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Narendra Modi to launch new National Skills Policy on July 15
Politics
and Government >
Policies and
Schemes > Jul 08
Country's first integrated
national scheme for developing skills and promoting entrepreneurship
is likely to be unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 15,
on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day. The new National Policy
for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship focuses on the need of
promoting entrepreneurship as the key to a successful skills strategy
which can generate wealth and employment for all citizens in the
country.
7th
BRICS Summit held in Ufa, Russia
World
> BRICS > Jul 10
The seventh BRICS (Brazil,
Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit was held from 8 to 9
July 2015 in the Russian city of Ufa. Held under the theme BRICS
Partnership – a Powerful Factor of Global Development, the summit
was attended by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Dilma Rousseff,
Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Jacob Zuma president of India, Brazil,
Russia, China and South Africa respectively.
World
Population Day observed on 11 July2015
Days
> World
Population Day > Jul 11
On 11 July 2015, the World
Population Day was observed with the theme Vulnerable Populations in
Emergencies. The day was founded by the United Nations Development
Programme in 1989, it was inspired by the interest surrounding Five
Billion Day on 11 July 1987 – the date when the world's population
reached five billion. It seeks to create awareness regarding the
urgency and importance of population issues.
Results
of Wimbledon finals
Sports
> Wimbledon > Jul 12
The Wimbledon championship
in London ended with a number of winners taking home the prestigious
title. India's most successful tennis player, Sania Mirza along with
Martina Hingis won the women's doubles final. While Serena Williams
won the women's singles title, Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer to
win the men's singles title. The mixed doubles title was won by
Indo-Swiss pair of Leander Paes and Martina Hingis. Wimbledon boys'
doubles title was won by 17-year old Sumit Nagal with partner Nam
Hoang Ly.
Iran
nuclear deal sealed finally
World
> Nuclear
Deal > Jul 14
After18
days of intense negotiations, world powers and Iran have managed to
strike a deal to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for billions
of dollars in relief from international sanctions. According to the
deal, new provisions will be imposed for inspections of Iranian
facilities, including military sites and Iran will be kept from
producing enough material for a nuclear weapon for at least 10 years.
The talks missed deadlines for the pact in July 2014 and November
2014, leading to long extensions. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin,
termed the deal as "bad mistake of historic proportions".
Others
Sriram
Kalyanaraman to be the next housing finance sector regulator
Banking
and Insurance > Finance > Jul 09
In a first, a person form
the private sector is set to take over the position as the head of
public sector financial institution. Sriram Kalyanaraman has been
appointed as the managing director and CEO of National Housing Bank
for a period of five years. In 2014, the new government had
introduced management reforms by splitting the post of chairman and
managing director-cum-CEO indicating that it is open to include
candidates from the private sector.
Rashtriya
Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA) launched by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
India
> Education > Jul 09
On 9 July 2015, former
President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam launched the Rashtriya
Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA) in New Delhi. A concept developed by the
Ministry of Human Resource Development, aims to inculcate a spirit of
inquiry, creativity and love for Science and Mathematics in school
children. Under the abhiyan, institutes like IITs/IIMs/IISERs and
other Central Universities and reputed organisations will mentor
government schools. RAA is an effort to take forward the Prime
Minister Narednra Modi’s vision of Digital India, ‘Make in India’
and ‘Teach in India’.
MakeMyTrip,
RBL Bank, IRCTC in Fortune India Next 500 list
Corporate
> Fortune
India > Jul 09
iPhone distributor Redington
India has topped the Fortune Next 500 list of Indian companies which
also lists MakeMyTrip, RBL Bank, Inox wind, IRCTC, ISMT , Emcure
Pharmaceuticals and Orientcraft. The list features mid-sized
companies having the ability of breaking into the Fortune India 500.
According to the magazine, 434 of the Next 500 are privately held
firms and are inclined towards manufacturing than services. These
companies keep the wheels of the economy going.
Border
development programme to promote Swachh Bharat mission
India
> Government
Programmes > Jul 09
The border area development
programme (BADP) which is implemented across 17 states with
international land borders, will now have a wider scope which will
include schemes relating to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, skill development
initiatives and promotion of sports activities in border villages.
The home ministry has modified guidelines for BADP which seek to
promote rural/border tourism, construction of helipads in remote and
inaccessible hilly areas with no road connectivity, and skill
development training to farmers for use of modern/scientific
technique in farming, organic farming etc.
RRBs
recruitment process to be handled by IBPS
Banking
and Insurance >
Bank Exams > Jul 10
The Institute of Banking
Personnel Selection (IBPS) is set to handle the recruitment process
in regional rural banks(RRB) to ensure smooth selection process. The
move comes after the government was flooded with queries from RRB
exam candidates over the shortcomings in the recruitment process. The
government also raised the age limit by two years to 30 for
candidates applying for officers scale-I posts. All direct
recruitment procedures for RRBs in different posts / scales from the
conduct of interviews to issue of final result, will be handles by
IBPS.
Lt
Gen Man Mohan Singh Rai appointed as Vice-Chief of Army
India
> Indian
Army > Jul 13
Present Eastern Army
Commander, Lt Gen Man Mohan Singh Rai, has been appointed as the the
next Vice-Chief of the Indian Army. ill replace Lt Gen Philip
Campose, who retires on July 31. Rai is from the Corps of Engineers
and is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla. He was
commissioned from the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, on
December 15, 1976.
Satellite-based
navigation system launched
Science
and Technology >
ISRO > Jul 14
Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) and the Airports Authority of India (AAI)
developed GPS-Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) system was
launched by Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju. Built at a
cost of Rs. 774 crore, over 15 years, the system offers seamless
navigation to the aviation industry. India is the fourth country to
offer space-based satellite navigation services to the aviation
sector.
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