1. India's first Integrated Underwater Harbour Defence and Surveillance System (IUHDSS) has been commissioned in Kochi, Kerala.
2. The United Nations (UN) released the report title "World Population Prospects: The 2015 ". As per the report, India will overtake China to become the most populous nation in the world by 2022.
3. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) selected Beijing to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. It will be the first Olympic Winter Games ever to be held in China. The games will be held from February 4 to February 20, 2022. It will be the third consecutive Olympic Games held in Asia, after Pyeongchang 2018 and Tokyo 2020.
4. The state government of Tamil Nadu instituted a youth award in the name of former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam and also declared that his birthday October 15 would be celebrated as Youth Awakening Day.
5. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will issue 10 rupee denomination coins to commemorate the International Day of Yoga (June 21). The coin bears the logo of the International Day of Yoga, with the inscription ''Saamanjasya evam shanthi ke liye yog'' in Devnagri script and "yoga for harmony and peace" in English. At the bottom of the logo the date June 21 will be inscribed. The coins will be legal tender.
6. HDFC Bank Ltd. Launched 'Dhanchayat' an educational film to raise awareness on the dangers of borrowing money from unorganised sources.
7. The Aadiperukku festival has been organised in Tamil Nadu with traditional gaiety on August 3, 2015. This Hindu Tamil festival celebrated on the 18th day of the Tamil month of Adi (mid-July to mid-August) in gratitude to water bodies especially Cauvery River.
8. Pakistan became the first Asian country to get European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) membership. Now, Pakistan can participate in the governance of CERN, by attending meetings of its council. It will also allow the Pakistani industry to bid for CERN contracts. Presently, India has observer status in CERN.
9. After the approval by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the African country, South Sudan became the 206th member of the Olympic family. Now, South Sudan will compete at 2016 Rio de Janeiro summer Olympics under its own flag.
10. Ireland, which benefit from the presence of transnationals, is the leading exporter of computer and information services, followed by India.
11. Apollo Munich Health Insurance has introduced Dengue Care, the first exclusive over-the-counter health policy to cover dengue related expenses. It is available at an one-time premium of Rs. 444 and provides Rs. 50,000 in-patient and Rs. 10,000 OPD coverage.
12. The Union Minister of Rural Development, Mr. Birender Singh Chaudhary launched the web portal 'SAMANVAY' to monitor progress and implementation of the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) for development of Gram Panchayats.The purpose of this portal is to help Member of Parliament's (MPs) to utilise relevant schemes in the planning and implementation of SAGY.
13. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially recognized ' Frisbee' as an Olympic sport.
14. India's leading car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki launched its first premium crossover "S-Cross" in India.
15. Bharti Airtel became the first telecom operator in India to commercially launch its 4G high-speed data services in 296 towns across India.
16. India's oldest organized retailer, Shoppers Stop has tied up with Snapdeal (online shopping portal) to retail their products online.
17. As per the Forbes's ranking of the 'World's Highest-Paid Actors' 2015, Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar are among the world's top ten highest-paid actors. In the list, Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor ranked 18 and 30 with estimated earning of $26 Million and $15 Million. The list has been topped by actor Robert Downey Jr with earnings of $ 80 million.
18. The Maharashtra government has declared the northern part of Thane Creek as a flamingo sanctuary under Section 18 of the Wildlife (Protection Act), 1972. This will be the state's second marine sanctuary after Malvan.
19. India has decided to boycott 61st Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPU) to be held in Islamabad next month in protest against Pakistan not inviting the Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly.
20. The Union Minority Affairs Minister Dr. Najma Heptullah has launched an ambitious scheme "Nai Manzil" for minorities. The scheme seeks to bridge the academic and skill development gaps between madrassas passouts and their mainstream counterparts. The scheme will be beneficial for minority dominated areas specially, Bihar and UP where most of the minority concentrated blocks are in these two states. As per Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Zoroastrians (Parsis) and Jains are notified as minority communities in India.
