Current Affairs

GK MCQs Section

Page-13 of Current Affairs - December, 2013

‘Brazuca’ : The new FIFA World Cup ball unveiled

Sports goods manufacturer Adidas unveiled the new ball for 2014 World Cup – called the “Brazuca,” in honor of Brazil at a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro. Adidas has been...

December 7, 2013

India to host 2017 under-17 FIFA World Cup

The Under-17 FIFA World Cup 2017 tournament will be hosted by India. India bagged the landmark rights by beating other bidders like South Africa, Ireland and Uzbekistan. As a...

December 7, 2013

Oxford researchers develop new malaria vaccine

In a major scientific development, scientists at Oxford University have developed a new malaria vaccine which can guard against the deadly mosquito-borne disease. The vaccine has shown promising results in the first clinical...

December 7, 2013

Bill for creation of Telangana gets assent of Union Cabinet

The Union Cabinet has approved for the creation of Telangana with 10 districts and sketched the draft for carving out the India’s 29th state from the current Andhra...

December 7, 2013

Microsoft mulls stronger encryption of Internet traffic

In the face of NSA syping, software giant Microsoft is eyeing a stronger encryption and it is taking steps to protect the privacy of online communications. Why a need...

December 6, 2013

Gross NPAs touched Rs. 2.9 lakh crore by March: ICRA

Investment Information and Credit Rating  Agency (ICRA) warned the banking industry that it may suffer more shocks due to the pile up of its’ gross bad assets which...

December 6, 2013

India ranked 98th in Forbes 'doing business' list 2013

India ranked 98th in the Forbes list of world’s best countries for doing business that has cited poverty, corruption and discrimination against girls among the challenges facing the...

December 6, 2013

Ms Sushma Singh will be the next Chief Information Commissioner of India

The senior most Information Commissioner Ms Sushma Singh will be the next Chief Information Commissioner of India (CIC), she will succeed Ms Deepak Sandhu. The decision to appoint Sushma...

December 6, 2013

RBI relaxes ECB norms for infrastructure firms

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) relaxed External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) norms for companies raising foreign funds for infrastructure projects. As per the relaxation given by the central...

December 5, 2013

NASA discovers signs of water in atmosphere five distant planets

NASA scientists have found signs of water in the atmospheres of five distant planets. Though some previous studies have also reported the presence of atmospheric water on a...

December 5, 2013

Archives

E-Books

States PSC General Studies

Latest in Hindi