Page-2 of Current Affairs - December, 2014
Unoin Government sets up committee on NATGRID
Union Government has set up a high-level committee in order to allay apprehension of data and intelligence sharing by various government agencies with the proposed real-time intelligence sharing set up National Intelligence grid (NATGRID). Members: It will be headed by ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Actress Luise Rainer first to win consecutive acting Oscars passes away
Actress Luise Rainer passed away in London, UK. She was 104. She was born on 12th January 1910 in Vienna, Austria. She was renowned German-born Austrian and American film actress of cinema’s golden era. Acting career: Rainer began acting career ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
13th Pune International Film Festival(PIFF) will begin on Jan 8 with theme 'War against War'
The 13th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) will be held at Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad in Maharashtra from January 8 to 15. This edition of film festival will focus on the theme “War against War”. It is jointly organised by ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Malayalam filmmaker Madhu Kaithapram passes away
Malayalam filmmaker Madhu Kaithapram passed away in Kozhikode, Kerala. He was 44. He had worked primarily in the Malayalam film industry based in Kerala. He made his directorial debut with the feature film Ekantham in 2006. For this film he ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
ICRISAT launches ‘Green PHABLET’ to empower small farmers
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has launched a customised low-cost combination of phone and tablet computer called ‘GreenPHABLET powered by the GreenSIM’. This device aims to empower small farmers who own small plots of land by ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Eminent journalist B.G. Verghese passes away
Eminent journalist B.G. Verghese passed away in Gurgaon, Haryana. He was 87. He was born on 21 June 1927. Journalistic career: He started his journalistic career in The Times of India. He was former editor of leading Indian dailies Hindustan Times from ..