Former Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata has been honored with ‘Ernst & Young life time achievement award’ 2013 for ‘asserting a greater role for Indian entrepreneurs on the...
The Union Cabinet has given nod to merger of Bharat Heavy Plate & Vessels Ltd. (BHPVL) Vishakhapatnam with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), New Delhi. Why this amalgamation?...
World football’s governing body FIFA has announced that goal-line technology will be used during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Why is ‘Goal-line technology’? A method to determine...
The government has cancelled the Rs.12,000-crore bond issue, cutting short its market borrowing programme for the current financial year with an aim to contain the fiscal deficit at...
China assumes control of Gwadar Port China has taken control of Pakistan’s Gwadar Port located at the mouth of the Persian Gulf just outside the strategically important Strait...
Mercury treaty to be adopted by 140 countries Around 140 nations will adopt the world’s first legally binding treaty on mercury. Objective: The Treaty aims at reducing global...
As per an analysis of Zoological Society of London along with IUCN species survival commission: 19% of turtles, lizards, snakes, crocodiles and other reptiles were facing severe threat...
India and Sri Lanka inked two distinct pacts on fighting international terrorism and avoidance of double taxation with the aim to enrich bilateral relationships. Both sides also talked...
About Europa: Moon of Jupiter 6th closest moon of Jupiter Smallest of Jupiter’s 4 Galilean satellites Discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei Slightly smaller than Earth’s Moon Composition:...
A consortium of banks which includes Bank of India, Indian Bank and Central Bank of India has agreed to lend Rs. 937 crore for the 1,000-MW NTPL power...
