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Om Birla leads Indian delegation at 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) 2019
Recently, India has strongly opposed Pakistan’s propaganda on Kashmir at the General Assembly of 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC-2019) in Uganda’s capital Kampala. The Indian parliamentary delegation was led by the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Earlier, Pakistan had raised the same issue during the 4th South Asian Speakers’ Summit in Male, Maldives. Though, the ..
Topics: Commonwealth republics • Countries • Federal republics • India • International Organizations • Lok Sabha • Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations • Member states of the United Nations • Om Birla • Pakistan • Parliament of India • World
Current Affairs: January 3, 2012
99th Indian Science Congress Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubneshwar is hosting the 99th Indian Science Congress. Inauguration by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India on January 3, 2012. A total of 15,000 delegates including 20 Nobel Prize winner scientists from across the globe will be attending the five-day long Indian Science Congress. US President ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2012
Topics: Commonwealth republics • Countries • Economy of Iran • Federal republics • India • International Organizations • Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations • Member states of the United Nations • Pakistan • Sanctions against Iran • World
Current Affairs : November 2, 2011
Odisha Government prepares Rs 20 crore Plan to protect elephant from electrocution After some 100 elephants lost their lives, Orissa government has formulated a Rs 20 crore action plan to protect the wild elephants from electrocution in elephant corridors. It will be first implemented in Dhenkanal, Angul and Keonjar elephant corridors. Under the plan, the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Topics: Commonwealth republics • Comprehensive economic partnership agreement • Countries • Federal republics • India • International Organizations • Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations • Member states of the United Nations • Most favoured nation • South Asia • World • World Trade Organization
Current Affairs: August 24, 2011
60 Crore Aadhaar cards to be issued by 2014 Target set by the Government to issue 60 Crore UID Cards, Aadhaar by the year 2014 The Chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Nandan Nilekani stated that nearly 2.87 Aadhaar cards have been issued to people in 9 states till now Steve Jobs of ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2011
Topics: Aadhaar • Apple Inc. • Bangladesh • Commonwealth republics • Countries • Law by country • Law of the sea • Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations • Member states of the United Nations • Politics by country • Steve Jobs • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Current Affairs : June 12, 2011
India clinches five-match ODI series against West Indies Jyoti Dey: A senior journalist working with an English tabloid “Mid-Day” in Mumbai was shot dead. He extensively covered underworld and crime for over two decades. Book: He wrote a book titled ‘Zero Dial’ on the underworld. Singhey Khababs Festival: A 3-day long Hindu festival ; ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Bangladesh • Commonwealth republics • Countries • India • International Organizations • Maldives • Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations • Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation • Member states of the United Nations • Palm oil • South Asia • World
Current Affairs Notes: June 1, 2010
India’s First Smoke Free StateOn May 31, 2010, (World No Tobacco Day) Sikkim has become India’s First state to be declared as “Smoke Free State” in India. New DGP of Maharastra?D. Sivanandan takes charge as Maharashtra’s new Director General of Police (DGP), taking over from A.N. Roy, who was retired. New Chairman of Railway Board:Vivek ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2010
Topics: Commonwealth republics • Countries • Current Affairs 2010 • Economic sanctions • Economy of Iran • Federal republics • International Organizations • Jean Drèze • Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations • Member states of the United Nations • Sam Pitroda • Sanctions against Iran • World