Page-10 of Current Affairs - January, 2015

Union Budget Session will begin on February 23

January 22, 2015

The Budget Session of Parliament will begin on 23 February 2015. Railway Budget will be presented on 26 February, while Economic Survey on 27 February. It will be first full-year General Budget of the NDA government under the leadership of Prime ..

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Microsoft unveils virtual assistant Cortana for Windows handsets

January 22, 2015

Technology giant Microsoft has unveiled virtual assistant- Cortana for Windows Phone handsets. Cortana is female voice-controlled application. It uses Microsofts search engine Bing and data stored on the handsets to make personalised recommendations and carry out tasks. It is named ..

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Economist Bibek Debroy takes over as member of NITI Aayog

January 22, 2015

Economist Bibek Debroy has taken over as the full-time member of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. Bibek Debroy He has been working as a professor at the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi. Previously he has worked ..

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Union Government launches HRIDAY scheme

January 21, 2015

Union government has launched a Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) scheme to preserve and rejuvenate the rich cultural heritage of the country. Union governments ambitious Rs 500 crore HRIDAY project was launched by Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu ..

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Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana features into Guinness book of World Records

January 21, 2015

NDA government’s flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has entered into Guinness book of World Records. Guinness book of World Records has given certificate stating it as most bank accounts opened in one week. In one week, 18,096,130 ..

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Japanese automaker Toyota tops in global vehicle sales

January 21, 2015

Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. has topped in global vehicle sales in 2014 by selling 10.23 million vehicles, beating Volkswagen and General Motors. While, Germen automaker Volkswagen AG is second in global vehicle sales list and has sold 10.14 million ..

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Twitter buys Indian start-up ZipDial

January 21, 2015

Leading social networking website Twitter has bought Indian mobile marketing start-up ZipDial. It will be first Indian technology product startup to be bought by Twitter. This deal is expected to cost Twitter around $34-35 million (Rs 215 crore). About ZipDial ..

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EU decides to lift ban on import of mangoes from India

January 21, 2015

European Union (EU) has decided to lift seven-month-long ban on the import of mangoes from India. In this regard, a European Commission committee unanimously voted to lift the ban. The ban was lifted after an audit carried out by the ..

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