6 July 2015 Current Affairs
India and Uzbekistan Signed Three Agreements
India and Uzbekistan have signed three agreements during delegation level talks held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov in Tashkent on 6 June 2015. The agreements are signed in the field of tourism, culture and protocol. They also agreed to expand cooperation in the fields of defence and cyber-security.
President Inaugurated ‘Nakshatra Vatika’ at Rashtrapati Nilayam
President Pranab Mukherjee on 6 July inaugurated a ‘Nakshatra Vatika’ at his official Rashtrapati Nilayam Gardens in Bolarum, Secunderabad.The vatika (garden) has plants representing planets, zodiac signs and stars. The layout of ‘Nakshatra Vatika’ has been developed in various geometrical combinations corresponding to the Sree Chakra of Vedic astrology on a 0.91 acre plot.
BSNL launches Wi-Fi service at Hampi
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), as part of Digital India Project, launched its wi-fi service Hampi, which is on the international tourist map. Tourists at Hampi will find it easier to upload pictures to social networking websites or transfer them via WhatsApp. The service was inagurated at Sri Virupaksha temple for the benefit of tourists, both domestic and international coming across the globe. The facility is free for the first 30 minutes. On getting signals and opting for the service, the tourist will have to give his name, mobile number to get a password. The service could be used free for 30 minutes. Thereafter, one had to pay Rs. 30 for 30 minutes, Rs. 50 for 60 minutes, Rs. 90 for 120 minutes and Rs. 150 for the entire day as usage charges.
World’s Oldest Man Sakari Momoi Died
The world’s oldest man, Japanese supercentenarian Sakari Momoi, has died in Tokyo at the age of 112. He had been named the oldest man by Guinness World Records in August 2014. Momoi was born in Fukushima in February 1903, the year when teddy bear was introduced and Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane 20 feet above a wind-swept beach in North Carolina. Now the title of world’s oldest man passes to Japan’s Yasutaro Koide, also 112 years old and just over a month younger than Momoi.