21. The Swachh Bharat Ranking of 476 cities has released by the Ministry of Urban Development. As per the performance, the top 3 ranked cities of India are Mysore, Thiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu), and Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra). Among state capitals, Bengaluru comes first (number 7 in the list of all cities) and Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala was on second position (number 8 among all cities) while Patna scored the least at rank 429.
22. The Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has become the first Indian private firm to get license from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to manufacture Lakshya, a pilotless target aircraft.
23. As per section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the death penalty is given by courts. On this issue, the Tripura Legislative Assembly passed resolution on abolishing death penalty and they send a proposal to the Government of India (GoI) to bring necessary amendments in this Act and provide life imprisonment up to death in case of heinous crimes.
24. Kochi has become the first city in India to be a member of Beijing-headquartered World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) Council.
25. As per section 306 (abetment of suicide) of the Indian Penal Code, the Rajasthan high court banned "Santhara" or a religious fast to death practised by followers of Jainism, declaring it unconstitutional. The judgement came after the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed by Nikhil Soni in 2006 against the practice of Santhara. According to the Press Trust of India, on average 240 Jains practice santhara (also known Sallekhana Vruta) until death each year in India.
26. As per recently released data by US Department of Agriculture (DoA), India is the world's largest exporter of beef in FY-2015. In FY-2015, India exported 2.4 million tonnes of veal and beef, while Brazil exported 2 million tonnes and Australia exported 1.5 million tonnes.
27. The Indian socio-biologist Mr.Raghavendra Gadagkar bestowed with Germany's highest civilian honour "the Cross of Order of the Merit" for contribution in the field of behavioural ecology and sociobiology and also for works in strengthening research corporation between India and Germany.
28. Google will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alphabet Inc, it is announced by Google co-founder, Mr. Larry Page. In other words, Alphabet Inc. will replace Google Inc. as the publicly-traded entity and all shares of Google will automatically convert into the same number of shares of Alphabet, with all of the same rights. After create a new organizational structure, "Alphabet Inc.", Mr. Larry Page will become the CEO of Alphabet , Mr.Sergey Brin will be President and Mr.Sundar Pichai will take over the CEO role at Google.
29. Ms. Suhasini Haidar, the diplomatic and strategic affairs editor at The Hindu, won the Prem Bhatia Memorial Award for the Best Political Reporting-2015. The award, instituted by the Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust, carries a cash prize of Rs. 2,00,000 and a citation.
30. Former Indian Cricketer Saurav Ganguly appointed as the social ambassador of Beverage Maker Coca Cola India and signed a 3-year contract uptil 2017. Under his contract's stipulations, in addition to cricket association, Ganguly will lead Coca-Cola's football programmers and run various football activities. He replaced Sachin Tendulkar who's contract ended in 2014. Coca Cola is the official partner of FIFA Under 17 World Cup football in 2017.
31. The Direct Benefit Transfer on LPG (DBTL) or Pahal Scheme has been acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records for being the largest cash transfer program (households).
32. The Netravali wildlife sanctuary is located in South Eastern Goa.Recently, here the new frog species.
33. The Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh has become the first district in India to have highest number of e-toilets (461) in its schools.
34. On 69th Independence Day, Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi announced a new campaign "Start-up India, Stand up India" to encourage entrepreneurship among the youth of India. The campaign will also promote bank financing for start-ups and offer incentives to boost entrepreneurship and job creation.
35. Taj Mahal, the symbol of true love and architectural brilliance, has become the first historical monument in the world to have its own Twitter account. The Twitter Account was lauched by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mr. Akhilesh Yadav.
36. Mr. Ajit Kumar Seth has been appointed as the Chairman of the Public Enterprises Slection Board (PESB).
37. Saina Nehwal has became the first Indian to win silver medal in the 2015 world Badminton Championship.
38. The country's largest lender, the State bank of India (SBI) lanunched a mobile wallet app "SBI Buddy" in collaboration with Accenture and MasterCard.
