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India ranks third in global doping report for year 2013 by WADA
India has been ranked third in Anti-Doping Rule Violations Report for year 2013 released by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). As per the report 91 athletes from Indian have been tested positive for banned substances in year 2013. Of these 91 ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015
Government to complete Phase-III of Cable TV Digitization by 2015
The Government has modified the timeline for Cable TV Digitisation. As per the new timeline, Phase III will be over by end of 2015 and Phase IV, a year later, by end of 2016. In Phase III and IV, cable ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2014
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
‘Email’ invented by Indian-American V A Shiva Ayyadurai turns 32
On August 30, 2014, email turned 32 years. The method of message transfer was invented by Indian American V.A.Shiva Ayyadurai when he was just 14 years. V A Shiva Ayyadurai was born to a Tamil Family in Bombay in 1963. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2014
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Budget Box 2014-15: Highlights
Union Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley presented Union Budget 2014-15. The highlights: For individuals No change in the Tax slab on personal income Income tax exemption limit increased by Rs 50,000 to Rs 2.5 lakh and for senior citizens ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2014
What is Tizen? – "Samsung launched Tizen-powered smart watches"
Samsung launched second generation Gear smart watches powered by Tizen operating system to break the iOS and Android duopoly in the mobile market. Samsung’s NX300M smart camera was the first device to run on Tizen, and the Gear 2 paves the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Tata launches Nano Twist
Tata Motors launched the Nano Twist- a variant of its small car Nano. The Nano Twist comes with a power steering, which the earlier Nano models did not have. The company claims that the Nano Twist is the first in ..