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World Milk Day celebrated This day was initiated on 1st June 2001 by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to celebrate all aspects of milk as a global food. India, Sweden ink six agreements during President Pranab Mukherjee’s visit These include MoUs on Sustainable Urban Development, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, health and visa waiver programme for diplomatic passport holders. The agreements were signed in presence of President Pranab Mukherjee and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven at Stockholm Following agreements were signed  MoU on Cooperation in the field of Sustainable Urban Development- It aims to foster closer and long term cooperation between both nations in the field of sustainable development and protection of the environment.  MoU on cooperation in the field of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) – It aims at promoting partnership projects, institution and enterprise level cooperation related to MSMEs. It also seeks development of MSMEs and facilitating exchange of business mission by initiating technology transfer and sustainable business alliances  Agreement on Visa Exemption for diplomatic passports - It aims to strengthen the friendly relations by facilitating the entry of citizens of both nations holding diplomatic passports.  Letter of Intent (LoI) on Collaboration in Polar and Ocean Research - It seeks to encourage collaboration in the areas of Polar (Antarctic and Arctic) and Ocean Research. Signatory parties are Earth System Science Organisation (ESSO) of India and the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat (SPRS)  Memorandum of Intent (MoI) between Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare (FORTE) for cooperation in the field of ageing research and health.  MoI between India‘s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) and Swedish Medical Products Agency (MPA) for complimentary cooperation between both nations in the area of health, electronic submissions, pharmacovigilance, drugs,

Punjab government has announced that year 2015 - 16 will be will be observed as development year to give further fillip to the all-round development of the state. It was announced by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, in Dhuri Assembly segment of the state. For this state government will make concerted efforts for the overall development of the urban and rural areas in the state. In this regard, state government will be to provide ultra- modern civic amenities to the people in urban and rural areas and major schemes will be implemented in the current fiscal. In urban areas state government will focus to provide the facility of water supply, sewerage, Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs), streetlights, roads and parks. Gurpreet Singh secures quota place in shooting for 2016 Rio Olympics Ace Indian shooter Gurpreet Singh has secured India a fifth quota place in shooting for the 2015 Rio Olympics. He achieved this feat by finishing fourth in the Men‘s 10 metre Air Pistol final at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shooting World Cup held in Munich, Germany. In the final qualification round Gurpreet scored 154. He became second Indian to have secured a 2016 Rio berth at the ongoing World Cup. Earlier, in same world cup Abhinav Bindra, India‘s only individual Olympic gold-medalist had won a quota place with a sixth place finish in the Men‘s 10 metre Air Rifle final. Deepika Kumari wins bronze at Antalya Archery World Cup Ace Indian archer Deepika Kumari has clinched the bronze medal in the women‘s individual Women‘s Recurve event at Antalya Archery World Cup held in Turkey. To win bronze medal Deepika outclassed Chang Hye Jin of South Korea in straight sets 6-2 (26-25, 29-26, 26- 28, 28-27). She was the only Indian who made it to the last four in the in individual women‘s recurve competition as veteran Dola Banerjee, Satbir Kaur and Snehal Divakar all lost in the first round. In the Antalya 2015 recurve women‘s event Misun Choi and Bo Bae Ki from South Korea won gold and silver medal respectively. Dilwar Singh of Haryana wins Pedal for Kashmir cycling race Dilawar Singh of Haryana has won ‗Pedal for Kashmir‘ cycling competition, held along the banks of picturesque Dal Lake in Srinagar. During this cycling, Singh pipped local champion Mohammad Akbar Khan who came runner up, followed by another local cyclist Mohammad Adil Teli. While in the under-19 category of the competition for Boys, Mohit Kumar won the first prize. Wahid Ahmad Ganie was placed second, while Amir Sadiq Gojriin finished third. In the girls under-19 category, Komal Deshmuk from Maharashtra, beat local girl Bushra Ali

to the first position. State Minister for Public Works Altaf Bukhari gave away the prizes to the winners. Pinaka Mark-II rockets successfully tested at Pokhran Advanced version of indigenous Pinaka mark-II rockets were successfully tested on 30 May 2015 in Pokhran field firing ranges in Rajasthan. They were test-fired using a multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL). In the test six rounds were successfully tested which had hit the target situated 53 kms from the firing point. The MBRL version of Pinaka has high operational mobility, flexibility and accuracy which is capable of acting as a force multiplier and has been developed to supplement artillery guns. ||<><><>||

