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- Apr 13, 2015
Asteroid 316201 named after Malala Yousafzai [ Government Schemes/Projects ]
Malala Yousafzai is selected for an asteroid 316201 after the youngest Nobel laureate and girls ′ education campaigner Malala Yousafzai at NASA ′ s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, United States under the International Astronomical Union rules.
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India successfully test-fired nuclear-capable Dhanush missile from ship [ Government Schemes/Projects ]
India successfully test fired nuclear weapons-capable Dhanush missile from a ship, off the Odisha coast. Dhanush missile is the ship-based missile which was launched from an Offshore Patrolling Vessel (OPV) , deep inside the Bay of Bengal to test its full range.
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India’s first IFSC becomes operational at GIFT City in Gujarat [ Government Schemes/Projects ]
First International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) of India opened to operate at Gujarat International Finance Tec (GIFT) City in Gandhinagar district of Gujarat. First International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) became operational after Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley r…
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Jitu Rai wins bronze at ISSF World Cup [ Government Schemes/Projects ]
Indian ace shooter Jitu Rai won a bronze medal in the 10m air pistol event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Changwon, South Korea. Jitu Rai scored 181.1 points in the final and he had missed out for the gold medal shoot-out by 0.4 points in 10 m …
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EPFO suspended 1000 rupees minimum monthly pension scheme [ Government Schemes/Projects ]
Employees՚ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is retirement fund body but it suspended the 1000 rupees minimum monthly pension scheme from April 2015. The end of the minimum monthly pension provided under Employee Pension Scheme (EPS) -95 will suffer from 32 lakh pensioners by Un…
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Dr. Nasim Zaidi appointed as 20th Chief Election Commissioner of India [ Government Schemes/Projects ]
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee appointed Dr. Nasim Zaidi as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and he is the 20th CEC of India. Zaidi will assume the charge of office of the CEC with effect from 19 April 2015 and he will replace Harishankar Brahma who will join his office o…
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Indian shooter Apurvi Chandela wins Bronze in ISSF [ Government Schemes/Projects ]
Indian shooter or ace Apurvi Chandela won Bronze medal in the 10-metre air rifle event at the ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Changwon, South Korea. Apurvi Chandela won the bronze after she shot score of 185.6 in the qualifying fifth f…
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Australian Cricket legend and former Captain Richie Benaud passed away [ Government Schemes/Projects ]
Legendary cricket commentator former Australia captain and Richie Benaud passed away at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in the age of 84 years. Richie Benaud was an Australian Test cricket all-rounder and a pioneering leg-spin bowler and he had played 63 matches in his Test cr…
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- Apr 12, 2015
Greenpeace India Society (GIS) registration suspended by Union Ministry of Home Affairs for 180 days [ Important Days ]
Greenpeace India Society (GIS) registration suspended by Union Ministry of Home Affairs for 180 days for acting against public and economic interests of the country. Greenpeace India Society (GIS) has seven bank accounts in IDBI Bank, ICICI Bank and Yes Bank and it has been froze…
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- Apr 9, 2015
PM launched MUDRA Bank under PMJDY to fund small entrepreneurs [ Government Schemes/Projects ]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the MUDRA (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd.) Bank dedicated regulator and refinance for small entrepreneurs. MUDRA bank was launched under the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) . The bank stared with 20,000 cro…
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