Page-10 of Current Affairs - January, 2015
Arundhathi Subramaniam wins inaugural Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for Poetry
Poetess Arundhathi Subramaniam has won the inaugural Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for Poetry. She has been conferred this prize for her work When God is a Traveller. Her name was announced at a prize ceremony held at Jaipur Literature Festival. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
Queen Elizabeth II Now Oldest Living Monarch in World
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is now the world’s oldest living monarch. Currently she is 88 years old. Earlier, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz was oldest living monarch but he died on 23 January 2015. It should be noted that, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
RBI lifts ban on carrying 1,000, 500 bank notes to and from Nepal, Bhutan
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted ban on carrying Indian bank notes of Rs 1,000 and 500 denominations to and from Nepal, Bhutan. In this regard RBI has issued a circular that eased the restriction on export and import ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
Shanta Kumar Committee on Restructuring of FCI submits report to PM
The High Level Committee (HLC) for Restructuring of Food Corporation of India (FCI) chaired by Shanta Kumar has submitted its report to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Some Recommendations of Shanta Kumar Committee On procurement related issues: FCI should ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
Thailand impeaches former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra
Thailand’s military-appointed legislature has voted to impeach former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. She was impeached for her role in overseeing a government rice subsidy program that lost billions of dollars. More than three-fifths i.e. 190 legislatures voted against Yingluck in ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
Saraswathi Menon named on Panel to Review UN Peace-Building Architecture
Saraswathi Menon, an eminent Indian academician has been named on advisory panel to Review UN Peace-Building Architecture. She is among seven experts nominated by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to conduct a policy and institutional review on UN’s peace-building architecture and make ..