Page-14 of Current Affairs - December, 2014
Denmark lays claim over North Pole
Denmark has presented claim to United Nations over the area surrounding the North Pole. As per Denmark, this area is connected to the continental shelf of Greenland is their autonomous territory. Greenland geographically forms part of North America rather than ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Bhamashah Scheme Card relaunched in Rajasthan
Rajasthan Government has started distribution of the ‘Bhamashah’ cards among women belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) category in Ajmer. The cards were distributed under the Bhamashah scheme which was relaunched in August 2014. This scheme aims to financially empower BPL ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Germany wins Champions Trophy Hockey by defeating Pakistan
Olympic Champions Germany has won the Champions Trophy Hockey title. It is Germany’s 10th Champions Trophy title. Germany defeated Pakistan by score of 2-0 goal margin in the final match held at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, Odhisa. Earlier for the third ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
CIC recommends government to allow use of ordinary postal stamp as RTI fee instrument
Central Information Commission (CIC) has recommended Central government to allow people seeking information under RTI Act to use postal stamps as application fee. Two Information Commissioners – R K Jain and Raghubir Singh in two separate cases have made a ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Indian Oil Corp tops Fortune India 500 list 2014
State-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has emerged as the country’s biggest company in terms of annual revenue as per an annual list of Fortune 500 companies in India- 2014. IOC topped the list with annual revenue of Rs 4, 75, ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
SAARC scientists gather in Port Blair to review climate change impact on coral reef
Several scientists from SAARC countries have come together in Andaman and Nicobar Islands capital Port Blair for a workshop that aims to throw light on the impact of climate change on coral reefs and protection of the environment. Objective: Main ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Anerood Jugnauth is new PM of Mauritius
Sir Anerood Jugnauth was elected as new Prime Minister (PM) of Mauritius. Mauritius’ President Kailash Purryaghas named him as prime minister after his party’s landslide victory in recent parliamentary elections. In recent elections, Jugnauth’s centre-right Alliance Lepep won 47 out ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Dineshwar Sharma appointed as new IB Director
Senior IPS officer Dineshwar Sharma was appointed as new Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB). He will succeed Syed Asif Ibrahim. His name was cleared by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. About Dineshwar Sharma ..