Page-18 of Current Affairs - June, 2015

Denmark's Mogens Lykketoft elected as President of UN General Assembly

Mogens Lykketoft from Denmark was unanimously elected as President of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He was only the nominee put forward by the Western Europe and other group (WEOG). Mogens Lykketoft succeeds Uganda’s Sam Kutesa who was President of ..

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India inks landmark MVA with Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) have inked a Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA) for the regulation of passenger, personnel and cargo vehicular traffic for the economic benefit of the entire region. On behalf of India, the agreement was signed by ..

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Union Government launches augmented reality application ‘Sakaar’

Union Government has launched Augmented Reality technology based mobile application named ‘Sakaar’ to highlight the achievements of the Department of Space. It was launched by Minister of State (MoS) in the Department of Atomic Energy Dr. Jitendra Singh in New ..

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Indian Railways names Haridwar Mail as Yoga Express

Indian Railways has named Haridwar Mail as Yoga Express with an immediate effect. In this regard the train No 19031/19032 Ahmedabad-Haridwar-Ahmedabad famously known as Haridwar Mail has been christened as Yoga Express. This decision was taken by Indian Railways before ..

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FDI in services sector grows by 46% in 2014-15 fiscal

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into the services sector grew by over 46 per cent to 3.25 billion dollars in 2014-15 fiscal. It was revealed by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). The FDI in this sector has ..

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Snapdeal acquires mobility solutions company Letsgomo Labs

Domestic e-commerce giant Snapdeal has acquired Gurgaon based mobility solutions company Letsgomo Labs. With this acquisition Letsgomo team will become part of Snapdeal. It will help to strengthen Snapdeal position in the m-commerce domain by further strengthen it mobile technology ..

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