Current Affairs 15th November 2015

Current Affairs 15th July 2015 - Important Points

• Who inaugurated 35th IITF in New Delhi - President Pranab Mukherjee

• Who inaugurated Ambedkar memorial in London - PM Narendra Modi

• Which year has been announced as the UK-India Year of culture - 2017

• Name of newly naval ship commissioned - INS Vishwakarma

Current Affairs 15th July 2015 - Details

Who inaugurated 35th IITF in New Delhi - President Pranab Mukherjee

35th edition of India International Trade Fair (IITF) was inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. This fair will run for 14 days and this yearly event is organised by India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) which is under Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

More than 7000 firms from India and abroad are taking part in it. For partner country Afghanistan and for focus country Bangladesh has been roped. If we talk about Indian states then Goa and Jharkhand are roped as partner states, while Madhya Pradesh is the focus state.

Theme of IITF is Make in India.

Who inaugurated Ambedkar memorial in London - PM Narendra Modi

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Ambedkar memorial at King Henry's Road in London, United Kingdom on his visit to UK. Prime Minister unveiled a plaque to mark the dedication of the Memorial and was accompanied by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Maharashtra government had bought this house in London where social reformer and architect of the Indian Constitution Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar had stayed as a student in the 1920s.

Apart from this Indian PM also unveiled a Basaveshwara Statue at Lambeth in London. Basaveshwara was a great social reformer and philosopher who fought against social evils. 

Which year has been announced as the UK-India Year of culture - 2017

To mark 70th Anniversary of Indian Independence Britain has announced 2017 as UK-India Year of culture.

To mark the Occasion, UK Institute will partner with Indian Institutes for the program and the British Library will digitize 2,00,000 pages from its South Asian Archives.

Name of newly naval ship commissioned - INS Vishwakarma

Among Important National Current Affairs, the erstwhile Shipwright School (SWS) and a premier training establishment of the Indian Navy INS Vishwakarma has been commissioned in Indian Navy. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan commissioned it at a ceremony held at Visakhapatnam.

Shipwright School (SWS) was established in 1941 at INS Shivaji for training shipwright artificers of Indian Navy. SWS was a premier technical establishment and alma mater for Naval Architect Officers, Shipwright Officers and Shipwright Sailors of the Indian Navy.