‘Endeavour’ retires

NASA’s Space shuttle Endeavour retired from the service and was sent to a museum.  About Endeavour: Endeavour was introduced as a replacement to Challenger, which exploded during launch in 1986. It made its first flight on May 7, 1992 on ..

Tags: Assembly of the International Space Station • Canceled Space Shuttle missions • Expedition 27 • ExPRESS Logistics Carrier • NASA Astronaut Corps

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2012

Persons in News: Deepika Kumari

Deepika Kumari won silver in recurve event at World Archery Indian archer Deepika Kumari clinched silver medal in recurve event at World Archery in Tokyo. The gold was won by World No.1 Ki Bo-Bae of Korea.

Tags: Ankita Bhakat • Archery in India • Asian Games • Deepika Kumari • Ki Bo-bae

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2012

What is Youth Unite for Voter Awareness (YUVA) ?

The Election Commission of India unveiled an initiative to identify the missing and non-voters to encourage them for voting. The Commission has designed a YUVA strategy which abbreviates “Youth Unite for Voter Awareness” (YUVA) to encourage increased participation of young ..

Tags: Election Commission of India • Elections • September 2012 • Voter turnout

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2012

India, Britain ink pact on urban regeneration & development

An MoU was signed b/w India and Britain focusing on urban regeneration and development. The pact envisages promotion of cooperation in areas including sustainable master planning, transport planning and land economics. It also visualizes promotion of cooperation in areas of ..

Tags: Indian people • Public sphere • Regeneration • September 2012

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2012

World Alzheimer’s Day observed globally

September 21 is World Alzheimer’s Day. The day is observed to spread awareness about Alzheimer’s disease across the globe. What is Alzheimer’s disease? Alzheimer’s disease is most common form of dementia (loss of memory). The disease, caused by the degeneration ..

Tags: Alzheimer's disease • Aphasias • Branches of biology • Central nervous system disease • Cognitive disorders

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2012

Foreign Investment limit raised to 74% for Broadcasting Services

The Government of India increased the foreign investment cap for the broadcasting service providers to 74%. The hike in foreign investment cap is for service providers of Direct to Home (DTH), modernized cable network and mobile television. This decision of ..

Tags: Broadcast law • Broadcasting • Cable television • Direct-to-home television in India • Satellite television

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2012