GKToday Archives: June, 2014

India successfully launched PSLV C-23 with 5 satellites

June 30, 2014

India’s ANTRIX (ISRO’s commercial arm) successfully launched 5 foreign satellites from four countries on board PSLV-C23 rocket which placed them in orbit. The rocket was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota and was also witnessed by PM Narendra ..

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GK & Current Affairs: June 29 & 30, 2014

June 30, 2014

1. Recently, Pankaj Advani created the history by becoming the first player in the world to win titles in the long and shorter formats of both billiards and snookers. The championship was held in ___? [A]Egypt [B]Israel [C]China [D]Russia Egypt ..

GK & Current Affairs: June 27 & 28, 2014

June 30, 2014

1. The Pangsau Pass in Arunachal Pradesh offers boarder trade between India and ___? [A]China [B]Myanmar [C]Bhutan [D]Bangladesh Myanmar Pangsau Pass lies on the crest of the Patkai Hills on the India-Burma border. The pass offers one of the easiest ..

Saina Nehwal clinches Australian Open Super Series title

June 29, 2014

Star Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal defeated Spain’s Carolina Marin to win the $750,000 Star Australian Super Series title. The 6th seeded Indian, who had clinched the India Open Grand Prix Gold earlier this year, dominated the contest throughout.

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New Facelock Technology obviates the need to remember complex passwords

June 28, 2014

Researchers at the University of York in the U.K have developed a new technology named Facelock technology which provides an alternative to remembering complicated passwords. Retaining complicated passwords has always been a difficult job for most people. There is also ..

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July 4 is the deadline for implementing Food Security Act

June 28, 2014

Adhering to its earlier decision of a 3-month extension to States and Union Territories to implement the National Food Security Act, the Union government’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution is firm that the deadline for implementing the ..

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