CURRENT AFFAIR PART 4

• General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) will develop an insurance product for Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Financial Services (DFS) to provide insurance cover for liability arising from Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages (CLND) Act, 2010 for benefit of staff of nuclear power plants.
• Germany's Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen Visited India.
• Global warming will lead to extinction of 1 in 6 species by end of century if emission of carbon dioxide stays the same as per a study Accelerating extinction risk from climate change by Mark C. Urban of University of Connecticut (USA).
• Goa Government launched hot air balloon and amphibious vehicles service to add attractions to its tourism portfolio.
• Government released commemorative coin on 100th anniversary of Swami Chinmayananda.
• Government approved 21 proposals of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of Rs.280.70 crores on recommendations of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB).
• Government approved Namami Gange Program to clean Ganga river in a comprehensive manner with a budget outlay of Rs. 20,000 crore for the next 5 years.
• Government of India has incurred over Rs. 4000 crore on this cleaning ganga since 1985.
• Government approved Gujarat State's Climate Change Action Plan 2015-2020 with proposal to invest over 21000 crores for creating environment-friendly water resource management, public health and agriculture improvement projects by 2020.
• Government approved Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) Continuation Programme consisting of fifteen operational flights PSLV-C36 to PSLV-C50 during 2017-2020 with cost of 3090 crore rupees.
• Government approved amending Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 to fight the black money inside the country by Seizing benami properties and putting fine with imprisonment.
• Government approved building GSAT-17 and GSAT-18 communication satellites, weighing over 3400 Kgs each, for providing replacement capacity with total budget of Rs. 1020 crores each in a period of 30 months with structure similar to GSAT-10 satellite. These satellites will provide replacement capacity in different frequency bands and protect operational services.
• Government approved construction of Rs 4,318.28 crore trunk infrastructure components in Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) in Gujarat and Shendra Bidkin Industrial Area (SBIA) in Maharashtra in the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project.
• Government approved name change of Bangalore city railway station as ‘Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna’ railway station.
• Government approved revising Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC) with Korea (signed in 1985) to prevent fiscal evasion of taxes. Revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) will provide tax stability to Both Countries.
• Government approved revival of closed urea unit of Fertilizer Corporation India Limited (FCIL) at Sindri (Jharkhand) with an investment of Rs 6000 crore. This unit was not in operations since 2002.
• Government approved signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Bangladesh for prevention of human trafficking. An agreement for Coastal Shipping was also signed to carry out coastal movement of goods.
• Government approved signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sweden for cooperation in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
• Government approved signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Renewable Energy Cooperation between India and Seychelles in March, 2015 during visit of PM Narendra Modi to Seychelles.
• Government launched USTAAD scheme in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)  for growth of lakhs of traditional artisans of the city.
• Government launched website of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog at URL - http://www.Niti.Gov.In. Website was launched by Arvind Panagariya, Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog.
• Government made Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) eligible under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) to enable foreign investment inflows into real estate projects, that was prohibited as of now.
• Government on allocated 5000 crore rupees for growth of Department of AYUSH (comprising Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy).
• Gurpreet Singh qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics along with Abhinav Bindra , Gagan Narang, Jitu Rai and Apurvi Chandela.
• H. E. Mr. Raymond Tshibanda NTunga mulongo, Foreign Minister of Democratic Republic of Congo visited India.
• HDFC Bank tied up with Apollo Hospitals to launch Medical Benefits Card. It will allow Apollo corporates to disburse medical allowances to their employees and has insurance cover for accidents.
• Han Changfu, China's Agriculture Minister Visited India.
• Haryana Government included Deaflympics in its Sports Policy to enable Deaf Olympicc medalists to get cash rewards, jobs and other benefits. Deaflympics were previously known as World Games for the Deaf and International Games for the Deaf.
• Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda launched Kayakalp awards to Public Health Facilities(PHFs) for following Swachata Guidelines in Public Health Facilities.
• Himachal Pradesh government has set up satellite tracking system to check forest fire incidents in summer season.
• Himachal Pradesh will host Paragliding World Cup 2015 under the aegis of Para-gliding World Cup Association, France.
• Hollywood actress Elizabeth Wilson passed away.
• Home Ministry will implement NERS (Nationwide Emergency Response System) to save women in distress.
• Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani attended World Education Forum (WEF) meet organized by UNESCO in Incheon (South Korea).
• Hyderabad will host four-day Indo-Global Pharma Expo and Summit 2015 on July 24, 2015. The announcement was made by P V Appaji, Chief of Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India.
• India assumes Presidency of 68th WHA (World Health Assembly), the high decision making body of World Health organisation (WHO), after 19 years. Union Minister of Minister of Health & Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda will lead India's delegation to the event.
