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INDC(Intended Nationally Determined Contributions) with UN Framework Convention on Climate

Change (UNFCCC) committing to reduce its emissions intensity by 33-35% by 2030 - India - 147thcountry .

Maharashtra gov decided to impose drought tax for raising funds around Rs 1,600 crore in the next 5 monthsto cope with a drought situation.

Alcohol, cigarettes and cold drinks will imposed by 5% VATand 20% increase in VAT on Gold anddiamond jewellery.

Union Ministry of Human Resource Development(Smriti Zubin Irani) issued guidelines as Mid-Day MealRules, 2015 under the National Food Security Act 2013 (NFSA, 2013) - to be tested by Labs Every Month

West Bengal launched 1000 Days campaign for mother

40 years of Integrated Child Development Services Scheme(ICDS) by Department of Child Developmentand Social Welfare and UNICEF - Rs 1,474 crore

AP CM Chandrababu Naiduset to allot 2,720 acres to DRDO for missile testing project at Orvakallu in Kurnool Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launched Police-Citizen portal Crime and Criminal Tracking Network

and Systems in Bhubaneswar to file a complaint from home -www.citizenportal-op.gov.in

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone(APSEZ) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) signed MoU to supervisethe operations of Kattupalli Port in Tamil Nadu.

India became the worlds largest producer of cotton by overtaking China - production of 6.51 million tonnes -27 of the global cotton crop

Khadi Utsav launched in Ahmedabad by Gujarat Govt - 146thbirth anniversary of Gandhiji.

Anurag Bhushan,Consulate General of India in Dubai launched SOS mobile app - CGI Dubai on thebirth anniversary of Gandhiji for Indian workers in distress - Indian Workers Resource Centre (IWRC).

Three Maharashtra women Chaitali Rathod, Sangeeta Awahade and Suvarna Lokhande are appointedas Swachhata Doots

Monitoring of Pesticide Residues scheme report - 12.5% food items contain illicit pesticides - 5%hazardous pesticides and 2.6% crossed maximum residue limit (MRL)

Adilabad Police officer became 1st Indian woman to mount Kun 7,077km - declared by theIndian Mountaineering Foundation.

Union Minister of power Piyush Goyal launched waste-to-wealth scheme for generating powerfrom garbage under the Swachh Bharat Mission -74 MW . Two Plant in New Delhi : Narela and Bawana

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan launched KISAN(C(K)rop Insurance using Space technology AndgeoiNformatics) Project of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare(FW).

Collaboration with ISRO,India Meteorological Department, CCAFS, State Agriculture Departments andState Remote Sensing.

Kharif season of 2015(1District) :Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

Rabi season of 2015-16(2 Districts) : Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

Amo doli Programme Launched by Odisha Gov in naxal-affected Rayagada to help patients and pregnantwomen - 183 remote villages , 102 Pregnant women and 108 Emergency services.

Gov increased the import duty on ghee, butter and butter oil by 10 per cent to 40 per cent,Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia.

Common entrance test for MBBS, PG courses gets MCI(Medical Council of India) nod

Indias Poverty Rate Lowest Among Nations with Poor Population: World Bank - 43% in 2012 and now19% China, India, Indonesia and Nigeria are moved into lower-middle-income category.

International summit Advantage Healthcare India, 2015 was inaugurated by Commerce Secretary Ms. RitaA Teaotia at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

Aim : Promoting healthcare services exports from India, 5 Ts Talent, Tradition, Technology,

Tourism and Trade. International conference on Women in Law Enforcement in India held in Hyderabad Organized by

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) and Charles Sturt University (CSU),Australia
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Obj : To intensify the proficiency of future women leaders

Uttarakhand CM Shri Harish Rawat launched Mobile app named Shubh Badrinath Yatra - pilot project. Programme on conservation of gibbons launched by Arunachal Pradesh in Dibang Valley district and at

Sadiya sub-division under Assams Tinsukia district.

National conference on Anti Human Trafficking inaugurated by the Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh inNew Delhi - Operation Smile was awarded by the Union Home Minister.

Achary Panel Recommendation(PDT Achary,KV Prasad and Balraj Malik) 400% Hike in Basic Salaryof Delhi MLAs(Rs 12,000 to Rs 50,000pm)

Sagarmala Project(12 ports) aimed to modernize Indian ports with development in coastal areas to boost thecountrys economy - Rs 70,000 cr.

Nitin Gadkari chaired 1st meeting of the National Sagarmala Apex Committee (NSAC) Gov approved the construction of a war memorial and war museum at India Gate, New Delhi-Rs 500 cr.

Gov cleared a proposal for setting up of three new AIIMS under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya SurakshaYojna (PMSSY) - Rs. 4,949 crore

Nagpur in Maharashtra Rs. 1,577 crore Manglagiri in Andhra Pradesh Rs. 1,618 crore Kalyani in West Bengal with Rs. 1754 crore

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Conference 2016 will be held in New Delhi from January, 2016 - To developa new model of engagement with Indian diaspora

Govt Approved 11 proposals of FDI by investingan amount of Rs. 1,567.91 crore - recommendations byForeign Investment Board (FIPB)

Name Sector Proposed FDI

MicroVentures Investment S.A. SICAR Pharma Nil

Amar Ujala Publications Limited Print Media / Rs.50 croresInformation and

BroadcastingEros International Media Limited LLP Rs. 49,90,000CMDB II, Mauritius Pharma Nil

Bhurani Enterprises LLP LLP Rs.4 CroresO-zone Networks Private Limited, Delhi Internet services Rs.89.61 crores

M/s Chorus Call INC, USA Telecom Rs. 9.10 crores

Indian Rotorcraft Limited Defence NilNew India Biopharma Ltd Pharma Rs.1.7 crores

BTI Payments Pvt Ltd White Label ATMs Rs.63 croresAGS Transact Technologies Limited White Label ATMs Rs.1350 crores (fresh issue of

Rs.400 crore )and sale of shares

from existing non-residentinvestors Rs.950 crores).

International Technical Conference Rail Coach Interiors: Innovation, Safety, Comfortheld in New Delhi.

World bank assisted National Watershed Management Project Neeranchal approved by CCEA(CabinetCommittee on Economic Affairs) - Rs. 2142.30 cr.

Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha,Rajasthan and Telangana

Dr. D. P. Rastogi Central Research Institute for Homeopathy instigated by Shri Shripad Yesso Naik (Ministerof State for AYUSH (Independent Charge) and Health and Family Welfare) in Noida, UP.

Government given nod to the formation of Indian Skill Development Service (ISDS) under Ministry ofSkill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSD&E) - Group A service

Directorate General of Employment and Training under the Ministry of Labour Employment

India to be in Top-3 pharma manufacturing countries by 2020 - TechSci Research Report by Assocham -$55 billion.

Indian Air Force (IAF) celebrated its 83rd anniversary on 8thOctober 2015 at the Hindon air base, Ghaziabad.


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IAF, Chief Arup Raha announced the planning to induct women into the fighter aircraft stream. Justice J Chelameswar Refuses to Modify Order Restricting Use of Aadhaar Cards -

UD Ministry approved 673 crore for Andhra Pradesh towns - part of AMRUT scheme - 31 cities.

11th Asia Europe Meeting begins in Panaji, inaugurated by Najeeb Shah. Next meeting to be held in Germanyin 2017.

Centre to launch unique ID card for differently-abled and increase the number of categories ofdisabilities(Autism is added) - from 7 to 19.

Indo-China Joint Military Exercise HAND-IN-HAND 2015 at Kunming Military Academy, Yunnan, China. Protocol for establishment of the India-Ecuador Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) signed

by the Ambassador of Ecuador to India, H.E. Mr. Mentor Villagomez and Ms. Rita Teotia, CommerceSecretary,India.

The first meeting of the JETCO is proposed to be held early next year in India.

Operation Valsalya to track missing children launched in Kerala

Tata Power launches LED lights scheme for households in Mumbai -Rs 525 per piece, market price of Rs1,325.

Rajasthan startup policy 2015 was unveiled by CM Vasundhara Raje at the first edition of Rajasthan StartupFest on 9th October 2015 at Jaipur 5yrs target. Arun Jaitley announced - Rs. 2,000 crore

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah announced relief package for distressed farmers - waiver of interest and

penal interest on crop loans from cooperative banks for the current fiscal - Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. SAARC Sufi festival - Sufi dance, music and poetry was organised at Diggi Palace,

Jaipur Aim Terror free world Akshay Kumar Donates Rs. 50 Lakh for Water Conservation Scheme Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyaan

5th meeting of India-Maldives Joint Commission held after 15 years in Male, Maldives

Cooperation in defence Security signed by Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and Maldivian ForeignMinister Dunya Maumoon

Union Health Ministry will launch Mobile (m) Cessation to quittobacco Target - 20% by 2020 and 30% by 2025.

Move up in Indirect tax revenue collections with 32.6%. In September 2015 Rs. 61,284 crore isregistered compared to Rs. 46,224 crore in September 2014.

High risk area(HRA) boundary in the Indian Ocean shifted away from the western coastline of India

78 degrees East to the 65 degrees East longitude off Indias western coastline said by by Contact Group ofPiracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS)

100 food streets to be adopted during first phase of Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan by Confederation ofIndian Industry(CII) and Supported by the ministry of consumer affairs and public distribution.

