The voters in Switzerland turned down the proposals to introduce the world’s highest minimum wage and also blocked spending of $3.5 billion for buying new Gripen fighter jets from...
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has cancelled a visit to Chibok, the town from where more than 200 schoolgirls have been abducted by militant Islamist group Boko Haram. Jonathan...
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone acquired the strategic Dhamra port in Odisha on the east coast of India for an enterprise value of Rs 5, 500 crore....
As per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan, Plastic currency notes will be launched in 2015 after field trial which is likely to be conducted in...
US private firm SpaceX’s unmanned Dragon capsule undocked from the International Space Station (ISS), to return to Earth. The capsule is carrying more than 1,580 kilograms of science...
Scientists in the UK have discovered how to turn light into matter. Until now, it was not practically shown what was theorized by scientists G Breit and John...
1. The proposed “Ken-Betwa” river linking project is in which state? [A]Madhya Pradesh [B]Odisha [C]Gujarat [D]Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh The Ken-Betwa River linking project is a part of proposed...
Russi Mody (96), regarded as India’s ‘Steel Man’ for his role in elevating Tata Steel (then known as Tisco) to its present status of India’s largest steel manufacturing company, passed...
The 16th Lok Sabha will have lowest Muslim representation (Muslim MPs) of all-time at 22. The previous low in the history of Indian Parliament was witnessed in 1957...
Following resignation of Manmohan Singh as Prime Minister, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) Chairman, Dr C. Rangarajan has also resigned. The present PMEAC chaired by Rangarajan had Saumitra Chaudhuri,...
