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Current Affairs - April, 2014

Indian Alphonso Mangoes banned in European Union

The 28-nation bloc European Union (EU) has imposed a temporary ban on the import of Alphonso mangoes, the king of fruits, and 4 vegetables from India effective from...

April 30, 2014

Interceptor Missile test fired successfully by DRDO

India’s premier defence equipment manufacturer Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully test-fired a new Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) interceptor missile capable of neutralizing any incoming long-range missile...

April 30, 2014

President approves dissolution of Andhra Pradesh assembly

President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent for dissolution of the Andhra Pradesh assembly and a fresh proclamation for central rule in Andhra Pradesh. [icon name=”icon-question-sign”]Why President’s rule was imposed in AP?...

April 30, 2014

Rajeev Suri: Nokia’s new CEO

Rajeev Suri (46) has been announced the new CEO of Finnish telecommunications gadget manufacturer Nokia. Previously, Suri was the head of Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN), the smaller...

April 30, 2014

Ramesh Agrawal honored with Goldman Prize 2014

The Goldman Environmental Foundation awarded six environmental activists from India, Peru, Russia and three other countries Goldman Prize for year 2014. India’s Ramesh Agrawal has been given the prize...

April 30, 2014

Petition filed in Pakistan court to prove Bhagat Singh's innocence

A copy of the FIR registered against Bhagat Singh in the then Lahore SSP’s murder case in 1928 has been sought here to prove the innocence of the...

April 29, 2014

RBI releases Report of Umesh Bellur headed GIRO Advisory Group

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released, on its website for public comments, the Report of the GIRO (Government Internal Revenue Order) Advisory Group. GIRO Advisory Group (GAG) was...

April 28, 2014

US-Japan joint statement highlights importance of trilateral dialogue with India

A joint statement between Barack Obama (US) and Shinzo Abe (Japan) in Tokyo (Japan) has spotlit a trilateral dialogue between Japan, India and the US for “peace and...

April 27, 2014

15th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA)

15th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) informally known as the “Bollywood Oscars,” held in US for the first time. The ceremony was held at  the Raymond James...

April 27, 2014

Suresh Reddy to be first Indian Ambassador to ASEAN

Suresh Reddy has been appointed as a full-time envoy for ASEAN. Reddy is at present ambassador in Iraq and has been given credit for swinging about the Indo-Iraqi links. The Indian...

April 27, 2014

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