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WEF ranks India 101st on global gender gap index

The Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) placed India at a low 101st rank on a Global Gender Gap Index which ranked 136 nations on how well resources and opportunities are divided between...

October 26, 2013    Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

6 Tata Group companies, Bharti Airtel and Mahindra & Mahindra amongst most transparent companies – Transparency International

As per the anti-corruption watchdog “Transparency International”, 6 Tata Group companies, Bharti Airtel and Mahindra & Mahindra were in its list of top 10 list of corporate entities...

October 18, 2013

NSA snooped on Brazilian President’s phones and email content

The secret documents disclosed by the NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden in June have revealed that NSA spied on the content of telephone calls, emails and cellphone messages of...

September 5, 2013    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

"HIP 102152": Scientists discover Sun's twin

An 8.2-billion-year-old twin of the Sun has been discovered by the astronomers. Astronomers in Brazil used ESO’s Very Large Telescope to locate the star HIP 102152 located 250...

September 1, 2013    Science & Technology

No proposal to increase FDI ceiling in banks

The government has clarified that there is no proposal to raise foreign investment limit in the banking sector. What is the current status of foreign investment in banking...

August 24, 2013

By 2016, India to be the 3rd largest automobile market: IHS

As per IHS Automotive, a global market information provider India will become the 3rd largest automotive market in the world by 2016 ahead of Japan, Germany and Brazil with...

July 31, 2013

Brazil wins Confederations Cup 2013

Brazil vanquished world and European champions Spain by registering a 3-0 win in the Confederations Cup final. Brazil who will be hosting the next World Cup has clinched the cup...

July 5, 2013    Sports Current Affairs

India rejects Snowden's request seeking political asylum

India turned down USA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s request seeking political asylum. The Indian Embassy in Moscow had received a communication containing a request for asylum. Earlier, Snowden, currently sheltered in...

July 5, 2013    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Roberto Azevedo to be head of WTO

Roberto Azevedo of Brazil has been nominated as the head of the WTO (World Trade Organization) based at Geneva at a time when there seems an impasse over talks b/w...

May 15, 2013    International / World Current Affairs

Morsy proposes ‘E-BRICS’

Egypt’s first elected President Mohamed Morsy who is on visit to India have expressed keenness to join the BRICS and hoped to see itself in the E-BRICS (E...

March 26, 2013    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Goal-line technology to be adopted in 2014 FIFA World Cup

World football’s governing body FIFA has announced that goal-line technology will be used during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Why is ‘Goal-line technology’? A method to determine...

February 22, 2013    Sports Current Affairs

BRICS identify areas of tax policy and administration for mutual cooperation

The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) substantiated their commitment to encourage closer coordination and identified seven areas of tax policy and administration for broadening mutual...

January 22, 2013    International / World Current Affairs

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