Current Affairs - June, 2014
India successfully launched PSLV C-23 with 5 satellites
India’s ANTRIX (ISRO’s commercial arm) successfully launched 5 foreign satellites from four countries on board PSLV-C23 rocket which placed them in orbit. The rocket was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota and was also witnessed by PM Narendra ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Saina Nehwal clinches Australian Open Super Series title
Star Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal defeated Spain’s Carolina Marin to win the $750,000 Star Australian Super Series title. The 6th seeded Indian, who had clinched the India Open Grand Prix Gold earlier this year, dominated the contest throughout.
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Sports Current Affairs
New Facelock Technology obviates the need to remember complex passwords
Researchers at the University of York in the U.K have developed a new technology named Facelock technology which provides an alternative to remembering complicated passwords. Retaining complicated passwords has always been a difficult job for most people. There is also ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
July 4 is the deadline for implementing Food Security Act
Adhering to its earlier decision of a 3-month extension to States and Union Territories to implement the National Food Security Act, the Union government’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution is firm that the deadline for implementing the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
No visa-free entry for Bangladeshis: Home ministry
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to thwart any move to provide visa-free entry for Bangladesh nationals. The MHA has opposed the proposal of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to provide visa-on-arrival facility to Bangladeshi nationals ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Okavango Delta: UNESCO's 1,000th World Heritage Site
UNESCO has inscribed the Okavango Delta in Botswana on its World Heritage Site List. It is the 1,000th site to be bestowed with this status. Okavango Delta Location: Northwest Botswana, Africa on Okavango River The delta has rich biodiversity and ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Union Government modernizes NIC-1987 to NIC-2008
Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry upgraded the National Industrial Classification -1987 (NIC-1987) to NIC-2008. The upgrade to NIC-2008 will facilitate new businesses as it is more investor friendly and more in sync with international practices as compared to the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Over 1 million children in India are out of school: UN report
As per a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report, India, Indonesia and Pakistan each have more than a million children out of school. According to the UNECO report: Globally, around 58 million kids aged 6 to 11 ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Places in News Current Affairs