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Archives: June, 2014

India successfully launched PSLV C-23 with 5 satellites

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...

June 30, 2014    Science & Technology

GK & Current Affairs: June 29 & 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...

June 30, 2014

GK & Current Affairs: June 27 & 28, 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...

June 30, 2014

Saina Nehwal clinches Australian Open Super Series title

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...

June 29, 2014    Sports Current Affairs

New Facelock Technology obviates the need to remember complex passwords

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...

June 28, 2014    Science & Technology

July 4 is the deadline for implementing Food Security Act

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,...

June 28, 2014    Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

No visa-free entry for Bangladeshis: Home ministry

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to thwart any move to provide visa-free entry for Bangladesh nationals. The MHA has opposed the proposal of the...

June 28, 2014    India Nation & States Current Affairs

Okavango Delta: UNESCO's 1,000th World Heritage Site

UNESCO has inscribed the Okavango Delta in Botswana on its World Heritage Site List. It is the 1,000th site to be bestowed with this status. Okavango Delta Location:...

June 28, 2014    Places in News Current Affairs

Union Government modernizes NIC-1987 to NIC-2008

Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry upgraded the National Industrial Classification -1987 (NIC-1987) to NIC-2008. The upgrade to NIC-2008 will facilitate new businesses as it is more investor...

June 27, 2014    India Nation & States Current Affairs

Over 1 million children in India are out of school: UN report

As per a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report, India, Indonesia and Pakistan each have more than a million children out of school. According to...

June 27, 2014    Places in News Current Affairs

Jean-Claude Juncker will be next president of European Commission

Backed by most EU leaders, Jean-Claude Juncker has been nominated as the next president of the European Commission. The development is a severe impact on opponent David Cameron...

June 27, 2014    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

GK & Current Affairs : June 25, 26, 2014

1. Recently, the power ministry has set up a seven-member panel called “Advisory Group for Integrated Development of Power, Coal and Renewable Energy” to look into issues related...

June 27, 2014