Page-18 of Current Affairs - December, 2014
US, NATO Ceremonially End Afghan Combat Mission
United States (US) and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) have ceremonially ended their combat mission in Afghanistan. This mission comes to an end after 13 years of September 11 terror attacks that sparked their invasion of Afghanistan to topple the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Andhra Pradesh government announces land pooling policy for new capital at Vijaywada
Andhra Pradesh government has announced land pooling policy to build new state capital located close to Vijayawada in the Guntur district. It was announced by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. This policy aims to secure about 30,000 acres ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
BHEL commissions Hydro Power Plant in Rwanda, East Africa
Public sector power equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has achieved one more milestone by constructing and successfully commissioning 28 MW (2×14 MW) Nyaborongo Hydro Electric Project in Republic of Rwanda. BHEL has synchronized both the generating units of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Government launches new Indian trade portal
Government has launched new user-friendly Indian Trade Portal- www.indiantradeportal.in. It was inaugurated by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) Commerce and Industry Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman at a function held in New Delhi. It is an initiative of the Department of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
PM Narendra Modi Wins TIME Magazine's Readers' Poll
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won the TIME Magazine’s Readers’ Poll. It was announced by the magazine. In this poll the readers were asked to vote for who according to them should win the ‘Person of the Year’ title. PM ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Veteran Carnatic vocalist Nedanuri Krishnamurthy passes away
Veteran doyen of Carnatic music, Nedunuri Krishnamurthy passed away in Visakhapatnam. He was 87. He was famous for his tonal quality and a style of his own Carnatic music. About Nedunuri Krishnamurthy He was popularly known as Nedunuri and was born at Kothapalli ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Karnataka becomes first state to launch mobile governance platform- Mobile One
Karnataka has become the first state in India to launch Unified Mobile Governance Platform for citizens named Karnataka MobileOne. President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated this mobile governance platform at function held at Bengaluru. Key facts Services: It is the country’s and ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
World’s largest congregations of Muslims Aalmi Tabligi Ijtima concludes in Bhopal
One of the world’s largest congregations of Muslims Aalmi Tabligi Ijtima (World preacher’s congregation) concluded with ijtamai dua or mass prayer in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. It was three day congregation which started on 5th December 2014. On the concluding day, ..