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Australia beat England to win their 3rd successive Women's Cricket T20 World Cup (2014) title

Australia lifted their 3rd World Twenty20 title by beating Australia in the finals held at Dhaka , Bangladesh. Australia 106 for 4 beat England 105 for 8 by six wickets. It was...

April 7, 2014

Ukraine crisis: NATO suspends civilian and military co-operation with Russia

Following Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region, NATO suspended all practical civilian and military co-operation with Russia.  Russia’s annexation is being considered as a threat to European security. The 28-member...

April 6, 2014

"Walk Again Project": World Cup Soccer 2014, Brazil

Wearing a sophisticated mind-controlled exoskeleton, a paralysed teenager will start off the World Cup Soccer 2014, to be held in Brazil, with a ceremonial kick. The Walk Again Project...

April 6, 2014

READ (Read-Engage-Achieve-Dream): Indio-US alliance to improve reading skills at Indian Schools

READ (Read-Engage-Achieve-Dream): It is an alliance between India and USA to improve the Reading skills of millions of primary school-aged children in India. It is a US $3.2 Million...

April 6, 2014

Indian-origin teenager Suvir Mirchandani shows how printing in 'Garamond Font' could save US Government $400 Million every year

Suvir Mirchandani, a 14 year old Indian origin student at a school in Pennsylvania, has found a way of saving the US government $400 million dollars (£240 million)...

April 6, 2014

Climate change may lead India to war: UN report

UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in its report evaluating affects of climate change on human health, settlements and natural resources issued a warning that if no actions...

April 6, 2014

"Tempest Stela of Ahmose": World’s Oldest Weather Report

Temptest Stela:  A  40-line inscription on a 3,500-year-old and 6-foot-tall calcite stone block from Egypt. This is being considered as one of the oldest weather reports. It describes rain,...

April 6, 2014

GK & Current Affairs: March 29-31, 2014

1. The inventor of the world wide web has marked the 25th anniversary of his creation by calling for a ‘Magna Carta’ bill of rights to protect its...

April 5, 2014

GK & Current Affairs: March 27-28, 2014

1. “Earth Hour” is a movement uniting people to protect the planet, organised by___? [A]World Wide Fund for Nature [B]UNESCO [C]World Bank [D]World Trade Organisation Worldwide Fund for...

April 5, 2014

GK & Current Affairs: March 25-26, 2014

1. The official residence of the U.S. Ambassador in Embassy of United States in India is known as __? [A]Roosevelt House [B]Truman House [C]Washington House [D]Kennedy House Roosevelt...

April 5, 2014

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