TITHNK

Saturday 15 August 2015

TIT Current Affairs

2015 United States-India Cyber Dialogue held in Washington, DC

Published on: 14-AUG-2015
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

Published on: 14-AUG-2015
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

Published on: 14-AUG-2015
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

Published on: 14-AUG-2015
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

Published on: 14-AUG-2015
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

Published on: 14-AUG-2015
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

Published on: 14-AUG-2015
The bill recognises all cases of witch-hunting as non-bailable, cognizable and non-compoundable within the meaning of the Code.

Maharashtra's Dahi Handi granted with the Adventure Sport status

Published on: 14-AUG-2015
From now on, Dahihandi will be played as per the rules and regulations which will be framed by a State-level association. It will not be limited to Janmashtami only.

OP Rawat appointed as Election Commissioner of India

Published on: 14-AUG-2015
With Rawat’s appointment, the sole vacancy in the three-member poll body has been filled. Naseem Zaidi and Achal Kumar Joti are the other members of the Election Commission.

China, Pakistan signed deals worth 1.6 billion US dollars to implement CPEC

Published on: 13-AUG-2015
Both the countries together also issued the Karamay Manifesto on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a major project under China's Belt and Road Initiative.

Researchers discovered evidence of an ancient lake on Mars

Published on: 13-AUG-2015
The findings of the research titled Late-stage formation of Martian chloride salts through ponding and evaporation were published in journal Geology on 5 August 2015.

Sanjay Jalona appointed as MD and CEO of L&T Infotech

Published on: 13-AUG-2015
Jalona will run L&T Infotech from its New Jersey office in order to add thrust to its profitable growth.

Indian Railways signed 4 MoUs with Union Ministries of Power and New & Renewable Energy

Published on: 13-AUG-2015
The MoUs were signed for Cooperation in areas of electricity transmission, energy conservation and promotion of renewable Energy in a time bound manner.

Sania Mirza became second Tennis player to be recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

Published on: 13-AUG-2015
The first tennis player to be named for the top award was Leander Paes. He was bestowed the honour way back in 1996 after his bronze medal in the Atlanta Olympics.

Libyan PM Abdullah al-Thani resigned hours after peace talks restarted

Published on: 13-AUG-2015
During the talk show Al-Thani faced a bombardment of angry questions from citizens, who blamed him and his government for the lack of basic services such as electricity and security in areas it controls.

Acharya Dev Vrat sworn-in as Governor of Himachal Pradesh

Published on: 13-AUG-2015
He replaced Kalyan Singh, who was given the additional charge of Himachal Pradesh Governor on 28 January 2015 after Urmila Singh completed her term as Governor in the state on 25 January 2015.

Forbes released list of 100 Richest People In Technology

Published on: 13-AUG-2015
The list is dominated by American billionaires as just over half of the tech billionaires are from the United States.

Jayant Patel appointed as acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court

Published on: 13-AUG-2015
During his three-decade career as advocate, he had appeared for Union Government, Railways and Income Tax department.

Union Government approved 300 crore package to save standing kharif crops from weak monsoon

Published on: 13-AUG-2015
The package will help farmers to be better equipped to deal with challenges posed by delayed and aberrant monsoon, as immediate remedial measures to save standing agricultural crops and perennial orchards in rainfall deficient districts will be initiated.

Union Cabinet approved MoU between India, Nepal for construction of petroleum pipeline

Published on: 13-AUG-2015
The MoU will promote bilateral cooperation in the oil and gas sector and secure long term supply of petroleum products to Nepal.

Union Cabinet nod for India, US MoU on cooperation to establish the Pace Setter Fund

Published on: 13-AUG-2015
The PSF seeks to support the PEACE track of the US-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy (PACE).

Sudhakar Shetty elected as President of Gymnastics Federation of India

Published on: 13-AUG-2015
Kandhari, the outgoing president who was in the fray for a third term, could not contest the elections after his nomination was rejected as he didn’t filed his address in the nomination form.

Survey started to erect memorial for Dr. Kalam at Rameswaram

Published on: 13-AUG-2015
Dr. Kalam expired on 27 July 2015 at Shillong and was laid to rest at Peikarumbu in Rameswaram on 30 July 2015.

India lost 41 tigers in 7 months: NTCA & Traffic India data

Published on: 12-AUG-2015
It says that tigers are dying not just from natural causes, but are being shot to death by authorities in case of man-animal conflicts.

Maharashtra Government constituted Cabinet sub-panel to tackle impending drought crisis

Published on: 12-AUG-2015
At present, Beed, Osmanabad and Latur districts of Maharashtra are facing the worst crisis.

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced marketing of Bio Fuel Blended HSD

Published on: 12-AUG-2015
It is a path breaking step in India’s retail sector for launching Bio-diesel B 5 blend to diesel consumers.

India & World Bank signed agreement of US$ 308.40 Million for NCRMP-II

Published on: 12-AUG-2015
The project aims at to reduce vulnerability to cyclone & other hydro-meteorological hazards of coastal communities in Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and West Bengal.

Delhi government constituted panel to probe CNG fitness scam

Published on: 12-AUG-2015
The CNG fitness scam surfaced in 2012 when Anti Corruption Bureau found that the Delhi government had lost over 100 crore rupees by awarding the contract to operate and maintain certification of CNG vehicles at the transport authority in Burari to ESP India instead of ESP USA.

Uttar Pradesh Government approved new guidelines for Begum Akhtar Award

Published on: 12-AUG-2015
The award will be annually awarded on singers of ghazal, dadra, and thumri, who are a local resident of the state and should not be less than 40 years of age.

President Pranab Mukherjee presented Saraswati Sammaan to Dr. M Veerappa Moily

Published on: 11-AUG-2015
In the poem Ramayana Mahaveshanam, Moily tried to explore the Ramarajya or the true principle of the ideal State from a secular and modern point of view in his collection of poems.

No comments:

Post a Comment