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Current Affairs - June, 2015

First 3D anatomic heart model printed using multiple imaging techniques

Team of heart experts including an Indian-origin surgeon Dr. Joseph Vettukattil for first time have printed three dimensional (3D) anatomic heart model using multiple imaging techniques. This hybrid...

June 30, 2015

50 nations, including India sign 60-article agreement on China-led AIIB

50 founding nations including India have signed 60-article agreement of China-led multilateral Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Australia was the first country to sign the agreement and was...

June 30, 2015

Indian Railways, Indian Army among world's biggest employers:  WEF Study

Two Indian organizations, India Army and Indian Railways are among the world’s biggest employers. It was revealed in a research published by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Both...

June 30, 2015

Facebook Lite for Android launched in India

Social network giant Facebook launched Facebook Lite, a new version of its application for Android phones in India. Facebook Lite is a lighter version of its app which...

June 30, 2015

Rahul Agarwal appointed as Managing Director of Lenovo India

Technology major Lenovo has appointed Rahul Agarwal as the Managing Director (MD) of its India operations. He succeeds Amar Babu who has been promoted to regional mandate as...

June 30, 2015

Nadia district in West Bengal wins UN Public Service Award 2015

Nadia district in West Bengal has won the United Nations Public Service Award 2015 in the category of improving delivery of public services for or eliminating open defecation in...

June 30, 2015

India, Thailand ink MoU on Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty

India and Thailand signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on double taxation avoidance treaty (DTAT). The MoU was signed during 7th meeting of the India-Thailand Joint Commission for...

June 30, 2015

J Jayalalithaa launches first phase of Chennai Metro

First phase of Chennai Metro service was inaugurated by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa after she flagged off inaugural train. The first phase of Metro service covers...

June 29, 2015

Russia's former PM Yevgeny Primakov passes away

Former Prime minister Yevgeny Primakov passed away in Moscow after a prolonged illness. He was 85. He had served as PM for just eight months between September 1998...

June 29, 2015

Jwala Gutta, Ashwni Ponappa win women's doubles title of Canada Open Badminton tournament

Indian pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwni Ponappa won the women’s doubles title of the Canada Open Badminton tournament. In the finals match played at Calgary, Canada they...

June 29, 2015

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