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National Affairs
- Nation celebrates 69th Independence Day today.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort.
- Here are some Important announcements made by him during his Independence Day address:
- 18,500 villages which still remain without power to be provided electricity in the next 1,000 days.
- Government to club 44 labour laws into four codes to simplify them for the people.
- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana launched with an outlay of Rs. 50,000 crore.
- Ministry of Agriculture would be renamed as the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.
- A "Start-Up India" initiative to encourage entrepreneurship among the youth.
- One-Rank, One-Pension accepted "in-principle". Modalities being worked out with stakeholders.
- Boost to financial inclusion with 17 crore bank accounts opened through the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana.
- Scheme for direct transfer of LPG subsidy has resulted in savings of Rs. 15,000 crore.
- Promise of toilets in all schools had been almost fulfilled with the cooperation of states.
- Corruption cases probed by CBI have gone up from 800 before NDA government assumed office to 1800 now.
- Each of 1.25 lakh bank branches should encourage at least one Dalit or adivasi entrepreneur and at least one woman entrepreneur.
- A house and access to basic services like electricity to all by 2022.
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has launched the official twitter account of Taj Mahal ("@TajMahal"), on Independence Day.
- Taj Mahal becomes first historical monument to have an official Twitter handle.
Awards & Honors
- President Pranab Mukherjee has approved 67 Gallantry Awards to Armed Forces Personnel and members of Paramilitary Forces.
- These Awards includes Two Kirti Chakras, 10 Shaurya Chakras, and 49 Gallantry Medals.
- Naib Subedar Rajesh Kumar who sacrificed his life while fighting with terrorists in Handwara in Jammu and Kashmir has been posthumously awarded the second highest peacetime gallantry award Kirti Chakra.
- Shaurya Chakra awardee Lieutenant Colonel Nectar Sanjenbam of the 21 Parachute Regiment, who led a group of Indian soldiers for the raid in the aftermath of the Manipur ambush in June has been awarded the Kirti Chakra.
- Kirthi Charka Awardees
- Shri Nectar Sanjenbam
- Shri Rajesh Kumar (Posthumous)
- Shaurya Chakra
- Shri Munindra Nath Rai(Posthumous)
- Shri Maj Tanuj Grover
- Shri Varun Kumar Singh
- Shri Man bahadur Chhetri
- Shri Milind Mohan Mokashi
- Shri Sandeep Singh
- Shri Mohd Shafi Sheikh (Posthumous)
- Shri Reyaz Ahmad (Posthumous)
- Shri Hira Kumar Jha (Posthumous)
Sports
- Saina Nehwal reaches her maiden World Badminton Championships final by beating Lindaweni Fanetri in semis.
- This win assures her Silver Medal.
- Sania Mirza's name was officially approved for the coveted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, becoming only the second tennis player to be nominated for the highest sporting honour.
- The government also named the winners of the 2015 Arjuna Awards.
- The list has 17 sports-persons including cricketer Rohit Sharma and shooter Jitu Rai.
- P R Sreejesh (hockey),
- Dipa Karmakar (gymnastics),
- Jitu Rai (shooting),
- Sandeep Kumar (archery),
- Mandeep Jangra (boxing),
- Babita (wrestling),
- Bajrang (wrestling),
- Rohit Sharma (cricket),
- K Srikanth (badminton),
- Swarn Singh Virk (rowing),
- Satish Sivalingam (weightlifting),
- Yumnam Santhoi Devi (wushu),
- Sharath Gaekwad (para-sailing),
- M R Poovamma (athletics),
- Manjeet Chhillar (kabaddi),
- Abhilasha Mhatre (kabaddi),
- Anup Kumar Yama (rollerskating).
- Archer Abhishek Verma gave India a perfect Independence Day gift by clinching the Gold medal in the Compound men's individual section to open their account in the Archery World Cup Stage 3 today.
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