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World Bank to extend $18 billion financial support to India
The World Bank will provide financial support of $15-18 billion to India over the next 3 years to help speed up economic growth and reduce poverty. As per World Bank group president Jim Yong Kim who was on a visit ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs
CII-GEC launched "EPEAT" environmental rating systems for electronics
CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development along with US based the Green Electronics Council launched Indian debut of the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) environmental-rating system for electronics. The Green Electronics Council is a U.S-based non-profit organization that ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2014
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Unregulated e-rickshaws not permitted: Delhi HC
Delhi High Court lambasted the Delhi government for its inability to regulate or check e-rickshaws plying unbridled on the roads. HC, while hearing a plea, has said that it would not permit unregulated e-rickshaws without license, registration or insurance and ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2014
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
India support UNHRC resolution to probe Israel’s offensive on Gaza
India voted in support of a UN Human Rights Council resolution to begin an investigation of Israel’s offensive on Gaza. In the 47-member council, 29 countries which also included other BRICS member voted in support of the Palestinian-drafted resolution on ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2014
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Sanitation projects, increasing green cover among top priorities for MGNREGA
The new NDA government led by PM Narendra Modi has designed a plan for re-orientation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or MGNREGA which will now focus on sanitation projects to reduce open defecation, expanding green cover ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2014
Ethiopian Airlines names its Dreamliner after Taj Mahal
The flagship carrier of the East African nation of Ethiopia has named its newest Boeing 787 Dreamliner after India’s most famous monument- the “Taj Mahal”. The air carrier hopes that it will strengthen already established ties with India with increasing ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2014