April
15 – 21, 2015
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APR 15
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Modi in Canada; India and Canada inks 6 deals (civil aviation,
rail, education, space, social security and health)
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UN resolution needed to jointly combat terrorism - Modi
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Centre can't enact anti-conversion law; it is a State Subject -
Union Law Ministry
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Janata Parivar announces merger, Mulayam to head new party; Six
Janata Parties merged into one
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Netaji files: Centre forms panel to review Secrets Act
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SC Judge (Dave) quits NJAC Bnch over conflict; CJI need to set
up new bench to hear the PILs
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Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba were
chosen World sportsman and sportswoman of the year
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Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai sworn in as first lady judge of
Sikkim HC
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Professors Susanta Lahiri and Kattesh V. Katti received Hevesy
Medal Award 2015 for their outstanding contributions in the fields of radio
and nuclear chemistry
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India and Canada issued Joint Statement title "New Vigour, New Steps" to elevate
their bilateral relations to a strategic partnership.
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APR 16
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India successfully test-fired Agni III ballistic missile from
Wheeler Island
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Dr. Mohan Kumar appointed as Ambassador of India to France
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India and Belarus agreed to enhance their bilateral ties
especially in the field of trade and economy
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PM thanks US President Barack Obama for writing an article on
him in TIME magazine
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Modi is "India's reformer-in-chief" – Obama
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SC reconstitutes NJAC hearing pleas
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Delhi Government launched the third phase of the Mass Deworming
Programme
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Jamal Benomar, United Nations peace envoy to Yemen, resigned
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Putin defends giving missile system to Iran
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Pakistan and Russia to hold joint military drill
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Govt has taken steps to ensure strong, steady growth - Raghuram
Rajan
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Satya Nadella honoured with the White House Champions of Change
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Pakistan Supreme Court stayed executions by Military Courts
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Stanislav Gross (former Czech Republic Prime Minister) passed
away
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APR 17
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Vankadarath Saritha joined as first woman bus driver of the
Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)
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India ranks 125th in the world for Fixed Broadband Penetration
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BRICS nation now thinking of starting their own credit rating
agency; at present, world top 3 rating agencies are Fitch, Moody’s and
Standard & Poor’s.
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Gujarat Tourism Corporation along with Akshar Travels begins
“Industrial tour package”
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Haryana Chief Minister demanded a separate High Court for
Haryana [Article-214 of the Constitution provided for a High Court for each
State]
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Water resource ministry setup BN Navalawala taskforce for
interlinking of rivers.
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Yale University Names 2 Indians in 2015 World Fellows
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Maharashtra Government constituted taskforce on farm
development, poverty alleviation
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APR 18
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World Heritage Day
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Supreme Court appointed Vivek Priyadarshi to lead the probe on
IPL scandal
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TERI, FNI, INTASAVE-CARIBSAVE signed MOU to further Climate
& Development Agenda
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Union Government decided to transfer training and apprentice
divisions to Skill Development Ministry
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State Government of Maharashtra decided to discontinue the
colonial-era practice under which police guard of honour was given to
ministers and top officials. Government termed the practice as a waste of
time and resources.
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‘Project Loon’ : Google Division X ready with thousands of
helium balloons to deliver Internet for all
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APR 19
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Nasim Zaidi takes over as new CEC
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Sitaram Yechury is elected as new CPI (M) General Secretary
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India - fifth largest generator of e-waste in 2014: UN report
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700 feared dead in Mediterranean shipwreck in Libya
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Yemen government rejects Iranian peace plan
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ISIS kills 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya
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Lewis Hamilton won Bahrain Grand Prix
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Novak Djokovic defeats Tomas Berdych to win Monte Carlo Masters
Trophy
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Three Indian race walkers, Khushbir Kaur, Manish Rawat and
Sandeep Kumar qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Chhurim Sherpa, first woman to climb the Everest summit twice in
a week
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Kerala government launched Subodham project to end liquor abuse
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APR 20
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Centre Party won the Parliamentary Elections of Finland
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INS Visakhapatnam, the Indian Navy's most powerful and lethal
destroyer was launched into water for the first time at Mazgaon Dock in
Mumbai.
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Re-promulgated Land Bill tabled in Lok Sabha amid protests
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Indian Embassy in Yemen shifted to Djibouti: Sushma Swaraj
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India has 988 species on IUCN 'Red List'
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POSCO and SAIL in joint venture for Rs. 18000 cr Jharkhand Plant
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India to hand over three Cheetal copters to Afghanistan
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US & Philippines joint military drill exercise begins (coded
as 'Shoulder-to-shoulder' or 'Balikatan')
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13th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice held
in Doha
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia won his second Monte-Carlo Masters
title of Tennis
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APR 21
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National Civil Services Day
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Former Governor of Assam and three-time Chief Minister of Odisha
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik passed away
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Indian Railways launched online monitoring mechanism E-Samiksha
to monitor rail projects.
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Neeraj Kumar appointed as Chief Adviser of Anti-Corruption &
Security Unit of BCCI
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Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli announced to set up his chain of
gyms and fitness centres under the brand name Chisel
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World's largest steel production: China, Japan, India and US
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Mission accomplished in Yemen - Saudi Arabia
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New York Times wins Pulitzer for Ebola coverage
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Egypt's first Pres, Morsy sentenced to jail for 20 years
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Tamil Nadu shuts the door on Coca-Cola plant in Perundurai
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