KNOWLEDGE ON HEADLINES 29 APRIL 2015

• Which country has won Women’s World Team Chess Championship - Georgia

• Name the first India-born woman to be sworn in as Judge of New York City - Raja Rajeswari

• Who has won 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Asia region - Novelist Siddhartha Gigoo

• Indigenous cryogenic engine CE-20 was successfully tested by - ISRO

• Who is appointed as Chairperson of Children's Film Society of India - Mukesh Khanna

• Tourist Visa scheme expanded to - 31 more countries

• Which famous singer has passed away - Singer Jack Ely

• Which two countries has signed Action Agenda for Investment and Trade Promotion - India and Japan

• 161st Member of WTO is - Seychelles

• Whitley Awards for wildlife conservation was won by - Ananda Kumar and Pramod Patil

• International Day of Yoga launched its Logo

• Who has approved continuation of 1000 rupees Monthly Pension Scheme under EPS - Union Government