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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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Pitt’s India Act of 1784
Pitt’s India Act 1784 or the East India Company Act 1784 was passed in the British Parliament to rectify the defects of the Regulating Act 1773. It resulted in dual control or joint government in India by Crown in Great ..
Successful Test Launch of Nishant
Nishant is India’s indigenous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). It has recently completed the series of confirmatory trials carried out by the army at the Chandan ranges in Pokhran, Rajasthan and is ready to be inducted to the Armed Forces of ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2011
Current Affairs June 7 & 8, 2010
Q+A: Global Peace Index 2010The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) is a global non-profit research organization headquartered in Sydney, Australia with a branch in Washington, D.C.India ranks 128. Read HereMad Cow Disease : India is among safest countriesThe Mad ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2010
Current Affairs : June 3, 2010
Awards:Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar 2008 – Isha FoundationIsha Foundation is an NGO, founded by Sadhguru J Vasudev, whose “Project Green Hands” is a movement to raise the green cover of Tamil Nadu by 10 per cent. In the last 5 ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2010
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
What was the difference between ideology of Satya Shodhak Samaj and Prarthana Samaj?
What was the difference between ideology of Satya Shodhak Samaj and Prarthana Samaj?Satya Shodhak Samaj was founded by Mahatma Jyotiba Phule on 24 September 1873 with an objective to liberate the Shudras and Ati Shudras and to prevent their ‘exploitation’ ..
Current Affairs : May 5, 2010
National:Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill 2010Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill 2010 is passed in Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Thus, the parliament has approved the enhancing of gratuity limit for employees from Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2010
Current Affairs May 1, 2010
Appointments:Yale World Fellow 2010: Subhashini ChandranSubhashini Chandran,CEO of the Woodbriar Group and the Managing Director of the Tea Estates India Ltd, has been named of one the 15 Yale World Fellows for 2010. UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations – ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2010
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Memorable Points: Archive 12
Idea of East Asia Summit:The idea was mooted in 1991 by then Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad. It provides India the forum to carve out for itself a larger East Asian strategic presence and taking forward our vision for ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2010
Current Affairs April 14, 2010
Awards & Honors:Wisden Cricketer of the Year – Virender SehwagVirender Sehwag has been named ‘Wisden Cricketer of the Year’ for the second successive time for scoring ”more quickly than any specialist batsman in Tests or one-day internationals.” Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack ..