Page-4 of Current Affairs - February, 2014
Sikkim: Best State in implementation of rural tourism projects.
The Union Ministry of Tourism declared Sikkim as the best State in the implementation of rural tourism projects. The Union Minister for Human Resource Development Dr. Shashi Tharoor presented the National Tourism Award 2012-13 to Sikkim’s Tourism Minister Bhim Dhungel ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Quadricycles to ply from October 1, 2014
The Quadricycles will be allowed to run in cities across the country from October 1, 2014. It will have hard top and doors. As a safety measure, it will be mandatory for such vehicles to have seatbelts for both the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
ASI & Google jointly launched the 360 Degree Online View of Indian Heritage Sites
The Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) and Google jointly launched 360-degree panoramic imagery of 30 out of 100 “nationally-important monuments”. Objective: To create a dynamic, immersive online experience by which people within India and around the world can understand and ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
Connaught Place: World’s 8th costliest office location in 2013
As per the global property consultant Cushman & Wakefield report, Connaught Place in Delhi is the world’s eighth costliest office location in 2013. It fell to the eighth position (from 4th position) due to an appreciation in both the US ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Goverment directs banks: 'Don't publish pics of education loan defaulters'
The Union Government has directed banks not to publish photographs of education loan defaulters in newspapers. The banks have been adopting ‘name-and-shame’ policy to force borrowers to pay up defaulted loans, but the step by the government may act as ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
“Taj Mahotsav 2014”
The 10- day annual festival, Taj Mahotsav 2014 began in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. It is organized by the Uttar Pradesh Department of Tourism to increase the Indian Tourism. About Taj Mahotsav 2014 Celebrated from February 18 to 27 at Shilpgram near ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
“Email Miles”- Tracks how far our email has traveled
Email miles is a new GPS based system that tells us how far our email has travelled. This new technology uses Global Positioning System (GPS) and internet tracking to calculate the number of miles an email has travelled before reaching an ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
India and Bahrain signed three pacts to boost bilateral ties, during the State Visit of King of Kingdom of Bahrain to India
India and oil-rich Gulf nation Bahrain signed three pacts to boost bilateral ties. The pacts were signed in the presence of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in New Delhi. Memorandum of Understanding ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs