DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 14 JULY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 14 JULY 2015

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1.  INDIA AND TAJIKISTAN SIGNED 2 AGREEMENTS:

i.   India and Tajikistan inked two agreements to strengthen bilateral relations.

ii.  The agreements are signed to further strengthen defence cooperation and in the field of culture.

iii.  India has agreed to set up computer labs in 31 schools in Tajikistan for supporting human resource and skill development efforts

About Tajikistan: Capital – Dushanbe

                                   Currency – Somoni

                                   President – Emomalii Bahmon

2.  INIDA-KYRGYZSTAN INKED 4 AGREEMENTS:

i.   India and Kyrgyzstan signed 4 agreements to strengthen bilateral relations.

ii.  MoUs were signed in various fields:

(i)    Agreement on  defense cooperation

(ii)  Agreement on Cooperation in culture

(iii)Agreement on cooperation in the sphere of standards

(iv)Agreement on cooperation in the field of elections

About Kyrgyzstan:            Currency – Som

                       Capital- Bishkek

                       President- Almazbek Atambayev

3.  GAGAN SYSTEM LAUNCHED BY UNION CIVIL AVIATION MINISTRY:

i.    Union Minister of Civil Aviation, ‘P Ashok Gajapathi Raju’ launched the GAGAN system in New Delhi.

ii.  GAGAN- GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation.

iii.  GAGAN is India’s first SBAS system and with this India became the fourth Nation after the US, Europe and Japan.

iv.  SBAS- Satellite Based Augmentation System.

4.  WOMEN’S DOUBLE TITLE IN WIMBLEDON:

i.   Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won Women’s Double title in Wimbledon.

ii.  Indo-Swiss pair defeated Russian duo of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the final match

Note: This is Sania Mirza’s first ever women’s double Grand Slam title.