5thannual anti terrorism exercise (10 day drill) of Indian and Chinese armies kicked off in KunmingCity ,China.1stDrill China, 2ndKarnataka,3rdChina, 4 Pune.

Ashok K Kantha (Indian Ambassador to China ),Lieutenant General Surinder Singh(Head of ObserversDelegation ) and Lieutenant General Zhou Xiaozhou (china).

PM lays foundation stone for 4th container terminal of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trustin Mumbai - Rs 4,719crore and Rs 3,196 crore.

Mission Abaas launched in Odisha to provide affordable houses to urban poor by Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik.

Mizoram govt abolish the Mizoram Agriculture Marketing Corporation (MAMCO) by the therecommendations of the Deloitte and Touche India Pvt Limited.

Rajasthan First State to Firm up Private Investments in Affordable Housing

No of MoUs signed 27 , 4 are from affordable housing and Rs.2000cr invested by Tata HousingDevelopment Company Ltd

Ministry of Environment and forest(Prakash Javadekar) approved Green Indian Mission plans for 4 states- Kerala, Mizoram, Manipur and Jharkhand Rs. 90,202.68 lakh(5 to 10yrs)

Union Labour Ministry (Narendra Singh Tomar) will launch the National Minimum Wage Act - Minimumwage base is Rs160

Minimum Wages Act 1948, the payment of wages Act 1936, Payment of bonus act 1965 and equalremuneration Act 1975

Indian diaspora launched Modi Express bus in UK ,first stop of bus is at Ealing Road, Wembley alsoknown as Little India.

Australia to return 2000 year old Buddha idol to India from national art gallery in Canberra.

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana crossed the mark of Rs 25000 crore with zero balance accounts.

TamilNadu banned Ketoprofen to save vultures in Erode, Coimbatore and Nilgiris.


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Delhi Govts Bill Banvao, Inaam Pao scheme to encourage customers to buy goods and servicesfrom registered - min taxable value of Rs.100

Bananas new family found in Andaman Islands at the Botanical Survey of India (BSI).

India, Sweden Agree to Cooperate in Urban Sector Initiatives for the promotion of public transport,municipal waste management and digitization.

Uttar Pradesh Government launched mobile app mSehat for health workers by CM Akhilesh Yadavand developed by Kellton Tech Solutions Limited

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan social organisations, NGOs and charitable institutes adopted 29 Central and 11Western Railway stations to keep them neat and clear by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.

First Arab-India Economic Forum to be held in Dubai Nov 16-17 - Arun Jaitley

Countries UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Egypt and India

India and Mozambique inked agreement bilateral cooperation and investment promotion in the area of new andrenewable energy has been approved by the Union Cabinet - Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi visit to Indiain August

Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) instituted an inter-ministerial coordination committee to address theissues of pharma industry.

Maharashtra cabinet approved a procurement policy to ensure transparency in purchases like Swiss challengeand electronic reverse auction -over Rs. 3 lakh via e-tendering.

MoU signed between India and Portugal(1

st

country from Europe) on the Establishment of NalandaUniversity by Ambassador Ana Martinho and Jitendra Nath Misra, Ambassador of India to Portugal. Navy signs Rs 5,000 crore Pact with Russian Shipbuilder Zvezdochka-35 years.

Gas Cooperation Agreement(GCA) signed between Jharkhand and GAIL (India) Limited forconstruction of Urja Ganga Jagdishpur-Haldia Pipeline project in Jharkhand.

K Ravi Kumar Director, Industries, Government of Jharkhand and A K Jana GAIL Executive Director .

TRAI(Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) made it compulsory to give a compensation of one rupeefor consumers on call drops from 1st january 2016 3 dropped calls in a day

India-Taipei signed MoU for Cooperation in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) .

4th ITM (International Tourism Mart - 23 countries) inaugurated by Dr. Mahesh Sharma (Minister of State forTourism (Independent Charge) along with Shri Pawan Chamling (Chief Minister of Sikkim) in Gangtok,Sikkim.

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu and Prakash Javadekar flagged off the special train(16coaches) named Science Express Climate Action Special Climate Change - 64 locations.

Gov announced to build a new expressway connecting the national capital and the Pink City(Jaipur) atan estimated cost of Rs 32,800 crore.

Union Cabinet gave permission for the RCE(Revised Cost Estimate) of Rs.2904.04 crores for theKaladan Multi Modal Transit Transport Project in Myanmar.

Railway Ministry launched a scheme dubbed as Alternate Train Accommodation Scheme VIKALP forwaitlisted passengers can access for confirmed berths in alternative trains on the same route - pilot project no 139.

Bus service linking Kolkata and Agartala via Dhaka flagged off via Dhaka fair ranging between Rs.1,800and Rs.2,000 - 1,650 km

Former cricketer Laxman joins PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) campaign.

Govt gives consent to the payment of performance related pay (PRP) for Coal India executives andnon-unionized supervisors to boost up the morale and equity of employees working.

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated 10th annual convention of the Central Information Commission in NewDelhi Theme - RTI: Outlook for the future Trust through Transparency

Voluntary use of Aadhaar cards in welfare schemes approved by the 5 judge Constitution bench ofSupreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India HL Dattu.

India to host 3rdIndia-Africa summit from October 26 October 30 in Newdelhi.

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Sh. P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju initiated International Civil HelicoptersConclave 2015 and exhibition on Safety Management System, Multi Mission Utility and RegionalAir Connectivity at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi.

To mark 30thanniversary of Pawan Hans Limited (Helicopter Service Company).

Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA) signed MoU with Technological University of Tajikistan during the CII Taxon 2015 organised by industry lobby Confederation of Indian Industry in New

Delhi to boost bilateral trade

Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje signed 13 pacts valued at Rs 50,527 crore with public sector undertakings inthe areas of mines, cement and power sector.


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National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act and 99th Constitutional Amendment refused bythe Apex Court 4:1

5 judge Bench constitution bench headed by Justice JS Khehar

Maharashtra revealed that 14708 villages(total villages 43000) of MaharashtraMarathwada region is worst and Nashik and Jalgaon.Maharashtra Cricket Association hand over Rs one crore

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo replaced PepsiCo as the title sponsor of IPL -Rs. 396.8 crore for 2 yrs.Official apparel sponsors of the Indian Cricket Team Nike

7th Asia Pacific Conference on Exercise and Sports Sciences (APCESS) was held inIndia for thefirst time at Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad.

Theme Interdisciplinary Applied Approach to Health and Performance Enhancement throughSports Science

Monumental National Flag measuring 3020 ft at the rotary junction connecting Shantipath, NitiMarg and Nyaya Marg by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ,105-ft installed at the Chanakyapuriarea.

Launch of toll-free helpline number 1091 for women in distress - Tripura Police to accept FIR through SMSor e-mail.

Flight of Nirbhay Missile Aborted developed by DRDO after 700 Seconds of Launch into the Bay of Bengal

SP Jain School of Management among worlds top 100 Economist MBA rankings Financial Times and Forbes. Rajasthan Special Backward Classes Act 2015 provide 5% reservation in jobs and educational institutions to

the Gujjar, Banjara, Rabari, and Gadia Lohar communities in Rajasthan.

Haryana Gov launched Swadhar Greh to assure economic and social security to women indifficult circumstances.

Union Tribal Affairs Minister Shri Jual Oram announced the First National Tribal Carnival Feb(12 to 17),2016 in New Delhi.

India stood at last in global pension index in 7th Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index (MMGPI) report2015, Denmark top.

Validity of environment clearance (EC) extended by the Gov from 5 years to 7 years EAC or SEAC.

HRIDAY(Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana) scheme launched in warangal by M.Venkaiah Naidu

IRCTC(Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) launches pilot project on e-catering service -45 stations

M-commerce Paytm tied up with the Mumbai metro to offer online ticketing and recharges on thePaytm platform.

Health ministry

Health ministry (Jagat Prakash Nadda) allowed the transfer of blood from one blood bank to anotherbank - recommendations of the National Blood Transfusion Council.

Tunnel Technology Institute at Margao in Goa by Konkan Railway announced by Railway MinisterSuresh Prabhu - to mark the Silver Jubilee of Konkan Railway.

19 Indian-Canadians Elected to Canadian Parliament - MP Deepak Obhrai won for the seventh time fromCalgary Forest Lawn.

First Indian - Canadian is Anju Dhillon Kerala Gender Park launched Food on Wheels to serve safe food and night time provide Night

Eatery Street(NES). UPChief Minister Akhilesh Yadav announced Rs 50 thousand monthly pensions to Yash Bharti awardees

Gov increased the import tax on wheat to 25% from 10%.

Gov made it mandatory for new business owner to have Aadhaar Card, without which they cant registertheir own business.

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting reconstituted the Central Press Accreditation Committee (CPAC). 22-member CPAC is chaired by Frank Noronha

Union Cabinet approved for signing of an agreement between Indiaand Egypt on Maritime Transport.

Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singhlaunched mobile application for

Public Grievances Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) portal to address governance-relatedgrievance

Union cabinet given nod to thePayment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015toenhance the monthly bonuscalculation ceiling to Rs 7,000 per month from Rs. 3,500 w.e.f. April 1, 2015.


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India is changing its accounting standards from Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to IndianAccounting Standards (Ind-AS) from April 2016.

PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Andhra Pradeshs capital cityAmaravati at Uddandarayunipalem village in Guntur district Inauguration of New Integrated Terminal Building in Tirupati Foundation stone lays for Mobile Manufacturing Hub Shri Venkateswara Mobile and Electronics

Manufacturing Hub in Tirupati

Ministry of Urban Development has approved the first batch of state level Action Plans under AMRUT -AndhraPradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan by Shri Madhusudhan Prasad

India 2nd Most Optimistic In Biz Optimism Globally International Business Report

Mortality Rate Among Indian Girls Below Age of Five Higher Than The Boys: UN Report The World Women2015.

Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Indian Police Foundation (IPF) and Indian PoliceInstitute (IPI) in New Delhi.

Rajasthan Govt decided to introduce a new syllabus from class I to XII in government schools from nextacademic session.

Cabinet approved Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) in Criminal Matters between India and theMaldives.

Mumbai Worlds 11th Best Bed-n-Breakfast Value Destination - TripAdvisor cost comparison study namedTripIndex Breakfast 2015

Odisha gets its First 100% solar-powered village-BARIPATHA - Rs 7-lakh project, co-funded by ECCOElectronics.

Government divides Maharashtra and Gujarat Naval Areas into two Separate Headquarters - Admiral SatishNamdeo Ghormade,

New Integrated Licensing Policy publicizes by Haryana . Aims to maintain proper balance between the aspirations of farmers,property buyers, real estate

developers and the government.

In accordance with report China, USA and India are the 3 leading international student markets in London andthe biggest contributors with 407million, 217million and 130million.

Himachal Pradesh to host Indias first Paragliding World Cup - Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok GajapathiRaju

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched a website on the life of cartoonist RasipuramKrishnaswamy Iyer Laxman -www.Rklaxman.Com.

Union Govt eased the panel provision by raising the limit of undeclared or mis-declared baggage that willattract arrest or prosecution to Rs 20 lakh.

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu announced countrys first-ever double decker Shatabdi Express will runbetween the tracks of Mumbai Goa.

Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) announced that income of trusts from yoga-related activities notbe subject to service tax 14%

Hockey India lifts ban on midfielder Gurbaj Singh post High Court order

Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries of University of Kerala have discovered four new species of

crab from the Kerala coast. Arjun Vajpai and Bhupesh Kumar from Noida and Bulandshahr, UP marked their names as the first person to

climb a six thousander high unnamed peak in Himachals Spiti Valley - Mt. Kalam

Ministry of Human Resource Development decided to establish a Review Committee to evaluate NET and Non-NET fellowships.

Haryana gov planned to commission 215 additional sub-stations of various capacities in the next three yearsunder Mhara Gaon Jagmag Gaon scheme

Indian Railways develops warning system for unmanned level crossings - Coimbatore-Metupallayam section.

Academics and Research department of Fortis Escorts Heart Institute led by Professor Dr Upendra Kaul reportgets global recognition

Pranab Mukherjee has promulgated two ordinances

One for constitution of commercial courts and another to amend the Arbitration and Conciliation Act1996.

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the India Africa Friendship Rose garden in New Delhi.

Finmin imposed sin taxfor Alcohol and tobacco industries under the proposed GST structure.
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Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar announced to open a Sanskrit University for Schedule Castes (SCs) inMundri village.

Doordarshan emerges most watched Hindi channel as per Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC)rating.

Army launch Department of Veterans Affairs (DOVA) - to look at the problems and welfare of ex-servicemen.

Japan State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Yosuke Takagi and AP CM N. ChandrababuNaidu signed MoC on development of new capital city of Andhra Pradesh and industry cooperation.

Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu flagging-off a Vigithon to fight against corruption -Union Bank of India.

Government sets-up R.V. Easwar Committee(9 members) to simplify the provisions of IT Act, 1961

Urban Development Ministry approves Rs 431 cr for 8 heritage sites under HRIDAY.

Ministry of HUPA(Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation) clears first affordable housing projects underHousing for All by 2022 Mission for Chattisgarh by Dr.Nandita Chatterjee.

India Becomes Biggest Gold Consumer by Surpassing China - Thomson Reuters report,

Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) deploy women personnel in combat duties at its high-altitude posts alongthe Indo-China border.

SC directed to scrap quota in higher education in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu - SupremeCourt Bench headed by Justices Dipak Misra .

France to introduce biometric visas to Indians-long-term visas for 3 or 5 year

8th National Seed Congress 2015 was organized at Hyderabad, Telangana Theme Quality Seed for Farmers Prosperity

Gandhiji & Narendra Modi named in Top 10 WEFs Most Admired Personality Globally - World EconomicForum (WEF)

TB cases recorded maximum in India - 20thannual evaluations produced by WHO

MP gov decided to provide 33 percent reservation to women in government jobs CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

World Bank report of Doing Business 2016, India ranked at 8thposition globally and China ranked at 134th. Singapore, New Zealand and Hong Kong 1st

National Tribal Advisory Council formed and it is chaired by the PM Modi for effecting monitoring andimplementation of various tribal welfare schemes.

Minister of Civil Aviation Shri P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju released Revised Draft National Civil Aviation Policy

(NCAP 2015) in New Delhi. Nation celebrates Sardar Patel Jayanti as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas(National Unity Day) and PM flags off Run for

Unity at Rajpath

Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) with Radio Mirchi launched Indias first airport radio, Mirchi T3.

Minister for Culture Priya Sethi announced 27 new heritage sites of Jammu, Kashmirand Ladakh under J&KHeritage Conservation and Preservation Act 2010.

International Affairs

Union cabinet approved the protocols amending tax agreements with Israel and vietnam - aimed to dealingwith black money.

G-20(Chairman Ahmet Davutoglu) members nation finalized that India will be chairing G20 in 2018 andNew Delhi ,2015 the presidency is held by Turkey,China(2016), Germany(2017).

With the vote of 119 member states celebrate hoisting of flag at UN -President Mahmoud Abbas.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) finance India-Bangladesh electricity network with $120 million - 1000MW.

India numbered in FACTA(Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) list of US Treasury Department -34 countries.

Required to exchange tax information of up to 60 countries -3,770 crore Controversial resolution titled Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka

adopted by United Nations Human Rights Council during its 30th session.

26th edition Indonesia Bilateral Maritime Exercise - CORPAT (Coordinated Patrolling) in the Andaman Sea -03 Oct to 21 Oct 15 - INS Saryu

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has launched largest exercise Trident Juncture since 2002with troops from 30 states - non-NATO in Italy, Spain and Portugal.

36,000 troops, more than 60 warships and 200 aircraft -Sep 28 to Nov 6, 2015

Indo-US will kick off the 9thround of Trade Policy Forum (Trade dialogue body) meet October 28 inAmerica. Agriculture Investment, intellectual property rights, Services, and Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers.


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Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman,US Trade Representative Michael Froman

India and Lithuania Agree to Intensify Agricultural Cooperation

Minister of State for Agriculture, Mr Mohanbhai Kundariya bilateral talks in Vilnius withLithuanian vice Minister for Agriculture Mr. Vilius Martuzevicius.

2,000-year-old Arch of Triumph Pearl of the Desert in Syrias ancient city of Palmyra by destroyed byIslamic State

Nepal turns to UN over obstruction of trade point with India - Vienna Programme of Action for 2014-2024 ,Nepal is landlocked developing countries (LLDCs).

China launched Typhoon detecting missile - first typhoon detecting rocket from Hainan.

After 12 years, International Zone of Baghdad or Green Zone opened to the general public -Iraqs primeminister Haider al-Abadi.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visit to India Oct (4 6), 2015

3rd Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC) - 18 MOUs signed to boost industrial investment andcreate skilled jobs

Indo-German Partnerships in Higher Education

Cooperation in Food Safety between Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, and FoodSafety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

Cooperation in the field of manufacturing and Agricultural Studies Indo-German SolarEnergy Partnership

Germany returned stolen 10th century Goddess statue to India Germany financedGreen energy projects with 125 million euro

Indo-German Summit in BangaloreTheme Digitising Tomorrow Together AnIndo-German Summit and Agenda To promote Industrie 4.0.

Agreement between Tata Power and Rohde & Schwarz Agreement between HMT Limited and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

12 Pacific Rim countries have inked the major TPP agreement by creating the worlds largest free trade areain Atlanta, US , aimed at to cuts trade tariffs - 40% of the world economy.

Modi ranks 13th in global list of most influential people in the fifth edition of the Bloomberg Markets Most

Influential list.

US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen(1st), Chinese President Xi Jinping(2nd) and Apple CEO TimCook(3rd)

Forbes 50 richest families in Asian: 14 Indian families in the list with 4 spots in top 10.

Lee Byung-Chull family (Samsung 1st), Lee (Shau Kee) family (Henderson Development 2nd), Ambanifamily(Reliance Group 3rd), Premji family(Wipro 7th), Hinduja family -Hinduja Group(9th), Mistry family(Shapoorji Pallonji Group 10th)

India signedagreement on transfer of sentenced persons with Hong Kong Special Administrative in NewDelhi.

Indias GDP forecast slipped down from 7.5% to 7.3% and global GDP growth forecast for the year from3.3% to 3.1% - IMF World Economic Outlook .

