Page-3 of Archives: April, 2014

Portal ‘Railsaver’ to Improve Energy Efficiency in Indian Railways

Indian Railways launched a web based Electrical Energy Management System called “RAILSAVER”. [icon name=”icon-info-sign”]RAILSAVER A web based Portal developed by Centre of Railway Informatics System (CRIS). The portal...

April 23, 2014

"Sandesh Pathak"- A Software application to aid farmers

C-DAC Mumbai, IIT-Madras, IIIT Hyderabad, IIT Kharagpur, and C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram have jointly developed  the “Sandesh Pathak” software application. The application uses TTS (Text-To-Speech) software to help out farmers by reading out loud...

April 23, 2014

Asia-Pacific navies sign communication agreement at Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS)

India and 21 other countries adopted an agreement at ameliorating communication at sea to cut down the possibility of conflict amid developing friction between a progressively assertive China and...

April 23, 2014

GK & Current Affairs: April 16, 17, 2014

1. The MESSENGER is a robotic NASA spacecraft orbiting which among the following planets? [A]Mars [B]Mercury [C]Earth [D]Jupiter Mercury Messenger is a robotic NASA spacecraft orbiting the planet...

April 23, 2014

Stem Cells possess bizarre property property of "Auxeticity", never seen before at cellular level

As per a study by the scientists from University of Cambridge, Human stem cells show a bizarre property “Auxeticity” that was never before viewed at the cellular level. Auxeticity has never...

April 23, 2014

"Kepler-186f" – First Earth-Size Planet In The 'Habitable Zone' of Another Star

Source: http://www.nasa.gov/ NASA has discovered the first Earth-size planet in the “habitable zone” of another star. The newfound planet, called “Kepler-186f”, was first spotted by NASA’s Kepler space telescope and circles...

April 23, 2014

LIC trims stake in Infosys to 3.25%; garners ₹850 cr

LIC, the biggest institutional investor in the stock market, the State-run insurer Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has reduced its stake in Infosys, the country’s second largest software...

April 23, 2014

Arvind Mayaram appointed new Finance Secretary

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram as the new Finance Secretary. Arvind Mayaram, a 1978 batch Rajasthan cadre IAS officer has been holding...

April 23, 2014

Documentary "Gulabi Gang" to be screened at the 14th New York Indian Film Festival

Documentary “Gulabi Gang” to be screened at the 14th New York Indian Film Festival that will run from May 5 to 10, 2014. Directed by Nishtha Jain, it is based...

April 23, 2014

Fitch affirms India's BBB- ratings; outlook stable

Ratings agency Fitch affirmed following Ratings/ Outlook for India: India’s Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs): “BBB-“ India’s senior unsecured foreign and local currency bonds:...

April 23, 2014