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1) Airbus and Mahindra to make military choppers in India:
--> European aerospace giant Airbus and
India's Mahindra group have inked a deal to jointly build helicopters as the
Indian government moves to upgrade the country's ageing military hardware.
--> The joint venture between Airbus
Helicopters and Mahindra Defence aims to become the "first private Indian
helicopter manufacturer under the 'Make in India' initiative.
--> To be set up in the coming months,
the venture would produce helicopters to meet the country's military
requirements.
2) President of India receives first copy of book 'Uniki':
--> The President of India, Shri Pranab
Mukherjee received the first copy of the book 'Uniki' in Hyderabad on 3 July
2015.
--> The book has been written by Shri Ch
Vidyasagar Rao, Governor of Maharashtra.
--> The President received the book from
Shri K Chandrashekar Rao, Chief Minister of Telangana who formally released it.
--> President congratulated Shri Rao for
bringing out this useful compilation of writings and reflections on his life
and experiences.
--> He stated that the title, 'Uniki',
which means Existence, evokes a philosophical view of the issues and events
that have been written about in this book.
3) Keltron founding chairman K P P Nambiar passed away:
--> K P P Nambiar, founding Chairman of
Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (Keltron) died on 1
July 2015 due to age-related illnesses.
--> Nambiar set up India's first
Electronic Technology Park (Techno Park) in Trivandrum to provide
infrastractural support required to set up high technology electronic units in
the State.
--> He served as Secretary to the
Department of Electronics during late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s tenure.
--> He was awarded Padma Bhushan by
Government of India for his contributions to the field of technology in 2006.
4) BSNL launched mobile wallet service ‘Speed Pay’:
--> BSNL on 3 July 2015 launched a
pre-paid card linked mobile wallet service which would allow its customers to
transfer money, pay for services as well as withdraw cash of up to Rs. 1 lakh.
--> The wallet service, Speed Pay,
allows a customer to load money even if he does not have a bank account. The
money loaded in the mobile wallet can be transferred to a bank account and even
withdrawn at bank branches or BSNL outlets.
--> Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
inaugurated the service.
5) Nationwide Mobile Number Portability becomes operational:
--> Nationwide mobile number portability
(MNP) has become operational from 3 July 2015.
--> It became operational after major
private mobile operators like Vodafone, RCom, Airtel, Uninor and Idea Cellular
along with state-run BSNL and MTNL issued statements to launch MNP.
--> The operationalisation of nationwide
MNP will allow customers to keep their existing mobile phone numbers while
shifting between States and circles by changing operators.
6) Madhya Pradesh sets world record for hand washing:
--> Guinness Book of World Records has
recognized the record created on world hand washing day in Madhya Pradesh on
October 15, 2014.
--> Information about the record set by
Madhya Pradesh is displayed on official website of Guinness Book.
--> According to Guinness Book, 12,76
,425 students created a new world record through simultaneous hand washing at
programmes held at 13,196 places across the 51 districts of the state.
7) C Ramakrishnan appointed Tata Motors' Group CFO:
--> C Ramakrishnan was appointed on 1
July 2015 as Tata Motors' Group Chief Financial Officer.
--> Tata Motors is the leader in
commercial vehicles in each segment, and among the top in passenger vehicles in
the compact, midsize car and utility vehicle segment.Check & Read Daily Current Affairs 2015
