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IIT- Delhi, IISc figured in the top 200 World University Rankings
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi are two India institutes to figure in the top 200 in QS World University Rankings of 2015-16. In this edition of annual global university ranking list, IISc ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
India, Belarus set trade target of 1 billion dollar by 2018
India and Belarus have set the bilateral trade target of one billion dollar by 2018. The decision was taken at the Seventh Session of the India-Belarus Intergovernmental Commission held in Minsk, Belarus. The meeting was co-chaired by Union Commerce and ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
India’s Anil wins gold medal in Cadet Wrestling World Championships
Indian wrestler Anil has clinched gold medal in Cadet Wrestling World Championships in the 50 kg freestyle competitions. In the final match played at Sarajevo, Bosnia he defeated Erfan Aeini of Iran by 10-6 score. Earlier, Anil had defeated Tumentsogt ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
India losses solar case against US at WTO
India has lost solar case against United States at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of WTO has ruled that, India’s requirement of only domestic solar equipment’s for its ambitious Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) is ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Government approves pact between India and Seychelles to curb black money
With an intention of curbing black money generation the government approved signing and ratification of the Tax information exchange agreements between India and Seychelles. According to the agreement both the nations will exchange information with each other regarding taxes so ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Bangladesh wins maiden SAFF U-16 title of Football
Bangladesh has won maiden Under-16 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) championship title 2015. In the title clash played at the Sylhet District Stadium the hosts defeated defending champions India 4-2 in penalties shoot out. In the regular play, both team ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
YUDH ABHYAS 2015, India-US joint military training exercise will be held in September
India-US Combined Military Training Exercise YUDH ABHYAS 2015 will be held from 9th September 2015 at Joint Base Lewis McChord in United States. It was announced Union Defence Ministry in New Delhi. This exercise will be the 11th edition of ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Government approves MoU between India and America to establish PACEsetter Fund
The Union Cabinet gave its ex-post-facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between American and India to establish the PACEsetter Fund. The PACEsetter Fund is a fund that supports the Promoting Energy Access through Clean Energy (PEACE) an initiative ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Facebook awarded $21 million to Indian app developers under FbStart initiative
On 11 August the social network giant Facebook doled out 21 million US dollar to Indian app developers under its FbStart initiative. With an aim to attract next billion Internet users towards social networking, last year Facebook launched FbStart an ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
India signs Financing Agreement with World Bank for NCRMP Projects
On 11 August 2015 Government of India and the World Bank signed the Financing Agreement for the assistance of National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project- I & II (NCRMP- I & II) for $ 104.00 Million and $ 308.40 Million respectively. ..