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Current Affairs
| RBI extends deadline for exchanging pre-2005 currency notes till December 2015 |
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| The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the date to exchange pre-2005 bank notes till December 31, 2015 for third time. Earlier in December 2014, RBI had set the last date for public to exchange these notes as June 30, 2015.
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| Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to Receive Colombia’s Highest Civilian Award |
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| Indian spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has been conferred with Colombia’s highest civilian award, Orden de la Democracia Simon Bolivar en el grado de cruz Caballero.
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| Tennis Icon Steffanie Graf appointed as brand ambassador of Kerala’s Ayurveda |
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| Kerala government has appointed Tennis Icon Steffanie Graf as Ayurveda brand ambassador. Decision in this regard was taken by cabinet meeting presided by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in Thiruvananthapuram.
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| Roger Federer wins eighth Halle Open ATP title of Tennis in Germany |
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| World number two Roger Federer has won the Halle Open ATP title in Germany. In the final match he defeated Andreas Seppi of Italy by 7-6, 6-4 score. It was Federer’s eighth Halle Open ATP title after he had won in 2003, 2004, 2005,
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| India sets two Guinness world records on International Yoga Day |
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| India has set two Guinness world records (GWR) in Rajpath yoga event held on the eve of first International Yoga Day led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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| Nico Rossberg of Mercedes wins Austrian Grand Prix of F1 |
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| Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg from Germany has won the Austrian Grand Prix Formula One (F1) World Championship title. It is Rosberg’s eleventh overall championship title and the third win in the 2015 season.
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| India leads FDI in South Asia with 34 billion investment in 2014: UNCTAD Report |
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| India has topped in the regional inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in South Asia region during year 2014, accounting for 34 billion US dollars investments. It was revealed in United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s
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| Sri Lanka, China begin joint military training exercise ‘Silk Route- 2015′ |
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| Joint military training exercise code named ‘Silk Route- 2015′ between China and Sri Lanka has begun at Buttala in Central Sri Lanka. It is three-week long joint military training exercise will be conducted in three phases.
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| China opens Nathu La border post as 2nd route for Kailash-Mansarovar yatra |
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| China has opened 2nd land border crossing in Tibet via Nathu La, Sikkim to allow the Indian pilgrims for Kailash-Mansarovar yatra. The new route is in addition and alternative to the existing Lipulekh Pass route located in Uttarakhand
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| India, South Africa renew science and technology cooperation pact |
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| India and South Africa such as astronomy, social innovation, biotechnology, agriculture and indigenhave renewed an agreement to extend cooperation in the various fields of science and technology ous knowledge systems.
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