2015 Current Affairs

Rajya Sabha MP from Uttarakhand Manorama Dobriyal Sharma died 

The Chief Minister of Uttrakhand, Harish Rawat declared three-day state mourning following her death.

Union Government approved Project-17A worth 8 billion US dollar

Under the Project-17A seven frigates will be built indigenously with stealth features to avoid easy detection. The frigates under the Project-17A will be built at government shipyards in Mumbai and Kolkata. 

The first National Tribal festival Vanaj 2015 concluded 

The festival was organised by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The festival ended after a series of weeklong colourful presentations especially depicting the spring time tribal festivals of Phagu, Phagua and Phagun Parab.

Nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile test-fired from Chandipur in Odisha 

The missile was tested for a shortened range of 250 km as against its full range of 350 km.

Demand for dowry can be made at any time and not necessarily before marriage: Supreme Court

 The decision was given by the SC Bench in the State of Uttarakhand vs Bhim Singh & Anr., (2015) while upholding the life term awarded to Bhim Singh for poisoning and burning his wife Prem Davi to death in 1997.

BJD Vice-President kalindi Charan Behera passed away

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Vice-President Kalindi Charan Behera passed away on 18 February 2015 at Bhubaneswar following a brief illness. Read More...