Page-3 of GKToday Archives: March, 2013

Arunachal Pradesh becomes the first state to introduce e-GPF facility

Arunachal Pradesh became the first state to introduce e-GPF. The state Finance department of Arunachal Pradesh will facilitate online access to 34,000 General Provident Fund (GPF) accounts via its redesigned website www.arunachalfinance.in. Objective: Transparency and accountability of the government Now, citizens and government ..

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2013 designated as the UN International Year of Water Cooperation by UNGA

Subsequent to a proposal initiated by Tajikistan, in 2010 UN General Assembly (UNGA) declared 2013 as the UN International Year of Water Cooperation via its resolution : A/RES/65/154. UN-Water has asked UNESCO to lead the initiative keeping in view of ..

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Babasaheb Neelkanth Kalyani nominated as the Chairman of IJBLF

The Govt of India has nominated Babasaheb Neelkanth Kalyani (the Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Forge Limited) as the Chairman of the India-Japan Business Leader’s Forum (IJBLF). India-Japan Business Leader’s Forum (IJBLF) Objective: Leveraging the trade and investment between India ..

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Two-time Pulitzer winner Anthony Lewis passes away

Two-time Pulitzer winner Anthony Lewis (85) passed away. Anthony Lewis was a longtime New York Times columnist. He took up such causes as free speech, human rights and constitutional law. In 1955, Anthony won his first Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for his report ..

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Anil Ananthaswamy wins British Physics journalism prize

Anil Ananthaswamy, a London-based Indian-origin writer has won the inaugural Physics Journalism Prize. Anil Ananthaswamy, a consultant at New Scientist Magazine and author of ‘The Edge of Physics’. Anil’s article ‘Hip Hip Array’, that “brings to life” on the Square Kilometre Array, ..

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