Current Affairs 2015

• Parliament passed the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015.
• CAG exposes scam in rice procurement.
• Pune, Rajkot become interim IPL franchises to replace CSK, RR.

FIFA has signed an eight-year partnership deal with Alibaba E-Auto for the Club World Cup, reflecting China̢۪s vast marketing potential.

Vodafone India entered the 4G services arena, starting with Kochi, as it looks to take on market leader Bharti Airtel and the upcoming launch by Reliance Jio Infocomm.

The report has highlighted massive irregularities in the procurement and milling of paddy for the central pool of the public distribution system that resulted in a loss of at least Rs. 50,000 crore over the past five years.

• In this matter, the case will be transferred to the court that has appropriate jurisdiction. The bill also amends the definition of cheque.

• Pune and Rajkot have become the new interim franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) through the reverse bidding process.
• They will replace the suspended teams of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) for a period of two years.

• Maharashtra becomes first state to allow MLAs raise online question.
• Atomic Energy (Amendment) Bill, 2015 introduced in Lok Sabha to fast track nuclear power projects.
• Lok Sabha passes High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2015.

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• Union Government releases commemorative coins on Dr B R Ambedkar.
• Gangotri glacier getting less snowfall, higher temperatures.
• Singapore replaces Mauritius as top source of FDI into India.

• South Western Railways Zone introduces Biodiesel for trains
• India’s forest & tree cover increased by 5, 081 Sq km: ISFR 2015
• China’s 1st manned electric aircraft gets license for production

• Apart from this system GAIL is also seeking alternative methods such as advanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) which can be integrated with this system.
• GAIL’s R&D pilot project in this regard was implemented on the 610-km-long Dahej-Vijaipur pipeline.

• Private vehicles in Delhi can run only on alternate days.
• The Unesco Asia Pacific Award of Excellence presented to Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple.
• British astronaut to run a marathon in space.