Current Affairs - April, 2010
Current Affairs April 20, 2010
Appointments:Meghalaya: 21st Chief Minister – Dr Mukul Manda SangmaDr Mukul Manda Sangma has been sowrn in as 21st Chief Minister of Meghalaya. He leads Congress-United Democratic Party-led five-party Meghalaya United Alliance coalition government. Bindo M Lanong of the UDP was sworn-in as Deputy Chief Minister. List of Chief MinistersResignation:Beleaguered Meghalaya Chief Minister D D Lapang ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2010
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Current Affairs 2010 • D. D. Lapang • Meghalaya • Meghalaya Legislative Assembly • Reserve Bank of India • Sangma • State governments of India
Current Affairs : April 16, 2010
Appointments:Dr. N.C.Saxena Committee:Joint Committee of Ministry of Environment And Forests and Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been revised. Dr. N.C.Saxena, retired Secretary, Planning Commission will be Chairman of this committeeand Dr. Devendra Pandey, Fromer Director General, Forest Survey of India will be Co-Chairman. Awards:Prime Minister’s Awards for excellence in Governance for 2008-09Prime Minister’s Awards for ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2010
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Actuarial science • Compound annual growth rate • Current Affairs 2010 • Mathematical finance • Non-Newtonian calculus
Current Affairs : April 15, 2010
Events, Happenings & Observances:4th IBSA Summit:The 4th IBSA summit took place in Brasilia, Brazil on April 15, 2010.Read HereUttarakhand: Century’s First MahakumbhaAt Haridwar, century’s first Mahakumbha comes to an end after last Shahi Snan of Mesh Sankranti. Over 1.45 crore people took a holy dip at Haridwar on the occasion. Kerala: VishuVishu is the auspicious ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2010
Topics: Actors • Amitabh Bachchan • Bollywood • Current Affairs 2010 • Indian people • Saif Ali Khan • Uttar Pradesh • Vishu
Current Affairs April 17, 2010
National Updates:Amendment in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009An amendment in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 is introduced in the Rajya Sabha on April 17, 2010. This encompasses explicitly covering Children with cerebral palsy, mental retardation, autism and multiple disabilities under the Right of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2010
Topics: Andhra Pradesh • Cartosat • Cartosat-2 • Cartosat-2B • Chief Justice of India • Current Affairs 2010 • Government of India • Indian Space Research Organisation • K. G. Balakrishnan • Spacecraft • Spaceflight • StudSat • Supreme Court of India
Current Affairs April 14, 2010
Awards & Honors:Wisden Cricketer of the Year – Virender SehwagVirender Sehwag has been named ‘Wisden Cricketer of the Year’ for the second successive time for scoring ”more quickly than any specialist batsman in Tests or one-day internationals.” Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack is also known as “the Bible of Cricket”. It is a cricket reference book published ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2010
Topics: Andhra Pradesh • Countries • Current Affairs 2010 • Hero MotoCorp • India • International Cricket Council • International Organizations • Organizations • States and union territories of India
SEBI versus IrDA : The ULIP Battle : Featured Article
Recently, India’s market watchdog SEBI banned 14 insurance companies from raising funds from ULIPs, stating that they have not registered their product with SEBI, so they can’t issue new ULIPs. The companies affected were: Aegon Religare, Aviva , Bajaj Allianz, Bharti AXA, Birla Sun Life, HDFC Standard Life, ICICI Prudential, ING Vyasa, Kotak Mahindra Old ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2010
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Current Affairs 2010 • Economy • Finance • Funds • Insurance • Insurance In India • Investment • Life Insurance • Money • Net asset value • New York Life Insurance Company • Securities and Exchange Board of India • Unit-linked insurance plan