Page-36 of Current Affairs - June, 2015

President gives assent to re-promulgation of Land Ordinance for 3rd time

June 1, 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to re-promulgation of land ordinance for third time as per provisions of Article 123 of Indian Constitution. Earlier, Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had approved re-promulgation of the ordinance, ..

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Punjab to observe 2015-16 as Year of Development

June 1, 2015

Punjab government has announced that year 2015-16 will be will be observed as development year to give further fillip to the all-round development of the state. It was announced by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, in Dhuri Assembly segment of ..

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Gurpreet Singh secures quota place in shooting for 2016 Rio Olympics

June 1, 2015

Ace Indian shooter Gurpreet Singh has secured India a fifth quota place in shooting for the 2015 Rio Olympics. He achieved this feat by finishing fourth in the Men’s 10 metre Air Pistol final at the International Shooting Sport Federation ..

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Deepika Kumari wins bronze at Antalya Archery World Cup

June 1, 2015

Ace Indian archer Deepika Kumari has clinched the bronze medal in the women’s individual Women’s Recurve event at Antalya Archery World Cup held in Turkey. To win bronze medal Deepika outclassed Chang Hye Jin of South Korea in straight sets ..

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Dilwar Singh of Haryana wins Pedal for Kashmir cycling race

June 1, 2015

Dilawar Singh of Haryana has won ‘Pedal for Kashmir’ cycling competition, held along the banks of picturesque Dal Lake in Srinagar. During this cycling, Singh pipped local champion Mohammad Akbar Khan who came runner up, followed by another local cyclist ..

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Pinaka Mark-II rockets successfully tested at Pokhran

June 1, 2015

Advanced version of indigenous Pinaka mark-II rockets were successfully tested on 30 May 2015 in Pokhran field firing ranges in Rajasthan. They were test-fired using a multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL). In the test six rounds were successfully tested which had ..

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