39. The ICICI Bank launched the 'Smart Vault', a fully automated state-of-the-art locker available 24×7, including weekends and post banking hours.
40. The Cochin International Airport became the world's first fully solar-powered airport. It is situated in the city of Kochi, Kerala. The airport's solar power plant, which is comprised of more than 46,000 solar panels arrayed across 45 acres of land, will produce 48,000 units of energy per day.
41. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted in-principle approval to 11 entities viz. Reliance Industries, Aditya Birla Nuvo, Vodafone, Airtel, Department of Posts (DoP), Cholamandalam Distribution Services, Tech Mahindra, National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), FinoPayTech, Sun Pharma's Dilip Shantilal Shanghvi and PayTM' to set up Payments Banks. The key features of Payments banks are as follows: a) the bank licence will allow companies to collect deposits (initially up to Rs. 1 lakh per individual). b) offer Internet banking, facilitate money transfers and sell insurance and mutual funds. c) can issue ATM/debit cards, but not credit cards. d) can also distribute non-risk sharing simple financial products viz. mutual funds and insurance products. e) will not be allowed to undertake lending services and Non Resident Indians (NRIs) will not be allowed to open accounts.
42. The Kerala government inked pact with Adani groups for the construction of proposed Vizhinjam International Seaport project for Rs. 7,525 crore.
43. The Indian international goalkeeper, Ms. Aditi Chauhan has become the India's first woman to play in West Ham United Ladies Football Club. The club is an English women's football club affiliated with West Ham United FC.
44. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) is an Indian government agency responsible for collecting and analysing crime data as defined by the Indian Penal Code (IPC). It is part of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India. (Headquartered: New Delhi).
45. As per the NCRB Report, Madhya Pradesh has highest crime rate among the states. The state has recorded a total of 2,72,423 cognisable crimes in 2014 under the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
46. Bangladesh became the first country to receive funds from the United Nations (UN) for its fast growing solar home systems.
47. The Bangladesh Novelist Zia Haider Rahman won the UK's oldest literary award, James Tait Black Award 2015, for his debut novel "In the Light of What We Know". The novel is based on a disillusioned banker who is reunited with an old friend before embarking on an epic journey.
48. Per the recently released Red List of International Union For Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Asiatic Wild Ass has been classified as an endangered animal. The IUCN has moved the Asiatic wild ass from the 'vulnerable' to 'endangered' category and indicates the need for heightened protection measures. The Asiatic Wild Ass is locally known as ghudkhar and found only in the Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. ( Scientific name of Asiatic Wild Ass : Equus hemionus).
49. India will host the 10th World Hindi Conference in Bhopal on September 10-12, 2015. The theme of this year's conference is 'Hindi Jagat: Vistar avm sambhavnai (the world of Hindi: expansion and possibilities)'. The 1st World Hindi Conference was held in Nagpur in 1975. Afterwards, the nine other conferences have been held in various parts of the world. The last conference was held in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2012.
50. The veteran actor-director Mr. Amol Palekar has been appointed as the chairman of India's Oscar jury by Mumbai based Film Federation of Indiaof India (FFI). Mr. Palekar will head the 17-member jury panel, which will select the country's official entry in the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscar awards 2016.
51. The Justice AP Shah Committee has recommended that the Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) must be granted relief on Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) for the period before April 1, 2015. As per the Finance Act, 2015 proposed in the union budget, the 20 % MAT on capital gains made by FIIs is waived off from the financial year 2015-16. Though, the issue of imposing MAT for past years till 2014-15 has become controversial. If this recommendation is accepted, it would mean a significant relief for FIIs facing several years of levies on capital gains made by them.
52. The Temple of Baalshamin was an ancient temple in the city of Palmyra, Syria, dedicated to the Canaanite deity Baalshamin. On August 2015, the temple was demolished by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) after the capture of Palmyra during the Syrian Civil War.
