Places in News 2015

Important Places in News 2015 (International) :-

✳1). Palmyra, Syria – came under control of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants

✳2). Atacama Desert , Chile – driest location on earth 'Maria Elena South' discovered

✳3). Inca city, Peru – 3rd position in the travel hotspot in the world list

✳4). Temples of Angkor – 1 st position in the travel hotspot in the world list

✳5). Alaska, North America – tallest mountain Mount McKinley renamed as Denali

✳6). Ireland – 1st country to legalize samesex marriage

✳7). London , United Kingdom – Maharashtra Government bought the house where the architect of Indian Constitution Dr. Ambedkar had stayed

✳8). Beijing, China – host of 2022 Winter Olympics

✳9). Conakry , Republic of Guinea – named as the World Book Capital for 2017

✳10). Masdar City , Abu Dhabi – a zero carbon planned city which relies on solar energy and other renewable resources.

Important Places in News 2015 (National):-

✳1).Ghumaan, Punjab – 88th Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan

✳2).Mumbai, Maharashtra – construction of Dr. Ambedkar Memorial at Indu Mills

✳3).New Delhi·

����Host of 5th edition of SAARC Health Ministers meeting·

����Indira Gandhi International Airport won theAirport Service Quality award·

����35th National Capital Region Planning Board meeting·

����Aurangzeb Road renamed as A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Road·

����21st edition of Delhi Book Fair

✳4).Nadia, West Bengal – won the 2015 United Nations Public Service Award

✳5).Hampi, Karnataka – Cnemaspis adii, a new species of Geckos discovered

✳6).Jind and Karnal districts, Haryana – added in National Capital Region designation

✳7).Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh - added in National Capital Region designation

✳8).Agra, Uttar Pradesh·

����Taj Mahal became the 1st historical monument to have a Twitter Account of its own·

����Taj Mahal – ranked 5th position in the list of most attractivetravel hotspot in the world

✳9).Sri Anandpur Sahib, Punjab –350th year of foundation of the holy city celebrated

✳10).Haridwar & Rishikesh, Uttarkhand – conferred asTwin National Heritage Citiesby Union Tourism Ministry

✳11).Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh –10th World Hindi Conference

✳12).Hyderadad,Telangana - 1st city in India to get Google Street View

✳13).Shimla, Himachal Pradesh – celebrated 200th anniversary on May 28th

✳14).Nelong Valley, Uttarkhand – opened for tourists for the1sttime since 1962 Indo-China War

✳15).Rajasthan–1st place in India in giving Free admission under Right to Education

✳16).Amaravathi– new capital of Andhra Pradesh

✳17).Pune, Maharashtra – will host the Commonwealth Youth, Junior and Senior Weightlifting Championships for the 1st time.

✳18).Thane Creek, Maharashtra – declared asFlamingo Sanctuary

✳19). Gujarat –1st state in India to launch Agro-Solar Policy

✳20).Panchgaon, Maharashtra –1stIndian Village to get freeWi-Fi connection

✳21).Surat, Gujarat –1stcity in the country to have amodern CCTV surveillance network

✳22).Azhagankulam, Tamil Nadu – proofs of ancient Indian-Rome trade discovered.