Andhra Pradesh attracted the highest project investments in 2018-19

According to a recent study by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Andhra Pradesh topped the list of states which attracted the highest project investments in 2018-19. Maharashtra, which was the topper of last year, missed its top spot in ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

SEBI constitutes Municipal bonds development committee

Markets regulator Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has recently constituted a ‘Municipal bonds development committee’ headed by its Executive Director Sujit Prasad. The committee which has several technical representatives will advise SEBI on development of municipal debt securities and issuance of municipal ..

Naval exercise ‘Milan’ to be held in Visakhapatnam

The biggest multilateral naval exercise in the Indian Ocean region, Milan is set to be organised at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The exercise has been hosted by India since 1995. The exercise is to be conducted in the month of March, ..

Kobe Bryant named finalist of ‘Basketball Hall of Fame’

The global sports icon Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash three weeks ago, was recently named as finalist of ‘Basketball Hall of Fame’. One of the most dominant players in NBA history played for the Los Angeles Lakers ..

China National Biotec Group develops convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 infection

The biotechnology research company of China- ‘China National Biotec Group’ has developed convalescent plasma to treat the patients who are infected with the COVID-19 (novel corona virus). The company has collected plasma from some of the recovered patients in the ..

Udayan Mane wins TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship

Udayan Mane was recently seen in news, as the Pune-based Golfer recently won the TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship. He defeated his fellow player Veer Ahlawat of Gurugram. Udayan Mane has also clinched the last two PGTI events including the ..

Global defence spending up by 4% in 2019

London-based research institute, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) recently released its annual “Military Balance” report. It stated that Global spending on defence increased by four percent in 2019 and it is the largest growth in 10 years. The ..

India’s first inter-city electric bus service inaugurated in Maharashtra

India’s first inter-city electric bus service was recently inaugurated in the state of Maharashtra between Mumbai and Pune by the Union Transport minister Nitin Gadkari. The luxury electric bus with 43-seater capacity has been manufactured by a private firm and ..

State Cultural Award to replace Yash Bharti Award

Yash Bharti Award is the highest award of the state Government of Uttar Pradesh which was instituted in the year 1994. The state has recently announced that Yash Bharti Award is to be replaced with State Cultural Award. State Cultural ..

Srinivas Gowda covers 142.5m in 13.62 seconds at Kambala

Kambala is a traditional sport of Karnataka, in which the people of coastal districts of the state conduct a buffalo-race. It was in news recently as one of the local contestants from Dakshina Kannada district named Srinivas Gowda covered 142.5 ..