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“Rani-ki-Vav and GHNP” nominated by India for UNESCO’s World Heritage Site Status 2014

India nominated Rani-ki-Vav and the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) for UNESCO’s World Heritage Site Status for 2014. The World Heritage Committee will convene in Doha, Qatar, in...

March 21, 2014

Indian soldiers of World War I to be honoured by UK

The United Kingdom (UK) will honour the Indian soldiers, who participated in World War-I (WW-I) as part of British India, through a series of events to commemorate the...

March 21, 2014

ATP Indian Wells 2014: Novak Djokovic won BNP Paribas Open by defeating Roger Federer

The World No.2 Tennis player, Novak Djokovic won the BNP Paribas Open singles title 2014 by defeating Roger Federer by 3-6, 6-3,7-6 in California. Other winners of BNP...

March 21, 2014

“HR 5171 A”- the largest ever yellow hypergiant star discovered

The astronomers of Oliver Chesneau of the Cote d’Azur Observatory (Nice, France) discovered the largest Yellow star “HR 5171 A” in our Milky way Galaxy. Technique used by astronomers:...

March 21, 2014

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2013: “Sachin Tendulkar”- Cricketer of the Generation

Indian Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been voted the cricketer of the generation by a 50-member jury of current and former cricketers and journalists. The award is meant to...

March 21, 2014

‘In Silico’ Research and Virtual Screening in Drug Discovery

In the second week of March 2014, a new class of antibiotics to fight bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and other drug-resistant bacteria that threaten public health...

March 21, 2014

GK & Current Affairs: March 17, 18, 2014

1. As per the Indian Aviation report 2014, which one of the following is the main reason for rendering Indian aviation sector uncompetitive? [A]Over Taxation [B]Lack of Skill...

March 21, 2014

GK & Current Affairs: March 15, 16, 2014

1. The “SVEEP” programme, which is being reporting in newspapers nowadays, is associated with ____? [A]Finance Commission [B]Election Commission [C]Planning Commission [D]Agriculture Commission Election Commission 2. Which among...

March 21, 2014

Domestic Factors as Problems in Indian Economy

The Indian economy may proudly boast of being the eighth-largest in the world by nominal GDP and the third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). The economy developed slowly...

March 21, 2014

Anti-Government Protests in South East Asian Countries

South-East Asia is the part of Asian continent which generally perceived as south to China and East to India. It comprises several small countries such as Cambodia, Laos,...

March 21, 2014

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