Queen Elizabeth II is set to become Britain’s longest reigning Monarch in the history On 10th September 2015.Queen Elizabeth will become the longest reigning British head of state and the longest reigning female monarch in the history. Queen Elizabeth will broke record the held by her own great g... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/latest/queen-elizabeth-ii-...

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Japan’s ShinMaywa Industries is planning to set up a manufacturing plant of US-2 amphibious aircraft in India under the ‘Make in India’ initiative to cater to international demands. The move comes as Indian Navy plans to procure 6 such aircrafts between 2017 & 2022 by signing a government to ... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/defence-current-affairs-20...

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Russia’s newest defence satellite EKS Kosmos-2510 successfully launched into space. It was launched using the Russian Soyuz 2.1b carrier rocket from the Plesetsk-Cosmodrome which is a military facility in north-western Russia’s Arkhangelsk region. After placing it in dedicated orbit, the control ... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/defence-current-affairs-20...

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The Russian Government has approved a deal of ONGC Videsh limited (OVL) to acquire 15% stake in Vankor oilfield from Rosneft. The deal was signed between the OVL and Rosneft in September 2015 and is worth 1.3 billion US dollars. Vankor is Russia’s second biggest oil field with capacity of total 2... www.sharegk.com/march-2016/russia-approves-ovls-deal-acqu...

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The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched India’s 1st indigenous rotavirus vaccine named Rotavac to combat infant mortality due to diarrhoea. It was launched by the Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda as part country’s ambitious Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP). The vaccine is b... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/goverment-current-affairs/...

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Indigenously developed Prithvi-2 missile was successfully test fired from the Chandipur, off Odisha coast.

Test-It was conducted by the Strategic Force Command and was monitored by the scientists from Defence Research & Development Organisation. As part of a user trial, the missile test was... www.sharegk.com/technology/prithvi-2-missile-successfully...

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National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and TRAFFIC-India, the wildlife trade monitoring network released in August 2015. It revealed that between January & 9 August 2015, India lost about 41 tigers.This Count is similar to the count in the same period in 2014.It says that despite the... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/latest/india-lost-41-tiger...

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The Union Government has imposed anti-dumping duty on import of cold-rolled flat products of stain-less-steel for Five years from Seven countries. The government’s decision comes on the re-commendation of the Directorate General of Anti-dumping & Allied Duties in the wake of rising incidence ... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/actandbill/union-governmen...

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Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis on 9 January 2016 won the WTA Brisbane Tennis trophy. In the final at Brisbane, the top seeded Indo-Swiss pair defeated German Angelique Kerber & Andrea Petkovic 7-5, 6-1.

They also stitched a 26 match winning streak together, which has brought them 6 titles in a... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/sportscurrentaffairs/sania...

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India, China have led the developing countries in investments made in renewable energy in 2015. It was revealed by ‘Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment’ Report published by the United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP).

Key facts:

For the 1st time commitments of emerging economies in s... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/businesseconomy/un-report-...

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2015 Women’s Doubles Title of China Open goes to the Indo-Swiss pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis . In the final match played in Beijing the duo defeated the Chinese pair of Hao-Ching Chan and Yung-Jan Chan in three sets score of 6-7, 6-1 and 10-8. It was overall 8th World Tennis As... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/2015-china-open-sania-mirz...

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2015 Women’s Doubles Title of China Open goes to the Indo-Swiss pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis . In the final match played in Beijing the duo defeated the Chinese pair of Hao-Ching Chan and Yung-Jan Chan in three sets score of 6-7, 6-1 and 10-8. It was overall 8th World Tennis As... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/2015-china-open-womens-dou...

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Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis have won the WTA 2016 Apia International title in the women’s doubles category. In the final match played at Sydney, the top seeded duo defeated French pair Caroline Garcia ,Kristina Mladenovic by 1–6, 7–5, [10–5] score. Key fa... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/sportscurrentaffairs/sania...

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Ace Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis have won the 2015 Wuhan Open Women’s Doubles Trophy.

In the title-clash played at in Wuhan, China the top-seeded pair defeated Romanian pair of Irina-amelia Begu and Monica Niculescu by 6-2, 6-3 score.

It was overall s... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/2015-wuhan-open-sania-mirz...

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The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has nominated the name of Indian Tennis legend Sania Mirza for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award 2015. In this regard Union Sports Minister Sarbanada Sonowal forwarded Sania’s name for the highest honour given for achievement in sports. However, f... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/latest/indian-tennis-playe...

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On 22 December 2015 the Philippines became the first Asian country to approve the sale of the world’s 1st-ever dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia.

The Philippines’ Food & Drug Administration approved the dengue vaccine for the prevention of disease caused by all 4 dengue types in individuals f... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/sciencetechnology/philippi...

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Union Government is planning to spend 70,000 crore rupees as part of its ambitious Sagarmala project for the development of major ports .

It was announced by Union Minister for Highways ,Road Transport and Shipping at the first gathering of the National Sagarmala Apex Committee (NSAC).

About Sa... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/for-major-ports-developmen...

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Carolina Marin Martin of Spain has won the World Badminton Championship in women’s single category. In the final match she defeated India’s Saina Nehwal by 2 set score of 16-21 and 19-21. Carolina Marin had won this championship second time. Earlier Carolina had won it in 2014 becoming 1st Spa... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/latest/in-womens-single-ca...

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The UAE’s national oil company Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) agreed to store the crude oil in India’s maiden strategic petroleum storage. The strategic reserve will help guard against the global price shocks & supply distribution.

The decision was taken during the state... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/businesseconomy/uaes-natio...

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Indian women’s wrestling team has won the silver medal after finishing 2nd in the 5th Senior International Wrestling Tournament. The 8 members team bagged a silver medal at the July 23-26 event that held in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana. Team members who won the matches are Vinesh (48kg), Lalita Se... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/sportscurrentaffairs/india...

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi when chaired with Union Cabinet has given its nod to Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojna (UDAY) for financial reestablishment of debt of power distribution companies.Objective of this schemes is for financial turnaround and improvement of (DISCOMs)Power Distribution... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/uday-scheme-for-financial-...

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Union Cabinet has approved a (MoU) between India and Nepal for the construction of petroleum products pipeline from Raxaul (Bihar) in India to Amlekhgunj in Nepal. The MoU seeks to promote the bilateral co-operation in the oil and gas sector between both countries and secure long term supply of... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/latest/mou-between-india-a...

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The water treatment engineering company Polutech Ltd. of Murugappa Group signed agreement with the Organo Corp. of Japan to set an industrial water treatment requirement company in Joint venture.According to the agreement signed the Murugappa Group will hold 51% in JV and remaining portion will... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/latest/murugappa-group-joi...

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United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) has named Conakry.The Capital city of the Republic of Guinea as the World Book Capital for year 2017. With this selection Conakry become the 17th city in the World to be designated as World Book Capital. At present, Incheon... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/internationalcurrentaffair...

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Maharashtra Government gives nod to APJ Abdul Kalam Amrut Yojna scheme has been approved by Maharashtra Government to provide full hot cooked nutritious food at one time to pregnant, lactating women in the tribal areas.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis approved this when chaired in state cabinet... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/apj-abdul-kalam-amrut-yojn...

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India and China decided to deepen bilateral defence ties and maintain peace and tranquillity at the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Both countries also have decided to strengthen co-operation to fight the menace of terrorism, including at the international level. These decisions were taken in a... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/defence-current-affairs-20...

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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully placed six commercial satellites from Singapore in their dedicated orbits. These satellites were launched using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C29) from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra... www.sharegk.com/technology/isro-successfully-launches-six...

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India’s 1st indigenously designed warship INS Godavari decommissioned has been decommissioned after 32 years of service. It was decommissioned at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai (Maharashtra) after it completed its full life cycle, meeting all responsibilities and duties assigned in Three decades of s... www.sharegk.com/december-2015/indias-1st-indigenously-des...

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Government of Sri Lanka inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Google to launch the Google Loon project in their country. As per the MoU, Google will place 13 high altitude balloons over the island nation to provide the affordable high speed 3G data services to the entire country. It is... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/businesseconomy/sri-lanka-...

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The Union Ministry of Urban Development on 28th January 2016 announced the First batch of 20 smart cities from 11 States & Union Territory of Delhi under the Smart Cities Mission.

20 cities were selected through the Smart City Challenge competition that saw the participation of 1.52 crore... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/actandbill/union-governmen...

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Arunima Sinha, the amputee mountaineer who set a record by climbing the Mount Everest on 25th December 2015, conquered Mount Aconcagua in Argentina.

Arunima started her mission on 12th December 2015 and hoisted the Indian tricolour on 25th December 2015.

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Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has cancelled licence of Sahara asset Management Company.The license will stand cancelled after 60 days from the date of the order.The apex market regulator took this decision as Sahara AMC is not fit to carry out the business of mutual fund.It has... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/latest/saharas-mutual-fund...

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France`s tennis player Amelie Mauresmo was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Amelie Mauresmo is a 2 time Grand Slam winner . Australian Open (2006) & Wimbledon (2006). Amelie Mauresmo is also former world number one and had... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/sportscurrentaffairs/legen...

