Page-45 of Current Affairs - August, 2015

Dipa Karmakar wins bronze medal at 6th Senior ART Gymnastics Asian Championships

August 3, 2015

Ace Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar has won bronze medal in women’s vault event at the 6th Senior ART Gymnastics Asian Championships held in Hiroshima, Japan. Yan Wang of China successfully defended her title to win  gold medal with 14.988 points. ..

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Former MP Minister Jagannath Singh passes away

August 3, 2015

Former Madhya Pradesh minister and senior Bhartiya Janta Party leader Jagannath Singh passed away in Bhopal after prolonged illness. He was 69. He had had served as state labour minister from 2008 to 2013 in the BJP government led by ..

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Historic and Landmark Peace Accord signed between NSCN (IM) – Central Government

August 3, 2015

Union Government has signed an historic and landmark peace accord with the Isaac Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN). The pact was signed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence at 7, Race Course Road in New ..

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Joshna Chinappa wins WSA Victorian Open title of squash

August 3, 2015

India’s ace female squash player Joshna Chinappa won the prestigious US 15,000 dollars Victorian Open squash competition. In the final match of the WSA event played at Melbourne, Australia she defeated second Denmark’s Line Hansen by three set score of ..

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CERN formally confers its Associate Membership to Pakistan

August 3, 2015

Pakistan was formally conferred Associate Membership status by European Organisation for Nuclear Research (also known as CERN). The membership was granted after Pakistan formally completed the required internal ratification process. With this, Pakistan became the first Asian country to become ..

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India to host 2nd Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC)

August 3, 2015

India will host second edition meeting of Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) on 21 August 2015 in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The meeting will be attended by the heads of 14 island nations from Indo-Pacific oceanic region. It is seen as ..

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