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Raghuram Rajan appointed as the next RBI Governor

Raghuram Govind Rajan (50), who is currently the Chief Economic Adviser to the Govt. of India, has been appointed as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)...

August 8, 2013

Researchers produce World’s first lab-grown beef burger

Scientists from the Maastricht University in the Netherlands have produced the first lab-grown beef burger of the world which is being seen as a step towards food revolution....

August 8, 2013

HAL signs MoU with Transparency International India

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Transparency International India (TII), the coalitions against corruption, to promote corruption-free, fair and transparent business...

August 8, 2013

China unveils first Giant Panda channel

China Network Television has launched an internet channel ipanda.com dedicated to the conservation of Giant Panda. The website will show live 24-hour high-definition (HD) Internet broadcasts of the...

August 8, 2013

World Bank & ADB to provide $ 400m to disaster-hit Uttarakhand

The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $ 400 million for reconstruction and rehabilitation in the disaster-hit areas in Uttarakhand. The fund would be spent...

August 8, 2013

Amazon’s Jeffrey Bezos to buy Washington Post

The Washington Post, an American daily newspaper, has announced its sale to Amazon founder and CEO Jeffrey P Bezos. Bezos has agreed to buy the newspaper assets of...

August 8, 2013

GK & Current Affairs: August 7, 2013

1. As per the latest NSSO data on unemployment rates, which of the following religions has faced highest level of unemployment in rural areas during 2009-10? [A]Christians [B]Sikhs...

August 8, 2013

GK & Current Affairs: August 6, 2013

1. Who among the following has been appointed as the 23rd Governor of Reserve Bank of India? [A]Dr Raghuram Ranjan [B]Urjit Patel [C]Ananda Sinha [D]H R Khan Dr...

August 7, 2013

GK & Current Affairs: August 4-5, 2013

1. Daocheng Yading airport, which is slated to become world’s highest airport is located in which among the following countries? [A]China [B]Japan [C]South Korea [D]North Korea China The...

August 7, 2013

Arundhati Bhattacharya is the new managing director of SBI

The Govt. has appointment Arundhati Bhattacharya has been appointed as the new managing director of the State Bank of India (SBI). Previously, Bhattacharya was the managing director of SBI...

August 6, 2013

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