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Central Government to launch scheme for conservation of heritage and development of 12 cities

Central government is planning to launch scheme for conservation of heritage and development of 12 cities across the country.  It was announced by Union Urban Development Minister M...

December 22, 2014

Sahitya Akademi 2014 awardee, Konkani Writer Madhavi Sardesai passes away

Eminent Konkani writer, critic and linguist Dr. Madhavi Sardesai passed away on 22nd December 2014. She was 52 years old. She was the recipient of recently announced Sahitya...

December 22, 2014

Acclaimed British Actress Billie Whitelaw passes away

Acclaimed British actress Billie Whitelaw passed away in London, United Kingdom. She was 82. She was well known for her roles on stage and screen. About Billie Whitelaw...

December 22, 2014

Telangana government starts 'Prati Inta e-Sakshatha’ programme under NDLM to e-literate 30,000 persons

Telangana government has started pilot project of National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) in a mandal each in four districts. This national mission in state is being named as...

December 22, 2014

Indian Golfer Arjun Atwal wins inaugural Dubai Open Golf title

Indian Golfer Arjun Atwal has won the Inaugural edition of US $500,000 Dubai Open Golf Championship title. His inaugural win comes after he holed an up-and-down for a...

December 22, 2014

GK & Current Affairs: December 4-6, 2014 (Updated)

1. Which among the following is world’s largest Mangrove forest? [A]Sundarbans [B]Pichavaram [C]Bhitarkanika [D]Malayan Peninsula mangroves Sundarbans Sundarbans – a UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site. Sundrban has world’s largest...

December 22, 2014

National Mathematics Day being celebrated on Srinivasa Ramanujan’s birth anniversary

Every year 22nd December is observed as National Mathematics Day to celebrate birth anniversary of great Indian Mathematician autodidact Srinivasa Ramanujan. This year, it will be the 127th...

December 22, 2014

UN asks Israel to compensate Lebanon $856.4 million over oil spill damage

United Nation’s General Assembly has passed a resolution asking Israel to pay Lebanon more than $850 million in damages for an oil spill caused by an Israeli air...

December 21, 2014

NGT forms panel to dispose sand on Yamuna riverbed

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a committee to weigh and dispose around 70,000 cubic metre of sand and clay lying on the riverbed of Yamuna at Wazirabad...

December 21, 2014

Indian men & women teams win 5th Kabaddi World Cup

Indian women and men Kabaddi teams have won the 5th Kabaddi World Cup in their respective matches in the final held at Badal village in Sri Mukatsar district...

December 21, 2014