National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Bill gets President’s assent

President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Bill, 2014 that seeks to scrap the collegium system of appointing judges to higher judiciary. This bill lays down the procedure that must be followed by NJAC for ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014

Commercial power generation begins at Kudankulam Nuclear power plant

India’s largest nuclear reactor at Kudankulam has started generating electricity on a commercial basis after it received green signal from Nuclear Power Corporation(NPC). This 1000 MW reactor made with Russia’s help is generating electricity only on an experimental basis after ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014

Second National Biodiversity Conference-2015 will be held in Kerala

The National Biodiversity Conference (NBC)-2015 will be held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala from 23rd to 27th February. It will be second edition of this biodiversity conference and its focal theme for 2015 is ‘Biodiversity: Access and Benefit Sharing’. NBC is being ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014

Delhi Government launches New Scheme for E-Rickshaws

Delhi government has launched new E-Rickshaw Sewa Scheme. This scheme will pave the way for the battery- operated vehicles in Delhi. Key facts of E-Rickshaw Sewa Scheme E-rickshaws will be registered as transport vehicle under registration series DL-1ER and will ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014

The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is associated with which one of the following cities?

The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival is associated with which one of the following cities? [A]Kochi [B]Pune [C]Mumbai [D]Mysore Show Answer Mumbai The Kala Ghoda festival is a most prominent cultural event in Mumbai. The nine-day long festival is a prominent ..

The “Maitri Missile Project” is a proposed joint defense missile programme between India and which country?

The “Maitri Missile Project” is a proposed joint defense missile programme between India and which country? [A]USA [B]Russia [C]France [D]Italy Show Answer France Maitri is an Indo-French surface-to-air missile systems project that was initiated in 2007 with an MOU between ..