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RBI cuts repo rate by 0. 25 percent; Lowers GDP growth forecast from 7.8 to 7. percent for current fiscal Repo rate is the rate at which RBI lends to banks generally against government securities. In line with market expectations, the RBI has cut repo rate by 25 basis points in its second bi-monthly monetary policy released. Subsequently, the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) will come down from 7.5 per cent to 7.25 per cent with immediate effect. Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the LAF stands adjusted to 6.25 per cent, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate to 8.25 per cent. Ravi Shastri named interim cricket coach for Bangladesh tour. Former Cricket Captain, Ravi Shastri was today named interim coach of the Indian cricket team for the tour of Bangladesh starting from 10th of this month. Announcing the decision the BCCI, Secretary Anurag Thakur said that BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya has named Ravi Shastri as the interim coach of the Indian team. E-visa for Swedish nationals soon: Pranab ―India and Sweden: co-creating a brighter future,‖ Mr. Mukherjee said, ―If India and Sweden pooled their innovative energies to address the challenges that India faces, the solutions that they come up with may benefit not just the two countries but the whole world.‖ The President met the CEOs of the Swedish companies where he asked them to invest in India. The CEOs told the President that they were eagerly awaiting the outcome of

Hemant Sonawala, pioneer of Indian IT industry passes away Hemant Sonawala, one of the pioneer founders of India‘s information technology (IT) industry passed away on 30 May 2015 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He was 78. As a visionary industrialist and entrepreneur he had played important role laying the foundations of Indian IT industry which has grown and subsequently shown meteoric rise in past two decades. Sonawala was chairman of Hinditron Group which was started in 1966 and engaged in IT, scientific instrumentation and Tele-communication services. Company‘s computer division was started in 1971. Sepp Blatter quits as FIFA president after corruption scandal FIFA, ruled over by Blatter since 1998, was rocked this week by the announcement of a US investigation into alleged widespread financial wrongdoing stretching back for years. Swiss authorities mounted their own criminal probe into the award of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar. ||<><><>||

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India and Belarus sign six agreements to enhance bilateral co - operation. These include agreement on Textiles, protocol to amend the agreement between two countries to avoid double taxation, MOU between Prasar Bharati and National State TV and Radio Company of Belarus Broadcasting Corporation in the presence of President Pranab Mukherjee and his Belarussian Counterpart Mr. Alexander v Lukashenko. Mr. Mukherjee also had delegation level talks with the President of Belarus and called for strengthening bilateral relations and co- operation in trade culture and other areas. The State University of Belarus will confer President Pranab Mukherjee the Professor Honoris Causa degree at a function tonight 2004 Nobel Chemistry winner Irwin Rose dies Irwin Rose, a biochemist who shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering a way that cells destroy unwanted proteins the basis for developing new therapies for diseases such as cervical cancer and cystic fibrosis has died. He was 88. Union Government launches IAP Health Phone programme Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi launches IAP Health Phone programme, IAP Health Phone is the world's largest digital mass education programme to address malnutrition in women

