Nation
remembered Jawaharlal Nehru
.
v The
nation remembered Jawaharlal Nehru (14th November 1889 – 27th May 1964) on his
51st death anniversary, with President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and other national leaders paying tributes to India’s first Prime
Minister.
ISRO has
announced complete operationalisation of GAGAN
v Indian
Space Research Organization (ISRO) has announced the complete
operationalisation of the GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN). With
this, India has become the fourth nation after the US, Europe and Japan to have
inter-operable Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS).
v GAGAN
is the first SBAS system in the world to serve the equatorial region of the
Earth. While the GAGAN Payload is already operational through the GSAT-8 and
GSAT-10 satellites, the third payload will be carried onboard the GSAT-15
satellite, which is scheduled for launch in October 2015.
Tripura
government decided to lift the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA)
v The
Tripura government headed by Chief Minister / Home Minister of Tripura, Manik
Sarkar has decided to lift the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) from the
state, where this controversial law was in effect for the last 18 years to curb
insurgency in the state following spurt of violence by the ultras.
Trevor
Bayliss appointed as Head Coach of England Cricket Team
v Trevor
Bayliss appointed as Head Coach of England Cricket Team on 26th May 2015. He
became 1st Australian who will Coach the England Cricket Team. He played during
the period 1985 to 1997 for New South Wales.
C.S.
Santosh presented with Motorsport Man of the Year Award
v C.S.
Santosh presented with Motorsport Man of the Year Award on 25th May 2015 given
by Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) in the ceremony held in
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Vijay
Kelkar to head the committee on PPP model
v Vijay
Kelkar the renowned economist and a former Finance Secretary was appointed as
the head of the newly constituted committee that will give recommendations to
recast the model of the so-called public-private-partnership (PPP) model in
India.
125 obsolete
laws have been repealed by the Union Govt
v 125 obsolete
laws have been repealed by the Union Govt. with the passage of two Bills in
Parliament as disclosed in recently released data compiled by the Legislative
Department of the Law Ministry.
Pakistani
spinner banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
v Raza
Hasan, Pakistani spinner was banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) from
playing any form of cricket for two years after being tested positive for a
prohibited substance.
Source: The Hindu, PIB