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UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav presents tax free budget
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav presented a budget of a size of Rs 2,74,705 crore for this fiscal, with a proposed deficit of Rs 4,132 crore and no new taxes have been proposed. Some key observations from UP Budget 2014-15: The ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Mayaram Committee’s definitions of FDI, FII accepted by the Government of India
The Government of India has accepted the report of Mayaram Committee thereby accepting the definitions of FII and FDI. The panel headed by Finance Secretary was set up to rationalize the definitions of FII and FDI. Some key points from ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Pen Pinter prize to novelist Salman Rushdie
Eminent novelist Salman Rushdie (67), author of Midnight’s Children and The Satanic Verses, has been named the winner of Pen Pinter prize for 2014. The award was instituted in 2009 by writers’ charity English Pen in memory of British writer Harold ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Magnus Carlsen becomes first man to hold the Chess Triple Crown; but he is not the first player
World Champion Magnus Carlsen has become the first man in the history of Chess to hold the Chess Triple Crown by holding the World Blitz, Rapid, and Classic titles consecutively. However, he is not the first player to have achieved ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Jalpaiguri bifurcation takes the number of districts in Bengal to 20
A new district is being carved out by bifurcating Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal with a view to expedite government services. The new district will be Alipurduar. This will be state’s 20th district and will get status of district on ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Higgs Boson existence further confirmed
Scientists have confirmed that the particle found by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in 2012 is Higgs Boson (God Particle). It had already been proved that the particle discovered in 2012 matched the Higgs Boson with respect to its mass, its lack ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs