Fact Box
Fact Box: Tropical Cyclone “Mora”
A deep depression in the Bay of Bengal has been declared intensified into a tropical cyclone named Mora. This is second cyclone in the Bay of Bengal after Maarutha, which helped bring in the Monsoon earlier by a week over ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017
Fact Box: 52nd Annual General Meeting of African Development Bank (AfDB)
The 52nd Annual General Meeting of African Development Bank (AfDB) is being held at Gandhinagar in Gujarat from May 22-26, 2017. This is for the first time that this meeting is being held in India. This meeting is expected to ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017
Only 19% countries follow Breastfeeding Code
As per World Health Organisation (WHO), only 19% countries of 199 countries, subscribing to the International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes have passed laws incorporating all Code’s recommendations. In India 46 % of infants are exclusively breastfed in their first six ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: International / World Current Affairs
TRPs give way to Television Viewership in Thousands (TVTs)
Broadcasters, advertisers, ad agencies and Television Audience Measurement (TAM) Media Research — the sole agency which measures viewership, negotiated in terms of Television viewership. Television viewership will now be measured not on the basis of points but on absolute numbers with ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Bengaluru International Airport renamed as “Kempe Gowda International Airport”
Union Cabinet approved the new name for Bangalore’s Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) to Kempe Gowda International Airport Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) is the one and the only airport serving the Bangalore region. It is owned by Bengaluru International Airport Pvt. ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
“Helicopter Shot” discoverer Santosh Lal, a friend of M.S.Dhoni dies
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s childhood friend Santosh Lal , a first-class cricketer who invented helicopter shot passed away. What is the “Helicopter Shot”? It is an unorthodox cricket shot played by a batsman. The shot was popularized by Indian skipper M.S. ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: Sports Current Affairs
IOR countries to pursue open regionalism to stimulate growth
Trade and industry ministers of Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IORARC) member nations agreed to promote trade within the grouping to encourage economic cooperation and development in the strategic Indian Ocean region. India (Gurgaon) and Mauritius co-hosted the ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Fact Box: National Cyber Security Policy (NSCP) 2013 Of India
India launches National Cyber Security Policy 2013 to secure cyber space The government has announced a National Cyber Security Policy 2013 which aims to address the threats emanating from the cyber world. The Policy proposes to: Set up different bodies to tackle various ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs