14 july 2015 Important current affairs / GK / GA : India and Georgia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 13 july 2015 for cooperation in the field of election management and administration.

  • MoU was signed by Chief Election Commissioner of India Nasim Zaidi and Tamar Zhvania, Chairperson, Central Election Commission, Georgia.
  • Till now, Election Commission of India has signed twenty MoUs with Election Management Bodies and international organizations across the world.

Purpose of the MoU between India and Georgia:

  • Promotion of exchanges of knowledge and experience in electoral processes
  • Exchange of information, materials, expertise and training of personnel
  • Production and distribution of materials pertaining to electoral systems, voting technology, voters’ education and awareness
  • Participation of women and minorities in electoral process.

OPERATION TALAASH : ‘Operation Talaash’ for missing Coast Guard Dornier ends after human remains found.

  • Thirty-five days after a Coast Guard aircraft on a surveillance sortie disappeared off the Chennai coast with three crew, the search operation has been “terminated” after recovery of human remains, parts of the plane and personal effects.
  • The authorities have called the families of the crew for carrying out DNA tests for identification of the deceased and collecting the remains and personal effects.

Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela began on 14 July 2015.

  • The year-long festival will end 11 August 2016.
  • The festival, known as largest peaceful gathering in the world, began with the traditional ceremony of hoisting of flags and thousands of people taking a holy dip in Kushawart and Ramkund in Godavari River in Nashik and Trimbakeshwar.
  • The ceremony at Trimbakeshwar was presided over by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and state Women and Child Welfare minister Pankaja Munde as chief guests, while Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis presided over Nashik ceremony. 
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IPL Scam:  Supreme court suspended Rajasthan Royals and Chennai super kings teams for two years.

  • Supreme Court-appointed Justice R.M. Lodha Committee suspended IPL teams.
  • Committee also imposed sanctions on Gurunath Meiyappan, and Raj Kundra who were the face of these IPL franchises respectively and were found to have indulged in betting activities.
  • It declared them ineligible for participation from cricket activities for life.

One Time Password (OTP) based e-filing verification system for taxpayers launched by Income Tax (IT) Department on 13 July 2015.

  • This OTP will help in ending the practice of sending paper acknowledgement, called ITR-V, through post to the I-T Central Processing Centre (CPC) based in Bengaluru.
  • The facility can be accessed using internet banking, Aadhaar number, ATM and email.
  • Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in its notification said that any taxpayer, whose income is 5 lakh rupees or below per annum and has no refund claims, can straightaway generate the ‘Electronic Verification Code’ (EVC) for e-filing and validating their Income Tax Return (ITR) through their registered mobile number and e-mail id with the department.
  • Once logged in on the banking portal, the taxpayer will be sent the EVC to his mobile number provided in the official e-filing web portal of the department which they will put in their ITR for final submission.

Union Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) on 13 July 2015 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate strategic partnership on skill development and entrepreneurship.

  • MoU was signed by the Defence Secretary Shri G Mohan Kumar and his counterpart from MSDE Shri Sunil Arora.
  • MoU will provide impetus to use the skills of servicemen for the country when they retire from the Armed Forces.
  • MoU will be a harbinger of skill development in the country that will align the Armed Forces and the civilian field.

About Lodha Committee :

The Lodha committee was formed by the Supreme Court in its judgment in the IPL betting case on January 22. This judgment confirmed the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Mukul Mudgal committee’s findings and held Mr. Meiyappan and Mr. Kundra guilty of betting.

Legendary musician MS Viswanathan passed away at his residence early this morning following illness. He was 88-year-old.

  • He was born in Palakkad in Kerala.
  • He was being treated at a private hospital here for geriatric problems. The music director is survived by four sons and three daughters.
  • Viswanathan has composed music for over 1,000 films, some of them in association with his partner Ramamurthy. Later they parted ways.

Noted artist Sayed Haider Raza conferred with highest French Civilian Award Commandeur de la Lgion dHonneur (the Legion of Honour).

  • Raza was bestowed with this award for his peerless achievements in transcending all boundaries, forging ties between France and India and for continuing artistic quest straddling nations, religions, cultures and philosophies.
  • He was born in 1922 in Madhya Pradesh. He started his artistic career at the age of 12.
  • la Lgion dHonneur (the Legion of Honour) is the highest civilian award given by the French Government.

Lieutenant General Man Mohan Singh Rai was on 13 July 2014 appointed as the Vice-Chief of the Indian Army.

  • Rai will succeed Lt Gen Philip Campose, who will superannuate the office on 31 July 2015.
  • Presently, Rai is working as the Eastern Army Commander.
  • He is from the Corps of Engineers and is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla.
  • He was commissioned from the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, on 15 December 1976.
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12-day Godavari Maha Pushkaram began on 14 July 2015 on the banks of River Godavari in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. It will end on 25 July 2015.

  • Godavari Pushkaram occurs once in 12 years, Godavari Mahapushkaram is a unique event which happens once in 144 years.

About Godavari Pushkaram :

  • Pushkaram is a holy festival that is celebrated once in every 12 years at each of the 12 major rivers of India, the Godavari is one among them.
  • Godavari Pushkaram, a 12-day festival of worshipping the river is held once in 12 years.

Former Billiards and Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) President Pashupatinath Roy died on 13 July 2015 following a cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Kolkata. He was 76.

  • Roy was also the president of West Bengal Badminton Association for more than five decades after he took over charge from his father B K Roy in late 1960’s.
  • He also served BSFI in various capacities.
  • He was the secretary and advisor at BSFI for some time and later went on to join the Asian body of the game as Secretary and President.

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