In 2011, the Government of India had launched the lofty Maritime Agenda, a perspective plan of the Shipping Ministry for the present decade. The Maritime Agenda projects a...
Giving effect to the Indian Medical Council(Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2013, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare reconstituted the Medical Council of India (MCI) with 68 new members....
Microsoft’s research team is working to advance Kinect technology, known for its adeptness at reading hand and body movements, to make it capable of reading sign language and...
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has launched its Passport Sewa mobile application for Windows and Apple iOS platforms. The Ministry is encouraged by the public response it received for...
Pakistan successfully test-fired surface-to-surface short-range Hatf IX (Nasr) missile as part of efforts to strengthen its nuclear arsenal. The test was conducted with successive launches of 4 x...
India’s first renowned masterchef and food writer, Tarla Dalal (77) passed away at her residence in Mumbai. Tarla Dalal Tarla Dalal was born and brought up in Pune. She...
The UK Government has launched a new VIP visa system for international business leaders with the objective to make it expeditious and easier for them to organise entry...
According to the Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire Census 2013, Asia has recorded the largest increase in its billionaires club in the world adding 18 new billionaires in 2013, making it the...
Indian Navy inducted the first fully indigenous Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers (AJT) manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited at INS Dega in Vishakhapatnam. About Hawk AJT Hawk AJT is...
As per the guidelines released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (WOS) of foreign banks are allowed to acquire domestic private sector banks as...
1. Which one of the following often referred as the “Crossroads of the South Pacific”? [A]Fiji Islands [B]Cooks Islands [C]Solomon Islands [D]New Caledonia Fiji Islands Fiji Islands are...
The HRD ministry has given its nod to establish an IIT, an IIM and 3 central universities among other institutes for the region. The decision would be placed...
