Weekly G.K Updates from (April 15,2015 - April 21,2015)

Weekly G.K Updates from (April 15,2015 - April 21,2015):

• ICICI Bank with Tech Mahindra launched first "NFC" based "Tap-n-Pay" service, enabling customer make over the counter payment without using cash. It can be used for merchant payment by taping a NFC enabled mobile phone or a tag on the counter. To know more about How does NFC works :  <<Click Here>>

• Union Ministry of Home affairs renamed Tourist Visa on Arrival-Electronic Travel Authorization "TVoA-ETA" to "e-Tourist" visa from April,15 2015.

• Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai became the first lady chief justice of Sikkim High Court.

• Zomato acquired to MaplePOS, MaplePOS is a cloud based selling point of product for restaurant.

• Asia Cup 2016 will now be played in form of T20 instead of 50 overs.

• Sachin Tendulkar elected as member for Laureus Sports academy, Shanghai.

• BHEL (Bharat HEavy Electricals limited) inked a MoU with Russian firm INTMA to setup a gas based project in Kazakhastan.

• Leaders of Six Janta Pariwar parties announced merger into one larger entity. Mulayam Singh Yadav will head this new party with 15 members in Lok Sabha and 30 member in Rajya sabha.

• PM, Modi inked deal with Stephen Harper about Uranium. Comeco Corporation will supply 3000 tons urenium in next five years for $254 millions.

• 1981 batch IFS officer Mohan Kumar has been appointed the next ambessdor to France.

• Indian Origin CEO of Microsoft 'Satya Nadela' can get award "Champions of Change" by Obama.

• PM Modi, won year's reader poll TIME Person of the years.

• ECNU, the most prestigious university of China announced to appoint  Dr. Vishal Sikka,  CEO of Infosys as a advisory professor at ECNU (East China Normal University)

• World Heritage Day on April 18, is now observed globally to create awareness about cultural heritage across the world.

• NRI industrialists Hinduja Brothers have won the Business Leader of the year 2015 award at prestigious 5th Asian Awards

• Vankdarath Saritha, a 30 year old woman inducted in DTC (Delhi Transport Corporation) as a first woman Bus driver.

• Aashish Jhakar from Harayana, won Gold Medal in 12th National Youth Athletics Championship held in Bambolim, Goa  in Hammer throw.

• The Kerla Govt. launched  "Subodham" to help people in the state to overcome alcohol, drug and other substance.

• BHEL commissioned 250 MW thermal unit in Jamnagar, Gujrat.

• After Phillip Hughes, Former Bengal U-19 captain Ankit Keshri succumbs on field injury.