28 June 2015 Current Affairs
Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa Won 2015 Canada Open
Indian pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwni Ponappa on 28 June won the women’s doubles of Canada Open Badminton tournament 2015. In the final played at Calgary, they defeated Dutch pair of Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek in straight games of 21-19, 21-16. This was first title of the 2015 season for Gutta and Ponappa.
Indian Railways and Indian Army 8th and 9th Largest Employers In The World
According to research published by the World Economic Forum (WEF), Indian Railways is the 8th largest employer in the world with 1.4 employees. It is followed by the Indian armed forces which employs 1.3 million people.The research shows that the world’s biggest employer is the U.S. Department of Defense with 3.2 million employees, followed by People’s Liberation Army (the Chinese military) with 2.3 million.
United Nations To Release $ 25 million Fund For Relief Efforts In Yemen
The United Nations humanitarian affairs fund will release twenty-five million dollars to support life saving projects to war trapped civilians in Yemen. According to a recent joint survey released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme, six million people in Yemen are slipping towards severe hunger and need emergency food and life-saving assistance.
Indigenously Designed LCH Completes Hot Weather Flight Trials
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)’s indigenously designed and developed Light Combat Helicopter attained a milestone by successfully completing the hot weather flight trials. Light Combat Helicopter prototype, TD-3 was ferried from Bengaluru to Jodhpur for the trials. Light Combat Helicopter had completed cold weather flight testing at Leh in February 2015.The Light Combat Helicopter is expected to receive Initial Operational Clearance and enter into series production by the end of this year. The helicopter is designed to carry out dedicated combat roles such as Air Defence, anti-tank, scout and support combat search/rescue missions.
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