Hello Yuvas. Here we are providing some current affairs from Weekly The Hindu Review 13 July 2015 – 19 July 2015 for exam and interview point of view only.
Abbreviation
- ICCR- Indian Council for Cultural Relations
- NPCI- National Payment Corporation of India
- MCX- Multi-Commodity Exchange of India
- GAGAN- GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation
- RLV- Reusable Launch Vehicle
- PM- Particulate Matter (Air Pollutant)
- AIFF- All India Football Federation
- NRAI- National Rifle Association of India
- NASSCOM- National Association of Software and Service Companies
- DIPP- Department of Industry Policy and Promotion
- KINFRA- Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Project
- AQI- Air Quality Index
- SHC- Soil Health Card
Personalities
- Minister of State for Finance- Shri Jayant Sinha
- President of Sri Lanka- Maithripala Srisena
- Chairman of NPCI- Shri M. Balachandran
- President of Tajikistan- Mr. Emomali Rahmon
- Chairman of Nasscom- BVR Mohan Reddy
- BCCI Secretary- Shri Anurag Thakur
- Chief Minister of Manipur- Shri Okram Ibobi
- Chairperson of committee on Net Neutrality in India- Shri A.K.Bhargava
- Foreign Minister of Myanmar- U Wunna Maung Lwin
- Iran’s Ambassador to India- Gholamreza Ansari
New Appointments
- Brand Ambassador of Doordarshan’s Kisan Channel- Shri Amitabh Bacchan
- Head of the group set up by GoI to classify the caste counts in SECC 2011- Shri Arvind Panagariya
- New Director of Film and Television Institute of India- Shri Prashabt Pathrabe
- New Secretary of Legislative Assembly of Delhi- Shri Prasanna Kumar Suryadevara
Book & author
- Go Set A Watchman- Harper Lee
Sports
- Wimbledon 2015 Single Men Winner- Novak Djokovic (World’s No.1 Rank Holder)
- Runner Up- Roger Federer
- Wimbledon 2015 Doubles Women Winner- Sania Mirza & Martina Hingis
- Runner Up- Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina
- Wimbledon 2015 Mixed Doubles Winner- Leander Paes & Martina Hingis
- Wimbledon 2015 Boys Doubles (Junior) Winner- Sumit Nagal &Nam Hoang Ly
National & International Days
- World Youth Skills Day- 15th July
- Nelson Mandela Day- 18th July
Place
- The Villarrica Volcano situated at- Chile, South America
- Martina Hingis belonges to- Switzerland
- 1st Digital Village of India- Akodara (Near Ahmedabad)
- Constituency of Satrughan Sinha- Patna Sahib (Bihar)
- Simhasta Khumbh started at- Godavari, Nasik
- First Defence Industrial Park will be set up at- Ottappalam, Kerala
- Bastille Day observes in- France (Annual Function)
National Affairs
- Antrix Corporation is the Commercial Arm of ISRO.
- India became 4th country that will provide satellite service to aviation sector.
- Lodha committee formed by Supreme Court suspended CSK & Rajasthan Royals for 2 years.
- Yakub Memon got Capital Punishment and to be hanged on 30th July.
International Affairs
- Champions League 20-20 declared dead and there will be no CLT 20 in future
Death
- M.S. Viawanathan- Veteran Musician
All The Best.
