Page-4 of Current Affairs - April, 2014
Hungary: Viktor Orban re-elected to a third term as Prime Minister of Hungary
Viktor Orban reelected to a third term as Prime Minister of Hungary. He declared victory in Hungary’s parliamentary election, winning a second consecutive term. Orban’s Fidesz party won 44.6% of the vote. Political Carrier: –First premiership (1998–2002) –In opposition (2002–2010) –Second premiership (2010-2014) –Third ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2014
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
HDFC Bank's blood donation drive sets Guinness World Record
HDFC Bank, the second largest private bank of India, has created a new Guinness World Record by its annual blood donation drive it organised in December 2013. This has been recognised as the largest blood donation drive in a single ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2014
World Bank to double its lending to developing nations
As part of its efforts to end extreme poverty by 2030, the World Bank Group declared that it will almost double yearly lending capacity to emerging nations like Brazil, China, India, etc. from USD 15 billion to USD 28 billion. In ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2014
Cadbury renamed as "Mondelez India Foods Limited."
The multinational confectionery company, Cadbury India Ltd, a subsidiary of Mondelez International Inc, has changed its name to Mondelez India Foods Limited. This is in line with the gradual changeover of the name of all subsidiaries of the Nasdaq-listed $35-billion firm globally. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2014
Bluefin-21 Robotic submarine deployed to solve mystery of lost Malaysian plane MH370
Flight MH370 flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, went missing on March 8, 2014 with 239 people on board. It lost contact with air traffic controllers over the South China Sea. The Bluefin-21 robotic submarine (Underwater Autonomous Vehicle) will explore for ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2014
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
INSAT-3E expires well before its actual built life
Communications satellite INSAT-3E completed its life even before its expected time and and has become non-operational. Actually, INSAT 3E was built to last 15 years but, as it ran out of on-board oxidizer, it could only last for 10.5 years ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2014
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Air India seeks bridge loan of $500 million
Air India is in quest of a ‘Bridge Loan’ of up to $500 Mn to take delivery of 4 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircrafts between May and November 2014 from an on-going order. For this, Air India has invited offers from ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2014
RBI liberalizes hedging limit for investors up to $250,000
RBI has liberalized hedging limit for domestic investors to $250,000 from $100,000 on the basis of a simple declaration without any prerequisite of further documentation. RBI has now allowed all resident individuals, firms and companies, who have actual or anticipated foreign ..