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Railway Ministry launches mobile app for paperless unreserved tickets
The Railway Ministry has launched ‘utsonmobile’, a mobile application for paperless unreserved tickets. The application service was launched by Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in New Delhi. This application will allow its passenger to buy a ticket on the move ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
CCEA gives nod to three highway projects in three states
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved three highway projects in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra with a total cost of 5,150 crore rupees. All the three projects will be implemented on Build–operate–transfer BOT (toll) model. The private sector ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Union Cabinet approves agreement between India and Jordan on maritime transport
Union Cabinet meeting chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 April 2015 gave its approval for signing of a shipping agreement between India and Jordan. The agreement aims at strengthening cooperation between both nations in the area of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Information and Broadcasting Ministry receives ISO 9001:2008 certification
Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) on 22 April 2015 received an ISO 9001:2008 certification from the British Standards Institute (BSI). The ISO certification was granted to Ministry in respect of various permissions and licences issued by it for ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
MoU signed between NRL & BPC to export petroleum products through IBFPL pipeline
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) to export petroleum products to Bangladesh. It was signed by General Manager (Planning and Development) of BPC, Mustafa Qudrat-I-Elahi and NRL’s General Manager ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
MakeMyTrip acquires travel startup website Mygola.com
Online travel services provider MakeMyTrip.com has acquired Mygola, a startup travel guide firm. The acquisition was done through MakeMyTrip’s Innovation Fund, which invests in early-stage or start-up companies in the travel technology space. With this acquisition, MakeMyTrip will get a ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Japan's Maglev train makes new world speed record
Japan’s state-of-the-art Magnetic levitation technology (Maglev) train has clocked a new world speed record smashing through the 603 kilometre per hour mark in a test run near Mount Fuji. The new record has surpassed its previous record of 581 kilometre ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Xi Jinping conferred with Nishan-e-Pakistan award
Pakistan Government on 21 April 2015 conferred Nishan-e-Pakistan, top civilian award on Chinese President Xi Jinping. He was bestowed with this award for his outstanding contribution in promotion of relationship between the two countries by Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain. About ..