China launches international payment system(CIPS) to globalise yuan - became one of the worlds topfive payment currencies

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation(NATO) Defence Ministers agreed to set up two more smallheadquarters Force Integration Units in Hungary and Slovakia.

V20 Group launched by Vulnerable Nations to Foster Greater Investment in Climate Resiliency at theannual meeting of International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Lima, Peru - 100 billion dollars ,50:50 balance in resources.

BRICS issued a joint declaration at first ministerial meeting on migration held in Sochi,Russia to fight andprevent the organised human trafficking and migrants smuggling .

Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli elected as new Prime Minister of Nepal, became the first PM under the newlyadopted constitution of Nepal.

UN Security Council adopted a resolution authorizing European Union (EU) and individual countries tocope with humanitarian crisis on the high seas of Libya.

Supported by 14 members except Venezuela, Operation Sophia to monitor traffickers.

In 65 years Pranab Mukherjee was first Indian President to visit Jordan after Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi visitin 1988.

6 MoU: On Maritime Transport, Training programmes for diplomats, On IT and Electronics, CulturalExchange Programme for 2015-17, Standardization and Conformity Assessment and Exchange of news


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through the Internet

Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated a Mahatma Gandhi street in Amman, the capital city of Jordan.

First Indian President Pranab Mukherjee visit to Palestine(Oct 12 - 13)

India offers economic and political support of $5 million to Palestine. Bothnations announced five projects of$17.79 million

Al-Quds University conferred Honorary Doctorate to Shri Pranab Mukherjee and also named him as avaliant knight of peace

Sharia-e-Al-hind (India road) and Midan-e-Al-hind (India roundabout) in Ramallah is named afterPranab Mukherjee

Dutch probe confirms Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shot down using Ukraine by a Russian made Buk MissileJuly 2014.

China activated worlds highest-altitude hydropower station dubbed as Zam Hydropower Station locatedon the Yarlung Zangbo River which is known as Brahmaputra in India.

Irans Parliament gives Pre-approval for Nuclear Deal with 6 world powers US, UK, Russia, France, Chinaand German.

Navies of India Japan and US are participated in exercise Malabar Oct (14-19).

Egypt ,Japan ,Senegal Ukraine and Uruguay are elected as the non permanent members by the UNGeneral Assembly.

China and Indonesia inked an USD 5.5 billion deal to build the first high-speed railway - USD5.5bn . Myanmar gov inked a peace accord with eight ethnic armed groups to end the countrys long running

conflicts. India represented by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and PM Modis special envoy fornortheast R N Ravi

US launched anti-bullying campaign in three South Asian languages Hindu, Urdu and Punjabi - ActTo Change

1100-km gas pipeline agreement inked between Pak-Russia, from Lahore to Karachi - infuse $2 billion

US plans to extend the US military presence in Afghanistan after 2016 to help Afghan forces fromgrowing Taliban threat.

2nd Asia Partnership Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction will be hosted by the the Ministry of Home Affairsin New Delhi on Nov.17-19, 2015.

International Religious Freedom Report 2014 - accordance with the International Religious Freedom Act of1998. Anti-conversion laws in six states Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,

Odisha, and Madhya Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Karnataka top the list of anti-Christian violence

BRICS University President Forum 2015held at Chinese capital Beijing,

Aim to build an exchange platform among academia, political sphere and business community, leading to in-depth research on major challenges confronted by BRICS countries.

NATO(North Atlantic Treaty Organization) launched the biggest military exercise Trident Juncturein Italy(Sicilian city Trapani)- 36,000 soldiers from more than 30 countries.

NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow

Moodys released a report on the Global Green Bonds Market Third Quarter Issuance Lags, but COP21-Linked Increase Is Likely

Green bond market will exceed $40bn.

US Secretary of State John Kerry visit to Spain signed an agreement with Spain for the cleanup and removalof land contaminated with radioactivity at Palomares from U.S. hydrogen bombs.

WHO released global status report on road safety 2015 based on the informations from 180 countries .

UNESCO released a report on Gender and Education for All (EFA) 2000-2015.

Russia and US have signed a MoU to avoid mid-air incidents over Syrian skies

Pakistan set to become fifth largest n-power by 2025 - US Nuclear Notebook report by Hans Kristensen andRobert Norris

Britain and China inked nuclear deal 18 billion-pound ($28 billion) - Chinese President Xi Jinping and BritainPM Prime Minister David Cameron

13 museums in 7 countries named as the recipients of Bank Of America grants for the conservation of artworks

- more than $ 1 million . Chinas First High-Resolution Satellite Ziyuan III Maps Large Part of World

Scientists detect Ethyl Alcohol and Simple Sugar from gas emitted by Comet Lovejoy in Sierra Nevada inSpain.


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China, Japan and South Korea will hold a summit in South Korea(Seoul).

Queen Elizabeth II invites Indian-origin engineer Roma Agrawal to palace

China made copying in examinations a crime punishable up to seven years as per the 9th amendment ofCriminal Law of China.

In Poland elections Law and Justice Party won elections PM Ewa Kopacz

India(Smt Sreya Guha) and France(Mr. Bruno Racine) signed MoU on digital preservation and conservation ofrare.

BRICS Ministerial Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) was held in Moscow. BRICS nations agreed for co-investment of resources for supporting multilateral Research and

Development (R&D) Projects signed by Union Minister for Science and Technology and EarthSciences Harsh Vardhan .

Nepal signed MoU with China to import all kinds of fuel in order to ease fuel crisis in the country.

Archaeologists unearth 3,500-year-old warriors grave in Greece by team of archaeologists from the Universityof Cincinnati

Asia Pacific listed in most Vulnerable Region to Disaster as per United Nations Asia-Pacific Disaster Report2015.

China President Li Keqiang and Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel ink 13 deals to step up cooperation - USD17 billion pact.

Pakistan loses UN human rights council election -105 votes in the 193-member. China abandons its decades old One Child Policy by President Xi Jinping.

New rule allowed to have two children.

Banking & Finance

8 public sector banks have allotted equity shares on preferential basis to the gov in lieu of capital infusion ofRs 13,955 cr.

SBI, BOI,PNB,Canara Bank, Corporation Bank, Dena Bank,Andhra Bank and BOB

Card-less mVisa launched by ICICI - developed by Visa International

SBI to cut down its lending rate by 40 basis points to 9.3% - to pay 0.7% above base rate i.e. nearly 10% fortheir home loans.

UCO Bank named as worst performer in public sector banks with highest number of non-performing assets(NPAs), other banks are IOB, BoM, Dena Bank and Corporation Bank

RBI relaxed norms of FPI(Foreign Portfolio Investors) investment in Government Securities October 12 from Rs.1.53 lakh crore to Rs.1.7 lakh crore and From January 1 Rs 1.86 lakh crore.

RBI act as the aggregator of payments by using RBIs core banking solution e-Kuber for the upcoming GST.

Dena Bank(GM of Dena Bank K.C.Chhipa) ties up with bankbazaar.com(CEO -Mr.Adhil Shetty) forcapturing retail loan business.

Telenor launches free insurance for mobile phone users - Rs 5,000 to Rs 50,000

Go digital nationwide campaign Har Zaroorat Poori Ho Chutki Mein, Bank Aapki Mutthi Mein by HDFCBank MD,Aditya Puri.

Theme Digital banking is enabling customer convenience as never before Yes Bank got permission of RBI to sponsor a mutual fund and to set up an asset management company

(AMC) and a trustee company. 2015 Annual Meetings of World Bank Group and IMF were held at Lima, Peru October (9 11), 2015

RBI(Parvathy V Sundaram-Chief GM) inked pact with Bank of Botswana(Andrew M Motsomi -Director) agreed for Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information.

Kotak Mahindra Bank launched the Kotak Bharat app in Kannada that requires no Internet connectivity

Enables customers to manage their savings accounts, current accounts and credit cards - transfer up toRs. 2,500 per day

Finance Ministry is coming up with its new digital platform dubbed as Income Tax BusinessApplication-Permanent Account Number (ITBA-PAN)

Enables taxman to examine thePAN life cycle summary.

SBI bank received a nod from RBI for setting up of subsidiary that will work on banks real estate assets KPMG.

RBI 2007s FIF(Financial Inclusion Fund) & FITF(Inclusion Technology Fund) reborn to Rs 2,000crore GOI, RBI and NABARD in the ratio of 40:40:20.


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RBI opened a new sub-office in Imphal , part of Look East Policy

Mahindra Comviva publicized its gaining to the Indian market to provide the technological solutionsand infrastructure to the payments banks in India

Bank of Baroda launches Chillr Mobile App for fund transfer ,first public sector bank to partner with Chillr.

Wadia Group backed GoAir is planning an initial public offer (IPO) by the end of 2016 which would helpits proposed international operations - Rs 3,268-crore.

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated IDFC Bank in New Delhi.

RBI signed MoU with the Central Bank of UAE, United Arab Emirates on Supervisory Cooperationand Exchange of Supervisory Information.

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) sanctioned a loan of Rs 134.64 croreto Haryana under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund.

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan went with the majority view of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) onthe policy rate to announce the rate cut by 50 bps to 6.75%.

RBI issued guidelines for the Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) Allow banks to fix their own interest rates on gold deposits. No bar for maximum gold deposit and minimum 30 grams

Gov exempted the banking correspondents from service tax for account under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana(PMJDY).