and children This unique and innovative initiative will add to the Ministry's efforts on tackling malnutrition State aims to add 14,400 MW to renewable energy portfolio by 2020 The Maharashtra government has set its sights on enhancing installed capacity for renewable energy to 21,100 MW in the next five years, from about 6,700 MW at present, with a thrust on solar power. The state cabinet on Tuesday approved a policy to add 14, MW by 2020 to the renewable energy capacity through public-private partnerships and captive power projects, and rolled out a slew of incentives for developers of these power projects. More than 50 percent or 7,500 MW is expected to come from solar power. The target is also to add 5,000 MW from wind energy. Snowden awarded freedom of expression prize in Norway Edward Snowden, former US security contractor and electronic surveillance whistleblower has been awarded a Norwegian prize for freedom of expression (also known as Bjornson Prize). The award was bestowed upon him by the Norwegian Academy of Literature and Freedom of Expression for his work protecting privacy and for shining a critical light on US surveillance of its citizens and others. In 2013, Snowden had uncovered the most extensive US global electronic surveillance programmes carried out by National Security Agency (NSA). Presently, he is leaving his exile in Russia. Union Government launches Khoya Paya web portal to trace missing kids Union Government has launched Khoya Paya web platform for people to directly report, track and upload information on missing children. It was jointly launched by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi and Union Minister of Communication & IT Ravi Shankar Prasad in New Delhi. Khoya Paya is joint initiative of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) and the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY). The first-of-its-kind web portal will serve as a platform for people to not only report a missing child but also track the efforts towards his or her recovery. Life insurance Corporation gets clearance to do business in Bangladesh Bangladesh has granted permission to India‘s state-owned insurance group Life insurance Corporation (LIC) to do business in the country. It was announced by M Shefaq Ahmed, Chairman of Bangladesh Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA). LIC will

Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) against ration mafia. With this, state government aims at weeding out the widespread corruption by taking stringent action against those who tamper the public distribution system (PDS) mechanism. The first case in this regard was registered against five persons from Nashik for allegedly being ration mafia and was involved in the pilferage of food grains meant for PDS. The accused were involved in the infamous Surgana scam which had misappropriated nearly 3,000 metric tonnes (MT) of food grain supplied under the PDS to the tribal-dominated Surgana region of Nashik. India signs global pact on automatic exchange of information on financial accounts India has joined the global pact on exchange of information on financial accounts, a move expected to give a big boost to its fight against black money. This system, when fully implemented, will enable India to receive information from almost every other country in the world including offshore financial centers. The information will help prevent international tax evasion and be instrumental in getting Indian tax authorities information on assets of Indians held abroad including through entities in which Indians are beneficial owners. Centre to provide full funding to projects under the Clean Ganga programme. Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti has said that the government has proposed for doing away with contributions from states for Namami Gange project. Her Ministry has devised a strategy to tackle pious refuse in Ganga and it has been done in such a way that it can provide livelihood to fishermen community. Ex-IB chief is Prime Minister’s special envoy on counter-terror Signaling its growing concern over IS terror and radicalization, the government has appointed the former Intelligence Bureau Chief Asif Ibrahim to a key post in the Prime Minister‘s office. Mr. Ibrahim, who retired in December 2014, will be the PM‘s ‗Special Envoy on Countering Terrorism and Extremism,‘ with a charter to liaise with governments in West Asia, Af-Pak and South East Asia. His role will include both the international and domestic dimensions of countering international terrorism, which is of great concern to the government. Jayalalithaa announces Rs 40.97-crore aid for Cauvery delta farmers Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday announced a financial aid of Rs 41 crore for farmers in the Cauvery delta region to improve the kuruvai cultivation (short-term

cultivation). The 'kuruvai package' announced by the government includes financial assistance to farmers and free supply of micro nutrients. Farm machines will be leased out to farmers free of cost. Besides, three phase power would be provided for 12 hours per day for irrigation. India jumps six places in Fifa rankings India has jumped six places to the 141st position in the latest rankings released by world football's governing body Fifa on Thursday.India were previously in the 147th spot. They are at the 22nd position among the Asian countries. Iran (41) is the top-ranked Asian team in the list, followed by Japan (52) and South Korea (58). World Champions Germany continued to head the rankings. Belgium jumped to second place, a place above World Cup runners-up Argentina. ||<><><>||

