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Purnendu Dasgupta wins American Chemical Society award 2015
Purnendu Dasgupta, an Indian-American has won 2015 American Chemical Society (ACSs) Division of Analytical Chemistry J. Calvin Giddings Award. He was awarded this award for his special contribution in the field of analytical chemistry. He will receive this award in August ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
International Mother Language Day is being observed across the world on 21 February
International Mother Language Day (Bhasha Divas) is observed across the world, on 21 February every year. 2015 Theme: “Inclusion in and through education: Language counts”. The year 2015 is the 15th anniversary of International Mother Language Day. Objective: To promote ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Union Government launches portal Madad to redress consular grievances
Union Government has launched Consular Grievances Monitoring portal named MADAD (Help)– Because You Are Us. MADAD an e-portal will help Indian citizens living abroad to file consular grievances online on the services offered by the Indian Missions and Posts abroad. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Drug-resistant malaria detected at Myanmar-India border
Scientists have detected drug-resistant malaria at the Myanmar-India border. It was revealed in a Oxford University led study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. Tests have shown that this drug-resistant malaria is on the verge of entering India and ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
India signs loan agreement with ADB to boost power generation capacity in Assam
India has signed loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for 50 Million dollars to boost power generation capacity in Assam. The loan agreement was signed for the second Assam power sector investment programme. Key facts This programme aims to ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Chrishantha de Silva appointed as Sri Lanka Army chief
Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed Major general Chrishantha de Silva as the new Sri Lankan Army chief. De Silva is the 21st Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, since the island nation gained independence from Britain in 1948. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
CCI gives nod to Kotak-ING Vysya Bank merger
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has given its approval to proposed Rs 15,000-crore merger deal between Kotak Mahindra Bank and ING Vysya Bank. CCI in its approval mentioned that this merger is not likely to have an appreciable adverse ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
KVIC, RSETIs sign MoU to provide vocational training to unemployed youth
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has joined hands with Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI), to provide vocational training to unemployed youth. In this regard memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the two bodies in the presence ..