Page-14 of Current Affairs - April, 2016
Indian Army conducts Shatrujeet battle exercise in Rajasthan
The Indian Army conducted major battle exercise named as ‘Shatrujeet’ in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan near to the border with Pakistan. The sole purpose of the exercise was to evaluate the capability of the Indian Army and fine tune ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Delhi Government launches Phase 2 of odd-even scheme
Delhi Government has launched the second phase of odd-even car rationing scheme to check pollution in the national capital. The second phase will be from 15 April 2016 till 30 April 2016. The scheme aims at curbing vehicular pollution and ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Jharkhand Government launches Bhimrao Ambedkar Awas Yojana for widows
Jharkhand Government has launched Bhimrao Ambedkar Awas Yojana for widows to create equality and harmony in society, ensuring all round development enshrined in the Constitution. It was launched by Chief Minister Raghubar Das on the occasion of 125th birth anniversary ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Supercomputer Param Kanchenjunga unveiled at NIT Sikkim
Supercomputer Param Kanchenjunga was unveiled at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Sikkim. It has been named after Kangchenjunga mountain (8,586 m), the third highest mountain in the world which lies partly in Nepal and partly in Sikkim. It was formally ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
G20 Countries seek to crackdown on tax havens, terror financing
The G20 countries including India have sought a crackdown on tax heavens, shell companies and terror financing in the wake of the ‘Panama Papers’ scandal. In this regard a communiqué was issued by G20 countries after meeting of its Finance ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Delhi ranked 44th among world's 50 Future-ready Cities
National Capital of India, Delhi has been ranked 44th among the world’s 50 ‘future-ready economies cities’ that are embracing technology for growth. It was revealed by the recently released report ‘Future-Ready Economies Model’ by the Information Technology major Dell. Key ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Mary Kom named as AIBA ambassador for Women's World Boxing Championship
Iconic Indian woman boxer Mary Kom has been named as the International Boxing Association (AIBA) ambassador for Women’s World Championship. She is one of the eight ambassadors for the upcoming World Championship of AIBA scheduled from May 19 to 27, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Google extends free internet service through WiFi to 10 railway stations
The search engine giant Google has extended free internet service through WiFi to 10 railway stations across the country to provide internet to over 1.5 million people. The free internet service was extended as part of Google’s tie up with ..