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Union Government inks loan pact with World Bank for Tamil Nadu Urbanization Project Union Government has signed a loan and project agreement with World Bank to provide $400 million to the Tamil Nadu government for its Sustainable Urban Development Project. The loan agreement, signed by Raj Kumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance and Onno Ruhl, Country director of World Bank (India). Tamil Nadu‘s sustainable Urban Development Project aims at improving urban services in participating Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in a financially sustainable manner. It also seeks at piloting improved urban management practices in selected cities. World Environment Day celebrated The World Environment Day was celebrated by various organizations in Coimbatore and the Nilgiris. It is observed annually on June 5 by the United Nations to stimulate worldwide awareness of environment issues. Environment Conservation Group (ECG), a Coimbatore- based NGO, joined hands with Pumpuhar Residens Welfare Association in Idayarpalayam to plant 70 saplings. India Loses Poultry Case against America at WTO The WTO Appellate Body largely upheld a panel's ruling last October that India's restrictions

Nitin Gadkari inaugurates first Oil Spill Response Centre for Mumbai & JNPT Harbour India‘s first of its kind Tier-I Oil Spill Response Centre (OSRC) for Mumbai Port Trust (MBT), Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) and ONGC‘s facilities at Nhava and Uran was inaugurated on 5 June 2015. It was inaugurated by Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping, Nitin Gadkari to tackle pollution and oil spills in and around Mumbai. Facebook announces Lite version for slow networks like in India Facebook has released a ‗Lite‘ version of its application that was tailored for people using Android smartphones in places where wireless data bandwidth is scarce. ―Facebook Lite is less than 1MB in size and includes Facebook‘s core experiences like News Feed, status updates, photos, notifications and more,‖ according to Vijay Shankar, Product Manager for Facebook Lite. ||<><><>||

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today arrived on a twoday "historic" visit to Bangladesh. On Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s maiden visit to Dhaka, India and Bangladesh on Saturday sealed a historic agreement that will settle a 41-year-old land boundary dispute through exchange of territories, removing a major irritant in bilateral ties. The two sides exchanged documents regarding the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) that was passed unanimously by the Parliament last month in the presence of Mr. Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina besides West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. ―History is made as the Instruments of Ratification of the Land Boundary Agreement are exchanged,‖ Mr. Modi tweeted. Uma Bharti launches Jal Kranti Abhiyan Union minister for water resources Uma Bharti on Friday launched a Jal Kranti Abhiyan aimed at turning one water stressed village in each district of the country into a water surplus village. On the occasion Bharti assured Rajasthan for full support of the Centre in solving its water problems. Under the campaign a village with acute water scarcity will be selected as 'Jal Gram' on a pilot project. For the identified village a comprehensive

integrated development plan will be framed and several water conservation activities will be launched. "As pilot project, activities will be run in one water stressed village in each 672 districts in the country" said Bharti while launching the program. "Any planning cannot become a successful unless it reaches out to the people in villages and on roads. It should be converted into a mass movement". Prominent scientist Ameenah Gurib-Fakim sworn-in as first woman president of Mauritius Prominent scientist Ameenah Gurib-Fakim was sworn in as President of Mauritius. With this she became first woman to become President of Indian Ocean island nation which is a ceremonial position. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is an alumnus of the universities of Exeter and Surrey of United Kingdom. She is also the chair of organic chemistry at Mauritius University. She is internationally renowned biodiversity scientist and biologist Ameenah Gurib-Fakim as their new President. She had worked with the World Bank and other international institutions. She also had served as the Managing Director of Centre International de Développement Pharmaceutique (CIDP) Research & Innovation. India’s first green police station was inaugurated at Maurice Nagar in north Delhi. India‘s first green police station was inaugurated on the occasion of World Environment Day at Maurice Nagar in north Delhi. It was inaugurated by Delhi Police Commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi. The police station has various provisions for preservation and safety of the environment. Students of Delhi University along with police officials had worked on the renovation of this police station to make it unique. US doctors perform world’s first skull-scalp transplant In a major breakthrough in transplant surgery, U.S. doctors have successfully performed the world‘s first skull-scalp transplant on a 55-year-old man who suffered a large head wound from cancer treatment. Doctors at the MD Anderson Cancer Centre and Houston Methodist Hospital announced on Thursday that they performed the 15-hour operation. K.V. Kamath steps down, Infosys appoints Seshasayee as Chairman India‘s second largest software services firm, Infosys has appointed R Seshasayee as non- executive chairman. He will replace KV Kamath, who stepped had down to take over as President of the Shanghai based BRICS New Development Bank. Since 2011, Seshasayee had served as an independent director of Infosys and was the chairperson of the company‘s audit committee. Presently, he is also member of Infosys‘ nominations committee. He is

