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Government’s DBTL becomes world's largest direct benefit transfer scheme

Governments ambitious Direct Benefit Transfer on LPG (DBTL) has become the world’s largest direct benefit transfer scheme after 2.5 crore households received about 550 crore rupees since 15th...

December 26, 2014

Global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) comes into force on 24 December 2014

Global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) came into force on 24 December 2014, after it was adopted by the UN General Assembly in April 2013. Now this landmark treaty...

December 25, 2014

National Good Governance Day observed on Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 90th birthday

Former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna recipient Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s 90th birthday was observed as National Good Governance Day on 25th December 2014. In order to mark the...

December 25, 2014

RBI extends deadline for withdrawal of pre-2005 currency notes till 30 June 2015

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the deadline for withdrawal of pre-2005 of various denominations including Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 by six months till 30th June...

December 25, 2014

Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil new LoP in Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly

Senior Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil was appointed as Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Maharashtra state Legislative Assembly. State Assembly Speaker Haribhau Bagde had announced his appointment....

December 25, 2014

4 PSUs to set up integrated coal gasification cum fertilizer plant in Talcher, Odisha

4 Public sector undertakings (PSU’s) have signed Joint Ventures Agreements (JVA’s) to set up an Integrated Coal Gasification cum Fertilizer and Ammonium Nitrate plant at Talcher, Odisha. 4...

December 25, 2014

Government releases 2015 Calender with theme 'Clean India, Green India'

Government has released 2015 Calender with theme ‘Clean India, Green India’. It was launched by the Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Minister & Union Finance Minister Arun...

December 25, 2014

GK & Current Affairs: December 25, 2014

1. Who among the following had founded the Central Hindu College at Varanasi, which was later converted into Banaras Hindu University? [A]Madan Mohan Malviya [B]Annie Besant [C]Bal Gangadhar...

December 25, 2014

Pakistan and Russia sign US $ 1.7 Billion Energy Deal

For the first time, Pakistan and Russia have signed an energy deal agreement worth US $ 1.7 billion. As per the the agreement  gas pipeline will be laid...

December 25, 2014

Japan Parliament re-elects Shinzo Abe as Prime Minister

Japan’s Parliament has re-elected Shinzo Abe as Prime Minister with an overwhelming majority following the conservative leader’s mid-December election triumph. In the voting, lower house voted for Abe...

December 24, 2014

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