• India has reached sixth position in terms of scientific publications, up from tenth position previously.
• India signed $31 million loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to boost water availability in Karnataka through implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM).
• India successfully test fired BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile for 48th time from Andaman and Nicobar islands. The advanced version of the land-to-land BrahMos Block-III version has full-range of 290 km.
• India won 3 gold and 2 bronze medals at International Shooting Competition in Germany. Abhinav Bindra won single and team gold with Chain Singh and Gagan Narang in 10 metre air rifle event. Chain Singh also won gold in 50 metre mens rifle. Gagan Narang won Bronze in 50 metre rifle and Apurvi Chandela won Bronze in womens air rifle.
• India's Exports during April, 2015 were US $ 22054.72 million and Imports in April 2015 were US $ 33047.02 (Trade Deficit of US $ 10992.30 million).
• India's GMR Infrastructure tied up with Chinese Guizhou International Investment Corporation (GIIC) for developing Kakinada Special Economic Zone (KSEZ) in Andhra Pradesh.
• India's Industry body ASSOCHAM proposed BRICS Under-17 Football Cup to be held in India in 2016.
• India-Singapore joint naval exercise SIMBEX started.
• Indian Air Force Chief Arup Raha visited United States of America.
• Indian Army team emerged champions in 19th Federation Cup National Senior Athletic Championships in Mangaluru (Karnataka) with 123.5 points. Tamil Nadu team came at second position by securing 114 poi
• Indian Chemistry Scientist C.N.R. Rao has been given Highest Civilian Award of Japan, Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star for his 'contribution to promoting understanding in science and technology between Japan and India.
• Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) reported that India has registered green building projects of over 3 billion sq ft area that made India second in terms of green building footprint. Next Aim is to cover 10 billion sq ft by 2022.
• Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM) (Madhya Pradesh) signed an Agreement with Indira Gandhi National Tribal University(IGNTU) (Manipur) to start a Joint MBA Program.
• Indian Meteorological Department under Ministry of Earth Sciences signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) for optimum use of weather information in power sector.
• Indian Navy warships INS Ranvir and INS Shakti arrived at Jakarta (Indonesia) In pursuit of India's 'Look East' and 'Act East' policy for operational deployment to South East Asia and Southern Indian Ocean.
• Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) teamed up with ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) for e-ticket facility for entry to Taj Mahal and Humayun’s Tomb.
• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced to launch ASTROSAT in October 2015 by the PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) C-34 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh).
• ASTROSAT is first Indian space observatory mission aimed at studying distant celestial objects. ASTROSAT carries four X-ray payloads, one UV telescope and a charge particle monitor.
• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has initiated process of formulating a National Space Act for India for regulating space activities.
• Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced complete operationalisation of GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN). India became fourth nation after US, Europe and Japan to have inter-operable Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS). GAGAN is first SBAS system in world to serve equatorial region.
• Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced complete operationalisation of GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN). India became fourth nation after US, Europe and Japan to have inter-operable Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS). GAGAN is first SBAS system in world to serve the equatorial region.
• Indian archer Deepika Kumari won bronze in women's individual recurve event in Archery World Cup in Turkey.
• Indian author Neel Mukherjee won 2014 Encore Award worth 10000 pounds for his novel The Lives of Others.
• Indian boxers won 3 Gold and 2 silver medals at World Junior Women's boxing Championship in Taiwan. Savita, Mandeep Sandhu and Sakshi won Gold while Sonia and Niharika Gonella won silver medals.
• Indian boxers won 4 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 bronze at Doha (Qatar) International Boxing Tournament. L Devendro Singh, Shiva Thapa, Manish Kaushik, and Manoj Kumar won gold, Gaurav Bidhuri won Silver, Mandeep Jangra and Vikas Krishan won bronze.
• Indian discus thrower Vikas Gowda won Gold at Jamaican International Invitation meet throw of 65.14 metres.
• Indian-American Akhil Amar from Yale University has been appointed as a member of the prestigious National Council on Humanities of United States (US). Presently, Amar is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at the Yale University.
• Indian-American Sivanandan Mandjiny won University of North Carolina (UNC) Board of Governors 2015 Award for Excellence in Teaching.
• Indian-American policeman Harkeert Singh Saini won prestigious Top Civilian Supervisor of the Year award for his services to Houston Police department in Texas state of United States of America.
• Indian-Origin Harbhajan Kaur Dheer became first Asian woman to be elected as mayor in the United Kingdom (Ealing Council in London).
• Indian-born Nikesh Arora appointed as President of Japan’s multinational telecommunications and internet company SoftBank Corp.
• Indian-origin person Parvinder Singh Batth appointed as mayor of Britains Wokingham Borough Council.