Page-20 of Current Affairs - January, 2015

US designates Taliban Chief Mullah Fazlullah as Global Terrorist

January 15, 2015

United States has designated Maulana Fazlullah, chief of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)- an outfit of Pakistan’s Taliban, as global terrorist and has imposed sanctions against him. It was announced after US Secretary of State John Kerry had asked Pakistan to target ..

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RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis point

January 15, 2015

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut down repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.75 percent from 8 percent, with immediate effect. It was announced ahead of the scheduled date of monetary policy announcement on 3rd February 2015 as ..

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Team India unveils new eco-friendly ODI jersey kit

January 15, 2015

Indian cricket team has unveiled new eco-friendly ODI jersey ahead of the triangular series starting in Australia on 16 January 2015. It was unveiled in Melbourne. Key facts of Team India’s eco-friendly ODI jersey It is made out of 100% ..

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Army Day is being observed on 15 January

January 15, 2015

In India, Army Day is being observed every year on 15 January. Significance of Day: In 1949, on this day Lt. General (later Field Marshal) Kodandera Madappa Cariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army (of the independent ..

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India's Open water swimmer Bhakti Sharma sets world record in Antarctic Ocean

January 15, 2015

India’s open water swimmer Bhakti Sharma has set a new world record by swimming 1.4 miles in 52 minutes in one degree temperature in the Antarctic Ocean. She has bettered the earlier record of British open water swimmer Lewis Pugh ..

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Government hands over new Maritime Security Gadget to Navy, Coast guard

January 15, 2015

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has handed over Resident Identity Card (RIC) readers to Navy Chief Admiral R K Dhowan and Coast Guard Director General Vice-Admiral A G Thapliyal. As part of RIC Scheme, these maritime security gadgets will be ..

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