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Jun 30, 2015

[CA] Events of June 2015: Week 4


Events of June 23-30
Japan’s  Fukuoka Prize for historian Ramachandra Guha
Award
Sahitya Akademi announced Bal Sahitya Puraskar for the year 2015 announced
Award
President conferred Punyabhushan Award on Prataprao Pawar
Award
Famous Writer Vishwanath Tripathi chosen for 28th Moorti Devi Award
Award
Dr. Hukum Chandra (Scientist, IASRI) and  Dr. Pulak Ghosh (Professor IIM, Bangalore) won National Statistics Award
Award
Nepal-India Treaty of Transit amended to facilitate import of vehicles into Nepal
Bilateral Relations
Marshall Islands (population of 70000) takes India to International Court of Justice; seeking initiation of proceedings against India for not pursuing nuclear disarmament, but India is yet to file response to it.
Bilateral Relations
India - Seychelles: INS Teg reached Seychelles; to carry out EEZ surveillance and represent India during the National Day celebrations
Bilateral Relations
India recalls New Zealand High Commissioner Ravi Thapar due to allegations that the High Commissioner's wife assaulted a domestic help who worked in their kitchen.
Bilateral Relations
India sees Thailand as valued partner in 'Act East' Policy – Sushma; India and Thailand signed 5 MoUs
Bilateral Relations
Government proposes tax benefits for credit and debit card payment
Econ
RBI opposes finance ministry plan to use gold deposits as bank CRR
Econ
India among top 10 FDI recipients; India at 9th position; Top 3 are China, Hong Kong and USA - UNCTAD report
Econ
India ranks number 1 in attracting investments (in 2014, India was at 6th and Hong Kong at 1st)
Econ
SEBI banned 3 firms (Matribhumi Projects, Jugantor Realty and Waris Finance Investment) and their director from mobilising money from investors through insurance of securities
Econ
United Bank of India is at the top in the list of public sector banks with maximum bad loans including restructured assets as a percentage of total advances.
Econ
Bank of Maharashtra and MUDRA seal pact to finance small business
Econ
The former Reserve Bank governor of South Africa Tito Mboweni has been appointed as the non-executive director to the board the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB).
Econ
Bahrain-based GFH Financial Group signed an agreement with Indian conglomerate Adani Group for developing a Mumbai Economic Development Zone (MEDZ).
Econ
IMF approves $506m bailout for Pakistan
Econ
Representatives of 50 countries finalized their membership to the newly formed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Beijing. India is second largest share in the new bank after China.
Econ
Haryana launches Village Mentoring Project to uplift villagers
India
Union Cabinet approved setting up of six Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) (Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Bihar)
India
IIT Tirupati and IIT Palakkad will be operational from August 2015
India
Union Cabinet approved to set up a National Memorial at birth place of Lok Nayak JP Narayan in Bihar
India
Modi launched 3 schemes - Housing for All by 2022, Smart Cities Project and AMRUT
India
Union Government approved a proposal for setting up second airport at Jewar in NCR
India
Union Government launched the first modernised Anganwadi centre (built under the name of Nand-Ghar Scheme are called Nand-Ghar Centers) in Hasanpur village, Sonepat, Haryana. Government plans to build 4000 such modern centres
India
Mhara Gaon-Jagmag Gaon scheme (in Haryana) for supplying uninterrupted power
India
Government rejects key proposals of Debroy panel on Indian Railways
India
The Maharashtra government has initiated a new project ‘Jalyukta Shivar Abhiyan’ (JSA) through which it intends to make 5000 villages free of water scarcity by March 2016.
India
Telangana: Former PM Narasimha Rao's life history to be taught in schools
India
Jharkhand: foundation stone of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute at Bahri was laid by Modi
India
Madhya Pradesh: Another accused in Vyapam scam dies, at least 23 others have died so far
India
The first phase of Chennai Metro Rail service was launched (June 29, 2015) by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa
India
Nadia district (West Bengal) won the UN Public Service Award 2015 for eliminating open defecation
India
Jayalalithaa wins R.K. Nagar by-election with a margin of 150722 votes
India
Union Government approved Shimla drinking water project for World Bank funding
India
Census on disabled population: 207.8 lakh households having disabled persons in the country (8.3% of the total households in the country)
India
Delhi government hikes VAT from 20% to 30%; fuel prices set to go up
India
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified lindane, DDT and 2,4-D as carcinogenic to humans
Misc
Lucknow zoo renamed after last Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
Misc
World Vitiligo Day (June 25)
Misc
The Taygan Lions Park (Crimea) and Skazka zoo (Yalta, Ukraine) signed an animal exchange agreement with Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram zoo
Misc
European Space Agency (ESA) launched a satellite that will give its ambitious Copernicus Earth observation project “Color Vision” by delivering valuable images that could help forecast crop harvests and respond to humanitarian crises.
Misc
16th World Sanskrit Conference in Bangkok
Misc
9th National Statistics Day (June 29); Theme: 'Social Development'
Misc
Sister Nirmala (Missionaries of Charity) passed away
Misc
Global Peace Index 2015: India at 143rd position; Iceland tops the list
Misc
19th conference of the Commonwealth Education Ministers held at Nassau, the Bahamas
Misc
16th World Sanskrit Conference in Bangkok
Misc
India's biggest workforce: (1) Indian Railways (2) Indian Armed Forces (3) India Post (4) TCS (5) SBI
Misc
World's biggest workforce: (1) US Defence (2) Chinese Military (3) Walmart (4) McDonald's (5) UK's National Health Services
Misc
National Level Sikh museum to be constructed in Lakhnaur Sahib Village of Punjab
Misc
Memorial for former PM Narasimha Rao constructed at Ekta Sthal Samadhi Complex in New Delhi
Misc
Russia won European Team Athletics Championships 2015
Sports
Zaheer Abbas, former Captain of Pakistan’s Cricket team, named as President of ICC
Sports
Steffi Graf appointed as Kerala’s Ayurveda brand ambassador
Sports
Leander Paes became 47th player to join 100 partners club on ATP Circuit
Sports
Veselin Topalov won the Norway Chess Tournament 2015
Sports
ICC amends ODI rules; suspends USA Cricket Association
Sports
Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won Canada Open Finals
Sports
Goa provisionally selected to host FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 (also in Guwahati, Kochi, Kolkata, Navi Mumbai and New Delhi)
Sports
Adelaide to hold first day-night test b/w Australia and New Zealand (Nov 27)
Sports
EU launched Operation EU NAVFOR Med against migrant-traffickers
World
Pitcairn Island, the world’s smallest country by population, legalised same-sex marriage.
World
Typhoon Kujira struck south China's Hainan Province
World
Columbia’s FARC blew up oil pipeline in Catatumbo
World
World Bank pledges USD 500 million for quake-hit Nepal
World
Russia and Saudi Arabia have for the first time signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes
World
China blocks bid for UN action on Pak over Lakhvi
World
Supreme Court of US legalises same sex marriages across the nation; President Obama hails the decision
World
Sri Lanka: Parliament dissolved before ten months ahead of the completion of the present House
World
Vatican recognises State of Palestine
World
Greece to hold referendum on debt deal
World
SpaceX Falcon rocket explodes after Florida lift-off: NASA
World
Mr. Juha Sipila - new PM of Finland
World


June 2015 Events
Week 01 (June 01-07) (Click Here)
Week 02 (June 08-15) (Click Here)
Week 03 (June 16-22) (Click Here)
Week 04 (June 23-30) <You are Here>
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