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April
22 – 30, 2015
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APR
22
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International Mother
Earth Day [Theme:"It's Our Turn To
Lead"]
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Union Sports Ministry
suspended recognition of Paralympic Committee of India
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Cabinet nod for juvenile
law changes
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Mukesh Khanna to be the
new Chairperson of the Children Film Society of India
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First meeting of
Environment Ministers of BRICS nations organised in Moscow
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Andhra to introduce MV
tax on Telangana transport vehicles
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Bihar thuderstorm kills
42
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Shah Rukh Khan honoured
with Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award 2015
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Sri Lanka: Basil
Rajapaksa arrested
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Railways launched mobile
app utsonmobile for paperless unreserved tickets
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President released
Postage Stamp commemorating 200 years of Old Seminary in Kottayam
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ICICI Bank launched
payment service Tap-n-Pay
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MakeMyTrip acquired
travel startup Mygola
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APR
23
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World Book and Copyrights Day [Theme: "Read The World"]; World Book Capital for 2015 is Incheon
(South Korea)
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New York Times won prestigious Pulitzer prizes for West Africa
Ebola coverage
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Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand declared as India's 48th
Tiger Reserve
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Japanese Maglev train set the world speed record of 603 kmph
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Cricket South Africa launched Africa T20 Cup
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IOC President Thomas Bach named ambassador of HeForShe by UN
Women
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Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting received ISO
9001:2008 certification
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Indian-American Vivek Murthy took oath as 19th US Surgeon
General
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Cyclonic storm struck the north-eastern border districts of
Bihar.
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Union Cabinet approved agreement between India and Jordan on
maritime transport
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Union Cabinet approved the introduction of The Commercial Courts
Bill 2015 in Parliament
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APR
24
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Union Government rolled
out online LTV applications system for Pakistani nationals
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Indo-French Naval
exercise VARUNA commenced at Goa
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National Panchyati Raj
Day
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Japan's Nikkei 225 closed
above 20000 for the first time in 15 years
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Union Home Ministry puts
Ford Foundation under watch list
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World Happiness Report
2015: Switzerland, Iceland and Denmark marked as most happiest countries in
the world; India is placed at 117 (below Pakistan, Bangladesh and Iraq)
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Turrialba Volcano erupted
in Costa Rica
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Russia, Argentina signed
agreements on economic & energy co-operation
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Andhra Pradesh Government
constituted SIT to probe Chittoor firing
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Rajya Sabha passed the
Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014
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APR
25
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Powerful earthquake hits
Nepal; more than 6000 people dead
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India appointed, Union
Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy to handle the aftermath in the states bordering
Nepal earthquake
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Modi presented 50th
Jnanpeeth Award to Prof Bhalchandra Nemade
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China to provide 110
fighter jets to Pakistan
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Peter Jan Graaff
(Nehtherlands) heads UN Ebola Mission
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Russian hackers accessed
Obama's email
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Barcelona Open 2015:
Japan's Kei Nishikori won the title
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Asian Indoor Rowing
Championships: India won a gold and a bronze medals
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Indian-origin diplomat
Gopinath Pillai awarded the Outstanding Service Award for his services in Singapore
by the National University of Singapore (NUS)
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Anil Kapoor conferred
with Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar Award 2015
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Bank of Baroda tied up
with UAE Exchange for instant money transfer
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APR
26
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India's relief operation to Nepal's earthquake is coded as
'Operation Maitri'
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Indian Army conduct an exercise 'Akraman-II' in Rajasthan - to
test a new generation of weaponry and platforms employed
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'Power Angles' scheme in Uttar Pradesh; any college or school
girl is nominated as a special police officer and will act as a link b/w
Police and society
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AC Double-decker train from Delhi – Lucknow
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Aadhar is now world's largest biometric ID system
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Indian Origin Sangeetha Bhatia of MIT (USA) bags Heinz Award for
her work in tissue engineering and disease detection
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London Marathon 2015: Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya and Tigist Tufa of
Ethiopia won the men's and women's title respectively
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NGT issued notices to five-star hotels, malls to explain failure
to harvest rainwater
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred the 50th Jnanpith Award
on eminent Marathi litterateur Bhalchandra Nemade
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Yashwant Sinha honoured with Officer de la Légion d’Honneur by
French Government
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APR
27
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Capgemini acquires iGate for $4billion
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PRASAD scheme: 12 pilgrim centres to get a makeover
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US and Japan unveiled new rules for defence cooperation
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Instant self-test HIV kit on sale in Britain
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Delhi HC appointed Ernst & Ypoung India Pvt Ltd as valuer
for Nokia India's Chennai mobile making Plant
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Bharatiya Mahila Bank won the Asian Banker Achievement Award
2015
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India crowned champions for the first time at 22nd President's
Cup Boxing Tournament
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Omar Hassan al-Bashir won the Presidential election of Sudan
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World Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the Shamkir chess
tournament held in Shamkir city of Azerbaijan
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APR
28
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Novelist Siddhartha Gigoo has won the 2015 Commonwealth Short
Story Prize for Asia Region for 'Umbrella Man'
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Chennai-born Raja Rajeswari is NYC’s first Indian woman judge
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Nepal earthquake: part of India slid about 1 foot to 10 feet
Northwards
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A single centralised tribunal may be created for resolving the
long-pending inter-state water disputes: Parl Panel Report
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Calbuco volcano of Chile erupted after 42 years
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Delhi government approved farmer compensation scheme named after
Gajender Singh
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani arrived India
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An Indonesian firing squad executed eight convicted drug
traffickers from several countries, prompting Australia to recall its envoy
to Jakarta and bringing an angry reaction from Brazil
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APR
29
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World Dance Day
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Sushma Swaraj launched a logo for the International Day for Yoga
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50 crore internet connections by 2018: Ravi Shankar Prasad
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War of words b/w China and Vietnam + Philippiness on the
construction in Spartly Islands in South China Sea
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'Farmers who commit suicide are cowards and criminals' - Om
Prakash Dhankar (Haryana Agricultural Min)
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Union Cabinet brought corruption under the heinous crime
category; also increased the maximum punishment for bribes from 5 years to 7
years
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Union cabinet nod for 100 smart cities
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Union Cabinet renames JNNURM as AMRUT (Atal Mission for
Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation)
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Centre would take steps to find a permanent solution to the
problems faced by fisherfolk communities with Sri Lanka - Sushma Swaraj
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Georgia won Women’s World Team Chess Championship held at
Chengdu
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China won the World Team Chess Championship in Tsaghkadzor
(Armenia)
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Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud appointed Mohammed bin
Nayef as Crown Prince
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APR
30
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Union Government announced to extend e-Tourist Visa scheme to 31
more countries. This extension will be effective from 1 May 2015
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Pakistan Prime Minister Sharif appreciated India's efforts in
the rescue operations in Nepal.
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Venezuela announced to cut working hours to tackle energy crisis
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Prime Minister Modi suggested that SAARC countries should
conduct regular joint exercises on disaster relief and rescue.
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An action agenda for India-Japan investment and trade promotion
and Asia-Pacific economic integration was signed b/w India & Japan
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Pakistan must open Wagah for trade: Afghan President
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