N C Mathur, President Indian Stainless Steel Development Associaton (ISSDA) said the duty on has been imposed on hot rolled (HR) flat products of stainless steel grade with all its variants originating from China at $309 per tonne $316 a tonne from Malaysia and from Korea at $180 a tonne. ―Actually it is a move long overdue. We have been struggling to survive. This measure will definitely give some respite to the industry,‖ Mathur said. The commerce ministry had earlier this year said that the home-grown stainless steel industry has sustained ―material injury due to such dumped imports‖ and that definite measure was required to stop it. Adani, Reliance ink MoUs for power generation in Bangladesh Adani Power Limited (APL) and Reliance Power Limited of India have signed separate memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB). These MoUs were signed on the first day of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s visit to Bangladesh. The deals were signed to set up 4,600 MW power plants in Bangladesh worth $5.5 billion. Under the deal, APL will invest 2.5 billion dollars to set up a coal-based power plant with a capacity of 1,600 MW. While Reliance Power will set up an imported liquefied natural gas-based power plant with a capacity of 3,000 MW with an investment of 3 billion dollars. Architect of modern Bhopal and ex-bureaucrat M N Buch passes away Former bureaucrat Dr. Mahesh N. Buch who was widely regarded as the architect of modern Bhopal, passed away following a brain stroke in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He was

80. He was known for his clear views in context of urban planning and environment protection for betterment of Bhopal and Madhya Pradesh. Dr. Buch was born on October 5, 1934, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He graduated in Economics from the St. Stephen‘s College of Delhi in 1954. He had joined government service in 1957, and later in 1964, he had passed civil services examination. He was Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Gujarat cadre. Mangalyaan mission to enter 15-day blackout phase on Monday Starting Monday, the country's low-cost Mars mission that is in a rendezvous with the red planet for an extended period will enter the "blackout" phase snapping communication with the satellite. From June 8 to 22, the sun will block Mars from the earth snapping communication with the satellite. MOM during this period will go into an "autonomous mode" and will take its decisions

Barcelona FC wins 2015 UEFA Champions League trophy Barcelona FC has won 2015 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League trophy for the fifth time. In the summit clash played at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany they defeated Juventus FC by 3-1 goals. Ivan Rakitic had first scored goal for Barcelona in the fourth minute and later Luis Suárez restores at 68 minute and Neymar scored the goal in extra time. Earlier, Barcelona FC had won UEFA Champions League trophy in 1992, 2006, 2009 and 2011 Bangladesh confers Award of Liberation War Honour on Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bangladesh on Sunday conferred its prestigious liberation war honour on former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for his ―active role‖ in its independence struggle and consolidating friendship with India. President Abdul Hamid handed over the Bangladesh Liberation War Honour to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a glittering ceremony at Bangabhaban, the President‘s house, which was attended by Premier Sheikh Hasina and top officials. ||<><><>||

