Union Government launched School Nursery Yojana to bring students closer to nature
The programme in its first phase would cover 1000
schools and would be extended to 5000 schools in 2016 and 10000 schools
the following year.
Raghavendra Gadagkar awarded with Germany's Cross of Order of the Merit
He was bestowed with the honour for his contribution
in the field of behavioural ecology and sociobiology and for
strengthening research corporation between India and Germany.
Deoghar Stampede: At least 11 killed and several injured
The stampede was triggered when some devotees
allegedly tried to run ahead of others, while queue formation for onward
journey for darshan.
Ram Nath Kovind appointed as Governor of Bihar
He succeeds West Bengal Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi, who was holding additional charge of Bihar.
Param Tyag Chakra Initiative launched to honour families of martyrs
For this initiative, the Alumni Association of
Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology in association with the
management and students launched a web platform aimed at collecting the
details of these family members.
Union Government & Delhi Government agreed to prepare blueprint to Clean & Rejuvenate Yamuna River
The two governments agreed to prepare a blueprint for
this purpose during the next 45 days. They also discussed the issues
related to beautification of the Yamuna River Front.
Freedom fighter Kayyara Kinhanna Rai passed away
He was an author, poet, journalist and Indian independence activist.
Michael Clarke announced retirement from International Cricket
Clark will play his last Test at the Oval, London, scheduled to be held from 20 August to 24 August 2015.
Suraksha Bandhan drive launched to facilitate enrolment under Social Security Schemes
The last date for enrolling under the PMSBY &
PMJJBY schemes has been extended till 30 September 2015, and persons
enrolling within this period would not be required to submit a
certificate of good health for PMJJBY.
Ajeet Kumar Saroj, Varanasi jail inmate awarded with IGNOU gold medal
Ajeet, who is serving a 10-year imprisonment, was
lodged in jail in February 2012. He has pursued four certificate courses
from IGNOU before pursuing the Diploma in Tourism Studies.
Foxconn decided to invest 5 billion US dollar in Maharashtra over next five years
Published on: 10-AUG-2015
The agreement was signed after Foxconn plant was
granted 1500 acres of land at Talegaon in Pune district along the
Pune-Mumbai expressway.
Goa Tourism Minister Parulekar conferred with PATWA 2015 award
Published on: 10-AUG-2015
Parulekar is the first tourism minister of Goa to receive this prestigious award.
Global satellite named 'GlobalSat for DRR' proposed to be named after Abdul Kalam
Published on: 08-AUG-2015
The satellite to be used for earth observation and disaster risk reduction will be renamed as UN Kalam GlobalSat.
Typhoon Soudelor battered Taiwan leaving four people dead & a trail of devastation
Published on: 08-AUG-2015
After the landfall, the typhoon battered Taiwan with
fierce winds (ranging 230km/h (142mph)) and rain leaving four people
dead and a trail of devastation.
Accenture appointed Rekha Menon as Chairperson of India's operation
Published on: 08-AUG-2015
Accenture appointed Anindya Basu as Managing Director of Accenture India who will take the charge from 21 August 2015.
BHEL commissioned 500 MW unit of Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station
Published on: 08-AUG-2015
With this unit, BHEL has now commissioned seven sets
of 500 MW each aggregating to 3500 MW at Vindhyachal power station,
which is the highest by BHEL in a power project.
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