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Which of the following conducts the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI)?

Which of the following conducts the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI)? [A]Central Statistics Office [B]National Sample Survey Organisation [C]Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises [D]Ministry of Economy...

March 29, 2015

Who won the world’s first Global Teacher Prize which is widely known as Nobel Prize for teaching?

Who won the world’s first Global Teacher Prize which is widely known as Nobel Prize for teaching? [A]Kiran Bir Sethi [B]Nancie Atwell [C]Guy Etienne [D]Jacque Kahura Show Answer...

March 29, 2015

Who is the current president of the US-India Business Council (USIBC)?

Who is the current president of the US-India Business Council (USIBC)? [A]Ajay Bhagan [B]Mukesh Aghi [C]Arun Nehra [D]Sandeep Singhvi Show Answer Mukesh Aghi Mukesh Aghi is the new...

March 29, 2015

Rajasthan passes bill to ban camel slaughter

Rajasthan Government on 27 March 2015 passed the Rajasthan Camel (Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Bill, 2015. It was passed in state legislative...

March 29, 2015

Indian American scientist Murty Kambhampati chosen for US Presidential award

An Indian-American scientist and biology professor Murty Kambhampati is chosen for prestigious US Presidential award.   He is among 15 scientists who have been chosen for US Presidential award...

March 28, 2015

ISRO successfully launches fourth navigation satellite IRNSS 1D

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on 28 March 2015 successfully launched fourth navigation satellite Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)-1D. It was launched by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle...

March 28, 2015

Significance of Good Governance

Kautilya in his treatise Arthashastra propounded the qualities of good governance by the ruling king as follows: In the happiness of his subject lies his happiness, in their...

March 28, 2015

Good Governance: Meaning and Concept

In terms of distinguishing the term governance from government, “governance” is what a “government” does. It might be a geo-political, a corporate government, a socio-political government, or any...

March 28, 2015

Key Recommendations of Narayan Murthy Committee on Corporate Governance

The Committee on Corporate Governance, headed by Shri Narayanmurthy was constituted by SEBI, to evaluate the existing corporate governance practices and to improve these practices as the standards...

March 28, 2015

Saina Nehwal creates history by becoming first Indian woman player to become World No. 1

Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal on 28 March 2015 created history by becoming first Indian woman to be ranked number one in the world in Badminton World Federation (BWF)...

March 28, 2015

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