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Shiva Thapa wins Silver medal at Asian/Oceania Qualifying event in China
Ace Indian boxer Shiva Thapa has won the silver medal at the Asian/Oceania Qualifying Tournament held in Qian’an, China in the 56 Kilogram category final In the final match, he lost to Thailand’s Chatchai Butdee by 0-3 score who won ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Renowned journalist Babu Bharadwaj passes away
Veteran journalist and writer Babu Bharadwaj passed away due to cardiac arrest in Kozhikode, Kerala. He was 68. As a journalist, he was part of prominent print and television media in Kerala. About Babu Bharadwaj Born in Kozhikode in 1948 ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Flipkart acquires mobile payments firm PhonePe
India’s homegrown e-commerce giant Flipkart has acquired a Bengaluru-based mobile payments company PhonePe for an undisclosed sum. PhonePe has been co-founded by ex-Flipkart employees Sameer Nigam and Rahul Chari. After the acquisition, the mobile payments company will function as an ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Germany’s Development Bank KfW to provide loan assistance to metro system for Nagpur
Germany’s Development Bank KfW will provide loan assistance of 3750 crore rupees for the modern and sustainable metro system for Nagpur city. In this regard, a loan agreement was signed by Joint Secretary in Department of Economic Affairs S Selvaraj ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
India, US ink MoU for setting up LIGO observatory in India
India has signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States for setting up Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) in India. LIGO is a large-scale physics experiment and observatory to detect gravitational waves. The MoU was signed in the presence ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
4th Nuclear Security Summit begins in Washington
The fourth edition of Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) began in Washington, United States to discuss a gamut of issues pertaining to nuclear security. In this edition of summit, heads of about 53 countries and representatives of five international organisations including ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Researchers reveal first 3D map of Zika virus structure
Researchers from the Purdue University in Indiana in United States have achieved a breakthrough by revealing the first 3D map of the Zika virus structure It is considered as one of the major breakthrough in the battle against the mosquito-borne ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Vietnam’s Parliament elects Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan as first female speaker
Vietnam’s National Assembly (NA) has elected Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan as the country`s first female house speaker She was sworn in as speaker after getting elected for the post with 472 (95.5%) yes votes in her favour out of 481 ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Union Government launches Startup India portal and mobile app
The Union Government has launched the Startup India portal (http://startupindia.gov.in) and mobile application. It was launched by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) Ramesh Abhishek in New Delhi as an integral component of the Action Plan of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Renowned Iraqi-British Architect Zaha Hadid passes away
Renowned Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid passed away due to heart attack. She was 65. She was world’s most famous female architect and was known for her neofuturistic design which was her signature architectural style. She was the first female ..