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India and Netherlands Signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Development of Vaccines during the Visit of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Shri Mark Rutte to New Delhi A Memorandum of Understanding was arrived at between India and Netherlands for development of vaccines. The MoU signed under 'Make in India' initiative of Government of India will enable the Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Corporation Ltd (BIBCOL), a Central PSU under Department of Biotechnology, to develop Measles - Rubella vaccine at its plant at Chola, Bulandshahr, U.P. Translational Vaccinology (INTRAVACC) a government- based institute of the Netherlands will extend technical support for the development of vaccine. The MoU was signed in the august presence of the Prime Minister of The Netherlands Shri Mark Rutte during his visit to New Delhi. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is a nodal statutory agency responsible for protecting and promoting public health in India through the regulation and

Vigilance Commission. The Indian Banks‘ Association has elected TM Bhasin, Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Bank, as the Chairman of the Association for 2014-15. Prior to Bhasin, KR Kamath, CMD of Punjab National Bank, was the IBA Chairman. The AGM also elected three Deputy Chairpersons — Arun Kaul, CMD, UCO Bank; SL Bansal, CMD, Oriental Bank of Commerce, and Chanda Kochhar, MD & CEO, ICICI Bank — and an Honorary Secretary — Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairman, State Bank of India. Sudhir Bhargava, former Social Justice and Empowerment Secretary, has been named as Information Commissioner (IC). Bhargava as Secretary in the Social Justice Ministry will be responsible for implementation of the government`s schemes related to the welfare of Scheduled Castes, socially and educationally backward classes, denotified tribes, economically backward classes and senior citizens among others. Well-known writer Dasaradhi Rangacharya dead Born on August 24, 1928 in Khammam District of erstwhile Hyderabad State, Dasaradhi actively participated in fight against the Nizam‘s autocratic rule. He went underground and took part in the Telangana Armed Struggle till Hyderabad was liberated. He was rusticated from the school and was forced to go to Vijayawada to pursue higher education. Initially, he worked as a school teacher and later shifted to Hyderabad and joined the municipal corporation in Secunderabad Division where he worked for over three decades. French Open 2015 Men‘s Singles Title Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland won his first French Open Men‘s single title of Tennis. In the final match he defeated Novak Djokovic of Serbia by 4-6, 6-4, 6 - 3, 6-4 score. It his first his first French Open title second grand slam title after Australian Open 2014. This victory also makes him only the second Swiss to win French Open mens single title after Roger Federer. ||<><><>||

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G7 calls for end to fossil fuel use by 2100 German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the Group of Seven wealthy democracies have

agreed that the world should phase out the use of fossil fuels by the end of this century. That is a technical term for ending the use of oil, gas and coal but not nuclear power and replacing them with alternative sources of energy such as wind and solar power. NCR gets bigger; 3 more districts added The sprawl of the National Capital Region (NCR) just got bigger as the nod has been given for the inclusion of Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh and the Jind and Karnal districts of Haryana as part of the conurbation. Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu announced the decision for including the three districts in NCR after chairing a meeting on Tuesday of the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) in New Delhi. Govt to invest Rs. 8.5 lakh crore to develop railways Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has said that the Government will invest Rs. 8.5 lakh crore over the next five years to develop the nation's railway services. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a joint research on material and engineering was also signed between IIT-BHU and Railways. Prabhu further stressed on the need the recycle the waste in railways, saying that it would benefit the country in the long run. World’s first ‘feeling’ prosthetic leg fitted in Austria World‘s first prosthetic (artificial) leg capable of simulating the feelings of a real limb and fighting phantom pain was unveiled by researchers in Vienna, Austria. The first of its kind medical innovation is the result of a two-fold process which is developed by Professor Hubert Egger at the University of Linz, Austria. This prosthetic leg was fitted on Wolfgang Rangger who had lost his right leg in 2007. 16th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) 16th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) informally known as the ―Bollywood Oscars,‖ was held in Malaysia. The award ceremony was held in Putra Indoor Stadium Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 2015 IIFA Awards honoured the best films of 2014 and the ceremony took place from June 05 to 07, 2015. Haider was awarded the most awards (09). Winners Popular Awards Best Film:Queen. Best Director: Rajkumar Hirani – PK.