Page-5 of Current Affairs - December, 2014
Shaheedi Jor Mela begins in Punjab on 26 December
The three-day annual Shaheedi Jor Mela began at Gurduwara Fateh Garh Sahib, in Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab. It is organized to pay homage to martyrdom of Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh, youngest sons of the 10th Sikh guru Guru ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Hyderabad to host World IT Congress in 2018
Hyderabad, capital of Telangana State is going to host prestigious World Information Technology Congress (WITC) in 2018. Hyderabad- a global IT hub was preferred by organisers of this congress over the New Delhi and Bengaluru because it is equipped with ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
10th anniversary of 2004 Tsunami disaster observed
10th anniversary of 2004 Tsunami disaster was observed by all Asian counties that were hit by 2004 ferocious disaster. To mark this day, memorial ceremonies were held for the victims of this disaster in Indonesia, India, Thailand and Sri Lanka. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Raghubar Das to be first non-tribal and 10th CM of Jharkhand
Raghubar Das will be 10th Chief Minister of Jharkhand. His name was announced after elected members Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from state elected him as their leader. He will also become first non-tribal Chief Minister of Jharkhand since it was ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
President signs ordinances on insurance, coal sector reforms
President Pranab Mukherjee has signed ordinances moved by Union government on raising foreign direct investment (FDI) cap to 49 per cent in insurance sector and facilitating e-auction of coal blocks. Earlier, in this regard Union Cabinet had approved promulgation of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
UK tests First hybrid-electric airplane
United Kingdom (UK) has successfully tested first hybrid-electric airplane driven by parallel hybrid electric engine. The airplane was flight tested by researchers from the University of Cambridge, in association with Boeing. Key facts First hybrid-electric airplane Airplane’s parallel hybrid-electric propulsion ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Telangana government sets up State Public Service Commission
Telangana government has given nod to set up Telangana State Public Service Commission (TPSC) under the chairmanship of G Chakrapani. In this regard , approval was given by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao. Currently, G Chakrapani is a professor at ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Government launches web portal to initiate e-auction process for 24 coal mines
Government has launched a web portal for initiating the e-auction process of 24 coal blocks/mines. This portal aims to make auction process transparent, efficient. These 24 coal blocks fall under the first phase of coal block auction out of the ..