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PM Manmohan Singh takes oath as Rajya Sabha member for fifth consecutive term

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took oath as member of Rajya Sabha after being re-elected from Assam. Singh was recently elected a member of Rajya Sabha (Upper House of...

June 19, 2013

Government aims to achieve 80% Literacy Rate by 2017

The Union Government of India has set a target to achieve 80% literacy rate in the country by 2017. The current literacy rate of the country stands at...

June 19, 2013

Fitch upgrades India’s sovereign outlook to ‘stable’

Fitch Ratings has revised India’s sovereign credit outlook to ‘stable’ from ‘negative’ and affirmed the ‘BBB-’ rating assigned earlier. Why this upgrade? Fitch revised the outlook to stable...

June 19, 2013

GK & Current Affairs : June 17-18, 2013

1. Who among the following has been appointed as new Chairman of “Air Asia India”? [A]Ratan Tata [B]S Ramadorai [C]R Venkata Raman [D]Bharat Vasani S Ramadorai S Ramadorai,...

June 19, 2013

Government Schemes in India

A collection of Various Social Sector Schemes of various Ministries in the Government of India for social and economic welfare for development. Useful for Bank PO, UPSC, SSC...

June 19, 2013

39th G8 summit held in Northern Ireland

The 39th G8 summit was held on June 17-18, 2013 at Lough Erne, Northern Ireland of United Kingdom. The summit was presided over by the U.K. The official theme of the summit was tax...

June 18, 2013

Fact Box: "Hindu rate of growth"

Are we moving towards ‘Hindu’ rate of growth again? As India registered a meager GDP growth of 4.8% in the first quarter of 2013 it has rendered dreams...

June 18, 2013

Lawsuit filed against the copyright of ‘Happy birthday to you’

The copyright of the most famous song of English language “Happy Birthday to You” has been challenged by a production company Good Morning To You Productions Corp. who...

June 18, 2013

By 2028, India to become most populous nation: UN report

As per the latest report titled World Population Prospects — The 2012 Revision, released by the United Nations, India will become the most populous country in the world...

June 18, 2013

Malnourishment in India higher than in sub-Saharan Africa

The Indian economic growth has done little to bring any significant change in the area of children nourishment and the country is still notorious to have higher rates...

June 18, 2013

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