The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) won the Nobel Peace Prize 2013 for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons. The award was announced by Nobel Committee...
Karan Thapar, well-known television journalist, has been honored with the International Press Institute (IPI) India Award for Excellence in Journalism. The jury for this award chose Mr. Thapar...
The Supreme Court dismissed the Kerala government appeal which challenged the jurisdiction of National Green Tribunal (NGT) which directed the Kerala government to stick to the report of...
1. Name the Geo-scientific research vessel, which is dedicated to the nation recently? [A]RV Samudra Ratnakar [B]Samudra Prahari [C]Sagara Deepa [D]Sea Pearl RV Samudra Ratnakar Show Answer 2....
Famous agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan has been selected for the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration for the year 2012. About MS Swaminathan Indian geneticist and former member...
International Finance Corporation (IFC) launched a $1 billion offshore bond programme to strengthen India’s capital markets and attract greater foreign investment. Under the programme, IFC will issue rupee-linked...
Pakistani teen activist Malala Yousafzai, who survived bullet-injury inflicted by the Taliban for championing girls’ education has won the European Union’s (EU) Sakharov Human Rights Prize 2013. Past winners...
The India Post unveiled instant electronic money transfer service in collaboration with Wall Street Exchange, (a company of UAE’s Emirates Post Group) in New Delhi. India Post inked...
Though the apex court has directed the Election Commission to provide a ‘NOTA’ (None Of The Above) option to voters, the State Election Commission of West Bengal is...
The newly-elected Director-General of WTO, Roberto Azevedo has asserted that India would soon be breaching its Aggregate Measurement of Support (AMS) commitments to WTO (World Trade Organization) due...
