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India, China ink Border Defense Co-operation Agreement

In a significant international development, India and China inked a BDCA (Border Defence Co-operation Agreement) which stipulates among a set of confidence building measures that in any face-off on...

October 24, 2013 International / World Current Affairs

S&P BSE Sensex crosses 21,000 for first time since November 2010

S&P BSE Sensex crossed 21,000 level for first time since November 2010. The benchmark is also Asia’s best performing index. Marking it highest intra-day level since November 2010, the S&P...

October 24, 2013

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: October 23, 2013

1. Which among the following has the largest share in the renewable energy basket of India at present? [A]Wind Energy [B]Solar Energy [C]Biomass [D]Small Hydropower projects Wind Energy...

October 24, 2013

“Exploring good practices in overcoming deprivation in India and UK” – includes case study on Super 30

“Exploring good practices in overcoming deprivation in India and UK” – A research project on by University of East London (UK) and TISS (Tata Institute of Social Sciences),...

October 24, 2013 Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Manna Dey, the Legendary singer passed away

Prabodh Chandra Dey ( a.k.a. “Manna Dey“) (94) passed away. Manna Dey was a versatile Indian playback singer. Manna Dey sang mainly in Hindi and Bengali. He also recorded songs...

October 24, 2013 Awards, Honours & Persons in News

GK & Current Affairs Quiz: October 21-22, 2013

1. In October 2013, Petronas Lubricants International announced $50 million investment in a lubricant oil blending plant, its first in India. Petronas is a oil and gas company...

October 23, 2013

GK & Current Affairs: October 19-20, 2013

1. In October 2013, RBI cuts Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) by 50bps. The new MSF has been fixed at ___? [A]9.50% [B]9.0% [C]8.5% [D]8.0% 9.0% The RBI has...

October 23, 2013

Dipika Pallikal clinches Macau Open Squash title 2013

India’s star Squash player Dipika Pallikal clinched the Macau Open title held at Macau, China. Dipika vanquished former World No.1 Rachel Grinham of Australia. About Dipika Pallikal: Dipika Pallikal is...

October 22, 2013 Sports Current Affairs

"Frank": World’s first complete bionic man

What is Frank (Frankenstein) ? Researchers from Zurich (Switzerland) have revealed the world’s first walking, talking bionic man called Frank, short for Frankenstein Researchers have engineered the world’s first robot...

October 22, 2013 Science & Technology

Prof. Ravi Chopra Expert panel to study the impact of Hydro-projects in Uttarakhand

A 17-member expert panel headed by Prof. Ravi Chopra has been constituted by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to investigate whether the environmental degradation caused by hydro-electric...

October 22, 2013 Places in News Current Affairs

"Tata SIA Airlines Ltd." – TATA-Singapore Airlines joint venture gets approval for its name

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs approved the name “Tata SIA Airlines Ltd.” to be used for the proposed aviation venture of TATA with Singapore Airlines(SIA) which plans to...

October 22, 2013

Saudi Arabia declines UN Security Council Seat

Showing disappointment over the inability of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to end the war in Syria and act on other Middle East issues, Saudi Arabia refused...

October 22, 2013 International / World Current Affairs

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