Ottawa Treaty

The Ottawa Treaty is also called as Mine Ban Treaty and It was previously known as Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction. This treaty bans completely all anti-personnel ..

TerreStar-1

On July 1, 2009, TerreStar-1, the largest commercial telecommunication satellite ever built, is successfully launched. This satellite will be operated by TerreStar Corporation and carries transponders which will be used to provide mobile communications to North America. With a launch ..

Chiefs of Defence Forces

Chief of Air Staff:Air Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik, PVSM, VSM, ADCAir Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik is the current Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force. He took office on May 31, 2009, becoming the nineteenth Chief ..

Lt. Governors & Administrators of Indian Union Territories

Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Lt. Gen. (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM (Lieutenant Governor) Chandigarh : Shri Shivraj V. Patil (Administrator) Dadra and Nagar Haveli : Shri Satya Gopal, IAS (Administrator) Daman and Diu : Shri Satya Gopal, IAS (Administrator) Delhi ..

Current Affairs of Haryana

COEs for Fruits & vegetablesIndian government has approved an Indo-Israel project for setting up centres of excellence for fruits and vegetables in Haryana. The total cost of the project will be Rs 15.70 crore.Sirsa has been selected for Fruits and ..

Awards October 20-21, 2009

October 20, 2009: 2009 Defender of Democracy Award in U.S to Kailash SatyarthiSocial activist Kailash Satyarthi of the Bachpan Bachao Andolan was presented the coveted 2009 Defender of Democracy Award by the Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA). Satyarthi is the ..