The Government has decided to set up an independent Coal Regulatory Authority. Proposed role of the Coal Regulatory Authority: To specify by regulation methods of testing for declaration of...
India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) test fired its nuclear capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile for its full strike range of 350 km from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, off Odisha coast. The...
Shree Ganeshan Chundan, the snake boat of the St Francis Boat Club, Harippad won the 61st edition of the Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2013 held in Punnamada Lake in Alleppey (Alappuzha), South Kerala. This is the...
Although the National Food Security Bill is still pending in the Parliament, the Centre has intimated to certain States that their food grain allocation would decline in spite of the...
1. Recently (August, 2013), which of the following states has got approval from the RBI to launch Islamic Banking? [A]Karnataka [B]Assam [C]Kerala [D]Goa Kerala The Kerala government has...
Marion Bartoli declared her retirement thereby ending her tennis career just six weeks after winning Wimbledon. Bartoli is currently ranked 7th in the world. Marion Bartoli: Marion Bartoli is a...
1. Apart from India, which of the following countries celebrate(s) Independence Day on August 15th? 1.South Korea 2.Pakistan 3.Bahrain 4.Republic of Congo Choose the correct answer from the...
1. Anjolie Ela Menon, who was conferred Delhi state government Lifetime Achievement Award-2013, is a famous___? [A]Artist [B]Hindustani vocalist [C]Human Rights activist [D]Author Artist Delhi state government conferred...
Scientist Vinod Prakash Sharma has been honored with the Gujar Mal Modi Award for Innovative Science and Technology 2013 for his achievements in malaria research, control and prevention,...
The environment ministry team found facts of the widespread illegal sand mining in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh. The team was set up by the ministry...
