Page-19 of Current Affairs - June, 2015

Overall stockpile of nuclear weapon diminishes: Stockholm Peace Institute

As per recently published Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook 2015, the number of nuclear weapons in the world decreased in 2015. The overall stockpile of nuclear weapons has declined to 15,850 in early 2015 from 16,350 in early ..

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BSNL launches free pan India roaming scheme

State owned telecommunications giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched free pan India roaming scheme. This scheme will allow company’s mobile customers across the country to receive incoming calls at no additional cost i.e. free of cost. It will ..

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Rohan Bopanna- Florin Mergea pair win Stuttgart Men’s Double Open title 2015

India’s tennis player Rohan Bopanna along with his Romanian partner Florin Mergea has won the ATP’s Stuttgart Open final doubles trophy in Germany. The Indo-Romanian pair defeated Austrian-Brazilian pair of Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares by score of 5-7, 6-2 ..

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Cairn India to merge with Vedanta Ltd

Metal and mining giant Vedanta Ltd and its subsidiary oil explorer Cairn India have announced to merge. The merger will create India’s largest diversified natural resources company. It will also help Cairn spread its risk from volatile oil business to ..

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Supreme Court cancels 2015 All India Pre-Medical Test

Supreme Court has cancelled the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIMPT) 2015 and directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to re-conduct the test within one month. This verdict was given by a SC bench of Justice RK Agarwal and ..

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400 million people worldwide lack access to essential health services: WHO and WB report

World Bank and World Health Organisation (WHO) in their latest report have reported that around 400-million people worldwide lack access to essential health services. It was revealed in a report by the World Bank and WHO on tracking universal health ..

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