Current Affairs, world news and latest news July 2015

Here are the current affairs ,latest news and current happenings for the month of july 2015.World Current affairs, general knowlege, PSC , MPSC, CGPSC, SSC , UKPSC and UPSC Current affairs and currentaffairs quiz questions.Important Current affairs date wise for competitive exams and government job exams.


CERN scientists discover new particle called pentaquark[15/07/2015]
Scientists have discovered a new kind of particle called pentaquark. The existence of pentaquarks was first proposed in the 1960s by American physicists Murray Gell-Mann and Georg Zweig. Prof. Gell-Mann, who coined the term quark, received the Nobel Prize in 1969.

Paes wins 16th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon[13/07/2015]
A vintage Leander Paes clinched his 16th Grand Slam trophy, winning the mixed doubles event of the Wimbledon Championship with legendary Martina Hingis after a dominating win over Alexander Peya and Timea Babos.

Wimbledon 2015[13/07/2015]
Serena beats Muguruza to win sixth Wimbledon women singles title. India’s tennis queen Sania Mirza created history by becoming the first female player from the country to win a women’s doubles Grand Slam trophy as she clinched the Wimbledon title with Swiss partner Martina Hingis. Djokovic beats Federer to win third Wimbledon Men single title.

Sania seals historic Wimbledon crown with Hingis[12/07/2015]
India's tennis queen Sania Mirza created history by becoming the first female player from the country to win a women’s doubles Grand Slam trophy as she clinched the Wimbledon title with Swiss partner Martina Hingis.

India and US sign FATCA to curb tax evasion[10/07/2015]
September 30, India and the US will start sharing information about bank accounts or financial investments made by their citizens in each other’s countries. This move will help curb offshore tax evasions. On 9th July 2015 India and US signed an Inter Governmental Agreement (IGA) to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) to promote transparency on tax matters. This will bring in greater transparency in tax administration and enforcing tax compliance as well as prevention of offshore tax evasion. This is a major step in the Government’s resolve to fight the menace of black money. The US enacted FATCA in 2010 to obtain information on accounts held by its taxpayers in other countries. It allows US financial institutions to withhold a portion of payments made to foreign financial institutions (FFIs) who do not agree to identify and report information on US account-holders.
PSLV C-28 launches five UK satellites[10/07/2015]
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on 10th July 2015 launched five satellites, weighing 1,440 kg for a United Kingdom-based company. Lifting off from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, PSLV C-28 launched three identical mini satellites of the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC), besides two technology demonstrators - CBNT-1 and De-OrbitSail - for Surrey Space Technology Limited into the intended orbits.
Sriram Kalyanaraman appointed as MD and CEO of National Housing Bank[08/07/2015]
Shri Sriram Kalyanaraman, Director-Business Development, Equifax Credit Information Services Pvt. Ltd has been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, National Housing Bank for a period of five years from the date of his taking over the charge.

India is now a USD 2 trillion economy [03/07/2015]
India's GDP crossed the $2-trillion mark in 2014, according to data released by the World Bank in Washington late on 1st July 2015. After taking 60 years to reach the $1-trillion mark, India added the next trillion in just seven years.