53. India's highest award for lifetime achievement in sports and games, Dhyan Chand Award is given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. The award is named after the legendary Indian hockey player Dhyan Chand. It carries a cash prize of Rs.500,000, a plaque and a scroll of honour. It is given to honour those sportspersons who have contributed to sports by their performance and continue to contribute to the promotion of sports even after their retirement from active sporting career. The 2015 Dhyan Chand Award winners are Romeo James (Hockey), Shiv Prakash Mishra (Tennis) and T.P.P. Nair (Volleyball).
54. The Union Telecom Minister Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad released a Rs.5 postal stamp in honour of Ashoka, the Great, the great Indian emperor of Mauryan dynasty.
55. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched India's communication satellite GSAT-6 using its heavy rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D6) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. The ekey points about GSAT-6 are as follows- a) It will provide communication through five spot beams in S-band and a national beam in C-band for strategic users. b) The S-Band Unfurlable Antenna of six metre diameter is one of the advanced features of GSAT-6 satellite. c) Spot beams exploit the frequency reuse scheme to increase frequency spectrum utilisation efficiency. d) Satellite's life expectancy : 9 years.
56. The 6th Joint Military Training Exercise "EXERCISE EKUVERIN – VI" will be conducted between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Forces at Pangode Military Station, Trivandrum, Kerala from August 31 to September 13, 2015.
57. The 10-day-long Hindu festival, Onam is celebrated with a great enthusiasm throughout Kerala between August and September. It is celebrated to honour King Mahabali, who according to legend ruled the state once, under whom the people were equal, prosperous and happy.
58. The World Health Oraganistion (WHO) has officially declared India as Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus free country, i.e. mothers and newborns are free from tetanus at the time of birth. Before that, India was declared polio free country in 2014.
59. The first Sunhak Peace Prize 2015 was awarded to President of Kiribati Islands Mr. Anote Tong and noted Indian agricultural scientist Dr. Modadugu Vijay Gupta with a certificate, a medal and shared $ 1 million prize money. This award is given to eminent individuals from around the world for their contribution to peace and development of the world.
60. Tennis ace Ms. Sania Mirza has been conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award 2015. She became the second tennis player to receive the country's highest sporting honour after Leander Paes.
61. The renowned scholar and Kannada researcher, Dr. Malleshappa M. Kalburgi (77) was shot dead by 2 gunmen at his residence in Dharwad district of Karnataka on August 30, 2015. Dr. Kalburgi was a controversial writer and scholar, who had spoken openly against idolatry tradition in Hinduism. He was scholar of Vachana sahitya (Vachana literature), Kannada epigraphist and academician who served as the Vice-Chancellor of Kannada University in Hampi. He has written over 20 publications viz. Neeru Neeradisittu, Sarangarshi, Kachhittu Kalyan, etc.
62. The Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi launched the digital version of epic "Ramcharitmanas", as a set of digital CDs prepared by All India Radio (AIR). The great epic poem, Ramcharitmanas was composed by the 16th-century Indian bhakti poet Goswami Tulsidas ji in Awadhi language. The poem literally means "Lake of the deeds of Rama, its' a retelling of the events of the Sanskrit epic Ramayana, the story of Lord Rama, with very intense devotion.
63. The Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister, Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan has launched SAHAJ scheme for online release of new LPG connections for the consumers as parts of its consumer friendly initiative in New Delhi.
64. The 1978-batch Rajasthan cadre IAS officer, Mr. Rajiv Mehrishi has been appointed as Union ome Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs for a period of two years. He succeeded Mr. L C Goyal. Previously, Mr. Mehrishi was serving as Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance.
65. Himadri Station, established in 2008, is India's first Arctic research station. It is located at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. It's research goals include analysis of the surface water, and atmospheric research near Arctic region, apart from aerosol radiation, space weather, microbial communities, glaciers, sedimentology, and carbon recycling.
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