Footballer Gareth Bale signed a six-year contract with Real Madrid on a humongous fee of 100 million euros ($132 million) which is a new world record making it...
The National Food Security Bill 2013 has been passed in the Rajya Sabha. What are the key features of the National Food Security Bill 2013? Entitles 5 kg...
The secret documents disclosed by the NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden in June have revealed that NSA spied on the content of telephone calls, emails and cellphone messages of...
In a notification issued by the Reserve Bank of India, banks have been asked to avail the electronic Know Your Customer, e-KYC service, launched by the Unique Identification...
The Union Cabinet approved the proposal for setting up of an autonomous “National Institute of Solar Energy” (NISE) to function as apex national body for research and technology...
The Indian Air Force inducted three Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, heavy-lift transport aircraft into the newly-formed 81 ‘Skylord’ Squadron at the Hindan Air Base, Delhi. About C-17 Globemaster...
The research wing of Indian Railways, Research Development Standard Organisation (RDSO) is in the process of developing a highly fuel efficient, Common Rail Electronic Direct Fuel Injection (CReDI)...
Raghuram Rajan becomes 23rd RBI Governor Noted economist Raghuram Rajan became the new RBI Governor as he took charge from the outgoing Governor D Subbarao. Rajan has been an Economics...
1. Who among the following has been conferred the Moortidevi Award for 2012? [A]Hariprasad Das [B]Pratibha Ray [C]Jayasree Datta [D]U R Anantha Murthy Hariprasad Das Noted writer Dr...
Moortidevi award to Haraprasad Das Noted poet, Haraprasad Das has been honored with the Moortidevi Award for 2012 for ‘Vamsha’, a poetic recreation of the Mahabharata in contemporary dialect,...