Google offers cash by email service

Web search giant Google has introduced a new feature on company’s Gmail service which will enable its users to send cash. The service has currently been launched in the US. How does it work? The facility works in conjunction with ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013

SEBI to double charges for Algorithmic (Algo) trading

Market regulator SEBI has announced that it will double the charges for orders based on Algorithms (algo) in stock exchanges from May 27, 2013. What is Algo Trade? Algorithmic (Algo) trading refers to orders generated by use of advanced mathematical ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013

Shashi Kant Sharma sworn-in new CAG

The President of India has appointed Shashi Kant Sharma, IAS, as Comptroller & Auditor General of India, in terms of Article 148 (1) of the Constitution of India. Sharma (61) is a 1976 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013

Delhi – Most preferred tourist destination of India

As per latest Hotel Price Index released by Hotels.com, Delhi topped the rankings as the most preferred tourist destination for overseas travellers to India. Top 10 Indian destinations for foreign tourists: Delhi Mumbai Goa Bengaluru Chennai Jaipur Agra Hyderabad Cochin ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013

Category: Places in News Current Affairs

Vitamin C shows potential to kill drug-resistant TB

Scientists at Yeshiva University have found through a study that Vitamin C kills drug-resistant Tuberculosis (TB) bacteria in laboratory culture. What they discovered? The researchers who were actually trying to determine the causes that made a normal strain of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (bacteria ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Fact Box: Janani Suraksha Yojana

Age eligibility norm to get financial aid under JSY relaxed The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has relaxed the eligibility criteria for the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), which provides financial assistance to mothers for institutional deliveries. As per new ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2013

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs