Page-2 of GKToday Archives: August, 2014

‘Email’ invented by Indian-American V A Shiva Ayyadurai turns 32

August 30, 2014

On August 30, 2014, email turned 32 years. The method of message transfer was invented by Indian American V.A.Shiva Ayyadurai when he was just 14 years. V A Shiva Ayyadurai was born to a Tamil Family in Bombay in 1963. ..

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‘Digital cloud’ for every Indian on anvil

August 30, 2014

PM Narendra Modi’s next giant drive to free up service delivery from the hold of the lower bureaucracy will be in the form of a ‘digital cloud’ for every Indian. Now, Certificates issued by the Govt.: Education, residential, medical records, ..

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GK & Current Affairs: August 23, 24, 2014

August 30, 2014

1. Tintu Luka, Anirban Lahiri and Anaka Alankamony have been awarded the Arjuna Award by President Pranab Mukherjee at the 2014 National sports Adventure Awards at Durbar Hall, Rashtrapati Bhawan. What games do these players play respectively? [A]Athletics,Golf and Squash ..

Ukraine Crisis Deepens

August 30, 2014

Ukraine Crisis which stepped up after the Russian occupation of Crimea in April has seen no way back. Approximately 2600 civilians have lost their lives in the fighting that continues between the rebels and Ukrainian forces. Russia has always placed ..

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Attendance tracking for Central government employees

August 30, 2014

PM Narendra Modi has upped the ante and has brought back the good days of Indian economy. The economy which was on a downward spiral showed signs of revival after it hit a growth of 5.7 percent, the highest recorded ..

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MoD promotes “Make in India” vision of PM: Axes Copter deal

August 30, 2014

Minister of Defence Mr.arun Jaitley, made a significant stride to take the PM’s vision of “Make in India” forward by scrapping the global tender for Rs.6000 crores Light Utility Helicopters. The scheme which had been in the pipeline for a ..

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