Nirupama Rao
Vijay Keshav Gokhale charge as new Foreign Secretary of India
Vijay Keshav Gokhale, the 1981-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, has taken charge as the new Foreign Secretary of India on January 29, 2018. Prior to this post, Gokhale was serving as the Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of ..
Vijay Keshav Gokhale appointed as new Foreign Secretary of India
Vijay Keshav Gokhale, the 1981-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, has been appointed the new Foreign Secretary of India. He will succeed S Jaishankar, whose term ends on January 28, 2018. Currently, he is Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry ..
Indian Ambassador asks US students to stay alert on effects of protectionism
Addressing the students at University of Florida, India’s Ambassador to the United States Nirupama Rao has asked American students to be alert to the crushing effects of protectionism as it is retrogressive and blocks economic growth and development in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
Current Affairs: August 3, 2011
Brahmasree Malliyoor Sankaran Namboothiri passed away Eminent Sanskrit scholar and Bhagavatham proponent Malliyoor Sankaran Namboothiri passed away in Kuruppanthara, near Kottayam ‘Bhagavata-Hamsam’ Brahmasree Malliyoor Shankaran Namboothiri (91) was a well known proponent of ritual narration of Bhagavatam-stories Obama Signs Bill ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Current Affairs : July 16, 2011
Common Service Centre Diwas to be observed on 16th July, 2011 Common Service Centre, CSC, Diwas to be observed on 16th July, 2011 Department of Information and Technology decided to observe it every year to mark the incorporation of CSC ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2011
Current Affairs : June 27, 2011
17th SAARC summit 17th SAARC summit to be held in Maldives from the November 10, 2011 Theme of the two-day summit will be -“building bridges” Objective of selecting the theme is to unite member countries in order to build an ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Current Affairs : June 23, 2011
Ambubashi Mela commences at the Kamakhya temple in Assam The 4 day yearly Ambushi Mela started at the Shaktipeeth Kamakhya Dham in Guwahati The door of the temple closed for the visitors for next 3 days The temple complex is ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Current Affairs Current Affairs : Latest Appointments
July 22, 2009:Jaishankar is new Ambassador to ChinaJuly 22, 2009: Nalin Surie , High Commissionar to UKJuly 22, 2009: Madhav Ghimire is Nepal’s new chief secyJuly 23, 2009 : Indian-American appointed to key agriculture post in USJuly 22, 2009: Sunil ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2009