11 new payments banks are expected to expand penetration of the banking sector in rural areas - World BankReport

Yes Bank inked a partnership with Snapdeal and Blue Dart to enhance the Cash on Delivery(COD) model.

Federal Bank become first bank in India to launched Malayalam and Hindi language mobile bankingapplication FedMobile.

SEBI ordered attachment of banks and demat accounts of 11 entities to recover dues worth nearly Rs 22 lakh.

Japan offered to finance Indias first bullet train with an estimated cost of Rs. 90000 crores - Mumbai andAhmedabad with speed 300km/h and 350km/h.

Paytm ties up with Bank of Maharashtra to offer mobile wallet top up facility through bank ATMs.

Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL) invest Rs 150 crore for the first phase of its upcomingaffordable housing project at Virar in Mumbai.

RBI signed MoU with Bangladesh Bank for exchange of supervisory information. Gov decided to enhance the financial powers delegated to designated Central Government hospitals/institutes

from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh under Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN)

RBI notified that Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)/ Registered Foreign Portfolios Investors (RFPIs) cannvest up to 74% of the paid up capital of DEN Networks Limited under the Portfolio Investment Scheme (PIS).

Yes Bank started operations from its IFSC banking unit at Gujarat International Finance Tec City.

Arun Jaitley launched two taxpayer eSahyog and PAN camps friendly measures with a view to streamlining thetaxation procedure.

EXIM bank announced that it will set up in Africa a development firm KPDC(Kukuza Project DevelopmentCompany).

RBI allowed Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to subscribe the National Pension System (NPS) as an investmentoption under FEMA, 1999.

Minimum Rs 6,000 , If the amount is < Rs 2 lakh - withdrawn. If amount is > Rs 2 lakh the subscriber must put at least 40% of the corpus

RBI allowed companies to issue rupee-denominated bonds abroad Issued by International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Asian Development Bank(ADB) under

the Income-tax Act, 1961.

Business

IBM is going to instigate cloud data centre in Chennai - $1.2 billion - IBMs 42nd data centre globally but firstin India.

Infosys overtook HDFC Bank as 3rd most valued company in m-cap , TCS 1st.

India signs Rs 105 cr deal for 194 micro-light planes(Garur) with Slovenian firm Pipistrel - Indian AirForce,the Navy and the NCC.

Tata Housing ties up with Facebook to sell leisure homes Goa Paradise in Goa

Siemen inked MoU with Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) and Gujarat InternationalFinance Tec-City Company (GIFTCL) to develop Smart Mobility Solutions Tec-City GIFT in Gujarat.


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Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) of Malaysia proposed to invest USD 30 billion inurban development and housing projects in India.

Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance(Anuj Agarwal) inked agreement with Dhanlaxmi Bank(CEO - G Sreeram) - Rs.400 crore - to sell life insurance products

Aditya(51%) partnership with Dubai-based private equity firm Abraaj(49%) - solar energy target to 100Gigawatt by 2022.

Reliance Capitals Rewards Programme, Employee Stock Option (ESOP) Scheme-Rs.150 crore toencourage employees for their contribution in growth and profitability of the Company.

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ)signed a Memorandum MoU with the India Pulses andGrains Association to handle pulses import

PTC India inked a pact with SECI for sale and purchase of power generated from 3,000-mw solar projects 25yrs.

Environmental permit for the construction of coal mines of Adani Enterprises reissued by the Australian gov - $7 Billion.

Hyderabad based Madhucon Projects sold its Madhucon Agra- Jaipur Expressways Ltd(MAJEL) to Singapore-based Cube Highways and Infrastructure for Rs 248 crore.

Apollo Hospital launches Homecare services in Hyderabad, New Delhi and Chennai

Sushma Swaraj and Russias Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin, chairing the 21st India-Russia Inter-Governmental

Consultations recognized the ways to enhance the mutual direct investment to $15 billion by 2025. India-France clinched Rs 30,000 crore offset deal on 36 Rafale fighter aircraft.

Indias biggest-ever offsets deals.

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) and Indian Railways signed MoU to develop a bond of Rs 2,000 cr

Indian School of Business (ISB) signed MoU with Melbourne-based Deakin Universit To collaborate in research, teaching, student exchange programmes, internationalising curriculum, and

developing innovative.

Projects joint venture with Italys Saipem won a biggest third-party order of $1.57 billion order from KuwaitNational Petroleum Company.

14 Indian energy companies listed in Platts Global Energy Firm Ranking RIL(14), ONGC(17), CoalIndia(38), BPC(59),Indian oil(66), GAIL(120)

Top 5 Energy Firms : Exxon Mobil Corp, Chevron Corp, Royal Dutch Shell plc, CNOOC Ltd andPetroChina.

Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das, Government has cleared 16 foreign investment proposals amounting toRs 4,722 crore, rejected 8 proposals.

FIPB(Foreign Investment Promotion Board) cleared six foreign investment proposals out of sevenproposals,proposal of Volkswagen was rejected.

India ranks 130 in World Banks 2016 rankings of Ease of Doing Business,142 in the ranking for 2015. Singapore(1),New Zealand(2) and Denmark.

Acquisitions & Mergers

US Microsoft acquired Irish video game engine and 3D physics provider Havokfrom American chip-makerIntel for improving the gaming experience by using new courses of 3D technology

Worlds largest life insurers company Nippon Life increased its stake in Reliance Capital AssetManagement (RCAM) to 49% from 35% - Rs.1196 crore.

Aditya Birla Group joins ecommerce with portal abof.com - online fashion portal for apparel, footwearand accessories.

Owner of USA TODAY, Gannett Co acquired Newspaper Company Journal Media Group for about$280 million

HCL Technologies Ltd acquired Bengaluru-based engineering services firm Concept to Silicon Systems(C2SiS) to extend its leadership position in the semiconductor industry.

PC maker Dell(Michael Dell) to acquire cloud data storage EMC Corporation for $67 billion - the biggest deal

in tech industry. Sweden-based drug firm Recipharm has acquired a majority stake of 74% in Nitin Life sciences Ltd - Rs

671.2 crore. Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt purchased UAE-based Masters Champions League (MCL) for an undisclosed

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HCL Technologies acquired CRM services firm PowerObjects for 299 crore rupees.

IBM to acquire the Weather Co including its Weather.com website over $2 billion

Western Digital (WDC) is buying flash memory giant SanDisk (SNDK) for $19 billion.

Awards

President Pranab Mukherjee presented the National Awards for Senior Citizens VayoshreshthaSamman 2015 in New Delhi.

Category Name

Award for Iconic mother Leelaben Chhabildas Gurjar (91)

Award for centenarian Uday Singh Mann (104)

Life Time Achievement Award Yashwant Narayan Kadam and Manohar Vishwanath Bhale

Creative Art Award Jitendra Udhampuri

Creative Art Award Rabindranath Das Shastri (78)

Award In sports & adventure Bahadur Singh

Best District Panchayat Panchayats of Dindori(Madhya Pradesh) and Udupi(Karnataka)

Best Institutions Gram Vikas Parsihad(Assam) Pravara Rural Hospital (Maharashtra)

Forbes India Leadership lifetime achievement award 2015 is conferred to Maruti Suzuki Chairman RCBhargava.

Zubaan movie director Mozez Singh honoured with Rising Director Asia Star award at the ongoing 20thBusan International Film Festival.

Solid waste management of Trichy Corporation receive honour by Gurgaon-based group Skoch dealingwith socio economic issues for effective monitoring technology, radio frequency identification system(RFID).

18-year-old Indian boy named Ramkumar Raman UAE recognised by Association of CharteredCertified Accountants (ACCA),as the youngest affiliate ever.

Infosys China CEO Rangarajan Vellamore (48) became the first Indian to confer with highest honourfor foreigners Magnolia Gold award of Shanghai.

Ratan Tata felicitated by the city of Coventry with its highest award in recognition of his contributions tothe West Midlands region of central England.

Kanamadi of Vijayapura taluk, Chimmalagi of Basavanabagewadi, Rudagi of Muddebihal, Baradol ofIndia and Gabasavalagi of Sindgi taluk of the district of Karnataka selected for the Gandhi Gramaaward

Magician Zenia Bhumgara honoured with the prestigious Merlin award by the International MagiciansAssociation (IMA) in Mumbai.

2015 Right Livelihood Awards Canadas Sheila Watt-Cloutier Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera from Uganda,Italian surgeon Gino StradaPacific islandsforeign minister, Tony de Brum.

FILA event 2015:Category NameBest CEO Public Sector Arundhati Bhattacharya (State Bank of India)Best CEO Private Sector CP Gurnani (Tech Mahindra Ltd)Best CEO MNC Uday Shankar (Star India Pvt. Ltd)Entrepreneur for the Year Uday Kotak (Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd)Entrepreneur with Social Impact Samit Ghosh (Ujjivan Financial Services Pvt. Ltd)NextGen Entrepreneur for theYear

Siddhartha Lal (Eicher Motors)

Outstanding Startup for the Year Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati (OLA)

Lifetime Achievement Award RC Bhargava (Maruti Suzuki India Ltd)Conscious Capital for the Year Godrej Consumer Products Ltd & Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing

Federation Ltd (Amul)

Noble Prize Winners -2015

Nobel Prize Categories Nobel Prize 2015 Winners


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Nobel Prize in Physics Takaaki Kajita, Tomas

Lindahl,Paul Modrich, Aziz

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Arthur B. McDonald

Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineWilliam C. Campbell,Satoshi OmuraYouyou Tu

Nobel Prize in Literature Svetlana AlexievichNobel Prize in Peace National Dialogue Quartet

SWEDISH Riksbank Prize in

Economics

Angus Deaton

Safaigiri Summit and Awards 2015

Award Winner

Garbage Guru Award Colonel (Retired) Suresh Rege

Toilet Titan Award Siddeek Ahmed, Chairman Eeram Solutions

Safaigiri Tech Icon Award Dr. R Vasudevan, Dean Thiagarajar Engineering College

Safaigiri Water Warrior Award Anoop Ratnaker Rao, CEO , Naandi Community Water

Safaigiri Community Mobiliser Award PB Salim

Safaigiri Cleanest Park AwardRock Garden, Chandigarh (Vijay Dev, Adviser to ChandigarhAdministration

Safaigiri Cleanest Marketplace Award Connaught Place (NDMC Chairman Naresh Kumar)

Safaigiri Cleanest Hill Station Gangktok (Gangtok Municipal Corp Commissioner CP Dhakal)

Safaigiri Award for Cleanest Ghat Assi Ghat, Varanasi

Safaigiri Award for Cleanest Monument Victoria Memorial, Kolkata

Safaigiri Award for CorporateTrailblazer Piramal Group

Safaigiri Award for Cleanest BeachTown

Havelock Island, Andaman

Safaigiri Award for Cleanest TempleTown

Tirupati

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi and poet James Fenton wins Pinter free-speech prize

Fellowship in Canada

Anita Abraham-executive director of Meal Exchange (MX), RiteshKotak-cyber-whiz

Mrinalini Menon-Royal Bank of Canada Pam Sethi-health policy

Raif Badawi and British poet and literary critic James Fenton honoured with PEN Pinter prize.

Indian firm Nualgi won Popular Choice Award in the field of nanotechnology at Climate CoLab of MIT

AR Rahman bestowed with the 5thHridaynath Mangeshkar Award in Mumbai Subhash Chandran(Malayalam Writer) bags Vayalar Award for novel named Manushyanu Oru Amukham Kerala Govt honoured filmmaker I V Sasi (Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran) with its J C Daniel award.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways acquired ISO 9001:2008 certificate from the CMD of IndianRegister Quality Systems (IRQS).

Tamil Nadu gov bestowed Dr Shanthi Ranganathan with Avvaiyaar Award 2015 presented by TN CMJ Jayalalithaa

Vikram Gokhale to receive Vishnudas Bhave Award for contribution to Marathi theatre

Arun Jaitley Bags Best Finance Minister of the year ,Asia award winner given by London basedpublication Emerging Markets.

RBI governor Raghuram Rajan recognised as Central Bank Governor of the Year award for Asia 2014.

Jamaican author Marlon James Wins Man Booker Prize 2015 for high quality literary fiction written in English.


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India tops the list of taking investor confidence by Bank of America Merill Lynch

Bharti Airtel awarded as the winner of the top treasury team(Asia) awards at the Adam Smith Asia Awards

Assams lady mahout appreciated with lifetime achievement award for her works with and rides an elephant.

Golden Peacock Global Award for Sustainability (GPGAS) 2015 awarded to steel major Tata Steel bythe Institute of Directors, India - Bimlendra Jha (Executive Chairman Tata steel)

India(40%) overtaken Israel and become the third largest startup U.S. and U.K in global startupspace. Bengaluru ranked 15thglobally.

Yes Bank Selected in Dow Jones Sustainability Indices Cristiano Ronaldo honoured with fourth GoldenBoot in Madrid.

Hurvard Humanitarian of the Year Award has been conferred to Indian Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi

Shah Rukh Khan receives honorary doctorate from Edinburgh University Scotland for his contribution tofilm and his philanthropic work.

Delhi Metros bagged ranked first ininformation during travel and holds second position in traincleanliness and comfort.

Lifetime achievement award conferred on NRI journalist Mihir Bose in London for his contribution tocricket journalism.

BOB bestowed poet, lyricist and advertising guru Prasoon Joshi with Maharaja Sayajirao Bhasha Samman forhis outstanding contribution in promoting Hindi.

Bill Clinton receives and Tostan human rights award in University of Connecticut Indias An Old Dogs Diary wins Best short film award at London Film Festival 2015.

Model-actress Urvashi Rautela from Uttarakhand crowned with Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva 2015.

Malayalam writer Usha Kumari has honoured with O V Vijayan Literature Award for her novelChithirapurathe Janaki.

Noted criminologist K Chockalingamconferred with thePaul H Appleby Award. G P Hinduja and S P Hinduja judged as the second most influential Asians in Britain in the GG2 Power 101 list

compiled by the Asian Media and Marketing Group (AMG). Sajid Javid is in the first position, Priti Patel followed by Lakshmi Mittal

Keralas Thekkady named as the worlds top emerging destination in the inaugural Pacific Asia TravelAssociation (PATA) CEO Challenge 2015 in Bangkok.

South Koreas Seong-Jin Cho won the prestigious 17th international Frederic Chopin piano competition in thePolish capital, Warsaw.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe awarded with 2015 Confucius Peace Prize by China

Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Awards 2014

Category Winner Name

Music

Vocal Ashwani Bhide Deshpande, Iqbal Ahmed Khan, Nath Narelkar

Instrumental Tabla Nayan Ghosh

Instrumental Flute Ronu Majumdar

Carnatic Music Vocal Neyveli Santhanagopalan

Instrumental Carnatic Violin Dwaram Durga Prasad RaoInstrumental Thavil T. A. Kaliyamurthy

Instrumental Ghatam Sukanya Ramgopal

Dance

Bharatnatyam Adayar Janardanan

Kathak Uma Dogra

Manipuri N. Amusana Devi

Kuchipudi Vedantam Radhesyam

Odissi Sudhakar Sahoo

Sattriya Anita Sharma

Chhau Jagru Mahato

Creative Dance Navtej Singh Johar


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Music For Dance

Kathakali Varanasi Vishnu Namboothiri

Theatre

Acting Ramdas Kamath

Direction Surya Mohan Kulshrestha, Chidambar Rao Jambe

Playwriting Asgar WajahatAllied Theatre Arts

Music for Theatre Amod Bhatt

Music for Theatre Chattisgarh Amardas Manikpuri

Major Traditions of Theatre

Yakshagana Manjunath Bhagwat Hostota

Traditional / Folk / Tribal / Dance / Music / Theatre and Puppetry

Traditional Music Punjab Puran Shah Koti

Puppetry Puducherry K. KesavasamyMakeup/Costume for Kathakali Kalamandalam Ram Mohan

Mask Making Assam Reba Kanta Mohanta

Folk Music Jammu & Kashmir Abdul Rashid Hafiz

Thang-Ta Manipur K.Shanathoiba Sharma

Nautanki U.P. Ramdayal Sharma

Folk Music Tripura Thanga Darlong

Overall Contribution/Scholarships

Akshara K. V. and Indudhar Nirody

Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna Puraskar ( Akademi Fellow)

S. R. Janakiraman, M.S. Sathyu, Vijay Kichlu and Tulsidas Borkar

1st National Indian Arts Awards presented in UK Winner of Lifetime Achievement Award : Dr M N Nandakumara

Winner of Sangeet Acharya Ratna Award (Music) :Sivasakthi Sivanesan Winner of Nritya Acharya Ratna(Dance) :Pushkala Gopal Winner of Yuva Ratna Award(Young Musician ):Yarlinie Thanabalasingham

Winner of Yuva Ratna Award Young Dancer of the Year : Parbati Chaudhury Tarang Musician of the year :Jasdeep Singh Degun

Samyo Musician of the Year :Sanjuran Keerthikumar

Indian national Easwari Shellaiah working in Singapore as maid awarded by Asian Womens WelfareAssociation (AWWA)

Raif Badawi, the Saudi blogger won the EUs Sakharov prize for human rights.

Director Pan Nalins film Angry Indian Goddesses bagged BNL Peoples Choice Award at the 10thRomeFilm Festival.

Indo-American farmer Anita Adalja honoured with white House Champions of Change for sustainable andclimate-smart agriculture.

Founder of Sulabh International Bindeshwar Pathak was selected for a top US humanitarian award.

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) and Kochis Amrita Instituteof Medical Sciences, PGIMER of Chandigarh are selected as the best hospitals by the British MedicalJournal(BMJ).

Appointments & Resigns

Mr. Oliver Blume (47) appointed as CEO of Volkswagens Porsche, succeed Matthias Mueller.

Rajiv Lall appointed as the MD & CEO of IDFC Bank.


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I S Jha has taken over the additional charge of Chairman & Managing Director of Power Grid.

Chairman of the food regulator FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) Ashish Bahuguna hasgiven an additional charge of its CEO.

Flipkart appointed Sriram Venkataraman as CFO(Chief Financial officer).

Ajay Sharma is appointed as British Ambassador to Qatar, succeedor of Nicholas Hopton.

Sumit Issar appointed as Managing Director of MIL and Mahindra Steel Service Centre Limited (MSSCL) as asucceedor of Harsh Kumar.

Twitter appointed Jack Dorsey permanent CEO, succeedor of Dick Costolo.

iGate CEO Ashok Vemuri resigned from his position.

Rear Admiral S V Bhokare apponited as Eastern Fleet Commander, succeedor of Rear Admiral AB Singh.

Man Mohan Bhanot designated asIndias ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic, succeedor of S.R. Meena.

South Korean Hoesung Lee as its fourth chairman of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC), succeedor of Rajendra Pachauri.

Iconic A.R. Rahman appointed as Cultural Ambassador for Seychelles

German Car Company Volkswagen appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Hans Dieter Poetsch as achairman of Board of Directors ,replace Ferdinand Piech

Amit Gossain appointed as Kone India MD

Actor Sidharth Malhotra appointed as New Zealand tourism ambassador

Girish Shankar appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Official Language under Home Ministry. SEBI has appointed corporate affairs secretary Tapan Ray to its board, succeedor of Anjuly Chib Duggal.

Padma Shri awarded writer Shashi Deshpande resigned from the Sahitya Akademi General Council.

Shekhar Basu designated as atomic Energy Secretary and Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission ,succeedor of RK Sinha.

Farooqui appointed as Broadband Forum Chairman

Naishadh Parikh is the new chairman of Confederation of Indian Textile Industries(CITI)and newSecretary General is Binoy Job.

Rajeev Kher appointed as Competition Appellate Tribunal member.

Telenor named Sharad Mehrotra as new India CEO and Executive Vice President and Chief MarketingOfficer - Vivek Sood

M D Ranganath to take charge as Infosys CFO as Rajiv Bansal quits Infosys appointed Krish Shankar head of global HR RADM Ravneet Singh, NM Assumeed Command of Western Fleet of Indian Navy

Alkesh Sharma appointed CEO, MD of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor DevelopmentCorporation(DMICDC).

Barclays to appointed JP Morgans investment banker Jes Staley as CEO

Reliance Power appointed as N Venugopala Rao as CEO.

P S Jayakumar designated as MD & CEO of BOB(Bank of Baroda)

Udai Kumar appointed interim MD & CEO of MSEI(Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India Ltd)

Jioji Konousi Konrote elected as the President of Fiji.

Google executive Omid Kordestani appointed as chairman of Twitter .

Kundhavi Kadiresan designated as Assistant Director of FAO and Regional Representative for Asia andthe Pacific. M K Surana appointed new HPCL(Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd) Chairman , succeedor of Nishi Vasudeva.

Riva Ganguly Das appointed as ambassador of India to the Republic of Albania and the Republic of Moldova

Suchitra Durai appointed as Indias Ambassador to State of Eritrea

Bhaichung Bhutia appointed as AIFF(All India Football Federation) advisor

GR Chandak appointed as Director of CDFD(Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics) Housing.com appoints Mani Rangarajan as CFO(Chief Financial Officer).

Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) appointed Leo Puri of UTI AMC as its new Chairman,succeedor of Sundeep Sikka.

CFO of Porsche SE Hans Dieter Poetsch is designated as chairman of the VW supervisory board, succeedorof Martin Winterkorn.

Maharashtra Govt designated Shreehari Aney as Advocate General of the state, succeedor of Sunil Manohar. Gurjit Singh appointed as Ambassador to Germany.

Nepal elected Onsari Gharti as first woman Speaker.

Fertiliser firm MCFL appointed Arun Duggal as its Chairman, succeedor of Vijay Mallya.

Shaktikanta Das appointed by the Finance ministry as its nominee on SEBI board.


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Justin Trudeau became Canadas 23rdPrime Minister, succeedor of Stephen Harper. S. K. Ashok Warrier appointed Indias Ambassador to Democratic Republic of Congo VK Malhotra appointed as head of the All India Council of Sports.

Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) has been appointed Leo Puri as its new Chairman replacingSundeep Sikka.

Hans Dieter Poetsch is designated as chairman of the VW supervisory board, replacing Martin Winterkorn

Gurjit Singh appointed as the next Ambassador to Germany

UCPN-Maoist lawmaker Onsari Gharti Magar (37) as the Speaker of the House 1stwomen speaker.

Fertiliser firm MCFL appointed Arun Duggal as its Chairman, replacing Vijay Mallya

Shaktikanta Das appointed by the Finance ministry as its nominee on the market regulators board.

Justin Trudeau became Canadas 23rdPrime Minister, succeedor of Stephen Harper

S. K. Ashok Warrier appointed as the Indias Ambassador to Democratic Republic of Congo

VK Malhotra appointed as head of the All India Council of Sports

Justice Reva Khetrapal to be Delhis new Lokayukta succeedor of Justice Manmohan Sarin.

AB de Villiers named brand ambassador of MRF

Tata Chemicals appoints Bhaskar Bhat as Additional Director and John Mull as CFO

Snapdeal hires Anup Vikal as finance head, succeedor of Aakash Moondhra.

Flipkart appointed Samardeep Subandh as chief marketing officer

Freshdesk appointed LinkedIn Indias Managing Director Nishant Rao, as Chief Operating Officer.

Alok Rawat first male member of NCW(National Commission for Women) 1stmale member.

Dr. Sekhar Basu appointed as the Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of AtomicEnergy in Mumbai, succeedor of Dr. Ratan Kumar Sinha.

Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das to the board of Reserve Bank of India by GOI.

Drug major Lupin appointed Fabrice Egros as President, Asia Pacific and Japan. Lupin designated Martin Mercer as President of its Latin American business.

U.S. President Barack Obama appointed Brett McGurk as his new envoy.

Jimmy Morales, a television comedian elected as President of Guatemala

BlackBerry appointed Narendra Nayak as the Managing Director of its India operations

Ms Bidhya Devi Bhandari elected as First Female President of Nepal

Paul Ryan elected as the 62nd speaker of the US House of Representatives SBI designated P K Gupta as MD for period of four years , Succeedor of Pradeep Kumar

Najib Shah appoineted as Chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs(CBEC) succeedor of KaushalSrivastava

Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) Alok Shekhar appointed as Indias representative in theICAO(UN body)

Nasser Khan Janjua appointed as the new National Security Advisor (NSA) of Pakistan.

Indian-origin politician Ashok Sridharan sworn in as the Mayor of Bonn in Germany.

Aruna Jayanthi elevated as the global BPO head and Srinivas Kandula has replaced Jayanthi as CapgeminiIndia CEO.

Ashok Leylands UK arm Optares CEO Enrico Vassallo step down.

Samiran Chakraborty appointed as Chief Economist of Citibank India Sylvie Lucas has been designated as the Chair of the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) on UN Security

Council (UNSC) reforms.

Govt appoints BJPs Balasubrahmanyam Kamarsu on EPFO(Employees Provident Fund Organisation) board.

Aruna Sundarajan appointed new Steel Secretary , succeedor of Rakesh Singh.

Sujan R Chinoy designated as Indias Ambassador to Japan, succeedor of Gopalan Wadhwa.

John Pombe Magufuli become Tanzanias next president and ex-Prime Minister Edward Lowassa.

SpiceJets Chief Operating Officer Sanjiv Kapoor resigned.

Jabong appointed former Benetton India MD Sanjeev Mohanty as chief executive officer (CEO) and managingdirector (MD).

Science & Technology

NASA launches Earths first miniature satellite CubeSat from the Vandenberg Air Force Base In California.

Perjeta and Kadcyla - two drugs launched by swiss pharma company Roche in India for breast cancer.


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China launched its new communication satellite APSTAR-9 in a commercial mission by the Long March-3B carrier rocket from the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Centre.

Australia launches its communications satellite named Sky Muster (NBN-Co 1A) on Ariane5ECA rocket from Guiana Space Centre in Kourou.

International team of scientists created the worlds largest catalogue of genomic differences among humans.

Worlds highest terrestrial centre labelled as Extreme Altitude Research Centre inaugurated by DRDO chiefS Christopher at Habitat in Ladakh

INS Astradharani commissioned in Visakhapatnam, succeedor of INS Astravahini.

Human antibody Pembrolizumab named as Keytruda is approved by the US Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) used as an immunotherapy in the treatment of lung cancer.

China launches commercial remote-sensing satellites Jilin-1 satellites, launched from the JiuquanSatellite Launch Centre.

First colour images of Plutos atmospheric hazes beamed by NASAs New Horizons spacecraft.

Delhi Public Transport App launched by the Google India for the easiest public transport of New Delhi.

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to launch app to rein in traffic violators

Indian Railways launches app to book unreserved tickets - Mumbai suburban sections ,New Delhi andHazrat Nizamuddin stations.

In India UC topped in mobile browser while Google Chrome leads in PC

Customs Traveler Guide-India mobile-based app to inform people all about customs rules. Iran test-fires new generation long-range ballistic missiles called Emad(Pillar).

Scientifically validated anti-diabetes herbal drug named BGR-34 launched by a Council of Scientific andIndustrial Research (CSIR) in Lucknow.

China launched Tianhui-1C mapping satellite of Tianhui-1.

Tsunami Early Warning System Successfully Tested In Mumbai by Captain KLV Prabhakaran .

Russia is planning to launch its first manned lunar mission by 2029, Vladimir Solntsev - head of Roscomsos.

Chinas first lunar rover Yutu sets record for longest stay on Moon almost two years

Facebook partnered with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) to create 100 Wi-Fi hotspots in rural India.

Environment

International meeting of gov representatives and experts in Trondheim, Norway Countries agree to list thevulture species to12 vulture species .

Raptor MOU was signed under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species ofWild Animals (CMS).

Northern Philippines smashed by Typhoon Koppu ,215km northeast of Manila with a storm speed of 210 km/h 200 New Species Discovered in Himalayas by World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

133 plants, 26 species of fish, 10 new amphibians, one reptile, one bird and one mammal.

Indias first Dolphin Community Reserve will be established in West Bengal by state Chief WildlifeWarden Azam Zaidi - Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

Northern Philippines smashed by Typhoon Koppu with speed of 210 km/h.

A massive earthquake of 7.5 magnitude hits Hindu Kush Region of Afghanistan.

Sports

FIFA World Ranking : Argentina(1), Germany(2), Austria(11) and Liberia(95).

India is going to be the host of combined shotgun/rifle/pistol World Cup in 2017.

In the 2015 Commonwealth Youth, Junior & Senior weightlifting championships:

Punam Yadav (63kg) won gold medals in the woman categories of both senior and juniorWeightlifting G Lalitha won the silver medal in 63kg Youth Girls section.

Indian womens cricket team stands fourth in the latest ICC team ranking Australia(1st) and England(2nd)

Boxer Sarita Devi completes one-year ban

BCCI launched 20 grams gold-plated sterling silver toss coin with the images of Mahatma Gandhi and NelsonMandela for the India-South Africa cricket series.

8th Asian Air Gun Championship: 25th Sep to 1 Oct, 2015-14 countries India -17 medals,Iran -12 medals andTaipei - 3medals.


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WINNER CANDIDATES

10m AIR PISTOL WOMEN FINAL RESULTS

Name Country Medal

Heena Sidhu India GoldShweta Singh India Silver

Seon A Kim Korea Bronze

Sania Mirza and Swiss Martina Hingis grasped seventh title by bagging the Wuhan Open womensdoubles trophy by defeating the pair of Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu in Wuhan,China.

Shashank Manohar elected as President of Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI) till 2017 as succeedorof Jagmohan Dalmiya.

34 year old Portuguese Lawyer turned rider Luis Leao Pinto have won the 11th Hero MTB Himalayan Edition

2015, a 600 km long 7- stage race, for the second time. Andi Seewald of Germany-2nd and Pau Zamora of Spain 3rd. American Venus Williams crown at the Wuhan Open which is her biggest win -47thtitle . 2015 FIBA Asian Basketball Championship Won by China defeated Philippines at Changsha, Hunan, China. David Ferrer from Spain defeated Feliciano Lopez at Malaysian Open - 25th title

Boxer Jai Bhagwan suspended for taking bribe.

Indian cyclist 20 years old Deborah created history by winning five medals at Taiwan Cup

India lost to Turkmenistan in FIFA world cup 2018 qualifiers

South Africa won the T-20 International match series defeated India in Kanpur

FIFA suspended President Sepp Blatter, VP Michel Platini and Secretary General Jerome Valcke

Jurgen Klopp appointed as manger of Liverpool Football Club

Dheeraj Rangi Lightweight (60 kg) boxer bagged silver medal defeated by Algerias Yahia Abdelli inWorld Military Games held at Mungyeong, South Korea.

Melbourne, Australia is to the host for the 2016 World Cup and the 2019 Presidents Cup golf tournaments. Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis clinched their 8th title of the season by defeating Chinese pair of Hao-Ching

Chan and Yung-Jan Chan in the China Open final in Beijing.

National tennis champion N Sriram Balaji bagged a wild card for the 2016 Delhi Open after defeating VishnuVardhan at the Fenesta National Tennis Championship in New Delhi.

Prerna Bhambri defeated Samitha Sai Chamarthi at ITF women event in Delhi Open.

Shuttler Ajay jayaram India clinched two international titles in Dutch Open Grand Prix defeated Estonias RaulMust - mens singles in Almere, Netherlands.

Under-17 Krishna and Satwik defeated Hau Leong and Fong Hau Sim of Malaysia

Mens doubles B. Sumeeth Reddy & Manu Attri were defeated by Andrew Ellis & Peter Mills

Punjab National Bank won the Beighton cup of Hockey by defeating Indian Oil Corporation

Russian Grand Prix title of Formula One was won by Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain - defeatedFerraris Sebastian Vettel

10m AIR PISTOL MEN FINAL RESULTS

Name Country Medal

Sepehr Boroujeni Iran GoldGurpreet Singh India Silver

Jitu Rai India Bronze

10m AIR RIFLE WOMEN FINAL RESULTS

Name Country Medal

Jasmine Wei Xian Ser Singapore Gold

Elaheh Ahmadi Iran Silver

Ayonika Paul India Bronze

10m AIR RIFLE MEN FINAL RESULTS

Name Country Medal

Abhinav Bindra India Gold

Yuriy Yurkov Kazakhstan Silver

Jaechul Yu Korea Bronze

10m AIR PISTOL MEN JUNIOR FINAL RESULTS

Name Country Medal

Sumedh Kumar India Gold

Hemendra Kushwah India Silver

Mohamad Ahmed Bangladesh Bronze


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China Open (Tennis) 2015 - Beijing, China.

Category Winner Runner-up

Mens singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Rafael Nadal (Spain)

Womens Singles Garbine Muguruza (Spain) Timea Bacsinszky (Switzerland)

Mens Doubles Vasek Pospisil (Canada)Daniel Nestor (Canada) andEdouard Roger-

And Jack Sock (US) Vasselin(France)

Womens Doubles Sania Mirza (India) Chan Hao-ching (China)And Martina Hingis And Chan Yung-jan (China)

(Switzerland)

Indian fast bowler Zaheer Khan announced the retirement from International Cricket. Commonwealth Youth, Junior and Senior Weightlifting Championships were held at Pune, Maharashtra

NAME CATEGORY

S Sathish Kumar Senior men (77 Kg)S Mirabai Chanu Senior women (48Kg)R V Rahul Junior men (85 Kg)Pramila Krisani Junior women (53kg)Mohini Chavan Youth girls (48kg)Lalu Taku Youth boys (69kg)

21stedition of Fenesta Open National Tennis championship in New DelhiUNDER 16 TITLES

Boys : Nitin K Sinha defeated Parikshit SomaniGirls : Sabhyata Nihalani defeated Akansha BhanUNDER 14 TITLES

Boys: Mann Maulik Shah defeated Shashikant RajputGirls: Sanya Singh defeated Salsa Ahir

17th Edition of Himalayan Motorsport Raid de Himalaya titled bagged by driver Raj Singh Rathore (co-driverAmber Udasi) by defeating Tsering Lakhpa.

Novak Djokovic claimed his ninth title of the year defeated over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Shanghai Masters

36th National Archery Championship Saket Meerut, Uttar Pradesh Oct (13th to 18th)2015.

Compound Men (Ranking Round) Women (Ranking Round)

Mixed Team

Position Name

1 Rajasthan (Swati Dudhwal, Sarvesh Pareek)

2 Maharashtra (Jayalakshmi Sarikonda, Swapnil

3 Delhi (Divya Adlakha, Abhishek Verma)

Chinas Xuerui Li win over Indias PV Sindhu in Denmark Open Title of Badminton 2015 venued atOdense Sports Park, Denmark.

Men singles won by Chinas Chen Long by defeating Indonesian Tommy Sugiarto Great Britain wins a victory over India during 5th Sultan of Johor Cup (SOJ Cup) at Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

National Cadet Corps National Games 2015 was concluded in New Delhi. Raksha Mantri OverallChampions trophy went to Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh.

Position Name

1 Abhishek Verma(Delhi)2 Ch. Jignas (Ser)

3 Anil Kumar (ITBP) 698

Position Name

1 V. Jyothi Surekha (PSPB)2 Swati Dudhwal (Raj)

3 Lily Chanu Paonam (Man)


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Vietnam Open Tennis Trophy is clinched by Indian tennis player Saketh Myneni by defeating AustraliasJordan Thompson.

Cricketer Virender sehwag announced retirement from all forms of international cricket and from theIndian Premier League(IPL).

FIFA suspended Kuwait Football Association(KFA), because of government interference in the running ofits Football Association - article 14 Para 3 .

Yuki Bhambri entered in the top-100 of ATP rankings

Rohan Bopanna inumber 15, followed by Leander Paes (36) and Purav Raja (96). In the WTA doubles rankings, Sania Mirza continues to be world number one player.

Golfer Anirban Lahiri (39th) won the Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month award.

Badminton World Federation (BWF) ranking Saina Nehwal dropped to 2ndspot PV Sindhu -13thrank, Kidambi Srikanth-6thrank and Parupalli Kashyap ranked at 10th Ajay Jayaram climbed a place to be ranked World No.25.

Indian Chess Abhijeet Gupta clinched the 19th Hoogeveen Chess Tournament 2015 by defeating Neelotpal Das.

The South Asian Games will be held in Guwahati and Shillong from February 6 to 16 in 2016.

Virat Kohli became the fourth player to register hundred against all the Test countries in ODIs, joining SachinTendulkar,

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