CURRENT AFFAIRS APRIL/16/2015
1. Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai appointed as First
Lady Judge of Sikkim High Court
Mrs. Meenakshi M Rai is the first Lady Judge of the Sikkim High Court.
Governor of Sikkim Mr.Shriniwas Patel administered the oath of office to her at Ashirwad Hall, Raj Bhawan
She was congratulated by Governor Shri. Shriniwas Patil and Chief Minister Shri Pawan Chamling
Key points regarding Sikkim High
Court:-On 16 May 1975, Sikkim became the 22nd state of the Indian
Union, and the monarchy was abolished in a referendum was held in 1975 ,
In the referendum 97.5 per cent of voters supported abolishing the monarchy
Hence effectively approving union with India Sikkim High Court was established in 1975 Under Clause (i) of Article 371F
The seat of the court is at Gangtok which is the administrative capital of the state
In the referendum 97.5 per cent of voters supported abolishing the monarchy
Hence effectively approving union with India Sikkim High Court was established in 1975 Under Clause (i) of Article 371F
The seat of the court is at Gangtok which is the administrative capital of the state
2. Nokia acquires Alcatel-Lucent at $16.6 billion
Finland based world's leading telecom
equipment making company Nokia announces
acquisition of its French rival Alcatel-Lucent at $16.6 billion
A merger of Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent would create the
world’s second largest maker of telecommunications equipment, ahead of the
Chinese company Huawei.
Ericsson is the world's largest manufacturer of
telecommunications equipment,
Nokia has
offered 0.55 of a new share for each Alcatel-Lucent share
Nokia’s chief
executive, Rajeev Suri, would run the combined company, which expects to
implement certain changes to save about $1 billion a year starting in 2019
The companies are betting that, by joining
forces, they can better compete against Chinese and European rivals
The deal is
expected to be completed in the first half of next year, with Nokia
shareholders owning 66.5 percent of the telecom giant and Alcatel-Lucent
investors holding the rest
3. Canada signs a historic deal with india, announces to
supply uranium to India for 5years
Under an agreement signed between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime minister Stephen
Harper Canada agrees to supply uranium to Indian Nuclear Power Reactor for 5
years
Under the deal Cameco Corporation will supply 3,000 metric tonnes of uranium over
five years to India at an estimated cost of $254 million.
Canada is the third country to supply uranium to India
after Russia and Kazakhstan.
The supplies
will be under the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards and
standard parameters
India and Canada inked a total of 13 pacts in the area of
skill development
4. BHEL and Russian firm INTMA ink pact for power
plant in Kazakhstan
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Russian company INTMA, to set up a gas-based power project in Kazakhstan
By signing MoU BHEL glorify it's presence in Commonwealth
of Independent States(CIS) Countries.
Currently BHEL is executing 23 major projects in 16
countries and has a presence in more than 75 countries.
INTMA is a general Engineering Procurement and
Construction contractors (EPC) in Russia and Kazakhstan and have examplery perience in industrial construction, renovation of
facilities, automation and other energy related sectors,
Established in 1964, BHEL is India's largest engineering
and manufacturing company of its kind
5. Sachin Tendulkar inducted
as new member prestigious Laureus
Sports Academy
Indian cricket legend Sachin
Tendulkar was inducted as one of the five new members into the
prestigious Laureus Sports Academy.Besides Sachin Tendulkar the other
athletes that were inducted into the Laureus academy
World Sportsman Of the Year Novak Djokovic (Serbia) -
Tennis
World Sportswoman Of the Year Genzebe Dibaba (Ethiopia) - Athletics
World Team Of The Year Germany (men's) - Football
World BreakThrough Of The Year Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) - Formula One
World Comeback Of The year Schalk Burger (South Africa) - Rugby
Union
World Sportsperson Of TheYear With a disability Tatyana McFadden (US) - Wheelchair racing/cross-country skiing
World Action Sportsperson OF The Year Alan Eustance (US) - Skydiving
About
Laureus World Sports Awards:-
It is a
annual award ceremony that honours remarkable individuals from the world
of sports along with the greatest sporting achievements throughout the year
It was
established in 1999 by founding patrons Daimler and Richemont and is supported
by its global partners Mercedes-Benz and IWC Schaffhausen
The name of
the six nominees for Laureus World Sports Awards come from the votes of
the Laureus Media Selection Panel
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