2015: Point-Wise Current-Affairs/GS Articles

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Jun 24, 2015

Andy Murray Won the Men՚s Singles of Aegon Tennis Championships at the Queen՚s Club 

Andy Murray from Britain won the men՚s singles of the Aegon Championships at the Queen՚s Club in West Kensington in England. In the final match, Andy Murray defeated Kevin Anderson from South Africa by 6 - 3,6 - 4. With this win, Andy Murray was won total fourth Queen՚s title and…

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Sunil Chhetri Becomes First Indian Footballer to Score 50 International Goals 

Sunil Chhetri has become the first Indian footballer to score 50 international goals. He achieved this target in his 87th match who held between match between India and Guam for 2018 world cup qualifying. India lost this match to Guam by 1 - 2 goals. It was India՚s second success…

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Charles Correa, Face of Contemporary Architecture in India Passes Away 

Charles Correa who was India՚s greatest contemporary architect passed away in Mumbai following a brief illness at the age 84. Charles Correa had played an important role in the creation of architecture for post-Independence India. He was born on 1 September 1930 in Secunderabad, …

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World՚s First Electric Passenger Aircraft BX1E Manufactured in China 

China was manufactured the world՚s first electric passenger aircraft named BX1E. The aircraft was designed by Shenyang Aerospace University and Liaoning General Aviation Academy located in the northeastern Liaoning Province of China. BX1E Electric Passenger aircraft has a 14.5-me…

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Union Cabinet Approves Solar Power Capacity Target to 1 Lakh MW under JNNSM by 2022 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved increasing India՚s solar power capacity which increase capacity of five times from current capacity under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) to 1 Lakh Mega Watt (MW) by 2022 in new Delhi. 1 Lakh Mega Watt (MW) target principa…

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Jun 23, 2015

Former Union Minister Sheila Kaul Passed Away 

Sheila Kaul who was former Himachal Pradesh governor and ex-union minister passed away in New Delhi at the age 101. Sheila Kaul was a sister-in-law of India՚s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi՚s maternal aunt.

  • In 1971, Sheila Kaul was elected as Member of Par…

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Government Launches Migrant Resource Centre in Chennai 

The Union Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) along with Tamil Nadu state government was set up Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) in Chennai. The MRC (Migrant Resource Centre) will provide migrants service and information of overseas Indian workers other than advice, counselin…

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United Kingdom Celebrates 800 Years of Magna Carta 

United Kingdom (UK) celebrated 800 years of signing of Magna Carta which is a Latin word which in English means Great Charter and also present UK Prime Minister David Cameron in the celebrations. The celebrations to observe signing of 8 century year old historic document which ha…

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Legendary Actor Sir Christopher Lee Passed Away 

Sir Christopher Lee who was Legendary English actor, singer and writer passed away in London, United Kingdom at the age of 93. Lee was famously known as the master of horror for his famous villainy acting roles in numerous movies such as Dracula, The Wicker Man, James Bond, Lord …

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Union Government Announces ₹ 1500 Crore Indian Nuclear Insurance Pool 

Jitendra Singh who Minister of State (MoS) in the Department of Atomic Energy has launched an Indian Nuclear Insurance Pool (INIP) of 1,500 crore rupees as per the mandatory provision under the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act (CLND) , 2010 in New Delhi.

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