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The Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) has signed MoU with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) to monitor the mining activities in the country through satellite technology. As part of the MoU, Indian Bureau of Mines would set up exclusive remote sensing cell under the technical guidance of the... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/actandbill/indian-bureau-o...

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Indigenously developed surface-to-air supersonic Akash missile System was successfully test fired from complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipuri in Odisha.

Test:

2 rounds of Akash missiles were fired against Pilot less target aircraft (PTA) Lakshya, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle... www.sharegk.com/technology/akash-missile-system-successfu...

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Indigenously developed nuclear capable surface to surface ballistic missile Agni-I was successfully test fired off the Odisha coast.

Missile Test: It was conducted as part of training exercise by the Strategic Forces Command of Indian Army. Missile was fired from mobile launcher at launchpad-4... www.sharegk.com/technology/india-successfully-test-fired-...

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In first week of October 2015, Indian female bodybuilder Shweta Rathore won a silver medal in the 49th Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Championship,took place in Uzbekistan. With this achievement, she became the first ever Indian female bodybuilder to win a medal at this level.

Shweta, an... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/asian-body-building-champi...

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7th August will be celebrated as National Handloom Day. It was announced by the Union Textiles Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar.Observance of this day aims at development of handloom weavers in the country.It also seeks to promote the genuine, global quality handloom in international market.... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/latest/7th-august-observed...

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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to script history by launching a record number of 22 satellites in a single mission in May 2016. These satellites (micro & nano) will be launched using ISRO’s workhorse Polar rocket PSLV C34. It will be carrying India’s Cartosat 2C along with 2... www.sharegk.com/technology/isro-set-launch-record-22-sate...

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Scientists have discovered a rare triple-star system named KELT-4Ab with a gas giant planet similar in size to Jupiter. It was discovered by the researchers at the Harvard Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics in the US. The research was published in The Astronomical Journal.

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International Tiger Day : 29 July:

On 29 July 2015 International Tiger Day was observed across the world.The day is observed every year since 2010 to promote the protection & expansion of the wild tiger location and to gain support through awareness for tiger conservation.

In last 100 years,... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/internationalcurrentaffair...

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The radical militants of Sunni Islamist militant group IS have seized Qaryatain, a key town in central Syria. It was seized following heavy clashes with Syrian forces.It is IS’s biggest advance after it had captured the historic town of Palmyra in May 2015. The town of Qaryatain lies southwest o... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/latest/islamic-state-seize...

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Bangladesh has became the 1st country to receive funds from United Nations(US) for the fast growing solar home systems on 20 August 2015.The (UN) United Nation Framework Convention for Climate Change issued 395286 carbon credits worth 3.56 million US Dollar to 2 Bangladeshi... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/latest/bangladesh-receive-...

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Kerala government has announced State film awards 2014 in various categories. The list of awardees was declared by the State Minister for Cinema Mr. Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan in Thiruvananthapuram(Kerala).

Winners are Best actor award: Nivin Pauly for Bangalore Days and 1983 and Sudev Nair for... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/latest/state-film-awards-2...

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The Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Ajay Kumar Singh has launched MITRA application to ensure protection of women, children & elderly in time of distress. The MITRA (Mobile Initiated Tracking and Rescue) application has been developed by the Puducherry Police department in association with... www.sharegk.com/technology/lieutenant-governor-ajay-kumar...

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Union Government has launched national campaign Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan in a bid to create awareness or capacity building on Safe & Hygienic food for all.Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan was launched by the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan in New... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/goverment-current-affairs/...

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Uninor a subsidiary of Norway’s telecom major Telenor inked an contract worth 1,200 crore rupees with Chinese firm Huawei for modernising and managing its network across 6 circles in the country.The advancement of payment will be done in phase manner for three years.Huawei will modernise and m... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/latest/uninor-signed-contr...

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Former President of India A.P.J. Abdul Kalam passed away due to massive cardiac arrest in Shillong, Meghalaya. He was 83. kalam was widely acclaimed as the ‘People’s President’ and the ‘Missile man’ of India.He was one of India’s most eminent scientists.

About A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Avul Pakir Jainu... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/july/indias-former-preside...

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Tianhui-1C, a Tianhui-1 series third mapping satellite into its designated orbit has been successfully launched by China.

The mapping satellite was launched from the Jiuquan launching base located in the country’s northwestern Gansu region by Long March 2D carrier rocket. It was overall Long Mar... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/tianhui-1c-mapping-satelli...

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Aziz Sancar (US), Tomas Lindahl (United Kingdom) and Paul Modrich (US) have jointly won 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.They has been chosen for their research on mechanistic studies of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) repair by Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences .

Their work has given application of ... www.sharegk.com/curent-affairs/the-2015-nobel-prize-in-ch...

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