Page-17 of Current Affairs - January, 2014
PARAM Yuva II: India’s no.1 and ranked 44th among most power efficient supercomputer in the world
As per Green500 List announced at the Supercomputing Conference (SC 2013) in Denver, Colorado, in the US, India’s PARAM Yuva II supercomputer built by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), has been ranked no.1 in India, 9th in ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2014
India’s power network integrated into one grid with joining of Southern region
India’s power network has been integrated into one grid as South India has been linked with the national electricity grid. This completes the consolidation of the entire country into one network for distributing electricity to consumers. The integration was attained ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2014
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Moclic software – can predict weather
Researchers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) designed the software Monitoring Climate Change (Moclic) by which anyone is able to determine their community, state or country’s weather activity for the days and months ahead. Characteristics of Monitoring Climate ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2014
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
India-Saudi Arabia inked pact to protect interests of Indian domestic sector workers
India and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement to protect the interests and rights of Indian domestic sector workers in the Gulf Kingdom. The pact signed by Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi and visiting Labour Minister of Saudi Arabia Adel ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs
CCEA clears the Central Sector Scheme, ILDP for 12th plan
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the central sector scheme, Indian Leather Development Programme (ILDP) for overall development of the leather sector during the 12th Plan (2012-17). Under this scheme, the six sub-schemes are also proposed with an ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2014
CCEA approved MSP of Raw Jute for 2014-15 season
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for 2014-15 season for TD-5 grade of Jute at Rs.2400 per quintal for the entire country. This is an increase of Rs.100 per quintal over the MSP ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2014
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Assam will follow “Chaibagaan time”
The state of Assam decided to follow the ‘chaibagaan’ time instead of the Indian Standard Time (IST). The bagaan time will be helpful to save energy, reduce power consumption and increase productivity. IST is calculated on the basis of solar time ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2014
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Google ties up with Election Commission for voters’ registration
The Election Commission of India (EC) has tied-up with US-based internet heavyweight, Google, to assist it manage online voter registration and facilitation services ahead of the India’s General Election 2014. Google will provide EC its resources, including its search engine, to ..