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Indian-origin judge V K Rajah is Attorney-General of Singapore
Indian-origin judge V K Rajah has been appointed as Attorney-General of Singapore. The swearing-in of Justice V K Rajah was presided by President of Singapore Tony Tan Keng Yam. Rajah will succeed Steven Chong. VK Rajah was also appointed as ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
India ranked 2nd in global textile export: UN Comtrade
As per the data released by UN Comtrade, India has emerged as the second largest textile exporter in the world beating rivals like Italy, Germany and Bangladesh in calender year 2013.China has retained the top position. India commands 5.2% share ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
2014 Ukraine crisis: UN General Assembly rejected Russian annexation of Crimea
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly refused to recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine and passed a non-binding Resolution 68/262 that declared invalid Crimea’s referendum. In the 193-nation assembly, the resolution Supported by 100 United Nations member states that ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Amnesty International released Global death penalty report 2013
Amnesty International released the Global Death Penalty Report 2013 in London, with a call on governments who still killed in the name of justice to impose a moratorium on the death penalty with a view to abolishing it. Highlights of ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2014
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
“Dendroid” -Android Malware targeting Indian Users
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) warned about a currently active Dendroid malware campaign that is spreading across India, targeting Android users. About Android Malware “Dendroid” Belongs to deadly ‘Trojan’ family. Created by modifying the required permissions by any ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2014
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
SEBI: To issue guidelines for FATCA compliance for fiscal year 2014-15
To combat possible tax evasion by Americans through Indian entities, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) planned to issue the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) compliance norms in the fiscal year 2014-15. For the implementation of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2014
Third Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) 2014
The Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) 2014 held at The Hague, Netherlands. In the third edition of nuclear summit, 58 world leaders participated to enhance the global nuclear security structure. Objective: To prevent nuclear terrorism by reducing the amount of dangerous ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2014
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
India’s spices export registered 41% increase in April-Dec 2013
As per the data released by the Spices Board at Kochi, the India’s spices export in rupee terms registered an increase of 41% in the current financial year (April-Dec 2013). The total volume of 1,93,625 tonnes seed spices valued at ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2014
“Kolkata”- World's 7th most riskiest city
As per the World’s Riskiest Cities 2014 report, Kolkata emerged as the world’s 7th most risky city, the only entry from India, when it comes to being under threat from all types of natural disasters. Excerpts of the World’s Riskiest ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2014
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
BofA-ML pricks poll bubble: India’s growth depends on global cycle
As per the American brokerage Bank of America-Merrill Lynch (BofA-ML) report titled, ‘Will markets be third time lucky? Three big ifs: Polls, the El Nino, and the dollar’, the global economic cycle drives growth far more than who rules in ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2014
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs