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Page-5 of Archives: April, 2014

RBI raises Rs 20,000 Crores in record auction; India’s biggest debt auction ever

RBI fully sold the Rs 200 billion ($3.31 billion) worth of Government bonds on Thursday April 17, 2014, executing the India’s biggest-ever auction. Speculations ran in market that Life...

April 19, 2014

GK & Current Affairs: April 7, 8, 2014

1. Which of the following countries are world’s two largest emitters of greenhouse gases? [A]India and China [B]US and China [C]US and Russia [D]China and Russia US and...

April 19, 2014

GK & Current Affairs: April 5, 6, 2014

1. In April 2014, who among the following has been appointed as next Chief Justice of India? [A] Justice R M Lodha [B] Justice H L Dattu [C]...

April 18, 2014

"Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and other Truths" – Book by former coal secretary P C Parakh released

“Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and other Truths” authored by former coal secretary P C Parakh released. Controversy surrounding the book: Parekh in his controversial book has alleged that the...

April 17, 2014    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

"The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh" – Book by Sanjaya Baru, former Media Advisor to PM

“The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh” – a memoir by Indian policy analyst Sanjaya Baru released. Mr. Baru was Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Media Advisor...

April 17, 2014    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Supreme Court: CAG can audit accounts of private telecom companies

The Supreme Court bench of Justice K S Radhakrishnan and Justice Vikramjit Sen ruled that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in his capacity can inspect the accounts...

April 17, 2014    Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

Admiral R.K. Dhowan appointed new Navy chief

Almost two months after Admiral D.K. Joshi resigned in February owning moral responsibility for a series of accidents, Robin K. Dhowan (59) took over as the new Chief...

April 17, 2014    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

SBI launches Tab banking facilities for Savings a/c, Housing Loan and e-KYC

For the convenience of its customers, SBI has launched 3 digital banking facilities. These are: 1) TAB Banking for Savings a/c– Opening Savings a/c at Customer’s door step using tablet...

April 17, 2014

Russia-China Gas Deal

After negotiations that continued for two decades, China and Russia have recently signed a landmark gas deal. As per this deal, Russia will export some 400 billion worth...

April 15, 2014

GK & Current Affairs: April 3, 4, 2014

1. Who among the following is the author of novel “The Lowland” ? [A]Jhumpa Lahiri [B]Anita Desai [C]Arundati Roy [D]Shashi Deshpande Jhumpa Lahiri Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Lowland” is...

April 15, 2014

GK & Current Affairs: April 1, 2, 2014

1. Maximum number of factories in India are located in __? [A]Gujarat [B]West Bengal [C]Tamil Nadu [D]Maharashtra Tamil Nadu The Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) findings for 2011-12,...

April 15, 2014

World Bank projects 5.7% growth for India in 2014-15

The World Bank has projected an economic growth rate of 5.7% in 2014-15 for India. World Bank projected an acceleration of growth (factor costs) in FY 2014 to 4.8%, further...

April 15, 2014