The four financial sector regulators in the country- RBI, SEBI, IRDA and PFRDA have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for co-operation in the field of consolidated supervision...
India planned ‘Operation Lal Dora’ in 1983 to prevent coup in Mauritius India, during the regime of Indira Gandhi in 1983, had planned top secret military intervention-“Operation Lal...
Princess Lilian (97) of Sweden passed away. She had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Her romance with husband Prince Bertil became one of Sweden’s best-known love stories.
Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been elected as new pope of the Catholic Church. 266th pope Native of Argentina. Became first pontiff from outside Europe in more than a...
In Budget 2013-14, Finance Minister P Chidambaram proposed 0.01% tax on the trade of non-agricultural commodities futures, the new tax is called Commodity Transaction Tax (CTT). As per...
India and Bhutan have inked a currency swap agreement for up to $100 million to promote economic co-operation b/w the two nations. The pact was signed by the...
The world’s largest biogas plant was inaugurated on Finland’s western coast as the country seeks to cut its use of foreign coal. About the plant: 140 MW biomass...
Cruise missile Nirbhay missed the target test-firing as it had to be terminated midway after deviating from the flight course. However, as per DRDO, the missile "successfully" achieved...
The Iran–Pakistan–India (IPI) pipeline, currently Iran-Pakistan Pipeline and frequently referred to as the “Peace Pipeline”, is a proposed 2,775-kilometre natural gas project designed to connect the South Pars...
The SAARC Literary Award is an annual award conferred by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to writers from its member states. It aims to promote...
The National Counter-Terrorism Authority (NACTA) is the primary counter-terrorism authority in Pakistan. It was established through an Act of Parliament in 2013 to act as the coordinating body...
