Sunday 27 September 2015

India This Week: 15 June-21 June 2015

15 June 2015
• Union Government launched website to connect employers, job seekers
• Book titled Recasting India written by Hindol Sengupta released
• PM Narendra Modi launched book titled Education of Muslims by Professor JS Rajput
• Indian Railways rechristened Haridwar Mail as Yoga Express
• Union Government launched Augmented Reality Application named Sakaar
• Critically endangered Sangai deer found in Manipur’s Loktak Lake to be translocated
• Kapil Mishra appointed as Chairman of Delhi Jal Board

16 June 2015
• Election Commission of India (ECI) suspended recognition of National People's Party (NPP)
• India’s trade deficit in May 2015 narrowed to 10.4 billion US dollars
• Renowned architect Charles Correa passed away
• Hindi writers Babusha Kohli, Upasana won 10th Navlekhan Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith
• One Rank, One Pension scheme for ex-servicemen
• Las Vegas casino tycoon Kirk Kerkorian died
• Narendra Kumar Yadav took charge as Chairman and Managing Director of MTNL
• Book titled Modi - Incredible emergence of a star in Chinese language written by Tarun Vijay
• AIBA constituted Ad-hoc committee chaired by Kishan Narsi for boxing in India
• Sunil Chhetri became first Indian footballer to score 50 international goals

17 June 2015
• Union Ministry of Finance formed two committees for facilitating implementation of GST
• CCEA approved Minimum Support Prices for Kharif Crops of 2015-16 season
• CCEA approved setting up of 2000 MW of Grid connected Solar PV Power Projects under JNNSM
• Union Government launched Cluster Development Programme for Pharma Sector
• Union Government decided to increase number of work days under MGNREGA in drought hit areas
• Union Cabinet revised target of solar power under JNNSM to 100000 MW by 2022
• NHAI invited bids for Bharat Mala Project
• Malvani hooch tragedy: more than 90 people died
• CCEA approved inclusion of Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh in National Dairy Plan- I
• Union Cabinet approved transfer of NIL’s land to DRDO for establishing a defence research centre
• Union Cabinet approved Bureau of Indian Standards Bill, 2015
• Union Cabinet approved Housing for All by 2022 Mission
• IAMAI released Social Media in India 2014 report
• G Gurucharan given additional charge as Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards
• Archana Ramasundaram appointed as Director of National Crime Records Bureau
• ASIC launched mobile app ASCIonline for consumer complaint
• Sharad Pawar re-elected as President of Mumbai Cricket Association
• Madras HC made wearing of helmets for two-wheelers compulsory from 1 July 2015

18 June 2015
• Maharashtra topped the list of States and UTs in IPR filing in 2013-14: IBEF report
• India placed at 61st position in terms of foreigners’ money in Swiss banks
• Aakar Patel appointed as Executive Director of Amnesty International India
• Union Government launched weather alert service NOWCAST
• Book titled Bikhare Khyalat written by Abdul Haq presented to Vice-President
• Indian paddlers won team titles at South Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships
• WB State Assembly passed West Bengal Tea Plantation Employees Welfare Fund Bill, 2015

19 June 2015
• Union Ministry of Finance released Draft Outline of Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme
• Justice Gian Parkash Mittal resigned from the Office of the Judge of Delhi High Court
• New series of Atithi Devo Bhava TV commercials launched
• 350th foundation day of Shri Anandpur Sahib celebrated

20 June 2015
• First-ever indigenously developed VRF ACs launched by Blue Star

21 June 2015
• Sanjay Subrahmanyam selected for Sangitha Kalanidhi award for the year 2015
• International Yoga Day celebration at Rajpath sets two world records
• Former Indian women's hockey captain Shashi Bala died
• Debendranath Sarangi elected as President of Squash Rackets Federation of India

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